Salvos

Chapter 512: Verge of Death

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512. Verge of Death

It was a Grand Skill. A temporary Grand Skill. Levithus knew he wouldnt have any other chance after using it. He hadnt even known if it would work. After all, his real Grand Skill the ability to transform into other Primeval Demons wasnt infallible.

While he had transformed into a [Cerberus] to counter Belzus little pocket world, Levithus couldnt have just become any Primeval Demon in the world and gained access to its Grand Skill. No, there were limits to his transformation. He could only inhabit the body of Primeval Demons he had slain in the past, and he could only copy the Skills he had seen from it.

So if he had killed an [Archarachne] without fighting against its Grand Skill, he might have been able to transform into an [Archarachne], but he couldnt have employed its Grand Skill. That was the reason why he had only gained half a dozen Skills from the [Cerberus].

And he had to hope it was enough to break through. Levithus watched as the image of a [Cerberus of Hell] appeared behind him. One formed from black fire. It let out a terrible howl before the black flames exploded out, consuming everything.

It ripped apart the earth, and it shattered mountains. The whirling tempest of stone was blown apart in an instant as the fiery figure around him shot up towards the sky. It broke apart into three flaming spheres each hundreds of feet in diameter. They each formed the head of a [Cerberus] before they deformed.

And all at once, they struck the sky as a crimson crack tore through the red dome.

Belzu had seen the Grand Skill coming. He sensed the overwhelming mana radiating from Levithus, and made his decision. The Lord of Lies had been ready to die in his own reality. He had been prepared to do everything he could to fend off the [Hellprince]-turned-[Cerberus].

But when he saw Levithus cast the Grand Skill, Belzu knew there was no point staying there any longer. The Grand Skill would have shredded apart that false world. And Belzu fled.

There was no point dying there. He emerged back in the real world back in the Mortal Realm. A small sphere a crystalline orb lay on the ground, resting against some rubble. His body deformed as it twisted out of that orb, until he was fully out of his reality.

Colored drained from his vision. Everything around him was in shades of gray, which confused the Lord of Lies for a moment. But he recalled he was still in Clayton Skyshredders [Antimagic Field] moments after and dismissed his confusion.

Belzu looked down at the reflective surface of the orb, and he saw a crack forming in its surface. The Lord of Lies backed up quickly, only to see space distort around the orb. His eyes grew wide as a silver-haired girl pulled herself from the false world.

Salvos stumbled forward as her figure took shape, returning to normal. Well, mostly normal. Belzus eyes narrowed as he saw her charred skin. The entire left side of her body was burning smoldering and sizzling. She groaned and quickly produced a healing potion. She splashed it over herself as the worst of her injuries faded away.

She barely mustered out. Belzu and Salvos floated a few dozen feet in the air, but far from the explosion. They were right by the source of the summoning ritual, and they stared into the center of the blast, watching as the [Cerberus] stepped out of the explosion. Half his flaming armor had been destroyed. He had a slight limp in his step. But he was still walking. Levithus continued to approach both of them.

I am almost completely out of Skills. Can you do anything about this?

Salvos just gritted her teeth, turning to the Lord of Lies. Belzu pointed and whispered.

[Forlorn Execution].

A crimson ring circled around the [Cereberus] and rapidly shrank like it was crushing him. It caused Levithus to stagger for a moment. But he continued walking forward. His wounds slowly healed at a rate slower than a healing potion, but still obvious nonetheless.

Belzu shook his head.

I have exhausted most of my Skills as well. I do not know if we can defeat Levithus alone.

Both Salvos and Belzu stared at the approaching [Cerberus]. In response, Levithus growled.

You cannot defeat me for as long as I serve my King!

He bounded forward, snarling. His body blurred.

[Deathly Hound

Belzu watched as Levithus moved so fast, he became three different figures. The three [Cerberus] flanked both Salvos and Belzu from all sides as they braced themselves. Levithus was so fast, even Salvos couldnt react.

But there was a flash of red. A crimson figure shot forward, moving quickly and intercepting Levithus right before he reached them. There was the clash of metal. Iridescent sparks flew out. Salvos blinked. Levithus leapt back warily.

Belzu stared.

The figure carried a pair of daggers, but blocked the attack with glowing greaves. She wore boots that shimmered with an iridescent aura. Her red hair flowed freely behind her as she stood before Levitihus. The [Creberus] growled, eyeing her with burning eyes.

Salvos opened her mouth.

Youre

She started, then paused. Her eyes focused on both the Greaves of Alexander and the Boots of Alexander at her feet. Belzus eyes went round as he said the red-haired womans name.

Scarlet the Red Rose.

And the Elite Ranked [Rogue]s eyes flickered to Belzu to the Primeval Demon disguising himself as Mori Gladius. Salvos just blinked.

Huh.