Chapter 318: The Simple Goal
The location: Inside the pit, Seraph swam in muddy water, searching for the Soul Orb beneath.
Seraph didn't swim long; the muddy water was dark and there was no light. Seraph could only dive deeper.
When the boy went deep, he saw the Soul Orb covered in brown mud.
But because of this, there was a slight light, allowing him to see.
Seraph went deep, thinking he was swimming in a muddy pond.
Seraphim, grasping the Soul Orb, pulled it closer to him.
[We got it! All that's left is to get out of here.] Seraph got what he wanted and started running out of the place for safety.
Seraph burst out of the brown mud. The mud couldn't stick to Seraph's body.
Thanks to Fiona's clothes, which had a function that sheds mud, Seraph saved himself from having to waste time shedding excess weight from his body.
Seraph emerged from the muddy swamp within the pit.
His face slowly lifted, looking up at the sky. Light shone from the ground and around the walls.
It was filled with gold. Seraphs flew into the sky. The darkness within the pit gradually disappeared, replaced by light as Seraphs approached.
On the golden ground, Gravin stood near the pit where Seraph had fallen. Wounds covered his body.
The wounds weren't deep, but Gravin's grip on the sword remained unwavering.
Ahead of him, the one-fanged snakes showed no signs of phasing out.
The number of demonic snakes on the ground around Gravin had already died, exceeding twenty.
But the monsters in front of him were still numerous. The corpses of the slain lay stacked together, along with their flesh, roasted over a fire.
Red blood splattered the golden ground, staining the ground with the entrails of the snake demons.
Gravin gasped, as he had consumed so much of his spiritual energy.
Gravin had held off the herd of single-fanged snakes for so long, his fighting strength had now dwindled by more than half.
Gravin was deeply saddened when he saw the snake demons still in great numbers, as if the battle he had fought had become meaningless.
The single-fanged snakes didn't seem to be decreasing in number at all.
"Seriously? You've killed so many and there are still more?
Can you just ignore us and go somewhere else? I've decided to become a chef and quit cultivating. So, just let us go." Gravin tried to negotiate a peaceful solution.
Talking to the herd of single-fanged snake demons that were still surrounding the man.
Gravin sighed. "How long will that seraph take? It's been so long, man. I'll die soon."
Hurry up and get out of there...
Gravin grumbled to the seraph inwardly and looked ahead, the direction Fiona had flown with the single-fanged snake.
[There was no sound of the explosion of battle over there. Does that mean they're either far away, or they're still fighting?
Hurry up! I can't hold it in. It's just a matter of time!?] Gravin could only wait for help, waiting for Fiona to quickly deal with the one-fanged snake.
With much hope, a shadow from inside the pit shot up from below. Whoosh!
Seraph flew up from the pit below. Whoosh! Thud!
Seraph landed close to Gravin. "Sorry for the long wait. What's the situation?" "Seraph didn't know about the demon attack.
His gaze fell on the corpses of the one-fanged snakes lying dead on the ground.
Gravin pointed his sword forward. "We're being attacked by these guys.
And the big boss of these guys has brought Fiona to a one-on-one fight.
It looks like it's going to be a long fight. So, what should we do now?" Gravin didn't know about the girl who fought the one-fanged snake, a level four danger.
He didn't know the girl couldn't use spirit powers. When Seraph heard that,
his face became calm and he paused for a moment. [Huh!?... Are you crazy? Sending that kid to fight the boss demon? Is he dead?]
"How many minutes have passed since that battle?" Seraph held a sword in one hand.
Gravin thought for a moment and said, "It's been over ten minutes. You could say that as soon as Seraph went down into the pit,
the battle immediately began. The sounds of the battle didn't last long, and then it disappeared. It must be fighting somewhere a little further away from us."
Gravin tilted his head in confusion, turning to look at the one-fanged snakes charging towards him. Phew! Phew! Phew!
Seraph nodded in agreement. [He's probably dead, but it's only right if the boss of those snakes hadn't gathered.
That means that kid defeated that boss. He was fierce until the very last second. It was well deserved, that kid's death. It won't be in vain.]
Seraph spoke up, "Let's go that way, Fiona. There's a chance she might survive, so let's go check it out."
Seraph reached out his hand to Gravin, asking him to grab it
to fly away with her.
Gravin saw Seraph's hand outstretched, nodded, and watched the one-fanged snakes approach.
His hand reached out to grab Seraph's.
Preparations for the flight were ready.
Seraph's hand was soft and slightly wet from the mud.
Seraph touched Gravin's hand, seeing that he was ready, and he began to fly. Whoosh!
Gravin was carried by Seraph, soaring into the sky. Whoosh!
Gravin watched his feet slowly climb up, the increasing weight requiring Seraph to exert considerable strength.
Seraph reached out his other hand to grab Gravin's arm, pulling him up.
Seraph's expression remained expressionless, his arm muscles growing. The veins on Seraph's body were slowly showing.
[By the way, why are you so heavy? Tsk! It's lucky if Princess Fiona is here.
I can definitely carry both of you. Having a young child like me fly makes sense.] Seraph slowly flew upwards.
The two of them rose into the sky. As they rose,
Below their feet, a single-fanged snake began to attack. Whoosh!
The single-fanged snake slashed its teeth, thrusting forward. Using his sharp fangs, he stabbed Gravin's feet. Whoosh!
Gravin created a small, red, fiery barrier that covered his body. Boom! Boom!
The one-fanged snake began to charge into the thin barrier that had been created.
The red light began to pierce through the serpents, their strength waning from the attack. Their bodies were slowly losing consciousness of the spiritual energy.
Gravin created a protective barrier to protect them from the snakes' attacks.
"Seraph, hurry up! I can't hold it in anymore!" he shouted at the top of his lungs, urging the boy to gain altitude.
The seraph heard and knew that the situation he was in was far from safe.
He was trying so hard to fly up into the sky. [I'm trying, but look at how much you weigh, plus my strength, and my magical suit.]
It can fly at this speed, so, "Sorry, I can only do my best," Seraph grumbled, trying his best.
"I'm trying, so please bear with me a little longer," Seraph said calmly, looking at the single-fanged snakes.
They were lined up in a semicircle, the demon snakes lining each other and colliding with the barrier little by little.
Red light began to pierce through, tiny holes. Boom!
The herd of demon snakes was so numerous, it was like they were soaring towards the sun.
The barrier was the sun, and the demon snakes were like arrows shooting arrows up to destroy it.
The flight showed no signs of stopping. The snakes continued to cluster together, and demon snakes from other locations began to slither along.
To attack Seraph, the demon snakes gathered, their numbers steadily increasing.
If this continued, the demon snakes would catch up to them.
Garvin pointed his sword downward. The blade turned downward.
"No way!" Gravin immediately knew he had to deal with it. The red spirit energy gathered around Gravin's sword.
The red light shone like a flame consuming the sword.
The red color of heat, the pulsing energy of life. The red light radiated heat along the blade, increasing its temperature.
The heat reflected the image of the demonic snakes gathered beneath his feet.
There were a great number of them, and it was the perfect location for a single, effective strike.
A beam of red light shot downward. Beautiful flames shot into the center of the snake demons. Pewwww! Boom!
The heat pierced through the snakes' fangs.
The sound of the heat devastated the snakes and triggered a heat wave that began to melt the golden ground. Gravin's beam of light...
Pierced through the snakes below. Boom!
A golden beam of light pierced through the gold, creating a pillar of light. The red one stood in the center. A swarm of one-fanged snakes erupted. A loud explosion.
The one-fanged snakes spread out in a wide circle, blasted by Gravin's explosion.
Gravin sneered at the swarm of snakes. "Heh, serve you right, you scum!" His sword slowly began to lose heat.
Seraph saw the red beam of light piercing the ground, creating a large hole beneath it.
The boy nodded in satisfaction. [Excellent! This buys a lot of time. These snakes are in a crucial position, so I guess it's my credit?]
"That's great! This way, we should be safe, Lord Gravin. It's yours," Seraph praised Gravin's excellent decision.
Gravin nodded in satisfaction, looking up at the Seraph, whose shadow was cast by the sun.
The Seraph with a calm face looked down, his pride almost catching.
Gravin's expression changed immediately. He saw the shadow of a large demon flying in the sky. Its eyes were pitch-black, its body covered in black fur, and its claws darker than its fur.
The body was shrouded in black smoke emitting from its body.
Four hundred centimeters or more in size, the large black shadow was a bird with wingspans larger than its body.
Flying above their heads.
The distance was very far, it could be said to be quite far away.
The eyes of the bird demon, Iggan, a third-level demon known as the Darkness in the Light.
Iggan flew down from the distant sky, charging towards Seraph. Pewwwwwww.
The darkness was so prominent that it could be seen from afar, like a black dot descending.
The speed was great. Iggan charged down. Pewwwwwww.
Gravin turned his sword toward the sky, his left hand holding Seraph's.
He pointed his sword upwards at high speed, aiming to strike the demon Iggan.
Direction of Sword Pew Pointing towards Seraph.
When Seraph saw Gravin pointing his sword at him, [What are you trying to do!?] a misunderstanding was about to arise. Seraph thought Gravin was trying to harm himself.
And Gravin planned to help Seraph to defeat the demon in the sky.
Seraph's spiritual sense wasn't very strong, and this demonic Iggan relied solely on physical energy.
If you didn't see it with your own eyes, you wouldn't know its location. Even someone who wasn't skilled at spiritual senses
wouldn't know its location.