The Moonlight Swordsman

Chapter 357  Sneak Attack

In the middle of all the chaos, the beautiful phoenix got confused, momentarily puzzled by the diverging paths of its intended victims.

Yet, as uncertainty hung in the air, a surprising turn of events unfolded.

A small rock flew out of what seemed to be nowhere and hit the phoenix's slim body. Even though the rock looked normal, it was heavy enough to make the majestic creature cry out in pain.

The unexpected hit threw the mage off balance while he was sitting on top of the phoenix.

Soren suddenly appeared out of nowhere, creating quite the scene. He kicked the phoenix in the face with a lot of force.

The impact was so potent, infused with the weight of gravity itself, that the creature's head twisted abruptly.

In a single, decisive move, the phoenix's neck was snapped, ending its fierce life in an instant.

Soren tried to coax the mage closer to him quickly. In a strange turn of events, though, the other mage from the space crack came to get him.

He responded by sending out a powerful gravity shockwave, but then he realized that the batling seemed to have gotten away from him through the space crack.

A shiver of foreboding raced down his spine, causing the hairs on his neck to stand on end.

He quickly ducked down because his instincts told him that an invisible blade was slashed at him.

Soren's reaction was quick and instinctive. He pushed the force of gravity in every direction, transforming the surroundings into chaos.

The earth beneath quaked and shattered, birthing a massive crater as the pressure intensified.

Soren was determined to catch the unseen mage who was hiding in the chaos, so he kept increasing the gravitational grip's reach and power and making it stronger.

Did he get away?" He thought.

Amidst the tumultuous scene, Soren's eyes widened as an alarming revelation dawned upon him.

Fractures in space started to appear in the air itself, and their scary presence grew stronger.

Raven and Zareena, gathered together to stand by his side. Soren had relinquished his gravitational power, his attention now wholly captured by the impending events that were about to unfold.

"They are trying to send the summoned monster towards us. They are not fighting with us directly," Raven said.

"These guys want to take advantage and strike us when we are the summoned monsters, and they might also be waiting for the other mages from their team to return," Zareena replied.

Abruptly, their attention was yanked back to the spatial ruptures. An unsettling sight unfolded before them: colossal arachnid-like creatures, resembling spiders but far more menacing, emerged from the cracks.

Quickly, they started weaving complicated webs that went through the city and held up platforms in the air.

These creatures were not ordinary spiders.

With eight razor-edged limbs and an imposing green body adorned with a multitude of crimson eyes.

They exuded an aura of malevolence that sent a shiver down Raven's spine.

"They look really scary," she said.

The spiders sent a barrage of webs flying toward the trio.

In response, the golden leaves orchestrated a captivating dance, swiftly slicing through each web that dared to approach.

The way they moved together made an impenetrable barrier that kept the spiders' sticky threads from getting to Soren, Raven, and Zareena.

"I think it might be poisonous," Raven commented.

Soren's sword appeared in his hand, and he stood ready to act quickly. His eyes shut as he delved deep into his concentration, tapping into his latent power.

Zareena's golden leaves whirled at the same time, their precise arcs slicing and repelling the approaching webs.

Raven, in her element, conjured swirling black clouds that greedily swallowed up the residual strands, even absorbing any noxious droplets that fell.

With a sudden burst, he flew up into the sky and straight toward the spider enemies.

The golden leaves, his loyal allies, diligently cleared his path by slicing through every ensnaring web that sought to hinder his advance.

As he flew higher, he held on tight to the handle of his sword and kept his eyes on the task coming up ahead.

"You can't hide anymore,

"Gravitational Slash,"

He moved his sword in a smooth, measured arc that seemed to stop time for a split second. In that suspended instant, the world held its breath, and it appeared as if his blade had encountered mere emptiness.

The sword suddenly disintegrated into fragments that scattered like stardust.

But what seemed like a calm action had serious effects. The sky itself became thick and heavy as if all the weight of the universe had gathered at this point.

A change happened that rippled across the space. In a magnificent upheaval, the spiders suspended aloft burst into fragments, their web-like threads unraveling in a frenetic dance.

Cracks appeared in the very fabric of space, and the batlings, who had been hiding, fell out, their bodies bent in pain, their life force dripping from their eyes and ears like ethereal tears.

Even the three mages who were still on top of one of these flying creatures were not spared from this unleashed power.

Due to the same force of gravity that had torn the sky apart, their ears were hurting as they fell toward the ground.

The aftermath of this catastrophic discharge caused damage to the heavenly expanse, demonstrating the powerful force of the gravity-infused slash.

Swift as a shadow's embrace, one of the mage attempted to shroud himself in invisibility once more.

But his desperate plan was met with a well-thought-out answer. Raven's deft command caused a sphere of obsidian darkness to surge forth.

The mysterious smoke caught the mage, and its black strands wrapped him in a pitch-black cloak.

The darkness that had enshrouded the mage rendered his abilities useless within this inky cocoon. He wasn't able to go invisible inside the black smoke.

At the same time, Soren charged forward with great speed, and his momentum built up into a powerful blow.

His fist connected with unerring precision, colliding with the mage who had sought refuge in the skies.

Their path suddenly changed, and they started hurtling toward the ground as Soren clung tenaciously to his target.

This tactical diversion, however, left the summoner mage momentarily unchecked, ensconced within his conjured domain.

At a crucial moment when Zareena seemed closing on the summoner mage, a sudden change in events tipped the scales.

Emerging from the very shadows of Zareena, Kageri manifested with an aura of sinister purpose. His daggers shone evilly in the light around them.

His daggers gleamed malevolently in the ambient light, swift instruments of treachery aimed squarely at Zareena's vulnerability. The calculated strike found its mark, plunging into her back with ruthless precision, snatching the hopeful edge from her advance.

Kageri went back into the shadowy realm as quickly as a ghost and came back out close to the summoner mage, moving easily through the ethereal paths.

Zareena, her resolve undaunted, unleashed the golden leaves in a valiant attempt to halt him, yet Kageri's foresight allowed him to anticipate and evade the shimmering assault.

The golden leaves didn't stick, and Zareena's strength was going away as she knelt with her hand on her back, where the poison-laced knife had found its mark.

The slow blurring of her surroundings showed that the sneaky poison was working on her.

"Where are the others?" She asked.

I think I should lie here," Kageri thought.

"As you know, one of the mages has been defeated. That was the lady with Aizel.

"Why are you acting like you have already won?" She asked as she got back on her feet "Monga has taken care of her, and slowly he will take care of Aizel and will be back soon," Kageri replied.

Damn it," Zareena murmured.

"It was a good fight, princess," he said.

"Why are you acting like you have already won?" She asked as she got back on her feet again.

"Because you are already out of the battle now,"

Zareena's belt suddenly gave off a bright glow, which caused her body to break up into a stream of sparkling particles. She had the chilling realization that the potency of the venom had brought her to the edge of death.

"THE PRINCESS HAS BEEN DEFEATEDDDDD....." Meanwhile, on the outside, Shoka's voice boomed.

Kageri's quick and clever attack made the crowd cheer and applaud loudly.

Zareena appeared directly on her kingdom balcony. After seeing that Daisy was not there, she realized that Kageri was lying about the information.

"Nice hold-up, Memon," Kageri said, looking toward the summoner mage.

"So Monga really took out one of the mage?" He asked.

"My ass, Aizel overpowered him from the start and defeated him. I barely escape from there," Kageri replied.

"Let's not waste any time and take out Raven first, as she is the easy target," Kageri said, and Memon nodded.

They jumped into action and moved quickly toward the mysterious black cloud that had covered a small area.

At the same time in the sewers...

"Can you sense them?" Aizel asked.

"Yes, but barely," Daisy replied.

"Nice, it's time for sneak attack, hehe,"