"It seems my job is already over." A cold yet calm voice came from the dark, gloomy figure, causing Arkos to stop his footsteps.
Turning around, he saw a forty-year-old man with russet brown eyes and brown hair walking in his direction. He wore a black robe with a skull symbol embroidered, giving off an aura of death around him.
'Necromancer!' Arko's lips trembled in fear as he identified the man who stood 50 meters away from him. Four other priests also identified the black-robed man and stared at him vigilantly and cautiously.
But before Arkos and other priests could act, two blonde-haired women who wore silver armor appeared in front of the black-robed necromancer. Both had soulless white eyes, and their faces were pale, like no blood was in their bodies!
Arkos's face stiffened as he saw those two figures and muttered loudly in a trembling tone.
"Oh, Lord of the Light! They are Holy Maidens!"
'But why are they looking so pale? Moreover, why are they protecting that necromancer?' He frowned as he analyzed both of the holy maidens.
But soon, his face went death pale as he thought of the worst possibility.
'Are they undead?' His whole body began to shake in fear.
Meanwhile, Rilos looked sternly at Arkos and quickly ordered the two holy maidens to attack. He also saw the Death Cane, which lay near the Nightmare Shadow's body, and decided to kill everyone.
Arkos soon saw one of the Holy Maidens appear before him, leaving a blurring image, and thrust her sword toward his heart.
'Light shield.' Without any delay, he activated his defensive artifact.
Bang!
Holy maiden's sword collided with the Light Shield and threw him a few meters away.
Arkos became utterly terrified. He crashed onto the broken debris in a moment and let out a groaning sound. Although he landed safely due to the light shield, he still got dizzy due to that collision.
Taking a deep breath, he stood vigilantly and turned around to see the other four priests.
But soon, his eyes widened as he saw all their heads were nowhere to be seen.
Four headless bodies lay in the yard at that moment, twitching non-stop.
'NOO!' He screamed inside his mind and felt despair.
The enemy's attacks were too fast, making him stop thinking.
"Now, how do you want to die?" Once again, Rilos slowly walked towards Death Cane and asked with a chilling tone.
'Damn it! Why am I standing like a pathetic mortal?' He slapped himself in anger. After that, he removed his silver bracelet from his hand and threw it towards his front while muttering a word in a runic language.
"Release."
The next moment, that bracelet rose mid-air, forming an illusionary image of an old man. He looked around seventy years old and appeared like an illusionary figure!
He had monolid silver eyes, thick eyebrows, pale skin, and platinum-colored straight hair. He wore a green miter gown, zucchetto, and stole.
Although he was just an illusionary figure, his presence gave off a destructive feeling!
His arrival made Rilos's russet brown eyes squint sharper.
'Archbishop Rafe!' That was the first thought that came to Rilos's mind as he saw the green miter gown.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Rafe looked around the surroundings coldly and asked Arkos,
"How did Piers died?"
Although his tone was soft, Arkos could feel that Archbishop was pissed right now!
Hiding his fear, Arkos took a deep breath and answered solemnly.
"He sacrificed himself to kill the Nightmare Shadow, Your Eminence."
Archbishop Rafe nodded and turned sharply towards two holy maidens who stood before Rilos. After that, he gritted his illusionary teeth and angrily stared at Rilos.
"Sinner! You dare to lay your hand on sacred bodies of Holy maidens?!" A furious roar echoed in the fifth layer!
Upon hearing those words, a wry smile appeared on Rilos's face. But he didn't get anxious, though. Instead, he turned his face solemnly and replied while taking out another small white human skeleton.
"I don't need to answer to a mere incarnation, Archbishop Rafe."
When he finished his sentence, two of his holy maidens and another small white skeleton stepped forward in unison and sprinted toward the illusionary Archbishop Rafe while gripping their weapons tighter.
Their movements were perfectly coordinated and didn't even give a slight opening.
While those undead beings completely blocked Archbishop, Rilos hastened his footsteps towards the Death Cane.
"Humph! My mere incarnation is enough to kill tens of you." Meanwhile, Archbishop Rafe spoke coldly and pointed his finger toward Rilos.
The next moment, arrows of pure, holy light came from the sky and fell on Rilos at an incredible speed. When Rilos saw the holy light arrows, his expression turned ugly.
Law of Arrows! It was a third-tier light spell infused with law power!
'If I don't escape now, I will surely die.' He knew all those holy arrows contained pure law power and backed away hurriedly.
Simultaneously, he took out a thumb-sized black orb from his spatial ring and crushed it.
Black smoke came out from that orb, completely shielding his body like protective armor.
All those light arrows infused with law power crashed into the black smoke then.
But the arrows soon entered the black smoke like a black hole and directly entered the ground.
Mist of Death! It was a third-tier death magic spell!
Anything that could pass through this mist would lose its way and reappear in the opposite direction!
Upon seeing this strange spell, Archbishop sighed deeply and clapped his hand.
The next second, countless light spears appeared in the sky like a punishment from Heaven and fell at incredible speed towards Rilos.
'We must get this Death cane.' Archbishop Rafe muttered to himself and also began to chant an incantation.
Meanwhile, Rilos felt miserable as he saw countless spears fall from the sky. Although the 'Mist of Death' spell could deviate most spears, it was not absolute. Some light spears could bypass this strange mist and harm his body.
He ordered all three Undead to return and protect his body without any other choice.
Rilos gritted his teeth and released all his undead skeletons from his spatial ring. The next moment, hundreds of skeletons from different races began to surround his body.
Watching the grand spectacle, Abium became stunned for a moment.
At the same time, all the light spears descended from the sky and crashed into the area. Bone-cracking sounds, explosions, and cries of pitiful souls echoed everywhere as the light spears purified those undead creatures and destroyed everything in their path.
A while later, the whole surroundings turned cloudy due to the purified bone dust.
'Did he die?' Abium watched the scene in amazement from afar and soon saw four figures still standing in the center of the cloudy area.
Rilos, two holy maidens, and the white skeleton still stood firmly and appeared in a miserable state. Even Rilos was covered in blood and appeared to be severely injured.
Upon seeing this, Abium sighed heavily and teleported in front of him.
A surprised expression appeared on Rilos's face.
"What are you doing?" He asked with a frown on his face. Rilos knew this guy was the 'Red Angel of Time' and became puzzled by his behavior.
'Did he plan to reveal his identity here?' Rilos thought and felt confused even more.
Abium, on the other hand, felt not right. If not for Abium's interference with the future, Rilos wouldn't be in such a pathetic state. Moreover, he thought he might use his help in the future.
'At least, I will save his life once.' He muttered to himself and asked,
"Do you want me to help you?"
Upon hearing Abium's devil-like words, Rilos's eyes widened in surprise.
"What do I have to do in exchange for that help?" Rilos knew he had to sacrifice something to save himself and asked instead of agreeing.
Abium curled his lips up and spoke while shaking his head.
"Nothing."
Rilos got baffled a bit by his reply and sighed deeply.
'As expected of the Angel of Time, he didn't even have any slight worry when facing the incarnation of Archbishop.' Rilos said to himself, full of admiration, and nodded in agreement.
The next moment, Abium saw Archbishop had almost finished chanting and smirked.
He knew Archbishop would cast a Divine spell called Well of Darkness. It was a spell specifically used to imprison enemies in a different dimension.
But Abium didn't panic. At that moment, he knew one secret everyone wasn't aware of.
'Light God's Divine spells won't work inside dungeons.' Abium heard in the past that it was mainly due to the destruction of those seals.
'I heard only Mother Nature Goddess's and other few gods' divine spells would work inside these dungeons. Hmm, maybe those seals are restricting foreign gods from giving their power to their believers in our world?' Abium thought to himself.
"He will face backlash," Abium calmly muttered as Archbishop finished his incantation and looked at Archbishop Rafe coldly.
A second later, something extraordinary happened!
Archbishop felt his link towards Light God's divine kingdom cut off suddenly and went death pale.
Bang!
Due to the invisible restriction, an explosion occurred inside his illusionary head. The next moment, the illusionary body turned into pure yellow light and disappeared.
But suddenly, Rilos shouted.
"No!"
Abium got startled, and soon he turned his gaze toward the direction where Death Cane was lying.
At that moment, a white-robed man stood a few feet away from the death cane and showed a grin.
When others were seriously battling, Arkos used the opportunity and arrived before the Nightmare Shadow's body!
With a smile, he bent his waist and moved his hand towards the Death Cane.
All he had to do was grab the Death Cane, which lay before his eyes, and disappear from this place using the random teleportation spell scroll. After that, he would use this artifact and safely escape from this dungeon.
As Arkos mused joyfully, Abium tapped his miracle star bracelet and spoke.
"Switch!"
The next instant, Arkos felt that the whole surroundings began to change and soon found himself standing next to the necromancer!
"What the hell?" Both Arkos and Rilos shouted out loud in shock.
At the same time, Abium appeared where Arkos stood, casually extended his right hand, and picked up the Death Cane.
Then, he quickly asked Azolla to scan the Death Cane and send his spiritual power into it. The next moment, he bound the Death Cane with his spiritual imprint and sighed inwardly.
Meanwhile, Azolla finished scanning the cane and began to explain in his mind.
'This artifact is created by Grandmaster level Rune mage, kid. It has two legendary tier spells and one unique spell, which must be on par with the forbidden tier or Demi-god level spell.
The first spell is 'The King of the Dead.' If you use this spell, you can summon an Undead King from the underworld directly, and the King will obey your every command for the next five minutes. If you have already attracted some of King's attention, he might use this opportunity to come and look for you, so be careful when using this spell.
Once you summon an Undead King, you must ask the King if he is willing to sign a messenger contract or summon contract. You must tell him to return to his world quickly if he disagrees. Otherwise, he might imprison your soul when the time is over and enslave you eternally in the underworld.
Undead are restricted from leaving their world without any proper reason. So, most undead kings will be willing to sign a messenger contract. Once you sign a messenger contract, he can remain in our world without any problem. But his strength will be reduced to your level.
The second spell is 'Death Shot.' Once you cast this spell, you can kill your opponent, one tier above yours. This spell is the same as 'Eye of Destruction'; its strength will improve whenever you advance to the next level. In the future, its power will be more destructive. But you can use this spell only once per month.
The third spell is 'Breaker of Soul chain.' Using this spell, you can even break restrictions placed on souls by the enemy. This spell has complex death law power, which makes this spell more unique. Although this spell can't break the shackle placed on mages, it can easily break the shackles placed on Beastkins. Also, you can only use this spell once per year.' Upon hearing those words, Abium's lips twitched.
'I can't break the shackle on mages? Uff.'
He casually held the golden handle with his right hand and aimed the heel at Arkos's head.
"Death Shot." Abium calmly spoke.
A second later, a bang sound echoed!
The next instant, a pebble-sized hole appeared on Arkos's forehead as his body fell and twitched uncontrollably!