Chapter 186: The Corrupted Spirit Descends!
Boom!
An explosive roar burst out, followed by an ear-splitting shriek.
The Jewel Fetus broke free from the Amazoness's control and floated into the air. Then the jewel shattered, and the fetus inside was born.
It fell onto the enormous man-eating flower, then its body began swelling before fusing with it.
The man-eating flower monster started changing as well. As the host body, its lower half began to expand, while its upper half twisted and reshaped.
In the end, it turned into a monster with the upper body of a woman and the lower body of a plant.
At the same time, all of Orario shook violently because of its birth.
The sky darkened, and an ominous power began spreading outward.
"What is that…"
"A humanoid monster?"
"It hurts… I can't breathe."
"What in the world is that thing? Where did it come from?"
"Stay away from that thing! Run!"
…
The people nearby all sensed that something was wrong and quickly fled the area.
At this moment, the corrupted spirit slowly opened its eyes. Looking at the world around it, an excited and joyful smile appeared on its face.
The surface. This was the sight it had longed for through hundreds, even thousands of years.
"Ah! The earth! Ah! The sky! Ah! The world!"
The moment it spoke, its words carried a strange meaning.
However, this scene shocked everyone. This terrifying monster had actually spoken.
For many adventurers who had hunted monsters all their lives, this was something they had never heard of before. Monsters could speak? It was simply unbelievable.
"Aaaaaah—!"
A sharp, unbearable scream rang out, forcing everyone to cover their ears.
Boom!
An enormous magic circle appeared beneath the corrupted spirit. This shocked people even more.
A monster using magic? And judging from the scale, it was a large-scale spell!
"What is going on with that monster?"
Loki had been wandering the street with Ais, finally enjoying some time alone with her. Now that their private moment had been ruined, Loki's mood was terrible.
"A spirit?"
Beside her, Ais looked toward the distant corrupted spirit, her face stiffening.
"Ais, what did you say? That thing is a spirit?"
Loki was also slightly startled. She did not doubt Ais, since spirit blood flowed in her body. Her bloodline's feeling should not be wrong.
But spirits were known as "clones of the gods." How had one turned into such a disgusting thing?
"I don't know…"
Ais's expression also changed slightly, and her tone became uncertain.
Bang!
"Ah!"
Just as the corrupted spirit was forming its magic, a red spear tore through the air and pierced straight through its eye socket, embedding itself in its head and interrupting everything.
"My apologies. Although the Monster Feria is being held here today, monsters like you are not welcome."
Ethan's figure appeared there, like a hero arriving. For some reason, everyone felt a breath of relief in their hearts.
"It's you!"
The moment it saw Ethan, the corrupted spirit recognized him.
This was the one who had taken away one of its clones, then used its clone and servants to hunt down the soldiers it had created, causing it to lose a huge amount of magical energy.
"You know me?"
"I'll kill you!"
Swish, swish, swish!
Vines lashed toward Ethan one after another. Ethan dodged quickly, and from a distance, he looked as if he were dancing, elegant and swift.
Boom!
Terrifying magical energy erupted and instantly cut through all the vines around him.
Swish.
Another yellow spear appeared in Ethan's hand.
"The feel is still a little lacking."
After weighing it briefly, Ethan put it away. Then he took out Excalibur, and the demonic sword returned to being a holy sword again. After all, in this situation, a demonic sword was not very suitable.
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At the same time, deep inside Tower of Babel, Fels had returned to the altar.
With his magic, the scene on the surface appeared before them. The moment Ouranos saw the corrupted spirit, his pupils shrank, followed by a sigh.
"So it really is it."
His words carried a trace of grief and mourning.
"You know it, Ouranos?"
Fels turned slightly and looked at Ouranos as he asked.
"Yes. In the ancient age before the gods descended, spirits were beings blessed by the gods and sent to the mortal world to save humanity. They were a race known as 'clones of the gods.'"
"So that thing is also a spirit? Or is it a monster that obtained a spirit's power?"
"It was likely devoured by monsters while trying to drive them away. Although a trace of its will remains, it has become a monster that only knows how to devour."
"How ironic. A spirit that once saved humanity has turned into a monster that brings humanity destruction."
There was a deep sigh in those words, as if it reminded Fels of something unpleasant.
"However, this should not be its true body. It is likely a specially made clone."
"What do you mean?"
"A true spirit, even if it fell into a monster, could not possibly have only this much strength."
"What a 'monster.'"
As he spoke, the gazes of the undead and the god once again gathered on Ethan.
Even if, as Ouranos said, this was not the main body, defeating it would not be easy.
Both of them wanted to know whether Ethan had the right to shoulder all of this.
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[Flames, come forth—]
At the same time, in Orario, the corrupted spirit's low voice rang out.
This instantly caused a huge commotion.
"Hey, hey, this has to be a joke, right? That monster can use magic too?"
"I-I don't know…"
"Is this real?"
"Hurry and get out of here, or we'll all die!"
"Run for your lives!"
…
Chaos. Noisy, overwhelming chaos.
[Arise, flames. Rage, rage, rage. Vortex of fire.]
[The crimson wall. Hellfire's roar. May the ardor of the gale plunge the world into grief and misery.]
[The sky shall burn. The earth shall ignite. The seas shall boil. The fonts shall churn. The mountains shall erupt. All life shall turn to ash.]
[May the lives of the great ones serve as atonement for the coming choler and grief.]
[Your envoy beseeches you, Salamander. Incarnate of fire. Queen of flame]
[Firestorm]
As the chant quickly continued, Ethan also prepared to act.
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