Chapter 1068: Chapter 801: The Terrifying Monster King
Crimson.
An endless sea of crimson.
Under the surge of Red Lotus Karmic Fire, the spacious area that had been blasted through several chambers and even occupied the passage was completely illuminated by the fire, turning into a sea of flames that consumed the rubble and debris.
The temperature in the air rose rapidly.
The wildly dancing tentacles remained unaffected, twisting freely in the fire, resembling massive fire serpents.
As the instigator of all this, Polluted Immortal Spirit Aleye stood on a crimson magic array, looking towards where Reiger was engulfed by flames, a smile unwavering on her face from beginning to end.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Aleye uttered a sound of surprise.
"Boom!"
In mid-air, amidst the thunderous light that had just been consumed by Red Lotus Karmic Fire, a burst of flames shot out, creating a sonic boom, charging towards Aleye with astonishing speed.
"Unscathed?"
Aleye was slightly surprised.
Indeed.
Reiger was unscathed.
Due to the skill effect of [Sunwheel’s Pioneer], which maximizes the mitigation of light and heat-based attacks, he was able to remain unscathed even though he was directly hit by Aleye’s magic.
"Sun Breathing·Ten Forms·Radiant Grace!"
In a cold voice, flames descended from the sky, Reiger emerged within them, launching a spiral slash from above towards Aleye, making the black blade’s body wrapped in sun-like scorching flames, as if a sun blossoming in the enemy’s eyes, slashing from all directions towards Aleye.
"Slash!" "Slash!" "Slash!"......
The crimson slashes smoothly severed the tentacles surrounding Aleye, and with the tentacle ends ablaze, continued to slash towards Aleye without losing momentum.
"[Thunder, resound.]"
Facing the imminent threat, Aleye was surprised but not at all flustered, her alluring lips began chanting magic instantly.
Then, the same situation as before occurred.
"Boom!"
Lightning frantically flickered around Aleye, like numerous thunder serpents erupting, colliding with the incoming fiery slashes.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"......
Amidst the booming sounds, the flames and lightning cancelled each other out in successive collisions, disappearing one by one.
"[Ground, roar.]"
The immortal spirit girl tilted her head, watching Reiger, who charged toward her like a shimmering sun, her lips curled, chanting magic once again.
"...!"
Reiger’s senses screamed warnings, prompting him to use the non-chant teleportation magic without hesitation, disappearing from his original spot.
"Boom!"
Almost simultaneously, a meteor descended from the sky, crashing onto the spot where Reiger had stood moments earlier, shattering the ground with a thunderous roar.
Close by, Aleye was protected by tentacles, untouched by the impact and the flying debris.
Reiger reappeared instantly in the distance, watching this all unfold, frowning deeply.
"Not needing to chant the entire spell to trigger magic?"
Three consecutive quick magic activations revealed this fact to Reiger.
Although incredible, hard to believe, it was a fact.
"This is called easy chanting."
Aleye, seeming to read Reiger’s surprise, explained with a smile.
"Like the magic guide’s parallel chanting, high-speed chanting, and even super high-speed chanting, it’s another method of casting magic. True to its name, it allows magic to be triggered without chanting the entire spell."
"Magic activated through this method may not have as much power as when fully chanted, but the advantage lies in quickly triggering magic."
"It’s a chanting technique that even many elite immortal spirits can’t use, even the great immortal spirit Alya can’t, you know?"
Aleye sounded like she was showing off her toy, speaking with a bright smile.
"You seem to be able to activate magic quickly like me, though it doesn’t seem to be easy chanting."
"Is it non-chant quick attack magic? But it doesn’t really seem like that either?"
"The magic you use seems to be types I’ve never seen before."
Aleye seemingly puzzled, touched her cheek with her finger.
Being a naturally magical race, this immortal spirit who had lived for thousands of years and devoured numerous monsters and kin must be quite curious and concerned about Reiger’s magic.
If it were the past, she might have eagerly researched it.
But now, having fallen, she abandoned the idea quickly.
"Whatever magic or power it is, after I consume you, it will all become mine."
Aleye licked her lips again.
"Not only you, but all adventurers currently fighting in this hideous labyrinth will be consumed, becoming part of my body."
"After devouring you all, I will proceed to the surface, journey to Orario, and devour every living being within my sights."
"Everything in this world will merge with me."
"So, abandon your resistance."
After saying this, Aleye extended her hand, causing countless tentacles to wriggle once more, emitting sharp whistling sounds as they dashed towards Reiger.
"Sun Breathing·Land Form·Bone-Burning Sun!"
Reiger immediately raised the black blade in his hand and swung it with great speed, releasing a swirling vortex of flames that severed the attacking tentacles one by one.
"[Flash, Charge Swiftly.]"
Aleye timely activated her magic, sending a torrent of light from the white magic array, like a pillar that reached the heavens and the earth, crashing towards Reiger.
"[Holy Karma·Reflected Mirror]!"
Reiger also activated a countering magic, making a magic mirror appear spinning in front of him, blocking the incoming flash and absorbing it before rebounding it back.
"Boom!"
The flash struck the tentacles that seemed to protect Aleye instinctively, leading to a fierce collision with the vine wall composed of countless tentacles.
An explosion erupted in an instant, yet it still couldn’t touch Aleye, not even changing the faint smile on her face.
"[Ice, Freeze.]"
"[Darkness, Rise.]"
"[Flash, Charge Swiftly.]"
"[Thunder, Roar.]"
Aleye unleashed four elemental magics in one go, causing blue, black, white, and golden magic arrays to appear successively before her, releasing blizzards, dark flows, flashes, and lightning, sweeping towards Reiger.
These magics were unleashed using the simplified chant method that Aleye mentioned, which supposedly made them weaker than when the incantations were fully chanted.
However, the momentum of these magics was not any weaker than the fully chanted magics of those immortal spirit avatars Reiger had seen so far, and they even seemed stronger, truly frightening.
Thus, whether it was blizzards, flashes, dark flows, or lightning, they all were of enormous scale, sufficient to engulf a team of adventurers consisting of several dozen people.
Reiger could only manipulate the magic mirror to shield himself, absorbing and rebounding the incoming magic one by one, returning them along the same path and crashing them against the vine wall in front of Aleye, exploding the tentacles composing the wall into countless fragments flying through the sky.
Such back-and-forth magic offense and defense caused the ground to be plowed by the powerful magics, creating trenches everywhere or cracking it into pieces.
"[Triple Enhancement Maximum Strengthening·Present Sever]!"
Seeing this, a sharp gleam flashed in Reiger’s eyes as he immediately unleashed three spatial cutting slashes, slicing through the swirling dust as he dashed towards Aleye, intending to cut her down.
"[Atmosphere, Protect Me.]"
Aleye chanted a brief incantation, causing a golden magic array to spread out from her beneath, forming a shield etched with runes to firmly protect her.
"That magic..."
A transparent light flashed in Reiger’s eyes, and his expression changed slightly.
With his current mastery of magic, he could naturally see through the reality of many magics.
Now, Reiger noticed that this seemingly ordinary defensive magic was not as simple as it appeared.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Sure enough, when the invisible slashes, capable of cutting through space, struck the shield, they couldn’t cut through it and were instead dispersed.
"...Anti-Magic Magic?"
Reiger’s heart slowly sank.
The so-called anti-magic magic refers to magic used to counter magic power and magic itself.
Just like Reiger’s [Holy Karma·Reflected Mirror] and [Magic Disassembly], which can take effect on magic itself, canceling or rebounding the opponent’s magic, anti-magic magic serves as a countering magic of this nature.
With such magic, whenever Reiger uses magic against Aleye, his magic will often be resisted and rendered ineffective.
As a result, even if Reiger employs time magic against the Polluted Immortal Spirit, it might be useless.
"What’s wrong?"
The Polluted Immortal Spirit, unaware of Reiger’s current state of mind, spoke with a voice as innocent as ever, bearing a smile.
"Aren’t you going to continue using those magics I have never seen before to attack?"
It was clear that Aleye seemed to be enjoying the situation.
Her unhurried demeanor only meant one thing.
That is, the opponent might not have fully exerted their strength yet.
After all, this was the Monster King mentioned by Dionysus, said to rival the likes of Nidhogg from ancient times and the black dragon with one eye from modern times.
And the one-eyed black dragon could annihilate the Zeus Clan and the Hera Clan, even a joint effort of Lv.9 and Lv.8 adventurers couldn’t defeat it.
If Aleye truly matched that, it was likely more than just Lv.9.
Such a powerful adversary was definitely not someone Reiger at his current stage could contend with.
"Looks like I’ll have to show my true skills."
Reiger’s eyes flickered, murmuring quietly.
In his hand, several rings appeared in succession, causing the subtle magic power to rise and fall in the air.