Chapter 1135 Damn Waiga
The Horseman of Death raised his other hand, releasing black tar that could erode matter and space alike. It rushed to consume Whisker, who was still pushing with his silver gauntlets to kill the horseman.
Boing!
A giant jellyfish appeared behind the feline, enveloping Whisker within its body. The black tar eroded the jellyfish, but it carried the feline away even as it died. Then, it spat him out after he was safe before dissolving into red particles.
"This artifact can be used outside the tower," said Lian as he looked at the Red Gem that he had. "What is this tower, exactly?"
"Is this really the time?" asked the giant feline with a hoarse voice as he tried to catch his breath. "We need your jellyfish against this horseman. It seems he is the source of corrosion that Oblivion has."
"I understand," said Lian with a nod as he replicated his jellyfish. "Ride on this and it will answer your commands. Use it as a shield without worry since it's just a replica."
Arthur observed their fight and knew he would not be able to get past Death without a pause. The horseman summoned undead monsters continuously. As he looked at the countless monsters spewing out, Arthur slowed his flight.novE-lb-1n
"We meet in a different timeline, creator," said the black skeleton with a jarring laugh as its bones kept grinding against one another. "In this timeline, I am not restricted by a mortal body."
"And I am not the same as I was before," said Arthur as he raised his dagger. "You caused me a lot of problems. Next time, stay away from my friends."
"Our purpose is to destroy you," said the Horseman as he reined his undead horse in check as black tar fell from its mouth. "As long as you exist, we will tempt those around you toward the darkness until you are alone."
"You chose Ellen on purpose?"
"What would a girl like her offer us, other than being close to the creator?" said the horseman with a ridiculing laugh. "I chose her as a vessel just to make you unable to trust anyone else. In the previous timeline, she died after the battle against you."
"...she couldn't handle the darkness."
"She killed herself once her mother healed. Her sanity was gone after she remembered how many people she killed just to buy her mother a few years. Well, not that it matters anymore, it was all in the past."
"You just made things personal," muttered Arthur with a blank expression as he raised his hand toward Whisker and Lian, who attempted to attack him again. "Give me a second against him."
"We don't have time for revenge, my king!" shouted Ilia as he struck the War Horseman again, engaging in a fierce fight against the calamity. Even as their attacks landed on him, he only seemed to grow stronger. "Aim for Nameless, nothing else!"
"That sounds like a chef's name," said Koby as he tried to contain his laughter, but the next moment filled them with dread. Nameless shifted its eyes toward them, rage filling the red within them.
"I summon thee, Famine!"
Nameless commanded and its monotonous voice echoed. Arthur noticed a small part emerging from its body, turning into another horseman. This time, the horseman was a young man who had sickly eyes.
"He could just recreate them?!" shouted Sarohan as he flew back toward the rest, hiding behind them. "I did my job! Time for a strategic retreat!"
"You call ambushing a job?" muttered Jonathan with shame filling his face. "You denied us a proper fight, Sarohan!"
Arthur retained his calm as he glanced at the Waiga. Something was off about how he managed to kill a horseman of doom on his own. Arthur himself found it hard to face Famine because it could take away his strength.
"How did you kill him, Sarohan?" muttered Arthur after a moment, and the Waiga turned toward him with a confused expression. "Do you have some sort of Art to sneak on enemies?"
"I always had sneaky feet against powerful enemies for some reason," said Sarohan as he pondered the situation. "I think they just look down on me."
Arthur was not convinced, so even in the midst of this battle, he used his analyze rune. There was a crucial aspect about Sarohan that he had failed to notice all this time, and it might be the thing that made him invisible to the powerful.
This damn Waiga had no spiritual energy.
Not a single bit.
Arthur was used to the fact that people had less spiritual energy than he did, and by a lot, so he never noticed that one of his closest comrades lacked spiritual energy. Although he was sure that the Waiga had a soul, his spiritual energy was nonexistent!
Spiritual energy was the core of ascension and evolution for mortals, as they represented how much they could harness the universe. For example, Arthur never had a bottleneck during his training because of his overflowing spiritual energy. Therefore, when these powerful entities evaluated each other, they depended on spiritual energy!
"This is absurd," muttered Arthur with shock written over his face as his rune disappeared. "Sarohan, how can you live without spiritual energy?!"
"Hm? What's that?" muttered the Waiga as he straightened his posture, sensing that something was off. "I heard a lot about it, but I just guessed it's something that higher worlds have. Am I supposed to have it?"
Arthur did not have an answer to that. This was the reason that powerful entities failed to notice this damn Waiga. They considered him a fly that could not even harm them, let alone kill them! What they failed to expect was that a creature with no spiritual energy would have this much strength.
