Chapter 254: Sacrifice
[Chapter 253 Comments.]
[Keltic_Spirit: That’s the wrong way to go about it. Think of permanent abilities as perks which hopefully have lower costs and conditions. Let’s take the ability to simply make something emit heat. Without vocal suggestions, you can..read more.]
[TheTavius08: I got curious by kid’s comment and if you didn’t know,this novel is technically a sequel.Who would have thought that Theo used to be a complete loser back in the day.Nothing personal Theo lol]
[Random Passing Comments.]
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[Nightmaretama (241): is the demon order, being governed by the 7 demon of the seven deadly sins??]
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Mia looked at the comments before falling into deep thought. "So it’s similar to a program. My dad taught me about this in Five Aspects, Technique. We are programming a certain sequence to release an ability. For example, I gather essence, fuse the element, maintain the flow, and release at certain timing.
"Like the water breathing you’re talking about, it can be possible by surrounding the area around the head with essence to create a spherical barrier that traps air inside. However, I don’t think I will do it. The essence of my ability is freedom. I… just don’t think it’s a good fit for me. Maybe I’ll consult my dad about it, but for now, sorry.
"Alright. The next comment is…" Mia paused for a moment. "I don’t think Dad will be mad about it. Mother always told me how he had a hard time even filling his belly. That’s why I don’t want to waste food… even though I’m picky. After getting that one chance, he turns his life around and rides the wave. And I’m proud of my father."
"As for the last comment, no. The demons are originally the same things. I don’t know much about it yet since we haven’t explored it very deeply. But those demons are feeding their contractors’ desires and gradually growing. That’s why there are Noble Grade demons or even Royal Grade demons like mine." Mia smiled wryly. "Now, I’m done. Dad, you should finish this within three chapters. My essence won’t last."
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"Aaaahhhh!" Domon screamed as the Space Expansion crushed him to the ground.
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"!!!" Todd and Taylor couldn’t believe what they had just witnessed. Theo had actually killed two of their teammates in an instant. It looked like Theo also received some damage, but he might have a chance to kill them before collapsing.
Todd and Taylor knew that they still had a chance.
Seeing the current situation, Taylor steeled her resolve and activated her ability secretly to signal Todd that she was going.
"!!!" Todd was startled, but they really didn’t have any choice. They had to kill Theo no matter what.
Todd gathered his essence into his arms once again.
As soon as Theo rushed toward them, he pointed his fingers at Theo.
A series of gales surrounded him, forming a rather complicated flow. With a snap of his finger, all these gales clashed with each other, producing a massive shock wave.
*Bam!*
Theo surrounded himself with a distortion, deflecting the shock wave around.
However, his brain suddenly felt hurt as though it were processing something at high speed.
"!!!" Theo’s eyebrows were twitching. At the same time, he noticed an incoming presence. He acted on reflex and stabbed the incoming person with the back of his scythe’s handle so that it didn’t suck out this person’s soul.
"Gah!" Taylor spat a mouthful of blood.
Theo looked confused for a moment. Why would Taylor do something like this? Wasn’t she a mind ability user? She should have stayed behind Todd and supported him. So, why?"
He soon got the answer.
"I got you!" Taylor smiled while grasping Theo’s wrists. Her eyes shone brightly as her hair turned white.
"Not good." Theo hurriedly covered his body with essence.
Her power went berserk and formed a sphere with them in the center. The sphere was made out of this person’s mental power, creating a shock that could harm Theo both physically and mentally.
The shock was so strong that the ground underneath them was reduced to dust.
Not planning to lose, Theo placed his palm at Taylor’s face as he muttered inwardly, ’Valentine.’
’Yes, Master.’ Valentine released her power through Theo, clashing with this mental power.
The sphere expanded due to their clash as the color changed from translucent purple to glowing purple. Todd couldn’t see their figures anymore, but this was their only chance.
Todd waved down his hands, sending his own gale to confront this mental power.
The sphere expanded even more before it produced a massive explosion, engulfing the entire building and forming a pillar of light that shot into the dark sky.
When the dust settled, Todd carefully sensed the people, wondering if they had managed to take down Theo or not.
But to his surprise, the first figure he saw was Taylor, who was falling to the ground. He wanted to help her, but he noticed the second figure, which was Theo.
His body was in a tatter, but his breathing was not rough, which matched his condition. He could feel the gale of his breathing, so Theo couldn’t fool him about this.
So why were Theo’s breath and condition different? Something was not right, Todd thought.
"Don’t tell me. You…" Todd gasped.
"Oh? You mean this?" Noticing his gaze, Theo smirked while snapping his fingers. All of a sudden, his wounds disappeared. All the blood on his body and clothes had been cleaned as if they had never existed. "Illusory Dream, release."
"!!!" Todd came to a realization. "Since when…"
Theo was the master of illusion according to their information. When Theo erased all his wounds, there were two possibilities that came into his mind: either he used his illusion to hide it or he undid the illusion he placed before the fight.
Looking at Theo’s confident smile, he realized it was the latter.
"You…" Todd bit his lips. There were a lot of things he wanted to say, but it didn’t matter.
After all, Theo answered his question personally. "If I weren’t hurt and showed the difference in our strength, wouldn’t you choose to escape? It would be a problem if you ended up escaping separately."
*Thud!* Todd’s heart sank.