Chapter 292 Angry bird
When the Blood-Ice needles were released, the purple-feathered Eagle’s first reaction was to evade them.
However, as it had already taken a full dive to attack Ailee, Kuhn, and Williams, evading the Blood-Ice needles was impossible.
As evading was impossible, the purple-feathered Eagle was ready to block the attacks. Yet, just when it looked like the monster would accept getting injured, two bolts of lightning were released from the eagle’s body.
Their strength obliterated the Blood-Ice needles before they blasted toward Victoria. Her eyes widened in response but she was ready to face the attack.
But just before the bolts of lightning could impact her, Dilan pushed her aside.
“Whaat?” Victoria blurted out when she was shoved away. She could only see how the purple bolts of lightning burst open the concrete they were standing on while looking at Dilan’s outlines.
“You Idiot!! Why are you blocking this attack? I’m a Vampire, I would have survived this easily!” Victoria screamed in frustration as her emotions were in total disarray.
But it was just at this moment when Dilan emerged from behind the bolt of lightning. His clothes were a bit burned but other than that he was unscathed.
“But you would have gotten injured. I need you to be unscathed, otherwise, we cannot deal with that monster,” Dilan said, with a bright smile on his face.
His entire body was electrified but he enjoyed this feeling. He looked straight in the purple-feathered Eagle’s eyes while flashing a mocking smile.
“You bastards are not the only ones with stats of an existence at Tier-2!” Dilan shouted out before he turned into a flash.
His Health stat was at 137.4 Units right now, and he received a 10% amplification from the Title [Beyond the Stars] and the Ilran Chestplate increased his Health stat by another 10 Units!
Even without the use of an ability that boosted his Health stat further just the use of his special trait [Stone Skin] would render a few bolts of lightning useless.
On the contrary, the bolts of lightning were literally the best Dilan could have encountered right now as he received two notifications, which caused his mood to brighten up even further.
[Host has been struck by a bolt of lightning with the destructive force of a Tier-2 ability. First requirement to upgrade the ability advanced. Get struck by lightning 2/5→3/5]
[Host has been struck by a bolt of lightning with the destructive force of a Tier-2 ability. First requirement to upgrade the ability advanced. Get struck by lightning 3/5→4/5]
Dilan flashed a bright smile as he pushed past Victoria. She looked at him in dumbfounding for a second or two before she realized where she was, and what had just happened.
‘Maybe…just maybe, he might be more of a psycho than I was told I am…’ Victoria thought with a cheeky smile on her face.
Her heart fluttered wildly to realize that Dilan had rescued her and by following his trajectory she could tell that he wanted to provoke the purple-feathered eagle.
It was difficult to fight an aerial beast, even more so if it used long-range attacks as a means to fight and attack.
However, that was not something Dilan could be bothered about right now. Ailee and the others split up the moment they saw that their attack failed.
This forced the purple-feathered eagle to focus entirely on one opponent. The monster switched tactics and chose to attack Kuhn, who seemed to be the weakest.
However, this was a big mistake.
Kuhn’s hands were shivering at the terrifying prowess the purple-feathered eagle showcased but he quickly found his senses back.
If he didn’t act now, he was bound to die!
[Blazing Cyclone]!
Kuhn activated one of his strongest Occupational abilities, [Blazing Cyclone]. A huge inferno of flames manifested right in front of him before it turned into a cyclone that was blasted in the direction of the purple-feathered Eagle.
The monster was not resistant to flames but Kuhn was merely a Tier-1 Ascender. Most of his mana had been used up in the single attack. On the contrary, it took the purple-feathered eagle only a single concentrated bolt of lightning to pierce through the Blazing Cyclone.
Following that, merely a quarter of a second the bolt of lightning destroyed the Blazing Cyclone when Kuhn released the compressed flames.
A wall of flames emerged between him and the eagle, giving him the necessary leeway to jump to the side with all his might.
Just a moment later the purple-feathered eagle emerged through the wall of flames with its talons first. They were razor-sharp and brushed past Kuhn, only to cut through the cement.
Kuhn felt like he had escaped death by a hair’s breadth. However, just as a thunderous sound emerged next to him, his heart skipped a beat.
The purple-feathered eagle released thunder from the tip of his right wing. The attack was aimed straight at Kuhn, whose heart was beating rapidly. He could see death approaching him at a breakneck speed and his face drained of all color thinking that his life would end right here and right now.
But just when Kuhn wanted to give his all to escape death, a purple flash emerged in front of him.
The entire stone foundation around Kuhn was destroyed as Dilan, who had activated both [Thunder Step] and [Second Acceleration] blasted through the fire and over the ground to give Kuhn a helping hand.
With the momentum he had accumulated, Dilan grasped Kuhn’s robe before he hurled him through the air like a piece of cloth.
“Williams!!” Dilan’s shout echoed through the surroundings. Williams reacted instinctively. He used his [Psychokinesis] ability to slow down Kuhn’s fall, only to divert his attention back to Dilan.
However, what he saw there caused his eyes to widen. A highly concentrated bolt of lightning pierced straight through Dilan, while his distance from the purple-feathered eagle was not even 10 meters worried him.
But before Williams or anybody could help him, the concrete around Dilan burst open. A dread rose from the pits of their hearts as it was clear to the bare eye that no ordinary existence would survive this.
Even Dilan, whom nobody would call ordinary, wouldn’t be able to overcome this unscathed. They had to do something to help him.
It was just at this moment when large icicles coated in bloodshot forward. They collided on the purple-feathered eagle’s neck where they exploded, releasing thousands of shards that cut into the eagle’s flesh.
A blood-curdling screech filled with pain escaped the eagle’s mouth as its body reared up. The concentrated bolt of lightning ended but the counterattack was far from over.
Oliver emerged out of the eagle’s shadows. His eyes gleamed coldly as he slashed out with his CrimsonClaw dagger.
[Violent Strike] was fully unleashed, providing Oliver with the necessary power to issue one of his strongest attacks.
The eagle’s neck was already injured, which was why Oliver was certain that his attack would seriously maim, or possibly even kill the purple-feathered eagle.
But just as Oliver’s hand shot out, the eagle flapped its wings to create enough force to change its position and evade it.
Oliver’s attack missed its target and the eagle received the opportunity to snap at Oliver with its beak.
The purple-feathered eagle was much faster than Oliver. This was something Oliver hadn’t calculated in his attack when he had issued it.
Thus, he could only frown deeply when he saw that the monster was faster and about to bite off his head.
[Shadow Walk]!
Instinctively, Oliver disappeared into the eagle’s shadows to retreat. Simultaneously, a volley of arrows that were aimed at the eagle’s eyes impacted its head. Even if they missed their target it was enough to distract the purple-feathered eagle.
Making use of this opportunity, a blazing serpent emerged to the eagle’s right. It coiled around the eagle’s right wing before tremendous force pulled a dark figure closer.
Dilan survived the bolt of lightning that had attacked him head-on.
He was not unscathed, and his injuries were not to be underestimated either. However, [Bracing Pain] had already amplified his stats, meaning that his Health stats was currently 200 times greater than that of the average human before the Primordial Ascension.
If he couldn’t heal, while having an additional amplification from his Origin ability, [Regeneration], then nobody would be able to overcome this type of attack.
Dilan used the Blazing Serpentine Balde to push himself forward and closer to the eagle. Simultaneously, he restricted its movement for a short moment. Within the blink of an eye, he catapulted his body forward and landed on the eagle’s back.
Meanwhile, a wonderful notification appeared right in front of him.
[Host has been struck by a bolt of lightning with the destructive force of a Tier-2 ability. First requirement to upgrade the ability has been completed. Get struck by lightning 4/5→5/5]
“Playtime is over, you fat angry bird!”