NOVEL WEB Chapter 1012: Disappeared
Vale's figure, which was cloaked in darkness, appeared on the rooftop of another building. His presence was completely hidden under layers of Spell.
They were still the Presence Shift, Traceless Shift, and Blink Spell. They were all working in seamless synchronization.
'It's still not being sealed, huh…' Vale mused.
The Dimensional Rift that had torn through space just above the eastern sector of Hymn City was still sending out hundreds of Demonic Creatures… It looked endless…
Despite numerous Immortals already being sent, they were only dealing with the Demonic Creatures, and there were very few Immortals trying to seal the rift…
'Something's off… The city shouldn't be this weak…' Vale mused as he felt that there was some sort of conspiracy.
'Perhaps the Immortals wanted this to happen? Are they farming the Demonic Creatures or something?'
Vale could only guess as he could tell that the forces of the city seemed to be lacking. It seemed deliberate.
'No… I must be overthinking…' Vale mused.
Anyway, Vale stopped looking at the horned creatures coming out of the rift… He focused on the center of the invasion, where he found four Demon Saints. Their Corrupted Divinity was undeniable, so it was easy to spot them.
Still, more and more Immortals and high-level Arcane Arts Practitioners arrived. They had been mobilized from all corners of the city.
Vale narrowed his eyes as he moved to another location.
Once again, he extended his hand toward the battlefield, where he found a Demon Saint busily fighting another Immortal.
Just like that, he summoned his Shadow Hands to get a contact on his target… After all, touchless Extraction wasn't easy if the target had Divinity, even if it was Corrupted Divinity.
This was the reason why he needed to cast the Shadow Hands.
The next Demon Saint that he targeted was a four-armed figure with a bleeding chest…
This Demon Saint roared as he clashed with three Immortals.
He wielded a glaive that drained vitality with every swing, making him a really dangerous opponent... He might be outnumbered, but he laughed at the resistance of the Immortals.
'Go ahead and enjoy your battle.' Vale mused as he confirmed that the Demon Saint didn't notice a wisp of black foggy hand that touched the back of his spine.
[ Extraction Successful. Energy +100, Corrupted Divinity +30, Abyss Key, Demon Saint's Horn x1 ]
[ Extraction Successful. Corrupted Divinity +35, Vitality +0.8, Corrupted Immortal Essence +100]
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[ Extraction Successful. Energy +1000, Immortal Essence +100 ]
"Alright… This isn't bad…" Vale mused after seeing his extractions… Some spells that he extracted were already something he had learned, but there were still a few new ones.
Of course, he was also happy with another Demon Saint Horn…
At this time, the Demon Saint he had targeted suddenly faltered as he finally realized that he was getting weak so quickly!
CLANG!
An Immortal's sword slashed across his shoulder, drawing blood that surprised even the Immortal at how easy it was…
He didn't expect that the Demon Saint that many Immortals feared would be so vulnerable to his sword!
"Ha! You're not as strong as I thought! Just die!" The Immortal gained confidence as he pressured the Demon Saint…
The latter could only curse and release a pulse of Corruption Spell to fight back… Still, Vale had already shifted the extraction to the next target.
He knew that it was only a matter of time before the Demon Saint dies. The Shadow Immortal who was dealing with it should be more than enough for the task.
Anyway, the next Demon Saint had a figure of a woman surrounded by green flames and black bat-like wings. She was also hovering above the battlefield with dozens of green swords floating around her.
It felt as if she was simply an Elemental Arts Practitioner. However, her Corrupted Divinity and her horns would say otherwise…
At this time, she had already defeated a couple of Immortals and absorbed their powers through Soul Extraction… She then targeted another Immortal, but as she extended her hand to fire a barrage, a Shadow Hand grabbed her ankle…
This time, Vale decided not to conceal it to give the injured Immortal a chance to fight back…
While he worked on weakening the Demon Saint, he allowed the Immortal to occupy her, ensuring that she wouldn't get rid of his Shadow Hands.
'Perfect…' Vale muttered as he saw another set of extractions.
[ Extraction Successful. Energy +1000, Complete Chains of Death Spell Model ]
[ Extraction Successful. Energy +1000, Immortal Essence +100 ]
[ Extraction Successful. Energy +100, Corrupted Divinity +50, Demon Saint's Horn x1 ]
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[ Extraction Successful. Energy +1000, Complete Demon Eye Spell Model ]
After several extractions, the Demon Saint staggered, missing one of her critical attacks against her opponent...
Soon, a pair of Immortal Archers took that chance and fired a divine binding arrow that struck her shoulder, sealing one of her wings!
"Hnnng—!" she groaned in pain, as she also felt that her energy and corrupted divinity were being slowly drained by an unseen predator.
She couldn't tell if it was the City's Formation Array or if someone was simply using some type of curse to drain her.
Vale smiled as he confirmed that he was still unnoticed…
"Alright… Just fight against each other." Vale muttered as he set his eyes on his next target.
The next Demon Saint was a masked figure. This Demon had been unusually resistant to direct combat. Inside the domain he created, he simply summoned corrupted nature spirits and would assist most of the Demonic Creatures and Demon Saints around…
But even his twisted domain had shadows.
Vale activated his Shadow Hand, and it emerged below the Demon Saint and soon, he was able to touch his target…
It was subtle and shouldn't be noticeable. However, because he wasn't too busy fighting against an Immortal, he immediately noticed the draining that happened after…
"Life Drain?!" The Demon Saint was shocked as he believed that someone had just used a powerful draining spell on him!
In just a few seconds, a huge chunk of his corrupted Divinity disappeared!