NOVEL WEB Chapter 1470: Fighting The Nightmares 1
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Blake and company moved through the Nightmare Realm of Belphegor, the Archdemon's presence was there, but very faint, his true Soul was farther away from where they were, and Blake knew that they would have to go through a perilous journey to get to the depths of this Nightmare Realm and face against Belphegor.
There was, however, no other way of doing things, he knew that Belphegor was a coward and would never come down, not even with a proper avatar, he would only play games where he knew he could win, and hence this was the reason why he decided to walk straight into what most would believe was a trap, to kill him once and for all.
But naturally, the Nightmare Realm was a living being of its own, rapidly beginning to mutate and warp, the crystalized shards of souls and memories beginning to constantly ooze black tears from their bodies.
These black tears started merging together into a whirlpool of black miasma, of nightmare miasma, and as the two dragons and Blake's friends moved forward, this black nightmare miasma continued chasing them.
It gathered more and more, until, from within its primordial nightmarish ethereal substance, living beings started emerging, monstrous embodiments of nightmares from all the souls trapped inside, which started suddenly attacking the Barrier held by Ruby and Bestellen.
"Looks like we got company already," Blake looked behind him, and so did the rest of his friends.
To their horrifying surprise, they found them, the inhabitants of this Nightmare Realm…
"Nightmare Demonic Beasts?!" Erika asked. "So they showed up at the end!"
"We are getting deeper and deeper into their secret hideout, so of course they would show up," Chris smiled, holding his axe tightly. "Well! Shall we teach them a lesson then?"
"Can we even fight right now? Seeing how there's lots of crystals floating everywhere, it feels dangerous…!" Eric said.
"But if we don't fight, the barrier will get shattered either way, Eric!" Erika said.
"What do we do, Blake?" Erdrich asked Blake.
"We have to keep moving. Ruby, Bestellen, focus on rushing towards the depths of the Nightmare Realm!" Blake said.
"You mean that black hole in the distance?!" Bestellen asked.
There was indeed a black hole in the center of the Nightmare Realm, which was a endless spiraling vortex of black clouds, debris, and glowing crystals.
This black hole was the "depths" of the Nightmare Realm, which directly connected to Belphegor's Soul itself.
And where Blake planned to find him and kill him.
"Yeah, Ruby, you heard me right?"
"RAAARRR!"
Ruby and Bestellen nodded, rushing forward. The Nightmare Demonic Beasts were fast, most of them chasing after us and moving at the same speed we did. A few of them flew even further and tried to stop us from advancing.
"We'll fight them while we move, stay right here and attack from a long distance!" Blake said. "With your current powers and abilities, that should be no issue!"
Blake quickly summoned Gluttony, now one of his Spirit Weapons, while also keeping its physical body at the same time, gaining a "spiritual soul" while also having a demonic soul within.
And then, while infusing his Aura into it, he unleashed a calamitous attack, using the upgraded power of his Umbral Crimson…
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[Abyssal Nether of Calamity: Lv1]
Unleash the power of your Divinity of Calamity and your Dark Powers with your Mana, Demonic Energy, and Spirit Power to manifest an Abyssal Nether of Calamity around you, a direct upgrade to your Umbral Crimson that can be used in conjunction, mold, transform, and use this space to store, move, attack, or empower yourself or allies, while bringing doom to your foes with noxious nether of calamity, eating away their soul and bodies. Power, Utility, Effects, and Expansion based on all Stats +500% + Umbral Crimson Arts Skill Level and Effects.
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"{Abyssal Nether of Calamity}!"
The power he had stolen from Fafnir, which he quickly unleashed at full power, the barrier easily letting his attacks slide through without problems, as he pierced the black skies, and several piercing attacks reached the monsters, resembling giant black and red draconic fangs.
"{Divine Spear God Arts}: {Abyssal Calamity Dragon Fangs}!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Each piercing attack, a powerful bite from the technique alone, embodied Blake's Aura and powers, tearing apart dozens of Nightmare Demonic Beasts at once, and clearing the way for the dragons to continue moving forward.
"More are coming from below and above!" Cattalina said. "I understand your plan now, Blake, so let us help you out!"
"Thank you," Blake said. "But please make sure to also preserve your energies."
"I might as well do my best now…" Helene smiled. "Let me give you an extra layer of protection, young Summoner!"
Helene raised her wand upwards, as her various spirits emerged one after another, manifesting their powers, they resembled grimoires, and stars, there was even a small kitten made of starlight energy.
They connected their power, as the Witch of Firmaments spread her spirits around the barrier and then connected them through beams of starlight.
"{Starlight Firmament Formation Art}: {Barrier Of Starlight Protection}!"
FLAAASH!
The barrier expanded around the entire barrier we already had, combining them and reinforcing them. What's more, when the Nightmare Demonic Beast attacked, they were instantly blown away by explosions of starlight, which helped at reducing their enormous numbers.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
"Wow, amazing!" Erika said. "You're so incredible, Helene!"
"That's my friend for you!" Cattalina nodded confidently and proud. "Now, shall we get started? Her help is good, but we won't be able to take them all down just like this!"
"Yeah, and I bet they'll give a lot of Experience Points!" Chris said, as he unleashed the power of his various spirits.
"We better warm up for what's coming next," Erdrich said. "Whatever Belphegor is, he's still an Archdemon… let's make sure to get stronger if we can!"
"Alright then!" Eric nodded, pointing his arrow at the incoming wave of Nightmare Demonic Beasts. "Alberta, ready?"
"Yes!" Alberta nodded. "We'll get through this no matter what!"
And so, as their battle began, a pair of sleepy eyes opened within Hell, noticing something odd within his Nightmare Realm in Spiritias…
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