Chapter 401 401-Battling the Ethereal Seer
[Ethereal Seer: Elvitak]
[Level: ???]
[Affiliation: Chaos Fiction]
[Attributes: ???]
[Special Skills: ???]
As the Ethereal Seer revealed his true form, John also saw his game attributes.
What surprised John was that the level and attributes of the Ethereal Seer were all unknown.
This meant that the Ethereal Seer's power was undoubtedly much greater than the Devils John had encountered previously.
Thus, John wasn't as confident as before.
He first summoned his pets, which he had acquired previously and were extremely powerful.
Although these pets couldn't defeat the Ethereal Seer, they could delay his attacks.
At the same time as John summoned his pets, numerous tentacles materialized from the black mist surrounding the Ethereal Seer, all swiftly attacking towards John.
Instinctively, John released the [Abyssal Prison] skill again.
The effect of the previous [Abyssal Prison] hadn't fully dissipated.
Releasing the same skill consecutively could potentially enhance its effect.
While employing a restraining skill, John also entered a state of invisibility.
He didn't plan to use this as a means of escape, as he knew such a tactic wouldn't be successful against the Ethereal Seer.
John's primary goal was to increase the distance between himself and the Ethereal Seer.
He felt that being too close could impact his mental state.
The Ethereal Seer seemed to sense John's intent.
Amidst the enveloping black mist, the Ethereal Seer let out a cold laugh: "You don't think you can escape my attack like this, do you? It seems those wastes in the Dark Realm have given you too much confidence!"
As soon as the Ethereal Seer finished speaking, John sensed imminent danger permeating the air around him.
Without hesitation, he entered the [Shape-shifting] state, narrowly evading the Ethereal Seer's sudden attack.
However, John's predicament was far from over.
Barely escaping once was already a stretch; continuously dodging the Ethereal Seer's attacks and escaping under immense pressure seemed nearly impossible.
Thus, John decided not to continue with his previous approach and instead confront the Ethereal Seer head-on.
He stopped at the edge of Weeping Shore, knowing further retreat would lead him into the barrier at the shore's edge.
At Weeping Shore, besides the barrier formed by John's [Abyssal Prison], the Ethereal Seer had set up an additional barrier before John and his companions arrived.
John had only realized this during the recent combat.
Without this extra barrier from the Ethereal Seer, the effectiveness of his Abyssal Prison wouldn't have been so diminished.
[Divine Blade], [Unrivaled Strike].
John simultaneously employed two different skills.
In his right hand, a blade formed entirely of energy appeared, its edge enhanced with the additional critical strike effect provided by Unrivaled Strike.
"No matter if you're a deity of Dark Fiction or some deity of Chaos Fiction. In my presence, you're all the same, and you will all fall because of me!"
Under the effect of [Shape-shifting], John charged towards Ethereal Seer at top speed, while the three pets he had summoned earlier hindered the Seer.
In an instant, John reached the Seer's location and swung the energy blade he had conjured at the black mist swirling around Ethereal Seer.
John was confident his attack would have some effect.
Even if Ethereal Seer's level was much higher than his own, he believed that with the enhancement of his innate skill [Godslayer], he could inflict serious damage on his opponent.
However, to John's astonishment, his attack passed right through Ethereal Seer without even dissipating any of the surrounding black mist.
As John passed by Ethereal Seer, his expression turned to one of shock.
He quickly pulled out a scroll he had been carrying.
[Roar of the Flame: Divine Scroll]
[Scroll Description: A testament to the might of the Fire God, witnessed by Master Audric in the Lava Mountains, where he beheld the birth of fire elements. In that roar of their emergence, he witnessed the divine power of the Fire God.]
[Scroll Effect: The moment it comes into contact with the air, the scroll rapidly heats up to over 10,000 degrees. The user simply needs to throw the scroll towards the target after taking it out.]
John had obtained the Roar of the Flame scroll by chance.
It was also the reason why he had accompanied Emma to the Lava Valley.
His purpose in bringing out the scroll was to reassess his judgment of Ethereal Seer.
From the recent battle, it was clear that Ethereal Seer's strength and combat style were entirely unknown to John.
Fighting an unknown enemy was exceedingly dangerous, so John had decided to use the Roar of the Flame as a cover to retreat from the area.
The moment John threw the scroll, it transformed into a searing red fireball, hurtling towards Ethereal Seer at incredible speed.
Ethereal Seer seemed to sense the immense power contained within the fireball and chose not to pursue John, as doing so would mean colliding directly with the fiery projectile.
Instead, Ethereal Seer opted to conceal himself within the black mist swirling around him.
When the searing fireball collided with the black mist enveloping Ethereal Seer, a violent explosion ensued.
Even John, who had prepared for every contingency, was thrown off balance by the blast's intensity.
The entire Weeping Shore trembled violently, and the seawater, which had receded far back, gradually returned to its original position due to the explosion.
As the effects of the explosion subsided, John finally had a chance to assess his surroundings.
Besides himself and the large crater created by the explosion of the flame scroll, he could no longer sense any presence.
Ethereal Seer seemed to have chosen to leave following the massive blast.
However, John remained cautious, suspecting that Ethereal Seer might still be lurking nearby.
John first activated his Detection spell.
He opted for this instead of [Eye of Artemis] due to concerns that the latter might be disrupted by Ethereal Seer.
Detection spell, being a basic skill provided to every player by the game, was far less likely to be interfered with.
The Detection spell didn't last long, and during its duration, John didn't detect any anomalies.
He even discovered that the barrier created by Ethereal Seer at Weeping Shore had vanished.
It seemed Ethereal Seer had indeed left.
John breathed a sigh of relief, eager to ascertain the real situation of Blue Sea and Adam.
As he opened his communication channel, a flood of messages from Blue Sea popped up.
All the messages from Blue Sea urged John to hurry and rescue him.
With a mix of helplessness and relief, John processed the information.
Blue Sea's ability to send so many messages meant he wasn't in immediate danger, and these messages also revealed his location.
John naturally headed straight back to the Blue Sea Guild.
Rescuing Blue Sea was the priority, as it would provide more information about the situation.
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