NOVEL NEXT Chapter 214: Number Four
The elbow from the Dark Lord was only able to hit Lukas's arm.
He had raised his forearm and blocked it.
Lukas glanced around and saw that the small dark ball bearings only covered up to thirty feet.
They must have used up a lot of the Dark Lord's energy.
There was only one thing for him to do.
Get out of the area covered by the small dark ball bearings.
He pulled at the handle of the plasma katanas and drew them out of the body of the Dark Lord.
Whoosh.
Lukas slashed them at the Dark Lord's knees before he could turn around fully.
The blades of the plasma katanas sliced through the knees of the Dark Lord halfway.
They weren't strong enough against the tough skin and bones of the Dark Lord.
But they were still enough to stop the Dark Lord from chasing after Lukas.
Lukas had leaped through the small dark ball bearings, bashing through them and pushing them out of his way.
The Dark Lord cursed and pointed his hands at Lukas's back.
Whoosh.
He unleashed his dark glow at Lukas.
The dark glow got near Lukas, but Lukas changed direction suddenly.
Lukas dodged to the side and the dark glow missed.
Another pulse of dark glow came at Lukas next.
However, as the dark glow came nearer to Lukas again, Lukas disappeared into his Ether Realm.
Lukas was nowhere to be seen.
The Dark Lord panted and stared into blank space.
Maybe it was meant to be, the Dark Lord thought silently to himself.
All his efforts seemed futile so far.
From the South Battle Administration Area to the North Battle Administration Area, he had all but failed.
One by one the small dark ball bearings began to dissipate.
The Dark Lord didn't have any energy left to sustain them.
Finally, when the last small dark ball bearings dissipated, Lukas appeared in front of the Dark Lord.
The Dark Lord glanced expressionlessly at Lukas's fist which was pulled back, ready to pound his head.
...
Igor was in a canyon walking alone in the shadows.
There were bones of animals, demonic beasts and humans strewn all over the hot and dry ground.
Weapons lay on the ground, rusted and crumbling from the blowing winds.
The battles must have raged years before Igor set foot in the canyon.
Igor had heard what the Dark Lord had said, and he was going to execute his wishes.
He glanced into the distance where a huge crater was.
Rustle.
Suddenly, Igor heard some rustling sound coming near.
Pesky idiots, he thought to himself, and he took out a capsule from his backpack.
Igor threw the capsule into the air, and it gave out an explosion.
The explosion startled the demonic beasts which were encircling Igor.
They came out of the shadows and gave out a roar.
Slice.
Something sliced their heads off before they could make their next move.
It was a demonic beast that came out of the capsule.
The demonic beast looked like a centipede and stood twice as tall as Igor.
Its legs were sharp like blades and on top of its head, it had a number four engraved into the head.
"Come, number four. We have a long way to go," Igor said and he continued towards the huge crater in the distance.
....
Splatter.
Lukas's fist hit the Dark Lord's chest, ripping through his flesh and ribcage.
He pulled out his fist, and the Dark Lord stumbled a few steps back and dropped to the ground.
A familiar sound erupted in his mind.
[Ding!]
[Slaughter Points +2000]
[Current Slaughter Points: 23600/80000]
[Host Level: 8]
[Current Abilities: 8]
Lukas glanced over at Riley and the others to check on them.
Olivia had also succumbed to Riley and the others with Terry's team.
"Good job." Sherry came over and ordered the soldiers to quickly take care of the Dark Lord's body.
She could use her ability to fish out information about Igor while the brain of the Dark Lord was still relatively intact.
"Regroup and we will talk later," Sherry said and she followed the soldiers with the Dark Lord's body.
Derrick glanced at the Dark Lord's body as it was passing by him.
It was surreal to him that Matthew had died.
So, he stood there and tried to process everything that had happened.
"I swear that we thought we almost lost you there," Rex came up to Lukas while holding his waist with his hand.
Riley and the others also joined him.
"Glad that you are fine," Riley patted Lukas on his shoulder.
"Help me check," Margaret proceeded to check on Lukas to see if he needed any healing.
Fortunately, Lukas wasn't badly injured and there wasn't much need for her to do so.
"Think you might want to help Rex first," Lukas said.
"What? I'm fit as a... ouch." Rex tried to stand up straight and flex his biceps, but it caused his wounds to open.
Emma rolled her eyes at him and said, "Come on, we know what you are made of."
The others burst out laughing.
Derrick saw Lukas and the others interact and it reminded him of the Dark Lord, the Leader, Athena and the others.
They were just as cordial back then.
But now...
"Sir, please come with us. The Secretary would want to brief you soon."
A soldier came up to Derrick and invited him to a meeting room in the base.
Derrick nodded his head and followed the soldier.
The same thing happened to Lukas and the others, and they headed for the same destination.
...
Inside the meeting room, all the awakened, important personnel in uniforms and Derrick sat waiting for Sherry's arrival.
"Ouch." Rex cried out in pain as even though Margaret had helped him, it was still not enough to fully heal his wounds.
They were too critical for Margaret's healing ability.
"Let me help," Derrick said to Rex who was sitting next to him.
"Sure..." Rex knew who Derrick was and he agreed.
He couldn't believe that a First Awakened would be treating his wounds.
Rex glanced over at Emma and pointed his chin at her.