Chapter 1187: Nathan's Choice
Nathan could sense what was going on with the others.
At the same time, his hand was tied with these three summoners.
'The black cell power is too strong… To affect not only the body but also the power itself… This is more like a divinity. Don't tell me, the black cell grants you the divinity that the singularity has?
'Although I don't know the whole truth, it's clear that their overall strength has doubled at the very least. Some parts have even gone as far as tripled or quadrupled.'
Nathan had a hard time fending off Bloody Fiend's attack due to the sudden increase in his speed. At the same time, Anubis remained the same since he didn't have to fight against a summoner. However, Mae's situation was quite bad due to the bell's power.
On the other hand, Nathan had to face Bloody Fiend and Sniper by himself.
Still, Nathan could use the time element, but he didn't want to reveal his trump card that easily. After all, this trump card would allow him to kill their members in the near future.
'We can get even stronger as long as we study the manuals and reinforce our strength with this continent's summoning method. Evelyn hasn't reached the fusion and I haven't reached the armor stage, so our strength is still incomparable to theirs.'
Nathan still thought that she and Evelyn should be able to become stronger than their opponent once they reached the same level. But that was because Nathan had the time element, which didn't come from the lifebound contract, and Evelyn had two lifebound contracts.
However, Vivian, Melissa, and the others might not be able to fight against them.
Nathan took a deep breath. His course of action had been decided.
'Mae, Anubis. Get ready and match my movements.'
'Got it.' Mae and Anubis didn't know what Nathan planned to do, but Nathan usually came up with a brilliant plan whenever he transmitted his intentions. So, they might be able to turn the situation around.
But it looked like Bloody Fiend had figured out that they were planning something.
He hit his left dagger with the right one. "Gehenna."
Black curtains started to rise and form a massive half-dome that isolated Nathan inside.
"!!!" Nathan was stunned. Due to the darkness, he couldn't see anything. However, this darkness didn't just seal his vision. Nathan couldn't rely on his other senses, whether it was smell or even touch.
'Something is weird…' Nathan frowned.
'This sphere seals our senses!' Fenrir warned.
If what Fenrir said was true, it would be a disaster for Nathan since he relied on Fenrir's senses a lot.
'Move to the right!' Fenrir suddenly shouted in his mind.
Nathan hurriedly threw himself to the side as a sharp pain struck his left arm.
"!!!" Nathan realized he had almost lost his arm earlier. 'I can't sense anything…'
'Don't rely on my senses anymore. Rely on my instinct.'
Nathan took a deep breath. He switched the focus from his senses to his instincts.
He finally understood what Fenrir meant. For some reason, there was a kind of voice telling him to lower his body.
Nathan followed it. He didn't know what was going on, but the danger somehow passed him.
It was Bloody Fiend's turn to be surprised.
'How did he avoid me? Don't tell me, he could see me? That's impossible. His eyes are closed. You can't rely on your senses or ena to find me here.'
Bloody Fiend attacked Nathan one more time, but Nathan actually leaped into the air and did a backflip, avoiding the attack again.
This time, Nathan even pointed his pistol at him.
Boom!
The absolute bullet hit the ground, barely missing him.
'He really can find me…' Bloody Fiend panicked. This was one of the techniques that allowed him to kill someone easily, but for some reason, it didn't work on Nathan.
The darkness curtain didn't just block all senses, but it could also regenerate if Nathan chose to hit it. As a result, it would be eternal darkness for Nathan.
What he didn't realize was Nathan was relying on Fenrir's beast instinct. In addition, he simply followed the direction of the instinct and hit whatever was in that direction.
All this time, Bloody Fiend had been trying to attack him before passing him, so Nathan predicted Bloody Fiend's movement and aimed at him.
Still, if this continued, Nathan would be the one losing. Nathan had to figure out a way to escape this technique.
'I'm not the only one in danger… At this rate, Evelyn and even the grand duke will be in trouble.'
In frustration, Bloody Fiend raised both daggers. Claw-like shadows emerged and turned into blades as Bloody Fiend used them like an alien's tentacles. The blades surrounded Nathan and cut him, but Nathan used the instinct again and jumped away as if he knew it was useless to dodge the attack.
Bloody Fiend saw Nathan pointing his pistol at him, so he hurriedly jumped to the right, testing whether Nathan could see him or not.
To his surprise, the pistol suddenly disappeared as Nathan recalled Fenrir. He had been relying on Fenrir's instinct to stay alive, so recalling Fenrir was a risky move. However, Fenrir couldn't help him escape from this place.
Fenrir's domain might be able to shatter other domains, but Bloody Fiend's domain was able to restore itself. That was what Nathan noticed after a single shoot.
Hence, there was only one way to escape from this place.
He recalled Fenrir and summoned another familiar. And that familiar was… Jinwu.
Jinwu's form was actually a sniper rifle. Fenrir might have the strongest power, but Jinwu had the best penetrative power.
But what Nathan wanted was not his penetrative power. It was Jinwu's domain.
"Let's go, Jinwu!" Nathan smiled. "If you are not a black hole, don't even think of covering the sun!"
Above Nathan's head, a small fireball formed. This fireball suddenly expanded to half the size of Johnson's house.
The blazing ball was radiating heat and light in all directions.
"Aaahhh!" Bloody Fiend screamed as his Gehenna had been lit up. The dark curtain was also burning. His power was regenerating it, but the intense heat burned it faster than it could recover.
Bloody Fiend could even feel that his skin was getting burned. 'This is impossible.'
"The sun will rise!" Nathan raised his hand as the giant ball flew up into the sky and burned away the curtain.
Nathan jumped up, escaping from this dark world. The first thing he did was send the transmission to Mae.
"Mae, use your illusion and send a message to Evelyn and the grand duke. We'll…
"…retreat."