Chapter 177: Battle of Spirit Masters (2)
Liam looked in Enos' direction with narrowed eyes and saw the huge man staring at him with a visible bloodlust in his eyes.
There was a deadly feeling emanating from Enos' large body that Liam was familiar with, and it made him quickly understand something crucial to this battle at the beginning of the night.
He also has {Black Art}. He moved his weapon to fend off the ghost that had just tried to attack him, while standing only a few meters away from Enos, both of them looking at each other without worrying about their surroundings.
Liam remembered his training with Grace and finally moved, retreating in the direction where Thal'Korr was facing one of the demonic Spirits in the area.
'Use your power to push the demons towards me.'
Liam's plan was simple. Escape the attacks while he could and use {Black Art} to his advantage!
As he moved, Enos followed with an evil grin on his face, his Spirits moving to slay the Spirits of the men and women fighting in the area, while no Spirit Master approached him.
Eleanor and Robert were too busy with each other to take on Enos. As for teaming up against the big, fat man who was the size of a door, they wouldn't do it, at least not now. As enemies there to kill each other, their priority was still to eliminate each other, even under the current circumstances.
As Enos moved, each step shaking the ground, the first casualties of the battle appeared, with two men of Leopards falling almost at the same time as three flowers of the Abyss Matriarchs.
Fighting with the disadvantage of being seduced by Liam wasn't easy for these women.
But after the Emerald Owls entered the fray, Liam lessened the effects of his Incubus abilities on these women, allowing them to better resist Enos' allies.
Meanwhile, Thal'Korr destroyed two more Spirits and threw two demons in Liam's direction, one from one of Eleanor's flower allies and the other from one of Enos' men.
Unaware that so many people were staring in his direction, Liam showed the magnificent powers of {Black Art} and absorbed the essences of the two demons that his Spirit had helped him get.
One of the demons had a 9-Star cultivation from the Spirit Lord Realm, while the other was a 1-Star from the Spirit Earth Realm. But with {Black Art}, the most important thing was the innate quality of the creatures, not necessarily their cultivation.
Either way, Thal'Korr and the incubus in Liam's soul space felt their existences stimulated, while the Shadowfiend Demon expressed more power in his movements.
Enos' eyes lit up as he saw Liam move like that, confirming his earlier suspicions. But he wasn't afraid. Even if his opponent was hiding his own cultivation, there was only one person he feared in City Thirteen, and William wasn't there.
Enos jumped forward with one of his already prepared fists to hit Liam's body, flicking as Grace had warned Liam.
Liam jumped back as he used the shadows of his opponents to grow evil creatures. But when the shadow demons tried to attack Enos' body, they found only an impenetrable barrier.
Overcoming Enos' skin was not for everyone, especially a cultivator of a lower level than him!
Liam changed his strategy when Enos landed only 5 meters away from him and smashed a rock with his fists.
The demons tried to grab Enos' limbs to immobilize him. But the fat man just laughed at his opponent's futile attempt.
"Child's play!" He said as he used a little force and destroyed half of the Spirits holding him down.
Liam continued to move around the battlefield, seeing how right Grace's hints were for him. He looked away and took the fight closer to Robert and Eleanor.
Enos continued to pursue Liam, not caring about his opponent's cowardly strategies. He had the most powerful brute force in City Thirteen. Nothing on this battlefield frightened him.
Liam activated two of his abilities at once, Aura of Fear and Body Transformation, his muscles growing stronger as those closest to him became more sensitive to his deadly abilities.
But Enos wasn't afraid. Although his powers were concentrated in his defense and physical strength, his mind was not as weak, although it was his weak point. If you weren't on the same level as him or even stronger, it was almost impossible to mess with his mind.
Liam only moved faster and dodge more efficiently when he reached the spot where Eleanor and Robert were exchanging blows.
They were both sweaty, with a few bruises here and there. They were very close in strength, although Robert had one Spirit less than Eleanor. Their Spirits were fighting with the other magical essences in the area, so it was natural for them to draw so far.
But they both saw the black-haired boy's strategy long before Liam reached them. As Enos attacked Liam and the boy changed direction, they saw the human-shaped door attack them just ten feet away.
Robert's eyes narrowed as he considered Liam's audacity, while Eleanor saw only what she had already noticed in the boy. He really was clever and would use any means to bring down his enemies.
"I'm sorry, boss," Liam said in an agitated tone. "But I need your help."
Robert knew this and didn't hide his displeasure. "I know. Let's take care of him. I was stuck with Eleanor, but now we can fight together. The only problem is if that woman allies herself with him."
"Don't worry about her, I can take care of Eleanor," Liam said with a confident look, staring at the white-haired woman in front of him as he saw Enos standing there, one of his feet sunk into the ground where this man had hit hard.
Robert trusted Liam and said, "Then let's fight together!"
He stepped forward to face Enos, this time with a more serious look on the chubby face of the tall 4-Star cultivator.
Liam was still weaker than him, but Robert was a different story. Even with one Spirit less, the leader of the Leopards was enough to command the respect of almost all the strongest in City Thirteen!
"Robert, my business is only with Liam. I'll take his life and leave. I don't care about your hunt."
Robert laughed at Enos' futile attempt. "Keep your opinions to yourself, Enos. Now, fight!"
Eleanor didn't need to talk to Enos about an alliance or anything like that. They were enemies, and some of her sisters had already died in this fight because of the Emerald Owls' surprise attack. But she ignored the big man and attacked Liam, her primary target of the two groups fighting against the Abyss Matriarchs.
"Liam!" she screamed like an enraged cat, her eyes blazing with an unmistakable murderous intent. "You will die for your transgressions!"
"Tsk! You attacked me first. Did I not have the right to defend myself?" he asked as he looked at the woman and saw the hatred she had for him.
Unfortunately, not everyone in the cultivation world was like him. Liam had no hatred for most of his enemies. Aside from those who had kidnapped him and Azariah, who had betrayed him, he didn't really hate almost anyone else. But Eleanor and most of the people he'd dealt with so far were passionate, and even when they ordered a murder, they were extremely angry when their victims didn't die and still hurt them.
Liam understood the murderous intent of someone protecting their position, but he couldn't understand this woman's hatred for him. He had never acted against her. He had only responded to her own aggressions.
He was the one to be angry!
"But that ends here." His expression changed as he approached her, and his aura intensified. "You should love me."
She felt her heart pounding while her body burned with a feeling that was unfamiliar and beyond her control.
Liam was her enemy, but as she watched him grow more handsome and heroic, she almost wanted to drop her weapon and kneel before him. Her mind knew something was wrong, but her body didn't seem to want to accept the subtle remnant of consciousness.
Having only recently reached 4-Star recently, and with Liam having an incubus almost as strong as himself, Eleanor didn't stand a chance.
Although she didn't fall to her knees to worship him, he influenced her enough to gain the advantage when he attacked with his Third -Class sword.
A malicious smile appeared on Liam's face as he sought the heart of one of the most beautiful women in City Thirteen.
It was a shame to kill a beautiful maiden like Eleanor, but Liam had no qualms about those who threatened his life. In this difficult situation, he advanced without caring about the people looking strangely in his direction, advancing against the body of the white-haired woman, using most of his strength to pierce her body with his blade.
When he got past Eleanor's vigorous defense and pierced her heart with his weapon, some women in the area almost dropped their weapons and lost their strength to fight.
Meanwhile, Robert and Enos couldn't help but narrow their eyes as they took their attention away from each other for a moment.
They had stopped paying attention to Liam for only 7 seconds when the sound of "nooooo" came, drawing both of their attention to the black-haired young man with his sword through Eleanor's body.
They both opened their mouths as questions formed in their expressions.
"How?" it was Robert who unconsciously asked, while Liam muttered something to Eleanor.
"You should have come to me and invited me instead of sending an assassin. I would have joined your faction if you had offered me your girls, Eleanor," he said as he came within reach of her lips, seeing how confused she still was, looking at him passionately and also in horror at the situation. "In your next life, use your female advantages more wisely."
To the surprise of some of his enemies, Liam stole a kiss from Eleanor before pushing her body away, letting her leave this world while her three Spirits rushed to attack him at least once.
Liam laughed when he had almost everyone's attention, his lips stained with the blood of his enemy.
At that moment, even Enos felt a shiver run down his spine!