infodatos Chapter 119 Markit's Prison
Chapter 119 Markit's Prison
Chapter 119 Markit's Prison
The ominous demon Malkit was at least three times the size of an ordinary Grik soldier.
But unlike the tree guardian, he was not upright; instead, he was extremely hunched over.
This hunchback is not due to old age, but rather because the bones and muscles on his back have been twisted by a severe ominous curse, resulting in the growth of dense, hardened calluses.
Despite his enormous and deformed body, he did not move clumsily like a heavy creature.
He resembled a withered old cat, with terrifying explosive power hidden between his bulging muscles.
Just as he had fallen heavily from the high wall, he had then nimbly slipped back to his feet.
His ugly yet imposing face, mostly covered by special features, swept across the entire room.
Finally, it landed squarely on Xia Tong's body.
"—The faded ones."
His voice was deep and hoarse, carrying a condescending disdain: "Driven by the fires of foolish ambition, they dared to dream of obtaining the Elden Ring."
"Someone has to step in and extinguish that flame."
"I, 'Ominous Demon' Malkitt, will take care of it."
Markitt slowly straightened up, casually waving the rough ominous staff in his hand, creating a gust of wind.
Looking at the dozens of corpses of Grik soldiers lying on the ground around him, Malkitt narrowed his eyes, seemingly somewhat displeased.
Then he turned to look at Oreg, the lost knight who was holding two swords.
A hint of mockery and amusement flickered in his cloudy yellow eyes as he spoke: "The once world-renowned Stormwing—"
"How ironic that I've become a mere pawn of a nobody like him."
"A little faded one?"
Xia Tong stood in front and replied indifferently, "Even the First King Ge Fulei is a faded one, so is he also insignificant?"
As soon as those words were spoken...
This really hit Markitt where it hurt, it could even be said to have struck a nerve.
Xia Tong knew his true identity: he was the Blessed King Menggete, the biological son of the First King Gefulei!
Using his father to pressure him did indeed leave him speechless.
"Hmph—a sharp-tongued, faded wretch."
Markitt was indeed enraged, the veins on the back of his hand gripping his cane bulging: "My two hands of ill omen, weren't they killed by your hand?"
"Their wounds are very similar to the methods you used in your attacks."
The Hand of Ominous Signs?
Xia Tong didn't react at first, but later realized that he was actually referring to the two Night Riders.
That was his nighttime assassination squad, led by the "Ominous Demon," specifically targeting those who had faded.
"Oh? It seems you've been watching the battle from the city walls."
Xia Tong sneered and retorted, "Then why didn't you jump out sooner to save these Grik soldiers?"
Looking at the Grik soldiers lying on the ground.
Markitt's ominous cane slammed heavily to the ground.
"boom!"
Instantly, a tangible wave of air swept outwards.
His voice was firm and cold: "A bunch of trash who were easily killed, there's no point in saving them."
Looking at the arrogant ominous demon Malkit.
Oreg, who always had a fiery temper, drew his twin swords once more and slowly stepped forward, a storm surging around him: "Since you have already recognized me as the Wings of Storms—"
"Then let's see if my sword is any less effective, even as a spirit!"
"Oreg, come back."
Xia Tong suddenly called out to him.
Then, the summoning bell was rung.
Under Oreg's puzzled gaze, Xia Tong forcibly dispelled his summons, and the latter's figure slowly disappeared.
I'll explain it to you later.
This is Xia Tong's response to Oreg in the mental connection.
Xia Tong knew Markit's true identity.
When Oleg accepted the offer of amnesty from King Montgomery, he received the honor of returning to the tree, which shows that Montgomery was kind to him.
It would be cruel and awkward to ask Oreg to kill his former master now, and Xia Tong didn't want to put him in a difficult position.
King Montgomery, the Blessed King, never revealed his true face, which was covered in horns, to the world.
Therefore, in the border region, everyone called him "the unseen king," which is why Oreg didn't recognize his true face just now.
Naturally, they had no idea that the monster before them was none other than the Blessed King, Montgomery.
But Xia Tong knew.
After putting away Oreg.
Xia Tong rang the summoning bell again, releasing the headless knight Ruthel once more.
"Alright, Faded One, no matter how many helpers you change, I will kill them all."
"All those who dare to overthrow the Golden Law will be crushed by me, the ominous demon Malkitek!"
As the arrogant declaration fell, its enormous and deformed body suddenly exerted its strength!
There was a loud "boom".
The hard stone slab beneath Markit's feet was instantly crushed and shattered.
He was like a heavy cannonball, carrying a terrifying sense of oppression, as he slammed straight into Xia Tong at the front.
The enormous ominous staff tore through the air, emitting a piercing, ear-piercing shriek.
"So fast! The ominous signs and demons are terrifying!"
Xia Tong gasped in shock and, without hesitation, quickly retreated and rolled backward.
Then, a heavy eclipse shield appeared in the spot where Xia Tong had been standing.
It's the headless knight Ruthel!
Faced with this overwhelming and powerful blow, Ruth did not choose to rigidly withstand it.
Just as the ominous staff was about to touch the shield.
Her shield suddenly tilted outward, using an extremely precise angle to deflect the force.
"Bang--!"
The cane slid down the sloping surface of the shield.
Then the huge cane slammed down hard onto the stone slab next to it.
"Thump!"
With a loud crash, bricks and dirt flew everywhere, creating a large crater.
Ruthel did not hesitate at all.
Taking advantage of the opponent's exhausted strength, the Flame Spear, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, pierced straight into Malkit's chest.
The black mist of death swirling around the spear suddenly rose up.
However, Markitt's thick back, which was originally hunched over in a bow shape, suddenly arched downwards at a bizarre angle that defied biological common sense!
His body leaned back as far as it could, his back almost touching the ground.
In that split second, he deftly dodged Ruthel's fatal blow.
Then he became like an extremely agile old cat.
Using the elastic force of the reverse bow, it leaps up suddenly, instantly rising into the air.
Then Malkitt's withered yet strangely powerful left hand clenched suddenly in mid-air.
"Buzz!"
A materialized dagger formed from dazzling golden light appeared in the palm of the ominous demon.
There are no unnecessary charging actions.
While he was in mid-air, he merely flicked his wrist.
"call out--!"
The dagger of light tore through the air in an instant, with a sharp whooshing sound, like a golden lightning bolt, passing through Ruthel's defenses and heading straight for Xia Tong's face!
Markitt is very intelligent and has excellent tactical skills.
He knew that Xia Tong was the one who summoned the summoner and the mastermind behind this operation.
Therefore, from the very beginning, his ultimate goal was only Xia Tong, while Ruth was merely an obstacle.
"Good grief, they're after me again."
Xia Tong pursed her lips.
Actually, he noticed from the beginning that Malkitt's eyes were fixed on him.
Therefore, during the brief exchange between Markit and Ruthel, he did not choose to use magic, but instead decisively picked up the heavy brass shield.
at the same time.
The tip of his staff in his right hand struck the center of the shield heavily.
Magical shield!
Accompanied by the infusion of a large amount of magic power.
A ring of deep blue pyroxene energy rippled rapidly across the brass surface like waves.
Instantly, it condensed into a dense, resilient, semi-transparent layer of magical energy.
"clang-!!!"
A deafening metallic explosion resounded in front of the Tongcheng Tunnel.
The golden dagger of light struck the dark blue magic membrane with a fierce blow, creating ripples of magic.
The terrifying power attached to the dagger of light was transmitted to Xia Tong without reservation through the shield.
Xia Tong felt a sudden weight on her left arm, her bones went numb from the shock, and she could barely hold onto the shield.
Fortunately, he trained with the Crucible Knight Cambri for over a month.
The latter's immense power, emanating from the furnace of life, is in no way inferior to this ominous demon.
Therefore, Xia Tong took a deep breath, planted her feet firmly on the ground, and slid backward to dissipate the force.
He managed to steady himself and avoid being knocked down by the dagger.
With a loud "boom".
The ominous demon crashed down from mid-air, landing a few meters in front of Xia Tong.
Amidst the smoke and dust, a dazzling golden light flashed once more.
The ominous demon's left hand had somehow shed its dagger and transformed into a long, slender sword of light!
Right hand: Ominous Staff; Left hand: Longsword of Light.
The ominous demon crouched slightly, its leg muscles bulging.
Like a heavy artillery shell, weapons crisscrossed as it shot towards Xia Tong, preparing to unleash an unreasonable combination of fast and slow sword strikes.
Just then, something unexpected happened.
"laugh!"
A flaming spear tip pierced precisely into the thick muscles of Malkit's left shoulder from behind.
No blood gushed out.
But the black mist of death curse, like a living thing, frantically burrowed into his body through the wound.
"Ugh————"
Markit let out a painful groan.
He could feel that the blood belonging to the Golden Clan within him was being frozen and corroded by some extremely cold and blasphemous power.
Behind him.
It was none other than the headless knight Ruthel!
With her high mobility through teleportation, she relentlessly clung to him like a persistent leech.
"Death spells? Temple Knights?"
Only now do I feel the loss of power within my body.
Markit finally looked directly at the tall, headless knight in front of him.
His eyes were fixed on the other man's large shield and the patterns on his cloak.
"Solar eclipse?"
Markitt seemed to see something extremely disgusting and immediately became furious.
He roared to the sky.
The huge, deformed tail that had been hanging down on the ground behind him suddenly shot up!
"call--!"
The giant-tailed wolf lashed out at Ruthel with incredible speed.
The latter didn't even have time to use a secret technique to teleport and dodge!
A loud "bang"!
This sweeping attack was far more powerful than the force attached to the Dagger of Light; it was pure, superhuman physical strength.
Although Ruthel managed to shield herself with the Eclipse Shield in time, the upward lash from the giant tail sent the towering Ruthel flying into the air like a ball.
After knocking Ruthel away.
Markit crossed his lightsaber and cane once more, like a giant pair of death scissors, and roared as he slashed at Xia Tong.
Just then.
"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!"
Several beams of sapphire light, trailing blue flames, shot down from above Markitt, blocking his path of advance.
"Boom! Boom!"
The pyroxene light bullet struck the stone slab in front of Malkitt, shattering and exploding with a deafening roar, sending debris flying everywhere.
This sudden barrage of firepower forced the latter to halt its forward momentum and raise its lightsaber to parry.
In the distance, Roger's staff was already glowing brightly.
He remained on the edge of the battlefield, searching for the best opportunity to take cover.
"Damn bugs!"
Markitt glared at Roger.
Clearly, the short mage who was shooting at him from the shadows had successfully angered him.
However, Malkitt was, after all, a battle-hardened Malkitt.
He did not abandon Xia Tong to pursue Roger.
Instead, he gave an indignant snort and waved his left hand.
Three or four daggers of light instantly materialized.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The dagger, like a vicious venomous snake, hurtled towards Roger at a tricky angle.
Although Roger is not as strong as Xia Tong, he is proficient in magic and moves with agility.
Despite its small size, it is very agile.
Instead of taking the hit head-on, he rolled several times and narrowly avoided the deadly attacks of the several daggers of light.
In the end, he only managed to graze his right shoulder with the last dagger, causing a little blood to seep out, but it was nothing serious.
"Good grief, looks like they've got me cornered!"
Seeing that Malkitt had turned his head again, his yellow eyes were fixed on him.
Xia Tong simply threw the heavy brass shield directly on the ground to reduce the load and increase his agility.
Then, with a "whoosh," he pulled the hound's long teeth from his back and gripped them tightly in both hands.
It felt like returning to the sealed prison of Stormhill, to those hellish days of battling the towering Forge Knight Cambri.
Xia Tong stared intently at the mountain-like monster in front of him.
His eyes and brows were full of determination and fearlessness.
By this time, Malkitt was truly enraged.
The power of Ruthel's death curse had begun to spread within him.
You can vaguely see the exposed veins on his neck, which have turned a cursed purplish-black color.
Markitt roared.
He slammed his feet off the ground, raised the heavy ominous wooden staff high, and leaped high into the air towards Xia Tong's direction.
While he was in mid-air, his left hand once again burst forth with a dazzling golden light.
The longsword of light dissipated, and in its place was a huge hammer of light, similar to a giant hammer that crushes giants!
Then, the cane and the giant hammer, both carrying an aura of destruction, descended from the sky and crashed down!
Faced with this terrifying area attack that felt like a mountain pressing down on them, blocking all escape routes, they were caught off guard.
Xia Tong took a deep breath.
All the muscles in his body were adjusted to their limit, and his mental energy surged wildly into the sword.
Combat Technique - Hound Sword Technique!
Just as the gust of wind from the ominous wooden staff ruffled Xia Tong's hair.
He moved!
With an extreme slide that is extremely close to the ground and to the side of the enemy.
Suddenly it rushed forward at high speed!
Instead of retreating, they advanced towards the falling hammer and cane!
The hound's long teeth, with their razor-like curved blade, used the momentum of its forward charge to slash fiercely upwards.
The target was the vulnerable spot below Malkitt's right ribs, which was completely exposed as he raised his hands to slam them down.
"Pfft!"
A sickeningly loud sound of flesh being torn apart.
Using the immense force of Malkit's own downward slam and the impact of Xia Tong's sliding step.
The blow pierced deep into his calloused flesh.
With the "clunk" of the hilt of the Hound Tooth Sword, Xia Tong could clearly feel that the blade had cut through his skin and touched his hard ribs.
Large amounts of foul-smelling, cursed blood gushed out of the wound like a waterfall.
But it didn't end there.
As Markit's giant hammer and wooden staff both slammed into the ground behind Xia Tong, they triggered a violent earthquake.
Xia Tong quickly activated the Hound's Fangs combat technique again.
He quickly slid backward and leaped into the air.
His entire body was like a fully drawn bowstring, suddenly snapping back in mid-air!
Another powerful and heavy hound sword technique follow-up attack!
This sword strike, from top to bottom, aimed directly at the back of Markit's right knee, where he was supporting his weight!
With a "sizzle" sound!
Another deep wound, exposing the bone, gushed out blood, staining the stone slab red.
Markitt winced in pain and stumbled.
A flicker of shock crossed his cloudy eyes.
He never expected that this seemingly young, faded man would have such rich experience in combat.
Instead of collapsing under his own overwhelming pressure, he used his agility and combat skills to launch a perfect defensive counterattack.
He was like a seasoned veteran who had fought his way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood for many years.
Just then.
Ruth, who had been knocked away, teleported back to the scene.
Her second flaming spear pierced towards Malkit's heart from the side once more.
However, having learned his lesson once, Malkitt was already on guard against this headless horseman who was as annoying as a ghost.
The heavy hammer of light in his left hand suddenly vanished.
When gripped again, it had transformed back into a light and agile longsword of light.
At the same time, the huge tail behind him with its rough horns reacted extremely quickly.
The moment Ruth appeared and thrust out her spear.
The giant tail had already begun to gather its strength and swing, unleashing a terrifying speed completely disproportionate to its enormous size, as it suddenly swept towards Ruthel's waist.
Fortunately, Ruth was prepared this time.
Missing her first attack, she immediately stomped her right leg on the ground and slid backward rapidly, shield in hand.
"Whoosh—smack!"
The giant tail swept through the air, lashing out at the sky.
The howling wind exploded instantly!
"Wait, what? There's even a sonic boom!"
Xia Tong, who had already rolled to the side, was immediately drenched in sweat upon seeing this scene.
"Xia Tong! Be careful!"
"This ominous demon, Malkit, is truly extraordinary! Don't fight it head-on!"
Roger called out anxiously to Xia Tong from a distance.
He quickly applied a layer of brown ointment to the area on his body that had been grazed by the dagger of light to stop the bleeding.
"Roger! Don't get close to him!"
"Just use magic to interfere remotely!"
Xia Tong loudly gave a word of advice.
He was really afraid that Roger would be taken down in one combo by the Ominous Demon.
After several more rounds of this entanglement, the battle became tense.
Although Markitt's wounds were multiplying, his expression grew increasingly fierce, and his attacks became more and more ruthless.
"It seems—we still have to use that thing."
Xia Tong looked at the increasingly violent Malkit and murmured something.
Then, taking advantage of the gap in Ruthel's cover, he...
He quickly pulled out a shriveled, hardened object that looked like a charred tree root from his pocket.
On the surface of that tree root, there was a layer of mysterious golden veins, like blood vessels.
Xia Tong held it tightly in her hand and touched it.
One could vaguely sense the extremely ancient and powerful magic contained within, similar to the original properties of the Golden Tree.
This thing even produced a faint, heart-like pulsation in Xia Tong's palm.
Markitt's prison cell!
The moment Xia Tong took out this thing.
In the distance, Markitt's massive body suddenly stiffened, becoming completely tense.
His cloudy yellow eyes were fixed on the tree root in Xia Tong's hand.
He seemed to see something that made him feel extremely humiliated and terrified.
"you----"
Markitt's voice turned extremely cold, even trembling slightly.
His entire being radiated a suffocating killing intent: "How did you get that prison device?!"