Stebarin’s confident expression faltered. He hadn’t expected Jared to block his attack so effortlessly. Yet he didn’t retreat, instead, he cast a new spell. Crimson arrows materialized between his fingers and shot toward Jared like a murderous storm of rubies.
Gripping the Dragonslayer Sword, Jared moved fluidly through the rain of crimson arrows. His sword technique was fierce beyond measure, each stroke contained tremendous power, severing the crimson arrows one after another.
“Stebarin, your attacks are useless against me!” Jared stated coldly. An instant later, he blurred from sight, reappearing in a straight dash toward Stebarin. Thrusting out the Dragonslayer Sword at lightning speed, Jared aimed it straight for Stebarin’s throat.
With swift reflexes, Stebarin dodged sideways while balling his right hand to swing a punch toward Jared’s chest.
A surge of celestial energy coiled around his fist, radiating tremendous power that could be enough to pulverize a mountain into dust.
Jared hastily withdrew the Dragonslayer Sword, holding it horizontally before himself to parry Stebarin’s attack.
With a dull thud, Stebarin’s fist crashed against the sword. A tremendous force was transmitted through the blade, numbing Jared’s arm. However, Jared didn’t retreat. Instead, he pivoted with the force, flipped backward, using the borrowed momentum to distance himself from Stebarin.
“That was impressive, but you’re still worlds short of stopping me!” Stebarin commented coldly.
His hands moved rapidly, and crimson runes flew from them, forming an enormous crimson arcane array in the air.
In an instant, the dimension around Jared and Flaxseed dissolved. Simultaneously, countless crimson chains materialized in their surroundings.
The sudden change startled both Jared and Flaxseed. Jared even furrowed his brows.
“Jared, I can’t seem to sense the surrounding dimension anymore. My spiritual sense can’t be projected,” Flaxseed said, his expression grim.
Jared kept looking around, his expression grave. “Same here… We seem to have suddenly fallen into a boundless void.”
The dimension around Jared and Flaxseed grew increasingly illusory. At that moment, the two even questioned whether they were still alive. The surrounding red chains felt especially like judgment from the deepest ring of hell.
Flaxseed felt so oppressed that he could barely breathe. As such, he waved his palm, sending a charm flying that exploded with a roar.
Boom!
In an instant, the surrounding dimension rippled violently.
But after the turbulence, everything became calm again. Flaxseed’s charm sank like a stone into the sea, while the surrounding red chains remained completely unmoved.
The red chains were like a cage, surrounding Jared and Flaxseed completely.
Following a laughter, Stebarin’s voice echoed from all directions. “Did you think I would sit here and wait for you to take the bait if I had no means to subdue you?”
“Jared, what do we do?” Flaxseed asked somewhat frantically.
Jared didn’t speak but desperately observed their surroundings. He knew it must be an arcane array, they certainly hadn’t gone to another void. Arrays were usually easy for Jared to break, but he was at a loss. He couldn’t even locate the array’s core.
Just as Jared was desperately searching for a clue to get out of the array, the crimson chains suddenly began moving. Massive forces surged toward him and Flaxseed.
Flaxseed’s expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly hid behind Jared.
“Jared, what do we do?” Flaxseed felt utterly helpless.
“Don’t be afraid…” Jared reassured him, drawing the Dragonslayer Sword and slashing at the red chains.
Boom!
A red chain before Jared instantly severed, which helped Flaxseed to relax a little.
But before Flaxseed could fully relax, that severed red chain reconnected automatically. At the same time, all the chains vibrated nonstop, causing the entire dimension to tremble.
