Chapter 142
"You book doesn’t like being separated from you, so you too should stay together," Ikem said as a wave of roots emerged from the ground, covering him entirely.
"Your Highness, wait. We can strike a deal; I know how much your kingdom has benefited from my knowledge. If you let me leave, I can share some of that knowledge with you," Meray said in panic, glancing at the book, which burned brighter.
Meanwhile, Ikem, at the cover of his shield, said nothing. Instead, a circular green shield constructed around the wooden red shield he already had. Just as Meray sent him flying, he received a telepathic message from Bara, not to worry about the book’s actions, as there were still pieces of his body left inside the Balor body before it was killed.
Ikem took the next best action, which was to destroy the book from the inside, but he was expecting the following result as he felt how chaotic the energy and mana surrounding the book once its core was damaged from the inside. Ikem knew a huge explosion was about to happen, so he took cover while ensuring that Meray was at the center of the explosion.
Before, he might have kept Meray alive, but that was when Meray didn’t know about him and wasn’t prepared for him. But now, he has been exposed. Letting Meray live with all his knowledge, especially the summoning stunt he just pulled, would be stupid. So, it was time for one demon invader to be dead.
Meray, meanwhile, was panicking as he threw a wave of elemental attacks at the roots, but this time they were not easily destroyed. Even if he managed to shave some off, more climbed out from the ground, holding him steady.
Just as the book was about to explode, Ikem called back the huge red tree, which turned into a dot of red light that flew back into Ikem’s heart. Meray freed himself once the tree was called back, but it was too late, as a huge wave of light surrounded him before the huge sound of the explosion spread throughout the surroundings.
Ikem felt the aftereffect of the explosion from inside his shield, but they were supplied with mana, so they held steady before everything went calm. He retracted the green construct and the red roots back into the ground.
Ikem was met with the sight of a huge charred hole, but that wasn’t where his focus was. Instead, he used the leftover corrupted root system from the explosion to make sure that nothing strange was happening. Each piece of flesh found was torched with red flames.