Chapter 186 (2): Astral Worm
In the back, Obed was unable to catch up with Wayne, and the Astral Worm was getting close. He nocked an arrow and twisted around to use a divine art.
A pale projection of the Goddess of Moonlight emerged, spreading her arms to create an unbreakable barrier of pulsing light. Then Obed shot two arrows to project the divine might of the Goddess of Sun and the Goddess of Nature. The three sources of light formed a vitality barrier to block the Astral Worm.
That was his strongest defense!
Meanwhile, Wayne had rushed to the shattered platform. In a dazed state, Filomina sensed that they had left the area of frozen space. Pushing through her exhaustion, she summoned her four cards and cycled through the moon phases, forcing the Gate of Truth open.
Boom!
The Astral Worm chewed on the vitality barrier. Sensing the imminent escape of its prey, it roared and writhed even faster, catching up with Obed in only a few moments. It didn’t let the free snack go to waste. Although the man wasn’t the main course, he would make a good appetizer.
Inhale!
The torrential storm sucked Obed in. He fell toward the Astral Worm’s maw, his tattered robe fluttering. The incredible suction peeled his flesh from his bones, making him scream in pain. Staring death in the eyes, he made a last gamble by tossing his longbow into the worm’s bottomless esophagus.
The bow was a rare magical item with sophisticated craftsmanship, the likes of which Wayne would claim as his lost treasure at first glance.
Hum—
Dark red, pale white, and deep green fires intertwined, generating and cycling through the powers of destruction and creation. In the end, the eerie flames combined into dark grey and morphed into a giant dragon with massive wings, hurtling through the Astral Worm’s esophagus.
The dragon was incredibly hot and destructive, enough to distort space. Although the Astral Worm had thick skin and flesh, allowing it to resist the flames, it still wriggled in pain like it had swallowed heated coal, the inside of its mouth secreting dark green fluid.