Chapter 99: Sovereign Star Pavilion?
Upon entering, they noticed that the pavilion was filled with wooden puppets guarding what seemed like a suspended orb in the center. The orb glittered under the faint light that illuminated the surroundings. Surrounding the orb in the center were some boxes, which Kranos immediately guessed were filled with treasures.
The four glanced at each other. Just as they were hesitant on what to do, the puppets moved slightly as though they had noticed them. Immediately, all twelve puppets’ eyes glowed with a peculiar red light. As though the puppets could sense their intents towards the hovering orb in the middle, the puppets immediately moved.
Everyone realized the danger and without hesitation, they all took out their weapons. Kranos’s figure moved and vanished in an instant. He silently appeared behind a puppet. This time he chose to use the Azure Sky Sword since using Eternal Hunger would make no difference; after all, wooden puppets didn’t possess life.
However, just as he appeared behind a puppet, another puppet, which seemed to have predicted Kranos’s movements, appeared silently behind him. Kranos immediately sensed that something was wrong. Without hesitation, he immediately disappeared out of the encirclement; however, the puppet was too fast, and in an instant, Kranos’s skin was grazed slightly just before he vanished.
Appearing a distance away, he noticed the injury to his left arm. Kranos frowned slightly. He also realized that the strengths of the puppets were all at the initial stage of the Dao Palace realm. Previously, the puppets didn’t emit any aura so he couldn’t tell.
Kevin had also retreated far away from the battle, only using his arrows at a distance; after all, he wasn’t a close-distance combatant. The only ones who were engaging with the puppets were Kathryn and Luka.
Using her peculiar green flames, she had almost destroyed the puppet she was fighting; however, due to the interruption of the other puppets, she was having a hard time finishing it off. Luka’s fight was very different compared to Kathryn’s battle; rather than calling it a fight, it was better to call it a show.
Instead of completely fighting the puppets, Luka just used his spatial techniques to continuously sneak attack them. One moment he was behind a puppet, sending out a sneak attack; the next moment he was behind another puppet before they could all react. His speed was far greater compared to Kranos, not only because his cultivation was higher, but Kranos also noticed that his movement technique was extremely profound.
Kranos didn’t think too much about it. This time he decided to be more cautious. Immediately, he rushed into the battle. The Azure Sky Sword in his hand glowed slightly. The moment he appeared before a Dao Palace realm puppet, his sword struck its chest.
Using the acceleration of time to speed up his attacking speed, the might of the attack increased greatly. Immediately, the puppet was sent flying a few meters away. It staggered a few feet back before rushing towards Kranos. However, the moment it did so, an arrow appeared from a distance and hit it squarely in its face, causing a part of it to shatter into fragments.
The battle was extremely difficult and lasted for quite a while. Kranos was injured severely, but, using his time element, he was able to escape getting severely injured; however, compared to him, the others were barely injured. Soon, the battle was over.