Chapter 241 Going Against The Currents

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The battle inside the throne of the Church of Light was coming into an end.

Lawless and the others were quite having a good time dealing with Archbishop Hervil. The boss the they currently dealing with was an NPC with a priest class after all; and taking down a support type NPC was obviously a lot easier than a combat type NPC like the fake king on the other side.

The only thing the gave them a real trouble was this NPC being able to continuously heal from time to type. And even if Faker was able to cancel most of his healing skills, that was still not enough to hasten their killing time. It was because even a single healing skill was more than enough to restore 10% of the total heath of the archbishop at the very least.

Fortunately, even if the archbishop had some offensive skills that he could use to attack, their damages were that that strong for the frontline members to worry about. What's more, they also had a healer of their own.

Given with these, Lawless and the others were able to grind the HP of the archbishop bit by bit.

On the other hand, their speed was miles apart compared to the three on the other side. Because those three were currently slaughtering the fake king in a brutal manner. During the final minute of Shin's 'Monochrome Field', the fake king experienced being a punching bag that was being tossed left and right.

Of course, the fake king tried to use his transformation to show his true form. Especially at the time when the domain skill that was preventing him to use his skills was finally coming into an end. In fact, Archbishop Hervil was also planning to do this too.

Unfortunately for them, that was only a thought in mind.

Simba and Zero were not amateurs that just joined that game. They were experts that gained a lot of experiences during their gaming journey. So naturally, the two of them were pretty much aware at what these two NPCs were thinking.

Given that, at the very same moment that Shin's berserk and domain skills wore off, Simba quickly activate the lockdown skill in his arsenal to prevent that fake king from using any kind of skill.

At the same time, Zero activate a wide range domain skill that covered the entire throne room. A bunch of swords that were made of silver elemental mana were formed out of nowhere before circling along the walls of the room. Then those energy swords release a brilliant light that shone on the entire room.

And along with that, a powerful pressure was released to suppress the two NPCs and prevent them from using their transformation. Then another stage of 'torture' began.

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Meanwhile, on the moment that Shin's berserk skill wore off, it was natural for him to entered a weakened state. But on that very same moment, Simba suddenly tossed a card towards Shin, which was also caught by the latter immediately after.

Even if Shin was currently not in his usual self, his instincts still knew how to use that card. So, he quickly crushed that card without further ado. And together with that, his weakened state was immediately relieved before it could even take effect. (A weakened State for using double domain skills together with berserk skill.)

Seeing that, Zero couldn't help but took a look to Simba and asked with a little confusion. "Aren't we going to stop him from going in rampage after killing this NPC? Then why did you give him that Pardon Card to remove the effects of his weakened state? If you leave him that way, then our job is going to be easier, right? And you can always give him that card after we are done with this."

Simba gave him a sidelong glance before replying in a nonchalant manner. "Well, do you think I will ask for your help if that was the case? I ask your help since I plan to give him that pardon card in the first place. It was because using that pardon card before a weakened state take effect gives him some bonus."

Zero also threw Simba a sidelong glance before saying. "It seems that you really care about this guy. And somewhat confident on him for you to become a little scared of him rather than being your usual self," while throwing a couple of sword strikes at the fake king.

Simba smirked after hearing that and said. "Heh! He is my sworn brother after all, so it is natural for me to help him. And as for battling him, if it is the current me in the real world, I am confident that I can handle myself against him now. Though, I am still not confident at battling him if he is in this state."

This time, Zero couldn't help but became a little confused after hearing that. Or more like curious rather. "Now, I really become interested about how strong this guy really is."

And while the two Peak Gods were nonchalantly discussing with each other as they mercilessly beat up the poor NPC in from of them, they suddenly felt an intense threat coming from behind.

Feeling that, Simba and Zero quickly hopped to the opposite side, moving out of the way of that threat.

Swoosh!

Then they saw a streak of light that brushed past them and collide with at the fake king before sending the latter to fly towards the wall of the throne room.

Bang!

A cloud of dust was created after when the fake king. Simba and Zero didn't bother themselves wait for that cloud of dust to settle down. First, it was because the threat that they were feeling was starting to rise as the time went by. The second reason was because they already received that system notification that the fake king already died.

Given that, the two of them simultaneously turned their heads at source of that threat and saw Shin who was still maintaining the ending posture of the skill that he used for that last attack.

And from the perspective of the two, they could already saw the 'Aura Manifestation' behind Shin; and a pair of them at that; a white tiger and a black panther. But unlike the first pair that he released during his battle against *Rhaba and Immortal's clone, these manifestations were much stronger since the pressure that they were releasing was more than enough to cause some threat against the two Peak-Godlike Players in front of him.

*(The guy Shin fought during the battle at Shunkai Forest.)

Seeing that, the duo of Simba and Zero couldn't help but turn their heads at each other with surprised expression on their faces.

"Heh! I didn't expect that this sworn brother of yours belongs to that rare group of people. Having two kinds of Aura Manifestation? I only heard of them before, but this is my first time seeing it," muttered Zero as he turned his attention back to Shin with a pair of eyes that were burning with excitement.

Simba, on the other hand, clicked his togue when he saw that and said. "Tsk! I also heard about that. I even know that Shin Bro was able to manifest two of them. But this is my first time seeing him manifesting the two of them at the same time."

"Looks like we need to take this a little seriously, huh?" said Zero before releasing the 'Aura Manifestation' of his own. And that aura formed a mythical creature with silver color.

It was a creature with an eagle's head, a body and a tail of a lion, together with its front legs and paws being the legs and claws of an eagle. On its back, grew a pair of majestic eagle wings. This mythical beast was the legendary Griffin. And when this Aura manifestation appeared, the pressure that was coming from Shin was immediately negated.

At the same time, the man standing beside him, the War God: Simba, was not idle either. He also released his Aura Manifestation. Opposing the silver color aura that was being release by Zero, the aura that was coming from him was in bright crimson color.

A huge silhouette of a beast materialized behind him. It was Lion with blazing-like hair and wild appearance, together with its crimson furs. Unlike that other majestic lion that was acting like the king of the jungle. This one was more like a rebel. It looked like a beast that was too fierce and too savage.

Its eyes didn't have the proud arrogance, but full of viciousness and malice. It was a perfect example of a bloodthirsty beasts that was ready to kill at any given time. And with that, the murderous aura that was coming from that crimson lion shattered all of the pressure that was being sent to Simba.

The Simba looked at Shin for a moment before warning Zero a little. "Just make sure that you are not going to kill him alright?"

Given all of that, Shin seemed to refuse at backing down before activating his 'Eclipse Wielding' combat technique. Then he took his battle stance as he readied himself for that impending battle that was about to come.

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