Chapter 1017 Life



Whoooooooooooosh.

Powerful streams of wind came from a single point, blowing everything in its path and leaving wide scratches in the tall trees as if from the claws of some wild beast that had gotten out of control.

"What's going on...?" Plant of the Third Chronicle muttered, holding tightly to the tree, trying to resist the wind.

"I don't know... But if the shockwave is that strong, then whoever was in the epicenter is definitely already dead!" His buddy exclaimed, struggling to keep his balance.

Those who couldn't defend themselves and were below Fourth Chronicle were thrown aside, and some were seriously injured by the collision.

Fifth Chronicle ones, defended themselves with barriers as in front of one of them was a shield of many petals that slowly disintegrated in front of the brutal wind.

"This power is unbelievable... Was he really able to survive such a...?" The man muttered in disbelief, staring at the site of the explosion.

Marlis waved a hand to remove the green flames that protected them. She frowned and stared at Polosa, who smirked contentedly.

"Bitch... I expected her to get a lot stronger, but isn't that too...?" Marlis muttered as she clenched her fists tightly, "She took a simple swing and created an explosion comparable to Dragon's breath!"

Marlis was angry, rage overwhelming her, she seemed to want to tear into battle again.

Tap.

Osvald put his hand on her shoulder as she turned to him. He shook his head and said, "That won't be necessary. In fact, I'd even move farther away, otherwise, Sven might accidentally hurt us."

"Agh...?" Marlis's eyes went wide, she realized something, "You think he's using the Form right now?"

Osvald touched his chin with a thoughtful expression, "Well... It's possible, but you know Sven. He won't use his trump card until the very end, he'll let Polosa have all the fun he wants first."

Marlis sighed as her gaze went to the site of the explosion.

A massive cloud of dust slowly settled, revealing the silhouette that was in the center. Sven was lying next to the massive boulder, leaning on it. He had an emaciated look as his left shoulder was seriously wounded, still bleeding even after a long time.

Sven shook his head, smiled weakly, and rose slowly. He raised his head and met his gaze with Polosa, who was soaring high above the ground, flapping her broad wings.

"Hah, I must admit it was rather painful. You've actually gotten stronger, though I think it's all about that spear. How much energy did you spend on that one swing... however... that's not the right question..." Sven muttered with a sly smirk on his face.

"Hmm?" Polosa frowned, "What the hell are you talking about?"

"That spear... It's completely merged with you, but that weapon requires more than just energy, doesn't it?" Sven said calmly, but his words made Polosa really angry, "You just lost a few years of your life, right?"

Polosa said nothing, she just bit her lip while her aura intensified.

Arden's eyes went wide as he realized what was going on, "Wait... I think now I understand why no one dared to fully merge with that spear before..."

Osvald raised an eyebrow, unlike Marlis and Arden, he didn't understand what was going on here at all.

"The infinite spear is the strongest weapon of our world and only the Progenitor can use it, it has always been so, but Polosa was the first to merge with it..." Arden spoke with a slight tremor as if he did not want to continue.

"Osvald, it's simple." Marlis said calmly, "Now every time she uses the spear to amplify her attack, she will lose a portion of her life, days, months, or even years."

"Oh... Looks like they decided to bet everything she has on this fight. Pretty desperate move..." Osvald scratched the back of his head.

"Yeah, it is. However, she's not stupid, she knows that if she defeats Sven, there will be enough energy from his soul to saturate the spear and split again." Marlis's gaze grew more serious as her sharp gaze headed toward Polosa, causing her to feel a slight chill.

"I get it!" Osvald nodded, "Well, in that case, it's pretty smart. Sven wasn't going to let her live, regardless of the outcome." Osvald shrugged.

Polosa frowned as her wings glowed brightly. She began to wave them rapidly, creating a scarlet tornado in front of her, which she willed toward Marlis.

"Don't you dare look at me? Unlike Sven, you are not my opponents. You had better disappear right now so you don't annoy me anymore!" Polosa exclaimed, shaking the space with her voice, which echoed around her.

Marlis became alert as her hands were covered in green flame, she swung them quickly, forming a strange shaped seal in the air that was supposed to be a shield.

Whoooooooooooosh.

Suddenly, a silhouette with long blond hair that shone as brightly as a star appeared in front of Marlis.

"Sven!" Marlis exclaimed.

Sven reached forward, out of a huge amount of energy creating a needle, huge, perhaps even bigger than the one he used to defeat Birit in his Full Form.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of this little problem." Sven spoke before swinging the needle like a sword from top to bottom.

The white flash split the giant tornado in two as well as hundreds of meters of dead earth ahead, heading straight for Polosa.

"Tsk." Polosa snorted as she thrust her arm forward and created a massive crimson wood shield from the energy.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

The energy blade tried to break through the dense roots, but it only managed to leave a few scratches on the shield.

"Hah, looks like you're getting weaker. My attacks drained you considerably, though you tried not to show it." Polosa said with a confident smirk.

Sven shook his head as his deep gaze fell upon her, "Shut up. If you want to survive, you'll have to kill me, or that spear will consume you completely and quickly turn you to ash. Fight."

Sven's silhouette blurred as he appeared directly in front of Polosa, bringing the needle down on her. Polosa's pupils narrowed as she held out her spear for a block.

Polosa's hands trembled, she could barely withstand the pressure that Sven brought down on her, he held the needle tightly as his confident gaze could easily instill fear in her.

"Hey, even though you can fly, I don't want to fight in the air at all." Sven muttered as hundreds of energy threads appeared beside him. They split into several pieces and simultaneously attacked Polosa like brutal whips.

"Argh!!!" Polosa cried out in pain as blood gushed from her mouth.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

Polosa collapsed to the ground, lifting up a massive cloud of dust. Sven followed instantly, attacking her multiple times before she could even get up.

"What's going on out there?" Arden asked with a confused expression.

Marlis's eyes flashed green fire as she saw through the smoke screen and a slight smile appeared on her face, then, she became more serious.

"He's attacking her... Polosa is trying to defend herself with her wings, but... Sven doesn't have much time..." Marlis muttered with a worried look.

Sven swung his weapon several times a second, trying to break through Polosa's defenses, but, her wings were much tighter than he expected.

'Fuck! I have to move faster! I have to put more power into my attacks if I want to kill her right now!' Sven inwardly exclaimed as blood gushed from his mouth and his eyes went wide.

Marlis's face grew darker. She realized that Sven's body couldn't take the strain and given his previous wounds, he needed a short rest, but he wasn't going to stop even then.

Polosa noticed this and seized the moment, opening her wings and plunging her spear into Sven's belly.

Sven managed to grab the spear at the last moment, changing its trajectory, but, it still left wide cuts on his arm and side from which blood gushed out.

"Hah! Idiot! You overestimated your abilities!" Polosa exclaimed cheerfully, got to her feet confidently, and swung her spear.

Sven's eyes went wide as he barely blocked the attack, however, followed by another and another. 

Polosa attacked like a madwoman without a break, each time she used an enormous amount of energy to wound Sven and be able to break through his block. Each attack cost her a few months to live, especially the strong ones took a year or two at once, but, she didn't care.

As a Progenitor of the Plants, she could live for thousands of years, perhaps even more if she concentrated on it, so if she lost a few hundred in a fight, it was a worthy sacrifice. Especially considering that if she won, she would recover everything.

"Die!!!" Polosa exclaimed furiously, swinging her spear with great force and clenching her teeth tightly.

The scarlet blade passed in front of Sven, leaving a wide cut on his chest from which blood gushed. The impact, threw him back hundreds of meters, plunging him into the debris from the trees and boulders they had destroyed during their fight.

Step. Step. Step.

Polosa stepped forward confidently, preparing to launch one last attack while blood from Sven's wound splashed across the ground.

'Agh... That really hurts...' Sven inwardly muttered looking at the bloody tips of his fingers, 'Well... I've had enough fun... Damn, how many years since I used it...?' Sven smiled bitterly, looking at the brightly shining sun.