Re:Immortal

Chapter 69

"What the hell is that thing?!" Asked Leyla as she pointed out at the monstrosity that slowly stood up and lazily stretched its limbs before turning to glare at them.

The only way to describe the monster was a bipedal complete absence of light. It wasn't just blackness, it was nothing at all. He cast no shadow, made no noise, and gave off no odor.

It's only distinguishing features were Its one massive eye that swiveled wildly, as it glared at the group of intruders and his teeth, which were eerily incandescent, emitted a strange blue glow and were as sharp as a fine diamond sword.

"That would be 'The Blood-eyed Phantomling'." Answered Omis, his trusty sword materializing in his hand.

'The Blood-eyed Phantomling' was considered a boss monster which mortal cultivators had no powers against, one had to be an Immortal to face the monster, as mortal attacks did nothing to it.

"Do.Not.Move!" Hissed Silas as a small floating book appeared in front of him.

"That's a damn adult Phantomling!" Growled Addi, his eyes darting across the room in search of something to use.

"W-Why are we not moving?" Asked Leyla in confusion, the monster did not seem to make any move either and simply glared at their general direction.

"An adult 'Blood-Eyed Phantomling' has the cultivation powers of an Immortal Venerable, yet they have one deadly weakness." Said Omis.

"They are bound to one place and can never leave it." Continued Addi.

"It seems that we did not step into its sphere of influence so we should be good for now, but I'm afraid that if we take one step closer it will make its move." Said, Silas as he turned to glance at the group.

"It seems like it's bound to this place, forever protecting the Teleportation Array." Muttered Addi as he scratched his chin in thought.

Hearing that Omis nodded before he continued.

"I'm afraid we will need to get closer so master Silas can break through it."

"So we will have to defeat the monsters and then we can use have Uncle Silas break the array! Easy~!" Cheerfully said, Leyla.

"This brat, simple-minded as always." Said Addi while shaking his head.

"Hey! What do you mean simple-minded!" She glared at him.

"If we fight the monster, we risk alerting 'The Hive' minions, so even if we do make it to heavens that would be waiting for us over there." He calmly explained with an expressionless face.

With a solemn expression, Silas nodded.

"I'm afraid he has a point, even though the four of us are more than enough to take care of 'The Blood-eyed Phantomling' we simply can not risk blowing our cover."

Omis who was deep in thought until now, turned around to face them before asking.

"Master Silas, how much time would you need to break the array and activate the teleportation formation?"

"Hmm?" Glancing at the old formation in front of them Silas scratched his head and replied.

"I would say around thirty minutes? No, fifteen minutes!" He said with conviction. Hearing that Omis nodded before turning to stare at the monster that looked as if it couldn't wait to get his hands over him.

"Brother, you got a plan?" Addi asked in curiosity.

"I may." Omis simply said with a small smile causing the group to stare at him with curiosity.

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"No! Not going to happen!" Said Silas while shaking his head firmly.

"Oh come on uncle Silas~! Brother Omis is really strong~!" Answered Leyla.

"You don't have to worry about anything master Silas, this is not my first time facing a 'Blood-Eyed Phantomling'!" Added Omis with a reassuring smile.

"I'm sorry don't get me wrong, it's not you I'm concerned about, it's me! When I'll be there focusing all my attention on breaking the array, that moment is where I am at my most vulnerable. I'm sure you can take care of yourself, but I don't think you would be able to keep the monster's attention from turning to me." Silas answered with a shake of his head.

"Come on uncle! Don't be such a chicken~! I'm sure brother Omis would protect you with his life!" Leyla said with conviction, yet Silas's expression remained solemn.

Seeing that he was still unconvinced, Omis walked towards him and placed his hands on his shoulders as he stared at him dead in the eye before speaking with an unmistakable confidence.

"Master Silas, I know how much you value your life. We all do, but I wouldn't have suggested this plan unless I was one hundred percent confident in it! So I ask you to put your faith in me, I will protect you!" Omis said with a serious tone.

Staring at his confident manner, Silas was once again able to see the shadow of his old sect master in the eyes of Omis.

'Ah, he really does have your confidence sect master...' Thought Silas, before taking a deep breath and shaking his head he then glared at Omis and spoke.

"If end up dying because of this stupid plan! I swear by all the heavens and abyss that I will curse and haunt you till the end of time!" He somberly said. Yet hearing that only caused Omis to grin madly before slapping his shoulders.

"Haha! You do not need to worry about that master Silas! I will not let that thing touch a single hair on your head, you can count on me!" Said Omis with confidence as he patted his chest in assurance.

Omis then turned to Addi and Leyla before speaking.

"Now then! Addi, Leyla if you may."

Giving him a nod of confirmation, Addi moved closer to the borders of the teleportation formation, the monster seemingly waiting for him to take one more step as it patiently waited with anticipation.

Sitting down in the lotus position, Addi Closed his eyes, his figure slowly started to blur, as he seemed to merge with his surroundings sometimes appearing solid others appearing like a ghost, his aura however completely vanished rendering him invisible from all sorts of divine senses.

A dome-shaped bluish shield slowly appeared surrounding the formation and the monster cutting them off from the outside world. Seeing the shield appear, Leyla walked behind Addi and sat down before she placed both of her palms on his back and willed her spiritual energy into his body, further helping him stabilizing the shield.

Seeing that all preparation we're done, Omis looked at Silas who gave him a nod before he walked inside the shield, with his sword in hand, Silas following closely behind him.