To the Depth of Abyss

Chapter 162: Battle is to the Strong

Hwang came to Jade to provide information.

"Seonbae! That is Ars!"

Jade glared, a little shocked and disbelieving. "What? Why?!"

The sight was indeed a little strange. Seeing their main comrade walking along with the main enemy.

On her motorbike, Arlene strengthen her focus on her target, Rob.

"What? Why?!"

The one who got confused and wondering at the scene was not only Jade, but also Rob, the target of the chase.

"Why did you let him through, Ars?!"

Arlene did something with her jet motorbike, which made the mouth of the dragon head glow white.

"Fuck- fuck-fuck!"

Rob got the jet running again. But Jade quickly got in the way.

"Where do you want to go, mad scientist?"

Rob got furious. He wanted to press something on the jet controls. Before he did, Jade got attacked. The tree branch they were riding got cut by an attack from above; they fell.

Someone jumps and gets off on the jet.

"I know he will betray us."

A man in black boarded Rob's jet, then covered the jet with black smoke, disappearing from view.

Arlene lost sight of the target. But she still fired several Black Sky Spine lasers forward Even though the bullet didn't hit the target and instead injured Green Boy.

A large echoing voice was heard. At the same time, Green Boy is shaken.

"Pholia!"

Jade just came back and went upstairs. She gets mad at Arlene for hurting Green Boy.

"Don't shoot your laser at Green Boy. The power of the Black Sky Spine was painful enough for fellow Coloured Weapons!" 

Despite being scolded, Arlene looked indifferent. "Where is he?!"

They lost their target, which had suddenly disappeared into a black smoke.

"One thing I do know, our target was saved by a high-ranking Black Hunter."

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"You really saved me, Yared!"

"Lower your voice. We haven't really escaped them yet. Plus, that bastard has turned his hand on us."

Jared had boarded to the jet and successfully cover them. They were passing through the giant tree blocking the northeast passage.

"I also really can't believe it. Even though Ars is a great person, and he also wants to get out of this rotten world. Or maybe he was pretending to betray us in order to attack those two Seven Colored Weapon wielders from behind?!"

Rob's last sentence got Jared thinking. "If that was true, he must be a very smart person. But if not, he is the most rotting creature I've ever met. More rotten than that Staff Saint."

Jared had a little hope for Ars because in the battle in the Land of Honor, Ars didn't actually kill him. That man would really do something if he got a benefit from it. Plus, taking Jared's second Devil Seed was useless as it only served as a heart for Jared.

Then there's one more problem.

"Just how big is this tree!"

They had been circling the tree, but had not yet found the end. Even though the tree shouldn't be as wide as they thought.

"Even Adam Tree isn't this wide!"

That is really strange. 

"How fast is this jet?" asked Jared.

Without looking at the speed meter, Rob replied: "As you board to the plane, the jet's speed drops to 40 mph. But that doesn't make much difference and slows us down through this damn tree!"

Jared stood and looked at the tree on their right. For some reason, the scenery he sees is no different, even though they were walking through that tree.

"This tree is moving on the same speed as us?"

Jared's feelings said that.

Rob heard Jared's guess and immediately analyzed the facts, and right, "This tree really moves with us!"

A giant tree, moving at the same speed as them. Of course it is very surprising.

"Power of this magnitude ... This is impossible!"

"Of course it is possible!"

Jared's disbelief was met by a voice that sounded familiar.

"Like technology, we Warriors are also evolving!"

It was Jade who is riding the Green Boy branch.

"You, woman! Stop following me!"

Jade smirked at Rob's orders. "Like I said before, I'll stop bothering you if you drop the package."

Jade said that while raising her right hand. Gives some sort of sign.

At the sign, several rays were visible from within the shadow of the Green Boy's upper branch. The beams are air attacks that would strike them.

"Oh, shit!"

All of those attacks came at speeds faster than the jet. All of it slid down flashy, trying to hit Rob's jet.

Rob maneuvered to avoid all the attacks.

"Shit! Shit! Shit!"

He was able to dodge, but not for long.

"Shiitt!"

An attack will hit the jet plane.

"Did we get him?" asked Jade.

One successful attack hits Rob's jet. They are not after the package or the pilot of the jet. They just want to bring down the jet.

But strangely, the jet plane was no longer running, but also did not fall.

After the smoke from the attack that hit the jet had disappeared, a scene was seen where Rob's jet is still fine, shielded by a red barrier.

"Ars!"

Rob has been saved again by Ars. Who just caught up with their speed.

"You guys are speeding too fast," said Ars in a lazy tone.

"No, you're the one too slow!"

Jade had figured that the man didn't really betray Rob by letting Arlene through.

"What are you waiting for, go."

"Okok!"

Rob stepped on the gas once more.

"Don't let him escape!"

Jade orders her subordinates to shoot Rob again. But all of their attacks could not hit the jet plane because of Ars barrier is so strong.

There, another jet shot past and caught up with Rob.

That is Arlene. 

Once again, Ars allowed Arlene to pass. Yet he remained close to Jade.

"Hey, what's your reason for doing all this?" asked Jade in confusion of Ars' way of thinking.

"Reason? I don't need a reason. All I have is a motive, and if you asked me, 'why I let that woman through', I can tell because that would break the contract."

Jade made to think, "Contract?" 

After the 'Battle of Catastrophe' incident, Jade met with Sylvia Shield to ask for explication regarding the actions of Greedy Young Master. Sylvia said that it was related to contracts, and she couldn't say more than that.

Ars just triggered about the same traits as Greedy Young Master.

"Hey, how about we make a contract?"

Jade tries a gamble. Ars caught her hidden intent, but still willing to play with it.

"Oh-ho. Name your price then."

"Price?"

"Yeah, you want power, so offer the pay first."

Jade got confused at a moment. Power? Price? 

'Does he man, he offered his for a price?'

"Yeah, but of course, depending on your needs, the pay must compatible. Judging from your current condition, Green Sky Shield is the right price."

"What?!" Jade glared. "We are against you, but you said I have to give you Green Boy? No kidding!"

Jade raised her sword, preparing to fight the arrogant man.

"So, you want to-"

Before Jade moves, several strikes hit Ars from above.

All the attacks did not work because Ars was protected by an invisible red barrier.

Following that, several Vanguards leaped onto Ars with their weapons emitting rays, Arts.

However, their fall was held back by a red barrier which pushed and threw them down.

Jade saves them by growing Green Boy branch to catch them.

After that, several more air strikes were launched, and once again they did not work on Ars barrier.

There, someone fired his gun, which exposed Ars's red barrier. 

That is Hwang. His attacks looked like ridiculous things, but that has a hidden motive. Because at the same time, he threw two shooting stars that shot out at high speed, which managed to split Ars in half.

Hwang smiled broadly after his attack was successful. But got immediately faded because all he attacked was Ars's shadow.

"[Arts: Shadow Clone]!"

Ars' voice suddenly sounded from behind him. He also suddenly felt a hit to his left cheek, which threw him down.

Ars tricked them and went deeper into the Green Boy. He took out two black swords and held them in both hands. Using those two swords against Jade's subordinates.

He parried, pushed, and blew away all the Vanguards that the Jade party had. He did that until Jade advanced alone to face him.

Jade shot off with the rapidly growing Green Boy branch, pulled her sword back, and collided with Ars's sword.

"You didn't finish us off and were just playing around? What do you really want?!"

Ars pushed Jade aside. "You have answered your question. I'm just playing around."

Ars played around because he thought he was strong. He is strong against Jade and his family. It's the same as disrespecting Jade.

"You are pissed me off, you know."

"Oh, are you going to release this tree full power?" 

Instead of taking Jade's anger seriously, Ars got hype about what Jade was going to do.

"Are you going to make this tree have legs and arms like the Grandfather Tree?"

"No, Green Boy can be cooler than that." Jade raises his sword, will stab the Green Boy branch. "Green Dragon Boy!"

Jade shouted out something like a spell before thrusting his sword.

"Wew, dragon, where?!"

Ars once again pleased with what Jade about to do, and his wish was fulfilled the moment a wooden dragon head attacked him.

He cut open the wooden dragon with his sword, but two, three, and many more dragons came to take revenge.

Ars tries to face them with his two swords, but got overwhelmed and forced to back up.

Jade and many wooden dragons - branches from Green Boy - faced him.

"How is it, still want to brag?"

At Jade's question, Ars kept his two black swords, and took out one Sinaga Sword.

"Well, if you get serious, I must do the same as well."

Ars's red sword startled Jade and made Jade think of something related to someone else.

"Stoooooooooooooooppp~!"

However, their fight was delayed when a blonde girl flew and crashed into Ars.