Rhys was shocked, "Is there a spell like that?"Riva gave him a weird look. Realizing the irony of his statement, Rhys simply dismissed it with a wave of his hand."Fine. However, what about the Chief and his personal guard?" He asked."We will find a way to deal with them eventually."Rhys was still unconvinced, "But these tunnels have been their home for what I think might be centuries. It is basically their backyard. They can just find their way back, no?"There was a sly expression on her face,"That is where you come in."Rhys shot her a strange look, "Me? What the hell do you expect me to do?"She shrugged, "I don't know. Figure something out as well..."Rhys massaged his temples..."There are so many things that could go wrong in your plan."But then, a grin appeared on his face, "However, I like it. I like it a lot!""Hahaha! I knew you would understand!" Riva nearly burst out laughing at that moment, but Rhys was quick on the uptake and quickly clamped his palm over her mouth

Earlier, they had seen a few {Steel Spoke Gorillas} throwing more than a few corpses into the hole. They had no idea why they were doing so. However, it was quite obvious the hole surrounding the tree didn't lead anywhere good. Rhys even felt a slightly strange and off-putting feeling from the tree itself.It wasn't very obvious, but Riva seemed quite oblivious to it. The aura of the tree was not only strange, it also felt evil in a way. Evil in the sense that associating with it wouldn't bring them any good.'It's probably just my nerves...' Still, Rhys decided to push those thoughts away and push forward with the plan.Taking a deep breath, Rhys made the first move. He began by chanting a few spells,"Vampiric Star...""Imploding Star...""Flame of Darkness..."His mana pool churned as a vast amount of energy was sucked away from it. He activated three spells simultaneously. This feat was quite difficult to achieve as it is an incredible strain on the mind and soul.However, Rhys 's

Azure Burst..."He turned into a flash...'The Hand of Stingè is useless against these things.' Although the blades were very sharp, unfortunately, they lacked a sufficient amount of weight. Most of the cutting power came from his strength and not the weight of the weapon.Hence, Rhys quickly retrieved the next weapon in his inventory. The Scale of The Abyssal Flame...His body moved like a phantom as he wielded the heavy Blade with uncanny precision. Parrying an approaching don't with the edge of his blade, he concentrated his Ki and Devil essence onto the surface of the weapon and slashed forward. An unsuspecting {Steel Spine Gorilla} was slashed across the abdomen.Blood and pieces of its guts spilled everywhere, but to Rhys 's surprise, it didn't immediately fall and die.Instead, it stumbled around for a bit before walking toward the put at the center. As soon as it started walking, the other {Steel Spine} apes began howling and grunting sorrowfully. The ferocity and intent of th

Rhys and Riva immediately got to work. Rhys was unable to use his Ki and devil essence. As such, the blade in his hand weighed more than a ton. It felt so heavy in his hand. However, he was still able to swing it gracefully. Since he entered this place, his stats had leaped and shot through the roof.Wielding the heavy blade was not too much for him anymore. And fighting without his skills and abilities made him realize something.For some reason, he kept finding himself in situations where he was restricted in one way or the other.'So infuriating...' Rhys thought to himself.Despite the attacks they dealt to the creatures there wasn't even a single tear on its tough hide.Rhys gritted his teeth, "What were you doing all this while?! This thing isn't even damaged!"Evangeline's face was expressionless, "It is stronger than I thought. Taking it down will require some more time.""Time that we do not have..." Rhys said through gritted teeth..."Then what do you propose we do?" Riva sai

And then, there were the roots and the voice. As soon as he landed on the tree roots, the voice became even clearer. However, he couldn't decipher what it was saying. This meant the system didn't have the language registered.The sweet-sounding voice nearly drew him closer, promising him relief should he give in. However, he was no fool. There was no way in hell he would fall for it.Probably..."Ha... What an unfortunate situation I have found myself in..." Rhys couldn't help but let out a sigh.His mind thought of how he had been coaxed by Riva to go on this fool's errand."I knew I shouldn't have trusted that crazy witch!" Rhys said bitterly to himself. However, it was too late to do anything now. He had to live with the consequences."First things first, that thing has to die," Rhys said as he glared at the large {Golden Spine Gorilla}. The creature couldn't see well, but it had noticed him and immediately landed on the root.'Getting my powers back is the only way I can defeat th