Salvos (A Monster Evolution LitRPG) - Chapter 750

750. Hidden Ace

[Queen Of Diamonds - Lvl. 200]

I stared at the giant figure that was supposed to be Chordus. She had completely changed. Now, she was a giant made out of diamond— she had to have been at least fifty feet tall, perhaps even more. The surface of her body was crystalline and transparent. There was a slight iridescent glint to her if I looked at her from a certain angle, however I didn’t sense any divinity coming from her.

She was just massive now— like a statue made of glass. However, I highly doubted that she would shatter from a single swing. At least, considering that when she was encased by the diamond sphere just earlier, neither the [Hellprince] who had joined my side or I could even break through its surface.

The two of us just watched as Chordus created a giant sword made out of diamonds, and a pair of crystalline wings materialized behind her. With each small movement she made, the crimson heart underneath her translucent skin began to beat faster. At first, it was a slow, rhythmic beating— one beat every few seconds or so. But it sped up as she raised her expressionless gaze up towards the sky, facing us uncaringly.

And I pointed down at her, unleashing a barrage of flames down her way.

“Take this!”

I shouted as the onslaught of attacks crashed down into her. She was engulfed by a volley of explosions, and I waited for the flames to clear. A cloud of smoke blanketed her body. But I knew that my attack was completely ineffective.

And then I heard her booming, lifeless voice echo around me.

I blinked when I heard that. And then I watched as giant heart-shaped crystals suddenly flashed into existence all around me. Dozens of them. In the blink of an eye, they suddenly appeared, floating in the sky. And I watched as their surfaces began to crack, just like what happened with Chordus earlier.

“Just what is this?”

I asked as I spun around, staring at each and every heart-shaped crystal smash open. The [Hellprince] floated next to me shook his head in response.

“I don’t know. All I know is that Chordus had a one-time use Grand Skill. But this isn’t what I thought it would be.”

“Then what did you think it would be?”

I frowned back at the [Hellprince]. He shrugged in response. All the while, these crystalline figures— miniature versions of Chordus— emerged from their heart-shaped eggs.

“I didn’t even think about it. But if I had to guess, I probably thought she’d blow herself up and wipe out all her enemies with it or something.”

The [Hellprince] said, and I groaned.

“That sounds like a stupid Skill…”

And as the two of us conversed, the miniature versions of Chordus— each one wielding different weapons, whether they were spears or halberds— shot across the sky, charging straight at us.

[Heartfelt Hellspawn - Lvl. 100]

[Heartfelt Hellspawn - Lvl. 100]

[Heartfelt Hellspawn - Lvl. 100]

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They weren’t extremely powerful— each one was the level of an Archdemon. However, they still drew our attention as they charged our way.

“What even are these things?”

The [Hellprince] cursed as he swung out with his ice blade, tearing through these [Heartfelt Hellspawns]. I ripped them apart with my flaming claws as I shook my head in response.

“I think they’re clones— just very weak ones. Nothing like mine.”

I would have summoned more of my clones, but most of them were busy traversing the Netherworld at this point. And these clones of Chordus were weak. Just an annoyance, honestly.

I took down another three of them with ease as my eyes flickered, hearing her booming voice echo all around me once again.

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“[Stolen Clover: Luck Begone].”

“Now what?”

I blinked as I looked back down at the giant statue of diamond that was Chordus. She raised her sword, aiming at me. But nothing happened for a moment as I frowned.

And then, suddenly, a purple aura overcame my body. I looked down at myself as the glow seemed to cling onto me— emanating off my body even though I desperately tried to wipe it off. I even tried to burn it away with my iridescent flames. However, I failed to get rid of it for some reason.

My body shivered with a familiar sensation. This was the effects of a curse— an extremely powerful one at that. But what did it do? It wasn’t actively harming me, right?

And as the thought crossed my mind, I caught a gleam of light from the corner of my eye. A blade of ice swung my way, aimed straight for my head. My [Angelic Premonition] didn’t even sense it coming— I had to react entirely on my own.

I ducked under the attack as I blinked a few times, taking in the person who had just swung at me. It was the [Hellprince] who had joined my side. I stared at him in disbelief, and he just looked back at me in shock.

“Wait, I didn’t mean to do that!”

He sputtered quickly, and I pointed accusingly at him.

“I knew it, you… whatever your name is!”

“It’s Naro—”

“Yes, Naro, you! You were just pretending to join me, huh?”

I exclaimed as I flew away from the [Hellprince]. But he just raised his hands in the air as the [Heartfelt Hellspawns] circled around us.

“No, that’s—”

And his eyes flickered as he looked past me.

“Watch out!”

He called out, and I spun around. I watched as a group of the [Heartfelt Hellspawns] flew my way. I immediately pointed at them and unleashed a plume of flames that engulfed the charging clones. And right as I turned back around to face Naro, I watched a spear of ice fly straight at me.

I tilted my head to the side, narrowly avoiding the spear of ice. My brows snapped together as I looked back towards Naro. He immediately began to apologize frantically.

“I’m so sorry, I didn’t think you’d kill them so quickly—”

“Because you’re just trying to kill me!”

I countered, and he shook his head.

“It’s an accident, I am telling you that. I don’t know why it keeps happening…”

“Unless—”

My eyes darted down towards Chordus who was still floating far beneath us. She had barely moved, although she was still up in the air, keeping a good distance away from Manos who was distracted by the other Primeval Demons even now.

Her words echoed in my mind as I realized now what the effects of her curse did.

“She cursed me with bad luck! That’s annoying— how does that even work?”

I exclaimed as the realization settled in. Naro swung out at a pair of [Heartfelt Hellspawns] that flanked him, killing them with a single attack, before he placed a hand on his chin.

“It appears this one-time use Grand Skill of hers has completely changed how she engages in combat. Not only does she no longer rely on her flames, she wields curses now too. And look at her.”

Naro shook his head as I raised a brow. I looked down at the now [Queen Of Diamonds]. She had refused to engage with either Naro or I ever since it had reached Level 200 with her one-time use Grand Skill.

“That probably means she’s weak in close-quarter combat.” Newest update provided by NoveI-Fire.ɴet

I observed as I sent a volley of flames out, keeping the [Heartfelt Hellspawns] circling around me away. I looked towards Naro and nodded.

“So we should get right up to her and defeat her!”

I said as I pointed down at the [Queen Of Diamonds]. Naro just gestured at me to go first.

“Be my guest, I’d rather not be impaled if you’re wrong. Besides, I’ll probably be a burden because of your bad luck.”

I rolled my eyes at that and just dove straight down for Chordus. There was no point arguing with Naro— he had probably only joined my side because he thought they were losing. It was very likely if he thought that we were losing now, he would rejoin their side. So I just let him be as I made my way down for the [Queen Of Diamonds].

She saw me coming. But she reacted slowly. Raising her blade, she swung up for me. However, she was sluggish. I easily swerved around her attack and struck her with a [Corrupted Draconic Fury] mixed with [Barrage Of Cinders].

Unfortunately, my attack didn’t even chip away at her diamond-like skin. And she just cast her gaze down towards me as she brought a hand up to grab me out of the air. I simply zipped away from her.

She’s very slow, I thought as I flew up to her face and swung at her once again with a [Divine Strike]. This time, her head snapped back slightly. But still, no visible damage was done to the surface of her body. But she’s extremely durable.

I flew back as she just swung slowly at me.

“How about this then?”

I flew back towards her arm, trying to focus on the space that was encapsulating her existence. I tried to warp it— shift the world she was occupying so that she would be transported elsewhere. However, some kind of antimagic affinity stopped me.

“Nope— can’t teleport her! And I can’t create a rift that big either…”

I sighed as I once again avoided her attack. Nothing I could do could currently harm her. Perhaps [Sacred Hellfire] would work, but it would very likely take a while to bring her down. And [Worldbreak] would only affect a small area of her body. Not enough to defeat her. If only I could cast [Claw Of Corruption].

But that Grand Skill was still under cooldown. So there was no other offensive Skill I had that could likely even damage her right now. Unless—

An idea crossed my mind as I flew up, drawing back from Chordus for a moment. She stared up at me as Naro blinked from above.

“What about this?”

I shouted as I spread my arms wide.

“[The World Of My Mind].”

And the world around us changed.