Chapter 183 The fight under the tree
As the authority of God of Space took over. The entire sealed area became Apollo's territory. Without wasting another second he made another command.
"Automatic Machinery, weapon fusion"
Two weapons emerge from his palms, one is a silvery white staff with a touch of color blue on its surface, while the other is a black spear with blue markings on it.
As soon as those two weapons appeared one of the five looming shadows lunged forward, finally revealing his bladed weapon. The swordmaster charges fast appearing right in front of the boy. As his sword gleams, he swings his arms to give a powerful horizontal cut aimed at the boy's midsection.
However just like any fight he had encountered the boy already calculated his move, making him anticipate the attack. To answer the horizontal cut the young mage quickly conjures a barrier to block the strike. Apollo then held the newly created weapon as he welcomed the spearman who stealthily charged along with the swordsman.
These two plan to use the swordmaster's precise strikes to disrupt the mage's focus, while the spearman would use his weapon to keep the mage from moving freely. The spear's thrusts would force the mage to stay on the defensive. Unbeknownst to the two advancing masters their opponent had already predicted that move.
And so Apollo circulated his ki across the circuits of his body, while his mind conjured a spell and made his mana spike up deep within his mana pool.
The skill master weaponist was also activated giving the boy a boost. The spear arrived as soon as the sword met the barrier. The young mage then made a counter by casting a spell, mudflow. This spell disrupts the landscape causing the two weapon masters to fall back.
[Enemy Aura has been activated, my Creator]
The distraction was short-lived because their powerful auras and ki control made the spell useless, though that didn't bother Apollo. The short amount of time the spell gave made it possible for him to cast a more high-level spell.
A magister-level spell immediately fires up as soon as they try to attack. The spell Storm activated but it wasn't the only one that blasted the face of the intruders. Inside the newly formed weapon between the spear and staff, a spell came out combined with the spell, storm.
A combination spell Firestorm was created, a type of fusion magic that left the ground burning.
As soon as the spell was successfully fired Apollo tried to reposition himself, however, before he could even move the flames made by his spell were sliced through. The attack that turned the flames into nothing didn't stop but instead continued forward until it reached the boy's position.
The little mage remained calm and shifted the weight of his body smoothly dodging the strike.
[Arrows, incoming!]
Warn by Jeremiah and so Apollo activated one of the spells stored inside his weapon. As he did so his vision saw three weapon masters already coming towards him.
"Manus maledicta"
From the holy ground of the World Tree, burned charcoal hands suddenly spawn on the soil of the hollow space, grabbing the bodies of his five opponents.
Apollo just smirked when he saw how the hands grabbed the dozens of arrows that almost penetrated his barrier.
[3 seconds before your opponents break your spell]
The boy just nodded and changed the rhythm of his magic.
Sparks suddenly rise from his body as he casts one of his most powerful spells.
"Thunder Aura" he chanted then his ears picked the sound of his spell breaking. He immediately moves while arrows follow his body.
[To the left]
Despite his speed his five opponents were still able to track his movement and before Apollo knew it he was already surrounded.
[Should I activate it now?]
"No, it's too destructive"
Jeremiah felt restricted and so he cast a spell based on his Creator's arsenal.
A green magic circle emerges turning into a rising tornado, this swirling wind has blades surrounding its every turn.
As the chaos rises Apollo wants to take this opportunity to cast another spell. However, a sudden energy shook the entire enclosed space.
The source of such power is a master wielding an axe. The axe-wielder charges through the chaos, swinging his massive axe with brutal force. The young mage then quickly casts a basic spell to freeze the floor which was previously burned by fire. The axe-wielder slips but manages to recover, shaking off the ice with a roar.
Apollo then runs across the field dodging more arrows that can easily break his defenses.
"Jeremiah raise my guard"
[I will]
As he dodged more a spear suddenly pierced through the air and smoothly kept up with his speed. He almost didn't sense it due to the arrows occupying him. Fortunately, he managed to block the sudden strike using his weapon, however, it wasn't his real problem. From his back is the axe wielder and to his left is the sword master which is about to release their attack.
"The fifth one is missing"
[I already pin him on the ground]
"Good"
Four strong opponents are about to attack however a single command made their movements stop.
"Gravity 1000 times"
A sudden force from the ground pulled them, they tried to fight back however they couldn't even move a muscle.
"It's impressive you guys are still alive"
He said as he cast his spell "Thunder Aura Zeus"
The entire enclosed space became surrounded with light although none of the spirits would know what was going on.
"Ah, don't go near there" Gale warns a young spirit as it tries to approach the place Apollo was fighting in.
A sudden burst of energy runs through the field, and the single being standing is none other than Apollo.
"I can't believe it, you guys are still alive?"
He said bewildered while an artifact shape like shield protected all five of his opponents.
[That's an artifact from a lost dungeon]
"No wonder they survive"
[It seems it is also the thing they used to remain hidden from the spirit's detection]
"Tsk, I'll break that thing"
[Careful Creator this artifact seems more powerful than the others]
"I will keep that in mind"
Lightning sparks because another spell is about to be cast.
However, the young mage wasn't the only one preparing to attack. Due to the grace of the shield artifact, all wounds of the five weapon masters disappear while an added boost penetrates their skin. And just like that, all the injuries they received a while ago healed.
[...]
"..."
"Why do I feel that shield is too good to be true"
[The stone of death was a useful tool as well, just a little different from that shield]
Apollo could only nod his head as he raised his weapon, five spells then activated, and immediately it fired at the newly healed enemies. As the spell fires the boy can predict how the artifact will negate his spell. So he made a command immediately.
"Jeremiah makes sure that shield won't be able to shine again"
[Got it]
With Jeremiah's assistance, the shield was jammed and wasn't able to protect the five from the blast of five combined lightning spells, however.
[They managed to block your spell with Armament]
Apollo felt conflicted, he wanted to use a more powerful spell but he was worried about creating more damage despite the sealed space.
[Dont worry Creator, anything that happens here won't affect the outside world]
"That's good to hear"
The marking of the spear suddenly glows while five silhouettes begin to charge forward.
"Hoo..." he started to breathe as the lightning charged his entire body.
"Thunder Aura, Negative lightning"
Five strokes of mass electricity hit five targets however with Aura armaments it didn't do much damage.
[You must break their defence]
"Yes I know"
Since normal spells couldn't penetrate the armament. Apollo then summons his spear. All the symbols and markings began to glow.
[Creator they are coming]
"Tsk, I can't cast properly"
With his mind being occupied with dodging and parrying attacks, the young mage can't concentrate enough to be able to formulate a spell.
Because of that ki and mana began to combine and vibrate, making his strikes as strong as the five weapon masters.
However, with five against one Apollo finds himself getting cornered. Then as he was about to get injured Jeremiah cast a spell firestorm to halt their enemies' advance.
Despite that spell, the spearman tries to close the gap, thrusting his spear through the swirling flames. The young mage, aware of the spearman's advance, uses his weapon to manipulate the spear trajectory, forcing the spearman to stagger and regain control.
With the spear user disrupted, Jeremiah creates a swirling whirlwind that forces the weapon users to adjust their positions, disrupting their coordination.
After that exchange, the dagger wielder attempts to close in using the shield's remaining boost to breakthrough the spell. As he dart in and out of the young mage's peripheral vision. Apollo was able to sense the approach and teleported to a new position, narrowly avoiding a flurry of dagger strikes.