I was a Nerfed Hero in Another World

Chapter 89: The Dark Shield

After dealing with the four soldiers, the wolf girl attacked the king, stealing the show. However, despite her awesome performance and overpowering abilities, Fenrir could not land a hit against the king. That crowned man did not even have his protective barrier on!

Every time Fenrir slammed her claws, the king moved his dark matter and turned it around. It made the ferocious Fenrir look like a fool, regardless of her feral form. Fenrir was also the one who took down two thousand soldiers instantly without breaking a sweat.

However, regardless of her title, Fenrir could not scratch the king.

"Like the kid, Arthur had mentioned. Dark energy counters magic. If you don't wield it, you're all going to suffer! And the only person who has that is you, Green!" the king exclaimed, and extended his palms. "I've waited so long to kill you! Have you ever wondered why there are only ten of you who returned alive? Did you find that strange, pesky knight!"

Green clenched his bastard sword tighter as he replied, "You. What did you do to them?"

"I could fight the mercenaries head-on effortlessly. But I did not want to risk that fight, since one of you might have learned dark magic. And you can imagine the rest of the story, Green Knight."

"Shut up."

Green did not let the king finish his sentence and attacked the king's fore. But that crowned ruler planned all of this, knowing that it would trigger the knight. Since Green lost all his senses, he could not think of any strategies for fighting against the king. That burst of emotions led to his downfall as he received a hit from the man he truly hated the most.

That punch led him to fly over to the side, and eventually slamming himself against the wall. It took Green a few moments before recovering back to his usual state. However, he already received a massive amount of damage that exhausted his health points.

If only we could view the crimson bar, Green's health bar might have touched the near end of his capacity. If Green planned on taking two hits against the king, he would eventually lose and die in this battle.

"Hey, Arthur!" Fenrir asked, and went to me. "Can't you transfer that dark energy to me as you did to Green? You just have to gather these obsidian substances, right? That isn't a big deal, right?"

I shook my head and replied, "No. The cooldown of this spell is around an hour. And even if we ever reach that point, that king would have annihilated all of us with his dark energy," I explained to her.

Fenrir clicked her tongue and exclaimed, "Well, the only option we have right now is to distract the king so Green could land a hit."

But before Fenrir could walk forward, I pulled her tail and hindered her from moving onward.

"What's the big idea, you fucking idiot! Do you have a death wish or what?!" growled Fenrir, while sending daggers in my direction.

She even kicked me in my chest, despite knowing that my body got heavily injured. Now I realised that wolves and other furry creatures disliked getting their tails touched, especially their enemies. And here I thought we had chemistry with each other, since Fenrir fought alongside me.

I had thought wrong.

I picked a pebble from the ground and threw it at our fore. When the rock hit in front of us, the stone disappeared and turned into ashes. Both of our eyes widened in surprise as we witnessed an invisible barrier disintegrating the solid substance.

It did not take a genius to realise this barrier would kill us if we tried barging straight forward.

"What's this all about? There was nothing like this when you guys fought that bastard?" Fenrir reacted.

"I know. But I somehow noticed the king's cheap tricks when he continuously fired those shadow balls. Those dark energies from each attack created the spread of dark particles surrounding us. The king forged those fragments and turned them into a shadow shield," I said.

"The king shaped his shadow shield like a diamond attached to his right arm. He also used that shield as a weapon to slam its surface against Green in their fight. This barrier would never let other Elementalist users besides dark, magical users. Regardless of their amplitude, only light enters that place. But the site is only limited around them, not the entire place," I explained.

That barrier worked like a dome-shaped arena, exclusive for dark warriors like the two of them. The king initially schemed this part to annihilate the shelter and us, since we did not know dark magic. Now that I solved the matter, I nullified the king's plan.

However, my power's limit hindered me from moving any further. We could only place our bets at Green winning this fight.

But the situation told us otherwise.

Green kept getting his ass beaten by the king using dark magic. Although Green could also coat his dark magic thanks to my spell, it was not enough to turn the tide over to his side. And when Green had the chance to strike, the king always had magic to spare, blocking attacks using his dark shield.

According to my system, that dark shield was a new spell created by the king. Since other elements cannot harm dark elements, using dark spells against their own kind would do the trick. However, the king overrode it. That obsidian shield blocked attacks from dark spells after using his special ability as well!

As we continued exchanging thoughts, Green got tossed back once again and tumbled beside us. Fortunately for him, he did not exit the barrier the king created. If he was one inch closer to the fence or even touched it, god would only know what could have happened to him.

"You are no match against my shield, Green!" the king said, while gazing at the shelter's front door. "We cannot feed these people, especially the ones that would eventually die. Our town only has limited resources for the rest of us. And the Camelot Kingdom refused to help our small city."

The king knelt near Green and continued, "I am doing this to save our people. Since none of the kingdoms has dark magicians, I would easily conquer Albion! We will use their resources and kill the remaining villagers, while offering them to the demon king."

"You. You had a deal with the devil?!" Green asked, which also made our eyes widened in surprise.

"I will let your imagination run for that question."

As soon as the king finished his sentence, he pounded the shield at Green. The poor knight growled in pain as he received the bombarding attacks from the king. A pool of blood emerged around Green, which would eventually lead to blood loss. I could only watch the battle, since we could not help him in their fight.

Fenrir also got irritated, wanting to kill the king who met with the demons. Fenrir yearned to have an audience with the king because of her personal reasons. I still did now know the purpose of that visit, but I knew Fenrir needed to meet the demons.

"What a spell.," I murmured, while clicking my tongue. "Well, it is what it is. And Fenrir."

"Yeah? And that energy came from that fucking coward. I want to kill him," Fenrir mumbled to herself, while clenching her fist."

"You can't kill him or anyone else, Fenrir! If you kill someone, I will become your enemy as well.," I said, while holding her shivering hand. "I know that feeling... I lived a life of hate and suffering. So please, Fenrir, we cannot solve every problem by killing someone off."

Fenrir reluctantly nodded her head and agreed to my words. She wanted to kill the king, but she knew that won't do anything besides satisfy her anger. But for now, Fenrir finally calmed down and remained silent for the time being.

While we exchanged thoughts with each other, a light bulb emerged on top of my head. Although I had my dark conversion skill on cooldown, I could still do something about it.

"Wait, I have an idea. You need to stay back at least twenty miles away from me. Maybe I could do something about this barrier," I said, while motioning my hands for Fenrir.

Since Green got his ass beaten up by the king, he needed our help. If he lost this fight, we would lose all of our lives. So I had to step in and give Green the upper hand.

"What are you going to do when your dark conversion is on cooldown? Are you freaking out of your mind, Arthur?! I know you're knowledgeable about these things, but you also have a limit," Fenrir spoke, with her voice shaking at every word. "I don't care about you if you die. But if you plan on dying, at least escort me to the demon kingdom!"