LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 108: The 13th Squad Breakup
Sara snapped forward, wondering about Morgan's attitude towards Arthur. Morgan scoffed at Sara, Karen, and Mona. He called the three women fucking bitches who always lusted after strong men, as well as filthy traitors.
Karen didn't accept Morgan calling her that. She brought out her fire elemental sword and pointed it forward, wanting to teach Morgan a lesson he would never forget.
Arthur stuck his hand to the side, holding Karen from being reckless. Even though she was stronger than Morgan, a fight between fellow members of the 13th squad was not a good thing. Arthur tried to convince Morgan he wasn't evil or treacherous.
"Then explain to me. Why did you kill so many people on the fifth floor?" asked Morgan, annoyed.
"What do you have to do with the people on the fifth floor?" asked Arthur, curious.
"My sister was there. You killed her violently!" said Morgan.
'I didn't know that. I killed them without thinking about anything, just my safety,' Arthur replied.
"I didn't know your sister was there. I feel sorry for—"
"Regret is no longer useful. If you want me to forgive you, surrender and let them punish you!" said Morgan, interrupting Arthur's words.
Arthur smiled, then shook his head, saying he wouldn't return to the 10th floor. Morgan read Arthur's refusal as his way of resistance. That made Morgan not hesitate to bring up his talent, the earth golem.
The size of the golem is taller than the human body, about 3-4 meters, with its body filled with a mix of stone and soil. Arthur realized the golem's power, he reached out to block the stone monster's blow.
BANG!
An energy blast occurred that created a strong wave of wind, pushing people near the energy blast far away.
Thalenia was still silent, standing with her arms crossed as she watched Arthur. Jack stood beside Arthur, not yet assisting his master.
"Do I need to help you? It's just a regular golem," Thalenia said.
"No need. You and Jack can return."
"Alright."
Thalenia and Jack disappeared in their own way. Thalenia vanished like a withered plant, while Jack turned into a white light that entered Arthur's forehead. Morgan squinted, curious as to what Arthur was up to.
Arthur clenched his fist and summoned a blast of purple energy without activating his talent. The blast was enough to shatter the stone golem's hand, and a damage panel appeared before Arthur.
[Damage +6500]
Although the stone golem's hand was destroyed, not its body. Morgan gasped in shock, his body and mind feeling pain when a part of the stone golem's body was destroyed. Morgan thrust his hand forward again, using all his best energy to attack Arthur.
The stone golem grew in size and spewed hot, smoldering flames, its height probably reaching 7-8 meters.
The golem's hand, which was destroyed, grew as if it was regenerating. Morgan laughed contemptuously after showing his best strength.
"Stop this, Morgan! You're putting yourself in danger!" said Sara.
"I don't care. It's my decision. If I can't arrest him, then I have to die with him!" shouted Morgan.
Nolan and Hana help Morgan defeat Arthur. Nolan activated his bubble talent and drew his spear forward, already smeared with deadly bubble fluid.
Hana pointed her right hand forward, creating a cage with a wall of water waves that enclosed Arthur in a hexagonal cage.
Arthur smiled. He stepped closer to the wall of water and felt the powerful energy within it. Impressive, in Arthur's opinion. Hana was able to create this wall of water so well.
Bubbles from Nolan entered the hexagon water cage. Arthur stretched out his hand, summoning a wall of purple magic to contain the bubbles' power.
BOM!
The bubbles exploded, shocking Arthur. A damage panel appeared in front of Arthur, although the amount of damage was not as much as Arthur had imagined.
[Damage -2300]
[Damage -1500]
[Damage -2080]
[Three Combos received!]
'From the power of that talent, it can only deal about 5080 damage to my HP. That's pathetic,' Arthur replied.
Now, it was Hana's turn to attack. From the wall of the hexagon cage, an octopus tentacle appeared with a sharp tip like an arrow.
The octopus tentacles tried to wrap around Arthur's body and attack him. However, he managed to deflect the attack thanks to Arthur's protective dome.
[Damage -4500]
[Damage -3500]
[Damage -7850]
[Three combos accepted!]
'Hana's strength is much better than Nolan's, but the defense of her attacks is quite fragile. A clash with my magic wall would have destroyed her attack,' Arthur said.
"Now it's my turn!" said Morgan.
Morgan's palms came together, commanding the 8-meter stone golem to direct its fist at Arthur. Arthur smiled, his right hand extended forward to block Morgan's golem fist.
BOM!
The explosion of energy impact happened again, but Arthur could feel the strength of this golem much better than before. Arthur's position was forced to be pushed backward while trying to withstand the power of Morgan's golem.
CRACK!
Arthur gasped. His purple magic wall showed significant cracks, apparently unable to withstand Morgan's golem fists. Arthur smiled, knowing what he had to do.
[Secondary Talent Activated]
[Sub Talent Activated]
[Neutral Gravity Steps]
[MP -12500]
[Name: Aaron]
[MP: 221500/242000] [-12500]
Arthur's magic defense wall shattered, Morgan's golem fist struck forward powerfully. Strong shaking was felt in the surrounding area, and ground dust rose up to fill the place.
Morgan laughed loudly, feeling satisfied with the situation. He had finally defeated Arthur with ease.
Sara was shocked, trying to get rid of the dirt, and saw Morgan's golem fist still stuck on the ground. She was worried whether Arthur would survive or not.
Slowly, Morgan's golem fist lifted. Sara and Karen looked forward, shocked to see Arthur wasn't there. Morgan just realized the young man wasn't dead but missing.
"Tch! Where the fuck did he go?" asked Morgan, annoyed.
"I'm not going anywhere!"
Everyone turned their eyes upward where the voice had come from. Sara smiled while the others were in wide-eyed shock. They never thought that Arthur could fly.
"Y-You can fly?" asked Karen.
[Secondary Talent Activated]
[Sub Talent Activated]
[Extreme Pressure]
[MP -17500]
[Name: Aaron]
[MP: 204000/242000] [-17500]
By activating the Extreme Pressure sub-talent, Arthur can control the force of gravity in the surrounding area, whether pushing, pulling, dropping, or throwing something.
Arthur aimed his hand and pulled Morgan, Hana, and Nolan towards him.
The three cannot move freely as they are trapped by the power of Arthur's extreme pressure. Morgan tried to command his stone golem to attack Arthur from behind, but Arthur noticed.
He stuck out his left hand and destroyed Morgan's golem with ease. Morgan was shocked with a pale face. It turned out that Arthur, during this battle, was reading their strength.
"W-What are you gonna do to us?" asked Nolan.
"You have betrayed me, your fellow squadmates."
"I'll only give you two choices!"
Morgan, Hana, and Nolan stared ahead thoughtfully. The three tried to listen to what Arthur wanted.
"First, you die at my hands!"
"Second, you leave the 13th squad. Your lives are decided by you."
"W-Won't you let us rejoin the 13th squad? We're truly sorry for betraying you," Hana replied.
"No!"