OLD-WORLD EXTRA-Chapter 111: Spell Weaver II

Undeterred, Emir quickly unsheathed his daggers and began to carve a small hole through the wall.

The gap he created was minuscule, but it gave him a glimpse of Noah's ice trap, which was waiting for him on the other side.

He stepped back and aimed his gun through the tiny hole at Noah.

With his weapon, he conjured his ability:

"Aether Blast."

His gun whirled, shining in bright light.

'Thanks for giving me this opportunity, friend....'

'Unfortunately for you, I'm not a normal celestial.'

Noah noticed the light emanating behind his earth wall, but it was too late for him to dodge.

So he concentrated all his Aether to create a series of shields at a small point in front of him, hoping that it would be enough to protect him from the attack.

Emir's Aether Blast instantly hit Noah's shields, creating a blinding explosion of heat and sound that quickly shattered the first four shields.

Despite the impact, Noah gritted his teeth and concentrated his Aether to reinforce his remaining shields.

The force of the blast pushed him back a few steps, his hair and clothes blowing wildly from the shockwave.

The last shield took a few more seconds to get through, and now Noah only had his augmented suit to defend him.

He shielded his face with his arms as his force shield finally managed to block Emir's attack, exhausting half of its energy.

As the light and dust cleared, Noah lowered his arms, which were covered in small cuts, revealing the damage done to him.

But despite the damage, Noah remained standing.

He emerged victorious, and now he had an opportunity to counterattack, or at least that was what he thought, as Emir didn't waste any time after firing.

"Aetheric Blades."

Emir appeared to Noah's right, his daggers glinting with a dark hue in the dim light.

Noah barely had time to react before Emir swung his weapon.

"Ughhh!"

Noah gasped in pain as he felt the sharp edge of Emir's dagger cut through his flesh and bones, severing his arm from his body.

Blood spurted out from the wound as he stumbled back, clutching at the stump with his remaining hand.

Despite the shock and pain of losing his arm, Noah managed to keep his composure.

He activated his suit's emergency protocol, causing it to instantly seal off the wound and inject him with painkillers.

But Emir stepped in front of him once more, his daggers at the ready as he prepared for the final blow.

Noah's eyes widened as he realized he was about to be killed, but he didn't give up.

With fierce determination, he summoned all the Aether he had left and launched a powerful blast of air at Emir.

But the movement leading to that attack was easily noticed by Emir.

So with slowed time, he controlled his shield to protect him at a pointed arrow-like front, easily cutting through the force of the blast.

Noah attempted to pull out his gun and shoot back at Emir while he was distracted.

But he was given no chance, as Emir quickly closed the distance between them before he could shoot.

And with a precise movement, Emir swung his right dagger, cutting through Noah's left arm and severing it from his body.

"AAAAAARGH!"

Noah roared in pain, stumbling back as both his arm and weapon were dropped to the ground. Emir kicked Noah's weapon away and took a step forward, preparing himself for the kill. With no arms, augmented suit, or Aether, Noah had nothing else to defend himself with, but he refused to go down without a fight, wanting nothing more than to just injure Emir.

"FUCK YOU!"

Ignoring the searing pain, he launched himself at Emir with a desperate headbutt, a pathetic attempt at a final stand.

Amused, Emir was ready for the attack and sidestepped it with ease.

He then brought his dagger down and severed Noah's head from his body, his pitch-black eyes betraying no emotion.

As the lifeless body of the Spell Weaver hit the ground, Emir took a deep breath, knowing that he had to kill another.

So without wasting any time, he turned his attention back to Henry...

But he was nowhere to be seen.

Emir didn't bother to check his radar, as it would be useless due to the jamming caused by the acid rain.

He quickly decided on what to do, and so, wanting to annoy the man into coming out of hiding, he bellowed:

"ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP HIDING YOU LITTLE RAT?! COME OUT! I JUST KILLED YOUR FRIEND, YOU KNOW!"

Emir picked up Noah's head, and he waved it around, holding it by the hair, parading his kill while disrespecting the Spell Weaver to the highest degree.

He didn't have any level he wouldn't stoop to; the most important thing to him was winning and killing his enemy in any way possible.

That was all that mattered.

Emir's ruthless attitude was not new; he knew that the only way to survive in a world of celestials was to strive to be the strongest and to show no mercy to those who opposed him.

An extremely mad voice responded to his actions:

"EMIR. YOU MADMAN! I WILL KILL YOU!!"

Emir let out a wild smile, his face looked to show borderline insanity as he rushed towards where the voice originated.

He moved with incredible speed and agility, his movements fluid as he leaped from one shelf

to the next.

With each jump, he gained more ground, closing the distance between him and Henry.

And as he reached the top, he landed on his feet, his gaze locked on Henry who remained stood on a nearby shelf.

Henry looked back at Emir with a mixture of fear and anger in his eyes.

He knew what Emir was capable of, and he had no intention of becoming his next victim.

With a few steps forward, Emir soon stood face-to-face with Henry, just a few meters in between them.