Assassin's Chronicle - Chapter 404

Chapter 404: Forbidden Spell from the Abyss

Reputation can be very convenient at time, but it can also cause a lot of trouble . Anfey wasn’t the most famous person, but he wasn’t unknown, either . If he had been more famous, maybe convincing the mercenaries to join him would have been much easier . He could move through the sea of death because he wasn’t famous enough for everyone to know .

The necromancers did not pay much attention to him . They were more worried about Suzanna . They did not know the mercenaries had a top level power until they saw the blinding combat power .

Whether he wanted to or not, Anfey knew this was his only chance of breaking through . Fernando could press ahead without any concerns, but the necromancers needed to spare part of their force to attack the mercenaries . The fight for the Book of Life was almost as important as the entire battle itself .

A few dark figures appeared in midair . Six necromancers arrived to assist in the battle . Anfey and Suzanna had already separated and were heading in different directions . One was stopping the Knights of Death, while the other was dealing with the floating specters .

Suzanna was under a lot of pressure . It wasn’t easy facing hundreds of Knights of Death alone . Anfey’s job wasn’t easy, either . He needed to kill of the specters . The priests were gone and the mercenaries could not take care of those specters by themselves . If the specters reached the city, it would mean chaos and disorder .

Anfey saw the necromancers, but he couldn’t let himself be distracted . The specters were way too fast . Luckily, the specters did not try to attack the mercenaries . The specters howled as they swooped towards Anfey, bombarding him with mind magic, then quickly flying away again, waiting for their next chance to attack . If it had been another system of magic, Anfey would have to use his mind to control the elements . However, he was almost immune to the specters’ magic . It was almost impossible for the specters to defeat him unless they all attacked him at the same time .

The necromancers arrived and observed the battle . They had not come to kill anyone . Their goal was to take the Book of Life . If they must kill someone, they would rather focus their energy on the swordswoman . If they could turn her, it would be an invaluable addition to their forces .

Anfey ignored the necromancers as well . He turned and ducked the attack from a specter, then thrusted at it with his Fire Sword . Specters were very strong and very hard to destroy . However, because Anfey knew their weaknesses, it became an easy task for him .

One of the necromancers suddenly turned and, with a wave of his hand, sent a bone lance towards Anfey .

Anfey jumped aside and dashed away from the spot where a bone cage suddenly appeared . Anfey waved his Fire Sword and sliced through the bone lance . He jumped towards another specter and sliced through the creature’s body, turning it into mist .

The necromancer spat angrily .

"Hans, what are you doing?" another necromancer stopped and asked .

"He killed my specter!"

"Hans! Get your priorities straight," the necromancer said angrily .

"Go ahead," Hans said . "I’ll catch up . " Anfey had destroyed another specter and the necromancer called Hans grew even angrier . He was very close with his specters .

Anfey dashed through the zombies . Every time he waved his sword, he could kill a few zombies, though they were not his target . The specters were fast, but he was not slow . The necromancer’s magic did not bother him, and he largely ignored it .

Hans released two bone cages and missed Anfey both times . He grew frustrated and released the Touch of Death .

Touch of Death was a very powerful spell with a large range . The dark fog it created could cover a large area in a matter of seconds . The fog was very corrosive and everything it touched, including the zombies, would turn into dust .

Anfey had his eyes on another specter when he felt a sudden change in the elements . He knew this must be a powerful spell, and he needed to avoid it . Anfey ducked, releasing a magic shield around himself and quickly summoned a wall of earth .

The corrosive black fog appeared out of nowhere and began spreading quickly . The magic shield, however, had already formed and blocked the advance of the fog .

The necromancer frowned . He had seen people avoiding his spells, but he had never seen anyone avoid it in such a strange way .

The magic shield began shaking and exploded . The Touch of Death was too powerful a spell for a small magic shield to defend against, but it gave Anfey enough time to get away . By the time the magic shield disappeared and the fog began moving again, Anfey was already out of the way of the fog .

The specters must have felt the anger of their owner and surrounded Anfey, trying to take him out . Anfey pursed his lips and swept his sword around himself, taking out several specters at a time .

Hans spat . He now knew that whoever was killing his specters was not someone he could easily deal with . He held out his bone wand and began chanting . The specters all stopped streaking through the air and began shaking . The specters gathered and sent a strong but hard-to-detect wave of mind magic towards Anfey .

The specters were using the Touch of Dread, a powerful spell even top level powers could not defend themselves against . It would bring back the most painful thing in anyone’s memory . The spell itself could not harm anyone, but it would send people into their own minds .

Anfey suddenly stopped moving .

Before Hans could celebrate, though, Anfey lifted his head and his eyes found Hans . The calmness in his eyes was replaced by anger .

If the spell was used on Suzanna, she would recall her time with her mother . That would effectively deter her and give the necromancer a good opportunity to injure or kill her . For Anfey, the spell brought to mind the spook that once killed him . It was painful, but it was not enough to stop him .

He grew angry because he did not know if the specters caught a glimpse of his memory . As the specters approached him, Anfey’s body began shaking, and he let out a loud roar . The specters stopped as if they were frozen, then all exploded at the same time .

"Dear god," Hans whispered . "That’s a forbidden spell from the abyss!"