CHAPTER 353: As Long As You Are Fine

Hunter and the rest did their best to protect Saphira as Ardel started attacking once again.

To be honest it was not that easy. Ardel is strong, Raynisha is strong, the demonic beasts are strong.

There was only them in here, Saphira has not woken up.

But all through out the battles they had together.

Every ups and downs. Misunderstandings leading to hurting each others. Stupid mistakes that was rebuked in a harsh way but allowed them to grow more.

All of it allowed them to continue on with their attacks.

Because they also trust that Saphira was still unconscious due to a good reason.

Injuries and pain came with the attacks they defended from but they knew they needed to hold on.

Hunter knelt and coughed up blood.

Even with these thoughts, they were still about to reach their limits.

"Hunter!!" Nixon rushed ot help heal him as he actually received most of the damage coming from Ardel's and the black dragon's attack.

Ridge also handed out potions using Basilisk help.

Ardel laughed, "Look at all of you, still believing that she has not been consumed when after all this time that you are in difficulty, she has not woken up at all."

Hunter chuckled, "You talk too much. Are you that nervous that she has not woken up as someone under you?"

He suddenly pushed Nixon aside when Ardel sent another attack.

He gritted his teeth as he received a long wound on his arm.

"Black Tortoise, healing rain!!" Nixon called out.

Black Tortoise turned to water above their heads and rain came down.

"Azure dragon, support him!!!" Willow called out.

"Roc, support him as well!!" Stormie did the same.

"Basilisk, focus on the beasts now!!" Ridge added.

"Phoenix, support Qirin with the black dragon!!" Felix reacted as fast.

"White Tiger!!" Drake called.

Without him saying anything, White Tiger understood his intention.

He rushed and shielded Hunter from another ttack before rushing him away from that place.

Drake stepped forward and faced Ardel.

Despite all their movements, they never left their formation in protecting Saphira, who was lying in the middel of everything.

Nixon walked over and stood beside her.

This move was his strongest move as a healer but it was also the most draining as every drop of the rain can heal wounds as fast as five seconds.

During this time, no matter how severe the injury may be, even if their limbs were to be cut. The only exception is if their heads were the ones that are cut off.

This move can last as long as ten minutes but after that, he will be left with no strength to fight. Even physically and Black Tortoise will be back inside him, unable to help anymore.

"Go on and struggle, nothing will change, all of you shall die by my hands and I can finally rule the world!!" Ardel exclaimed as he laughed.

Time ticked by and Nixon could feel his strength draining rapidly.

He glanced at Saphira, "Please wake up now."

He suddenly coughed when a sword pierced through his body.

"NIXON!!" Stormie shouted.

They didn't realize that Raynisha has entered their encirclement.

She had come to Nixon first who was healing them.

Without emotion she pulled out her sword just as Stormies wind attack came to her.

She jumped away with her brows furrowing.

She planned on taking out Nixon first before Saphira but she didn't expect that they can react fast.

Her sneak attack has both succeeded and failed.

She jumped back to Ardel's side.

Stormie rushed back to Nixon and held on to his wound.

Another down side of his strongest move was actually him being unable to heal himself. It was a healing method for his companions alone.

With Stormie's departure and Nixon's fall, the healing rain stopped while Black Tortoise returned inside Nixon. Their attack and defense patterns were greatly affected.

They were each taken down by different attacks coming from Ardel's side.

Ardel once again laughed, "Look at you now!!! You are all trash!!!"

"Trash?"

His laugh abruptly stopped when another voice butted in.

Then a bright light blinded all of them.

Ardel and his team felt that burning pain in their skin while Hunter and the rest felt warmth.

"You call them trash," she continued speaking as the light slowly subsided.

"It is fine, he will be fine," she whispered to Stormie as she placed her hand on her and Nixon.

Nixon's wound was healed and his breathing stabilized.

Heather's ruby colored hair slowly turned to gold.

She walked towards the others and started healing their wounds.

Not just their wounds but they can feel their strengths rising.

"NO!!! Beasts!!!"

Ardel called and all the beasts started rushing towards Saphira and the rest.

*SCREECH*

A golden light came out of Saphira and Vermilion Bird emerged, this time no longer the red fire but golden fire was surrounding him.

He attacked the demonic beasts and without difficulty defeated them.

"What's going on?!?! How is that possible?!?!" Ardel couldn't accept it.

"You are such a pitiful being," Saphira started, her eyes turning gold as well.

She walked last to Hunter, helping him up while also healing his wounds.

"Sorry for being late," she whispered to him.

"As long as you are fine."

She smiled at him and she looked too mesmerizing.

Hunter blinked, she looked ethereal somehow.

Like she was not part of the mortal world.

"Lily," Saphira called.

Lily who looked much more brighter than the last they saw her came out of Saphira as well, she flew up and spread her hands, light barrier appeared surrounding the whole group.

"How dare you insult me," Ardel angrily said after snapping out of his shock after she called him pitiful.

"Isn't that right, all you know is how to love yourself. You are selfish and nothing more."

"You dare!!! You don't know me or what I experienced!!" he roared attacking her with dark fire.

Saphira waved her hand and golden fire engulfed the black fire.

"What you experienced? I am fully aware of it, you are nothing but a selfish bastard."