Chapter 58 Battling the Storm Wolf Part 03.

The wolf who was interrupted by the appearance of the firewall retreated, and began to change its attention to Hina. Soma, who was released from the tension from the battle, dropped down on four as he began to spew another blood from his mouth.

"Bluurrgh".

The flat hard ground began to stain with a red color as strength began to leave his body. His vision is flickering, losing its focus. Soma shook his head to the side trying to keep his consciousness from escaping his grasp, but failed.

[2]

As soon as the remaining time in his system ticks. He lost his sight as darkness began to envelop his entire vision.

"Let me help you".

Hearing the familiar voice that entered his ear made Soma open his eyes. His body was jolted awake as he found himself standing inside a familiar space with its endless dark stretched far way without end.

He felt something was coiling around his limbs and restraining his freedom. When he shifted his gaze to his limbs it was being restrained by a black chain that he remembered well.

"Hehe, It's been a while".

Soma stiffened his body as he heard the familiar voice reach his ears again. Unbeknown to him, his red eyes glowed for a moment and his field of vision changed.

In front of him a sight he could never forget, a giant cocoon that was wrapped tightly with a hundredth of chains that were stained black. Made him recall about that time.

Soma remembers that cocoon and the chain that binds it. But he didn't recall the chains were black in color. He is sure that the chain is clad in gold.

A hundred chains that scattered across the space shook, it created a crackling sound that sent shivers down his spine, for he knew the identity of the cocoon. From the cocoon black smoke emerges, it gathers into a single point and then takes the shape of a human. But, the color of its skin was painted in jet-black, a pair of horns protruding from its side skull, a bat wing that emerged from its back, and the pointy tail moving around signaling that the black mist in front of him was the devil who tried to take over his body.

"You!".

The devil opened its red eyes, as it stared into Soma like an abyss. A red line on the devil's face lifted showing its pointy teeth.

"Let me help you".

The same phrase he heard the first time he regained his consciousness. Soma could see a sneer behind those invitations, so he knitted his eyebrows in a frown and opened his mouth.

"Why are you here? You should be sealed".

"Haaaah, boring".

The devil sighs in exaggerated manners while raising his hands on each side. He began to put his right palm on his right cheek then using some kind of magic floated himself and rested his entire body to the side.

"..Let's get to the point shall we. If this continues you can't win against that puppy".

As the mention of the strong enemy he faces, Soma opened his eyes in surprise.

"How did you..".

"How did I know. Duh, I am inside you all this time, and even in a sealed state I am still connected through your mind using those eyes".

"Eyes".

The red eyes that he thought of as the aftereffects of almost being possessed by the devil seem to have another purpose. From what the devil says it saw through all of Soma's actions from the eyes that has changed from its normal color.

Soma knitted his brows, as he realized that his eyes became something he should consider to be removed later.

"Let's switch places. You and me".

The devil pointed his index finger at Soma and then alternated it with him.

"I will kill the puppy for you, clear the trial with ease and complete the mission".

"Then do you plan to give back control to me?".

"..Of course not. What the hell are you talking about".

Soma who heard the deal the devil made had a bewildered expression on his face. He knitted his brows as he rejected it immediately.

"Then this deal is over. Piss off".

The devil stopped its lively mouth, as the red eyes began to shrink in size. The air turned heavy all of a sudden. The menacing aura began to emerge from the devil in front of him and it assaulted Soma the person who sat in the front seat.

The space shook, making the oppressed air disappear, and a crack began to form above them. A small crack that appears gives a rather pleasant sight inside the space that is dominated by dark color.

The crack grew larger. Then like a fragile glass, it shattered into a thousand pieces as a figure clad in divine aura began to walk out from the hole.

"When I thought the devil's presence was acting. So, it was because Soma is here".

"Martial Saint".

A huge relief began to wash over the fear that began to accumulate, facing the fearsome being in front of him.

"It's been a while, Soma. Let's get out of here".

The martial saint in a single breath appears beside Soma while placing his hands on his shoulder. A ripple starts to emerge as Soma's body begins to glow.

"Do you think that you can escape from me? Sadly you can't.. No matter what you do. In time you will surrender that body to me. It's already decided the moment I am residing inside you. It's Over".

Soma who heard the devil's words as if it was foretold, knitted his brows, his body began to turn transparent and along with the Martial Saint, disappeared from the dark place.

His vision shifted from the dark color that filled his sight into a beautiful sight with brilliant color. A wide grass plain that stretches far away and a single huge tree towering in the middle of it, while protecting him from the ray of sunlight.

"Soma, we don't have much time. Let me get straight to the point. Your consciousness will soon return to the surface..".

Soma nods his head, as he hears the rush word from the Martial Saint.

"..Don't take the devil's words at face value. Your body is your own and no one could take that away from you..".

Hearing the words of comfort from the Martial Saint sent a huge medicine toward his well-being. He is rather anxious hearing the remark that the devils left for him. However, even after hearing the Martial Saint's words he could not ignore them and let it bygone. He should prepare for anything thoroughly.

"..Soma, proceed toward the path you desire, and don't forget the desire that pushed you to acquire power.."

Listening to the Martial Saint's words Soma nods his head as his vision begins to shake and his body turns transparent.

"..It's time. Soma, don't lose hope!".

Soma's consciousness began to fade as he heard the last words Martial Saint left for him.

As consciousness began to seep back into his mind, like pieces of shattered fragments. It began to gather and place themselves together to create a complete awareness that brought him back to the world.

Soma whose body almost touched the floor tensed his hands and prevented him from kissing the ground.

[2]

Noticing the ticking time, he acted fast as he took two bottles of potions from his storage ring, then using only one hand he broke the glass lids using his teeth before downing the blue potion in one go.

[HIgh-grade Mana potion consumed]

[Recover 70% of the user Mana]

[SP: 700/700]

[Remaining time: 7 seconds]

Once the countdown reset. Soma intended to drink the remaining potion but his body shook violently, as an intense pain began to assault his brain. His body dropped to the ground bathed in his own blood. A gush of violent emotion began to corrode his mind, boiling his brain with an overload of emotion. His brain was on fire as Soma was writhing in pain clutching his head, bleeding on his seven orifices.

"Aaaaaah".

[Mental enhancement 7 activated]

[The user is gravely injured both in Physical and Mentality]

[Skill Adapt activated]

[Nullifying the pain receptor. Nullifying: 70%]

The emotionless voice that echoed in his brain numbed his perception of pain as the violent emotion and the pain in his body subsided.

Soma staggered to stand up but he managed it by clenched his teeth and sheer willpower. His gaze wandered to his surroundings until he caught the figure of a fire cage that trapped someone, and the figure of the Storm wolf that floated in mid-air using one of its abilities preparing to unleash its attack.

"Hina".

[6]

Seeing the remaining time that began to count toward his doom. Soma saw the wolf release its breath of wind and it collided with the pillar of fire. The two forces clashed and it created a shockwave that blasted his mind awake. But the pillar didn't last long as it began to be pushed back.

"No..".

[5]

{..It's Over..}.

Soma grits his teeth as he hears the voice of the devil echo inside his brain. Shaking his head violently to the side. He took the green katana that Hina gave to him.

"It's not over yet".

It was the katana they received after defeating the valiant wolf. Soma with a katana in his hands began to dash forward, traveling in a straight line approaching the wolves. Looking at the floating figure.

[4]

"Air-Walk".

The boots on his feet glowed in green light then Soma kicked the ground, launched himself up, and stood at the same altitude as the wolf.

The wolf was aware of Soma's presence. But, after the battle earlier, the wolf knows that Soma is nothing in his eyes. So he must first eliminate the other person, who has the opposite element that gives more trouble for him.

The wolf intensified the power of the breath. It managed to destroy the pillar of flames traveling downward to crush Hina entirely.

"It's not over yet".

[3]

Soma placed his feet into the empty air. The boots began to create a magic circle with symbols below his sole feet, and it gave him a foothold to accelerate himself forward, approaching the wolf.

He drew the green katana from its sheath and raised it over his right neck.

"Tachi-Kaze".

The katana began to emit a green glow that instantly sucked the surrounding air. Like a greedy vacuum, it began to accumulate a huge mass of power that even alarmed the wolf, canceling its attack to finish Hina.

Soma's hands trembled intensely for the katana began to release a high pitch of vibration. Like a raging storm, he clenched his hands as he closed the distance with the wolf.

"Die!".

The wolf who saw Soma approaching, sneered.