The moment Aik sensed something was wrong.
Above the forest.
A pure, blazing, massive pillar of light suddenly descended.
The sacred radiance instantly enveloped Aik, illuminating his reddish-brown skin.
This was the Light Priest's Holy Light!
Although Holy Light was not especially effective against Beyonders of the Death Pathway like Aik.
But they dealt with the undead all year round and inevitably became tainted by the aura of death.
Therefore, aside from the Aberration and Abyss Pathways.
They were more easily harmed by Sun Divine Arts than Beyonders of other Pathways.
Aik immediately let out a muffled grunt, his expression twisting as he crushed a small bone fragment hanging from his chest.
Gray, ethereal smoke flew out from the bone fragment.
It enveloped Aik, and faces filled with Affliction emerged within the sacred radiance.
The gray, ethereal smoke blocked part of the damage from Holy Light.
This allowed Aik to move and escape the massive pillar of light.
Then he saw his opponent.
A man with gray hair and deep crimson eyes.
He looked quite powerfully built, but he was no longer young.
His face was square, his features deeply defined.
His tightly pressed lips made him seem like someone who disliked talking.
Lorena Vaskahn, the stereotypically rigid Light Priest, immediately released a warm aura that rapidly diminished the chill within the forest.
This was Solar Halo, which could effectively bolster the courage of allies and oneself within its range while purifying all manner of sinister powers.
Aik acted at once. He raised his palm, spread his fingers, and aimed his hand at the Light Priest.
In an instant.
The forest was shrouded in a shocking yellow-green mist, while illusory light burst forth before Aik.
The light quickly used a single point as its center.
It spun rapidly and collapsed