Klein's assistance only slowed the Wraith, but that was enough for Odys. His bone-white blade struck Darren squarely while he was in shadow form, forcing him back into solid flesh.
Klein raised a finger. "Bang, bang, bang, bang!"
Air Bullets with the power of a steam rifle slammed into the Wraith one after another, making him jerk with every hit as blood and flesh flew.
At the same time, chilling bolts of lightning struck without pause. To Odys's surprise, it took six consecutive bolts of Demi-God-level lightning to kill the Wraith.
Fortunately, the lightning also paralyzed its target. Otherwise, Darren would certainly have had time to escape.
As Odys marveled at the Wraith's tenacity, he summoned a Hurricane that swept him, Klein, and the Wraith's charcoal-black corpse toward the fleeing Scarlet Scholar.
The man ran fast. Given the time it had taken to kill Darren, Odys might not have caught him even with a Level 1 Sealed Artifact in hand.
But as he reached another street, a stone flew toward him. Bazel had completed his Bribe. He raised a hand toward Donik. "Weaken!"
That was why Odys and Klein had not hurried after him. The Scarlet Scholar was running straight toward the battlefield Odys had chosen, where Bazel, Brue, and the others lay in ambush.
Donik immediately slowed. He turned into a shadow, intending to use a Magical Item to possess Bazel and avoid that terrifying lightning.
But with a Magical Item comparable to a Wind-blessed, Bazel suddenly took flight. He widened the gap between them, delaying Donik's possession by a second or two.
Those seconds were crucial. Odys raised his scepter, and its blue gem lit up. A violent Hurricane swept Donik's shadow form into the sky, where blue Wind Blades capable of striking illusory things shredded him like