Chapter 2203: Inside a Painting I
Chapter 2203: Inside a Painting I
[You are inside the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting.]
The notification that they received confirmed that the have indeed been transported inside of the powerful relic. Adrian knew that the pocket dimensions were unique but the one inside the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting was by far the most different thing he has seen. The pocket dimension looked like it was a drawing made to life.
The mountains and rivers that were inside the painting looked real but closer inspection reveals another thing. The mountains and rivers were made using ink and paper but the feel of the things inside made it look authentic. In fact, Levin Cloud's hand became wet when he dipped his hand into one of the rivers next to them.
"We do not have much time. Let us go." Adrian stated as he switched to his mirror demon form again.
Adrian used his mirrors to hide his three companions and then summoned Sirius. With the aid of Sirius, Adrian traveled through the shadows. He did not expect that they can travel in the shadows inside of the paintings but there was an element called shadow inside of the pocket dimension. It seems that worlds created using colors will always get shadows when shading is applied to them.
Adrian really wanted to research on the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains Painting, but they were in an urgent mission. The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi was still trying to destroy or poke a hole in the pocket dimension. Any small shift in the dimension would change everything and that would also make him able to create a temporary exit.
The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi could be seen using his claws and tendrils to try and pierce the pocket dimension, but all his attacks bounced off. Each successive hit slightly weakened the pocket dimension though, but the Goddess Nuwa made sure that she created them sturdy. She was even gathering more magic to strengthen the pocket dimension of the Myriad Miles Rivers and Mountains painting.
"You wretched snake! I shall skin you alive when I get out of here!" The Greater God Amatsu- Mikaboshi shouted as he tried piercing the dimension once more, but he noticed a great change with each hit.
An invisible pressure enveloped the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi as this was the restriction that the Goddess Nuwa applied on him. The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi no longer had the power of a peak greater god, but it was lessened to match a peak lesser god. He did not know why the Goddess Nuwa applied something like a curse to him, but he did not
care.
"Weakening me will not stop me from escaping. I can escape within week even if you focus all your efforts on weakening me. You do not have full control of the relic as well! If you had full control over it, then you would have been able to permanently seal me in here! The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi stated but he did not know if the words he spoke will reach the ears of the Goddess Nuwa.
The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi, who was busy destroying the walls of the pocket dimension, suddenly felt a great chill. He stopped whatever he was doing and suddenly used his claws to engage with the enemy behind him. The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi knew the killing intent that is suddenly poured onto him. Sirius was now incredibly close towards the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi that the former opened his large jaws to tear the neck of the latter.
"Die, doggy!" The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi shouted as his claws was now meeting the jaws of Sirius.
Just as the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi was about to plunge his claws directly at Sirius' jaws, a mirror suddenly appeared in front of the latter. Sirius entered the mirror and vanished before his jaw was dislocated. The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi saw this happen before and he focused his sight to see the demon that came inside of the painting.
The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi would have rushed towards Adrian's location and killed him, but the Orb of Order was not in his presence. The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi will never mistake the smell of the energy of null in the Orb of Order. Killing the demon would not give him the ultimate treasure that he needs but it would give him the ultimate pleasure. "You entered your own graveyard, demon!" The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi shouted in an excited manner as he charged towards Adrian and forgot that he was trying to break the pocket dimension walls.
The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi was fast, but he was not as fast as before because the restriction of the Goddess Nuwa affected him. The god made up of chaos energy is now weakened to a lesser god which meant that all of them could more or less keep up with him because the Goddess Nuwa was supporting them. Adrian did not even falter as he created four different mirrors in different angles.
A spear came out of the first mirror as this mirror is located at the right side of the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi. The second mirror is located at the lower left side of the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi and vines with thorns came out of this mirror. The third mirror appeared slightly above the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi, and this one released different elemental attacks. The fourth mirror appeared from below and this one contained Sirius with his jaws about to pounce on the neck of the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi.
The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi is now surrounded by his enemies, and he could feel that they have been enhanced by the pocket dimension itself. The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi did not worry as he was still in a greater god's body. The strength that he could release might be reduced to that of a lesser god, but the toughness of his body is still that of a greater god. Any feeble attack will just feel like a scratch.
"I will kill off the demon first!" The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi stated but Adrian did not just create the mirrors that summoned his friends.
A golden dragon could be seen coiled around Adrian as his gapping mouth already absorbed the necessary energy for a more powerful dragon breath. The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi that thought that he could kill off Adrian suddenly turned defensive as he used his tendrils to create a barrier around him. The only problem for the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi is that he became slow in doing so because he got weakened.
The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi did not fathom that even his own energy circulation would be affected by his weakening. The tendrils slowly covered him, but the attacks of the others reached him earlier. The first to hit was none other than the golden beam of light that was the dragon breath used by Kanlaon. The enemy was bathed in this powerful and oppressive golden light that it cracked the barrier that the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi was supposed to cast on himself.
Since the barrier cracked, the elemental barrage from above that Peridot used damaged the personal barrier of the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi even further. By the time, Frey's spear hit the body of the enemy, the barrier got fully destroyed. A destroyed barrier made it easy for Levin Cloud to use his vines to grasp at the body of the enemy. Sirius did not waste this chance as well because he went in and bit the neck of the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi when he got the chance.
"ARRGGHH!" The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi exclaimed as he suddenly used a powerful energy to blow away all of those that tried to pin him down.
The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi actually made his own body explode using the energy that he has. This approach was highly effective in shaking off all of the beings that is pinning him down, but it also dealt considerable damage to his own body. He made parts of his own body explode and turn to nothing just so he could use the force to repel his enemies. Adrian manipulated everything perfectly to make sure that none of his friends and even Sirius are safe. With a gentle sway of his hand, the mirrors swallowed up the four of them again and they appeared next to him after the snap of the hand. Adrian's sensitivity to energy made him realize what the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi was trying do.
"Copycat!" Adrian exclaimed as the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi did what he has done earlier but in a smaller and more controlled degree.
"I have no time for your mockery, demon!" The Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi shouted as he once again pounced towards Adrian.
Adrian used the mirror to gain some distance from the enemy as he summoned mirrors around the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi again. Before the mirrors could be of use, the enemy destroyed all of them using his own strength. Numerous tendrils burst forth from the body of the Greater God Amatsu-Mikaboshi and pierced the mirrors which destroyed them.