Chapter 243 Sage

"What the h.e.l.l is that attack…" Alex thought to himself grimly as he tried to make sense of what had just happened. "Where did that attack even came from, and how was it able to reach us?"

In Alex's viewpoint, since there were already 5 kilometers away from the blue prisoner, there should have been no way for him to attack them, as his ma.s.sive arm was only around 800 meters in length.

That kind of length was never enough to reach Alex and his allies!

And yet, something definitely hit them right now, and it even shattered their defenses!

For Alex, who was someone who does not like uncertainty, what was happening to him right now was definitely a bad news for him!

"Since those Origin Devouring Chains can absorb powers, that means that this blue prisoner did not use any kind of ability to attack us." Alex thought to himself as he narrowed his eyes. "Since he's technically powerless and was at some distance away from us, there must have been some kind of special way that he attacked us!"

As he reached this conclusion, Alex decided to look at their former position, in hopes of seeing some kind of clue there.

"!!!" As he looked, Alex's eyes widened as what he saw there definitely had him stumped.

What he saw from their former position was a hole, and in that hole, Alex saw a portion of Origin Devouring Chains sticking out of the sands!

"What? There's a portion of those chains even at this point?" Alex thought to himself with panic as he

looked at the chains grimly. "Tsk, tsk ,tsk, I must have underestimated the notoriety of this prisoner. There's even an extra length of chains even at this distance!"

With what he just saw right now, Alex was able to get a clearer picture of the overall situation.

From the looks of it, the Origin Devouring Chains wrapped around the blue prisoner were extended all throughout the entirety of the Blue Moon, with most of them just under the ground.

As for why the chains have to be this long, it must have been related to the original power that the blue prisoner had.

This sheer amount of the chains must have been the reason why Alex and Alina's attempt to scan the ground below them had failed. All the Origin Devouring Chains that were all around the Blue Moon had stopped Alex and Alina's power from scanning the moon.

And this extended length of the chains were also the ones related to the way that the blue prisoner attacked them now.

"Since the blue prisoiner's body was attached to all of the Origin Devouring Chains, as long as shakes his body the right way, all the chains attached to him will definitely move!" Alex muttered to himself as he helped up the other Symbolists that were injured.

"That's how he attacked us earlier. By shaking his body in a certain kind of way, he was able to move the portion of the chains that are located underneath our position earlier." Alex thought to himself as his eyes narrowed into slits. "Since those chains can absorb power, the defenses placed by the Symbolists did not work, as they were absorbed by the chains! What was left after that was the chains. .h.i.tting us, and we have no choice but to tank the impact of those chains with our bodies!"

As Alex was reached this conclusion, his confident demeanor started to get a little affected, as he knew the difficulties that they are facing now.

"Since this blue prisoner was using power-negating chains to attack us, it will be very hard for us to win!" Alex muttered as he shook his head. "So if we let this prisoner continue attacking us now, there will be a high chance that more of us will be injured! That… cannot happen!"

"Everyone!" With that thought in his mind, Alex decided to inform others about his discovery. "I already know how that prisioner attacks us! Below our feet are more chains, and he was using these chains to attack us! These chains can also absorb powers, that was why it shattered our defenses!"

"What the h.e.l.l? Are you telling the truth?" Nero panickedly asked Alex as he could be seen wiping some blood off his nose. "Something like that exists?"

"Nero, he is telling the truth. So everyone of you should believe in him." The one who said these words was Astria, who miraculously, was unscathed from the attack earlier. "Even my nose are being affected by those chains too as I cannot smell them. I think that additional evidence is enough to prove his claims."

"But-"

"ALL OF YOU! RETURN MY POWER TO ME!" The prisoner seemed to not care on what Alex and the others was talking about as he let out another enraged howl. "I HAVE BEEN BORN WITH THE POWER TO REWRITE REALITY, AND WHAT DID YOU DO WITH THAT? YOU TOOK IT ALL FOR YOURSELVES! YOU s.h.i.+TTY HUMANS! I WILL KILL YOU ALL NOW TO GAIN SOME OF MY POWER BACK!"

"S**t! He's attacking again! Move away!" Alex shouted as he decided to ignore the meaning of the words that the blue prisoner just said.

"Boom!" Even if they still doubted Alex, the Symbolists still jumped back from their spot, looking intently at the sands below their feet.

"Boom!" Right on cue, a school bus-thick chains sprung out of the ground, grazing some of the Symbolists who were not able to jump back in time.

"Argh!" This time around, the way that the chains came out were much faster than the one before, resulting in an impact that was much stronger compared to the first one.

Every Symbolist that was. .h.i.t by the chains this time exploded into pieces, as if their bodies could not contain the sheer force that collided agaisnt them.

All in all, an additional of 87 Symbolists had died, with their corpses too mutilated to look at.

"…"

As Alex looked at the blood flowing out into the ground, he gritted his teeth as he realized that their situation is getting worse and worse.

"That attack of his was way stronger than earlier. If this blue prisoner's attack with the chains continues to get stronger and faster, that will be not good for us!"

Right now was just the second time that the chains were used, yet 87 Symbolists have already died.

If the blue prisoner makes his third attack with the same increase in power, there's a high chance that more of them will die!

And if the attacks go on for the 4th, 5th, 6th, and more times, there's a possibility that Alex and his companions will be brought to the brink of death too!

After all, they can only resist these chains with their bodies and not their powers!

No matter how power Alex or Alina was, their bodies won't be able to take ma.s.sive amounts of beating!

"Tsk! If I don't make a move now, then we will be going through that bad route!" Alex thought to himself angrily as he gritted his teeth. "If I want to get through this, then I must use any possible thing available for me!"

As Alex thought of this, he let out a sigh as his mind whirred about the possible things that he can do.

A few seconds pa.s.sed by, and Alex reached the thing that he was looking for.

"F**k, it seems like its time for me to test out my new evolved form then." Alex thought to himself as the sclera of his eyes began to turn black.

"Even if those chains can absorb power, I have no choice but to use my Evolved Abyss Power now!" Alex muttered to himself as he gritted his teeth. "After all, it is only my evolved power that can give us the chance to survive here!"

"Boom!"

The s.p.a.ce all around Alex started to tremble as ma.s.sive amounts of Abyss Energy flowed out of his body. This energy then spun around Alex as they a.s.sumed their intended form.

"Wooosh~"

This time around, there were no tentacles that sprouted out of Alex's body, nor even his face.

Alex's face and body also did not undergo any hideous transformation, as his body, skin, and face all stayed the same.

The only thing that changed was Alex's wardrobe.

Right now, Alex was wearing a black pointy hat while his body was covered by an ancient-looking black robe.

A black shawl was draped around his shoulders while his hands and feet were covered by black gloves and boots respectively.

There was also a ring studded with black gem on his right index finger, along with black medallion that was hung on his neck.

These 7 objects were the only different things on Alex, and their combination as Alex wore them made Alex look like a wise wizard.

"Hong~"

As Alex a.s.sumed his new appearance, everyone who saw him had the urge to back away, as they could feel the sheer power contained inside Alex's body.

Even though Alex does not look that much intimidating, there was just something from his current form that made others feel danger from him!

"Evolved Monster Form: Abyss Sage has been unleashed to the world."Alex thought to himself with relish as he observed his new appearance and body. "Now, let's see if I can salvage our current situation with this form!"