Host, Please Be Honest! What Exactly Are You?

676  An Unexpected End

Toothache? No, it was more than that. Barthartos roared maniacally, his fury very evident. "Incoming!" Old Bho warned, as he now saw giant worms the size of dogs, running out from the Titan's routine throat. There were teeth threatening to smash them, worms threatening to chew them to death, and the titans giant' hands that always poked in to smash their heads to mush. Hmph! Old Gia sneered. "We might struggle with the giant, but you lot whose skin are not made of rock, can't intimidate us in the least bit."

Moving his sword, he sent forth a thousand lightning streaks that sliced the incoming wave of worms. They thought this was the last they would see of these worms. But who can tell them why the next set of worms to emerge were actually rock worms?

(-_-)

"Take this!"

"And this!"

"And that!"

…

Well, the battle was as brutal as ever. But for Old madam Ghu, Old Ghu, and Wiggins, they had it a little better when dealing with Cyperion–A titan Elder. Thanks to Old Bho, they easily spotted his weakness which was also in his mouth. Cyperion released lava from time to time, proving to be a formidable foe. But while these battles were underway, the onlookers and those in the barrage were taking note of the many beings these exorcists fought today. "Sir, do we still need to write?"

"Of course! Are you a dummy? Write! Draw! We must gather all information in order to protect ourselves in future!"

"That's right! Those 2 titans have weaknesses in their mouths, but others have on their foreheads, necks and other places. We must identify the reason for this, and if they are subspecies or whatnot."

So what if these exorcists have their own hidden books about the matter.

They too must write and have their own reports, descriptions, and assessments of today's battle down. Many people's eyes flickered with a firm light. It can be seen that after today, the world's daily operations will change. Its either they become slaves, or they win and protect themselves from another blinding invasion again. So what are you waiting for?

Write, write, write…. Draw, draw, draw…

Like so, the battlefield was heated and dyed with red, green, blue and even ink blood. Some belonged to the exorcists, and others to the underworld beings. Can you feel it? Can you feel the heat emitting from the battlefield?

Such a site of danger, blood, and fierceness could be seen from all corners. Sweat stung the eyes of the onlookers on the surface like vipers, as they were constantly bombarded with creatures trying to burst the safe bubble space they were in. "Destroy the portals!"

"Destroy the portals!" n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Specific teams of exorcists had long begun destroying the many portals. These portals had demonic runes lit up everywhere. These exorcists worked hard to kill the creatures around the portals and destroy them once and for all. Wipe!

Do you know how many creatures keep pouring in second by second?

"Kill them! Kill them all!"

BAM! BAM! BAM!

The battle between Dorian and Beelzebub was a dance of death. The duo had similar fighting styles that oozed calmness and thoughtfulness. Beelzebub waved his staff, while Dorian moved his Katana in a clockwise manner, allowing 12 light sheath figments to dart towards Beelzebub. BOOM!

They had been fighting for 3 while hours now. The battle was reaching its climax, both of them could feel it. Beelzebub felt a visceral pain shoot to his arm, and Dorian felt pain on his shoulders. Both had taken hits, but one person, although not very obvious, knew he was on the losing end. .

Dorian was now breathing slightly heavier than he normally did.

Beelzebub stood opposite him, and both had paused momentarily. "Human, you are good." Beelzebub commended. "However, you've wasted my time greatly. By now, I should have been in the heavens, tearing many apart. Yet, I'm stuck here with you…"

Beelzebub paused, a hunt of confusion evident in his eyes. "I don't know why, but even before I spotted my Bony finger, I instinctively did not like you."

It was a sense of disdain deep in his bones, one he couldn't quite place his hands on. Another thing that amazed him was the bony finger. How could it accept a human, even if it's an exorcist? And from the looks of it, it… it evolved with the human?

No, how can that be right?… Something wasn't right. "Don't like me?" Dorian chuckled softly. "The feeling is mutual."

Fighting this human felt wrong to Beelzebub, as if there's something about this human that brought about a hidden fear from within. "Human, you are quite daring. You may not know this, but you are the first exorcist to get my acknowledgement. However, you know I am stronger than you are, even if it's slightly."

Beelzebub paused, his expression turning icy. "And to prevent you from pulling a fast one on me, I'm afraid I'll have to cut our little battle short."

Not just for Dorian's sake, but for his sake as well, Beelzebub inwardly concluded. Besides, he would like to have the Bony return to him so he can begin the ritual of ascension. Even if that bony finger has accepted this human, so what?

What he Beelzebub worked hard to find for ages, cannot be given or used by anyone else other than himself!

With that, Beelzebub prepared to unleash his ultimate move. The system, sensing this, was instantly worried. [Host, host! How are you? I detect you might not be able to hold on any longer.]

'I know…' Dorian inwardly stated. The system felt a piece of its non-existence heart shatter.

BOOM!

Beelzebub unleashed his ultimate move, sending Dorian flying. And at this time, everyone else momentarily froze. They… They… They had never seen Dorian in such a pitiful state before. "GRANDMASTER!!!!!!!"

The world went to a collective sigh, as the dust settled, revealing a bloodied Dorian lying underneath Beelzebub with no signs of getting on his feet again. And Chen Su, who was watching the devastating matter, secretly laughed without mercy. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA~

He knew it! He knew it!

Humanity has failed.