Heavenly Kingdom: The Kingdom among the clouds

Chapter 177: Not What It Used To Be

[Hidden Altar, Cave]

After defeating the death knight, Zaheer then finally fell on his butt, as he catches his breath, due to his excessive movements despite 50 years old and almost as old as an elderly person. Upon noticing his condition, he then pulled out the water bag from his pack strapped on his back, as he chugged down the water, before commenting out his condition.

"I'm not as young as I was once... If I were in my prime, I would have decimated that death knight, without the help of the young uns"

"Yeah! Yeah! Whatever goes your way old man" replied by Takahashi, as he also dropped to his knees

Even though the battle had only lasted for a short moment, every single one who fought the death knight, had shown incredible speed, reaction, and strength in this crisis. Such a thing was only the basic requirement to survival.

Alongside it, since everyone is hurt or injured, Ban had no choice but to heal everyone in exchange for the huge amount of mana being used uo like a fountain. Due to that, by the time Ban finished treating everyone, she somehow felt exhausted due to excessive healing.

While everyone was recuperating, Asmaveth on the other hand stayed silent behind Azrael, as he seem to feel jealous from this out of place situation. After all aside from him, the rest of the guys who were new to the group had fought agaisnt the undead knight. Due to fighting together, they all seemed to have deepen their bond, especially Ester who seemed to have been impressed by everyone's behavior.

"I could've helped" muttered by Asmaveth

"Do you think so?" Asked by Azrael

"Of course I think so, my curse of death is too strong that it can kill anybody"

"Yes! It is indeed strong, however there is something called compatibility, and your power is completely compatible at the the sme time not compatible with the enemy"

"....."

"What do you think happens if two identical energy clashed against each other?"

"Wouldn't... the strongest energy wins?"

"Possible, but that only happens rarely and by some luck involved, however do you really think that you can do it, especially your current mental state?"

"I... "

"You can't... there's a simple explanation why that is, and that  is because your weak, physically, mentally, emotionally, and even spiritually... at your state, you'll only serve to strengthen the enemy not overcome it"

"....."

As Azrael lectures Asmaveth, Asagi and Jophiel then walked over at the altar, as they begun to thoroughly examine the object after confidently making sure that there aren't summoning traps any longer. Based on the fact that all the monsters summoned are death attributes type, it seems like the altar itself is also a type of death attributed altar and the formation itself is death a spell that support such element.

After checking the altar, Jophiel noticed something as he then begin to ask.

"Your majesty!"

"Hmm?"

"Can you please try to lay down on the altar?"

"This thing? Lie on this thing?"

"Yes"

".... fine"

Following Johpiel's words, Asagi climbed on top of the Altar, which caused everyone present to notice her actions, and Asmaveth to suddenly panic"

"No no no no, stop! Stop!!!"

Hearing his panic voice as he rushed towards the altar, both Jophiel and Asagi looked over his direction, as they listened to what Asmaveth has to say first.