Black specter then did a motion that looked like it pushed the black orb it had formed. Black orb flu towards Teddy. Teddy's shield of Red Bayeti Blossoms blocked the second orb like the first one.
He knew it was only a matter of time before his Red Bayeti Blossom shield would fail him if this continued.
"Think Teddy think."
Then a thought popped in his head. He still had another skill to try. He called forth on his Devine Ice skill and a white ice lance began to form.
Once it was formed he launched it at the black specter. The ice lance impaled the specter but the specter was still alive. However the cold from the ice lance slowed it down.
Next Teddy called upon his Lightning of Jupiter skill. Red and white colored lightning struck the ice lance.
The ice lance acted as a conductor for the lightning. Because of the purity of both the ice and the lightning, the strength of both greatly increased.
The next thing Teddy knew was the black specter had burst into small ice shards. Then these ice shards evaporated leaving nothing behind. The second specter was dead.
Teddy repeated this for the other specters that were left. After a few minutes they were all destroyed. Then Teddy walked up to the array formation in the middle of the warehouse and began to study it.
The array formation was complex, but thanks to his cultivaion base, he was able to spot a weakness.
Suddenly, something in him almost snapped. It was like a realization hit him. This formation was familiar to him. It was as if he knew how to set it up and how it worked.
With this knowledge, he was able to determine that this array formation was here to test him. But before he could find a way to destroy it, a blood red spirit sprung out of the center of it.
This blood red spirit was made of pure energy and didn't have a face. It was shaped like a human. The only solid objects it had was it's armor which consisted of gauntlets, elbow plates, shoulder plates, chest and back plates, and a helmet.
This was a Crimson Hades Knight. When Teddy was able to identify it, a chill went down his spine. He was certain he could defeat it however he wasn't sure that he'd come out unscathed doing so.
There was another problem, it takes a blood sacrifice to summon this spirit. And every soul you feed it makes it stronger.
Teddy wondered if this thing was the reason those other specters were here.
Teddy revealed his full gear and raised his staff in the air. He called forth all the electric energy he could. He needed to hit this thing hard to have a chance.
As soon as his staff was full of electric energy, he swung it in the direction of the Crimson Hades Knight. A red and white lightning bolt shot out and headed straight towards the spectre.
The Crimson Hades Knight placed it's arms out in front of it hands together. Then it moved it's arms outward until each arm was spread out to each side.
As soon as this movement was completed, a red mist formed around the Crimson Hades Knight in a dome shape.
Teddy's eyes grew wide as it saw this. This spectre was able to defend itself. The only question is if it will be enough or will Teddy's attack break this defense.
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At the time Teddy had arrived at the warehouse:
"He's here."
Abdul had bowed to his master David Grant before letting him know that Teddy had entered the warehouse. David was sitting down on his chair behind his desk.
David smiled as he said, "Good. Let's see how he handles himself."
David spun around in his chair to face a wall. He clicked a button on his chair. After he did, part of the wall opened up to reveal a television like screen behind it.
Twelve different security camera images popped up on the screen all at once. The two men watched everything unfold.
As soon as the last of the six spectres was defeated, the two men were in shock. They couldn't believe how easily Teddy defeated the spectres.
Abdul looked at his master and said, "We underestimate this man. He is stronger than he looks."
David said, "Those spectres were not what I had summoned. They only came to destroy what I summoned and anyone caught there would be attacked as well. They want to restore the balance of world energy and the laws of cultivation."
Abdul's mouth fell in shock. If these were not what his master summoned, considering how strong they were, then what on earth did he summon to force four spectres to appear?
Almost to answer this question, David said, "The spirit I had summoned is called a Crimson Hades Knight. This spirit will only reveal itself when Teddy is most vulnerable."
A smile formed on David's face as he revealed this part of his plan. Abdul couldn't help but to shudder at the sight of his master's smile.
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Back at the warehouse:
The bolt of red and white lightning surged forward towards the Crimson Hades Knight. It clashed against the Knight's defensive barrier. A loud explosion followed by a shockwave reverberated throughout the warehouse.
Sparks and red mist flew everywhere. Smoke filled the warehouse blinding everyone. All the shelves, if they weren't vaporized, had flew across the warehouse and piled up against all the walls.
When the smoke cleared, Teddy stood there unharmed but so was the Crimson Hades Knight.
Then a crimson colored scythe appeared in the Knight's hands. It swang the scythe from its right to its left. It was trying to cut Teddy in half.
Teddy activated his skill Withering Blossoms. Red Bayeti Blossoms formed a thick shield and blocked the impact of the red scythe. As soon as the scythe impacted the blossom shield it began to wither and fall apart.
But just as the scythe broke apart so did the blossom shield. If Teddy wanted to form it again, he would have to activate it again using up his spiritual energy.
Teddy instead decided he couldn't hold back. He activated his skill Withering Blossoms again. But he also activated his skill Divine Ice but focused it on the Red Bayeti Blossoms.
All the Red Bayeti Blossoms began to freeze and a layer of ice formed over them. Then he sent them flying towards the Crimson Hades Knight.
The combined power of these two skills should break any defense. Sure enough the Crimson Hades Knight formed another dome shaped shield around it.
However this time was different. The ice from the Devine Ice skill broke the defense but the flowers remained. They continued to fly towards the Crimson Hades Knight.
The Knight had no time to react. All the Red Bayeti Blossoms impacted the Crimson Hades Knight and it began to wither. It didn't take long for it to be destroyed.
With it gone the formation that was used to summon it began to overload.
"Shit!"
Teddy yelled as he fled as fast as he could. He left the warehouse and ran down the trail that led to it.
An explosion rang out as the warehouse was vaporized from the collapse of the formation. Only rubble remained.
Teddy was covered in dust from the collapse of the warehouse, but other than that he was fine.
When he walked through the door to the hotel room where Seraphine and Mirella were, both ladies stood up with pale faces. Teddy just look like he had been through hell and back.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. I just had to take care of seven spirits in the last one was the strongest. Actually because I defeated the last one is why I look like this."
Both Mirella and Seraphine we're confused at his words and Teddy saw that. So Teddy went on and explained a little bit more.
"You see, the last spirit was a conjured Crimson Hades Knight. It was quite strong too. Obviously several people had been sent there for it to absorb their life essence. I was still able to destroy it anyways. The easy part was killing it. The hard part was making out of the warehouse alive."
Mirella asked, "The warehouse collapsed didn't it?"
This was really more of a statement than a question. She wanted Teddy to know that she understood how dangerous the Crimson Hades Knight truly was and he should not downplay that.
Teddy didn't want to make the ladies anymore angry at him so he nodded his head without saying another word. The three then decided to have breakfast.
The fight took place at night, so when Teddy finally arrived back at the hotel room, it was daytime.
After breakfast Teddy went for a quick nap. However a quick nap turned into sleeping until the next morning. The lady didn't want to wake him up. They knew he needed his sleep.
[Sorry for the late chapter. Been caught up with my work. Got to get ready for the holiday. As soon as the holiday is over, I promise to catch up by posting several chapters a day. Then I will resume the normal schedule. Thank you for your patience.]