Wizard World Irregular

Chapter 992  The Day When The Sky Fell [Part 1]

Ethan slowly opened his eyes and found his head resting on Illumina’s shoulder.

“Are you feeling better?” Illumina asked as soon as she felt Ethan stir in her embrace.

“Just feeling a bit tired,” Ethan replied.

“Do you think you can fight?” Illumina inquired.

“If it’s only for a short while, then I can,” Ethan replied.

“Good.” Illumina nodded.

Right now, the Fomorians were right above their heads. Although Ethan felt drained, he could still exert his full power for at least five to ten minutes.

The young man then stood up and closed his eyes to gather his bearings.

He soon extended his senses, using the marine creatures to spy on what was happening on the surface.

So far, the Fomorians and the Alliance were in the middle of a standoff.

Even Seff and the One-Eyed Giant, Jovar, had stopped their battle, for the threat Baladriel was releasing was something none of them could ignore.

A few minutes later, Ethan finally opened his eyes.

Although he still didn’t look a hundred percent better, there was an edge to his gaze that made Illumina feel that he was more scary right now than compared to his usual self.

Perhaps knowing that he couldn’t fight for a long time, he was willing to go all out at the start, making him more dangerous than the usual Ethan, who could still spare some time to look at the other battles that were happening around him.

“Let’s go,” Ethan said before looking to the surface.

Without even waiting for anyone, he swam upward like a missile, breaking through the water’s surface in just the span of a few seconds.

When the Chieftains of the Fomorians saw him, all their faces turned solemn, while King Arawn and Godfrey smiled.

“Finally, it’s happening,” King Arawn said.

“Right,” Godfrey commented. “But he somehow feels different than the last time.”

Godfrey couldn’t put his finger on it, but Ethan now gave him an odd feeling—it was as if a predator was staring straight at him.

The ironic part of this was that Ethan wasn’t even glancing in his direction.

The young man glanced at Jovar before shifting his attention to the Flying Ships in the sky.

“If you’re going to fight, then fight,” Ethan said coldly. “What is this nonsense that all of you are doing?”

He was giving off the “since you all came here to fight, then just fight already!” vibe, which made the Alliance and the Fomorians felt an itch in their hearts.

Clearly, the members of the Alliance didn’t want the fight to break out. As for the Fomorians, Ethan had no idea what they were thinking.

However, he neither had the time nor patience to wait.

He was already doing his best to keep his body from shaking with his exhaustion, so he channeled all of his willpower to emit a killing intent, which had only grown stronger after the battle in the sea.

“Why are you in a rush to fight?” Caddor descended from the sky and asked in a teasing tone. “No one is running away, you know?”

Narissa also descended alongside Caddor.

The two then landed beside Jovar, and they looked at Ethan with arrogant looks on their faces.

Ethan raised his hand and summoned Areadbhair. The moment the blazing spear appeared in his hand, its flames grew brighter, stronger, and deadlier.

“I have no time for your nonsense,” Ethan stated.

Clearly, he wanted to take at least one of the Fomorian Chieftains down before he retreated to the safety of the Allied Army.

The three Fomorian Chieftains didn’t reply right away. Instead, Caddor stepped forward.

“From what I can see, there is room for negotiation,” Caddor stated. “We originally came to declare war on the Shire Continent. But after our clash with you, we realized that this war, regardless of who wins, will be a pyrrhic one. Don’t you agree?”

Ethan frowned, but he didn’t dismiss Caddor’s statement.

The Elven Queen, the Wood Fairy Queen, the Dwarven King, and the King of Eastshire, Austen Whitehall, appeared beside the young man, who was having a standoff with the leaders of the Fomorian race.

“Since you are taking this stance, I believe that you also wish to avoid this war, correct?” King Austen asked.

Seeing the crown on the human’s head, the three Fomorian Chieftains assumed that he represented the Humans from the Shire Continent.

“Yes,” Caddor replied. “We came here for one thing and one thing only. Lia Fail. If you can lend us the Stone of Destiny, we will be able to find our rightful king. After that, we will no longer bother with the Shire Continent.”

“Borrow?” Ethan sneered. “Do you really think we’re gullible children? The moment Lia Fail is in your hands, you will definitely not return it.”

Seeing Ethan’s reactions, the three Fomorian Chieftains immediately realized that the young man was very familiar with what they were looking for.

This only confirmed their suspicion that since Ethan was the owner of one of the treasures of the Tuatha De Danann, Areadbhair, he also knew the location of the other treasures.

“If you want an oath, we can pledge it,” Narissa replied. “We can have King Arawn of Annwn and Lord Godfrey to act as witnesses to this agreement. I’m sure that you don’t have a problem with that, right?”

“Actually, I do have a problem with that,” Ethan commented. “I don’t know either of them well enough to trust them in becoming witnesses to this oath.”

King Anwnn could only smile wryly because he couldn’t refute Ethan’s words. While he was indeed very famous among the old generation who lived in Midgard, the younger ones did not have much of an inkling as to who he was.

Godfrey, on the other hand, smirked. He found Ethan’s words quite funny, but it was indeed the truth.

There was no love between them, and Godfrey still held a grudge against the young man for tricking him back then.

“So, what do you want?” Caddor asked. “We only wish to find our true king. Must we really fight against each other senselessly?”

“I bet you wouldn’t be saying that if I didn’t wipe out half of your army,” Ethan replied icily.

“I admit that you have a point.” Caddor had already expected that Ethan would continuously bring out this sore point among the Fomorians. “But that’s also why we are having this discussion now.

“If you hadn’t proven your strength to us, then we would have trampled the Shire Continent to the ground. It is only because you are strong that we recognize that fighting against you is not worth it.

“However, that doesn’t mean that we are planning to back down. If you really want to fight, then so be it. However, I will promise you one thing. What happened in the sea will not happen again this time around.

“Even if we are to be defeated, we will dye the lands of the Shire Continent with blood. If you really wish for that, then let’s fight. Who’s afraid of who?”

Seeing that Narissa and Jovar were also willing to fight to the death, King Austen immediately tried to mediate between the two parties.

He was the King of the Humans, so he didn’t want this war to come in full swing. The other Leaders held the same opinion as him, so they also felt that continuing to provoke the Fomorians was a bad thing.

However, they also needed to know what the Fomorians were really after.

That was the only way for them to fully consider and stop the sparks that would trigger an all-out war between them and the Fomorians.