Chapter 269: Relapse [3]

To evolve is to abandon our shell, just as snakes wilt the demigods abandon their mortal desires. Perfection can’t be attained just by simply attaining higher power it is gained by discarding the worthless aspects. To let go of one’s past glories only then will they able to ascend to a higher realm and eventually reach what one sought

[System: The player Shin Chaerim activates the skill ’Elemental bullets’ the chosen attributes have been locked]

“Fire!!!” She fired multiple rounds from within her palms and the recoil sent her flying from the upper supports holding the entirety

[Be careful you won’t want to redo everything from scratch, do you? He’s not any ordinary opponent so our options are open in severing his limbs. Oh, there’s also that one thing I’ve yet to mention…]

“What?” Shin hid herself in the meantime to rest and recuperate in her ongoing pilgrimage

[Deus Ex-machina… also known as the God of machinery was said to be a story trope where any problems are solved by the least expected solution. In retrospect, the machine is designed to make sure that no harm will come to the wielder]

“You’re telling me he gained plot armor–” Like a clip from a horror movie she was given a scare after a metallic claw suddenly protruded from the beams

“Arrghhh!” She tries her best to escape but the law drags her to the depths below where she reunites with her ender

[Disengage now!!!]

Sage’s guidance provided her with the right time to release her spell broke through the grip due to the rising wind pressure. Her bullets grazed her flesh but ultimately aided in her escape and she descends whilst controlling her fall. Hugo’s body had a hard time attacking due to the small gap in their space caused her fiery attack to permeate his surroundings

“Hugo!!!” She propels her body with the use of her fire attribute bullets and she prepares a kick which is easily avoided

[Thats…]

They both were in mid-air a place where freedom of one’s movement wasn’t present but Hugo was an exception. White wings burst forth from his back allowing him to not only avoid but maneuver himself whilst remaining afloat. But these wings of his weren’t able to be used to their fullest upon encountering a rather calculating foe

“Triple bullet, Air, Water, Ice!”

She fires a singular but extremely large shot amplified by most of her mana, but as what occurred before Hugo dodges. That attack of hers may have been looked down upon quite soon for its true intention was now displayed. On Hugo’s back, the bullet explodes with the bountiful water covering his metallic wings

“Didn’t see this one coming eh?” The streak of water shapes itself into a singular chain before it is frozen solid by one of the bullet attributes

“Misjudgement detected!” His body tries to escape but the water that spreads around his wings solidifies causing him to descend from the top

“Don’t be so hasty I’ve yet to trigger Wind!!!”

Suddenly a powerful gust of air accelerated his fall where his body met Shin perfectly positioned to meet his fall

Shin masterfully holds her dagger, engulfing the blade purely of her mana, it shines brighter with similarities to sword ki. She further lowers her stance, focuses her breathing, and in her mind, she recreates her character’s special attack. She repeated the process and once she opened her eyes with her enemy but a hair away from collision she stared at the abyss

“Body enhancement; Mana circulation, Weapon strengthening; Mana edge, Improvement; Sharpening…”

Her blade which had been permeated by a radiant light was then consumed by a rather dark and twisted attribute. “Special; Wildreun edge, Needle strike!!!”

The pressure she produced for so long was released with a single thrust but all that wasn’t enough for her enemy remained. Her neck was suddenly clasped and due to her lack of energy from her most recent attack, she was incapable of resisting. The smoke dispersed and she saw the result of her attack was nothing more than a graze in Hugo’s armor

[System: Active skill ’Veil of the gods’ increases overall stats by 50 and activates the sub ability ’Protection’

[Protection]: Grants 300% def when facing a powerful attack that can only be triggered once per day]

“Target for elimination has been caught!”

She feels his grip tightening and slowly her view darkens after the pressure slowly builds up between her noggin. “Arghhhhh… damn… it!!!”

[I guess this is how long we fare against such a monster of an enemy? Well, don’t let it eat you up. There’s bound to be a limit to your capabilities… next time we’ll plot every single tactic that we could use for now just bask in the taste of defeat]

’Limit…? Never thought he’d be so understanding. The way I view him is that he pushes his avatar to his breaking point. So all that was the decision of the fucker? Limit… he says? I wonder if that guy was strong to begin with or was he just using everything he had to survive? Is that it? Desperation?’

The amount can barely be held by a normal person and in her prediction her brain will splatter at the end of this torturous display. Her hand hardly shook until it finally stopped indicating her end was nearing its finale and there she began to plot. The moment before she relapsed, she brainstormed on how to overcome the impossible but fate was on her side

’The secret to becoming incredibly strong isn’t by being born of great talent but the drive to do whatever it takes to win. Even if it’s dirty, impractical, scheming, and going beyond morals. Everything I just said ultimately leads to someone becoming an uncontrollable monster but why… isn’t he getting consumed by such power? Hehe, I guess I have a lot more things to learn,’

“Accelerando!” That voice permeated her ears, its tone she heard before, and the presence wasn’t through her mind but her ears alone

“This is such a chaotic scenery no? I do like chaos… but if it causes me to lose Chris then by no means shall I abide,” She opened her eyes and although it wasn’t clear three figures appeared and stopped her inevitable end

One of the figures remains to observe the other tends to her need and the third fights daringly against Hugo. “Airis didn’t I tell you were only here to fetch the little missy over there? Just heal her for his sake. If you’re done can you assist me with the fight?”

The demon fiercely swings his axe and the pressure it displays sends Hugo flying through the underground workshop. Her eyes finally recovered and she found herself encircled by a demon, a vampire, and a human along with Morris’s familiars. Her body’s strength was replenished after the blood of the vampire invaded her body and healed both her injuries and fatigue

“Phew we’ve made it in time… if it weren’t for Morris’s familiars then breaking through all that rubble would be a pain. Ainsley, was it necessary to go here?” Jin calls for her attention but she is absorbed in reading her book

“Why are we even fighting Hugo in the first place? That’s a good question. I can tell you that much. All there is to say is we need to stall for time…” Rachel’s words were interpreted in many ways but in the end, one idea remained in their heads

Jin Kuerenai and Velvet Airis only stared at their eyes as they brandished their weapon of choice be it a blade or claw. “So we just have to break a few of his bones? I’m up for that… this isn’t his real body so it doesn’t matter,”

“Can we take away one of his limbs?” Airis excitingly says where the shade of her eye intensifies due to her sudden desire to ensure carnage

“We can’t physically impair the fucker. He has a role to play. Plus he’s not the real villain. Do that and I’ll do you a favor,”

“Do you think you persuade him to go on a date with me–”

“You’re a murderer, once was a dominatrix, and you have an excessive level of obsession im surprised he hasn’t killed you,” Before them lies Hugo’s brainwashed body the two undergo their stance to stall for some time before Rachel’s blessing

“Okay… I agree that I was once insane. Even now I remain the same. Just persuade him it looks like I’ll have to handle the rest,” Alongside these two towering giants enter the familiars with Sun and Moon entering their human form along with Morgan

[System: Due to the pact made with the Avatar of Chronos everyone present apart from the enemy shares the same system

Added function: Time-related functions have now been implemented for users who share the same goal as the avatar

Countdown: Stall for the next 0 hour, 59 minutes, and 44 seconds]

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