Against the World II: Transgression
Chapter 35: Old Friends, Part 4
Not much different from their last fight, Genea again crashed a dozen seconds after a fist fight with the vampire.
If in the last fight he was hit by an invisible heel move, this time Crow's left hand hit the heart of the pope— even though the left hand did not move from its place. The blow was followed by the stab of an invisible lightning spear on the shoulder, making Genea's body stick on a large chunk of hill that was not destroyed.
Of course, the two attacks that Genea received were unable to make him to grimace. His body was an artificial body: Genea could control every aspect of his body perfectly. It keeps the brain from responding to pain, forces the body to recuperate at super speed, makes the ears unable to hear, and so on. Even forcing the body to faint can also.
So, before Crow could land the next attack, Genea had already jumped away. Spear of white light has been created in both hands—the two spears have also been clad in absolute invisible barrier. Unlike the previous, this time Genea also deployed her clairvoyance magic—ia focused her lighting to anticipate the movement of the vampire.
Genea certainly knew that she wouldn't be able to hurt Crow without showing how she'd be able to kill the vampire. However, after coming this far, he also realizes that Crow cannot always protect himself with his imaginary space. Genea doesn't know what the reason is, it can only be speculated. What is clear, he remembered that Crow often dodged even though the attacks of the time were not able to penetrate the imaginary space that surrounded him.
“You want to take advantage of my [Imaginary Space] weakness?” crow asked while blocking the spear thrust of the sacred light of Genea with his two lightning spears. “You've realized that I can't constantly take refuge in imaginary space?”
“Oh, so I'm right?” Genea swamp block the vampire lightning spear ‒ they sell attacks in high speed.
“Because you are going to die, I will be kind to tell you.”
“Oh, aren't you too good?”
“Every magic has its weaknesses or limitations. The weakness of [Imaginary Space], its owner could not be in its influence for more than two minutes nonstop. Being in an imaginary space meant that for a while I was considered to disappear from reality. Imagination cannot support reality; it is reality that supports imagination. I am reality, and [Imaginary Space] is imagination. I'll die if I'm more than two minutes in a row in imaginary space.”
“So, I just have to force you to be in an imaginary space wrap for three minutes?”
“True. But that's impossible for you to do. You are not a worthy opponent for me, Genea; only your envy and inferiority make you think on par with me. I say my weakness because you can't use it to win. It's like your useless magic. You can see what I'm going to do, but it still won't protect me.”
As if to prove his words, Genea's body bounced even though he had blocked the two lightning spears of the vampire. Moreover, both his shoulders and throat had also been pierced by an invisible lightning spear. The pope's body hit a large chunk of rock in a landslide. His mouth spewed out a certain amount of blood.
“We are in a different level, Genea.” Crow stepped forward while eliminating both of his lightning spears. “You're just an ordinary human being trying to avoid death. While I...,” his fingers while bringing up two chains [Hellish Chain] in both hands, “...I am the strongest vampire in vampire history. Miss Vermyna Hellvarossa isn't a vampire; she doesn't count.”
Genea stood back up after spewing out some blood; her injured body had already recovered. However, the effect of speeding up the healing of the body's cells made his body become slightly aged. “The chain was abnormal...,” his murmur—the grasp on both spears of holy light strengthened.
“Ah, I have indeed never used this chain against you. But how else, if I fight seriously using the [Hellish Chain], I won't use the [Imaginary Space]. Instead, I will not use this chain if I fight seriously using [Imaginary Space]. But this time it was an exception. Genea, I will destroy you with your pride. I'll show you the power difference between us.”
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“You think you can stop me with this barrier? It's laughable! Take this, Minner! Plasma Demolisher!”
The eight tentacles of Khrometh's flagship weapon instantly fired eight thick lasers, and the eight lasers continued to branch out into more. There was no room for Minner to dodge, so many plasma lasers were formed. It was a definite attack hitting its target if it was in a sealed space.
Unfortunately, the laser does not have a shock wave like the explosion of plasma balls. Minner does not need to avoid it at all. Those lasers won't be able to penetrate the sheath of scraper light that wraps around them. However, Minner kept trying to get away from the laser.
“There is no room for you to escape! Die, Fuckers!”
He was still an idiot, drawing conclusions too quickly. Minner shook his head slowly, not caring about the lasers that began to bombard his back. The plasma was unable to reach his back. I'm here to get out of this bubble.
Along with the king's stone, the wall of light that stretched several meters in front of Minner began to hole. The lionman went straight through the hole. Several lasers came out and hit it, but the hole quickly closed back and cut off the laser flow. Of course he won't get hurt if he lets in, but the hole needs to be closed to make Minner's plan a reality.
Minner then turned around and put the palms together. Instantly the size of the bubble shrinks rapidly. The thick walls of light made Minner unable to see inside. However, what was heard allowed him to know that Khrometh was crazy by shooting lasers in all directions and at high intensity.
However, Khrometh's efforts were fruitless. He also couldn't possibly teleport anymore since his axe had already been destroyed. And, unstoppably, the orange bubble shrank to lock away the Chrometh like a bundle.
“Death, Khrometh.”
…And that orange light kept shrinking before it finally vanished by itself. There was nothing left of the Dwarf.
However, Minner could not say he was satisfied. Khrometh has many tricks. He would not even be surprised if the creature had prepared for teleportation purposes other than its axe. He was not surprised at all. Khrometh is like that: he will not die in battle.
...—A Cave in Medea—...
Thanks to the attack-absenting magic he had obtained from Stakhneth, Khrometh appeared in their secret cave with the final teleportation rune formula unharmed. However, his expression was far from happy. Not only had he lost his golem, axe, and plasma weapon, he had also escaped from a life-and-death fight with Minner. His pride is really hurt.
The only thing that kept him from venting his frustration with smashing things was one simple sentence that Stakhneth spoke at the time: The real winners are those who live to continue the fight later on.
“...I have to become stronger.”
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