Chapter 305
[Kill him! Don’t leave even a single strand of hair of that arrogant brat!]
Lilith’s sharp voice resonated within the palace . The statues flashed their golden muscles and charged towards me . As I was keeping my eye on them from the beginning, I could feel the giant lump of mana within them and how they were following Lilith’s commands .
[I am Dortu . I can make them weaker for about 0 . 07 seconds . ]
“Then when I give you the signal, weaken them in order . ”
Dortu seemed to be upset because of Lilith stealing command over the weapons he controlled . He informed me that he could weaken the statues for a moment, and I immediately answered him as I fixed my grip on my spear .
Although Dortu was only born recently, because I kept feeding him my mana when he was still an egg, I could communicate with him much quicker than with words . As such, 0 . 07 seconds was more than enough .
I first tried fighting a statue without borrowing Dortu’s power . I thrusted my spear towards the statue’s stomach, but a terrifying strength pushed back against it . Right, it was the statue’s power .
Of course, a part of the statue’s power came from the mana within it, but there was something about it that went beyond my comprehension . If this mysterious force wasn’t mana, it could only be one thing .
“This isn’t gold!”
[Who would use such a frail metal?]
[I am Dortu . I’ve never experienced this metal . Dortu must eat it . ]
My spear handle clashed with the statue’s fist and an eerie creaking noise rang out . At the same time, Dortu went crazy over the metal he was seeing for the first time . Just in case, I asked him .
“What about weakening them?”
[I am Dortu . Dortu must eat that metal . ]
“… Sure, go ahead . ”
If that’s what you want to do, you shouldn’t have brought my hopes up!
With no other choice, I gave up cleanly . Immediately after I gave Dortu the okay sign, a small chunk disappeared from the fist of the statue I was facing . It was as though someone bit it off .
[An elemental!? Hmph, everyone attack!]
Lilith wasn’t called a world’s enemy for nothing . She instantly realized Dortu’s identity and ordered her servants to attack me . It was naturally for the elemental to disappear once its contractor died .
Even before Lilith gave the order, the statues were making their moves . I knew Ruyue would protect me with ice barriers in the worst case, but considering the impact I felt when I clashed against one of them, Ruyue’s barrier probably wouldn’t last more than one attack .
Though shocking, even my enhanced body couldn’t destroy one of these statues in one blow . In that case, I only had one choice left . It was what I was prepared for even before I entered the 35th floor .
“Overlord!’
Immediately, my body doubled in size . An unknown mana, Enigma, shot up from thin air and covered my body . As I felt the chilling and electrifying sensation from Enigma, a smile broke out on my face .
Enigma was a mana I possessed . Not even Lilith could seduce mana under my control . Even if it materialized and formed an armor, it was still mana in the end .
Consequently, I was no longer revealing my skin, as the armor of Enigma enshrouded me .
“Huaaaaaa!”
When all directions were blocked off, it was best to take the initiative and break through . As such, I charged forward with a roar . There was a total of five statues in this direction . The rest chased after me from left, right, behind, and above to try and crush me . I clenched my teeth and shouted .
“Kaaaaaaaaaak!”
The sound and breath I roared out became blazing flames and spread out . With the logic of metal being weak to fire, I had used Crimson Roar .
Thankfully, things went as I expected . The temperature of the palace shot up and a blazing fire was ignited on all metal-bodied beings . It was most likely thanks to Enigma’s power .
[This is a power beyond logic! Iiiiik!]
I could hear Lilith shrieking in frustration, but I couldn’t see her well because of the statues surrounding me . In return, I drew in the surrounding flames to my spear and added Lightning God’s lightning to create a whirlpool .
“Break!”
In the past, the skill I could most easily use after learning Peruta Circuit was Tempest, a skill that only required 300 mana . But with Peruta Circuit mastered now, I felt sorry comparing the old Tempest to the current Tempest, as I could draw in surrounding mana and throw out an infinite number of Tempests .
Not to mention, I even had Ultimate Avariace and Crimson Hell’s Tattoo now! As Tempest was an extension of Peruta Circuit, I was filled with more mana every time I used Tempest .
This mana, in turn, transformed into Enigma and gushed out to my spear . An infinite cycle .
“No matter hard you might be, I doubt you can hold on when I suck out all the mana from you!”
[I am Dortu . I will eat as quickly as possible . ]
Dortu muttered as though he was scared I would take his food away . Immediately, the statue I believed Dortu was staying on became noticeably slow . I swung my spear around, freely shooting out Tempests, then thrusted my spear towards a statue trying to punch me .
The whirlpool of black mana enveloping my spear made the spear look triple its size . Like being slammed with a hammer, the statue shattered into pieces with a ear-piercing sound .
[You over there, don’t move!]
It was at this moment that Lilith’s voice rang out . As I expected her to prevent me from freely fighting the statues, after seeing Ruyue form a barrier around me, I drew Absolute Soul’s power to its peak .
Lilith’s magic was a type of mental magic but was closer to being a curse . Unfortunately for her, I was probably the most suited to block such an attack in all of Earth .
[I’ll crush that handsome face of yours!]
“Huuu…!”
At the same time that Lilith’s magic power began to restrain me, three statues shot towards me from the left, right, and above .
To think she could restrain me to this extent when I was using Overlord… It was a power worthy of a world’s enemy . It seemed I needed to take back what I said about her only having a high charm . If I was any weaker, I might have lost . No, I would have lost to her charm the moment I saw her .
“But it’s too bad you met me a bit too late…!”
After taking a short breath, I pulled my spear inward . Peruta Circuit stopped momentarily, and circulating it in reverse, I concentrated the discharging mana back towards my spear . This strange flow of mana also affected Lilith’s mana flowing into me, causing its previously steady flow to shake and eventually be outed by Absolute Soul . At the same time, the tattoos on my fingers let out a radiant light and concentrated all sorts of mana into my spear . Lilith’s mana quickly lost its purpose and was sucked into the spear .
The ability to concentrate all power into one point . This was my unique ability resulting from my innate talents rather than being the result of Peruta’s ability . More specifically, it was the principle behind the spear technique passed down in my clan .
Right now, I was concentrating Peruta Circuit’s power, Crimson Hell’s power, and Absolute Soul’s power together with the power of nature which didn’t belong to me . Enigma gathered all these powers together and strengthened them . These powers, which originally should clash against each other, became docile under Enigma’s command .
Any ordinary spear would have been destroyed and I would have been injured by the recoil, but the spear I was holding was Chaotic Spear reinforced with Dortu’s power . Rather than being destroyed, the concentration of several powers made it radiate with a brilliant light .
“Haaaaap!”
Almost like pulling a rubber band and letting it go, I instantly returned Peruta Circuit to its normal rotational direction and shot my spear forward . The concentrated energy blasted out like a laser, piercing through several statues and hurling towards Lilith, my real target .
[Kyak!]
I didn’t check whether she was hurt . I didn’t have the time . I used Lightning Spear Storm at the statues coming towards me . With my eyes wide open, I accurately pinpointed the location of the statues surrounding me and thrusted my spear at the statues one by one while dodging their attacks!
“Uaaaaaaaah!”
Although I couldn’t break them with just one attack, my continuous barrage of spear thrusts drilled huge holes in the statues . Dortu spoke disappointedly .
[I am Dortu . There are less to eat . I must eat quicker . ]
“If you can, hurry, Dortu!”
[I am Dortu . I can analyze the metal soon . ]
I inwardly cheered Dortu on and took my spear back . Then, I jumped back and swung my spear fiercely . Two statutes swooping down on me from above fell after being cut in half .
[Impossible…! Oreichalcos was so easily cut…!?]
Orichalcos? I’ve heard that name before! If I remember correctly, a more common name for it was orichalcum! One of the most powerful metals comparable to mithril! That means… Those statues are all orichalcos!? Lilith, you’re filthy rich!
“It’s simple . The mana I’m wielding now is a bit different than yours . ”
[I already know that your mana has reached a new realm, but you still shouldn’t be able to cut orichalcos so easily!]
“If you just release your mana, of course it’s impossible . But if you concentrate your mana like this…”
I effortlessly concentrated over 100,000 points worth of mana into my spear . An aura containing several energies mixed together was dizzying to look at originally, but with Enigma swallowing everything, I could control this aura easily . As I concentrated the aura along the spear blade, it stopped emitting light and became thin like a well-grinded edge of a blade .
This wasn’t possible in the past because of my lack of mana . But if it was simply concentrating mana to strengthen my attack, I was able to do it for a long time . With the addition of Overlord, I was now capable of fusing other mana into my own!
Now, including the power of the dungeon, I had well-over 900,000 mana . Using this technique to cut apart orichalcos was easily done .
“You all better get out of the way!”
I thrusted my spear backwards . As I was getting closer to the wall of the palace, there weren’t many attacking me from the back, and the attack just now incapacitated most of the statues that did . Then, I jumped on the wall . I could easily run in mid-air, but running was the wall on cooler!
“Peika, Sharana!”
[Full power!]
[For Master!]
I gave closer to half of my remaining mana, an amount totaling 300,000, to my elementals . Immediately after they received my mana, Peika transformed into a giant lightning dragon coiled around air .
Although I couldn’t see Sharana, I could feel her inside Peika, strengthening her ability to the limit . A technique I learned after mastering Spirit Aura, the ability to make one elemental infuse into another .
Of course, it wasn’t possible with just any elemental . It was only possible for elementals like Peika, who had extremely high potential, and Sharana, who was optimized to strengthen others’ ability .
[A truly powerful elemental… But will that be enough to injure me?]
“At the very least, she can destroy everything other than you . ”
[I am Dortu . Analysis complete . ]
Before Lilith could even finish talking, Dortu announced confidently . At the same time, the statues’ movements became strange . They suddenly came to a stop in the middle of charging towards me as if their feet got stuck in place . Then, their human-shaped body began to distort . Dortu was getting his revenge for what Lilith had done to him before .
I shouted .
“Now!”
[Kuaaaaaaaa!]
Peika let out a fearsome roar and uncoiled herself to begin charging straightforward . The terrifying lightning she emitted shot out in all directions and cleanly erased the flames that were still burning . Not only that, but the statues that couldn’t dodge her charge disappeared like they never existed . With her giant mouth wide open, Peika flew straight towards Lilith .
With the metallic statues gone, I could finally see Lilith . Half of her face was still dripping with blood, and blood of shooting out from a small hole in her stomach . That hole must have been the result of the Heroic Strike I used before .
However, facing Peika’s terrifying charge, Lilith smiled faintly . When I saw her smile, I immediately knew .
Someone who could seduce inanimate objects was surely capable of seducing elementals!
As chills ran down my back, Lilith opened her mouth .
[Elemental, you can see me, can’t you?]
[I can . ]
[No, you’re not yet . ]
When Peika retorted, Lilith made a definitive rebuttal . Immediately afterwards, Lilith’s magic power billowed out like a blooming flower .
The palace, burning from Crimson Roar and crumbling from the Tempests I shot out, became filled with Lilith’s magic power . Even I, who was preparing an attack, suddenly felt suffocated because of it .
Should I unsummon Peika and just attack by myself? Just when I was thinking about my next move and drawing up Absolute Soul’s power, Lilith’s voice rang out sonorously throughout the palace .
[I will show you why I am Lilith . ]
Before I noticed, the injuries on her body was gone . The blood on her face evaporated, and the eyeball I plucked out was properly adorning her face . She began to radiate light . Although my charm stat was amplified to an absurd level with Overlord, I lost grip of my spear when I saw Lilith’s face .
Damn it! I’m still lacking in training!
[Indeed, you’re a special human . I didn’t think you had the ability to cut orichalcos, really . I was caught off guard quite a bit, and even suffered some injuries…]
Peika’s charge stopped . It felt like my heart was stopping too .
[You tried your best, and it was quite enjoyable, but in the end, you can’t defeat me . There’s only way to beat me, and that’s… To . Surpass . My . Charm . ]
How did she recover from all those injuries? Thinking that I had to fight her from the beginning again, strength left my body as I let out a hollow laugh . Just when I was thinking about giving up, I realized what was happening . This was all just Lilith’s magic .
Lilith had lost . It was because she lost to Elesia’s female Hero that she was in the dungeon . Then did that Hero surpass her in charm? No, that was impossible . Lilith was lying .
But what was terrifying was that the charm she was currently emitting had the power to make people believe falsehood as truth . Even I felt like nodding and agreeing with her words .
I frantically circulated Peruta Circuit . I returned Chaotic Spear back into my hands and pointed it towards her while glaring at her with a piercing gaze .
I was currently considering the worst case scenario, one in which Peika turned to Lilith’s side . I tried to unsummon Peika the moment I saw Lilith in her fully restored state, but it didn’t work . Since I couldn’t hurt Peika, I would have to somehow dodge her and kill Lilith .
It was okay . Because I didn’t know what trump cards Lilith was hiding, I had also kept my own trump cards . I had yet to properly use Divine Speed, and I still had much of Overlord’s energy left . Like she said, it was her charm that was most dangerous . As long as I could overcome it, I had a chance .
[Elemental, what do you think?]
[Krrrrrr . ]
Lilith asked Peika, and Peika growled quietly in response .
Then, she swallowed Lilith .
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