Arena Chapter 198:
“What is it?”
I asked and Dana spoke .
“How embarrassing . ”
He made a bitter smile .
“I’ve used up most of my soul energy just now . That was an attack containing my full power, but I guess I ended up failing . ”
After that deadlock, another fierce battle began .
All examinees were focusing their attacks on Kajad, and whenever Kajad utilized black magic to do something, Derek summoned huge waves of flames to counter it .
I held Dana up and asked .
“What do we do now?”
“I can attack once more if I squeeze out the remaining bits of my soul energy . ”
However, he wasn’t able to do proper damage even through that crazy attack just now .
Even if he did squeeze out whatever he had left, I didn’t feel as though it would deal a critical blow on Kajad .
I was thinking about that when Dana spoke to me .
“Elementalism also contains the energy of mother nature and is plenty dangerous to Kajad who has gone against the law to revive . I will create a gap, and you should kill him . ”
“Yes, I guess that’s our only method now . ”
Fortunately, I was saving up on my elemental power .
I could also amplify the powers of my elementals through the protection skills of each element . With all my power, I should be able to defeat Kajad .
“I’ll give you the signal . ”
“Yes . ”
Dana started gathering both of his energies into his hands .
This was a very fierce and chaotic fight .
Elf warriors were fighting the undead army, while rake eagles were bombarding their rake winds from the sky .
With Derek, fused with Kasa, as the center, the examinees attacked Kajad without rest .
However, Kajad’s defense, meaning, that black curtain of his, did not break .
Instead, Kajad was putting the examinees in danger with the black flames he summoned with his other hand .
The magician examinees supported the others with shield magic, but they seemed to be under immense pressure . Dana was really something to go against Kajad, even for a brief moment .
“Now!”
Dana shouted as he flew into the sky .
I also leaped up into the sky and brought out all of Sylph’s power .
I put away my dual pistols and created a 10-meter large sword of wind and grabbed it with my right hand . I was planning to attack it with this .
Dana’s dual-energy attack struck the black curtain .
Flash!
Blinding light once again engulfed the surroundings .
Skeletons that came into contact with the light were broken to pieces, and Kajad’s black curtain was also dissolved .
His defense was down .
This was the final opportunity that Dana had created with the remainder of his power .
“Die!”
I swung my sword of wind at Kajad .
Kajad controlled the black flames . The flames gathered into one and shielded Kajad against the sword of wind .
Boom!
A massive clash occurred .
Fragments of black flames and wind sword shards scattered everywhere .
‘Sylph, you can do better!’
I put more strength into the sword of wind .
Crrrrack!
My sword of wind started to chip away at the black flames .
Eventually, the shield made of black flames was split in half by my sword . However, just in time, Kajad once again put up his black curtain with his other hand .
Crack!
Despite the sound, the black curtain didn’t even flinch at my attack .
‘Oh shit!’
Dana’s final attempt to create an opportunity to kill Kajad had gone to waste .
However, I couldn’t stop here . I decided to utilize all of the skills I have learned until now .
I canceled the fusion with Sylph and summoned Kasa instead .
“Kasa, fusion!”
-woof!
Kasa ran into my body .
Flicker!
Flames poured out from my body .
“Guardian of Fire!”
Flicker!
The flames from my body became stronger . This was Kasa’s power amplified several times thanks to the Guardian of Fire .
I didn’t stop at that .
I summoned the anti-material rifle, the Neilson R3 and threw it over to Sylph .
“Sylph, shoot at Kajad without rest! Put all your power into the ammo!”
-Nyan!
Sylph aimed the large rifle, several times bigger than its own body, at Kajad .
With the enhanced power from the mastered bullet adjustment skill as well as Sylph’s own addition to the rotation power, the penetrative power was maximized .
I really utilized all I could in my attacks .
“Let’s go!”
-Nyan!
Sylph was in charge of the cover fire .
Clang! Clang Clang!
The heavy 20mm armor-piercing incendiary bullet struck Kajad’s black curtain continuously .
At the same time, I attacked the black curtain from another angle .
Boom! Bang!
Every time I threw out a punch, an explosion occurred from Kasa’s flames .
I imitated the likes of Kang Chunsung and Lee Chang-wee’s Fanzi Quan fist techniques to punch at rapid speeds .
My right first attacked several times as though trees branching out from one stem .
Booooom!
The other examinees also attacked with their aura techniques and magic .
I was certain that it wasn’t completely ineffective .
As proof, Kajad was only focusing on maintaining the black curtain and was unable to fight back . I presumed that he was focusing all his mind on defense .
However, we also couldn’t maintain our attacks for long .
We were also running out of power, and the elf warriors were also being driven back by the endless number of skeletons .
Even though twelve rake eagles were helping out by attacking the skeletons with their claws directly, the undead army was practically infinite .
Dana also supported us with a few magic attacks here and there, but it wasn’t effective without his dual-energy attacks .
Were we going to lose just like this?
That thought crossed my mind .
‘Not yet!’
I still hadn’t utilized everything I had . There must be something else I could use .
At that moment, something flashed my mind .
-Fire of Life (Fusion skill): Imbues the Fire of Life to bestow vitality . Only usable twice a day .
*Mid Lv 4: Recovers vitality, reduces aging, effective treatment against illnesses and curses .
The life force of mother nature was very similar to the power of elementals .
There was also the additional option of treating curses .
‘With this!’
I created a Fire of Life with one of my hands . A blue orb of flame was created .
“Litalin!”
I then threw that ball towards Dana .
Dana caught the ball I threw .
He was at a loss at first but then smiled as he understood my intentions .
He then absorbed the Fire of Life .
Then,
Pop! Pop!
He created a blue-colored mana ball in one hand, and in the other was the blue flames containing the Fire of Life .
Dual circle!
He had managed to replace the soul energy with the energy contained in the Fire of Life .
Dana combined his hands to fuse the energies into one .
Crackle!
When the Fire of Life combined with mana, it started emitting a strange kind of light .
Dana then flew straight towards Kajad .
Then he fired the energy in his hand towards the black curtain that protected Kajad like an iron fortress .
Flash!
“Urgh!”
Kajad finally groaned in pain .
The black curtain had a little crack in it .
A very small gap!
‘Sylph!’
And Sylph didn’t disappoint me .
It had fired into that small crack .
Boom!
Plod!
“Arrgh!”
Kajad’s abdomen burst open and blood sprayed out like a fountain .
‘That freakish monster!’
Usually, being shot with a 20mm bullet, not to mention an armor-piercing incendiary one, wouldn’t end with a wound in the stomach . Usually, one would just explode into pieces on the spot .
And this was with the bullet enhanced to the max with bullet adjustments and Sylph’s power!
“Grrrr, YOU!”
Kajad extended his hand out towards me . Hundreds of black flames formed into arrows were generated . He seemed to be planning to shoot them all at me .
‘Come on!’
I wasn’t afraid .
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
Those black flame arrows then poured onto me .
At that moment, I used another skill .
“Permeate!”
-Permeate(fusion skill): Able to let small objects pass through the body without harming the body .
*Mastered: 200 seconds per day .
The black flame arrows went straight through my body .
I ignored the arrows and attacked Kajad with my flaming punches .
Boom! Bang! Rumble!
The crack in the black curtain started to get bigger . However, Kajad’s serious gun wound was instead healing .
‘An undying eternal ruler actually meant immortal?’
I felt eerie .
This was a very hard-earned opportunity . I felt that we would never be able to win against him if it wasn’t now .
“Hyunho!”
Dana shouted . I understood what he meant without having him explain .
I created another Fire of Life and threw it over to Dana . Twice per day, that was it . I didn’t have any more of that .
Pop!
Dana absorbed it before combining it with mana .
Then he shot light towards Kajad .
“Arrrrgh!”
Kajad’s painful groans were getting bigger .
“Now!”
“Fuck, just die already!”
The other examinees also attacked with their full power all at once .
Crack! Crrrack!
The cracks on the black curtain became thicker . And eventually,
BOOM!
“Urgh!”
The black curtain shattered with a bullet from Sylph .
“Kajad!”
I shouted loudly and charged at Kajad .
Kajad’s eyes stiffened .
I hugged Kajad and locked my hands so that he couldn’t escape .
“…It’s finally over . ”
Kajad’s voice that regained reason momentarily could be heard .
I clenched my teeth .
Flicker!
With Kasa’s power combined with mine, I poured out as many flames as possible . I poured all of my remaining summon time into that attack .
The flames engulfed both me and Kajad .
The pillar of fire rose into the skies like a Tree of Life . We were endlessly burned together like that .
The flames burned for about what seemed like an eternity .
***
“Damn, you sure are tenacious!”
A few kilometers away from Laman City .
The tattered Lee Chang-wee glared at the man and woman in front of him with fear .
Heising and his aide still had hostility in their eyes .
Heising was very much like Lee Chang-wee in the aspect that he was in a ragged state .
Lee Chang-wee gained several internal injuries where his organs were starting to shift positions, thanks to being hit by Heising’s penetrative strikes, while Heising was missing his left arm .
However, the difference was clear .
Lee Chang-wee was afraid of pain and death .
Heising had no such thing .
Heising imbued all of his remaining aura into his right fist .
That insane concentration of aura freaked Lee Chang-wee out .
‘That lunatic, I’m gonna die at this rate . ’
Perhaps it was because he was already dead, but Heising attacked without care for defense . Without support from the woman at the back, he would have long since collapsed from Lee Chang-wee’s calm strikes .
However, precisely because of that, Heising was able to come to a decision to bring Lee Chang-wee down even if he had to die with him .
Lee Chang-wee felt fear .
‘I don’t want to die again!’
Lee Chang-wee honed his martial arts starting from a young age and used his talents for a gangster community .
Due to his poverty, he would sell his soul if he could earn money .
However, he earned his money so desperately like that but ended up being killed with a gunshot . This was his tragic past life .
Because of that, Lee Chang-wee accepted the angel’s proposition to become an examinee . He did not want to feel the despair and nihility that laughed at his efforts .
“I will not die again! Unlike you two who have already died twice!”
With that shout as the signal, Heising charged at him . He was practically using his body to attack at this point .
Lee Chang-wee clenched his teeth .
‘I will stay alive . Definitely! No matter what!’
Then a miracle happened .
Pop!
A gate appeared right beside him .
This was the exam gate .
The sudden appearance of the exam gate made Lee Chang-wee dumbfounded for a moment, but Heising’s piercing killing intent woke him up and he jumped into the gate .
The exam gate disappeared, and Heising’s punch hit nothing but air .