Life Hunter

And, indeed, as Malum saw before crossing, there were two peculiar beasts fighting with their bare hands in the middle of everyone. One of them simply resembled a giant ape while the other looked like a sort of dinosaur covered by a rocky carapace. The fact that he was standing on his two hind legs, and waggling large tail, truly reminded one of G.o.dzilla.

Those two were not the only powerful individuals there. Not only were there many t.i.tanic beings in that battlefield, but there was also an incalculable number of smaller, humanoid fighters.

Inside of that messy site, Malum"s and Shakti"s appearance didn"t amount to much. This entire battle seemed to spread for thousands of miles. Every flying island which wasn"t actually a living being had been destroyed while the actual monsters dwelling there had either fled or joined the combat.

Malum snorted and back punched one small creature who tried to swallow him. He didn"t even look at him directly and grabbed the animal"s tongue before burning him from the inside "Did you find them?"

"Yes" Shiva nodded "As expected, those two goliaths wrestling in plain sight are two of them. As for which is which… I"d say the ape is a Pillar while the other is a Guardian" Compared to Malum, Shiva"s ability for magic control and sense is awfully superior. She"s probably better than Arima when it comes to mana manipulation. A genius that perfectly filled up Malum"s weakness.

"It seems that more have died since Sir Jorga was here though. There are only ten of them left. Six Guardians and four Pillars… All of them, except those two big ones, are quite far from here. Seven thousand miles to the north, there are two Guardians fencing off one Pillar. There"s a 1v1, five thousand miles to the south and finally, one Pillar fighting against the two last Guardians, more than ten thousand miles to the west…"

Malum sneered "It seems that the winner is clear. The Pillars won"t last much longer" He breathed in and contracted his muscles. He opened his hand and his scale"s glowed. A weapon materialized and he immediately grabbed it. It was the soul weapon that Malum had forged for himself. A black and silver scythe.

He wielded it like a whirlwind and smirked. He shouldered it and released his aura. The weaker monsters near him were shredded to pieces "[Berserker Scriptor Semita] (Berserker"s Path)" He chanted and flapped his wings. He conjured an explosion just behind which propelled him even faster toward his destination. Shakti sighed helplessly as she held onto his shoulder. Her eyes shined and the same snow-white color covered Malum.

The latter reached the giant ape in the blink of a second. He laughed loudly and struck the beast"s head with his palm. The eyes of the G.o.dzilla widened and before he knew it, the gorilla he was fighting with just a second ago had been flung to his face while bleeding from the nose, eyes, and mouth.

As he fell down, he heard an incantation followed by a terrifying roar "[Ars Berserker, Voca Messorem Scriptor] (Berserker Art, Reaper"s Call)" Malum"s scythe became even bigger than his own body and glowed with a threatening red light.

He swung it downward and impaled both giants at the same time. The ape howled in pain and grabbed the blade as he was falling together with his previous opponent. Malum"s grinned and transferred a stupid amount of mana into his weapon. His muscles were torn apart and his scythe made a metallic sound before it broke and exploded.

The flames of the discharge were compressed and locked inside a sort of spherical barrier. Malum retrieved his weapon and put it back inside his soul to restore it "Thanks for the help" He smiled and said.

Shakti sighed again and lowered her arm which was pointing at the barrier containing the explosion "Honestly, I wish you"d hold back a little. I won"t be able to keep up at this rate" Although Shakti was not involved in the fight, she was still one of the biggest actors.

The reason why Arima put her and Malum together in a single team was that they were the best combination possible. She was the best support Malum could ever ask for. Now, each time he uses the "Berserker"s Path", Shakti will regulate his mana flow and reduce the damages done to his body by relinquishing the excess. She was also there to heal or stop him if necessary.

All of that meant one thing, Malum could now use the "Berserker"s Path" safely, but only if he were to use it the same way he was used to. With Shakti"s help, he could reach another limit and there was no way he would pa.s.s on that.

"Don"t worry, I"m sure you can do it. I trust you" Malum declared and squinted his eyes. The barrier made by Shakti was dispelled once the explosion had ended. The giant ape immediately exited the cloud of smoke and crashed on a distant island, dead.

But in contrast, the G.o.dzilla growled like an enraged beast and wagged his tail to disperse the smoke "Why would you do this? Who are you?" He raised his voice and you could see that the wound made by the scythe had already healed.

"Oh, so you survived. Were you tough enough?" Malum mused "Nah, you must have used that monkey"s corpse to protect yourself from the blow. Not bad" He laughed and spread his arms wide. He grasped the air and two new scythes appeared. The stone goliath grunted "Normally, I would have killed you both without even using the "Berserker"s Path" or my weapons, but this reality weakens me after all"

Malum grabbed the chain hanging from the handle of one of his scythes and made it spin with it "Well, instead of two seconds, you"ll die in five. Wasn"t really worth your effort to survive, don"t you think?" He mocked and flung one his spinning scythe.

The large beast easily repelled it with his tail but lost sight on his enemy in the next instant. Before he could react, a curved blade was touching his neck. He felt killing intent behind him for a second then blacked out as his arteries and spine were cut.

"Next"

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Night parried one giant sword with Karma and made a crack on it in the process. The man holding the weapon stepped back hurriedly "What is that weapon?!" He shouted and stomped the ground to raise the earth to attack. Night sneered and the stone coming out of the ground to a.s.sault him was instantly destroyed.

"You can"t possibly win against the First Red Art, big guy" Night inhaled and released a fire breath which shrouded the t.i.tan in front of him. His eyes flashed afterward and he turned around to block the giant woman"s kick with his arm. The air blew strongly and razed the surroundings. Night"s scales surprisingly cracked and he raised an eyebrow.

"[Terminus Confractus, CC] (Limit Break, 200)" He chanted and pushed back the woman with his brute force. She didn"t resist the force and instead spun in mid-air and created a foothold with spirit magic to come back and counter. She threw a punch coated with lightning magic.

"This woman…" Night grunted and faced the tremendous fist approaching him "(s.h.i.t, a thousand-fold consumption is too much after all)" He lamented and clicked his tongue. He took an Iai stance and gathered black lightning into his blade "[Fifth Cryptic Art, Aeterna]" He swung Karma and a wave of darkness clashed with the fist and exploded.

The two colors of lightning mixed together and thunder roared. Even the others fighting far away were affected by the repercussions. The woman who contest Night got injured and flew away.

"{Above!}" Karma shouted and Night looked up in haste. The alien-like creature made a peculiar gesture and a beam of cyan light came down from s.p.a.ce and struck him. Night groaned and was pinned to the ground. The vibration spread throughout the entire planet and actually hurt him a little.

"d.a.m.n you!" He shouted and literally slashed the light pillar. He deployed his wings and flew off. He halted right in front of the alien"s face and swung Karma. But the blade was not able to slice the surface of his body and slid on the skin. Night furrowed and tried to punch him instead, as his claw made contact with its target, he noticed that the force of his attack was weirdly absorbed by the flesh before being evacuated through the punches of the alien "You can"t be harmed by physical blows, huh?" Night evaded his counters and commented.

"{Night, there"s nothing I can"t cut}" Karma sounded slightly irritated and Night snickered.

"[Sigillum tertium, Gaudete] (Third Seal, Break)" He intoned and Karma"s aura multiplied. The blade"s edge started shining with a purple and red color.

Night slashed again and this time, the blade went through the skin and properly conveyed the force it carried. The alien creature let out a strange noise before being flung to the ground.

At the same time, Ganesha trumpeted and pushed one of the Pillars to the ground before battering him with his feet. This was the third one he had taken out since the beginning. His Soul Manifestation revealed itself to be extremely useful. Raylein was constantly teleporting incoming attacks to protect him, as well as attacking with many objects.

Raylein is the best when it comes to teleportation. His mana consumption is incredibly low. He was the most cost-efficient member of their team. That"s why Ganesha decided to offer him his own mana to help him hold out for a longer time.

"There"s still six left, huh?" Raylein muttered. He and Ganesha were confronted with two Pillars at the moment. One of them was a ma.s.sive bear while the other was a young-looking man. He glanced at Night and confirmed that he had injured three of them. But they were still able to fight and he also had to fight the old man from the beginning who seemed to be the First Pillar of this reality.

"To be honest, if it wasn"t for him taking on the strongest ones while we took care of the weaker ones… we would have been in a really bad position" Ganesha remarked and was about to collide with the bear when he suddenly felt the ground below crumble and lose all consistency "What?!"

The entire planet started shaking. The plants were being torn, the mountains were collapsing, the seas were being siphoned.

Raylein"s eyes widened. Even gravity suffered a staggering alteration. He gazed at Night again and noticed that he wasn"t battling anymore.

The black dragon released his aura in its entirety "I don"t care if I use all my mana. I will finish this now" He stated and the planet"s shape was being twisted and modified. Everyone on the surface except Night was expelled into outer s.p.a.ce.

Ganesha and Raylein watched the planet from there and gaped "Holy..." They couldn"t hide their astonishment.

"[First Red Art, Tenentem Caelum, Atlas] (The one who holds up the sky)" Night"s voice echoed even in the vacuum of s.p.a.ce "You like big things? I have a present for you"