Soul Devourer Chapter 8 Episode 15 — Subjugating Khryseion Aor
After defeating the “Ancient Goddess of the Sea”, Tiamat, a huge door appeared in the void.
From beyond that door, the true Boss emerged.
A golden dragon;〈Rancor King〉Khryseion Aor.
It possessed two ominous Unique Skills.
Khryseion Aor and I stared each other down in silence.
“Samael, Tamuel, Nox, Carmilla. Stay back.”
I had Samael and the others retreat, leaving the handling of Khryseion Aor to me alone.
One of the Unique Skills possessed by Khryseion Aor:【Malefic Edge】.
The details of its ability were unknown, but I suspected it belonged to the same type as《Sköfnung》.
If Khryseion Aor’s slashes were imbued with an『Unhealable』effect, and if that effect originated from its Unique Skill, then recovery through【Regeneration】or【Instant Regeneration】would be impossible.
I wasn’t even certain whether I could regenerate through【Aegis】.
That was precisely why I had Samael and the others retreat.
Khryseion Aor was the first to make a move.
It swung the greatsword at the end of its tail with a sharp sweep, unleashing a massive slash.
I parried it with《Dáinsleif》as it came toward me, carving a long, deep crack into the ground.
With such a huge difference in Strength, destroying the slash was effortless.
As long as I avoided being hit, it wasn’t an attack that could pose any threat.
Even so, Khryseion Aor continued unleashing slashes several times.
But every single one was destroyed, and once Khryseion Aor realized its slashes were meaningless, it moved on to its next action.
GROOOOOOOAR!
【Roar】boomed out with enough force to shake the air, and the field was overwritten.
An endless expanse of bare earth.
Countless golden swords were driven deep into that earth.
This power was most likely,【Sword Requiem】.
Even more astonishingly, Khryseion Aor transformed into a humanoid form. A handsome, refreshing-looking man with golden hair and blue eyes.
“I didn’t expect you could even transform into a human……”
The moment Khryseion Aor, now in human form, pointed the tip of the golden sword in its right hand at me, the countless golden swords embedded in the ground all began to float at once.
Then, in the next instant, the golden swords were unleashed simultaneously, rushing toward not only me, but Samael and the others as well.
“This is bad…”
If every one of those approaching golden swords was imbued with【Malefic Edge】, Samael and the others wouldn’t escape unscathed.
«Anti-Material Barrier»
I activated【Ward Magic】and【Parallel Casting】, integrated into【Axiom】, and enveloped Samael and the others in an «Anti-Material Barrier».
Furthermore, I used【Armor Create】to forge countless Divine Swords, countering the swarm of incoming golden swords.
Khryseion Aor’s eyes widened. After glaring sharply at me for an instant, it kicked off the ground and charged.
Even as it closed the distance, golden swords continued to approach relentlessly from the front and overhead.
I used【Slash Arts】, integrated into【Skanda】, and unleashed massive slashes straight ahead and overhead.
All couldn't be destroyed, but the swarm of golden swords was blown far away.
Khryseion Aor lowered its stance to evade the slashes, then closed in on me and raised its golden sword.
It was a sword strike augmented with【Heaven Sunder】, but with my Strength, I could easily withstand it.
I raised my longsword overhead to brace myself for the attack, and in that instant… a swarm of golden swords came rushing in from both sides.
I immediately activated【Void Magic】and【Parallel Casting】, integrated into【Axiom】.
Just before the swarm of golden swords touched my body, they vanished into the void, flying away toward the opposite side.
Then, with plenty of room to spare, I caught Khryseion Aor’s sword strike.
The sudden disappearance of the swarm of golden swords, and the fact that its full-powered strike augmented with【Heaven Sunder】had been effortlessly stopped — those two facts caused Khryseion Aor’s vigilance to shoot to its absolute maximum.
It leaped far backward, creating distance between us.
I【Threw】the longsword in my hand toward Khryseion Aor.
Recognizing the tremendous speed at which it was flying toward it, it reflexively raised its golden sword.
…But at that very moment, Khryseion Aor’s body had already been cleaved cleanly in two.
At the same time as I【Threw】the longsword, I teleported behind Khryseion Aor using【Void Magic】.
I then used【Void Magic】to call the longsword back to my hand and delivered a single slash from behind.
It died before it could even understand what had happened.
The throwing speed of the longsword had been so far beyond the norm that Khryseion Aor’s attention had been completely focused on it.
That was why this surprise attack had succeeded.
Of course, even without resorting to such a surprise attack, Khryseion Aor wouldn’t have gotten away unscathed once it had caught the longsword.
『Unique Skill Acquired【Sword Requiem】』
『Unique Skill Acquired【Malefic Edge】』
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E/N:
Cool fight sequence! Last move was damn amazing, Void Magic is no-doubt cheat of cheats!
Stay tuned!
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