Chapter 230 Weirdly Scary
The monster was sent right into the desolate and broken campsite along with Apollo and his two spirits. As it lands on the cold hard ground it immediately sends dozens of projectiles towards Apollo. In response to this attack, Apollo let out the combined power of the stored spells inside his spear. The clash created a huge wave of energy that caused the surrounding trees to be blown away.
Apollo then switches weapons seeing his spells not strong enough to break through.
Wind began to howl loudly while the clouds above began to obey the will of the wind. They became a cluster of dark clouds that soon turned into a thundercloud.
"Strike!" the boy commanded as his body morphed into a hybrid demon. Thunder rumbles while the mass of electricity lands on the top of the monster. It was supposed to attack however as soon as the lightning struck it was momentarily stunned. Apollo then cast another layer of spells hoping it could stop the monster's barrage of attacks.
Although struggling Gale and Bulan assist him well in navigating the fight in his favour however the pressure is still there slowing him down. A few more exchanges happened until something popped in front of him.
[Notification Alert!
The merge has been completed!]
[New system features have been unlocked!
Recalibrating.....
The new system features are fully operational!
Waiting for the Creator's command!]
A smirk finally emerges on the boy's face as he regains his confidence. Stealthly his hand moves to command the gravity to obey him. A hundredfold of gravity fell towards the beast forcing it to reveal its hidden abilities.
(Incoming Creator!)
Bulan warned while Gale prepared to fire seeing their enemy making its move.
The hybrid demon this time was calmer as he held the shining sword in its wicked hand. He prepared to fight back while his other hand cast a spell.
"The merge has been completed, Jeremiah I want the system to activate the skill that we got from the core in Avarice"
[Affirmative!]
A sublime strand of golden light escapes from Apollo's body demonic body. Bulan and Gale immediately felt their master's sudden increase in strength through the connection they had from the contract. They felt amazed at the same time admired the person they made a pact with.
[Creator it's moving!]
Despite the pressure from gravity, the monster was still able to move with ease this only meant that Apollo's gravity attack wasn't enough.
"Kneel" he commanded this time he wanted to see if this monster had any intelligence or not, and sure did Apollo see how his target began to fight off the command.
"It can think"n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
He concluded before commanded the gravity to increase its pull. The momentum it has immediately slowed down until it momentarily stopped, this opportunity was immediately seized. Apollo pulled the commands to increase and with its power, a loud noise echoed.
"BANG!"
Its towering body hit the ground as it cracked and shook from the force.
Apollo then commanded the system to open a tab which contained the skills he got from the core he got in Avarice.
The skill of the unknown beast core dwells into the skin of the demon as it obeys the boy's command.
The transformation lasted a second and the moment the monster was back again a combine attacked from Bulan and Gale pinned it back to the ground.
A skill was evoked and the wind increased exponentially causing breathing to become hard.
"Focus" Apollo said and the circulating air glides through the body of his sword.
Apollo kept his focus and with his two spirits assisting in keeping the monster at bay he finally swung the blade and released the combined power of the artifact and the skill to penetrate through the monster's body.
"CRACKLE!" The thunderclouds also blow an abundance of lightning turning the sword strike into a lightning arc.
Apollo wished the attack to hit its target however before it could a roar came out of nowhere.
"Where that came from!"
Upon Apollo's sudden painful groan, his mind was suddenly shaken. The system that is simply floating inside his consciousness was suddenly subjected to a pressure shaking its very core. Due to this attack, the authorities that were currently active were suddenly deactivated.
"Damn it!" he could only exclaim shaking his head as it feels heavy. Unlike before Apollo was able to collect himself and saw another beast that came from the other side of the camp.
"Another monster" Seeing another troublesome opponent the boy couldn't help but feel frustrated as he clenched his teeth.
(Master)
He heard two voices then he realized Bulan and Gale were standing right in front of the two monsters, acting as shields for him.
"Jeremiah what just happened"
He asked then Jeremiah answered sounding tired and weak.
[That attack was powerful enough to shake the authority of the God of Mystics. We need to be careful whatever these things are they are capable of disrupting the power of Gods]
"I see, so it's like Nirvana" he realized feeling a sense of deja vu.
Although feeling dizzy the boy just composed himself as he looked at the current enemies he needed to eliminate.
As if knowing his vulnerability the two monsters dash towards his positions causing Gale and Bulan to attack. The wind changes its flow and the thunderclouds rain down hundreds of volts of electricity. Dust and the very ground were kicked off leaving a screen of obscurity.
The ground was turned into a huge burning hole, once the smoke settled it revealed the devastated land. And then, once more the mood changes, the mist is thick and the screen is filled with the blurry image of something huge and menacing.
Slowly Apollo's vision of his opponents began to be clear. The blurry figures slowly show its grotesque combination of features.
The two creatures must be at least 12 feet tall and it has an arched serpentine body which looks more like it is made of inky darkness. Its skin is a pattern of conflicting shades of darkness, polished or might be metallic as well. Its body also has sleek multi-coloured scales and fluffy, shaggy fur mixed and laid on armour, shining in shades of deep violets and black.
Apollo felt weird seeing a monster filled with scales and fur. He doesn't know how to express his feelings knowing his situation wasn't particularly good. He never knew he would see a snake-like monster with legs and fur.
The limbs are overly elongated and slender, the joints are placed in the most awkward positions. Arms stretch out with stiff fingers, ending in blistered claws with bright, threatening nails which may tear skin apart. The legs are very "meat on the bone" and the proportions of the joints are off, but it can run surprisingly fast, like a hunter on the trail of its quarry.
The only thing that the monster has on its head is what looks like a misshapen face with no recognisable facial organs. Apollo wondered if there was a magical beast that resembled such a face.
In the eyes, there are pits and depressions in place, pits and depressions that give off a faint, glowing light. It has a huge, slack-jawed mouth that runs from the left cheek down to the right –no lips, jagged teeth lining its gum that glisten in the darkness.
Even in the case of emitting a loud call, the creature generates only such a growling and whistling noise, with vibrations running through the trees.
At its back, stretching up to its entire withers and along the spine are long snake-like spinous processes each of which glows with a morbid greenish glow somewhat similar to dying coal.
The boy knew now how weirdly fearsome was the opponent he was fighting. However, knowing the two monsters' appearance didn't help him instead, it made his feelings complicated.
"Forget the appearance we got a problem right now"
He told himself as he stabilized his posture. Then as soon as his breathing was settled his figure began to be blurry along with the two beings who were aiming for his life.
Spells struck the unknown attacks until another notification emerged.
[Notifications Alert!
The skills inside the tab are currently being activated!
Another feature of the system has been opened!
A new set of rankings and levels has been established!
Would you like to use the pile of high-quality crystal mana and stones for advancement?]
"Go use it!"
[Command received!
Converting the mana from the crystal and stones as stat points!
Opening the new rank using the gathered points!]
[Notification Alert!
New statistics and status window shall emerge please wait for a moment]
Apollo felt suddenly lighter knowing the system must have helped him.
[Name: Apollo Lionheart
Status: Focused Explore stories on empire
Position: Senior researcher mage
Rank: Celestial mage
Mana type: Blue
Level: 4
Strength: 12300
Agility: 12356
Dexterity: 12456
Endurance: 14677
Stamina: 14566
Intelligence: 12499
Mana: 11624
Ki: 11160
Mana regeneration: 1000 per minute
Ki regeneration: 500 per minute
Vitality: 500
Skills/Abilities:
Spell synthesis(Rank SSS) {Passive}
Alchemic craft (Rank SSS) {Passive}
Weapon creation (Rank SSS) {Passive}
Machinery Engineer (Rank SS) {Passive}
Light of Aegis (Rank Z ) {Passive}- Solidifies the surrounding mana every time the bearer gets attacked. Can be manipulated by the wielder's will and the size can reach 7 meters.
Lightning Call (Rank Z) {Passive} - 70% increases any lightning-based spells or attacks.....]
[Changing And updating stats]
[Update completed!]