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Corrupted. Beings who have been infected and infused with a large amount of demonic power and negative energy and become a twisted and near unkillable being that in nearly all cases has lost its mind and turned into an unstoppable killing machine that only seeks to kill any living being it will meet.

Demons. Having excellent battle instincts and physical powers and a constant will to conquer and rule, there aren't many who could defeat them easily in the same stage.

Now, what would happen if these two races were to be combined into a single creature that possesses the endless Corrupted Power and the mind and instincts of a demon?

Some would say a living nightmare, others would say a being that should be denied of its right to exist, even more would say that it could be a creature on the same level as dragons and devils.

But if you were to ask a certain individual then he would only groan and say a single sentence.

"This is proof that too many people lack creativity in a fantasy world."

Nex murmured to himself as he charged at the hulking figure.

Over two and a half meters, grotesque black-purple muscles everywhere the eye could see, red-purple eyes and three completely purple horns that constantly radiated an aura that roused dread and disgust in people.

'I mean, come on! Not only did they always choose this kind of grunt instead of other combinations that may be more helpful, but they also made it look the most cliche-like possible!'

Seeing the incoming Nex, the creature grinned in disdain and roared while imbuing demonic power and negative energy into its voice, creating large shockwaves that obliterated everything anywhere they passed, aiming to destroy every part of Nex.

"Geez, they are different in both their personas and the way they were made, yet all of those creatures act the same way because of their pride."

'[Mana Art: Wave Breaker]'

Even before the hybrid smiled, Nex already knew what it was going to do and along with a sigh he put his hand forward and activated a spell that created a vibrating mana wave that upon meeting the hybrid shockwave, canceled it at the price of disappearing as well, shocking the previously smug hybrid.

"How can it be!? No one could deal with this attack with your level of strength! What kind of twisted being are you!?"

"I don't want to hear that from something that it is its definition!"

While shouting his retort, Nex was about to reach the hybrid but the latter was prepared for it and the moment Nex reached a few meters from it, it shot its hands forward, causing them to split into countless nauseating spears made from bones and muscles.

'[Fusion Art: After Step]

But then another thing that shocked the hybrid happened, instead of being skewered by the spears Nex continued to run forward through them as if he was a ghost and appeared right in front of it about to swing his sword.

"Damn it!"

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The hybrid retracted its hands back to their original form as it took a few steps back and tried to lift its hands and streamed as much energy as it could in order to block the attack, only for the sword to go right through it as if it was made of air.

"What?"

"I've got you there, haven't I?"

"!"

The hybrid managed to only slightly move its body before Nex appeared behind it and swung down his sword cutting its left arm along with most of its shoulder, missing its heart only by a few centimeters.

"Argh!"

Rapidly backing away, the hybrid managed to get some distance before Nex managed to land another hit. And once it got away enough, it stared at Nex with a gaze full of hatred, wishing to tear him to pieces once its arm regenerated. But to its shock, the wound that it thought would heal in a short time, instead stayed in the same state and even showed signs of worsening!

"How cana mere human like you actually inflict damage upon my perfect body!"

"Well, you know, you take a little of this," Nex lifted his sword as if to show the hybrid, and the next moment, he disappeared from the senses of the latter without any previous warning.

And before the hybrid managed to react Nex appeared in front of it with a smirk.

"And do a whole lot of those!"

'[Martial Secret: Raining Stabs]'

And as if being stabbed by not just one sword but over a dozen of them, the hybrid's torso was filled with wounds including where its heart was just a moment ago and it was blasted backward and smashed strongly on the ground dozens of meters away.

*Bang!*

"Time to finish this."

But Nex didn't waste any more time and charged toward the fallen hybrid in order to finish it for good. He knew that although the damage his attacks did to the creature was severe, as long as the hybrid's heart and core are intact, the abomination would regenerate back in a short time.

'[Fusion Art: Solar Sundering]'

Closing in on the hybrid, Nex slashed his sword, which shone with a golden, searing glow at the hybrid, looking like a holy war god.

"Don't underestimate me, human!"

*Boom!*

But suddenly before Nex' sword managed to reach the hybrid, the seemingly half dead hybrid suddenly roared and a dark-red and purple energy exploded out of it and actually managed to stop Nex blow and blast him back!

Nex flew back over four dozen meters and only by using his crazy senses he succeeded in landing on the ground on his two feet. But that didn't mean he didn't come out of the explosion unscathed, a moment after he landed his face suddenly paled and a large amount of blood flew from his mouth and trailed down the mask. Just this explosion shook his organs and cut down the time he could use the mask to no more than fifteen seconds.

"Motherfucking hell!" Nex cursed as he stared at the current state of the hybrid while he tried to stabilize the situation of his body.

Although most of the hybrid's injuries didn't heal, it was exhibiting power greater than ever and it was now standing in the middle of a purple-red projection of itself that stood at almost four meters tall!

"To think there is a hybrid willing to combine its heart and core with such a low level of strength!"

Corrupted-Demon hybrids have only two vital spots, the heart that supplies and heals the physical body and represents the Corrupted part and the core that houses the demonic power and mana and represents the Demon part.

And when both the heart and core combine the hybrid gets a massive power boost that increases their power to a whole different level! But although the benefit it gives is great, no weak hybrid would dare to do it casually because unless they have a very high level of strength, they will most likely explode and be destroyed from the large amount of power they suddenly got.

"To think a mere human brought me to this state," the hybrid said with a vicious glare full of fury, "Whether I will survive it or not, you will experience the cruelest death possible!"

12 Seconds

"Don't worry about it," Nex calmed his breath and checked his HP before staring back at the hybrid and tightening his grip on his sword as his eyes glow silver.

"You will not survive it."

10 Seconds

"...Haha! You are doomed!" the hybrid laughed madly and pointed its horns at Nex as a globe of energy began to gather there using all the power the hybrid had. It was going to destroy Nex's soul so that the man wouldn't even get to enjoy his afterlife!

8 Seconds

Nex changed his posture and held his sword so that the tip touched the ground on his side as if he was going to slash it upward and took a deep breath. What he was going to use was more than just dangerous.

7 Seconds

'[Mana Revival]'

6 Seconds

'[Mana Art: Flame of the Eternal Will]'

Not just the sword, but all of Nex burned with an imposing fire that seemed like it could burn through whatever blocks it.

5 Seconds

'[Martial Secret: Momentum of the Unstoppable]'

Nex's body began to give out the feeling of a mad beast that was about to break free of all of its chains.

4 Seconds

'[Soul Sword First Art: Eradicate]'

The sword started to shine in a silver glow that merged perfectly with the gold fire and created a silver-golden flame that seemed like it would incinerate even the strongest of beings.

3 Seconds

"Haha! To think you didn't even try escaping and instead stayed here!" the hybrid jeered as the sphere of energy was about to be unleashed.

"But that doesn't matter, because you will die either way!"

And then the sphere was unleashed and released a gigantic conical beam of energy that wherever it passed, reduced everything it touched to ashes and then to parts so small that they can hardly be said to exist. And worst of all, not only did the beam grow stronger and bigger, but it also seemed like its center part was fixated on Nex and moved directly to where he was!

2 Seconds

'Always the same cliche type of final attack.'

Nex sighed internally and then his gaze became sharp and serious as his eyes turned completely silver, and along with a roar, he took a powerful step forward and slashed his sword at the sky as if he wanted to cleave through both the horizon and the heavens.

"[Triple Fusion Art]!"

Nex barked as his slash shot out a burning wave of silver-golden sword energy that seemed to go on endlessly. Although the wave was only 5 meters in width and didn't grow anymore than that like the beam, it instead moved at a much faster speed than the latter and also continued to grow taller and taller as if it wasn't satisfied with the earth and wanted to reach the sky as well.

"[Sword Of The Relentless Will]!"

And at those words, Nex' sword reached the point where it was pointed straight at the sky. And then the sword wave's momentum and speed accelerated as if it was awakened, and at several times its earlier speed, growth rate, and strength it met the hybrid beam.

And then the world shone in the light of an unclear color.

0.5 seconds left until HP reaches zero.