Chapter 83 - 81

The lengthened sword grew in size until it reaches Agui's chest. The sword met a great resistance, making it harder for the sword to continue piercing that armor

"Explode!" Reif shouted after seeing that and his sword instantly glowed with a bright light

In the next second, the sword exploded making the surroundings even brighter than before

The explosion would have momentarily blinded people that would see it

When the light from the explosion finally dimmed, Agui's open chest can be seen. The rock armor in his chest part was completely destroyed, not leaving even a single piece

However, Reif's magic only destroyed the armor. It wasn't able to destroy even the lava monster's core that is now in plain sight

Before Reif could even move, a bloody light already cuts through the air

Rhash reachest out his hand to crush the core. His skin was still not completely healed and burnt marks can still be seen on his body

But even then, Rhash still continued joining the battle. He was already so close to the monster's core when an impossible hot heatwave has appeared

Rhash accidentally inhaled the extremely hot air and he felt as if his lungs would get burned any moment from now

The heatwave passes through his flesh and also affected his insides. Rhash feels as if his whole body was set on fire whether that be from the outside or inside

The heat wave causes Rhash to fail. The violent winds threw his body away as his skin that was still in the process of healing got burned again

"Big brother" Reif called out worriedly as he flew towards Rhash. He caught the man's body into his arms and forced the gravity to create a barrier around them

"I-I'm fine, go get him" Rhash said as soon as he recovered a bit. Although he knew that Reif could kill the lava lord, it would still be a great struggle

It's just that there is no time for them to waste. Whenever the two sneaks into the human society, they always heard the news about the Church of Light

Most of it was about how kind and miraculous the people from the church were. That was a sign that the church is explosively amassing its strength

Nath might have a lot of loyal followers already. For Nath to not close the gap between him and Reif, Rhash could only force Reif and also himself to take risks

To grow Reif's strength to another level, defeating this lava monster is a necessity

As such, Rhash push Reif away from him, trying to make Reif continue fighting the enemy

"Give up and die! You will never defeat me!" Agui said confidently as the lava sea that Reif pushes away earlier finally came back

Agui's strength rose again with the presence of the lava and he waved his hand

Countless balls of lava filled the sky as Agui threw a large amount to kill his foes

Reif clenches his fist and he threw one punch after another. Even though his fist did not make physical contact with the balls of lava, they were still punched away, exploding into thinner portions

None of the lava balls managed to reach their target but that didn't cause Agui to feel weak

He just waved his hand again and pillars of lava rose from the ground

The three people flying in the air drew multiple arcs as they dodged these lava pillars that seems to have filled the entire area

Reif's eyes darkened as he sent a beam of energy into the skies that instantly turned into crimson red in color

The clouds thickened as the skies rage. In no time, bucket size streaks of lightning fell down from the skies

The lava monster tried to create a wall of lava to protect himself when ...

Weng!

Reif put his fingers together and he made a slashing motion in the air. His powers cut space itself as the lava wall has vanished as if they weren't created in the first place

The space that the lava wall occupies was literally erased and the crimson lightning found its way into Agui's body

Agui can easily recover any lava part of his body but the durable armor rocks he has are another story

His core was still exposed but it was inside his chest. One has to deal with the lava his body is made from first if they want to destroy his core to kill him

Reif's desire to end this battle has reached its peak as he doesn't want his big brother to receive even more injuries

One streak of lightning after another fell from the skies. Reif has no regard for the mana usage he has as long as it would kill his enemy

Reif has a lot of mana, he has a ridiculously large amount of it but it's not like using them recklessly like this don't have negative consequences

Due to Reif using a large amount of mana in a short time, blood starts coming out from his nose

His body also trembled as he receives some internal injuries

Rhash noticed this and he flew towards Reif that continues to bombard the lava lord with countless lightning strikes

"Reif, stop! You are harming your body!" Rhash said out of concern

The Shard of Life and Healing was helping Reif recover but it also has its limits

Reif not only has to use the mana he was recklessly spending to heal himself, even the nutrients his body has was being used up at an alarming rate

If his body loses all of its surplus nutrients, the shard would then use his vitality that is much harder to recover

The shard gave the user unbelievable healing capabilities but it wasn't completely omnipotent

In one of Rhash's dreams, Reif has managed to cut Nath's head and the latter still survived that but with severe injuries

The shard help a person that already had his neck disconnected from the rest of his body continue living but in return, the user would have to recuperate for a long time if they don't want to really die

At this point in time, Rhash is still far from using the shard's capabilities the way Nath uses it at his peak. Hence, his healing ability was still limited

If he becomes this reckless, he might leave a great injury in his body

Unfortunately, Reif acted as if he didn't hear anything. He continued what he was doing and even Agui's regeneration speed when he was in the sea of ​​lava paled in comparison to the damage he was receiving

The lava monster grew smaller and smaller and his once arrogant face was now clouded with fear

"W-wait! S-stop! I don't want to die!" For the first time in forever, Agui can feel the threat of death. He still has a lot of good years ahead of him, he won't want to die yet!

"Reif, stop!" Rhash shouted again but Reif still didn't listen to him. It comes to the point that Reif already threw up blood with pieces of his flesh with it

"Fuck it!" Rhash cursed and he flew towards Agui

As he had expected, the lightning strike has stopped in fear that Reif would hurt him

Rhash ignored Reif's call as he grabs Agui's core in his hand. Due to the damage that the lava monster has suffered, it wasn't that hard for Rhash to succeed

"W-wait! II surrender! I surrender, don't kill me!" Agui said fearfully and his voice comes from his core

When his core was taken away from his body, the lava body he has instantly broken down and turned into normal lava

Agui's real power and consciousness was inside the core that Rhash is gripping tightly with his hands

"D-don't squeeze too hard! I will break!" Agui said fearfully but what he received was Rhash's menacing face

"Why shouldn't I kill you?" Rhash asked darkly and the fearful monster immediately gave an answer

"II surrender! I promise to obey you always!" Agui answered but would Rhash be satisfied with just a verbal promise? Of course not!

"If I won't have any guarantee that you wouldn't betray me, I would rather kill you right now" Rhash threatened which was very effective

"Use your spiritual power to enter my core and I'll hand you my life!"

Agui can only bite the bullet as he instructed Rhash what to do. At normal times, the lava monster's soul would fight whoever would try to mess with it

Unfortunately, he can feel how serious Rhash was. Without any assurance that he would not betray him, Agui wouldn't be able to keep his life

As such, he could only surrender his life

Rhash did as what he was told and his spiritual power entered the round core. His spirit reached and dominated a large corner of Agui's spirit

If he wants to, he could cause the areas he dominated to explode, killing Agui in the process