Chapter 377 Be Strong [Bonus]
The Arctic Emperor Bear stumbled back, fury lighting its blue marble eyes. It looked at Sylas as though it wanted to tear him apart, but Sylas didn't plan on having a staring contest with the creature. He already had every intention of ripping into it.
It was then the Arctic Emperor Bear unleashed a howl.
CRACK.
Syals felt his Domain shatter. It quickly came back together under his control, but even then it was shaky.
He could feel that the Runes under his control had been forced into a tug of war battle and his eyes couldn't help but narrow.
He dodged out of the way of a swinging claw, his mind swirling. Th.ê most uptod/ate novels a/re published on n(0)velbj)n(.)c/o/m
'This feeling... it's almost like when the Arctic Emperor Cobra resisted my Beast Totem somewhat...'
There was nothing in his Beast Totem's description that said it could be countered, but he had felt that the Arctic Emperor Cobra did so in part back then.
Now, a bit of that same aura was coming from the Arctic Emperor Bear.
It was like they weren't just Emperors of their own little race, but rather Emperors of the world. The Laws of Earth wanted to obey them, and it was even suppressing Sylas' control over the Runes in the surroundings.
Suddenly, the strength of the bear exploded and Sylas found that he could no longer see its stats as though it had been obscured by something.
This was the power of a beast that had broken the Limits of the world. Or, more accurately... this was a Quasi Limit Breaker. This wasn't nearly as powerful as it would be on a true Bronze Beast. And yet, it was still able to suppress Sylas' Rune Soul Realm to this extent.
BANG!
The polar bear Emperor swiped out with another claw, but this time, it was even larger than the first time Sylas had seen it. What was most shocking was that it would have been even more powerful if Sylas wasn't trying to rein in some control of the surrounding Runes.
Sylas dodged backward, the indifference in his gaze becoming cold.
The claws of the bear detached, becoming a ranged attack out of his expectation. Four scythes cut across the air, appearing before him in an instant.
<Arctic Howl>
Sylas roared and the collision sent him flying back. The brief pause saved him from a fate of being shredded apart.
The four scythes froze in the air, and by then, Sylas had already flown so far back that he almost landed on the shore of the Arctic King Cobras.
Be Strong.
His telekinesis reached out, snatching the bits and pieces of armor out of the air. A blazing green fire poured into them and for a moment, such a strong force descended onto them it looked as though they might be forcefully molded into Sylas's fists and legs.
However, that was but an illusion.
What wasn't an illusion, though, was their strength.
Sylas roared, activating <Arctic Howl> again and forcefully shattering the descending current of snowflake blades.
BANG! BANG!
Two quick punches shredded apart what was left of the polar bear Emperor's bloodied jaw. It lashed out again, but Sylas was too far away. The scythes of its <Chilling Claw> were too easily dodged.
<Chilling Scythe>.
Sylas cast this for the first time in the battle. It manifested right before the bear Emperor's open maw under his Rune Soul control. It couldn't dodge even if it wanted to, and it was too exhausted for its Emperor Domain to suppress Sylas.
Caught off guard, the attack pierced right into its open wound.
Normally, even with its upgrade, this Skill wouldn't be able to penetrate the Constitution of the polar bear Emperor. And, the Ice-Poison would be too weak, causing it to ignore any Special Damage that was possible. But now...
It froze in place, its body crackling as a continuous series of damage ripped through its veins.
Sylas huffed for breath, walking forward slowly as the five seconds of his Skill played out.
By the time he appeared before the Arctic Emperor Bear, it was already trying to break free, but its feeble attempt was causing it to fall apart. The Skill was capable of doing 750 total Damage. After this long battle, the fact that the bear even had that much left to give was a miracle.
Sylas stood before it, looking up at its massive frame.
He took a breath, looking the beast in the eye, and unleashed another punch.
BANG!
He felt the flesh deforming beneath his fist and the world fell into silence... until the body of the Arctic Emperor Bear collapsed, falling onto the surface of the lake.
Sylas took deep breaths, his chest heaving...
And then the Arctic King Cobras went wild, the roars piercing the skies.