Sofia just nodded silently with this.
"You have to stay safe okay? I don't mind leaving the Secret Realm as long as I know that you're safe."
Hearing Sofia's heartfelt words, Fein didn't know how to respond. So he touched her cheeks and squeezed them until they became red.
"Don't worry, I'm Fein Bonifacio after all!" He said jokingly.
"Stop!" She tried to release Fein's hand on her cheeks.
She felt amazed that he can still joke around this kind of situation.
She only nodded as a response. She can't do anything, can't she? She felt a complicated feeling in her heart. If she can, she doesn't really want Fein to take risks that involved his life. But she knew that he was already determined to do it, so she can only support
He sighed inwardly after seeing that he only managed to barely appease Sofia.
"Let's start, go some distance so I can time it properly," Fein instructed casually as if what he was about to do is just a normal thing.
Fein started to make sure that his equipment are complete, then he began to close his eyes and spread his degu energy on his whole body covering every part of his body. A degu user can form a protective layer in their body as long as their control has reached a subtle degree. This is an advanced application that he learned from the Vladimir Family's library. Even with his A-rank talent, it took a long time before he have manage to control his degu energy on this level.
Sofia pulled a distance of 50 meters and put all her strength into her arms holding the Destruction Spear tightly. She felt really nervous for him this time. What he plans to do was very dangerous.
The other two also did the same. Voli wasn't as nervous as Sofia though. For him, Fein was akin to a god, nothing is impossible for his master. His trust and confidence stem from the time he has stayed with his master. Fein's invincible performance from time to time has given Voli an illusion that Fein can do anything! He believes in his master wholeheartedly.
Just like that Fein braced himself, he entered the state of "Chess Perception" so he can react perfectly. With this state, he was 100% to use the "Ghecko Substitution" twice in a row for about 0.2 seconds. He doesn't know if his defense can last that long in the face of Star Surface temperature though.
Fein closed his eyes and took a deep breath "I'm ready!!"
Just like that... Voli, Sofia, and Aoi threw their most powerful attack toward Fein simultaneously.
The ping pong ball freezes all the substance that it comes into contact with. There were even small icy drops that fell behind it. The Aiki Spear was the fastest among them, it kept blinking every 10 meters as the space can't hold the destruction energy contained with it. On the other hand, the bolts of lightning in the sky have been combined together, which has taken the shape of a lightning dragon that comes toward Fein.
Seeing this frightening scene, Even though Fein was ready, he still felt cold knowing one mistake in timing would cause his life. Though the possibility of missing the timing was slim because of his "Chess Perception" which increases his perception and instinct to a heavenly degree.
The three attacks came at Fein, due to the 50-meter distance he was fully prepared.
Fein disappeared in his place, he felt his degu energy get consumed rapidly, he knew that it was because of Centipede's size and strength. Now, he only has 35% degu energy capacity enough for two more use of substitution.
Just like, the familiar pulling of space appeared as he saw a familiar area being covered in fire, without hesitation, he used his "Ghecko Substitution' immediately to get out of the place. But even then, he saw the thick degu armor protecting his body got instantly destroyed after coming into contact with the fire.
Fuck it's hot!
He felt like a thousand ants were biting him, he was really getting cooked alive. Suddenly, he disappeared again and appeared far away from the place.
His Ryujin armor was fine, but his hair has a slight burn even though he didn't have a direct contract with the fire. The degu armor on his body was still intact but it was so faint as if it would collapse with one tap.
He swear that he wouldn't repeat that shit again. The feeling of being burned alive isn't good. It was as if your flesh was rotting. He touched his lips that has some slight cracks due to dryness. He knew that he was freaking dehydrated right now.
*Boom!*
He saw a huge mushroom made of frost in the distance. He immediately covered his ear afraid of hurting his eardrums.
'It succeeded huh' Fein thought while slumping to the ground due to mental and physical exhaustion.
He felt that this day was too long.
...
As their attack gets nearer to Fein. Under Voli, Aoi, and Sofia's eyes.
He disappeared. What replaced him was a giant monster that has severe injuries and ruptured internal organs. It looked confused and dumbfounded.
As the "Blazing Inferno" was about to come out at his body again, the purple spear has arrive, it completely penetrated the Centipede's chest area.
The Centipede's body can even withstand Fein's attacks and the divine arrow.
It didn't offer any resistance as it kept going through the body until it came out from his back. A huge gaping hole was created so that one can even see the scene on the other side. The pain didn't register on the monster because the Destruction Spear has evaporated even the pain receptors. But with its vitality, the Centipede barely survived.
Before the Centipede could even react and processed what was going on, a lighting dragon followed and hit its body.
The Centipede was electrocuted, as its body kept cracking and producing blisters. It was unable to move because its nerves were paralyzed because of lightning. And it's still not the end of the Centipede's miserableness. Because a ping pong ball came in contact with the remaining trace of lightning that caused it to explode.
The eyes of the Centipede were filled with confusion, horror, and despair before the glimmer of life disappeared. Its body twitched before being swallowed completely by the frost explosion that engulfed all the area within 2 kilometers.
This is the ending of the once mighty Golden S-ranked beast.
Sofia and the others had already evacuated far away due to Fein's earlier instructions.