Chapter 45 The Final Pearl

45 The Final Pearl

"That guy's doing fine," Stark was relieved, if Orasio had died, then he would have had to fight the fake Stark, which was a game over, yet now there was no way he could lose since he could just use [Block] forever.

But Stark failed to take something into account: that the shadow was smart enough to know that too.

And so sensing that it was about to lose, it did something they hadn't expected: it rushed at Stark, abandoning its fight with Orasio.

"Huh?" Stark saw it coming thanks to the upgraded [Focus] and was able to block the attack by crossing his arms.

"-321!" he received minimal damage, and then he kicked the air in the creeping shadow's direction, but it just backed away.

Stark was surrounded by the two shadows now, behind was Orasio's, which just had its shield positioned to block, and on the other hand was Stark's, its eyes burning with an extremely familiar determination.

It was almost as if the shadow was a real being.

"EXPLOSIVE SHIELD"

"AURA SMASH!"

And suddenly, from both directions, he was attacked.

A shield strong enough to destroy him, and two crimson fists strong enough not only to kill him, but also stun him, were both coming his way.

"Ah shit..."

But Stark didn't even feel the need to dodge, and the reason was obvious.

"Ally Protection," Orasio, who was free from both shadows, used his shield to create a barrier around Stark.

~BOOM, SLAM, SLAM~

The shield and the two fists hit the barrier, which shattered it, but in the end Stark had been saved from taking any damage. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

And he decided to take advantage of that opportunity.

"Aura Smash!" he sent two crimson fists at Orasio's shadow, which was essentially defenseless since it was forced to send its shield away to use [Explosive Shield].

The first fist hit the [All-Time Barrier] as it was still activate at all times, but it was immediately shattered as Stark had done too much damage to it.

And so the second hit it in full force.

~BOOM~

"-4961!"

But that wasn't all...

[Enemy Stunned]

The shadow found itself unable to move any of its shadowy limbs, and it fell to its knees.

[Shadow Orasio: 311/10000]

He took the card and flipped it, and there he saw a drawing of a figure doing a roll.

...

[Name: Invincible Dodge]

[Type: Epic]

[Level: 1]

[Description: A unique skill that grants the user temporary invincibility during a dodge maneuver, when the user uses this skill at the perfect moment, they have invincibility frames that can stop them from receiving damage/status effect, no matter how strong the skill is, cooldown of one minute between each use]

[Note: if the user uses this skill with the wrong timing (it is extremely short), then it will not work]

...

'Doesn't that mean even if some level 999 guy tries to kill me, but I roll, i'll be able to avoid damage?' to Stark, this sounded too good to be true, but he understood upon reading the note that he had to have good timing to use it.

After checking both of their skills out, the two boys instinctively looked at the statue in the middle: The Sphinx.

It's third and final pearl was now glowing with a dark aura, meaning that all of them were lit up.

And suddenly...

~BRRRRRR~

The entire 'Colossal Paths' chamber began to tremble, echoing with a loud humming noise that seemed to come from the very stone walls themselves. Stark and Orasio exchanged a quick glance, their hearts beating in anticipation of what was to come next. The ground beneath their feet cracked open, revealing a blinding light that enveloped the chamber.

And as the light faded and their adjusted, they noticed that in the location the satue was in stood a massive staircase that led down the abyss of the chamber.

This was the staircase to the 'Greater One', the final trial of the domination trial before they could fianlly get out of this hell hole where no one escapes from.

"Let's take a break, and then let's face that little shit," Stark sat on the ground beside the staircase.

"Alright, partner," Orasio smiled and lay down too.

And so just like that, they were getting ready to face whatever awaited them down there.

Down the deepest pits of the 'Glass Purgatory'.

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