The others immediately engage in their respective fights.
[Mayor and Butler Trio VS Follower]
[Tormented One VS Clever]
It was yet again back to human vs monster thanks to Stark’s threats.
Just a few more, and the first human-monster collaboration would have happened.
The Mayor was a level 600 moonscorch commander, with 17 skills to use whenever he wanted to battle:
[Giant Utensils, Silver Service, Dinner is Served, Chef’s Wrath, Utensil Bind, Table Manners, Final Course, Utensil Storm, Polished Edge, Fork Toss, Feast of Fury, Platter’s Revenge, Hunger’s Drive, Carve and Serve, Dinner Rush (Mythical), Full Course Punishment (Godly), Banquet of Eternity (Godly); Horn Call (Immortal)]
And he was accompanied his followers, the [Butler Trio], who would even oppose master Godless for him.
[Mini-Boss: Butler Trio]
[Level: 590]
[Skills: Loyal Regeneration, Moonscorched, Butler Swing, Random Plate, Mayor’s Servant...]
They weren’t powerful, but the [Loyal Regeneration] skill was what made them tough to beat.
[Loyal Regeneration: As long as the Mayor is alive, they will keep regeneration no matter what, for they could never leave his as long as he is still here, their loyalty transcends everything.]
Beating Mayor was a challenge in itself, so add to that three immortal beings that would do anything to stop you, and this becomes a boss fight.
But Follower wasn’t fazed.
After all, he had already sacrificed everything for the [Godless Demon].
Remember how every domination user has their very own status panel and skills?
Well, Follower sacrificed all of those to gain the power of the [Godless Demon].
Every single skill he had worked for was gone, but in exchange, he gained powers that far surpassed his previous ones.
He only gained 5 perks by now, but each of them was immensely powerful: Crimson Corruption, Demon’s Grasp, Attack Negation, Demon Devouring, and finally, Godless Demon Transformation (Immortal).
[Crimson Corruption: Corrupts the air around him and enhance his fists with a dark aura.]
[Demon’s Grasp: Transform his hands into claws, and his eyes become sharp enough to notice any weakness an enemy has.]
[Attack Negation: Able to cancel an attack from an enemy if you hit them.]
[Demon Devouring: Pierce your enemy, and hold your claws in their hearts for five seconds, then you’ll instantly kill them.]
[Godless Demon Transformation: partially transform your body with the aura of the Godless Demon, gaining immense strength.]
He could only use those, but it was more than enough for him to completely dominate any battle he could be in.
And now that his target, the Mayor, was on his sight, he was about to destroy him.
The Mayor grinned as his utensils grew to massive sizes, activating [Giant Utensils].
The fork and knife slashed through the air with a deadly arc, forcing Follower to dodge swiftly.
The [Butler Trio] surrounded him, their movements synchronized.
They activated [Random Plate], hurling spinning plates that grazed Follower’s arms and legs. He ignored the cuts, his fists glowing dark with [Crimson Corruption].
Follower lunged at the Mayor, but one of the butlers intercepted, swinging a massive tray at him.
The blow missed as Follower ducked, retaliating with a punch.
The butler stumbled back as he was hurt, but [Loyal Regeneration] quickly mended the damage.
The Mayor laughed. "You’ll need more than that."
With a swipe of his hand, he summoned spinning plates through [Dinner is Served].
"You’ll need to try harder," the Mayor taunted, and his fork struck Follower, marking him with a defense-reducing debuff.
Follower ignored the pain and slashed at the Mayor again.
His claws tore through the air, forcing the Mayor to parry with his knife.
"That kid..." Mayor, though confident, he could sense that no matter how many times he was hitting him, Follower seemed to only grow stronger by the second.
The butlers returned, their regeneration fully healed. They attacked from all sides, overwhelming Follower with their relentless assault.
Follower slammed his foot into the ground, creating a small shockwave to push them back.
His claws glowed brighter, and his eyes sharpened, identifying a weakness in the Mayor’s stance.
The Mayor grinned. "You’ll never win. As long as I stand, they cannot fall."
Follower smirked. "Then you’re gonna be the first to go down."
"BANQUET OF ETERNITY!"
Mayor tried to activate his strongest skill besides his Immortal one to finally end this fight.
But before he could do anything...
"Watch your back next time, dumbass," Follower already behind, having adapted to Mayor’s fighting style flawlessly.
This was one of the passive perks Follower acquired besides those he got to deal damage: the more he fought and received damage, then the easier it would be for him to overwhelm his enemies.
He couldn’t do that with the [Heaven’s Spear] since it was just too strong, able to wipe him in mere seconds, but for anyone else, it was his strategy.
He believed that it would also work perfectly with Stark, that is if he didn’t have another skill to instantly end a battle.
"Yawn..." meanwhile, Stark was lying down, observing the battles and taking into account every single skill the others were displaying.
He would surely need to remember them for later.
Tormented One and Clever on the other hand were locked in a stalemate, as Tormented One couldn’t even reach the old man, but his [100-Golden Arms Statue] dealt literally 0 damage to the thing.
-0! -0! -0!
Sensing the growing danger of this trial, Clever got serious and slammed his fists repeatedly, but the creature would get up no matter, as if unaffected.
After a short while of fighting, Follower landed a devastating punch, sending the Mayor crashing into a wall.
-1,734,945!
He had adapted to their fighting style perfectly now, even the butler trio sensing that no matter what they did, it wouldn’t work.
The square fell silent for a moment.
Follower laughed. "Weak, and worse of all, your horns look stupid and ugly."
Ding!
[Do not insult the Mayor’s horns]
Such a warning had appeared in front of Shock and CEO in the manor, but Follower didn’t know about it, and frankly, even if he did know, it wouldn’t change much.
The Mayor’s expression twisted with rage.
His hands gripped his utensils tightly, his entire body trembling with fury.
[Conditions met to use "Immortal" Skill]
[Horn Call] was a condition skill, much like EGO meter and the fact you need to make the meter reach 100, but in that case, the condition was for someone to insult Mayor’s horns.
"You’re dead, kid," the Mayor said, his voice cold and furious.
"Sure thing, you ugly little shit," Follower replied, unfazed.
The Mayor dashed forward, his rage fueling his every movement.
Follower grinned, ready to end the battle in one counterattack.