Chapter 2003 Declining Condition

Chapter 2003 Declining Condition

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The Metabody System grew disabled after Weaving Blood healed Rui one final time with the last ounce of power it had.

It had served him well.

Without Nemean Blossom and Weaving Blood, he would have died in the very first attack that the chimera had unleashed on him. These techniques were attack-limited rather than time-limited. The more attacks one endured, the quicker Weaving Blood and Nemean Blossom depleted.

Yet, in the thirteen years since he developed the Metabody System, not once had the Metabody System been depleted within a single minute.

Not even the Gatekeeper had come anywhere close to depleting it within such an absurdly short timeframe.

Yet, against the chimera, it depleted at an extraordinarily astonishing rate.

Such was the horrifying power of a Master-level beast.

Despite the massive preparations and growth he had made to fight the monster, he was still forced to become overreliant on the Metabody System to survive.

And now, it was gone.

The physical Adaptive Evolution that served as a crutch was now gone.

Yet, the chimera's displeasure only mounted.

What was supposed to be an effortless operation to crush a threat perceived by the dungeon was shaping up to be an annoying battle against a creature with a tenacity that made cockroaches blush.

It sought to end this quickly.

And that was exactly what it moved to do.

RUMBLE!!!

The world shook violently as the Master-level beast threw a titanic blow at Rui. The sheer momentum of the blow rose to even greater heights as the creature's wings propelled its claws forward. Its gigantic hybrid arm flew at Rui at astronomical speeds, tearing through heaven with horrifying power.

Rui could have chosen to avoid it.

It was an extremely attractive option. Without Nemean Blossom and Weaving Blood, taking the attack head-on was almost suicidal.

Yet, Rui chose to take it head-on.

His eyes flashed with determination as an attack with terrifying power crashed into him.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!

The resulting collision shattered the very fabric of heaven and earth.

A devastating collision gouged an enormous crater that consumed half the Mellow planetoid. The resulting seismic radiation reverberated through the very fabric of the microcosm that contained them.

Yet, the rage and fury of the chimera only rose when it beheld Rui standing.

He stood.

His body ravaged with broken bones and wounded flesh.

Yet—

"Niflheim." His whisper was chilling.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!

Rui evaded a flurry of devastating tornadoes that ravaged nearly the entirety of the Mellow Manifold.

Yet, the passive area of effects of the tornados was omnipresent throughout the entire battlefield.

And they could not be avoided.

SPLAT SPLAT SPLAT!

Countless wounds emerged across Rui's body from countless sharp wind currents. Without the Metabody System to defend or heal him, it became increasingly difficult to sustain the battle.

His time was ticking.

Yet, the manifold had not come undone.

'Then I just need to buy more time.'

Boundless determination surged from within his heart as he pushed himself to remain in the battle despite everything.

He didn't need to hurt the chimera.

He didn't need to win.

He just needed to survive and stand on his feet.

It was far easier than winning, one would think, but only now was he realizing how absurdly difficult it was to merely survive.

"Huff..." He staggered as he narrowly managed to avoid dying from an astronomically powerful tornado blast.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM!!!!!

With each passing attack, his wounds grew.

With each passing moment, his stamina depleted.

With each passing moment, he suffered more.

His body burned with pain as the countless wounds he suffered ached him continuously, struggling to be healed.

THUD

For the first time in the battle, his knee hit the ground.

The chimera smelled blood.

It rushed forth at speeds that beggared the mind, arriving at Rui with horrifying power. The most powerful attack of the battle was unleashed.

Yet, despite the raging tornadoes, the tsunamis of seismic radiation, and the horrifying destruction afoot, a single whisper reached the chimera.

"I can see your SOUL."

WHOOSH!

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