White didn't move quickly, but compared to his enormous size, he covered a tremendous distance in just a few seconds.John caught up to him moments later.John was one of the fastest awakeners—perhaps even the fastest—thanks to his Lightning Speed skill, which multiplied his agility a hundredfold.
John began attacking White once again.He infused his strikes with both Hellfire Magic and Wind Magic; the two elements worked in harmony, multiplying the power of his blows several times over.John's attacks began to leave serious wounds.
Then, White attacked John again with sonic waves.John was ready for it this time and activated the elemental spell—"Ultimate Earth Shield."The Ultimate Earth Shield formed a closed circle around him, defending from all directions.But once again, he was hit by the sound waves. The effect was slightly weaker, yet the Ultimate Earth Shield was destroyed.John started bleeding from his seven orifices again, and his internal organs were damaged once more.
This time, White didn't give him a chance—he unleashed multiple sonic attacks in succession."My god! If I take one more hit, I'll die!" John panicked at the relentless sonic onslaught.
"Ultimate Earth Shield.""Ultimate Earth Shield.""Ultimate Earth Shield."...
John activated multiple layers of Ultimate Earth Shield. Even though it hadn't stopped the attack before, it had weakened it slightly.In his current mental state, he couldn't think of any other solution.Indeed, the shields lessened the sound waves somewhat, but they still inflicted severe damage on John's body.
John was in a pitiful state, on the verge of death.He had no information whatsoever about the South American disaster in his previous life. All he knew were their names, appearances, and levels.No one had survived long enough to learn their skills.
Silver had been a special case—he had spared William and the others after ordering Zaghleth and Orwen to fight them, and had only attacked the city once when he first appeared.That was why John had some knowledge of how to counter them.But this time, he knew nothing. He was discovering and adapting on the spot.
"It seems this disaster won't be any easier than Silver's," John thought bitterly.White wasn't stronger than Silver, but the lack of information made him just as dangerous—one of Kraken's followers, as difficult a fight as Silver himself.
"It seems I have no other choice. Ashura Transformation."
John activated the Ashura Transformation skill.Four new arms sprouted from his sides, and two new faces appeared—one sad, one smiling—while his own face twisted in anger.His hair turned white, his eyes and skin turned crimson. That was the effect of the Ashura Transformation.
Though incredibly powerful, the skill placed immense strain on the body.In John's current physical condition, it could have killed him. But thanks to his mastery over it, he managed to activate it successfully.
Immediately, his wounds began to heal faster in the Ashura form.John attacked White once again.He slashed with his sword and conjured a spear in an instant, imbuing both Hellfire Magic and Wind Magic into his four hands.John struck White fiercely, but unlike before, White didn't get distracted—he was already firing sonic waves at John.
John activated both Ultimate Earth Shield and Ultimate Wind Shield with his remaining hands, bracing for impact.The combined power of earth and wind lessened the sonic waves, but John was still taking damage.
"Damn it! What do I have to do to stop these attacks?!" he cursed.Despite his rapid regeneration, his internal organs and brain were heavily damaged.The internal wounds took longer to heal, and the damage to his brain was worse—it left him in a daze, barely able to attack or retreat at all.
A few kilometers away from the city, a group of humans was evacuating.It was Oscar's group.
"It seems Mr. John is having a hard time against White… but it's still incredible that he can face him alone."Oscar looked toward the sky over the city, where White appeared to be battling a tiny speck in the air.
"Brother, do you think Mr. John can win?"It was Nicole, Oscar's sister—an S-rank awakener at level 250.
She had the same skin tone as her brother but was short, extremely beautiful, with green eyes and silky black hair.Although Nicole was lower level than Oscar, she was one of the rare S-rank healers—the main reason so many survived their retreat.
Oscar paused for a moment before answering."We must have faith in Mr. John."He knew that if there was any hope of overcoming this disaster, only John Smith could do it.
At that moment, the ground began to tremble beneath them."What's happening?" Oscar wondered—until the sight made him freeze.
A massive crab with brown skin and a shell shaped like a mountain emerged from underground.It was none other than "Tank."
"What?! Why is it here?! It's not supposed to appear in this area!" Oscar shouted in fear.Tank began attacking the humans and awakeners—none of them stood a chance, not even Oscar, against such a catastrophic creature.
"Run! We can't fight this thing!""Save yourselves!"
Screams filled the air, chaos spread, and Tank's attacks didn't stop.
At the same time, John sensed something was wrong with Oscar's group when he noticed Tank attacking them."No! Why is it there?!" John shouted.Even though he was barely holding his ground against White, he couldn't bear to watch humans die before his eyes.
He started flying toward Oscar's group, but White didn't let him go—he attacked again with sonic waves."Damn it!" John activated Ultimate Earth Shield and Ultimate Wind Shield to block the attacks as he flew.
He was hit again; his mental state became chaotic once more.Then, just as his earth and wind shields shattered, a massive black shark appeared two meters away, jaws wide open, lunging straight at him.
The short distance and John's confused state made it impossible to dodge.Moon bit into John's body.
"Damn it… not again…" John muttered with his last breath.John died.