Chapter 200: Ravage! Hunt!
Under the clear summer sky, countless shimmering Hell Silks pulsed across the emerald lawn of the plaza.
The citizens, bound by wind chains, convulsed and fell into a silent stillness. Arthur, with a thousand winds swirling at his feet, dropped John, his voice crashing down from the sky.
"Do not touch the threads! Stella, protect Princess Luna! Don't worry, this farce will end soon!"
Hearing this, Princess Luna, who had intended to check on John's injuries, forced herself to stop, shrinking into her sister's embrace, sobbing softly.
Stella gazed at her lover, who had become a black speck on the horizon, and softly comforted her.
"It's okay. John, Kuiduolan, Vermillion, they'll all be fine."
Before her words finished, the blue royal city in the center of Luxieer exploded, the blast instantly sweeping away all buildings surrounding the main gate!
Baby, nearly three hundred meters tall, burst through the smoke and dust. His barrel-like, corpulent body smashed the buildings on both sides of the main street into fragments as he lunged towards the rapidly approaching Arthur!
Bang!
The moment Baby clapped his hands together, a substantial, ring-shaped shockwave erupted, sending earth, stones, and vegetation flying!
The anticipated sensation of crushing flesh did not occur. The dim-witted giant infant scanned the ruins, then dug into the asphalt road with both hands and violently tore it away!
His movements were as casual as a child throwing mud, but when that child was three hundred meters tall—
Buildings, plants, and pipelines were all no match, turning into heavy-duty bombs in the giant's hands!
Amidst such a tragic scene, wisps of brilliant golden aura flickered, carrying the stiff-limbed citizens and flinging them one by one into the distance.
Arthur narrowed his eyes, looking up at Baby, who was laughing heartily from the sheer joy of destruction, and spoke coldly.
"It seems you really enjoy bullying the small?"
"Support the firmament, bear the mountains, Lord of the Twin Horns of Baal, all shall look up!"
The azure glow ignited, and a phantom body enveloped Arthur. A towering giant, with arms crossed, rose from the ground, looking down at the dumbfounded Baby.
The giant's fist, imbued with thick smoke and dust, angrily smashed down, heavily striking Baby's fatty, adipose abdomen!
A earth-shattering explosion of flesh and blood swept out, and the blood-soaked giant infant plowed a deep furrow through the black-brown earth, sinking into a deep crater!
The agonizing pain gnawing at his entire body made Baby wail, but before he could struggle to get up, the towering giant stepped closer, raising his heavy fist!
Amidst the roar that echoed through the entire royal city, the earth turned into fragile crystal ornaments, breaking into pieces, layer by layer!
Crimson liquid gushed from beneath the fractured earth. The towering giant retracted his fist and stood up, then dissolved into a phantom while standing.
Arthur, landing with the wind, didn't even glance at the unrecognizable mess of blood and flesh, struggling to calm his ragged breathing.
The Thunderous Sealing of the border, the Thousand Winds restraining the people, Avalon maintaining life, plus activating the towering giant to face the enemy…
Unlike his previous unrestrained battles, he was now distracted, his power greatly depleted!
And how could a Reaper mercenary, who constantly walked on the edge of life and death, miss such a perfect opportunity for an ambush?
The next second, black dust swirled with soul-freezing death qi, and a direct punch, imbued with countless resentments, burst from the ground, striking violently!
"Blazer Forbidden Art: Final Burst!"
Extreme killing intent tore through the void, and a blow capable of annihilating the earth heavily struck Arthur's back!
Nasim, having poured all his magical power into the attack, was ecstatic, his body and mind filled with joy at the prospect of assassinating a true powerhouse!
But the sensation of shattered life did not materialize. Only a cold, murderous voice echoed in his ear.
"What are you so happy about? Now, I've got you."
A black void bit down hard on Nasim's right fist. He stared wide-eyed in horror, enduring the endless gravitational pull, and roared.
"You lunatic! That punch just now didn't kill you!?"
Arthur turned to look at Nasim, who was still trying to pull away, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his thumb, and chuckled.
"To bait a Reaper, you always have to pay a price."
"Ever since I received intelligence from Kazematsuri Kousan, the one I've been most wary of isn't that clown, but you."
His eyes held a resolute killing intent. He made a grasping motion with his right hand, and a holy sword, overflowing with starlight, appeared.
"Compared to a clown who hides his head and tail, you, who control the concept of desiccation, are truly too dangerous—a veritable humanoid natural disaster."
A long-lost fate of death entangled Nasim's entire body. A wall of sand emerged from beneath his feet, blocking Arthur's advance!
A slash that spanned heaven and earth overturned the sand wall, and a left jab, imbued with all his muscular strength, filled his vision, like a cornered beast fighting to the death!
Arthur spun his blade, cutting off the opponent's arm in the nick of time. Fine sand, instead of blood, flowed down, creating an eerie scene.
"As expected, compared to other Blazers, you've walked further down this path of awakening, and are more dangerous."
At this moment, Nasim, having exhausted his techniques, stopped struggling. He caught a chilling, inhuman killing intent in these words.
He instantly realized, looked up at Arthur, who had yet to swing his sword for the beheading, and a look of wild ecstasy spread across his lips.
"So that's it! Hahahahaha! So that's it!"
Amidst his wild laughter, he reshaped his left arm with sand, then dug his fingers fiercely into his eye sockets, mouth, and nose, tearing off his entire face!
"So you and I are the same! Neither of us are weak beings like humans! Come on! The real battle begins now!"
As Nasim roared, the threads of fate swirling around him recoiled in fear, and black demonic light transformed into a desiccation storm, sweeping in all directions!
Arthur lightly tapped his foot, retreating rapidly, looking up at the torrent of magical power that truly resembled a rampaging typhoon. A silhouette, similar to Nasim's, stood within it!
"The awakened demon's soul inversely interferes with the body, and the body cooperates with the soul to undergo a qualitative change, but this scene doesn't look like evolution."
Before his words finished, the dark demonic power, like congealed night sky, boiled and swept through, and dark gold quicksand expanded endlessly, as the storm gradually subsided!
Nasim transformed into a complete monster, standing on the desiccated, weathered street of Luxieer.
His body had an obsidian luster, muscles bulged like solidified rock, his facial flesh was completely stripped away, and a pair of horns grew from his skull!
The monster spread its ferocious arms, and a giant, worm-like tail on its back slowly writhed. On its unfurled bat wings, patterns of wailing vengeful spirits were etched!
This terrifying and hideous appearance could no longer be called human. The dark golden flame burning in its hollow eye sockets overflowed with arrogance!
"Demons transcend fate! We transcend demons! I am God!"
Nasim gazed at Arthur with his non-existent eyes, his exposed stark white teeth grinding fiercely!
As if he hadn't heard, Arthur made two empty grasping motions in the air with his bare hands. His fingertips, covered in an azure glow, pinched a few threads of fate, his eyes filled with disappointment.
In his opinion, a powerful soul would never actively accommodate a weak body.
The so-called transcendence awakening was, at its root, a crooked path.
"God?"
Arthur's eyebrows shot up, and he suddenly turned his head to look into the distance!
The thousand wind chains restraining the people were visibly thinning and weakening!
Even the thunderous sky curtain he used to obscure the border began to flicker on and off!
"…So that's it."
Arthur understood instantly, his gaze refocusing on the arrogant monster before him.
"Your desiccation isn't just limited to matter; it can even affect natural concepts?"
"Only just realizing it now, you lunatic!"
Nasim's voice was no longer human, but a demonic sound mixed with the screams of countless vengeful spirits.
"On this land, I am the only law! Everything will return to nothingness!"
"Your struggles will only make those ants die a little slower!"
Arthur raised his holy sword, its tip pointing directly at the monster. There was no longer any superfluous emotion in his voice, only the cold indifference of a hunter locking onto his prey.
"Don't make me laugh. You're not a god; at most, you're just a little troublesome to deal with."