Back on the battlefield...
"Lightning Tribulation!" Chloe didn't waste ti as she imdiately cast her strongest spell. The sky above them was covered in dark clouds. Lightning crackling within nacingly. She didn't attack imdiately wanting to wait for the right opportunity.
"Well, now, this lightning reminds of a distant mory...well, it's colour anyway. The puny strength is rather insulting.." Ares spoke while looking at the threatening dark clouds. He couldn't do anything to them at the mont since he had to focus all his energy on keeping st's mangled body alive while healing it.
Boom!
"Hmm?... impossible!!" Ares scread hysterically while looking at Muku. Unlike unranked to R3 beasts who couldn't sense anything that was within the safe zone barrier. He could sense it clearly, so when Muku's aura exploded out. He imdiately found out. Just as he found out about the impressive aura for a LR2 Evolver, he also found out about the silverish-grey mass forming in between Muku's hands.
"Oh, so you noticed it huh? Well, I'd like to congratulate you on being the first one to receive this attack. You wouldn't run away now, would you?" Muku, who had his eyes closed, knew from the iconic "Hmm?" That Ares had noticed what he was doing. He wasn't sure if he'd run away, so he taunted him.
"Mortal, stop what you're doing, and we can still be friends", Ares spoke calmly, but internally, he was very anxious. What Muku was creating happened to be the only thing that could harm him... Mithril, the Deity Slaying tal that hasn't appeared for billions of years ever since "The Holocaust Of The Titans", a war he and a few barely survived due to sheer luck. Anyway, that's also a story for another day.
What mattered most at the mont was that Ares couldn't take back the wisp of consciousness that was controlling st's body. At least not fast enough. At the sa ti, he couldn't yet move st's body due to the injury, he was practically a sitting duck. He wasn't sure if what Muku was creating would be able to do sothing or not since he was still too weak. But if possible, he didn't want to take the chance but sadly, he had no choice in the matter.
"Master, I've been studying him since he received the attack from earlier. He isn't as arrogant as before. Which by itself isn't too surprising after what happened, but I also noticed that he hasn't moved even an inch, which is weird. Not to ntion his words just now. I think he might be in a vulnerable position right now, even more than we thought" Audrey who hadn't spoken much since the whole ordeal began, made her presence felt.
She did so by saying sothing that made Ares want to rip her into pieces in anger. Couldn't she just stay quiet like before!?. Wouldn't Muku have seriously considered taking his offer!? Ares thought internally but didn't let it show on his face. There might still be a chance if he acts well enough...
"Really? Chloe, why don't you attack first and we'll see how he reacts. First try a little attack, if it's not blocked or dodged, go all out. Audrey you'll attack right after her and I'll attack last since I'm still gathering energy"
Or not.... As Muku imdiately gave out his orders loudly. Not even caring about how Ares could clearly hear. The worst part, the bastard still had his eyes closed still gathering power for his attack, showing how he was more focused on that. Couldn't he at least open his eyes to show respect or sothing??
"Mortal, do you dare go against twice? Do you know the consequences?" Ares spoke in a commanding voice clearly pissed off. Internal though, he was doing everything in his power to speed up the process of healing st's body, but, sadly, there was little he could do to speed it up. Again he cursed st's trash body that couldn't properly handle his energy, especially after taking such heavy damage.
"Umm, going against you once already gave us a death sentence so I don't really think it can get any much worse than that. Chloe!" Muku was imdiately convinced that there was sothing wrong with Ares by his new threat. Before Ares might have been talkative, but there was an arrogance then that was no longer present now. And like he said, even if he was wrong, they were already given a death sentence by Ares, so there was no harm done. After all, Ares didn't seem like the forgiving type.
"Lightning Tribulation!" Chloe didn't waste anymore ti as she imdiately attacked. She didn't release all the lightning at once, just a single bolt.
Boom!
"Argh!"
And like Audrey thought, Ares didn't defend and it struck down directly on st's body, burning away so of the fur. Even though he couldn't feel any pain since the body wasn't his, Ares subconsciously scread a little. Which made him feel a bit embarrassed. But before he could do it say anything else...
"Total Annihilation!"
CRACKLE!
BOOOOOOOM!
Chloe released the remaining lighting all at once. The first lightning bolt she attached with, was a tre thick. It was definitely deadly, but it was nothing compared to the full spell. It was not a lightning bolt, not a lightning pillar. More than anything, it seed like a lightning tower striking down from above. How could it not be with a width of around ten ters?
Although it's strength was nowhere close to the Union Spell that could break through Ares' energy. It definitely looked more threatening. And it did significant damage, especially now that Ares no longer could use his red energy to protect st's body.
The area around Ares, just outside the barrier was bathed in blue light, that was so bright that none dared look at it directly. Not even the caster herself could look.
"...."
As soon as the lightning cleared up leaving occasion sparks all over the place. Ares was visible again, he didn't say anything, seemingly unfazed. But st's body told a different story. After all, its grey fur, along with its skin, was gone. Standing in a deep hole around four tres deep. All Audrey and Chloe could see was his disgusting-looking skinless head. It was as if all the skin had been peeled off leaving all the muscles and tissue exposed. Which was probably why Ares couldn't speak, how could he speak with such a body?
Chloe, the artist of the work in front of them couldn't help but cover her mouth weakly in horror. She felt like vomiting but held it in. With all her knowledge from novels and ani, she knew that such things would likely beco common, so she had to get used to it. And so, despite standing weakly after using up most of her mana, a resolute look was present in her eyes.
"Crimson Lance!" Audrey, who had long prepared her attack, reacted quickly and shot out a five-tre long and one-tre thick blood lance. She could have made it bigger, but she didn't have enough blood for it.
Bang! Splash!
Surprisingly, her spear turned to liquid the mont it touched st's body. To which Ares reacted by giving her a disdainful look. Likely thinking that she had ssed up the spell due to being nervous since it was possible.
Which had happened a lot to many people in the apocalypse, just that it had never happened in Muku's group. Despite their different personalities, they were all strong-willed underneath, so it was never a problem for them. The first ti they found out about it in the future, they were super surprised by it.
Ares' disdainful look suddenly turned to confusion when he noticed the little smirk on Audrey's face. Then it turned to surprise, then horror when he felt the blood penetrate into st's body and quickly start corrupting the blood. If left unchecked, he'd be stuck in a body he can't even control!
So he had to spread his energy even thinner just to stay in control. Now he was keeping the body alive, trying to heal it from the injuries that had again increased thanks to Chloe's attack. And with Audrey's eery ability he had never co across before, which also needed attention, he couldn't take anymore.
{What kind of weird ability is this!? I have co across blood manipulation before, but it was never as absurd as corrupting the body and taking control of it while the individual is still alive! Not to ntion this weird energy lurking within that seems familiar sohow. Ah! Why am I so unlucky today!? If only I had run away when I had the chance!} Ares thought to himself while trying to keep st's body from falling apart. Regret is the main the of all his thoughts.
"Finally done... Deity Slaying Art! First Form: Glimpse Of The End!" Muku, who had finally finished gathering energy and successfully creating a complete sword for the first ti, called out the spell's na. Which didn't seem like a spell na at all, more like a technique. And the way he said it, it was as if it was instinctual instead of having been thought of.
"OH NO! IT'S REAL!" Ares scread out loudly in fear as he forcefully opened st's ruined mouth. The voice that ca out was super raspy and unpleasant to hear, but it still clearly showed the fear Ares felt at the ti.
BOOOOOOOOOOOM! (...B*tch!!!... Sorry, I just had to)
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