The more the snake attacks the domain, the wider the cracks beco. If the domain falls, the snake will regain 60% of its strength—a scenario Karsha couldn't allow. If that happened, not only would he fail to defend, but he'd also die without understanding how.
As the snake prepared to strike again, Karsha spoke defiantly, "What's wrong, Monster? Planning to run?" The snake turned to face Karsha, who allowed a mocking smile to spread across his face as he activated his first Variation.
[Call of the Spears] Diamond spears erupted from the ground while ice spears rained down from the sky. Unluckily for the snake, the misty ice smoky look from [Ice Queen Wrath]'s [Starry Ice], which he had activated, enveloped the area.
The Avatar of the Ice Queen slamd her staff into the ground, causing stars to explode and further obscuring the snake's vision with mist. Karsha, however, could see clearly through the haze. Charging his swords, he unleashed two 18-ter-tall fire arcs that tore through the icy mist towards the snake.
The attacks rebounded harmlessly off the snake's scale armor dealing no significant damage. Undeterred, Karsha charged his swords again, infusing them with both [Golden Aura] and [Sword Aura].
But he hadn't attacked yet. Karsha activated his passive abilities, [Sword Aura EX] and [Sword Intent], taking no chances now that he had forced the snake to use one of its trump cards.
The swords vibrated. Karsha couldn't help but let an evil smirk escape as he said, "Eat this, monster." He swung the two swords with terrifying strength.
This ti, the 18-ter-tall sword arcs looked different. The fiery power was multiplied several tis over. The heat they emitted was hundreds of tis hotter.
The golden aura blended with the intensified fire, coating the razor-sharp arcs amplified by both [Sword Aura EX] and [Sword Intent].
The two fire arcs whistled through the air and struck the snake's side. A pained roar escaped its lips as it was thrown back hundreds of ters, crashing into the ground.
The mountain trembled once more, echoing the chaos. Karsha didn't let up, using the [Arcing Blitz] variation of his second-level movent technique to glide at incredible speed, closing the gap between him and the monster snake instantly. Two more fire arcs descended on it, then another two, and another two after that.
Karsha knew he had to seize the advantage. Seeing the snake struggling to recover, he maximized the damage he could inflict in this small window of opportunity.
Hundreds of fire beam attacks landed on the snake, causing blood to appear on its otherwise impenetrable body. Karsha's skill activation ti inside the domain was incredibly fast, except for maybe the Ice Queen Wrath, which took a few more seconds.
With his enhanced activation speed, he could unleash his fire beam skill almost every second, charging his swords continuously.
Boom! The snake struck out with its tail, but Karsha blinked away using his blink skill. Another roar echoed from the snake; clearly, it was frustrated that none of its attacks were connecting.
"Human, you are dead," the snake hissed, its body dripping with blood and suffering from a 60% debuff that slowed its healing. The wounds inflicted by Karsha's sword aura made healing even more difficult.
"I couldn't agree more with that arrangent," Karsha replied with a smile, though he remained alert. He noticed the cord-like spine along the snake's back beginning to glow.
Karsha wasn't sure how the Poison Stone Dart worked, but seeing as it started to transform into what resembled Godzilla, he knew sothing was about to be fired from its mouth. He stayed on high alert, keeping his gaze fixed on the snake.
The first and second variations remained active, raining down spears relentlessly. Karsha's gaze remained fixed on the snake, the glow on its spinal cord intensifying.
"Anyti now," Karsha muttered to himself, preparing for the impending assault. As expected, the snake launched its first dart. The speed was astonishing, but Karsha managed to dodge it. It was only a warning shot, though; soon, more darts followed.
Electricity sparked in Karsha's eyes as he faced hundreds of incoming darts. Initially opting to dodge, he activated Yin-Yang Lightning and his movent techniques, swiftly gliding through the barrage aid at him.
Knowing even a graze from a dart could poison him, Karsha moved with lightning speed, surpassing even his clone inside the subspace. Pushing himself to the limit, his lightning and wind elents enhanced his already rapid movents.
His senses heightened by the domain, Karsha could pinpoint the snake's movents and the wounds he had inflicted on its body.
"You're insane, Karsha," he muttered to himself, using the glaive to widen the wounds before they could heal. He called himself crazy because of the sheer complexity of what he was attempting.
Dodging the darts required his senses, which demanded focus and ntal capacity. Simultaneously wielding the glaive added another layer of challenge which requires focus and ntal capacity. Dodging hundreds of poisonous darts while controlling a flying glaive was truly insane—only a madman would attempt such a feat against a monster that could squash him easily.
But Karsha didn't care; his sole focus was on dodging and fighting back. His speed and sensitivity allowed him to evade the darts, though he soon noticed the domain's walls were taking a beating.
If not for the golden light absorbing 50% of the damage, the domain would have suffered serious harm. Realizing he was closer to the domain than he thought, Karsha began planning to shift towards its center.
The glaive continued to do its job well, causing more blood to flow from the snake's body. Unable to land a single attack on Karsha, the snake grew increasingly furious—but that was exactly what Karsha had been waiting for.
The snake's spinal cord glowed even brighter, and suddenly, the darts shooting out had a golden light coating their tips. Their speed increased, and their numbers multiplied.
"This is it, I guess," Karsha muttered as the yin-yang lightning danced around him. His eyes crackled with electricity, and like a ghost, he began flickering in and out of existence.
He had activated one of the eighth variations of the second level of his movent technique, [Tempest Flicker]. This allowed him to flicker in and out of existence, letting solid objects pass through him without causing damage.
However, Karsha wasn't about to bet his life on this alone, so he kept evading the attacks. As more and more darts rained down on him, he made his move.
"All in One," he declared, activating the second form of his domain's second variation. Instantly, 30,000 MP was drained from his mana reserve, and a 10-ter-long spear made from all eight elents appeared.
The spear was magnificent, with a diamond-ice appearance. A snake made of fire coiled around it, while yin-yang lightning danced along its length. The golden light coated the spear's tip, and black dots decorated the pole. Water added durability, and the wind carried it toward the target when shot.
Karsha stole a glance at the spear and smiled while evading the darts. He moved, jumped, sorsaulted, and twisted his body at unnatural angles, dodging the never-ending poison darts.
"Now," Karsha whispered, as the glaive glided through the air toward the snake's right eye. Learning from its previous mistake, the snake turned its head to the left rather than trying to block the attack. However, it failed to notice the 10-ter-long spear positioned on its left side.
"Bye-bye, right eye," Karsha smirked, directing the spear into the snake's second eye. The resulting roar was so loud that cracks began to form in the domain, causing the mountain to shake and stones to shatter.
Away from the battlefield, the five shadow guards watched the mountain, their fists clenched and teeth gritted. The battle between Karsha and the ScaleCrusher had raged on for three hours. Fortunately, about an hour after the fight began, the other snakes ceased their assaults, almost as if they wanted Karsha to win for reasons unknown.
Back inside the domain, Karsha smiled at the spear buried in the snake's eye. He then conjured three more spears and drove them into the eye as well. With the snake blinded and its senses dulled by the debuff, it was unable to perceive what was happening.
The three spears struck true, and Karsha conjured another to strike into the left eye. Looking up, he declared, "They said you are unkillable. Well, I guess I'm about to kill the unkillable." His tone is both sarcastic and prideful.
He walked back a few ters and snapped his fingers. The spears embedded in the snake's eyes exploded, both inside and out.
The monster snake roared, but the roar was cut short. Its head, once 12 ters in the air, ca crashing down onto the mountain.
The mountain shook, and the domain quivered. The glaive shot forward at high speed, striking the joint where the spinal cord t the head, instantly severing it. The speed, combined with Karsha's golden aura coating, boosted its attack power by 100%.
Karsha stood there, waiting for sothing to happen. A few seconds later, the system ssage appeared.
Continue your journey on empire
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