Chapter 427: Chapter 427 - Counterattack(Part 12)
Point-of-View: Dracula
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D-damn it...!
I let out a sharp gasp as I began to regenerate, barely able to move at all with the state my body was in. Fortunately, my Core wasn’t damaged in that last attack, but the slightest bit more force and it probably would have.
I then shakily lifted my head as my neck healed, to see Satan charging towards me rapidly...I desperately wracked my brain as he began to close in, before chanting...
"Freeze!"
A mass of ice formed over the space in front of me and engulfed Satan, encasing him as I focused on my regeneration to heal as fast as possible, while also keeping an eye on the spot where Larrk Stryker had disappeared...it seems he can only open another portal from that same spot, and he’s unlikely to make a move while my attention is focused there.
As I healed about half my body, I grimaced as a purple glow shone out through the ice around Satan’s mouth, before I quickly tilted my head across as a beam of Obliteration came drilling out through the ice, wiping out my left ear as it grazed the side of my face, cracks spreading out across the ice.
I then drew back my fist, swirling the blood inside my forearm and below my elbow to generate as much force as I could, before driving it forward with all my strength as the ice shattered, chanting...
"Wind Burst!"
A powerful eruption of wind exploded behind my elbow as I drove my fist forward, as Satan roared and thrust his claws towards the middle of my chest.
His claws pierced through my skin, breaking past my ribs and rending my flesh before bursting out my back, right as my fist collided against his chin with a crushing impact, flecks of blood spraying out of his mouth as a dazed look appeared on his face.
His eyes rolled back as the purple energy cloaking him began to dissipate, before he shakily stumbled back as I wrenched his arm out of my chest and collapsed onto the floor, his eyelids fluttering shut as he fell over with a thud.
I...I did it. Despite that immense power, there was little thought behind his attacks. Even if they weren’t telegraphed or particularly straightforward, he was still attacking me head-on...I just needed to land one hit to incapacitate him, and I barely managed it even after letting him land such a serious blow.
"I doubt you’ll stay unconscious for long, but it should be long enough for me to find and destroy your core. Farewell, Demon Lord-...," I began as I took aim at him, before quickly flying up and out of the way as a wave of Dragon Fire came shooting towards me, narrowly avoiding it.
"Well, would you look at that. Your movements are quite visibly slower than before...Satan didn’t hold out for as long as I’d hoped, but it looks like it was more than enough to weaken you," Smirked Larrk Stryker tauntingly, as he emerged from his portal and cracked his neck with a tilt of his head.
Yes, he’s right, my energy reserves are down to about a third of my full capacity, and a fair bit of fatigue has set it from having to regenerate so much in such a short span of time.
"I won’t deny that I am no longer at my best, but so what? You may be strong, but you cannot hope to best me," I scoffed in response.
I’ll simply overwhelm him with attacks from a distance...with Satan unconscious, I no longer need to concern myself with watching out for his Obliteration attacks, so I can focus solely on Larrk Stryker and eliminate him.
I know I have the advantage, and yet...something feels wrong. That confident, relaxed look on his face...he appears so assured. Why is that? I doubt it’s simple arrogant, something isn’t right here...
"Sorry to say, but we’ve already won this. Here, wanna see something cool?" He smiled, as his right arm suddenly turned invisible.
"Hm? And what of it?" I frowned warily.
"See, I don’t have the Invisibility Skill or anything like that...however, when I turn my body to slime, I can make it invisible. And Satan bought me more than enough time to set things up...," He trailed off ominously, before my eyes widened in alarm as a large mass of translucent slime rose up through the rubble around me and engulfed me, a chunk of it flooding into my mouth before I could react.
No!
"Last time, you managed to break free of the grasp of my slime by bursting out blood to blow it away. So, during the few days leading up to this attack, I experimented with my slime to make it more viscous and durable. Go ahead and try, but you aren’t going to be able to break free of it," He smirked, as he restrained my torso and limbs, wrapping slime tendrils all around my body.
I-I see, so that’s what he was really upto...while I was fighting Satan, he was spreading his invisible slime out across the space. And when the room caved in, the piles of rubble helped him hide the slime even more effectively.
He never intended to fight me head-on, no matter how much Satan weakened me, this was his goal right from the start.
"I have to admit, I was starting to feel pretty pessimistic about our odds when you revealed that you can use the Unique Abilities of the other Elder Vampires, plus, I couldn’t not consider the possibility that this plan wouldn’t work against you, after all. But it looks like my worries were unfounded...you can’t break free. And now...it’s time for you to die."
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