[Your Strength Stat has doubled for the duration of the Perfect Assimilation.]
[Your Agility Stat has doubled for the duration of the Perfect Assimilation.]
"A bonus that I did not expect! It seems that having a beastly form has its perks." Adrian thought.
"Is that even him?" One of the players stated as it was not the form that Equinox uses.
The form of is more akin to a wolf with demonic horns that formed a crown. The wolf was also wearing battle armor that was deep purple while its fur glowed like the stars in the night sky. It is easily agreeable that the form is indeed that of a wolf monster instead of a humanoid.
All the players were unsure if the being on top of the dome was indeed Equinox because they have never seen him in that form. They have seen his Netheros True Form numerous times as there are lots of videos and pictures on the internet about him. Equinox would always have a humanoid base even if he fuses with his soulbounds but the being in front of them is more beast than human.
"Are you all blind?! That wolf looks like Sirius!" One of the players stated as he was an avid dog lover and fan of Sirius.
Adrian might not know it but each of his soulbounds are a celebrity themselves because of their strength and power. The one soulbound with more fans is Charon though because he is the one that usually interacts with others due to his nature of fighting style in the battlefield. He also has a cute form that some enthusiasts have captured in Avalon and is now circulating on the internet as well.
"Master, the form has been optimized for attack, but it is not yet enough to destroy the barrier forcefully. You need to use Nether Explosion in order to destroy the barrier in just one attack." Paradox stated as it calculated the needed power once more, but it was still not enough.
"Do not worry because I manage to get lucky and get the Realm Ender skill. We will not only destroy the barrier but decimate the enemy forces in the process." Adrian answered.
"Realm Ender!" Adrian stated as his body suddenly grew twice in size despite it already becoming large in stature when he used his true form.
Adrian's wolf like body grew twice as big and his power as well due to the effects of the Realm Ender skill. He was already big as he covered a quarter of the barrier in his true form size but doubling that made him a gigantic hound that covered half the barrier. Adrian howled as he collected all the nether energy in the surroundings that he has released.
A large ball of nether energy suddenly started to gather inside of Adrian's jaws as a large nether ball formed. With a bite, the large energy exploded in Adrian's jaw, and it was released inside of his body. The Followers of Apophis and the Followers of Shesmu became scared at the thought of that powerful energy being released but they swallowed their fear when it vanished.
The Followers of Apophis and the Followers of Shesmu thought that it was a fake out, but Adrian's body suddenly started to exude the nether energy itself as an aura. Adrian released waves of nether energy that covered the entire barrier. Slowly and surely, the waves of nether energy spread towards the barrier and cracks started to form.
The nether energy waves were gentle at first, but it started to grow fiercer and fiercer as it goes on. In fact, the nether energy wave did not increase in energy, but it was the barrier itself that was getting destroyed. Each wave of nether energy weakened the barrier and also released some of the trapped spirits of children.
"Nether Explosion!" Adrian shouted as he followed it with a powerful howl.
A powerful howl was released, and it rang across the battlefield. It is said that the howl was even heard from miles away as nearby cities also heard the powerful howl of a beast. Adrian's howl carried frightening power that alerted these nearby cities of a powerful demon beast evolving. Some of the monsters from afar even cowered in fear when they heard his roar.
As if the nether energy reacted to Adrian's howl, all the nether energy in the surroundings released powerful energy and wreak havoc on the surroundings. The Avatar of Shesmu, Lebou, saw the damage that the Nether Explosion did on the surroundings and panicked because he sensed the cracks in the barrier, but he believed that Adrian would not be able to destroy it.
"I was wrong!" The Avatar of Shesmu Lebou muttered to himself as he jumped up high to stop Adrian from channeling the other nether energy in the surroundings.
"Flash Arts: Cry of the Cicada!" Awraka suddenly stated as she suddenly clapped her hands with such a fast pace that it created a powerful sonic attack that headed towards Lebou.
Lebou did not expect a sonic attack from Awraka as he did not see her using sound as a way of attacking before. The sonic attack cleanly hit Lebou's back and actually pierced his heart which made it stop beating for a split second. Due to the sudden action of his heart stopping, Lebou lost control of his body's nerves and fell straight down to the ground.
Adrian did not know what happened below as he needed perfect control of nether energy to make sure that he does not hurt the souls and the players below. Unlike time, space and force, Paradox cannot help Adrian with maintaining Nether or Aether Energy as it is tied to his very soul. Paradox might be able to use some of it with Adrian's permission, but the ego weapon certainly cannot use it readily.
A howl of a powerful demon beast spread across the area, and it was dubbed by the western people as the Demon Beast of the West because the howl followed a powerful explosion that shook the earth itself. Lebou stood up and tried to stop Adrian once more, but his body is now attached to steel silk.
Awraka used all of her strength and pulled Lebou back down on the ground, but he was far stronger than she thought. Lebou just cut the steel silk easily and tried to stop Adrian another time, but he is too late. The entire dome barrier shook as it was broken through, and nether energy flooded the area. The Nether Explosion continued and damaged all the enemies that Adrian has marked with the help of Paradox.
Lebou was caught up in the explosion radius more as he was closer to Adrian when it happened. Lebou was sent crashing to the ground covered by nether mist while the other enemies screamed as an unknown energy wrapped around them. The enemies that were influenced by the Distorted God Apophis screamed louder as nether energy was eating them from the inside.
The energy inside those of the ones influenced by the Distorted God Apophis seem to be the antithesis of nether energy. Adrian simplified his explanation of nether energy with that of white blood cells as it acts like a defense mechanism to other energies that are not present in this universe. Adrian's nether energy is so potent that it even rejects divine energy to some extent which is why some gods fear him.
Adrian already returned back to his humanoid form which the other players saw as he descended from the sky. He immediately flew down to assess the information as the shadow unit immediately handed something to him. It was a cracked stone that has strange runes covering it, but it had the intense smell of blood.
"This is the barrier stone, guild master." A member of the shadow unit presented it to Adrian.
"Why did you not destroy it yet?" Adrian asked.
"Apologies guild master. We are unable to destroy it even though we managed to find it." The member of the shadow unit replied.
"Master, the stone is enchanted by something and only a scribe such as yourself can decipher it to truly destroy it. If the runes are not deciphered, then the stone would just return back to normal after a set amount of time." Paradox stated.
"I see. It says here that the way to destroy the stone is apply the blood of a great follower of Apophis. Easy enough." Adrian stated as he held his hand out.
A barely moving but still alive Follower of Apophis that transformed into a serpent humanoid suddenly flew towards Adrian. The serpent humanoid struggled as it was suddenly being choked on by Adrian himself. The shadow unit prepared to move if the serpent humanoid tried harming their guild master, but they were stunned.
The stunned serpent humanoid suddenly stopped moving as Adrian snapped its neck without even blinking. The blood dripping from its mouth was then poured into the barrier stone as it glowed. Needless to say, the shadow unit was shocked with what they witnessed.
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