With that punch infused with numerous Energy Explosions, the Transcendent who got caught off guard from celebrating too early had a wretched expression when he was flung away from us.
He was so sure of his victory. He was even supported by the Trap Formations and the restrictions of the Zone and this room.
He was already frustrated when he couldn't deal with Jayna and now I added to it. In any case, he's really too average to even consider.
Upon seeing flying away from the impact of my punch and the Energy Explosions which soon followed, the Mortal Ranks behind him who didn't dive like the others gulped down their saliva and froze in place.
Thanks to that hesitation from them, I finally got the time to initiate a better counter-attack even if still limited at the moment.
Good thing I have the right skills that will allow me to do that. This will be swift.
First, I deactivated the Energy Incarnate Form. I don't need it at this moment when I don't have the proper control over the Energy existing here.
Next, I put on White Knight for additional Energy Output. I don't need to waste time anymore. Despite my mind telling me to torment them thoroughly, Fleur is waiting for me. Rather than satisfying my original core, being the man who would do anything for them was better.
Even if that ripped off memory came back to me and finally knew the reason why my core is that dark, I would fight it to let my priorities stay the same as it is now.
Once the Powergen fitted into me, the circulation of my Energy instantly quickened. Even if the restriction is still there, the strength of my attacks and skills will be like how they were normally.
And to top it off, let me burn more of my Energy.
Energy Amplification!
Domain of Valor!
[Energy Amplification has been activated]
[Energy Burn has started]
[Gained 20% increase in all abilities, skills and energy effectiveness]
[Domain of Valor has been opened]
[Gained 49.6 Strength, 53.2 Endurance, 3.4 Intelligence]
[Gained 24% Speed Enhancement]
Feeling the power course through my body as well as the burn of Flux Energy to forcefully raise my capabilities increased the pressure I was emitting.
The watching Mortal Ranks started to sweat coldly. If they could see themselves in the mirror, they'll see their bodies trembling from the terrifying pressure I'm bringing them.
Though I always made it look easy whenever I opened my buffs, I was actually always on edge to keep them open, especially if I'm the one fighting on the frontline. It's fine if I stay on the back and watch the proceedings. However, if I'm also one of the main fighters, the consumption of energy will be too high due to how it is needed to keep the Domain or the Bulwark open. The buffs will disappear despite the remaining duration if I close it because it is drawing the additional stats given to those who received the buff from the Energy I am burning through the skill.
My girls knew about it and told me to let them do the work. However, to let them finish the fight earlier, my participation will always be better. Because of that, I was scolded by Nysia about it, Jayna expressed her worry, Yumiko almost hit me with her gohei due to my stubbornness and Sofiel… well, she's not mad. She knew how I can be hard-headed sometimes.
In hindsight, the conversion of fewer than 100 units of Flux Energy per second is too good of a deal to power them up. Among all of those I know and encountered, my skills are too broken and should be nerfed. Good thing this is not a game and the effect stays that way. Well, I could only thank the Orb for enhancing it to the point that my Halo Skills were too overpowered. Thinking about it, the Domain of Valor is even more overpowered than Yuko's Hero Ultimate which has a drawback of half a day in a weakened state. On the contrary, I only needed to sit down and absorb more energy to refill what I used for activating the Domain, Bulwark and Energy Amplification.
"Jayna, I'm going to finish this up in a minute. After that, let's go look for Fleur."
Well, she's unconscious from the exhaustion of energy so there's no way for her to respond. Either way, I set a time limit for myself. A minute to finish a bunch of Mortal Ranks and that not-so-brave 'Sir Brave'.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Before I took off, the Willful Sword finally came back after its prolonged stay on someone's shoulder. Seeing its bloodstained appearance, this Sword most likely had its fill again.
I still have no idea how it could suddenly awaken like that back during my Transcendent Trials but still, the sword was proven to be helpful in times of need.
As it vibrated in my hand, I somehow understood what it wanted. If it could talk, it would surely say 'Fill me with your Energy and Swordforce'.
Granting its wish, the unassuming sword added another layer of pressure.
Before I knew it, the Mortal Ranks had started to back away while some of them tried to go straight towards the tall door.
I slashed towards that direction and an Energy Sword wave traveled even faster than them.
Hitting those whose knees buckled up from the pressure, their agonizing screams echoed before falling to the ground, their fates unknown.
Those who saw that gritted their teeth and pulled out their weapons to at least try and resist me.
However, their resistance was proven futile as I boldly flew up and passed by them one by one. With more than 100+ difference in our UPL, even if they draw out everything they could to try and parry my attack, their arms would just break from the strength delivered by my sword stroke.
Compared to my Spells and Skills whose strength was determined by their level, pure Sword Strike clearly showed the difference in our stats.
30 seconds later, the remaining Mortal Ranks barring my way to 'Sir Brave' all fell to the ground. Those who were only injured from my earlier Spells chose to stay on the ground in fear that they would suffer the same fate.
Upon seeing me approach him, the Transcendent who's still holding onto his abdomen backed away. His paddle wasn't in his hand anymore since he's trying to close the wound made by the Energy Explosions.
"Say, usually I will still have the patience to talk and squeeze out some information from you. However, do you know what you did?"
I raised the sword in my arm and traced the sharp blade of it with my fingers. Despite it being filled with my energy and the Swordforce, the Willful Sword suppressed it inside him to let me do what I just did.
"Ah. I just told you I wouldn't take some time to talk. Forget about it."
This Sir Brave's eyes trembled as he tried to back away further. Right now, he's not even different than the Mortal Ranks who tried to run away. Those who pulled out their weapons were a lot better than him.
Before he could take another step, I swung the Willful Sword down. It's a simple swing but the desperate move the Transcendent did was to gather his Dark Energy and conjure a shield made of it in front of him.
"This is useless, you know?"
I pulled my sword back and reached for his Dark Energy shield with my bare hand. Activating the Nullification Zone only on that part of my body.
Under his terror-stricken face, the Dark Energy shield was torn like paper and the energy he used disappeared. He opened his mouth only low guttural sounds came out of it. It appears that I damaged his ability to speak from the punch earlier.
I was waiting for him to do more desperate moves but I guess, it's not needed anymore. There are only 10 seconds left on my promised 1 minute to Jayna.
"Be true to your name in your next life, will you?"
Leaving those words behind, the excited Willful Sword stopped suppressing the Swordforce and Flux Energy running in him. With a simple swing of my sword, another Transcendent died under it.
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"Daisuke…?"
Jayna's voice called out to me minutes after we left that Restricted Room. It's still a bit weak but that's just probably because she had just regained her consciousness after the exhaustion of her energy.
I'm carrying her on my back as we traversed the passageway to the next Restricted Room.
Good thing that she lost consciousness or else she would see what my clones did to every Dark World denizen in that area. It's not just a normal massacre. Despite only using one word to command the clones, my desire was probably transferred to them as no one among those who died had an intact corpse. The same thing probably happened back at that encampment. I neither checked what was happening through their eyes nor the results so I could only assume.
Either way, I'm also glad to realize this thing about me today. If it happened again, I will now be aware of what's happening.
"How are you feeling?"
I asked the girl as I continued to run. There's no need to check each for anymore. Like how I arrived at that restricted room, I'm putting my trust in my intuition to guide me towards that polite woman. Just remembering her features, that deep blue hair and contrasting fire-red eyes, I'm actually excited to see her. Contrary to the uneasiness I felt earlier, I'm confident that Fleur will be fine. Jayna last that long despite being disadvantaged after all
"Good or rather better. Being carried by you like this… It's not a bad feeling"
Jayna answered as she rested her chin on my shoulder and lightly tightened her arms hugging my neck. Along with the damp feeling on my cheek, Jayna's sweet voice whispered to my ears.
"Thank you for coming to my rescue, Daisuke."
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