𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟕𝟏.1: 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐄𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 (4)
In the midst of a fierce battle that shook the heavens and the earth, Oswald found himself facing a dire challenge: he had only 30 minutes to end the fight.
While he yearned to unleash his Haoshoku Haki with reckless abandon, its control remained elusive, especially when he donned his armor or wielded his magic. Instead, the energies of his armor and magic clashed, causing moments of weakness.
‘𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘐 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵 10 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴?’
Upgrading the skill now would allow him to wield Haoshoku Haki with greater ease. . . . But it was a costly investment.
‘𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 30 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴.’
If not now. . . it might become even harder to eliminate his foe. The artifact gifted by the Sorcerer King Morgul was a one-time use item, making it imperative for Oswald to defeat the Archduke of Plague in this encounter.
‘𝘈𝘭𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦.’
Resolving himself to give it his all, Oswald opened his shop window and immediately raised his Haki skill to level 8.
While the upgrade left him feeling as weak as a kitten. . . perhaps due to the level 8 proficiency, he found himself able to manipulate Haki more effortlessly, directing Haoshoku Haki towards his target without affecting other energies.
Indeed, as he swung the now colossal Moonlight, unleashing Haoshoku Haki, the demonic power that had been shielding Phaast’s body was scattered, allowing the attack to connect cleanly.
BAM!
BOOM!
With the demonic protection stripped away, Moonlight, imbued with holy power, sank into Phaast’s flesh, creating a long, bloody gash.
【You bastard! 】
Phaast let out a furious roar, unleashing a torrent of pestilent energy. The plague agents spread in all directions. . . but Oswald, clad in the Plague Grimoire, absorbed them, further enhancing his magical prowess.
In fact, absorbing the plague spread by his foe raised his Plague Enhancement skill by two whole levels, from 5 to 7. Simultaneously, his physical stats, which increased with the absorption of pestilence, rose from +50 to +70. Of course, the pain was considerable. . . but bearable.
“Hahaha, you’ve made me even stronger!”
Instead of being weakened by the plague, Oswald grew more formidable, causing Phaast to rampage even more violently. However, the vast physical disparity between them meant that Phaast was still being one-sidedly beaten.
Yet, for all his physical prowess, Oswald could not overcome Phaast’s overflowing demonic power. He managed to land blows by scattering the power with Haoshoku Haki. . . but the overwhelming demonic power quickly healed his wounds.
‘𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘪𝘵. . . . . . 𝘏𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴.’
15 minutes had already passed, and Phaast remained standing. While Oswald managed to land some threatening blows with Gae Bolg. . . Phaast evaded fatal strikes by shifting or rapidly regenerating his heart.
As time went on, the situation grew increasingly unfavorable for Oswald.
‘𝘓𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵!’
This time, instead of throwing Gae Bolg, he gripped it in his left hand and charged at Phaast. The weapon, said to pierce through anything except Creation Gods, effortlessly penetrated Phaast’s demonic power-infused Guarding Aura and tore through his flesh.
At that moment, behind Phaast, the plague agents coalesced, taking on a physical form. It was a fist.
The fist, made of plague agents, swung towards Oswald, and in a brief moment, demonic power enveloped it, giving it physical force.
BOOM!
“Tsk. . . . . . ”
The attack, a combination of plague-induced mass and demonic power enhancement, was more formidable than Oswald had anticipated. The problem was that Phaast was already creating a fourth such fist, as Oswald’s enlarged form rendered most attacks ineffective.
Oswald, wielding Haoshoku Haki and Gae Bolg, continued to land effective blows, while Phaast, relying on his vast demonic power, quickly recovered and returned the favor. As time wore on, the situation became increasingly disadvantageous for Oswald.
‘𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵. . . . . .’
【Are you getting impatient? 】
Phaast’s voice echoed from beneath his emerald helmet. . . . . .
‘𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘯, 𝘪𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢. . . 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳. . . 𝘈𝘩𝘩𝘩. . . . . .’
The holy power he currently possessed was enough to overwhelm most Champions. Yet, facing such an overwhelmingly powerful foe. . . that vast amount of holy power felt insufficient.
‘Let’s push a little harder!’
Oswald pressed his assault on Phaast with even greater ferocity. However, as if mocking Oswald’s efforts. . . Phaast summoned more demonic power, effortlessly blocking Oswald’s attacks.
Eventually, the time Oswald could maintain Gigantification dwindled to a mere 5 minutes. . . . . .
Oswald had a choice to make. Retreat and regroup with the Lich Dragons. . . or retreat even further. The Dark Brotherhood was scattered across the Gigas Continent and the eastern Huan Kingdom, and the Champions were still recovering.
‘𝘈𝘭𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘭𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘵.’
While manipulating both of his hands, Oswald used Blood Daemon to create a skeletal shoulder structure on his back and manifested a rocket launcher on it. He then extracted life force equivalent to a tactical nuke, creating a missile, and quickly distanced himself from his foe before firing.
BOOM!
Amidst the powerful explosion, Oswald used Blood Daemon to manifest boosters on his back, soles of his feet, and palms, and flew straight towards the Han Pass.
BOOM!
Traveling at supersonic speeds, Oswald reached the Han Pass in an instant. Imperial Empire air force fleets had already arrived and were engaged in combat.
‘𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸.’
With that, Oswald used Gae Bolg to swiftly eliminate the remaining noble-class demons. Reducing their numbers as much as possible before Phaast’s arrival would prove beneficial in the upcoming battle.
‘𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘪𝘵. . . . . .’
Eventually, time ran out. . . and Oswald’s Gigantification was dispelled.
“What happened?”
“I failed. It seems we have no choice but to retreat.”
“Hmm. . . . . . ”
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