Chapter 958: Chapter 735: I Want to Know His Name
"Bang!"
In the dark hall with pale water film and stone pedestal, the sound of the Beauty God’s palm striking the pedestal echoed clearly, vividly displaying her current mood.
"You must give me an explanation!"
Ishtar, with a face ashen with rage, glared at Thanatos, speaking in utmost anger.
"Is this the monster you claimed no one could defeat? The ’Sky Bull’ that even [Mighty One] could only regret facing, is this all?"
Pointing at the images displayed on the water film, Ishtar questioned loudly.
"Isn’t it about to be handled by a rookie who only recently debuted?"
On the water film, in a spacious square space engulfed in flames, as both sides retreated, the fierce battle between the young swordsman and the giant bull monster rapidly reached a fever pitch.
Reiger, who had fully exploded, was in a state of recklessness, not only wrapped in wind showing terrifying acceleration, moving back and forth on the battlefield like a flash, slashing at the giant bull, repeatedly casting high-power magic with rapid chanting, causing blizzards, fiery rains, and bright flashes to continuously erupt, pounding the giant bull monster, making the spirit replica overhead scream incessantly.
The spirit replica had to lavish magic power, causing residual magic power particles to rise like steam on its body, while repairing the injuries, it trampled madly like a frantic bull, causing the battlefield to echo with roars and shockwaves, enveloping in dust, as the spirit replica also rapidly chanted magic, bombarding fiercely like Reiger, steadily demolishing the terrain. However, facing Reiger darting back and forth like a flash, the spirit replica’s magic missed repeatedly.
Facing avoidable magic, Reiger sometimes dodged with godspeed, sometimes used teleportation magic for instant movement, and even occasionally utilized magic like [Magic Dismantling] to counter the spirit replica’s spells, firmly suppressing it.
More terrifying was, during this process, the youth remained calm, continuing to chant magic, keep attacking, demonstrating the techniques of parallel chanting and rapid chanting to perfection, a performance truly astonishing.
Alcana was completely captivated by Reiger’s fighting stance, watching Reiger slash and bomb the spirit replica’s huge body repeatedly, making the spirit replica scream with blood erupting all over, she surprisingly showed enthusiasm with her eyes glowing.
Toka, hiding in a corner, had a look of being angry yet very fearful.
He was a descendent of the master artisan Daedalus, inheriting the wishes of forefathers to complete the construction of this artificial labyrinth, creating a second underground city aboveground.
To someone like him, anyone causing damage to the artificial labyrinth was a mortal enemy hated to the bone.
Thus, seeing Reiger smashing the hardest metal door angered Toka, seeing the "Sky Bull" destruct at will angered him more, now Reiger was using high-power magic to damage a corner of the labyrinth, making him even more infuriated.
But, the power displayed by Reiger also invoked fear in Toka.
Toka now genuinely regretted allowing Reiger to enter this artificial labyrinth.
Sadly, it was all too late.
As for Thanatos, facing Ishtar’s accusations, or rather insults, he also felt a desire to complain.
"You regarded him as just a rookie who recently debuted?" Thanatos, suppressing the urge to curse aloud, pointed at Reiger on the water film transformed into a cold-blooded killer, said: "What rookie who recently debuted can do this? I even suspect that [Mighty One] seems easier than a rookie before him, okay?"
"Open your eyes wide and take a good look, this isn’t about the ’Sky Bull’ being inadequate, but this kid has exceeded normal limits!"
"I can clearly tell you, compared to the ’Sky Bull’, the floor boss Balrog of the 49th layer in the underground city is weaker, yet this kid can suppress the ’Sky Bull’ to this extent, it’s utterly bizarre!"
Once, as Orario’s only Lv.7, holding names like "peak" and "strongest" existence, Ota’s most remarkable achievement was having a solo battle against the floor boss Balrog, also categorized at Lv.7, on the 49th layer in the underground city.
During that solitary pursuit, Ota failed to subjugate the boss of the same level, leaving the opponent half-dead, retreating covered in scars.
To everyone, Ota’s achievement was already considered astonishing, being one of few in Orario able to solo fight a floor boss of the same level, not to mention challenging the strongest floor boss discovered until now, able to beat Balrog half-dead had proven his prowess, although Ota himself always saw this as a shame, viewing this pursuit ending with his retreat as his personal failure.
Regardless of Ota’s own view, in others’ eyes, this former only Lv.7 of Orario’s prowess equaled the floor boss Balrog of the 49th layer, the outcome between them still undetermined.
Now, facing a spirit replica stronger than that floor boss, Reiger, under single combat circumstances, suppressed the opponent, a situation regardless of whose eyes saw it, was extremely astonishing.
Thanatos also did not expect this newly joined Loki Clan monster newbie to be so strong, causing confusion.
"Isn’t he only Lv.6?"
"Even if the rumors are right, this monster newbie indeed can challenge levels beyond his rank, those skills applicable even now, he at most equals Lv.7, right?"
"But ’Sky Bull’ absolutely cannot lose to a Lv.7!"
[Mighty One] already marks Lv.7’s pinnacle, near infinitely approaching Lv.8, yet even such a person cannot vanquish the floor boss Balrog of the 49th layer, let alone a ’Sky Bull’ stronger than Balrog.
Thus, bull-type spirit replica in essence surpasses [Mighty One] Ota, exceeding even Lv.7’s pinnacle.
How could it be singularly suppressed by an adventurer barely comparable to Lv.7?
Thinking thus, Thanatos wholly unaware, even in current circumstances, Reiger has already surpassed the former [Mighty One].
And "Sky Bull" although strong, in actuality easier to handle compared to the spirit replica parasitic on the gigantic plant monster at the 59th layer.
The spirit replica of the 59th layer belongs to magic specialization type, not only capable of using oversized magic for firepower bombardment, it also possesses petal armor, gigantic tendrils, and worm monster army preventing close contact with enemies, blocking enemy attacks, as long as Loki Clan’s top-level adventurers cannot penetrate these guards, they become moving targets subjected to unilateral bombardment by super firepower exceeding Lv.8, total defeat is quite normal.
In contrast, the spirit replica parasitic on the gigantic bovine monster is clearly power-specialized, possessing overwhelming destructive force and defensive power, but lacks plant-type protection, attack means very limited, excluding magic, it merely charges and tramples, evidently less formidable than plant-type spirit replica.
Therefore, bull-type spirit replica’s strength merely resides in potential capability, other aspects truly lacking.
In the adventurer’s words, it means strong abilities, but severely lacking in fighting skills, methods, tactics, and strategies.
Such "Sky Bull" might indeed be stronger than the floor lord Balrog on the 49th level, and stronger than the "Mighty One" Ota, but in terms of threat intensity, it might not be as strong as the previous two.
Like a giant infant that only knows how to mindlessly squander excessive power, the bull-type celestial essence clone doesn’t compare to the enhanced plant-type celestial essence clone, and even before being enhanced, the plant-type clone on the 59th level was much stronger.
Thus, Reiger easily suppressed the bull-type celestial essence clone, slaughtering it unilaterally.
"Tch!" Ishtar clicked her tongue irritably, glaring at Reiger on the water screen, muttering, "A Hero’s Weapon even more exaggerated than that ’Mighty One’?"
"Why doesn’t such a child belong to me?"
"If this child were mine, why would I fear the Freyja Clan?"
Ishtar couldn’t help but feel a trace of jealousy towards Loki.
This time, the envious goddess might even hate Loki.
If she truly can deal with the Freyja Clan, the next target might be the Loki Clan, right?
Coincidentally, beside her, Gali agreed.
"Indeed, it’s a pity. Such a warrior indeed isn’t in my Battle Nation. If he were, Alcana and Bajie wouldn’t have to worry about having no opponents to fight, right?"
Who would use such a treasure for in-fighting? Mindless muscle-brained little runt!
Ishtar cursed Gali internally.
"Oh oh!"
At this moment, Gali made a sound of exclamation.
The others instinctively looked towards the water screen, knowing why Gali was cheering.
She was not cheering for Reiger’s battlefield but for her own followers.
On another layer of the water screen, people who had just retreated from Reiger’s battlefield entered a fierce battle without hesitation.
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"Clang!"
In the maze corridor surrounded by ultra-hard metal walls, with a muffled sound, Alcana’s punch landed on Theone’s re-curved sword, knocking her flying.
"Again you...!"
Theone struggled to stop her backward retreat, steadying herself, looking at Alcana blocking her path with a fanatic expression. Her pretty face slightly twisted.
Beside her, Theona and Bajie were already in a fight.
"I really don’t want to fight you! Bajie!"
Theona shouted loudly.
This time, Bajie actually stopped.
"Eh?"
Seeing Bajie suddenly stop, Theona was a bit stunned.
Bajie glanced at the direction just retreated from, and then suddenly spoke.
"Who was that person just now?"
This warrior of the Battle Nation unexpectedly said such a sentence.
"Who?"
Theona asked foolishly.
"That brave warrior."
Bajie looked directly at Theona, speaking one word at a time.
"Turns out there is such a brave warrior by your side?"
"Tell me, what’s his name."
"I want to know his name."