Chapter 271: Slaying The Swamp Witch!

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When the Swamp Witch saw her partner dying and felt the real threat of her own end closing in, she desperately absorbed what remained of Swampy and revealed her last trump card in a surge of pure desperation.

[The Swamp Witch: Embodiment of the Spirit of the Swamp – D+ → C Rank: Level 100]

In the span of a single moment the Swamp Witch transformed into a towering giantess made of twisted wood, swirling swamp water, thick mud, tangled trees, grass, and corrosive acid. Long strands of seaweed hair flowed wildly behind her like living tendrils, and a crown of pure natural energy manifested above her head, glistening with the raw power of Nature itself. Water, stone, mud, soil, and plants all obeyed her will without question and attacked Riven from every possible angle without a single pause.

Taking the form of gigantic tentacles that ended in massive hands of hard wood and stone, she struck at him from left, right, above, below, and behind in a relentless barrage of attacks that shook the entire swamp beneath them. Shockwaves surged outward and sent trees, stones, and anything else within the vicinity flying further away while she roared with unrestrained fury and her burning desire to avenge her beloved pet, Swampy.

"DIE! DIE! DIE!!!"

CRASH! CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!

CRASH! CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!

CRASH! CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!

Vladimir saw Riven being overwhelmed by attacks from every direction and rushed forward to help without hesitation. He attacked the Swamp Witch from behind and unleashed a spinning assault with both of his axes, spinning like a deadly whirlwind of pure bloodthirst.

"Hey bitch! You’ve got someone else here to fight!"

He pierced straight through her back and unleashed several explosive cleaving attacks from inside her own body, tearing through wood and mud alike with savage force.

"PEST!"

She roared in pure fury and smashed him into the ground with a giant wooden claw. Then she opened her massive jaws and began charging a powerful cursed magic spell that gathered dark energy like a gathering storm ready to swallow everything.

"YOU WILL BECOME NOTHING BUT A REVENANT, FOREVER CONDEMNED TO ROAM THIS LAND!"

As darkness began to descend upon Vladimir, SS-Rank weapons started raining from the sky without end, bombarding her entire body and causing massive damage that tore deep holes through her form.

Huge gaps appeared across her body as she gasped and staggered under the unexpected assault of fiery attacks coming from further above. The Swamp Witch staggered for a moment and looked into the skies with red, glowing eyes, foaming from her mouth in anger and pain.

"W-What now...! WHAT IS IT?!" She looked upward and noticed Daniela high above, still raining weapons down with focused determination and unwavering aim. "Damn child!" she roared in rage. "DIE!" She fired several beams of cursed energy while simultaneously raising massive boulders from the ground to pursue the girl through the air.

But in the short time she spent focusing on Daniela, Vladimir swung both axes in a powerful dual cleaving motion and cut her head cleanly off her shoulders.

S L A A A S H!

"GAH?!"

Her severed head collapsed onto the ground and melted back into the elements of mud and water, yet her beheaded body remained active and full of fury. It punched Vladimir hard and sent him crashing through several trees that splintered under the impact like brittle sticks.

She pursued him relentlessly, attacking from above with heavy stomps and crushing punches that shook the earth with every blow.

"HAHAHA, DIE! DIE! DIE— Guh?"

C R A A A S H!

In a single instant a giant black snake pierced straight through her chest from behind, forcing her to collapse onto the floor while vomiting in pure agony.

"W-What the...! Uuuggh...! W-What...!?"

She looked inward at the center of her being. Her Spirit Core had been shattered, a huge gaping hole now visible in the middle of it, as she watched a black serpent flying down toward her with cold, calculated purpose.

"Y-You’re him— You freed yourself from my binding spell?!"

"I could have freed myself much earlier, but I wanted to test the durability of my armor and also train my immunity against curses."

"HUH?!"

"I wish we could have talked normally, but goodbye."

Riven transformed once more.

His Spiritual Aura encompassed his entire being until he resembled a descending black axe formed of obsidian scales, covered in crimson dragon fire and ghostly netherworld flames that burned with deadly intensity.

C L A A A S H!

C L A A A S H!

C L A A A S H!

C L A A A S H!

C L A A A S H!

Riven pierced her body repeatedly, appearing and disappearing around her in rapid succession, thrusting into every possible angle without a single pause or moment of mercy.

Her entire body rapidly began exploding and burning away, falling apart piece by piece until her core was fully exposed once more.

"B-BASTARD!"

He mercilessly pierced her Spirit Core with the full force of his transformed power.

Crack, crack...!

CRASH!

"G Y A A A A A H H H H H!"

In that moment the Swamp Witch lost all remaining life. Her massive body had only been a vessel for her weakened soul, and now that vessel was completely destroyed.

B O O O O O O O O O M M M M M M M M M M !!!

A massive explosion of pure spiritual energy followed, spreading outward in every direction across the swamp. Some nearby plants suddenly grew revitalized under the surge of released power, while others withered and died instantly under the conflicting forces. Riven himself returned to his original human form as the energy finally settled.

He had used the power of the Synergy Ability "Ancient Vessel of The Black Dragon King: Xuanlong’s Embodiment" in combination with Divine Axe Art to turn his slender serpentine dragon form into a living weapon of pure destruction.

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