Chapter 752: The Undead King Attacks (Part 6)

Chapter 752: Chapter 752: The Undead King Attacks (Part 6)

"You’re finished. <Void>," I chanted, as I engulfed the Omega Dragon’s head and neck with a black hole.

I then fired out a piercing blast of Negative Energy as I exposed its Core, striking and shooting through it, finishing the creature off.

<I intercepted a message sent to your I-Watch>

<It looks like Leto’s location has been found, and Jaden’s currently fighting him>

<The message was sent to the other X-Aces too>

I see, then let’s get going. Even if we can’t kill him, we might be able to win if we overwhelm so immensely and brutally that we break his mind beyond repair. Hm?

I glanced around with a frown as dozens of undead Calamity Level Mutants came into sight all around me, surrounding me. No way this timing is a coincidence, Leto must have directed them here after sensing the elimination of one of his Catastrophe Level Threats.

I don’t have time to deal with this, I need to hurry over and get to Leto’s location as quickly as possible. Hey, Ai, how far are we from that location?

<Even at your maximum Power Level, it’d take about a minute to get there>

Shit. My highest Power Level is when I use Enrage in conjunction with Spirit Fusion with Avaritia. Losing a minute with Enrage is manageable, but that’d be a fifth of my time limit with Spirit Fusion.

Alright, then...

"<Enrage>, <Descent>," I chanted, unleashing my power boosts, before continuing as my power surged immensely, "Now, <Emerge, Apostles of Lust, Envy, Sloth, Wrath, Greed and Gluttony: Luxuria, Invidia, Acedia, Ira, Avaritia and Gula>. Exterminate the undead forces here, I’ll be going on ahead."

"<Got it, Daddy>!"

"<Leave it to us, Boss>."

"<Ugh, there’s so many of them...this is going to wear me out>."

"<We won’t let you down, Chief>."

"<Yes, you can count on us, Master>."

"<Hm? This stench...disgusting, so much rotting flesh. We’ll wipe out these vile creatures without fail, my King>."

"I’ll be counting on you guys," I nodded, starting to turn around, pausing as several of the undead Mutants gathered to block my way.

Futile, I’ll blast right through them and-...

Suddenly, a blazing wave of flames came roaring down and slammed onto the undead forces that had gathered, several of them scattering as a few got roasted to ash.

"Go on, kiddo! I’ll help the Apostles with the rest and follow after you!" Called out mom, giving me a wave as she leapt off the top of a nearby building and landed with a soft thud.

She’s got her Spirit Fusion with her Fox Deity active. I do appreciate the offer, but...

"No. The Apostles will join me once they’ve cleared this area, but you’re not to come anywhere near Leto. You aren’t immune to his Death Scythe," I stated bluntly, directing my intent to the Apostles to stop her if she tries to join the fight against Leto.

"I know, but-...," She began, trailing off as I rushed away before she could respond.

I’ve already lost her once, I won’t lose her again. Now, I need to hurry. This is the correct direction, right, Ai?

<Yes, keep going straight this way>

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Point-of-View: Leto Nex/Reaper, The Undead King

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D-Damn it, you son of a-...!

I quickly scrambled back onto my feet and raced away as a telekinetic blast came shooting towards me, narrowly evading it, right before one of his whips came swinging in with immense speed, striking my left knee and slicing through.

As I hit the ground and skidded forward, a crushing blast of telekinesis slammed onto my back with a sharp crunch, breaking several of my bones upon impact as a shockwave burst out, deep cracks spreading out across the ground.

I sprang back onto my feet and sprinted away as a barrage of telekinetic blasts came raining down towards me, loud crashes ringing out as they bombarded the ground one after the other.

Wh-What...what the hell is this?! I...I’m so much fucking stronger and more powerful than he is, he isn’t even close to my level! So, then, how...how the hell does he have the upper hand?!

His infinite Power Level turned out to be pretty misleading. Upon closer inspection, I saw that only his HP, MP and Vitality are infinite, his other stats are basically the same. Infinity plus anything is still infinity, which explains the Power Level.

In other words, he’s still much weaker and slower than I am...and despite that, I’m still losing! I fought so many Mutants while I was building my forces, I thought for sure that I’d become strong enough to overwhelm the X-Aces!

"This doesn’t make any fucking sense, damn it!" I snapped in frustration.

"Yeah, I kinda agree. Your movements are marginally better and sharper than last time, but you’re so easy to read that predicting your movements is simple once I’ve learnt your speed and timing," He responded, my eyes widening in alarm as one of his whips came zipping out through a pile of rubble to my left and snared my neck before I could react.

It pulled me off my feet and flung me away with a powerful snap, sending me hurtling through the air before I crashed onto the side of a nearby car, shattering the windows and deeply denting the doors upon impact.

Damn it...damn it, damn it, DAMN IT, DAMN IT, FUCKING DAMN IT!!!

I don’t fucking get it...technique, skill, reaction time, movements, speed, timing...why the hell do all these things negate my superiority in sheer power?! Why? Why?! WHY?! WHY?! WHY?!?!?!

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Something in me then snapped, or maybe clicked, I don’t really know.

Either way, something in my mind changed, overwhelmed and pushed to its limit by the sheer anger and frustration of my predicament.

And then...a strange, eerie sense of calm came over me. A sense of clarity. That’s right...it doesn’t matter. I’m overthinking all of it, I’ve been overthinking it this whole time. Skill, technique, training...I don’t need any of it.

Nothing can kill me, I can regenerate from scratch in about a second, and I’m faster and stronger than anyone. Forget about evasion and blocking, forget all of it. I just need to keep things simple...

As I got back up and kicked the car away, my gaze darted across to either side as Jaden sent his whips zipping in towards me. I withdrew several of my weaker undead forces, before I leapt straight towards him with a roar of exertion.

I swung my Death Scythe across as he fired out a powerful telekinetic blast at me, killing its momentum as I slashed through it with greater force.

I then summoned one of my undead Mid Level Mutants, using it as a foothold as Jaden began to fly back. I kicked off the Mutant and launched myself straight towards Jaden, his eyes widening in alarm as I swung my scythe across with all the force I could muster.

He veered across as fast as he could, but he was too slow...as the blade of my scythe sliced across his right side, inflicting a deep gash through his skin. A smirk spread out across my lips as blood streamed down his side, the blade of my Death Scythe slick and dripping with his blood...𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ