Chapter 163: Suffocating Strength
*<strong>BAM!*</strong>
<strong>*TREMBLE!!*</strong>
"!"
Just as Netherw''s attack would have been able to slice Joe into pieces, suddenly out of nowhere, a ck staff with golden carvings on its surface appeared below the muscr arm, stopping the assault inches away from Joe''s face.
"What?!"
Netherw turned his gaze to the side only to see Greg''s calm expression as he was holding the weapon with one hand without a single sign of trembling.
And it wasn''t only the humanoid tiger that looked surprised by Greg''s power, but M and Joe too.
All three of them knew just what kind of monster''s attack did he just stop casually like it was nothing.
It was an assault that came from someone on the God rank! A terrifying attack that could easily eradicate anything with a single wave, but Greg stopped that as easily as breathing the air in. It was insanely shocking to see.
However, even like this, the most stunning fact about all of this was that the staff in Greg''s hand was looking just as fine as ever. Not even a single crack could be seen on its surface even though it just defended against a God ranked attack.
"What is that weapon?", murmured Netherw quietly however his confusion grew a level deeper when he saw the golden carvings on it.
"Those... Aren''t the-, huh?"
Before he could have finished his sentence, suddenly he needed to realize that massive mes with a color of golden appeared before his face, ready to burn up his whole being alive.
While jumping back to avoid Greg''s surprise attack, Netherw noticed as the golden mes turned a small portion of his ancient clothes to dust.
"Those are no ordinary mes!"
After increasing the distance between him and those mes, Netherw squinted his eyes and asked, "It seems you got a bit of control over the Blessing, however, it is still unrefined. But it is only natural. Weak humans like you wouldn''t have what it took to bring the full potential out of it."
While lowering his staff, Greg looked at Netherw and asked, "What do you want?"
Hearing the question Netherw smiled and said, "Isn''t that obvious? We are here to take back what truly meant for us. The Blessing, that mask you have and even the power that is sealed away on this. Every one of them is rightfully ours and not yours."
Joe listening to what Netherw said frowned and asked, "What do you mean ''ours''?"
Netherw hearing Joe''s question just smiled eerily and pped his hand.
Instantly as he did this, four other creatures with different kinds of appearance arose out of nowhere.
One humanoid wolf, one humanoid hawk, one creature with several arms and eyes, and a creature with fairy wings on its back. All of them surrounded Greg, Joe, M, and the two Soul Creatures from four directions.
"!"
Each of the creatures had a presence of an Ascender rank, making Joe, M, the fairy, and the Typhoon Beast to raise their guards up instantly.
However, for some reason, Greg didn''t. He just looked at Netherw with a calm expression while ignoring the four around him like they weren''t there, to begin with.
"Oh? Acting brave?", asked Netherw with a smug as he noticed Greg''s carelessness.
Greg looking at the four creature''s around him he said calmly, "If I want, I could easily defeat all four just by myself."
"..."
After a second or two, suddenly all four creatures started tough like crazy, while Netherw in the distance smiled like he just heard a good joke.
"Haha! He said he can beat us all alone! Haha! How cute! Hey Boss, can I kill him myself?", asked the one with the humanoid wolf look as he looked toward Netherw with a smile.
Netherw wanted to answer something, however before he could, suddenly out of nowhere Greg''s figure appeared behind the wolf, and with Shapeless in the form of a sword, he cut its head off.
*Paff!*
"..."
Watching as the headless body fell onto the ground, while the head rolled on the dirt, everyone looked at Greg with a frozen expression.
Even M and Joe looked at Greg like they just saw a ghost.
"T-too fast... I had no time to react at all! What is more, I didn''t hear a single sound! If it would have me that he targeted...", said M quietly, not wanting to think about the consequences, if she would have been the one that Greg attacked.
While everyone was still shocked by what happened, Joe grabbed the hilt of his sword and said, "Opportunity!"
Instantly, his whole body got covered with lightning, and with a speed faster than a bullet, he appeared before the humanoid hawk.
"!?"
Not waiting for the creature to react, Joe pierced its heart with a smooth move, and to make sure it died, he sliced it into two half from top to bottom.
*<em>Swish!*</em>
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<em>*Ssh!*</em>
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Blood, cut flesh, and internal organs sttering everywhere,the two other creatures sawing this sight instantly responded.
Under the creature''s circle''s appeared immediately and under a second, both of their presence grew to that of a God rank.
However before they could have to do anything, their expression turned to that of pure fear.
Around the creature which had numerous arms and eyes, several wind des appeared, while from below its feet, boilingva erupted, making it unable to escape no matter what.
This also happened with the creature with the fairy wings. However, instead of wind des and boilingva, a huge paw with a size of a boulder appeared above him out of nowhere.
*<em>Swish!*</em>
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<em>*Swish!*</em>
*<strong>BAM!</strong>*
*<strong>TREMBLEE!!*</strong>
One creature sliced up and boiled alive, while the other one was stomped to death, Netherw expression looked insanely startled.
To think that four of his subordinates, which were on the Ascender rank, to begin with, were killed that easily...
"Those idiots! Just because our enemies'' ranks were weaker they let their guard down! They deserved to die!"
Looking at Greg and the others in the distance, Netherw smiled creepily and with a snarl, he said, "Now you have done it!"
*<strong>BOOM!!</strong>*
Instantly, under Netherw''s body, a shining circle appeared just like those who were on the Ascender rank.
However this time the sight was different. Because Netherw was already on the God rank, presence and strength were already on the top. So instead of giving rise to its presence and strength, what changed was Netherw''s appearance.
His body grew in size, while the muscles on his body bulged with vitality. Even the huge greenish veins could be seen under his skin, showing just how frightening its strength has be.
But this was only a beginning. While his whole being was undergoing small visible changes, behind his body in the air, a half-transparent being emerged.
It looked like an ancient beast with a lion''s head but a tiger''s body. Its ws were made out of pure swirling darkness, while the fur around its neck was made out of metal. It looked quite scary, but except for floating behind Netherw, it didn''t do anything.
"<strong>ROOOAAAR!!"</strong>
With heaven shaking roar that was louder than thunder itself, Netherw descended to all four, and without hesitation, it burst forward.
"!"
Greg watching as Netherw''s speed was almost in pair with his, looked shocked and wanted to jump to the side, but he was a secondte.
*<em>Swish!*</em>
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The only thing he could do was to use his speed boost ability to turn his torso to the side, while barely avoiding Netherw''s assault, which was aimed for his heart.
However even like this that he used his fast speed, Netherw''s attack seeded to cut his chest.
"Argh!"
Jumping away with clenched teeth, Greg swung Shapeless with its Home of Attributes ability, making it to send several wind des at Netherw instantly.
"Usele-, huh?!"
Just as Netherw wanted tough at Greg''s struggle to escape, suddenly Joe with a silver sword appeared above his head, whileva erupted from below his feet, putting him into an insanely dire position.
"HA! JUST DREAM!"
<strong>*BOOOM!*</strong>
Instantly as he said this, Netherw halted his movement and like an explosion, an insane amount of power broke out of his body, making Joe and theva around him to fly away immediately.
*<strong>ROOAAR!*</strong>
Merely after this happened, suddenly the Typhoon Beast appeared behind Netherw. Opening its jaw wide, it sted a swirling whirlwind toward him without hesitation, making Netherw''s body to be engulfed in the attack instantly.
*<strong>BAM!*</strong>
However, this wasn''t enough at all. With a wave of its massive hand, Netherw made the Typhoon Beast''s attack to disperse immediately.
"Weak never hunts the dominant! They are only the prey for the strong! Know your ce!"
With that sentence, Netherw''s figure vanished from his spot, and like a sh, he appeared before the Typhoon Beast with smoke rising from his mouth.
"!"
Greg seeing this wanted to unsummon his the Typhoon Beast, but unfortunately, it was already toote.
"Die!"
As he said that, Netherw grabbed the beast''s opened jaws with both of his hands, and with a powerful motion he tore Greg''s Soul Creature into two pieces, making blood and torn flesh to fly everywhere instantly.
*<em>Squash!*</em>