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nArmored Scale Formation!

nSouta's skin trembled uncontrollably. It looks like something was wriggling inside his skin.

nIn the next moment, black scales appeared all over his skin. It was glimmering and an ominous aura was seeping out of the scales.

nZzzz!

nBlood poured out and covered his entire body. His clothes stuck on his body as blood continued to flow.

nOhm!

nSouta moved his hand as dark and light aura formed above his palm. These two distinct energies started to fuse with the blood. It gives the blood form and power.

nWhen he closed his palm, the entire blood became solid. It turned into a new armor.

nHis head was covered in a white plain helmet. It has eight dots on its face and there were three cuts on both sides of the helmet. It had one black horn protruding from the center of the forehead.

nAs for his body, it was covered in black and white carapace. On his back were four spider limbs with sharp tips that could slice through metals.

nEvery second, blood veins could be seen through the armor thumping a tremendous amount of energy.

nBlood Armor: Jade Spider!

nSouta opened and closed his palm feeling the power flowing through his body. He trained inside Saya's inner consciousness for seventy days. After he learned the Hidden Concealment Method to hide the energy signature of his Cosmic Body, he explored the uniqueness of his race.

nThe Crimson Twilight's potential was huge.

nUsing the blood as his medium, he upgraded the trait skill Armored Scale Formation. The blood was akin to a container that held the dark and light energy with Armored Scale Formation.

nIf it was like that then, he couldn't create a new form of armor. At that time, he realized the connection between Blood Goblin and Crimson Twilight.

nHe realized that he had traits of other monsters thanks to his previous race, the Blood Goblin. In short, what he needed to do was tap into that small genes flowing through his blood.

nHe couldn't use the blood of other creatures on this armor. He could only use his blood. That's why it was a dangerous technique that could lead to his death. If not for his regenerative power, he wouldn't think of creating an armor using his own blood.

nThis was the power of Crimson Twilight.

nThe power to create combo traits using the traits that he gained when he was still a Blood Goblin.

nIt depends on the traits that he chose when he evolved into Blood Goblin.

nSaya called this Third Mode. It was a time when he would use various traits in a battle. The Second Mode was for his spells and combat art while in the Third Mode, he will add his traits to further increase his combat power.

nSouta turned his head and looked at the three people.

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"Now, let's continue our fight.

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nThe three people looked at him warily. His form had changed and as everyone knew, when a monster changed its form it means that its ability had grown stronger. Its power rose sharply.

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"If you're not going to attack then let me start it.

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nSouta's figure flickered.

nSwoosh!

nThe swordsman's pupils shrank. He quickly slashed his sword on his left side.

nClang!

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"Good reaction.

" Souta laughed before he repeatedly slashed the vajra sword.

nClang! Clang! Clang!

nThe two exchanged high-speed blows for a few seconds before one of them flew away and crashed on the ground.

nBoom!

nSouta was about to chase after the swordsman when the spear woman attacked him.

nShe thrust the spear several times as cold energy spread in the area.

nSwoosh! Swoosh!

nSouta moved his body from side to side, dodging the spear of the woman with great accuracy.

nAlthough he grew stronger with this armor, it wasn't to the point that he could overpower three One Shackle Realm experts at the same time. After all, this wasn't his release form.

nThere's no way that it could match the added power of release form.

nThere's no way it could match the reason why people formed a party to subjugate a monster of the same level.

nIn the next few minutes, the swordsman and spear woman fought Souta in a close-range battle while the support-type was healing their injuries and casting barriers to protect them from fatal attacks.

nSuddenly, the swordsman and the spear woman stopped moving. They looked around them and found that there were countless thin webs in the whole area.

n'When did he set this up?!' The swordsman said inwardly.

nNone of them noticed it. Even his comrades were shocked when they realized that webs were all over the entire area.

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"Ehe~ surprise...

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nSouta laughed and he pulled dozens of webs at the same time.

nIn an instant, the webs turned into blood-red color and an enormous amount of energy flowed through them.

nBlood Thread: Dark Weaving!

nThe swordsman, spear woman, and the support mage felt danger. Their instinct was screaming that these webs were dangerous. They had to run.

nTheir pupils shrank as countless webs tightened around them.

nArgh!

nThe support mage gritted her teeth as she casted powerful barriers to protect the two and herself.

nBOOM!!!

nSouta observed the scene with a cold look on his face. Three explosions occurred at the same time and his webs were torn apart one by one. The energy inside the webs exploded the moment it snapped out.

nBOOM!! BOOM!!

nA series of explosions sounded covering the entire place in smoke and dust.

nAt the same time, Souta glanced at the system seeing notifications popping up one after another. It means that the explosion caused by his webs killed numerous civilians.

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"They are still alive...

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nHe could feel their blood flow. He raised his hand and looked down at his armor. His armor had dents and cracks on its surface. It was a proof that fighting these three wasn't easy.

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"It's an enjoyable battle.

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nSouta laughed lightly before he charged forward. Countless blood-red webs followed behind him.

nSwoosh!

nThe three people were covered in blood and their bodies were full of injuries. The support mage was trying to use all of her mana to heal the other two when Souta charged at them.

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"Continue to heal us!

" The swordsman shouted as he tightened his grip on his sword.

nThe spear woman raised her trembling hands and pointed her spear at Souta.

nThey were ready to fight until death.

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"Good.

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nSouta smiled as he continued to charge forward.

nSwoosh!

nThe swordsman slashed his sword and the spear woman thrust her spear. Their weapons pierced Souta's body.

nThey noticed that something was wrong. It felt different. It feels like their attacks didn't land on a monster's body.

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"Shit!!

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nThe body in front of them slowly turned into a pile of webs and blood.

nThey quickly turned around having an ominous feeling in their hearts.

nWhat they saw was a humanoid monster covered in black and white carapace behind their comrade.

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"Ehe~ goodbye!

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nSouta waved his hand. Countless thin webs flew and pierced the body of the support mage. Her defense was the lowest among all the Shackled Realm experts here.

nShe was the easiest to kill.

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"Ugh! W-What!

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nThe support mage looked down and saw countless webs sticking out of her body. Blood slowly flows from her seven orifices.

nSouta exhaled as he grabbed the webs before pulling them.

nBang!

nThe body of the support mage was shredded into tiny pieces. She was torn apart like a piece of paper.

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"One down. The most problematic person is finally gone.

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nSouta said as he focused his attention on the two.

nRight now, no one could heal them or cast a barrier to protect them from his attack.

nThey had no support.

nThey were on their own.

nOhm!

nA dark and light aura coated the vajra sword.

nCross Moon!!

nThe swordsman and the spear woman moved their bodies to avoid the energy blade. They didn't want to block Souta's attack with their current condition. There's a chance that their wounds would open up due to the force of the attack.

nUnfortunately for them, Souta wouldn't give them a chance.

nSwoosh!

nSouta appeared beside the swordsman.

nThe swordsman reacted by slashing his sword.

nSouta didn't move and he just stared at the opponent. The sword of the swordsman landed on his shoulder and it sunk deep into his bones.

nHe quickly raised his hand and grabbed the blade of the sword. Then, blood came out of his wounds before it swallowed the sword.

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"Shit!!

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nThe swordsman wanted to release the sword but he realized that webs were tightly wrapping his hand on the handle of his sword.

nThe spear woman charged forward wanting to help him.

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"No! Don't come here! It's a trap!

" The swordsman cried out.

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"It's too late,

" Souta muttered and the whole scenery changed.

nBlood Thread: Despair Cage!

nThe spear woman stopped moving as she turned her head. She saw blood-red webs swirling in every direction creating a huge sphere with three of them inside it.

nThey were locked here with that monster. They had no way out aside from defeating him.

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"Your sword almost reached my heart. Too bad, you don't have enough strength to push through it.

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nSouta said to the swordsman before the cage shrunk at high speed. Immense best feram were flowing through every strand of webs. It was thumping.

nIt will be the end for these two Shackled Realm experts. They wouldn't be able to escape death with these.

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"Argh!!

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nThe swordsman realized that they were going to die. He roared as he used his last bit of strength to launch a powerful attack.

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"You can't hope to defeat the Red Matter!!

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nThe spearwoman followed after him. She used all of her energy without caring about her defense.

nBOOM!!

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