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nSouta used Possession and the power of his parasite realizing that he couldn't take it more easily. Although he wanted to save Possession for later fights, he realized that he had to use one of his aces if he wanted to eliminate the three people before him.

nBoom! Boom!

nThe battle became intense as Souta started to take this fight seriously. The three people were using Element Drive at the same time to overwhelm him.

nUnfortunately for them, Souta was an expert in fighting several opponents at the same time. He had vast experience in this type of battle.

nSwoosh!

nBlood gathered around turning into a huge crimson sphere fifty meters above the surface. And some of the blood was flowing around Souta protecting him from any harm.

nThe woman slashed her sword but Souta jumped away as blood turned into sharp bullets, shooting at her nonstop.

nSwoosh! Swoosh!

nThe man with a round shield stepped in front of her and blocked the blood bullets.

nBang! Bang!

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"This one is a tricky monster...

" The man with a round shield muttered.

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"Stop complaining, just do your job and we'll get it done.

" The woman said before she charged forward once again.

nShe and the man with a pair of daggers attacked Souta on both sides.

nSouta looked left and right. He waved his sword and a barrier made of black lightning formed around him.

nArchetype: Vajra Extremity!

nFourth Form: Bridal Lotus Benevolent Rose!

nBoom! Boom!

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"What the hell?!

" The woman cursed as veins popped on her forehead.

nThe barrier blocked their attack but they realized that it wouldn't last long if they attack it several times.

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"Attack again!!

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nThey wanted to attack once again but they noticed something. Both of them looked above and saw the huge crimson sphere spinning wildly.

nIn the next moment, the crimson sphere shoots countless blood bullets in their direction.

nSwoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

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"Not enough!

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nSouta grinned as he thrust his sword upward.

nArchetype: Vajra Extremity!

nFirst Form: Mahayana Tribulation!!

nBlack clouds gathered as dark lightning rained down along with the blood bullets. Every escape route was blocked and there was nothing they could do except defend themselves from these vicious attacks.

nThe Archetype: Vajra Extremity was close to reaching fifty percent mastery. It means that it was close to fully showing its true might. Although it was still less than fifty percent, it was enough to fight One Shackle Realm experts.

nThe Fourth Form could at least take ten all-out attacks from One Shackle Realm expert before it breaks and two to four attacks from Two Shackle Realm expert.

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"This is...?!

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nThe man with a round shield was stunned looking at the scene. He realized that he couldn't block all of the attacks that were coming at them.

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"Take a hold of yourself, everyone!!

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nThe woman and the man with a pair of daggers had no choice but to step away from Souta while erecting a barrier around them.

nThey had no choice but to retreat as they didn't even know if Souta was going to attack them while blocking the blood bullets and dark lightning coming from above.

nBoom!! Boom!! Boom!!

nSouta was about to launch an attack but something interrupted him. His attention turned to the ceiling of the entire place.

nA boulder several times larger than before fell. His eyes could see all the runes gleaming on its surface. It contained a vast amount of energy.

n'I hope that Chief Vandal could handle it. The aftermath of destroying that thing will not be easy to handle.'

nThe fragments from that boulder would be enough to devastate the entire nation. It was like an energy reactor that could explode anytime.

nFrom this action alone, he realized that the Red Matter members in this place were like a suicide squad that was ready to sacrifice their lives.

nSwoosh!

nJust like what he expected, he saw Vandal fly towards the boulder.

nThe Chief Captain of the Third Set was emitting a powerful energy that covered the entire nation. Streams of energy were spreading out from Vandal's body like a spider web.

nSouta quickly stopped the blood bullets that were raining down. The blood flow in his direction and it turned into several layers of the umbrella to protect him from the aftermath.

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"Hahaha, this is the end!

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nThe woman laughed as she looked at Souta. She and the other two men took out a small device from their pockets.

nThe device had a size of a palm and it has a triangular shape with a thumb size orb in each corner.

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"Goodbye, Mr. Monster.

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nThe woman said with a smile before she pressed the button on the device. The other two men also pressed the button and a field of electric sparks formed around them.

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"What's that?!

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nSouta narrowed his eyes. His eyes adjusted as he looked at the field of electric sparks around them.

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"This...? No?!!!

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nHe quickly turned on the sky but it was already too late.

nBOOOOM!!!

nLight burst from the sky as a thunderous sound echoed. A gust of winds swept out in every direction along with the intense energy pressure.

nRipples of energy wave spread out from the center of the impact. The whole atmosphere vibrated and it started to boil obliterating every object within the impact.

nThe debris from the boulder scattered in every direction. It fell right through the city. The damage it did was devastating.

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"No! It's a set-up ever since the first boulder!

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nSouta tried to spread out the blood to protect other people from falling debris.

nHis gleaming eyes turned to the three people. It was full of killing intent that made them feel a chill running through their spine.

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"I'll kill you all after this...

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nAs soon as he said those words, blood covered his entire body. It isolated him from everything.

nGiant rocks continue to fall. Explosions sounded throughout the city as smoke and roaring flames spread out. The population of the city was directly cut down by thirty percent.

nThe higher-ups of the Republic of Aekr worked together to protect their people from death.

nA unity occurred among them.

nEverything that they did was for the safety of the masses. Vandal already told them to leave the battle to the warriors of Athena and that they should focus on protecting the people.

nAnd looking in a positive light, only thirty percent of the population had died.

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"What the hell is that?!

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nThe President muttered with a pale expression. He was injured as his chest was stabbed before but he didn't stop to rest. He kept moving to help his people.

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"If that giant boulder fell it would wipe out the entire nation...

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nVarious emotions were swirling in his heart. He wanted to blame the warriors for provoking the Red Matter but he couldn't do so. Just from the action of Red Matter, he knew that they would have fallen from their hands sooner or later even without them being provoked by Athen's Champion.

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"No, no, I should focus myself on saving my people.

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nHe took a deep breath to calm himself.

nEverything was silent as smoke slowly dissipated. Buildings were destroyed and the bustling streets were now filled with corpses. The stench of blood was everywhere and the color of blood dyed the ground in red.

nIt was horrible.

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"I...

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nVandal looked at the scene below him with cold eyes. He already steeled his heart but to see this kind of scene set a ripple in his heart.

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"Everyone protect yourself!!

" A loud voice echoed.

nHe recalled that it was the voice of the monster in his set. If he wasn't wrong, his name was Souta.

nAt Souta's words, Vandal quickly reacted as he saw waves of blood flow in the mid-air. It was followed by electric sparks that spread out like a net trying to enclose everything.

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"Shit!!

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nThe electric sparks came from every direction as they surrounded him. Pain assaulted his body as he tried to resist it with his energy.

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"This is sealing technique...?! What about the other warriors?!

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nHe looked down and saw the same thing all over the city. The electric sparks were spreading out enveloping the warriors on the ground.

nSwoosh!!

nSouta moved his body as he controlled the blood to block the sparks that were coming at him.

nHis body suddenly disappeared from his position and waves of blood flooded a part of the city.

nIt became a river of blood.

nSwoosh!

nSouta appeared inside one of the houses. His breathing was heavy as his aura slowly hid inside his body. He was trying to conceal his presence while controlling the river of blood that he created.

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"Luckily, I hid one of the Shadow Balls.

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nThe entire place became a sealing ground. It wasn't a good idea to show himself right now. He had to let the sealing process pass for now before he made a move.

nThey were tricked.

nIt was perfectly planned by the Red Matter Association. The first boulder was a set-up and the second boulder was a distraction. There were sealing runes hidden inside those boulders so when Vandal destroyed it, the runes scattered around the city.

nAnd when the time was right, the Red Matter Association activated the sealing runes and it caught everyone off guard.

nIt was a good tactic.

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