Limitless Ascension Supremacy

Rekindled Flame Of A Warrior In The Midst Of Despair

Arthur leaped away from the roaring Lionake, his eyes gleaming in a strange light. He had used all of his strength to injure it, and needed to dash off to regain energy before the monster lashed out.

Arthur landed gracefully on the ground just a few metres away from the crazed Lionake. Its head was cleaved in two, and it was regenerating at a slower pace than earlier.

"Damn it! It wasn't so tough when I used to trash it effortlessly in the past!" Arthur frowned deeply, his energy was depleted but regenerating slowly, but it wasn't enough. Unless he wanted to feed himself to the beast, he needed to be decisive.

"Don't worry Arthur, I'll attack it too! We'll all end it here!" Drake shouted as he dashed forward at a crazed speed, dragging his sword behind him as he closed up the distance between the Lionake and himself. As soon as he got close enough, he threw himself at the target.

He planned to chip away at the enemy's health until it was weak enough for them to one-shot it. It was a simple plan, but not very easy to carry out with their lacking strength.

"Stupid monster— die!" Drake landed directly in front of the towering Lionake. He didn't even hesitate before taking a stance and tightening his grip on the massive sword in his hands.

'If I can do this successfully, we'll be able to finish off the monster quickly without expending more of our energy…'

Drake roared as he drew a curve with his left leg, then drew back his sword with his eyes burning in a strange light. He was also under the effects of the buff Arthur had been given.

'Lililth had cast it over me the moment I leaped forward to strike. I can still feel this wild energy coursing through my body. I feel, powerful!'

Drake roared as he dragged his blade across the air, tearing through the wind to hack at the tough hide of the Lionake. His sword blasted into the scales and tore them apart immediately.

In a few strikes, he was able to leave deep cuts across the scaly hide of his target. After a series of hacking and slashing. Drake took a step back and dashed off to safety.

He had mutilated the sides of the Lionake, and he saw firsthand how tough the opponent's defence was. Not only were the wounds he had left on the Lionake healing at a fast pace, but the monster also seemed not to be getting weaker at any length!

"Tsk!" Drake clicked his tongue as he dashed further away with his brows knitted. He wasn't going to give up, he is going to rest, then attack again!

Like a mad wolf, he is going to attack his prey relentlessly until he has it in his jaws. Drake is willing to fight till he faints from exhaustion— No retreat, no surrender.

"Roar!" The Lionake let out a thunderous roar as soon as Drake had dashed off safely. Completely disregarding its well-being, the maddened Lionake charged forward without hesitation.

"What the— damn it! Felicia shoot it down! Drake, don't let it come any closer!" Aaron shrieked as he jumped back, "Aaah! Don't come any closer, don't come any closer!"

"You idiot!" Felicia cursed, then assumed a stance with her bow raised and eyes sharp. She quickly nocks an arrow, and waited patiently for the opportunity to strike.

She wasn't confident in taking down the monster with her strength alone and knew her limits. She could only bet on Arthur and Drake to deal with it before it reached them, or she could buy enough time for Aaron and Lilith to escape.

“Blue Fire Ball!” Lilith shouted as she waved her staff, sending a wild ball of blue flames hurtling towards the charging Lionake. The blue fireball was as big as a baby, and it was very powerful.

The ball of azure flames that materialised out of thin air flew at a terrifyingly fast pace, exploding the very minute it blasted into the Lionake's head and tore it apart completely!

"Arthur! Drake! Take it down now, take it down before— Tsk!" Lilith cut off her speech and waved her staff again without hesitation, “True Shield — Max Defence!"

A bright light engulfed the party, taking the form of a few large shields that floated before the party in a blink. The shields looked fragile — almost as if it would shatter upon the slightest attack.

"Drake, brace yourself it's going to use a special skill! Arthur get ready to take it down as soon as its mana is depleted from the attack!" Her hands swung from one side to another, and a few more magic circles formed around her.

'Push myself,' Lilith whispered in her heart, 'I will push myself till I break through! I mustn't let this roadblock stop me, I must break through!'

Drake's pupils narrowed down to slits as he heard Lilith's words. He quickly sheath his sword and crossed his arms before his face with his brows still knitted.

The Lionake whose head was blown off was still alive! It was burning its energy to regenerate its energy but was still as strong as it was earlier. It raised its paws, and without hesitation smacked down to the ground — directly before Drake.

A clap of thunder sounded, and the earth before Drake was blown away. Before he could react, he was assaulted by a massive gust of wind that tore through the shield and blasted into his hands.

Damn it! This hurts!

Gritting his teeth as he bore the pain, Drake was getting exhausted. He was a human, and because of that, he felt exhausted whenever he is burning energy. He wasn't a beast, nor was he all-powerful.

The skin of his forearms had been diced by the demonic wind. Drake was bleeding profusely and he was unable to stop it. Sooner or later, he would have to drop his hands, only to get torn apart by the wind.

'This is the power of an awakened? So strong, I can barely breathe…" Drake felt the air grow thin and himself a bit lightheaded. He was unable to do anything, all he could do was wait for death.

"Drake!"

Hearing the scream, Drake's pupils shrank into needle points and he raised his head. Right above him was a headless Lionake, the wounds that he left on its abdomen had healed.

"Damn it!"

The Lionake didn't waste any time. It swatted the poor Drake away like a ragged doll and charged forward without hesitation. It was going to wipe out all of them! Then it would eat them slowly, savouring their deliciousness!

“Boom! Crack!”

Drake felt all the bones in his body crack in that instant. The force of the massive paw that struck him was like that of a speeding train! Drake was completely helpless as he was blasted away.

Blood oozed out of his nose as he hurtled through the air, his right hand had been shattered and his limbs went limp. He had broke a few more of his ribs, and the unbearable pain sent jolts down his spine — he was speechless, not knowing what to do as he crashed into a wall in an explosion of dust.

A trail of blood had been left from his starting position, to where he was buried into. Blood gushed out of his wounds, forming a growing puddle beneath him. He was paralyzed.

Aaron and the others were shaken, fear engulfed them as they stared upon the headless Lionake. A cold wind blew as they began to take shaky steps away from the monster. They wanted to run away!

The door to leave the dungeon was just metres away! Fortunately, they hadn't gone in deep and could still save themselves! They— they— they!

Just as they were preparing to run away, Arthur who had been frozen from shock all these while staggered to his feet. He held his sword, and he took a few steps forward. He remembered the past, a situation he'd encountered earlier.

He'd been through this situation before. He had been a coward, despite knowing he had the power to change something. He watched everyone die that day, he watched them get torn apart.

"Heh heh." Arthur grinned crazily as he assumed his battle stance and stared directly at the target, his eyes glowing in a strange light, "I wasn't joking, when I said I'd take you down."

Aaron who was about to make a run for it froze as he saw Arthur standing back up to the monster. He was unable to comprehend why, why isn't Arthur running away from death but embracing it.

What is he seeing that's making him take these dumb steps toward his destruction? Why isn't he backing down? Defeating the monster alone is not something he can do! He won't survive!

Felicia was sweating, the arrow still nocked in her bow. She was terrified, but she was betting all she had on Arthur. All he needed to do was to delay it a bit or hold it down, all she needed was just one opportunity to strike!

"Heh. Unlike before when you tore them apart before my eyes, I'm aware of my strength and your very weaknesses. Even if it seems impossible, I'll take you down. I'll bring you down to hell!