95 Hydra
Inside a cave deep in the forest, were the sounds of screeching creatures. A massive snakehead weaved around a few rocks and bit at a giant gorilla. The gorilla was crushed with a single bite, and the snakehead returned to its den. Up close you could see 4 snake heads, weaving around each other for a bite of the gorilla.
"Hiss." The furthest to the left started to hiss at the center one. The splendorous black scales seemed to shine as the head went back to attacking animals outside the cave.
Then the Hydra head returned with multiple gorillas, its acidic spit and breath corroding the beast's corpse. Behind the Hydra departed a black-robed old man, he had a massive aura that seemed to alter the natural law.
"He's here...Then it is time for his rise, the true lord of shadows." The black-robed man said as he smiled a sinister smile and his form seemed to disappear.
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At that point on the outskirts of the Cave of Horrors was approaching a beast army. It was assembled with some of the most powerful beasts from the forest. Harpies, and even Griffins in the sky. On the ground they had giants guarding, orcs supporting.
Then they had goblins being vanguard and archers. it was truly an army fit for a king. I slowly levitated over the entire army watching carefully. I had already done my final training and planning in preparation for this fight.
"First King Gavinus, even you with your schemes spanning eras will fail...." I said as my left and right eyes flashed with elemental power.
My stats fully released itself, it has been a long time since I went all out. Even against Shen I only used 20% of my full power to kill him.
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Status:
Name: ???
Age: 17
Occupation: Transitioning Knight
Level: 29
Strength: 111+2
Speed: 129+3
Flexibility: 98+1
Endurance: 98+1
Magic Power: 30
The attributes above come into effect once the Blessings of Cenir and Drrak activate.
Blessings:
Cenir's Mark
Abilities:
Avatars: Devil, Ouroboros, Kirin, Elemental, Shadow
Eye Of Chaos(Incomplete)
Magic Body
One with the Sword (99%)
Flawless Physique Ver 3
Illusory Body
Advanced Telekinesis
Shadow Of Providence (256)
Void Comprehension (9%)
Shadow Mastery (9%)
Meditation Art: Void Meditation Art
Combat Code:
Incomplete Ancestral Code (75%)
-Kirin Sword Code
--Lightning Step
-Ouroboros Sword Code
--Serpentine Armor
-Devilish Sword Code
--Devil's Gaze
Elemental Demolition Art
-Underworld Flames
-Absolute Zero
True qi (9%)
-Acceleration
-War Form
-Lord of Shadows
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With the power I had now, I had no fear of even level 40 knights. With my sword intent extremely close to Sword Heart Realm, I had surpassed most even Shen was only 67% when I killed him.
Most impressive was with my understanding of my powers increasing. I was able to discern the true form of my powers, like the way I delineated the powers of true qi into different sections. The first layer was about increasing the potency of my sword qi giving it greater speed.
The second layer was activating my sword heart's 3 intentions to use my war form. I used this form to kill Brian and it multiples my abilities. Then lastly my Lord form, which I can only access with the use of my avatar art. I used it to scare off Elder Shu, otherwise back then I wouldn't have been able to beat him.
"A hydra is nothing more than an exalted worm compared to me!" I declared as my Shadow of Providence released a shadowy chaotic splendor to my army. I had 256 warriors each under my control split up into 16 units of 16. Dazkieht controlled 4, Graklak controlled 5, and Pektog handled 7 on his own.
I ultimately held the highest control, with sub-commanders having some control of their own within the units. At the moment of my declaration, a snakehead flew out of the cave. It looked at me with extreme greed, and its head rapidly flew to the sky intent on biting me.
"Void Archers!" I coldly intoned as I Ulbrag direct the goblin vanguard to fire arrows filled with void energy.
The arrows moved in a straight path as a flying barrage of arrows. The Hydra head arrogantly looked on, confident that the arrows wouldn't harm it. Then the arrows heads at the last moment disappeared, then they reappeared embedded in the Hydra.
"HISSSS!" The Hydra started to flail in anger, as the true body showed itself.
It was massive being stretching hundreds of meters. Its 4 heads each had a varying amount of eyes, and each seemed to hold more power the closer the center it was.
"So you show yourself now?" I said as I directed the Giants and Pektog forward.
"For the splendor of your Dragon God, slay this serpent!" I said as released my full war qi and malice-filled powers. My eye of chaos flashed open as the projection of it appeared on my follower's forehead. Then my devilish gaze landed on the hydra making it's indomitable qi decrease rapidly.
"For the Divine!" Pektog yelled out as the Giants yelled in turn and attacked the Hydra.
"Hiss hiss." The Hydra heads cut and bit at all the attacking figures. The Giants were able to hold back against the physical attacks, but then the poisonous center head would bite them.
A few giants collapsed after one bite, even their bones started to corrode. The ones that made it started to feel greater power every moment.
"Serpentine Armor Blessing." I intoned as my sword intent manifested outside of me with my Sword Heart. Hundreds of serpents flew out and wrapped around my warriors. With my resonance with the Sword Heart realm increasing, my sword intent becoming increasingly complete.
They continued to fight, as a layer of snakes made from my sword intent would manifest on their body guarding them well. Eventually, after a few minutes of combat in, 2 heads were crushed.
"Elemental Demolition Art." I said as my left eye shined with a piercing blue light. In my palm appeared a small snowstorm that quickly compressed. My magical power depleted by 2 and I launched my magic power at the Hydra Heads that were cut off.
"Point of Zero." The beam split into 2 frozen pinpoint attacks that flew into the Hydra heads destroying them entirely.
The main Hydra head started to scream in anger, as its one bloody eye looked at me with hatred.
"What did you think you could hide the truth from me?" I said as my Eye of Chaos suppressed the Hydra's will.
At this point, the fighting slowed down, the giants, goblins, orcs, and even my leaders had all been beaten silly. But in exchange, the Hydra was significantly weakened I felt no fear about fighting with my true body now.
"Pektog keep the other beasts from interfering." I said as I transmitted the locations of other powerful monsters close to us. Pektog nodded and looked at the army, although they were weakened if it's just as distractions they could do it.
Pektog quietly stood up and jumped off into the trees; as the army quickly followed Pektog leaving me with the Hydra. The Hydra's eyes flashed with anger at being ignored, and it jumped at the retreating army.
"Freeze." I declared as I created a massive ice wall that the Hydra crashed into. It was unable to immediately break it, and the army quickly departed.
The Hydra disappointed turned back to look at me floating in the sky.
"Hiss!" Its poisonous tongue flashed out some poisonous spit at me. My right eye flashed with golden black flames, which burned on my body.
It created a sort of flame armor which burned away the poison. My fire seemed to have a purifying and curse power to it, a sort of duality.
"If you were at your true level, I would have major qualms about fighting you." I said as removed 9 swords from my bag of holding.
Some were from Shen, and 2 of them were from the school. Back then I had bought 4 of them, but 2 broke sadly. With my increased telekinetic abilities it wasn't a problem to use 9 swords.
"But right now we are the same level. So you are destined to die at my hands." I declared as the 9 swords started to fly the sky.
3 of the Sabers were grafted with magical runes of lightning. Another 3 were blessed with ouroboros sword intent. The last three in the lead were granted elemental power.
The 9 swords rotated right above me all pointing at the Hydra with their power. In my hand, my Void Sword shined with my Sword Heart and Shadow intent. My Eye of Chaos flashed open with its power directing all of my powers and releasing devilish qi.
"Now DIE!" I declared as I burst out at Mach 2 all my sword flowing through intent on ripping the beast apart.
