Chapter 160: The Final showdown

The Corpomency shield defended Chris quite easily from Durant's attack. Though... the rainbow color of the semi-translucent shield gained more of a purplish hue after that.

The round shield opened up from the top and Chris's annoyed face, which was looking a bit blurry became fully visible.

Only after he'd seen the power of the Flames did Chris realize that he'd unknowingly used Dragontongue for that one. All types of fire magic of Chris are already quite enhanced. And, if he added the Dragontongue into the mix... well, the results are like that.

The heat was enough to put his clothes on fire. He had to prevent that from happening as well. And while he was busy in this, those f*cking tigers had exploded, making him subconsciously use the Corpomency.

Now a lot was exposed.

'Now, what do I do with this?' he thought as he glanced at the Corpomency shield which had a slightly purplish hue.

At this moment, Durant raised his wand, "Let's end this," he said, and without waiting for his response Durant raised his wand straight up into the air.

*Swoosh*

And in the next moment, his wand lit up brightly and a wave of magic spread out in all directions.

"Damn," muttered Chris.

This spell was huge. Chris didn't think he had this much magic to spare. He's really serious now.

In the next moment, the ground and the furniture started shaking. Chunks of the debris got torn out of the ground and started to split into thin structures.

Chris raised his wand to attack Durant but a massive amount of debris was blocking him.

Outside the dueling ring, everyone who was watching took distance. And Camille ground her teeth when she saw just what spell Durant was using.

'He got carried away,' she thought furiously. A spell of this scale is very difficult to control and incredibly destructive. What if her son gets hurt?!

Camille prepared her blood just in case something untoward happens to Chris.

Chris on the other just decided to depend on Corpomency.

'Well, I've already come this far. I might as well use 'that' feature of the shield.

If he tried to block this whole magic, he'll soon run of magic. Thus he'll either have to give up now and admit defeat, or just do 'it'.

He looked at his mom who was looking at him in worry.

"Will you still treat me the same after this?" He whispered, but Camille heard it loud and clear. And she just realized that Chris and her suffering from the same problem. Both have the same reason for hiding their secrets.

She smiled and nodded her head excessively, "Yes, you silly child! Mom will always love you, no matter what," she whispered back, but Chris was also able to understand it just by reading her lips.

Chris sighed And the semi-translucent Corpomency shield covered his body once again.

Durant looked at Chris in surprise. He was expecting Chris to start attacking the moment he had blocked the explosion of the tigers. But for some reason, Chris still hadn't dispelled his shield and was only defending.

Logically, he should have tried to destroy as much debris as possible before the attack began, but he didn't... or couldn't.

'Is it perhaps... some kind of limitation or handicap due to the shield?' He wasn't sure. The shield was definitely something if took those explosions with a single dent.

Only a few seconds had passed, and by now, all the debris had turned into sharp and strong spikes which were all just floating in the air randomly. This spell is capable of both attack and defense, but since Chris didn't attack him, he decided to proceed with the attack.

"Cible," muttered Durant as he brought down his wand and pointed it straight at Chris.

*Shhinnng*

And in response, hundreds of thousands of spikes pointed sharply turned their pointed ends at Chris as well.

"Oh... hell," muttered Chris.

He raised his wand and made changes to his Corpomency shield as well. The shield expanded and size and got thicker as well. Corpomency is amazing. And today, he's gonna reveal just why it's own of his OP-est abilities.

"Va!" Durant ordered, and about a hundred spikes suddenly came at him like shooting stars. None was aimed at him. They were aimed at the shield.

*Chink* *Chink* *Chink* *Chink*...

All of them got stuck in Corpomency shield. None could penetrate it. And then, all of them fell to the ground uselessly. The only difference was that, the purplish hue has increased a bit. Chris clicked his tongue.

On the other hand, Durant nodded in appreciation. This spell was definitely turning out to be more and more interesting.

It seems customizable according to the situation. That can be very useful.

And its shielding capacity seems absurd. After the explosions and spikes, there's still not a dent.

'It seems I don't need to worry about hurting him,'

"Tell me when you can't hold it anymore," he called out helpfully, since it's not a serious duel but just a way to get an idea about his abilities in order to make arrangements for his protection.

But inside the Shield, Chris showed no reaction. Just a bored face.

Shrugging, Durant waved his wand again, and, this time, all the spikes started to fall on the shield in waves.

*Chink* *Chink* *Chink* *Chink*...

But, the shield was somehow able to persist. Every time a spike would hit the shield, then it would sink in a little at the thick surface, then a wave of purple energy would spread out until it gets evenly distributed all over the shield.

Durant frowned when he noticed that the spikes still weren't working. He even saw Chris yawn while checking out his nails.

'... Is this... for real?' Durant was having a hard time believing it. Just... what kind of shield is that?

If he really wanted, he could have sent out of the spikes at once, but that could just end up killing Chris if the shield dropped that's why, his options are limited.

Durant flicked his wand and suddenly, all the spikes suddenly started to hit at one particular spot.

"What the—" Chris, who was pretending to be bored almost jumped out his skin when Durant did that. He swiped his wand and the Shield start to spin in all directions, not letting any spike hit the same location twice.

"Shit! That was close," he muttered while sighing. He wasn't worried about himself. He was worried about everyone else here.

Durant's frown deepened.

'So... apparently, this shield can rotate as well,'

He now really wanted to see if his spell can break the shield or not.

He raised his wand and began pouring out more magic. Suddenly, all the remaining spikes began to vibrate at their position! And seeing this, Chris also got startled.

"The hell?! Does he really wants to get a beating from mom?!"

But in actuality, Durant was still sure he won't hurt. He just wanted to break that shield. It's almost as if he wants to keep his face as a father.

But at this moment, Durant suddenly felt chills run down his spine as he felt his blood flow almost stop. He glanced at Camille who was standing in the distance.

"You can stop right now," she said calmly, but this time, even her fake smile has Vanished. Her face was expressionless and her eyes wide open.

'Sigh,' Durant sighed. What an overprotective mother she is. Doesn't even trust him enough to be assured of Chris's safety. Very unwillingly, Durant let the spikes fall to the ground and Chris breathed a sigh of relief and looked at his mom gratefully as the now almost purple shield opened up to reveal his face.

Camille, who was looking at Durant expressionlessly returned Chris's smile with a genuine one of her own. She knew that Chris would be safe under Durant's watch. She just didn't want her son the feel worried or get traumatized from the spell.

According to Camille, Durant had completely forgotten his original purpose of knowing Chris's capabilities and had instead gotten worried about his protecting his vain ego.

'What world champion? Hmph! Isn't it only because the Vampires can't use their Vampiric abilities and there weren't any Exalted ones participating at the time?

The exact number of Exalted is always unknown since most just do their best to hide it lest they get their asses hunted down. Very few have ever had the nerve to reveal it openly and even fewer have survived the hunts.

Seeing no choice but to quit, Durant put his wand back into his holster, "I'll end it here. Your shield is really fantastic. The only drawback seems to be, you can't attack while you're defending,"

'Can't attack?' Chris sighed as he looked at the purple shield that seemed to hum with power. 'What do I do with this?'

He coughed awkwardly, "Ah... about that,"

The shield changed its structure yet again— And a long barrel similar to the one in tanks emerged out of the front of the shield.

"The current drawback isn't that I can't attack. It's... I can't not attack..."

The current setting of the shield was like such.

*Thrum*

The shield began pulsating, and the purple energy started to ripple towards the Canon and the pulsations increased.

*Thrum* *Thrum* *Thrum* *Thrum*...

In the next moment,

*SHEEEEENG*

a concentrated beam of purple energy passed by Durant before he could even blink, lighting up the whole room purple.

*BOOOOOM*

It broke through all walls and impacted the wards with a giant boom. Fortunately, the wards barely held, and soon, the purple light dissipated.

Chris sighed. He was grateful to his mom for stopping his dad. Otherwise, the wards would have been damaged right now. And

He crossed his arms in front of his chest as a tribute to the place which gave him the idea for this thing,

'Wakanda Forever,'

This is the reason why he calls the Corpomency as one of his OPest abilities. It has no defined form. With powerful intent and practice, it can be converted to whatever form he wants. His imagination is the limit.

He calls this setting the Vibranium shield. It absorbs the force of the attacks and converts it into a purplish energy.

In this setting, he doesn't have to block all the force which is applied. He's merely converting it into a different form.

Thus, the shield does not have to suffer the damage of resisting and nullifying the energy of the attack by compromising its own energy. This saves him a hell lot of magic, since he doesn't have to constantly reinforce the shield by pouring in more.

Though since it's still in the experimental phase, he wasn't willing to test it's limits. If the Durant went all out and the kinetic force went out of his control... even though he'd be alright inside the shield, the people present here might be in danger.

'Well, it turned out just fine,'

But... at this moment, Chris suddenly realized that everyone was looking at him with blank expressions.

Realizing that might have a lot to answer right for right now, he did the most logical thing.

"Ohhhh..."

*Thump*

He fell back to the ground, looking totally drained and exhausted, as if he might die from exhaustion the next moment.

It was indeed most logical for him to be in this state after pulling off that stunt. He is, by no means, trying to buy time to formulate a proper explanation for everything!

'Oh, come on!' Dora rolled her eyes in exasperation. During his first year, this guy has pulled the same truck on her a lot of times after just spamming a few spells far above his year grade. Needless to say, Dora at that time had fallen for his act and gave her full attention and care in nursing him.

Camille also smiled knowingly seeing him act. He's still right as rain. Camille suspected he could still go another round easily.

But of course, the rest of the people weren't an exception as they all fell for his act.

"Chris!" Surprisingly, the one who got the most worried was Fleur. She worriedly ran to his side and kneeled as she checked his condition.

Camille sighed and just decided to not expose her son. Yet again. She went to his side as well and checked his condition.

"He's alright, Fleur," she said after her fake diagnosis, "He just needs some rest. The duel must have taken a lot from him," she murmured as she glared at her husband.

Fleur looked at Chris who only seemed semiconscious,

"T-Then... I'll escort him to his room," she said and levitated him through his clothes, "A-After all, he did the same for me," she felt the need to clarify.

Camille smiled gratefully at Fleur and nodded. But inwardly, she thought that her son had dodged one bullet by fainting, but he had stepped into a minefield instead as she glanced at Dora whose expression wasn't so good.

....

Fleur levitated Chris who was half-conscious to his room, but after climbing the stairs, she decided to support him the rest of the way. She thought it was only fair since Chris did the same for her that night.

She wasn't aware that she was wearing a dress that night, and by the way, she was struggling in her drunk state, she would have ripped out of her dress if Chris tried levitating her through her dress.

Chris groaned, "I... I can walk," he said weakly as got out of her embrace. He can't afford the consequences. Fleur still insisted. Thus, Chris walked the rest of the way while taking minimal support from Fleur and making sure it didn't look inappropriate.

They finally reached Chris's bedroom and Fleur stopped.

"Um... Chris?"

"... Yeah?"

"I've been trying to talk about it for a while but haven't been able to get a chance. I... I wanted to thank you for the last helping me out at the selection tournament. Louise told me about the poison,"

Chris sighed, "I don't know what you're talking about," he murmured.

Fleur laughed bitterly, "You don't need to worry about the secret of the antidote. I'll always keep it a secret and won't ask any question about it. I... just want to thank you and let you know that, Fleur Delacour is in your life long debt,"

Chris shook his head, "There's no—"

"There's no debt in family, only favors," said Fleur, cutting him off while quoting him. "I know. Then, it's a favor. I'll add it to the long list that's been compiling including those Jewelries. Just let us know if you need anything from your family," she smiled, "The Delacours always return the favors,"

Chris shook his head, "But you did help me out a lot. The precious materials, equipments and those priceless books..." began counting out. Despite his best efforts, the Delacours still insisted on helping him out. And the things he got are all quite useful.

"Whether you believe it or not, it FAR from enough," she said firmly, and hugged him as thanks and goodbye. It was a simple hug, and yet, Chris felt that he was making a mistake.

And his premonition was right, because...

Dora was currently standing just a meter away, under Stealth.

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A.N: Oooh man, just imagine Chris's surprise if she deactivates stealth and casually clears clears her throat right now.

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"I'd like to sleep with your daughter,"

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