With a burst of speed, Anya moved behind Spade and aimed a powerful kick at his back. Spade twisted just in time to block it with his arm, but the force of the blow sent him skidding across the ground covering his equipment with dirt and billowing dust into the air. He regained his balance, panting slightly, his eyes locked onto Anya.
‘This isn’t going to work…’ He gritted his teeth, feeling the strain on his body.
Just then, he focused his energy and activated Void Rend. His hands glowed with his golden
mana.
With a swift motion, he slashed the air, sending a wave of void energy towards Anya. She barely managed to dodge, the attack grazing her shoulder tearing her armor and tearing through the landscape behind her, leaving a deep scar on the earth.
Anya’s eyes widened as she examined the cut on her shoulder. “Impressive. But It’s going to be pointless as long as I don’t let there be any distance between us.”
She lunged at Spade again. She delivered a spinning kick aimed at his head. Spade ducked just in time, feeling the wind from her kick ruffle his hair.
He countered with an upward punch aimed at her torso, but Anya twisted mid-air, avoiding the strike and landing gracefully a few feet away.
Spade quickly shifted tactics, stomping his foot on the ground and causing a series of earth spikes to erupt in Anya’s path. She dodged and weaved through them like a wild beast, her agility seemed to keep increasing.
She closed the distance between them in a heartbeat, her fist connecting with Spade’s chest. Blood spattered from his mouth as he staggered back, managing to stay on his feet.
[Blood manipulation activated!]
[Blood healing activated!]
“You’re persistent,” Anya said, her tone almost admiring. “But I’m not done yet.”
Spade summoned more earth spikes, trying to limit her movements, but Anya smashed through them with sheer brute force.
She lunged at him, her punches coming faster and harder. Spade blocked and parried as best as he could, but her relentless assault was beginning to overwhelm him.
His arms ached from the impacts, and blood trickled from multiple cuts on his body.
[Blood manipulation activated.]
[Blood healing activated.]
In a desperate move, Spade activated Void Rend again, his hands glowing with golden mana.
He slashed the air, creating a vortex of void energy that spiraled towards Anya. She dodged to the side, but the vortex caught her arm, leaving a deep gash. She hissed in pain but didn’t slow down.
With a roar, Anya launched herself at Spade. She delivered a series of rapid punches to his midsection, each blow feeling like a sledgehammer.
Spade tried to counter, but his movements were slowing, or at least Anya was getting faster. Anya’s fists were relentless, her strikes were spot on and more powerful. She finished with a devastating uppercut that sent Spade flying backward, blood spraying from his mouth trapped in his mask.
He landed hard, skidding across the ground and struggling to rise. Anya approached him, her mana flaring brightly around her body.
“Congratulations, Spade,” Anya said with a grin, “You are actually the first person apart from that old man who has lasted more than two minutes. I’m impressed.” As she spoke, her red mana surged around her body, making her aura even more intimidating. It was obvious her talent was still making her stronger.
‘I can’t let our fight drag on; if it does, I’ll be at a serious disadvantage.’
Just then the system flashed a notification in front of Spade’s face, causing him to smile slightly.
…
[Notice! Synergic effect found! Skill: Berserk (S) can improve skill: Draconic Rage (S).]
Spade’s thoughts raced, ‘I see, Draconic Rage uses my anger to give me strength, so activating it when I’m not seriously in an angerd state will not make it as strong as it should be. But the skill Berserk directly raises my strength by making me forcefully enter an angerd state.’
‘So that means, Berserk can maximise the effects of Draconic Rage.’
Spade slowly rose to his feet, his gaze sharp as he spoke, “The ability you possess is truly enviable, to be able to grow limitlessly stronger as a battle progresses. I now see why you are always so confident and always give off this… suffocating aura.”
Anya narrowed her eyes, suspicion creeping into her expression. “How did you find out what my ability-”
“Activate Berserk.”
Spade cut her off. In that instant, the yellow glow in his eyes turned bright red, and his mana crackled around him in the form of red lightning. The air around him vibrated with raw power.
…
Marcus and Elena, watching the livestream, were amazed. “Is… Spade now controlling lightning?” Elena asked, her curiosity piqued. Turning to Marcus she asked, “I don’t understand Marcus… Have you ever heard of or seen someone who possessed two talents?”
Marcus shook his head. “No, not unless the person is… Some kind of monster.”
…
The system’s voice echoed in Spade’s head, notifying him of his skill activation:
[Berserk skill activated. A strange synergy has occurred between Draconic Rage and Berserk.
The effects of Draconic Rage have temporarily risen to SSS. All stats +300%.]
[Any successful kill in this state will now raise the player’s stats by 30%.] [Warning: Due to the nature of the skill and its focus on anger by feeding on negative memories, Usage will have adverse effects on the player’s personality.]
[Due to this fact, a limit has been placed on the skill’s activation duration: 00:30:00.]
[Deactivation will also occoure when activation is unnecessary or the player is not in a dangerous situation.]
Spade felt an overwhelming surge of power, his muscles bulging and his senses sharpening, and for a moment there was a flicker of a crest in his eyes.
The ground beneath his feet cracked and splintered from the sheer intensity of his aura as lightning arcked outward from his body, leaving intense scorch marks on the earth around hin. His breaths came out in heavy bursts, each exhale nearly sounded like a growl.
Anya took a massive leap back, a look of surprise in her eyes, although she wasn’t one to admit weakness, but she could very well tell the something unsettling was happening to the
man before her.
The aure he gave off became suffocating, and it sent a chill down her spine. But yet she couldn’t help but smile.
“So, you had a trump card after all. Alright! Seems things are about to get fun-”
“You are getting in my way, and I’m starting to find it very irritating. Anya.” Spade suddenly
spoke up, his voice cold and menacing,
Anya, visibly irritated, snapped back, “What?”
Before a moment could pass, Spade seemed to disappear and reappear before her.
The earth where he stood suddenly shattered, forming a huge crater. He had moved so fast that he had already reached his destination before the ground had time to register his
movement.
Anya’s eyes widened in shock. She attempted to throw another punch, but Spade caught her fist mid-air, shocking her. She noticed his hand felt strange, like it was somewhat rocky, and her eyes landed on what seemed to be his arm covered in scales.
Besides that, she couldn’t help but feel weaker. Her strength seemed to be sapped by his
overwhelming presence.
[Notice! Due to the effect of Mana Distortion Aura, the player’s touch and mana have
temporarily deactivated all abilities in surrounding targets.]
“And that is no way to speak in the presence of the Overlord.”
“It seems you need to be taught proper manners.”
Spade spoke, his voice filled with authority. Both of their crimzon gazes locked but Spade’s
seemed more intense, crackling with red lightning. frёewebηovel.cѳm
‘W-what is this aura… I can’t use my talent, and I can’t pull my hand out if his grasp.’
‘This aura… It feels… It feels like that of the Union president!’
His other hand suddenly fell on her shoulder, and out of nowhere, he said, “First of all,
Kneel.”