HPDBC Chapter 104: Gorehowl - The Power Of Stage Four
Chapter 104: Gorehowl - The Power Of Stage Four
Asura glanced towards Xavida, wanting to warn her.
However, he lost all composure as the beast's attacks drove him back. They forced him to distance himself desperately from the endless assault of the creature's tendrils.
"Haa... fuck...."
An unpleasant stench emanated from Asura's wounds, which struggled to heal. The fluids melted where the tendrils pierced, leaving a nasty smell.
⟪Soul Weapon⟫
—Lumeris Nova - The Scarlet Sword Lance
His soul weapon instantly before him, a sense of power filling his body as he twisted the long red shaft with a golden dragon along its body. While the huge black blade oozed black flames, leaving a trail.
Gorehowl pushed off the floor with its powerful legs full of meaty muscle, shooting towards him with two horns and a dozen tendrils leaking that disgusting acid.
'Shit!'
Asura quickly closed his eyes as his Anima pumped through his body rapidly. The beast was only a few metres away!
"Liberación!"
"La Segunda Forma!"
His Anima didn't burst outwards. Instead, it condensed, sucked back towards him and formed a thin barrier around his body. Then he opened his eyes, which turned black and gold and shone as if he could see all the world's mystery.
His magic density exploded, which formed a dense aura around him. Then dragon scales with red devil runes covered Asura like thin armour.
A black left arm with thick scales and red devil runes that vibrated with destructive power. With a long spike growing from his elbow as a thick clawed gauntlet covering his hand.
His white right arm was beautiful, like a snowfield, with five black lines leading from a black sphere in his palm before spreading out to form large raven claws on each fingertip.
However, when his transformation ended.
A tremendous impact struck his right side. The Gorehowl had wrapped all his tendrils into one and whipped him, causing many of his dragon scales and armour to crack.
"Guhaa!" Blood sprayed from Asura's lips. The blow caused his ribs to break and his expression to twist as he flew, spinning uncontrollably.
His body crashed into the floor, creating a crater, his body aching with pain as the Gorehowl's tentacles spread out, preparing for its next strike.
Normally, this might have caused Asura to become unsteady. Yet he immediately stood up and lunged forward, his spear enveloped in black flames while four wings propelled him towards the beast with a resounding boom.
Asura thrust towards Gorehowl's open mouth. His eyes narrowed as he forced his magic to protect his broken ribs, causing them to crack back into place while healing rapidly. His lance thrust forward, piercing through the beast's maw.
Or so he thought...
"What!"
[Asura! Stage Four Demon Beasts can use their magic to form a protective barrier around them! You need more than just a single blow!]
Crack
Xavida's face distorted in pain, her body sinking into the earth.
Before she could react or breathe to restore her winded body, dozens of earthen spears shot towards her.
Xavida's wings flapped violently, causing her body to shoot out of the ground, avoiding the earthen spears, her eyes bloodshot as lightning flickered through her body.
'Damn, I won't lose!'
Xavida launched into the air again, her swords slicing towards the bishop, who prepared to fight her head-on, only for his expression to change as hundreds of lightning bolts appeared around Xavida, aiming towards him.
⟪Lightning Barrage⟫
Purple lightning shot towards the bishop, causing his eyes to turn round in shock before he waved his hand, forming an earthen dome. Because the element advantage was in his favour, she couldn't deal with much damage to the dome, even with a dozen huge lightning bolts.
Yet unexpectedly, Xavida's figure disappeared, appearing above the dome before her sword pierced through the top, stabbing towards the bishop.
Seeing this, his face became pale white before he smashed the earth dome, shooting himself upwards, Xavida's lightning sword narrowly missing his neck, instead cutting off some strands of hair.
The bishop seemed to have much combat experience, but his physical body was disadvantaged. "You filthy swine..."
Xavida glared at him hatefully, her body darting forward, her swords covered in purple lightning, causing the bishop to retreat rapidly, his eyes searching for a way to kill her.
The lightning sword sliced towards his neck again, only to miss.
Suddenly, a shard of earth penetrated her chest. The bishop's face seemed to cool down as he stepped before the impaled Xavida, his lips curled into a smile. "Hahaha, playing with you worms is quite amusing. Little bitch, it's a shame I missed your womb."
Xavida coughed out blood, her vision blurry as lightning flickered through her body, trying to heal the wound, only to discover this bishop's earth element stopped her lightning from healing her wound.
"Little whore, I shall make him watch as I tear apart your corpse after this is over."
"Come, Guardian of Earth. Lord of Rocks. Crag Lord, I summon Thee!"
In her dazed state, she snapped the earthen spike while still impaled. She couldn't waste time removing it as she took to the skies, watching the huge rock giant forming from the Bishop's magic. "Husband..."
Xavida's eyes watched the battle with her beloved, forced to bite her lip in frustration.
"Don't hate my ugly form..."
A storm began brewing in the skies, a distant rumble at first... before the world trembled from the sky to the forest. Countless beasts fled the area within 100 miles.
Xavida grasped the bloody spike of earth and tore it from her chest, the huge wound pouring with blood. "Take this blood offering!"
⟪White Dragon Arts⟫
∟ Vanquishing Dragons Descent!
The next moment, the lightning struck her body, which seemed to transform... Into something huge.