159 - Attack part 4 - resolve

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"I must congratulate you for making this far, my health has roughly been... Halved... Well, unfortunately it ends here. Goodbye. [Famine] change enemy health stat to 0" (Gefald) His shortly trimmed blonde hair shook as a pale red light lining in a circle expanded out from his palm. As if consuming the world, the red circle stretched out and phased out of the world.

Gefald had a buff stature with tightly chiselled muscles, wrapped by white cloth and silver armour. A rather baggy shirt and pants of pure white curved around his figure, with a belt, pauldron, knee guards and gauntlets formed from shining silver. It was most likely a stronger metal, possibly procured with a skill. His face wasn't too handsome, but it wasn't ugly either. It looked like he had been born on the above average side for his facial features. He had an atmosphere filled with dignity and pride, he seemed to have some sort of high position.

"EMILYY!!!!!" (Iyori) A shriek of hoarse terror echoed over from the barrier, it had somehow passed the [causality barrier] that reversed all her actions. Not... Probably not... I had only imagined her voice, or picked it up with some remnant [Demonic energy] in the air. In any case, she was shouting for someone. And that someone was not me, did she see her friend in me?

It was strange. Very strange. Such a feminine shriek of terror was not suited to the cause of my trauma at all. I struggled greatly in this past year to get over it, in the end I concluded that training and getting stronger would be the most beneficial use of my time. In any case, I wasn't going to be taken down so easily.

" Hmf, it seems you were my target. I shouldn't have mistaken someone so strong... I guess I have to be cautious now. [Glutonny], by sacrificing a day of my life span, all my stats are increased by 50%. Now match that with my infinite life span." (Gefald)

It wasn't worth mentioning how much stronger Gefald got in an instant. Completely changing his aura, the initial gap I put in our speed had been erased so crudely. Well, not that there was some kind of 'elegant' way to close distances. An enhancement skill was one of his only options left, now coupled with an attack that reduced my max hp to 0. What other outcome is there other than defeat?

"Iyori may survive [Famine], but what about you? You who have no more cards left, you who only depended on speed and brute force." (Gefald)

"You got me... You got everything. My soul is barely hanging on to this 0 hp body... and I would die in less than a minute... But... THAT'S JUST ENOUGH TO FINISH YOU!"

"TRY YOUR WORST!!!" (Gefald)

As our battle cries filled the room, so did a bright flashing white light, not different from the walls and ceiling of this place. And the origin of the white light, - a place where Gefald could never reach. Borrowing Cress's special move [The witch s coffin], a micro dimension was packed to the brim with rampant [Demonic energy]. Enough to erase a star, and all of it was released inside Gefald with [Shadow step-tier 4].

"How did you survive..." (Iyori)

"Did you forget? My class is assassin, [Stealth-tier 6] and [illusion-tier 6] that could trick even the world... I gained them by forcing [Demonic energy] into their magic circles to raise their proficiencies to the maximum potential. There was quite a good chance they still didn't work on Gefald, his angel class may have given him a countering skill.

So I applied it as he used [Famine] and gambled on him not noticing. Dodging [Famine] and his attacks, he slashed apart at my mirage before he got bombed on the inside. I barely won a gamble... What do you think will happen if I fought someone stronger like you? I would just lose from not being able to hurt you. "

".... Kuhah!!! You think... That will... Def-"(Gefald)

Releasing four more star erasing bombs in his body, most flashes of white light engulfed the room. Before-

"... Just what gave you the idea that I couldn't control energy that's inside my body? Explosions, damage, they were all just different forms of energy. Now, see if you can survive your own star destroying attacks." (Gefald)

"... I admit, I have no more cards. All I have left is my will. Just another [Famine] and I would be dead. But you know what, I have to move forward. No matter what is my current progress, current state. I HAVE TO FIGHTTTT!!!! [DIAMOND SPEED ENHANCEMENT EX! ------- 5 BILLION LAYERS] "

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I only have a second before he kills me, though with this dimension of speed, time has slowed down so much it seemed like it froze. It didn't freeze though, telling myself that it did would just be pathetic.

I could live in this eternal dimension of time freely, nobody could stop me and I would do as I please. I don't have to fight Gefald anymore. But what then? Would this really be how I live the rest of my life?....... Nah.

An SS-tier [angel] class, probably sent by god. It seems that God will be my enemy. Well, whatever the enemy was, whatever anything is, screw all of that. The trauma would still be around, but who cares about that for now. I'll deal with it later by having a rematch with Iyori. So leaving everything aside, what would I want to do? I want to defeat my enemy. I want to be unbeatable. Humanity can go to hell for messing with Cress a year ago, this would only be for my own sake.

Yes. I'll have a rematch with Iyori. And in order to carry out that rematch, I'll have to defeat this one before my eyes. His infinite lifespan was the truth or he wouldn't be able to power up this much, however if he truly sacrificed his infinite lifespan for infinite stats, he would have died on the spot. Meaning he had to decide on a finite amount to deal with me. It seems he hasn't noticed or I wouldn't be standing here.

Haha. Having all this time to yourself would make anyone start to become lazy. I am the same as well, however different in only this one instance. I've been filled with another feeling. Excitement. It trembles... My soul trembles... Everything is being warped beyond recognition, even my consciousness. Soon enough I'll pass out from this ridiculous enhancement. Would I even live to tell the tale? Well, who cares.

I've finally made it. My goal. My purpose. My resolve. I've finally made it on my own. Becoming Cress's bodyguard was just not enough. This time... I'm going to fight..

... For My Own Sake!...

"... Hmpf [Gluttony]. Did you think you could escape into the dregs of time?" (Gefald)

Waiting for a few seconds(in this slowed down form of time) an answer was crudely crafted before being released out of my throat as my eyes narrowed with a sharp glint. "... Haha! Hahaha! Fuh~ It seems I just needed some time to reorganise my thoughts. Bring it on"