Obscured

A second after Axio said this word, all over his offspring's battered body, holes began to open up and disperse a mist colored with a hint of red permeating its surface.

It spread quickly at first, covering a good chunk of the arena, obscuring both of the combatants from view.

Now, it was time for Axiolypito to cheat, even more.

It was to be expected, this offspring of his may be technically strong enough to win, it was only on paper, in reality, the gap in experience was a chasm that couldn't be crossed with brute strength and regeneration.

Gonas had figured out a way to swiftly defeat him quickly, which was why this one had been equipped with this particular ability, which came from a moderately sized, worm-like monster that burrowed through incredibly dense mist.

Frankly, the usage this wretch was making of it was subpar compared to the real deal, the fusing had worked but only after Axio did it using an offspring conceived from a worm that had a mutation making it much weaker than the rest.

It was hard for him to believe that his time spent trying to figure out how to shaft one of those worm was worth this garbage.

Gonas soon got out of the mist after trying to blindly strike once but upon discovering that his opponent had already gotten away, he would rather avoid any risks, he didn't know whether this mist was poisonous or if the monster could see through it.

The mist was also strangely heavy, hard to move through and not easily dispersed, especially after spreading over such a wide area.

Now, how was the wretch going to cheat exactly? That was information only his self-centered mind was privy to, Bizinda did notice him closing an eye and seemingly aim at Gonas from the private room, unaware that his placeholder slowly turning in Gonas's direction in spite of having no vision of him.

With his limbs regenerated, he typically would have got back to fighting, as his personality was erratic but Axio didn't like loose ends of this sort, even one bearing his own blood and loyal to him got to have a needle shoved in his nape.

Possessing Motherfucker's body, he ripped off his left arm and held it up, simultaneously staring at just mist and as well as Gonas.

For a seasoned warrior like Gonas, sensing change in the air and reacting was simple, but the inside of the mist was completely different than what he was used to, it was alien to him.

Sensing bloodlust and killing intent was also in his skill set, it was a basic really, however, for some reason, the monster had stopped emmiting such things a while ago, it was just before he unleashed the mist, his eyes went blank and it was like he passed out.

In fact, Gonas was confused because he was certain someone was pointing their killing intent from the outside of the arena ever since then.

All of this coupled together made him confused, pushing his mind slightly out of the battle at hand with questions and wonders.

This was it, he hesitated.

Before he could do anything about it, a severed arm was stuck in his guts, striking nothing vital surprisingly but still, the monster's arms weren't small, not nearly so and with such a large wound, blood was pouring out onto the ground.

The mist finally dissipated after a few moments, revealing the monster, his left arm in the process of regrowing and his stare still blank.

He seemed to awaken with a confused expression for a few moments but seeing the state Gonas was in, he could only guess what had happened.

"God sends his regards" he spoke up on his own before sitting down, waving his right hand in the air, the gesture didn't mean anything but a meaning was still made out of it and the fight was declared one for Wretched Lord.

"A bit of healing and your crush will be right back on his feet, I want the payment as agreed quickly, deliver everything to Rova, let's do more business in the future, by the way, you said vampires but from how many species?" the wretch instantly wanted to discuss his earnings but Bizinda wasn't listening to him and stood up, and just left.

The wretch shook his head, then snapped his fingers.

His offspring had already went away from the arena but suddenly, a small ball appeared next to Axio, which then unfolded into Motherfucker.

"My lord! What could I do for you?" he eagerly expressed, his eyes beaming like a dog seeing his master approaching with a treat.

Axiolypito didn't even bother to entertain a conversation with him and just put a hand on the offspring's head, making him fold onto himself and then get sucked into Axio's palm.

Offspring manipulation was an ability he had had for a long time and it was now pulling its own weights and even beyond that, he had to admit, being part of the upper echelon of the monster army made it so much easier for it to function to its best.

Otherwise, he would be struggling to gather so many females so quickly, maintaining them and such, thankfully, he had a whole city to work with and allies willing to lend a hand.

It was just a shame he had to give up on Gonas's XP, but getting assess to vampires was just too good in comparison, he could always get XP elsewhere.

Although, the amount of XP required had gone through the roof, he had only gotten mild evolutions without anything new for a while, he was still content, he had lots of experiments to do for now.

He had focused on creating Motherfucker for the last few years, simultaneously serving as the Obsidian Queen errand boy and spy in the royal castle as Roderst was preparing for the seven duels, once it was all over, he would be free to do as he wished for a time.