Awakening.
"BIG BROTHER LI!!!" Chang Li's eyes brimmed with tears, but...
"Run from this place, man!!! Did you get arrogant from those minor feats of strength???!!" Alex yelled at Chang Li, more concerned about his recklessness than his own injury. He was preoccupied with something else: "(Why did I do that?)" He questioned his own actions. "(I don't even know this kid.)" Alex realized that he cared for Chang Li, his junior, but not to the extent of sacrificing his life for him. "(Am I being influenced by Zhi Li?)" The thought crossed his mind, but he had no time to dwell on it.
"[Mountain Shatter Fist (10 Mountains) Max]," he roared, pouring all his energy into the attack.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Such sweet friendship... It sickens me," Fyrnok remarked with malicious amusement.
He retreated, revealing his tanned and nearly naked body beneath his shredded clothes.
"Ah, so you have a flesh body? I thought you were nothing more than a magma rock," Alex jeered.
"YOU.... DIE!" Fyrnok's rage intensified due to Alex's insult.
"Really? What's wrong? It was just a question," Alex dodged and launched a counterattack.
"Ghhyyyhh!!!" Fyrnok also dodged, recognizing the true strength of his opponent.
BOOOM!!! BOOOM!!! BOOOM!!!
Their exchange of blows was fierce, both refusing to back down. Their power levels seemed evenly matched, but...
"(This is bad... [Soul Sword Technique (1 Soul)] is draining my energy)," Alex realized the toll his technique was taking. "(If I don't win this soon, I'll likely be defeated.)" He clenched his teeth and attempted a risky maneuver. "(Let's use this... [MOUNTAIN SHATTER FIST (10 MOUNTAINS) MAX])" He unleashed all his energy into a single attack.
"Huh?... AGGGHHGGH!!!" Fyrnok was taken aback, trying to deflect the attack but struggling against its overwhelming strength.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
Fyrnok was sent flying backward, his body battered.
Alex was panting heavily, catching his breath as he approached Chang Li. "Let's go, Junior Brother Chang... this enemy is too strong for us—"
However, before he could finish his sentence, he noticed Chang Li's distraught state. The younger martial artist was gripping his own feet and swaying back and forth.
"What's wrong with you? We don't have time for this! Snap out of it and let's go!!!" Alex's patience wore thin. First, he had been injured due to Chang Li's recklessness, and now his junior wasn't even heeding his orders.
"No... no no no no no...." Chang Li's cries were filled with desperation.
"What's the hold-up?!" Alex was growing increasingly frustrated, but when he saw what was coming, his expression changed.
"DIE INSECT ANTS!!!" Fyrnok unleashed a colossal lava arrow, an attack of unprecedented scale that shot toward Alex and Chang Li. it was an Arrow more than 10000 meters that even dwarfed the mountains on the horizon.
Alex's heart raced. "(Big Brother Li is protecting me again... he's willing to give his life for me... no no no no no no no!!!)" A sense of panic gripped Chang Li as he realized the gravity of the situation.
"DAMN IT!!!" Alex decided to use the terrain to their advantage. He forcefully lifted the ground under Chang Li, attempting to create an escape route.
He grabbed Chang Li to escape...
But Chang Li was having none of it. His actions were driven by something more profound.
"DIE!!!"
The monstrous lava arrow drew closer, and Alex could feel its overwhelming heat and power. His senses screamed danger, and he knew that if he made contact with that arrow, he'd be incinerated instantly.
He reached out to grab Chang Li and escape, but...
As if sulking, Chang Li scooted around on the elevated ground, his movements erratic.
"DAMN IT!!!" Alex's frustration mounted. He had no time for this.
Chang Li continued moving back and forth on the ground, lost in his own thoughts.
"(Junior Brother Chang is sulking when our lives are at stake?)" Alex couldn't believe it.
"FUCK, GET OUT OF IT, CHANG LI!!!" Alex grabbed Chang Li, but no matter what he did, the younger martial artist remained unresponsive.
"NO!!! NOT AGAIN!!!" Chang Li clenched his teeth and continued his erratic movements.
"FUCK IT!!!" Alex resorted to breaking off the section of the ground where Chang Li was and attempted to escape using that improvised platform.
Pushing the ground upward, he positioned himself in front of Chang Li, to break off the ground and escape but... Chang Li Looked up and saw Alex infront of him with disorted face he listened... "Fuck this ground... why is it so firm... fuck just lift--- escape Junior Brother Chang... I will defend you..." He heard different things than what was being said... Chang Li shook even more.
Despite his efforts, Alex couldn't prevent the attack from striking the raised ground.
"FINALLY!!! NOW WE ES—" Alex began, but his words were drowned out by the deafening roar of the eruption.
"NO... NOOOO!!!" Chang Li's anguished cries filled the air as he saw the eruption devour Alex and the elevated ground.
Alex's thoughts raced as the explosion engulfed him.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
"AAAAAAGHHGYYYY!!!" A scream of pain resonated through the explosion, but it wasn't Alex who was yelling.
BZZZZZSSSSTTTTT!!!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
A sword's elegant arc sliced through the chaos—a slice not only through the explosion but through the fabric of space and time itself.
"Finally, these ants are dead... Now let's extract their bloodline. I hope their bodies aren't too damaged. If they are, it will be a substantial loss... Ah, I remember, the second one with the weak appearance," Fyrnok declared, moving closer to examine the fallen figures.
Drip!!! Drip!! Drip!!!
Fyrnok's brow furrowed. He sensed dripping sounds and the scent of blood nearby. However, he was alone, or so he thought.
Looking down, his eyes widened in shock. Then he looked behind him and saw... himself.
A portion of his own body lay splattered on the ground, revealing that he had been walking while split in half, unbeknownst to him all this time.
Realization struck. "This is impo—" And with those words, Fyrnok, Molten Sovereign, died. He was gone before he could even grasp the circumstances of his own demise.
Bang!!!
A death rattle echoed through the cavern as Fyrnok's life ended.
Dust cleared, revealing the figure responsible for this unexpected turn of events.
"Shit..." Alex slowly released his embrace of Chang Li, who was unconscious in his arms. They had managed to escape the devastation.
"I'm lucky I have the [Great Demonic Strengthening Ascension Technique], or I would be done for," Alex muttered, shaking his head as he glanced downward to check on Chang Li, who seemed to be in relatively good shape.
"Time to fight the ene—" Alex began, but as he looked ahead, his words trailed off.
"What the hell."
End Of Chapter.