Supreme Magus novel Chapter 1704

The blade pierced deep into the spherical head, releasing all the enchantments that it had left. Her hands bled and cracked from the violence of the impact, but Jirni never let go of the staff, using it to stay away from the mass of deadly spikes.

The Doppelganger sneered at her attempt rammed against a wall. The impact made the spear penetrate deeper into the flesh, but it also sent Jirni slamming against the solid stone.

The violent blow gave her a concussion and shattered her spine. As her consciousness faded, her hands lost their grip.

Orion stood up, chasing the creature as soon as his legs allowed him to, but when he reached the Doppelganger, it was too late. The moment Jirni had let go of the spear, all that took the creature to impale her on their horns was to raise their head.

Seeing her blood dripping on the floor made Orion forget about how tired he was and how angry he still was at her. Fury fought the still lingering effects of the poison while hate injected new strength in his limbs.

Now that he didn't have anyone to protect and that Jirni was away from him, Orion could activate the powers of his new sword, Grimlock. A thick dark mist surrounded him, sucking the life of everyone nearby and injecting it into him.

At the same time, the edge of the blade heated up quickly, turning it red and then into a glowing white. If not for the sealing arrays surrounding the city, Grimlock would have also released powerful jolts of electricity to stun the enemy whenever the blade was blocked or reached its mark.

Earth was sealed as well, keeping the blade from conjuring elemental shields to protect its master. Yet Orion didn't care about defense. All he could think about was the pool of blood below Jirni's body growing larger and getting rid of the creature that stood in his path.

A single horizontal slash severed both the wolf's hind legs, making both extremities sizzle. By cauterizing the wounds, the heat of Grimlock's Searing Bite ability preserved the vitality of the enemy so that the black mist could better consume it.

The Doppelganger immediately shapeshifted so that the head moved onto their back and the legs rearranged themselves to face Orion.? The horns grew longer than Grimlock, moving like snakes and attacking the human from every side.

At the same time, the silver fur of the wolf condensed into ten centimeters (4 inches) long quills coated with venom that darted at Orion to stop his charge.

Yet he didn't stop.

The wings of his Featherwalker armor flapped furiously, blocking most of the quills and deflecting the rest with the sheer force of the wind that their movement produced. _{freewebnøvel.com}

"I bet that now you regret having killed that moron! With Beilin behind my back, I could have never done this!" Orion said while the blue aura of his spell enveloped his body.

Full Guard allowed Orion to perceive the slight difference in growth speed between the countless horns and to cut them down with circular motions of his blade.

Not one of them reached his armor and the Doppelganger's head was now full of cuts from which the black mist seeped inside. While the beast focused on retrieving the lost quills and growing new limbs to attack, Orion never stopped advancing.

Thanks to Searing Bite, his strength grew with every attack while that of his enemy dwindled. After eating Beilin and using Invigoration, the Doppelganger had gone back to their peak condition, yet they had already lost half of that strength.

Orion performed a vertical slash that cut the wolf-like creature open and then plunged the sword deep into the wound, making the black mist eat at the Doppelganger from the inside and allowing it to spread throughout their body.