830 The False Endless [Pt 2]
Hollow Technique #7: False Endless.
It was more akin to a curse than a blessing, considering how it operated on the victim.
The soul of the False Endless would be in the possession of the Hollow Technique User, while the body would be in a state between life and death.
In essence, while Justin couldn't die, he wasn't particularly alive either.
He was Undead.
His Soul was also in the custody of Ater, and that was the only main weakness he had.
No matter how much damage his body sustained, he wouldn't die as long as his Soul was intact. He would keep recovering, over and over again. He could also perfectly adapt to the damage inflicted on him, which meant no single attack could kill him twice.
Of course, it wasn't like this made him invincible.
A False Endless was far from perfect, and was still subject to a lot of limitations.
For one, they could be sealed, controlled, or undergo a perpetual state of suspension. They also weren't automatically immune to attacks. They had to 'die' to an ability before acclimating to its qualities.
Still, all of these weaknesses really meant nothing when facing someone who was ignorant of Hollow Techniques or how a False Endless worked.
For someone like Justin, in the world of H'Trae, he was akin to an anomaly unlike any other.
—A shadow of death.
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"You're lying!"
~BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!~
Once again, Kar'eena sent out a surge of lightning, but it did no good at all. All her attack managed to do was decimate everything around Justin, with nothing at all affecting him at all.
"Enough of this charade…" Justin muttered, brandishing his blade as he stared hard at the Dragon General before him.
"... It's time for my attack."
Kar'eena didn't know this, but this would be the first time Justin was fighting a Dragon General.
He had already killed a lot of Commanders during the siege of the Dragon Camp, but he wasn't fortunate when it came to a General.
'Belle managed to get her hands on one, though. If I let her fight here, that would only widen the gap between us. I can't let that happen!'
Despite his powerful qualities as a False Endless, he wasn't as powerful as Belle. Still, unlike most Undead, he could still Level Up, so his power was never going to be stagnant.
'With this opportunity, I should finally be able to reach it—just like Belle.'
A slick purple energy gathered around his blade as he looked at the Dragon before him. She was clearly flustered by his complete resistance to her power, which meant she was about to throw something else his way.
This left Justin with two options.
'I can tank the next attack and gain immunity to it, or simply finish things quickly…'
Normally, if he was facing a normal Dragon General in a completely different scenario, he would have opted for the first option. Unfortunately, this situation couldn't allow him to take his time.
'She's only a Dragon General temporarily. I have to act before whatever Skill she used runs out, or this would all be for nothing.'
Plus… they couldn't waste too much time, all things considered.
Since that was the case, Justin decided to get serious.
"Skill Activation: [Silhouette]."
[STATUS WINDOW] - Name: Justin Baker
- Race: Undead (F/s3 &n#!#%>5)
- Class: Dark Assassin (A-Tier)
- Level: 297 (44.90% EXP) - Life Force: +++
- Mana Level: 4,000 (+4,000) {2,000}
- Combat Ability: 4,850 (+9,000) {2,000}
- Stat Points: 0
- Skills (Exclusive): [Perfect Mimic]. [Silhouette]. [One With All]. [Grand Perception]. [Hypnos]. [F/s3 &n#!#%>5]
- Skills (Non-Exclusive): [Flash]. [Sublimation]. [Ghostification]. [Perfect Status Recovery]. [Mind Transfer]. [Dark Magic]. [Necromancy].
- Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
[Additional Information]
A former human who gave up everything, including his soul, to achieve his goals. He is currently the servant of a despicable entity, and is bound by darkness.
Eliminate this abomination.
[End Of Information]
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Kar'eena found herself getting more nervous as time passed in microseconds.
She could clearly see that this human was weaker than her, and by all regards she was supposed to win. Yet… what was this unease that kept rising within her?
Something felt wrong about this situation.
'Why… Why…?!'
Why did she have this gnawing feeling that she would lose?
One look at the students behind her—the ones she had to protect no matter what—told her that such thoughts were nonsense.
There was no place in her heart for worries like that.
'I have to win! For the sake of these survivors, loss is unacceptable.'
With that thought rushing through her mind, she gathered as much Mana as she could at once and activated her [Absolute Elemental Magic] Skill to create the most powerful Spell she could muster in such a short time.
"Absolute Elemental Storm!" As she cast the Spell, she activated the Mana Circles within her as well, sending them into overdrive so the quality would exceed regular standards.
As expected of someone who taught Magic in an Academy full of Dragons, her execution was flawless.
In just a few more seconds, the person in front of her would be reduced to mere ashes.
But, then…
"... [Silhouette]."
Justin activated his own Skill, brandishing his blade as if he was an expert in the art of swords.
The moment he uttered that single word, darkness sprang right out of him.
Like thin threads—or wires of some kind—the blackish purple darkness danced around him and his blade, flowing like endless worms that were ascending to the heavens.
Kar'eena was tempted to raise her guard as soon as she saw this, but she was resolute in her decision to go ahead with her Spell. She was confident in her ability to protect everyone after all.
"Die, filthy human!" She roared, sending the amalgamation of all the basic elements as a powerful ray that even exceeded her Dragon Breath nearly five times.
This time, the destruction of her foe was inevita—
~SWISH!~
One simple slash sent Kar'eena's head falling from her neck.
It happened at the same time that the elemental attack dissolved into obscurity—as if it had never been cast at all.
Just like that, in a single second… the Dragon General was dead.
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[A/N]
Thanks for reading!
What an abrupt end, I know. I hope you enjoyed the chapter.
Justin is quite OP now… hahaha!