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Chapter 77: Clashing with the Shades
Powerful rage ran flush in Dorian’s er His body finished its expansive growth, his fully grown Berserker For This new form was unstable, but very physically powerful
‘Condense’ While his e and the thousands of memories that swarmed into his head, Dorian didn’t lose track of the scene at hand
Iht armed Berserker Deical transfor into a single pair His entire physical forht for a hu flae, pointed black horns sprouted, just above his forehead
A terrible concentration of power ran flush in his body, raw physical ht condensed to an extreme His perception of tirew stronger and stronger
As he Condensed, the insane anger faded to ahis er Ability that affected the mind of a Berserker Demon was unable to fully activate when he was in his Condensed forer becas Hisacutely focused on the world around hiy Level: 69,027
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Thehi from Ausra He could only maintain this form for 3
He had 3 minutes to handle this situation
His raw, concentrated physical ht had reached an absurd level for a humanoid that didn’t use the laws of the universe
His boosted strength wasn’t quite on par with the two Shades, but it was powerful enough that he couldn’t just be stoave hilare once more, and then vanished His body blurred as heoff him The Aura of this Shade was huddled close around his body, pure andthe Meladona War’ Dorian thought, his eyes cold He held his ar his face
Even in his new form, Dorian was still unable to reach the sa Shade
BOOM
Dorian’s body hurtled to the left as he felt a huge impact slam into his side It was painful, but his Condensed body was abnorether and denser,impacts easier
BOOM
This ti hirunted as he felt the blow, the incredible speed behind it granting it a h into the sky, in a split second
The Shadeoff particles of light His right arm was raised, perched just above Dorian’s chest
BOOM
THUD
Dorian se, 10shards of stone and ice into the air
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Dorian &8211; Soul Status
Soul Stage: Lord Class (Early)
Health: Perfect
Energy: 61,027/69,027 (Condensed)
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He called his status tofast In his Condensed forh levels, but with every blow he took, he would becoh one, huh?&8221; The Shade
BOOM
BOOM
Twointo his chest, while the other his back Each punch was physically i in his vision an afteriht
Even if Dorian had siy Levels, his from his powerful body, while theirs froic, he doubted he would be able to reach such a fierce speed The ht-aspected, and seely fast speed and close combat
THUD
Dorian’s body sround, about a dozen meters from the entrance to the Ice Keep, near where he had been in the beginning The pillar collapsed beneath hi off
Blood spattered fro an injury froly fast attacks
However, as he raised his head, throwing hiround, a small smile formed
Dorian closed his eyes Every attack created a e, observations, and experience He had fought in tens of thousands of battles over the years, against countless foes This was nothing to him
‘I can feel you’
Ashim back and forth brutally, Dorian sloisted his left ar his face He opened his hand, holding it just slightly out
His form was limited There was no chance he could react in time to any of the attacks sent his way The sheer, raw speed of his attacker outclassed him
But that didn’t mean he was helpless
As another blow sla one of his ribs in his Condensed for several meters, Dorian’s eyes twitched for the briefest second His smile widened into a blood rictus
Dorian closed his hand
In the same instant, an enor him to fall unconscious Blood spattered out fro off like before, his entire body jerked, twisting around in round
"Huh?!&8221; Jasper looked down at his leg in shock,off his body
Dorian’s clawed, black hand had latched onto it
CRUNCH
"ARRRRRRGH!&8221; The Shade screa past the innate barrier of the Wizard and then breaking the Shade’s right leg in a singlethe Shade around and slaround
A sround, a ork of cracks spreading out at the i around
Dorian let go of the Shade’s leg, letting it, and the rest of the Shade’s body, fall to the floor, his condition unknown The Shade’s screa to silence as he was slaround
The Shade lay still
Dorian had noticed that every tiing purely by the afterie left behind each strike It was a careless trait, one the Shade must’ve built up due to his incredible speed In close combat, he’d probably met almost no one that could match him
It was true that he couldn’t react in time to any of the Shade’s attacks
So, instead, he had waited till he gained an understanding of the Shade’s attack style, andhis face
Maybe he couldn’t move to defend himself in time from any of the attacks But if all he needed to do was htly… That ithin his physical capabilities
"Your arrogance was your downfall&8221; Dorian spat out so the break
"JASPER!&8221;
Dorian leapt backwards, his body twisting out of the way as several steel swords shot through the air towards where he had been standing, narrowlyhis status as he did so
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Dorian &8211; Soul Status
Soul Stage: Lord Class (Early)
Health: Perfect
Energy: 41,027/69,027 (Condensed)
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‘H all those hits had taken a lot out of hiht itself had lasted only around 2 minutes He still had another ed out against Dorian, shaking the air as the other Shade blasted down in front of hi, eable, far slower than the other Shade
The Shade’s arhter took up a guarded stance, his fists clenching Glohite spikes forerous looking
Despite the apparent carelessness of the first Shade, the Light Wizard had moved adeptly, and attacked in a trained pattern They were both clearly seasoned and talented warriors These Shades seeic, however, Dorian noted, and not on long range attacks
That was unfortunate for them
‘A Steel Wizard, huh?’ He smiled This was just like Thavin fro Punch!&8221; The Shade punched out, aie Aura of white light appeared on his knuckles Dorian i if that punch landed on hih him, Condensed or not
But, unlike the attacks of the other Shade, this punch moved at a far htly to the left As he did so, he stepped forward, entering the attack range of the Shade
His ar fist and ar Shade as his body blurred He stepped forward, but at the sa the Shade’s fist to just barelyShade yelled out loud in pain as he was sent flying, s, red burn marks marred the metallic arm of the Wizard, seared into his skin, while the arle, broken
Every movement Dorian made held a colossal amount of raw, physical force The innate barriers of Wizards were powerful but wereattacks with the power of Law imbued within them
They crumpled beneath his sheer physical power almost as if they weren’t there at all
"Oh? My Hira-Gira technique only broke your arm, and not your shoulder too?&8221; He nodded his head Thavin had been a Human Steel Wizard, while this Shade was a bit ht have a different foundation He would need to adjust his ly
"Be proud There are fearriors who stood against the Lord of the Absolute and h, in his current odd forht for Yukeli
‘Wait Yukeli What? Lord of the Absolute? Huh?’ Dorian’s mind reeled all of a sudden as he looked at his hands, and then the downed Shades in shock
‘What is happening? I did this? The-these aren’tat it with his hands
"Dorian, I got it open! Quickly, I can see the rest of the! We can’t take them all at once!&8221; Arial’s voice echoed out from behind
‘You have reached your limit in your current forer, your soul will begin to fracture’ Ausra notified hiic: Steel Pillars!&8221; The downed Shade waved his unbroken hand, causing a dozenout to surround him and his unconscious comrade
At the same time, at the corner of Dorian’s vision, he couldonto the plateau
Dorian stu his body back to his Ifrit forer left his body as he switched for it much easier for him to think, and realize his actions
He turned around, his thoughts confused as he leapt down the sunken stairs, running to the safety offered by the Ice Keep
Editing Note: I accidentally called Dorian ‘Jack’ in the previous chapter twice For those that missed, that was a typo that I fixed There is no Jack here!