Chapter 366: The Monster

Chapter 366: The Monster

"Mortal, in the eyes of a true deity, you are but a stronger ant." Hela, the black-robed girl, gave Ren a cold look and threw a heavy punch at him.

Due to her enlarged body, Hela's strike was significantly stronger than her previous punch.

However, there was a drawback to her size; with the overall energy remaining constant, the speed of her punches slowed down slightly, allowing Ren to barely track her attacks.

Ren crossed his arms in front of him, blocking Hela's punch with all his might.

"Bang!"

Layer upon layer of soft yet powerful force from Hela's water-infused fist transmitted through Ren's forearms.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Ren stumbled, taking five steps back, each one leaving a half-meter deep footprint in the valley.

Oh no! If it were her, she would have immediately become a devout believer.

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"It's Sir Ren, and he seems to be at a disadvantage." Lady Velty's beautiful eyes widened in surprise as she exclaimed.

Bartalov, who had been avoiding her, now frowned deeply, deep in thought. But soon, he made a decision.

"But what's strange is that the energy fluctuations of this unfamiliar deity's projection seem quite intense." Bartalov furrowed his brows, puzzled.

Hela was unaware that close-quarters combat was Ren's specialty, a skill honed by his epic profession, the 'Thousand Blade King'.

"Hmm? Could it be that the projection's energy is exhausted?" Ren scanned his surroundings, thinking to himself.

It was like the tremors caused by an elephant's footsteps, causing the ants to panic, thinking an earthquake had struck.

As for Melita, she couldn't make out the figures of either combatant, let alone their faces.

"Iron Wall!"

As soon as the words left Hela's mouth, a water knight's longsword suddenly appeared in her hand, extending several meters in length, and she slashed towards Ren. Ren, in response, stacked several shields together, bending his knees slightly and leaning forward to block the attack with all his might.

The shields in his hands swiftly transformed into sharp finger tiger claws.

For a moment, Ren, in his Dragonborn General form, disregarded his stamina and unleashed various top-tier ultimate moves, suppressing the black-robed girl who was the incarnation of the Goddess of the Abyss.

"What's happening over there?"

"Heavy Punch Combo!"

"Whoosh!"

Regardless of strength, just this domineering response alone—who else in the entire Draconian Empire could match this?

Ren narrowed his eyes, and the enchanted silver in his hand instantly transformed into a shield, blocking the attack in front of him. His 'Metal Morphing' technique was executed with fluid grace.

Fighting against a deity? It was truly a sight to behold! Bartalov was also stunned, and he didn't hear a word of Melita's question.

"Iron Wall!"

At the start of the battle between these two colossal beings, the intense commotion was noticeable even from the Winterfort Academy, several dozen miles away.

Ren was about to engage in close combat! "Shadow Step!"

"Bang!"

But to outsiders, Ren's words didn't quite convey the scene.

A ten-meter-tall black-robed girl and a slightly shorter Dragonborn were engaged in a fierce battle.

Although Hela was dominating Ren for most of the fight, Ren relied on his mutated Dragonborn bloodline's top-tier talent, 'Steel Body', and the protection of his dragon scales, making him tough and resilient.

"There's no tundra, but she's from above." Bartalov pointed upwards, towards the sky, with a serious expression.

The once smooth, bluish-green meadow was now riddled with pits and craters, one after another, at least several dozen of them.

Melita, who had rushed over, also heard Lady Velty's last words, and immediately nodded heavily, "Mentor, Deputy Dean Velty is right. These past few days, Sir Ren has been enjoying walks in the glacier valley with Miss Melita."

It seemed that Ren's attack had not achieved much, but in truth, it had touched upon the Goddess of the Abyss's dragon scales, her weak point.

Ren wasn't intentionally provoking her; he had inadvertently discovered her weakness.

The five shields in front of Ren shattered, and a bowl-sized penetrating wound appeared on his chest and abdomen, pierced by Hela's strike.

Although Hela was surprised, she didn't stop her subsequent attacks.

Due to their proximity, within half a meter, the valley was already in sight.

Ren's enchanted silver kept transforming, occasionally slicing into or smashing the giant body composed of Hela's water magic, seemingly to no effect. But Ren could sense that her reorganization of her body also consumed energy.

The next moment, a four to five-meter-long water spear suddenly appeared in Hela's hand, and she threw it forcefully towards Ren.

Especially Melita, she never expected that the deity fighting against Ren would be such a beautiful black-robed girl, although the girl before her was indeed too gigantic.

As Hela's strength weakened, Ren once again allocated points to recover his stamina.

However, passively enduring attacks was not Ren's style! Ren's hardened essence gold also transformed into a spear, and with a twist of his body, he hurled it towards Hela.

But the black-robed girl, Hela's incarnation, was struck by Ren's punch on her head, exploding into a shower of water!

What left everyone speechless was the sight of two massive dark gray shadows, currently engaged in a fierce battle within the picturesque glacier valley.

In the face of his rage, the opponent's attacks became chaotic and less precise, making them easier to deal with in comparison.

"Dean, did you feel it too?" Velty asked, a hint of panic in her voice.

However, Hela did not pursue this time.

"Let's go! Let's see what's happening."

"Metal Barrier!"

"What?!" Bartalov exclaimed in surprise.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

"Not bad, mortal. I'll give you one last chance to submit to me. I can forgive your rudeness towards me," Hela said, her eyes on Ren now carrying an inexplicable meaning.

At the same time, Ren's 'Rapid Healing' talent, gained from the increased concentration of his bloodline, played a crucial role. Buds of flesh were rapidly growing and healing his wounds.

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"Shadow Step!"

As his mental power reached 89 points, a warm current pumped from his heart, and he felt the power of the Dragon Spirit Tiger coursing through his body.

At this moment, the opponent's stature was barely eight meters tall, even shorter than his own Draconic General form by half a head.

The constant alarm bells in his mind gradually subsided into calmness.

Although many of his methods and preparations were useless against a deity, if it was merely a projection, it might still have some effect.

"Pass the word, the academy is on high alert! Prepare the defensive magic array!"

The once flowing streams had dried up. Some were due to an upstream blockage, causing the water to gather and then stop flowing, while others simply vanished into thin air.

Soon, the group, led by Bartalov, rode on Ice Plains Giant Falcons towards the Okmaei Glacier Valley.

Bartalov, with his vast knowledge, had deduced the origin of the opponent from Hela's Black Robed Maiden form, the dried-up streams, and her mastery of Water Magic.

Thus, a brief pause occurred in the battle between the two giants.

Upon hearing Ren's 'overwhelmingly domineering' words, even the white-bearded Bartalov, a Third Stage Crystal Mage, was left dumbfounded. Was this how one should speak to a deity? Hela, the Goddess of the Abyss, demanded submission, but Ren turned it around, demanding her submission to him!

At the same time, an incredibly powerful energy wave appeared, and half of her body transformed into a massive cone-shaped Water Spear Drill, directly slamming into Ren!

"Mentor, what's going on?" Melita asked, puzzled.

"Hiss!"

"Perhaps, if you submit to me, I might consider it!" Ren wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his expression calm.

The intense fluctuations just now had made them clearly sense the presence of the opponent.

It was known that even in ancient times, the combat masters who held the title of 'Thousand Blade King' in the Ancient Giant Empire were few and far between, and they were all exceptionally strong-willed and highly skilled in battle.

"Hiss!"

"That's right," said Bartalov, his white hair and beard giving him a solemn appearance as he looked at the two figures before him and nodded.

Moreover, she had just heard something—had Ren, under the Goddess's patronage, received an offer from a deity?

Bartalov, with his white hair and beard, quickly rushed out of the room, while Lady Velty, the Winterfort Academy's Deputy Dean, appeared in the corridor with a look of astonishment on her face.

Hela, in her Black Robed Maiden form, had her body pierced through the waist and abdomen, creating a huge hole, but the next instant, she healed completely.

This was a natural fear of a lower-level life form facing a higher-level one.

"Are you saying that the opponent is a deity?" Melita asked, her eyes wide with surprise.

With a casual wave of her hand, countless water arrows flew towards Ren.

After several minutes, although Ren's body had many more wounds, with some areas even revealing broken dragon scales and bloodied flesh, his actual injuries were not severe.

"Rapid Slash!"

He had fought alongside Ren before, and he remembered how Ren, when battling the Primordial Dragon Kolrax, had not yet mastered the Metal Magic, and his close-quarters combat skills were not as refined.

"Indeed, even a true deity's projection weakens over time and energy release." Ren thought to himself, feeling a secret joy.

"That's right. I cannot mention their name, but they should be from the ocean."

This was evident from the changes in the Black Robed Maiden's height. The opponent's stature decreased from ten meters to nine meters, almost the same height as Ren.

This was an olive branch offered by a deity! "Submit?"

Just like the Sword Saints among humans, they were those who dared to face deities and wielded their weapons in combat!

She hadn't expected this ant-like mortal to dare wave his weapon at her.

Melita hadn't heard the conversation between her mentor and Lady Velty, and with her limited experience, she couldn't discern the opponent's origin through their aura.

The resounding sound of a powerful strike echoed through the air!

Ren's water-infused longsword slashed down, but he managed to block it with his shield, though he still stumbled back several steps.

However, this action also stirred up a storm of emotions within the heart of the Winter Fortress Academy's Dean.

At the same time, the process of the metal magic being cast was so smooth and fluid that it was awe-inspiring, as a serenium falcon shield blocked vital points on the body before the serenium's magic could be unleashed.

After a few minutes of cautious vigilance, Ren finally determined that the opponent was no longer present.

"Metal Barrier!"

"Hmm? A battle? In the Okma Glacier Valley? Oh no, it seems like Sir Ren is over there!" Lady Velty suddenly realized this, her face turning pale as she exclaimed.

As a deity, even if it was just a projection, with their power, it would be impossible to conceal their presence.

Although Ren's block was timely and precise, the falcon shield was still pierced in an instant, attached to the water spear, and the immense force sent him staggering back two more steps.

"Chirp!"

"Hmm, if I'm not mistaken, it should be the incarnation or projection of a deity, descending upon the Okma Glacier Valley," Bartalof's expression turned solemn as he nodded.

"Boom!"

In a room, Bartalof, who had just recovered from his injuries, suddenly opened his eyes and muttered, "What a powerful aura!"

The one before him seemed accustomed to being above everyone else, with an extremely low tolerance for any provocative words or actions.

"That's not right, this aura..."

Additionally, every time Ren landed a hit, it seemed to infuriate the deity before him, causing him to lose his rationality even more.

The hardened essence gold in Ren's left hand rapidly transformed, and in the blink of an eye, a tower shield appeared, simultaneously unleashing the top-tier shield technique 'Iron Wall' to protect his body.

"You insolent mortal! You've angered me!" Hela, in her black-robed incarnation, couldn't help but tremble with anger, and she roared in fury.

Hela had thought that her previous punch would at least knock Ren down, but she hadn't expected Ren's unloading technique to be so exquisite.

Hela's sword broke through Ren's three serenium shields, but Ren borrowed the force to kneel and advance, rushing forward to engage Hela in close combat.

Whether it was Ren or Hela, they were both existences several levels above Melita.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Just as Ren thought the opponent would gather their water form again, the opponent disappeared without a trace.

As for the two dark gray figures, even from the perspective of the Ice Plains Giant Falcon, their massive size could be discerned.

The ability to weaken the dense yet soft power of Hela's heavy punch through the vibrations of footsteps, muscles, and the undulating scales was truly astonishing.

Meanwhile, the Winter Fortress Academy group, observing from a distance, was shocked by this scene.

Was the Goddess of the Abyss, Hela, gradually recovering? Doesn't this mean the empire's situation will be in turmoil? At this moment, if one were to adjust their view to overlook the picturesque Okma Glacier Valley from the sky, the scene would be quite eerie.

But in the end, he took that strike! "Hmm?"

However, now, Ren's metal magic not only increased in power but also became more fluid, almost seamlessly combining metal magic with close combat.

"Mortal, you're too audacious!" A female voice filled with anger echoed through the valley.

This scene left the Winter Fortress Academy group dumbfounded. "Dean, if I'm not mistaken, is Sir Ren gaining the upper hand?" Melita was stunned, her words stumbling.

Dense water arrows rained down, bombarding the tower shield and falcon shield, the relentless impact pushing Ren back step by step.

But as time passed, Ren clearly felt the opponent's power weakening.

The situation had reversed!

In the next moment, Ren's foot stomped down, causing the meadow to explode, and the massive recoil sent his robust body charging towards Hela's black-robed incarnation.

The aura from that previous strike, though distant, left a lingering impression of power and pressure. Even Lady Velty, an experienced second-stage liquefaction wizard, felt her heart race.

As an experienced second-stage liquefaction wizard, she could barely make out one figure as the transformed Ren, while the other figure remained unfamiliar, making it impossible to discern their features.

Moreover, the speed of their engagement was lightning-fast! So, aside from Dean Bartalof, the others could only perceive two massive, blurred figures clashing in the distance.

"Blasphemer! Die!" Hela seemed to be thoroughly enraged by Ren's counterattack, and she roared in fury.

"Huff... Huff..."

Ren swiftly dispelled the Draconic General form, panting heavily, as the flesh rapidly grew over the wound on his chest.

He had nearly exhausted his resources, and his remaining attribute points were all used up.

If the fight had continued a little longer, the outcome might have been different.

(End of Chapter)

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