Chapter 203
But here she, Melissa, was feeling a deep sadness over his death.
Was this grief born from not uncovering his secret?
Melissa felt uncertain, her heart tangled in confusion.
But she was sure of one thing: it wasn’t just about the secret. Yes, it might hold great value for the entire empire, but it wasn’t the kind of thing that would stir such powerful emotions within her.
As this uncertainty lingered in her mind like a fog…
The shadow demon lunged at her.
Her expression hardened, growing sharp with focus. She gripped her rapier, its blade floating beside her, supported by telekinesis, ready to defend herself.
But then, suddenly, a fist tore through the air and slammed into the shadow demon, sending it hurtling backward.
Zarek had somehow recovered from a mangled heap of flesh and blood—as if reborn anew. There wasn’t a single scratch on his body.
’This power of time… it’s incredible,’ he muttered inwardly.
Just then, a surge of energy coursed through him, and Zarek felt his body rapidly grow stronger.
’Is this the strength I gained from repeatedly attacking the Shadow Demon?’
He focused, carefully sensing the changes. The increase in power wasn’t overwhelming, but it was still a considerable boost.
Before his body had adapted to the Shadow Demon’s attack and been strengthened, Zarek had saved his body in time using “Time Save.”
Then, after he was mangled into a mush of blood and muscle, when he reverted his body state, it should have returned to the moment before his body had been strengthened.
However, his body state was gradually restored to the point after he had already adapted to the Shadow Demon’s attack?
Zarek shook his head, brushing away the distracting thoughts. Now wasn’t the time for reflection, he had to face the Shadow Demon.
He couldn’t afford to let his mind wander.
His breathing slowed, becoming steady and controlled. Eyes narrowed, he locked onto the shadow demon.
The Shadow Demon had fully fixated on him now, advancing swiftly through the air with pure malice.
Just then, out of the corner of his eye, Zarek caught a glimpse of a glowing blue panel.
A glowing blue panel materialized before Zarek’s eyes, its text crisp and radiant:
[You have escaped death itself]
[You have gained the title:
[Duplicate title detected…]
[Combining both
[Title evolved]
[You have gained a superior title:
…
Whenever your life is on the verge of death, you will gain five times the strength of your prime state. The hidden requirement for this title has been removed.
…
“Oh?” Zarek raised his brows.
However, in this moment of distraction, the shadow demon was already upon him and attacked him right in the face.
Luckily, this time, the force wasn’t as strong as before and his head didn’t pop like a watermelon.
But he was still launched through the air, tattered and bruised; almost a layer of skin from his cheeks was brutally crushed.
Zarek gathered his strength and barely managed to stand up on his two feet. His legs felt shaky, and a stinging feeling came from his cheeks.
However, the layer of skin quickly managed to heal back up. Although it was healing at the same time, his regeneration was slower than Drayken’s, who also had the bloodline of the dragons.
However, what Zarek lacked, he made up for with a simple skill: “Adapt.”
“Time Save.”
He mumbled in his heart and directly fought the shadow demon, going head-on without backing down by a step.
His strength grew with every breath.
“Gravity Manipulation.”
Zarek’s Telekinesis suddenly surged outward as he used his special power, causing the gravity to increase by seven times, and as he focused more, the gravity only increased with it.
Even for the shadow demon in front of him, moving in this place became extremely difficult. Of course, Zarek also felt the gravity pressing down on him, and his movements became slower and sluggish.
However, Zarek had already adapted to the gravity before, and this subtle pressure only helped him adapt faster.
As the fight continued, Zarek sent punch after punch at the shadow demon, knocking it back again and again.
The shadow demon was pushed back bit by bit.
However, in that instance, Zarek felt a chill down his spine. His instincts blared in alarm, and he backed away quickly.
The shadow demon attacked again, and its paws tore apart the very air, producing a small storm from the sheer force of the swing.
“How does it gain such strength so easily? And it’s only temporary as well?” Zarek narrowed his eyes as thoughts swirled in his head.
Just as the shadow demon was about to attack him again, Zarek didn’t feel the same sensation as before, it was a normal attack. He quickly defended.
Then the battle continued on for some time.
Every attack from the shadow demon was swiftly countered by Zarek with simple movements of his palm, followed by a punch of his own.
Slowly but surely, he was chipping away at the shadow demon.
The gravity was increasing bit by bit, making the shadow demon’s movement sluggish while Zarek was growing fiercer and fiercer.
Then Zarek felt that terrifying sense of danger again, and his instincts screamed at him.
He backed away, luckily dodging the shadow demon’s attacks. With how powerful the gravity was, the shadow demon’s attacks were slow enough for Zarek to react in time.
Now the drawing game has begun.
Zarek was slowly wearing out the shadow demon.
And it was working. After a grueling hour of fighting, the shadow demon, along with the frail Grandmaster who was encased in it, fell to the ground, creating almost a deep crater from the sheer force of the gravity.
The shadow demon vanished moments later, revealing the unconscious, frail Telekinetic Grandmaster.
“If he had not lost his sanity, he would have absolutely crushed me.” Zarek shook his head with a sigh and did the final job of killing him.
Immediately, a blue prompt appeared, notifying him that he had killed the Grandmaster and gained another million Destiny points.
“So easily?” Melissa stood up, her eyes widened to the limit.
Actually, she wanted to help out as well; however, with the sheer increase in gravity, it was almost impossible for her to move. So she witnessed Zarek completely pummeled the frail Telekinetic Grandmaster, growing stronger as he fought.
“Isn’t his Telekinesis only Level Nine? And he turned into a mush of flesh and blood!?”