"He shed his skin." Ed looked in disbelief at Mehen. For an instant, he believed that another serpent appeared out of thin air, but in reality, Mehen molted. Ed's disbelief came from the fact that the process that should have taken a long time was done in under a second. The skin lying on the ground was being burned by Amaterasu while Mehen was fine.
"I'm guessing the recuperation period will be short as well." Indeed Mehen's body that should be weakened was now looking better than before. The scales that shined before were now glistening. However, it didn't look like Mehen could play with this technique as much as he wanted. Ed could feel that his QI dropped a lot compared to before.
This didn't mean that Mehen's assault was going to be any weaker. His strongest weapon was his gigantic body. The magic attacks and abilities supported him in battle and didn't deal a finishing blow. He was now using his surroundings to his advantage. He could maneuver easily in the sand, but to others, it disturbed their movement. He was now dodging faster than ever, as well as hitting stronger than ever. The only ones able to do any damage to him were Ed and Gobuta who had overwhelming raw power. Yet, even those attacks didn't do much.
"I guess you need a giant to fight a giant." Ed activated one of his Mangekyo Sharingan's abilities. He was suspended in the air while a glowing golden energy surrounded his body. First, a skeletal structure appeared. Afterward, it was clad in armor like flesh. Ed was able to activate his Susanoo to the greatest extent he could for now. He was able to invoke a humanoid Susanoo. He was also able to use his Ki to make a giant sword. Now with both legs and arms, Ed's Susanoo was the one doing the moving instead of Ed.
The two giants started duking it out. Mehen's size was still bigger than Ed's Susanoo, but that was only taking the whole body into consideration. Mehen used his head to deal physical blows, and Susanoo was big enough to stand taller than only his head. Adding on top of that Ed's mastery over the sword, he was able to deal multiple damaging hits to Mehen.
Mehen had to focus his entire attention on Ed's Susanoo. This gave the others the chance to deal severe damage to him. Given enough time, Ed's companions were all able to bypass the scales' toughness. Suika was finally able to melt the scales with her poison, while the others blew their way through them. Mehen was now in danger as his protective armor was about to get destroyed.
Mehen was hit hard by Raikou and Sieg who used a powerful attack, making him flinch. Ed immediately slashed with Susanoo's sword towards the neck. A slight black color was seen on the blade of the sword. Ed could only use this much Armament Haki in order not to get tired out very quickly.
Susanoo's sword connected with Mehen's scales and Ed felt it going through it. If things continued this way, he would be able to sever Mehen's neck. Yet, before Ed could finish the job, the sword stopped. It wasn't because of hesitation on Ed's part, or his inability to completely sever the head. It wasn't even due to some hidden protective armor that Mehen used. It was because the serpent's head was no longer there. In fact neither was his entire body.
Ed was able to see what had happened clearly this time. In one breath, Mehen's body quickly shrunk and fell to the ground. The once gigantic serpent that was hundreds of meters long now had a length of only five meters. Yet, due to his size shrinking, his body looked almost jet black, giving him a dangerous look.
Mehen, who was on the ground, lunged at Ed who was in the air. Ed used Susanoo's sword to block him, but he was surprised to see it break. To protect himself, Ed blocked with Susanoo's arms. As expected, the strongest armor was able to stop Mehen, albeit having some cracks.
"So you've taken things more seriously."
"I had to," Mehen answered Ed with a nonchalant attitude.
'It's a disadvantage to use Susanoo now.' Ed undid the Susanoo and fell to the ground as well. Using Susanoo against such a fast and strong opponent simply made him a bigger target. It was also siphoning his Ki at a fast rate.
"It's actually a bad idea to compete in speed with me and my teammates," Ed spoke as Raikou appeared next to him. In an instant, Raikou's body was clad in so much lightning that he looked like he transformed into one as well. He also used Nen, which further amplified the effect.
Ed activated his Nen, Shunpo, Spectral Shadow Steps, Observation Haki, and Ryūsui Seikūken. With such a combination, although he would lose Ki very quickly, nothing could escape him. He even kept the Sharingan active.
Sieg and the others didn't stand still either. Suika, Gobuta, and the others who could use Nen activated their En to feel out the movement of Mehen. Sieg was relying on his experience and magic to keep up with the opponent.
Every second that passed witnessed tens of clashes. Even though his size decreased, Mehen's strength didn't. Ed and Raikou's speed proved more than enough to match Mehen. The once golden desert was now tainted by blood and traces of magic that was used. Flying slashes left deep scars in the sand.
Mehen was being slowly overwhelmed, yet he kept on fighting. Not even two minutes had passed, yet they had clashed for thousands of times. Noticing that he was at a disadvantage, Mehen tried to go back to his original size. He was able to damage everyone more in this form, but he was still taking the bigger damage. But, Ed wasn't going to allow him to do that so easily. He sheathed his swords and kept only Shusui. The usual black and white glow appeared on his sword as he used his remaining Ki on his strongest attack.
"Providence Blade!" Ed's blade connected with Mehen when he was mid-gigantification. The slash was so powerful it almost beheaded Mehen in one go. His was now nearly headless. Endless blood spurted out of his wound as he drew his last breath.
"What a strong opponent…" Mehen repeated what Sieg said earlier. He was looking at Ed and his team in great respect.
"Next time I come back, I'll definitely take you with me," Ed said in a resolute tone. He meant what he said.
"I see I look forward to it," Mehen spoke his last words, at least the last ones until he is summoned again, and died. Ed and the others were now being teleported to the next floor.
Hello everyone! Mehen is such a cool character to write! Hope you enjoy the chapter.
Ed and the others teleported out of the ninth floor. Ed now had the mindset of coming back to the tower after dealing with the blood sect. His goal to take Mehen out of this tower. Ed opened his eyes on the tenth floor, only to see monsters surrounding him. He was in a similar situation before when he teleported to the second floor. Just as Ed and the others were about to fight, something astonishing happened.
*Ding*
Acquired 500.000 Exp.
Acquired Gacha ticketx2.
In that instant, an overwhelming amount of power burst out of Ed. Killing Mehen, although regrettable, allowed Ed to overcome one of the humans' barriers. Many people were stuck in Earth Establishment all of their lives. Even some of the Glory sect Elders were unlucky enough to be in such a category.
Nen, KI, and Haki. All three of his powers activated at the same time. Ed didn't have the chance to scan the monsters in front of him, but most of them were above Earth Establishment level 10. Yet, none of them remained conscious after Ed's power burst. Ed could truly feel why it was called Heavenly Establishment. Other than the ability to conquer the sky by flying, Ed could feel that he had stopped being a human altogether. His Ki, which he felt was similar to a gas always in a static state in his body, felt like liquid this time. A high-speed liquid that circulated around his body, providing every single one of his cells with power.
Obtained skill: Haki.
Ed noticed this before but he wasn't sure. Until now, he could use Armament and Observation Haki but he never got the skill for them. There was only one explanation he could come up with. 'I needed all three types of Haki.' Ed's Haki that was activated just now was actually his Conqueror's Haki. Along with his Nen and Ki, his display of spirit knocked out all the monsters that were present. Since he didn't activate it by will, even his companions were affected. But, as expected, they didn't faint.
"System, give me my stats." Ed wanted to see the change in his stats now that he had become a Heavenly Establishment cultivator.
[Scanning please wait…]
Name: Edward Avalon.
Level: 47. (100.000/3.000.000) [Heavenly Establishment level 1].
Stats:
HP: 1246/1246.
MP: 933/933.
STR: 605.
AGL: 550.
INT: 555.
DEF: 560.
STA: 623.
Skills: Three-sword style, Etiquette, Haggling, Strategy, KI control, Driving, Calligraphy, Programming.
Abilities: Mangekyo-Sharingan, Spectral Shadow Steps, Wind magic, Fire magic, Space magic, Voice Disguise, Shunpo, Nen, Berserk, Water magic., Haki.
Monsters: Raikou, Suika, Gobuta, Goburou, Garu, Siegfried.
Evaluation: Good.
Ed was very happy about the improvement. His had improved in a way that made the system actually give him a good evaluation. He could still remember the first ones such as 'you'll have a hard time' or 'you're still a noob'.
[Host your attention please.] Ed snapped out of his daze by the serious-sounding system. Actually, the system's voice didn't change at all. But, by being with him for so long, Ed could tell the system was going to say something important.
[The condition for the improvement of the system has been met since you broke through. In order to upgrade, I'll have to leave you for about a week. In this period, I won't respond to any of your questions. You can use the basic functions, but remember the Gacha is unusable]. The system told Ed the most important things. Ed knew that this was unavoidable so he simply nodded in agreement. The next instant, Ed felt as if he was missing something. The system was not there anymore.
'Let's see what I can use…' Ed scanned himself once more. He always relied on the system to use this function. The same interface appeared in front of him. Other than the Gacha function, Ed could confirm that everything else was functioning. Luckily, even the Map was working fine.
"We'll have to be careful for about a week. Let's try to study the floor for the meantime." Ed spoke to his companions as he looked around. The tenth floor expanded over the horizon as a plain. In fact, not only plains, even hills were seen in the distance. This way, Ed could even see some monsters directly without needing the Map. The floor looked like the countryside. Ed was even wondering if a monster village was going to be around.
"Let's kill them and leave." Ed looked towards the bunch of monsters next to him. They were a group of wolves that didn't look much different than the ones Ed killed in the forest near his home. That is except their cultivation. Although they were unconscious, Ed still killed them. It would be a stupid idea to let precious experience points slip by this easily. Especially for a reason like 'the opponent was not ready'.
Acquired Gacha ticket.
Ed was startled by the sound. It was the sound that he heard almost every day, but it managed to scare him today. Ed thought that since the system was gone, even the notifications would be. However, it turned out that they were still functioning. 'Don't tell me. He lazes around and only reacts when I speak to him?' Ed thought that since the notifications were automatic, the system would be on hold all day. Ed shrugged his shoulders and checked his Inventory. He now had five Gacha tickets. Two were left over from the scorpion hunt, two from Mehen, and one from the wolves.
'I should gather as much Gacha as I can,' Ed thought that since the system told him he would be upgrading the functions, which meant the Gacha as well. This was also the case in games where they used Gacha draws. Ed actually didn't start hunting. Instead, he created a dimension and entered. Right now, he felt like he could keep it up for as long one whole day. But he decided not to overdo it until the system comes back. All of them ate and rested. Since the system wasn't around to let Ed know that time was used up, Ed relied on his biological clock. He woke up exactly after eight hours. Undoing the dimension, he and his group got out of the dimension.
"Hey, you!" After walking for about an hour, Ed was stopped by a voice calling towards him.
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