Chapter 247: ONE STEP BEHIND

PHASE 26 - ONE STEP BEHIND

"I-Impossible!" Hades trembled as he crawled backward, away from me; away from the enemy, he has no chance of beating. "Nobody should be able to use that Weapon Gem!"

I looked at my cyber-armored hands and clenched it. The blood flowing through my veins is being electrified by this <Aethernus> armor, giving me the energy that is greater than those of gods. Wielding these metal plates to cover my body feels like being covered by the <Heart of Light> itself. 

This feeling… It's identical to the warm hug of my lover.

Hades went back on his feet and stabbed his devil's fork to the ground. "<Hellspike>!!!" 

Sharp black rods spawned on the soil beneath my feet, and it tried to pierce through my armor. Sadly, the spikes are not durable enough, so it ended up shattered upon impact.

Seeing that a god's attack can't scratch me, I took a step forward.

"Don't come near me!" Hades cried as he channeled another spell. "<Void Art: Limbo Spiral>!!!"