Chapter 65: Surge in power, The End (2)
Zeryth immediately activated Abyssal Wall and tried to dodge the incoming sword energy, but as he moved, Mimi closed in on him. She leaped into the air from behind and kicked Zeryth forward, straight toward Grey.
Grey, seeing this, flashed a smirk. He clenched his fists and punched forward with all his strength.
Boom!
The punch connected directly into Zeryth’s stomach as Nexus energy surged, amplifying the force of the attack.
"Ugh!" Zeryth’s expression twisted in agony as he was sent flying right back toward Mimi.
The moment that happened, another wave of energy exploded from Grey.
Another breakthrough.
1st Rank, Level 5!
Mimi’s aura likewise surged upward.
However, just then, the battlefield shifted. Zeryth, who had been sent flying, suddenly halted mid-air. Dense black energy erupted from him, even more sinister than before.
"You inferior animals!" Zeryth roared as his silhouette expanded. "That’s enough playing around. Now, this Young Master will personally send you off into the deepest part of hell!"
His horns grew larger, his legs elongated and became sturdier, and a third eye abruptly split open at the center of his forehead.
The moment it opened, a beam of pure destruction shot out toward Grey. However, before it could reach him, the mind field around Grey negated the attack.
Having reached Level 5, his mind perception underwent a qualitative leap. It now covered a 90-meter radius, allowing him to influence anything within that range freely.
But that wasn’t the important part right now—what mattered was eliminating the threat in front of him.
The Abyssal being who called himself Zeryth finally released the full aura of a 9th Level, 1st Rank Evolver.
Since that was the case—Grey had to go all out as well.
Flying swords flashed from afar and lined up behind him in neat formation. He quickly called Mimi back. It was time to turn it into a sword.
Swordsmanship was the only weapon art he had mastered so far, but in the future, he would naturally learn more—one day, becoming a true Weapon Master.
’Why am I even thinking about that right now...’ Grey clicked his tongue slightly and focused his gaze on the calm Zeryth, who had landed back on the ground, waiting for Grey to make his move.
Mimi vanished from sight and materialized in Grey’s hand as a sword—a long black blade with purple-white circular patterns along its edge. The instant Grey poured sword energy into it, the circles lit up in a deep violet glow, giving it an extremely domineering aura.
With Grey in his Nexus Overlock state and his sword in hand, he looked like a death god descending upon the mortal world.
"What... what even is happening..." Lia was so shocked that she could no longer process what she was seeing.
This no longer felt like a battle between evolvers, but rather a clash between mythical entities. She had no idea what techniques or abilities either side was using—none of this existed in any recorded combat.
Ordinary 1st Rankers threw fireballs at each other—yet here they were, firing beams of annihilation that shook the entire abandoned district.
One attack had even destroyed the entire warehouse in a single strike.
And what was even more unbelievable was Grey’s strength—he was going toe to toe with a late-stage 1st Ranker.
And he had only awakened a week ago.
"What’s wrong, human worm?" Zeryth sneered coldly. "Are you scared after witnessing my true form?"
He snickered viciously. "Don’t worry, I’ll make your death quick!"
Boom!
The ground beneath him shattered as he charged toward Grey at terrifying speed, the pressure alone sending even Lia flying backward. But before she could crash, a gentle force caught her and tossed her out of the battlefield.
Grey had used Heaven-Seizing Hand to send her away from danger.
Zeryth reached Grey in an instant and swung his longsowrd at bottleneck speed, dense abyssal energy trailing behind it like a comet.
Grey reacted—Nexus energy surged into his brain, slowing the world even further. With speed surpassing Zeryth’s, he swung Mimi at him.
KRRRSHHHHK!
Their swords collided, fierce energy dancing along the edges of their blades. The very air warped as they clashed, locked in a deadlock as neither could overpower the other.
Their figures flickered and vanished from sight. In the next moment, they reappeared beside another still-standing warehouse—only for their swords to collide again, instantly reducing the structure to rubble.
Chunks of debris rose into the air, twisting and sharpening under sword energy. Covered in a purple sheen, they rained down on Zeryth like a storm of falling stars.
"Abyssal Convergence!" Zeryth roared.
A black globe of energy formed, sucking in the incoming attacks. But instead of detonating it immediately, Zeryth hurled it straight at Grey.
The moment it neared him—it detonated.
Swoosh!
He didn’t stop there. A black beam of annihilation burst out from the eye at the center of his forehead, tearing through the air as it struck the spot where Grey stood.
But Grey was unharmed. He pushed his reflexes and sensory perception beyond their limits, moving faster than the explosion itself. He realized he could now draw even more from Nexus Overlock with his evolved mind, but a creeping headache warned him—if he kept forcing his limits, he would flatline from overstimulation.
Since that was the case—he had to end this, now.
Grey, faster than ever before, dashed forward and brought his sword down at a blinding speed, Nexus energy erupting from his vortex like a violent tide.
Zeryth tried to counter, gritting his teeth, but this time he realized—Grey had become even stronger. He could no longer hold back.
Swish! Boom!
Zeryth’s counter failed, and he was sent flying into another warehouse. The shockwave shattered it instantly as he crashed through it.
"No!" Zeryth roared, blood leaking from the corner of his mouth.
"Now," Grey’s eyes flickered with killing intent.
He seized Zeryth by the head and slammed it against the ground, dragging him across the shattered terrain before hurling him into the air.
Sword energy surged like a tidal wave from his body, and he immediately followed with Crimson Fang Surge. With his sword in hand, he unleashed Zenith Sword Art to its absolute limit.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
He moved at speeds several times faster than sound, the air itself screeching as sword energy tore through Zeryth. Countless streaks of cutting energy erupted in the area, shredding his flesh apart.
Not giving Zeryth even a moment to recover, Grey activated True Origin Sight, locating the core of Zeryth’s Elixir Field—and stabbed straight into it.
Boom!
A violent tide of black energy burst out as Zeryth screamed in agony. "ARGHHH!"
"It hurts!" he convulsed as his Elixir Field shattered, energy rapidly draining from his body.
"Goodbye, Abyssal being," Grey said with a calm smirk. "In the end, not even an exalted Abyssal being like you could stop me."
As he said that, he drove his sword into Zeryth’s chest and twisted.
"AR—" Zeryth’s eyes widened, but the scream died in his throat. The light in his eyes went out.
The Abyssal being—was dead.