Chapter 1029: Chapter 778: The Two Supreme Powerhouses
"Let’s see whose strike... is stronger."
Originally, such a statement shouldn’t have been heard by anyone.
After all, Ota was a bit far from the group, almost in the opposite direction. He hadn’t raised his voice much, so naturally, no one should have heard it.
Yet somehow, Reiger felt he indeed heard those words.
"Let’s see whose strike is stronger...?"
He paused his actions, his form emerging from the lightning, landing once again on the ground, standing in front of the alien giant.
This position just happened to form a standoff with Ota.
The alien giant was between the two of them.
Their gazes seemed to penetrate through space and the giant, meeting each other.
"Gaaahhhhhhh...!"
The alien giant, unaware of all this, continued to roar in pain and fury, struggling to rise.
"[Eternal Extermination, Immortal Thunder General.]"
Seeing this, Hedine calmly chanted magic.
"[Heroic yet Tragic Immortal Warrior]!"
In the next second, a gigantic bolt of lightning, like a spear, was released by Hedine, crashing onto the alien giant.
"Boom!"
With a deafening sound, the lightning spear blasted off the alien giant’s shoulder, along with one of its arms and its flesh axe, causing chaos, as countless lightning bolts skittered across the giant’s body like snakes.
Hedine Serland, evaluated by Revilia as superior in spiritual power, magic power control, and magic range, able to compete with her, used all lightning attribute magic, famed as the "White Demon Staff" White Elf.
In terms of firepower, he might not match Revilia, but his lightning attribute attack magic was famously powerful, even considered by the gods that as long as his spiritual power wasn’t exhausted, he could fight against thousands alone.
Note, the "thousand" here does not refer to ordinary people, but to those blessed adventurers.
Hence, even if not matching Revilia, Hedine’s magic firepower was exceedingly formidable, blowing off half of the alien giant’s body with one strike was only natural.
The alien giant howled in pain and went into a frenzy.
"Swish!"
At this moment, Hegni moved, like a bright sword light, darting to the front of the alien giant.
"[Magic Sword Power, bring eternal destruction.]"
The black elf leaped high, reaching the giant’s abdomen position, extending his hand towards it.
"[Flame of Dain]!"
At nearly point-blank distance, Hegni raised both hands, unleashing explosive flames.
"Boom!"
The blast hit the alien giant, blowing open its side abdomen completely.
This was a close-range attack magic, not much in range, but its power was exceptional, clearly a power-specialized magic, one that could blow a chunk out of even a magically reinforced ultra-hard metal wall.
Revilia once commented this black elf’s swordsmanship was superb, though his magic firepower wasn’t quite enough; however, judging by the destructive power of this magic, even if it couldn’t be decisive, it could blow away or even disintegrate those below the first-level adventurer.
The so-called lack of firepower still depends on who you compare with; naturally, one can’t compare with the strongest magic guide like Revilia with cross-level magic firepower, but it’s more than enough compared to ordinary adventurers.
Of course, compared to magic, what’s most impressive about the "Black Demon Demon Sword" is his exceptional swordsmanship, something the magic race supposedly can’t master.
The exquisite swordsmanship had reached a level even Reiger, who mastered multiple breathing styles and was considered an expert in sword techniques, had to admire.
The city’s fiercest two magic swordsmen consecutively demonstrated astonishing power, pushing the alien giant back in retreat.
Naturally, the four Halfling warriors also joined, moving like four intertwining streams of light around the alien giant, occasionally brandishing their weapons, not attacking haphazardly, but carefully coordinating their positions, collaborating in tandem, showing an effect greater than the sum of their parts.
Unlike Hedine and Hegni with powerful magic or Ota and Allen with exceptional strength and speed, these four Halfling warriors relied entirely on their infinite combo tactics in battle.
But it was this infinite combo that allowed these four Lv.5 Halfling warriors to exert strength comparable to or surpassing Lv.6, causing the alien giant to rage helplessly.
"Tch... can’t let the Freyja Clan bastards steal the spotlight like this? Theona! Let’s go too!"
"Coming, coming!"
Finally, Theone and Theona reacted, both rushing out, slashing at the alien giant with recurved blades and double-edged swords.
As for Grace, he remained at the forefront alone, his attention already drawn by two people...
......
Standing on the battlefield, the aura emanating from the pig warrior unknowingly changed, and his form was transforming.
His pupils twisted like fangs.
His visage became beastly savage.
The overwhelming presence he exuded transformed into a terrifying ferocity.
In this moment, the warrior Ota became a beast.
—[Bestial Transformation].
This is a power that appears only in a few kinds of Beastmen.
Once certain conditions are met, limited to these few kinds of Beastmen, they will be able to unleash the hidden beast nature and power within them, becoming ferocious while their physical strength surges tremendously.
This ability will awaken as a skill for Beastmen who can undergo "Beastification" when they receive the blessing of the gods.
For the Beastman Clan, this is a highly precious skill, possessing the effect of overturning the power balance between allies and enemies, exponentially increasing their own explosiveness.
Bert’s werewolf clan is one of the rare races within the Beastman Clan capable of "Beastification". As long as they bathe in moonlight, they can activate the "Beastification" ability, obtaining physical capabilities superior to any other race, to the extent that some even say, "No race is a match for werewolves under the moon."
Frankly speaking, once Bert enters the state of "Beastification", even Ais using "Wind" might not be a match for him in the same rank conditions.
The werewolf’s "Beastification" is as extraordinary as Ais’s "Wind" derived from the great spirits, with unparalleled effects.
Unfortunately, the conditions for werewolf’s "Beastification" are too stringent; they must bathe in moonlight, and on nights without a moon, this skill is a useless one that can never be activated.
And the troublesome thing is, there is no moon in the underground city, nor is there any moonlight, so Bert rarely has the chance to activate "Beastification".
However, compared to the werewolf clan, Ota as a Pig Orc has far fewer restrictions.
His "Beastification" doesn’t need time or place selection, and the activation conditions are arbitrary.
In other words, Ota can "Beastify" and become stronger anytime, anywhere.
His "Beastification" is not something an average Beastman can compare to, with power no less than the werewolf clan, hailed as the strongest under the moon.
This is Ota’s trump card, the fundamental reason why Reiger previously thought he would not be weaker than Lv.8, and likewise capable of cross-level challenges.
Before leveling up, Ota was already infinitely close to Lv.8.
At that time, once he activated the "Beastification" skill, he could naturally be comparable to Lv.8.
Now, Ota has ascended to Lv.8, and with the "Beastification" skill activated, his explosive strength is terrifying enough to make one’s heart tremble.
It is certain that an ordinary Lv.8 cannot possibly be a match for Ota at this moment.
But—
"Not enough."
The beast, whispering thus, suppressed the ferocity generated after "Beastification" and raised the great sword in his hand.
"[Mercy of the Silver Moon, Golden Fields, bestow upon me the might of a fighting boar.]"
He actually began to chant.
"[Bearer of the goddess’s will, charge forward.]"
This is the magic that only the "Valiant" can use.
"[Hildis Vini]."
With the magic chant, the sword in Ota’s hand glowed with golden light.
A fierce magic power light covered the surface of the great sword, the brilliance so dazzling that it gave the illusion of the blade expanding, as if this weapon donned a coat of golden wild boar fur.
Ota once relied on this magic to beat the floor master Balrog on the 49th floor of the underground city to near death.
Ota once relied on this magic to defeat an adventurer who was also Lv.7.
Its effect is just one— "Power Amplification".
Simply, straightforwardly, it massively enhances the "Power" parameters, the nature of this strengthening magic being the same as the rank magic like "Dragon’s Power" and "Earth Mother’s Power" used by Reiger, yet it surpasses these two in terms of enhancement power.
Having used this magic, and with the "Beastification" skill activated, Ota enters his strongest state.
......
"Hoo—exhale—"
Standing before the alien giant undergoing a fierce attack, the young swordsman suddenly took a deep breath, inhaling a large amount of oxygen.
His breathing rhythm changed once more.
Becoming scorching.
Becoming intense.
"[Subvert the old order, create new life———lost truth!]"
First, Reiger activated transformation magic.
"[Awaken———Flame Spirit Burning Cloth!]"
Immediately, Reiger activated his unparalleled additional magic, imbuing it with fictional attributes, transforming "Wind" into "Flame".
"Boom!"
A surge of flames immediately erupted from Reiger’s body, but unlike in the past when only "Sun Breathing" was used and the flames burned fiercely; this time, like a robe of flames, it cloaked him.
"Creak..."
Clad in a cloak of flames, Reiger clenched his hand, the crystal longsword in his hand disappearing unbeknownst, replaced by a black sword emitting high temperature, which fell into his hand.
Having drawn the black sword, Reiger then pulled the flame-wrapped blade behind him.
"Sun Breathing·Land Form·Bone-Burning Sun!"
The vortex of flames, thus appeared.