Omni-Mastery

"Intruder!"

The demon clad in full armor was the first to open his mouth at the sight of my 'performance', springing up from his kneeling position as he brandished the terrifyingly huge axe on his back.

'Here comes the next target.'

Although my act of killing the Elder Shaman basically announced my presence, I still didn't dismiss my 'Invisibility' as I dashed towards the fierce-looking armored demon after dodging the blood so that it wouldn't reveal my location.

In reality, the first prey on my priority list was the 'Corruption Processor' since he was partially the base's 'ego', but that was exactly what made his perception superior to the rest of his 'colleagues' in the room.

At this point, my 'Invisibility' wasn't as precious as it was when I just entered the room, but it still gave me a slight advantage. Using it on the 'Corruption Processor' who would be able to 'see' me using his 'privileges' would only be a waste.

Similarly, the Overseer was at the top priority of the 'Corruption Processor', attacking him would be the same as attacking the one who I tried to avoid. As such, the only way I could make the best use of my limited 'Invisibility' was to take down the armored demon!

Thwhosh!

Although the armored demon couldn't see me, he instinctively swung his axe in the direction I was approaching. Unfortunately for him, I had already dodged as well.

Even while lacking the perception of a 'Corruption Processor' at the center of his base, the armored demon was someone of a similar caliber to the commander who gave Blade trouble. Despite being only comparable to the commander's 'suppressed' form, his battle instincts weren't that lousy to let him go down at my first attempt. However…

'Slow!'

No matter how great his battle instincts were, they weren't enough to compensate for his lack of speed!

Not to mention the bulky armor that covered his body, just the gigantic axe that matched his heavy body guaranteed his loss. Normally, the powerful strength produced by his bulging muscles could compensate for his lack of speed, but that only worked when the opponent wasn't me!

Even without the augmentation of elements, my basic Agility was enough to show a difference!

'Much better!'

After suppressing my speed for so long, letting go of the limiter and using my Agility to its full potential felt liberating. In a matter of seconds, I already avoided another axe swing from the armored demon.

Although I could already attack after the first dodge, I didn't immediately act as I switched 'Lightning Cloud' to Great Spear form!

'Should we test its effect on a living target this time?'

Just as the armored demon's bulk of flesh and metal gave him a disadvantage when it came to speed, it also gave him terrifying defense. Not to mention his high Constitution, using normal attacks wouldn't work.

The result of my quick analysis provided me with the most efficient answer, Fused Spear Energy!

As the weapon most suited for penetrating armor, the spear was undeniably my best option against the fortress-like demon, but normal Spear Energy wouldn't cut it, only by pushing it past the limit to reach the peak of the weapon path would it stand a chance!

After dodging a few more fervent swings, I took one quick glance at my status before dashing towards the armored demon once more.

'Here goes!'

[ - 'Spear Energy (SS)' ]

Holding 'Lightning Cloud' that was on the verge of losing its 'Invisibility', I combined Darkness Elements into the Fused Spear Energy using 'Darkness Unity' as I suddenly halted my constant movements in front of my opponent!

"Watch out!"

As I used the momentum that I accumulated from my dodging dashes to push my spear forward, the 'Corruption Processor' seemed to perceive my focused attack through his 'privilege', but he could only shout out a warning as he remained rooted on the spot, loyal to his task of protecting the Overseer to the best of his ability…

"Ugh."

As slow as the armored demon was, he let out a grunt as he tried to divert his axe to intercept the danger that he sensed from my direction, but…

Tshploosh!

His eyes froze as they seemed to lose focus before his head dropped down. It seemed like his mind had sent him one last 'message' as his eyes almost popped out at the extended hole that went through his chest.

'Isn't this slightly more powerful than 9th rank Spear Energy…?'

Thud!

The armored demon's body collapsed to the ground, the hole might have appeared to be small in size but its extension definitely didn't disappoint! His back was already completely obliterated as his blood and organs gave a little 'shower' to our battle's spectators…

'Pffft…'

I could barely hold back my reaction at the intestine 'hat' colorfully decorating the head of the 'Corruption Processor'. The Overseer who maintained his arrogant gaze was unfortunately only covered in black blood.

[ You have absorbed the blood essence of a 'Demon Commander (High-Tier)', purification in progress… ]

[ You have obtained 18,181,111 EP! ]

'That's really… generous.'

Compared to the highly dangerous Elder Shaman who didn't get to show his strange 'powers', the armored demon didn't disappoint, providing a reward in correlation to his high level and physical stats!

'I got two titles though…'

While feeling conflicted regarding the enemy who provided me with the best benefits, I redirected my gaze at the last two real threats within this base before being interrupted again!

[ You have leveled up! ]

[ You have reached level 123! ]

'Mr. Armor wins till I check the title effects!'

Dismissing the unimportant thoughts, I took a normal spear out of my ring, not bothering to cover it with 'Invisibility' as I made use of the 'Fusion' to throw one last attack.

Woosh!

The spear flew like an arrow at the throne, only then did the Overseer move from his relaxed pose, but even then, he didn't bother dodging.

Bang! Thud!

An arm fell to the ground as the spear's wooden shaft exploded from the impact, but it wasn't the Overseer's arm…

'Was the first Overseer the abnormal one?'

"You… What are you?"

Uncaring for the 'Corruption Processor' who was holding his armless shoulder, the Overseer squinted his eyes in my direction.

"Who knows? Maybe you should ask your useless 'friend' who failed to get rid of me…"

Removing a part of my 'Invisibility' to reveal my draconic 'face', I threw a ridiculing reply out of spite…