The Demon Monarch System

Chapter 569: Inconsequential Disasters, Az'kayzak's Real Power

Inconsequential Disasters, Az'kayzak's Real Power

"Are you irritated by something?" Tiberius asked with a faint smile. Brukti's change in expression and irritated behavior didn't escape his superior senses. What's more, Evangeline immediately revealed that she had both healed and augmented Soren and Solomon before returning here.

So, there was absolutely zero chance of them losing against Disasters while in their current state. In this war, where they continued to face losses, it felt excellent to emerge on top for once. Thanks to her actions, none of the Disasters summoned outside of the Catastrophe Line's center received a chance to wreak havoc on the battlefield, which spared many human lives.

Even if the war was still underway, the Grand Masters weren't anxious about the outcome. After all, they had yet to become serious. Only the three of them had revealed their Avatar Forms thus far, but they didn't utilize them at their highest potential.

For one, doing so would damage the delicate principles holding Astarat in place. At the very least, something would need to be sacrificed to appease all of the damage dealt to the world.

"That thing is talking to me. Is it time to do away with them yet, Lord Az'kayzak?" Brukti questioned while ignoring Tiberius's question completely. After being revived, Az'kayzak delivered a new set of instructions to Brukti, which also doubled as the reason for his inactivity. Since there weren't as many deaths happening, the amount of Death Essence nearby was finite.

"Mm, almost, I suppose. In the meantime…"

Az'kayzak casually waved his hand, and the five extra Disasters standing between both sides released guttural roars. One of the closest Disasters, a monster with green crystals protruding from its overgrown fists, rushed towards the Grand Master. Its movement was similar to an ape, using its large hands to bombard the ground. However, this action softened the land by sending decaying ripples into the earth.

Of course, this type of attack wasn't very effective on the Grand Masters since their attainments allowed them to fly. But, it did allow for the Disaster's ally to benefit from this attack.

One of the Disasters took on the shape of a giant snake resembling a colossal cobra. Its enormous body released a potent toxin that turned the softened ground into a poisonous swamp within seconds. Fortunately, Disasters were immune to the poison created by their race, so they remained unaffected while advancing through the toxic swamp.

Meanwhile, the Grand Masters eyed them with some amusement in their expressions.

"I believe we're being underestimated. It would seem this guy has too much faith in his lesser creations," Hakkur said with a slight darkening expression. Although they were beneath him, Hakkur felt some vexation towards the fact that Az'kayzak sent these inferior creatures to distract them.

"No worries, I will deal with them. Don't get all worked up over something trivial. We all know how you like to explode. Save that for the real ordeal," Gideon responded before slowly floating forward before the others.

A deluge of umbra flames spread out from his body while he moved forward. Like the others, he also took the time to activate his Avatar Form. After reaching a scope of 500 meters, the sea of umbra flames then reversed, rapidly flowing back towards Gideon's body.

The temperature in the area rose drastically as even the toxic swamp below him began bubbling. Gideon's Avatar Form, like the others, manifested as something related to his Spirit. Thus, a refined cloak made entirely of those earlier flames graced his body.

At the same time, the staff in his hand gained small crystalline clusters of black flames.

"Burn," Gideon said. It was a simple command, but a horrifying scene occurred when he tapped the bottom of the staff against the air beneath his feet. A pillar of black flames shot towards the ground, vaporizing everything in its path.

Despite appearing mindless, the Disasters instinctively stopped their charge before coming too close to the pillar. Sadly, their actions were useless. Gideon merely shifted his arm forward, dragging the bottom of his staff across the air.

The pillar below responded to this action and mirrored his movement, moving forward quickly. The two Disasters―the serpent and giant fist monster―were incinerated on the spot without Gideon sparing much effort.

Even Az'kayzak felt astonishment towards how fast Gideon disposed of the Disasters. "While that attack was strong, I dare say it only targeted the two weakest present. There remain five more who are of greater ability. You may all go."

"Understood," Brukti said with a faint nod. Afterward, a colossal greatsword, the same one wielded during his fight against Solomon, appeared in his grasp. Before moving, he looked towards the other four then narrowed his eyes.

After returning from death, Brukti's senses were much sharper. In light of those sharpened senses, he sensed presences approaching rapidly. In fact, they moved so fast that they reached this area before he could launch an attack against Gideon.

Bang! …Boom!

Two landings caused a storm of debris, but it was split apart by a golden spear and the wave of a chiseled arm. Naturally, the newcomers were Soren and Solomon, with Solomon carrying Valerie by his side.

Upon noticing their attendance, Gideon spared them a cursory glance. "Take two of your choosing, and I shall dispose of the remainder."

"Fine by me," Soren shrugged.

"Consider it done," Solomon replied.

The moment they appeared, Brukti squeezed his weapon so tight that it creaked faintly. More importantly, his emerald eyes adopted a crimson glow, indicating just how enraged he was.

"Do as you must. You have the support of my power," Az'kayzak said.

These words were just what Brukti wanted to hear. Using his grudge as a means to fuel his assault, Brukti rushed forward with tunnel vision on Solomon, who noticed his advance shortly after.

Solomon smiled and took a single step forward. By the time he performed this action, Brukti had appeared before him with better energy control than before. Be that as it may, Solomon wasn't at the slightest disadvantage.

Bang!

A colossal forced collided against Solomon's body, but he grabbed Brukti's blade and redirected the attack towards his side. Brukti was slammed into the ground, causing an outward tremor, but that wasn't the end of Solomon's counterattack.

The large imprint of the Constellation Press appeared just above Solomon's body before heavily pressing down on Brukti. The force embedded deep into the ground while a large shockwave filtered throughout the area.

Meanwhile, three fireballs reminiscent of miniature suns burned two Disasters out of existence. The flames within this attack even outclassed the one present in the pillar since it appeared to be a condensed version of this pillar.

On the other hand, Soren resorted to activating seven symbols on Gaelbolg. The monstrous attacks he used punctured gaping holes in his opponent's body. However, each attack seemed to borrow a portion of his previous momentum and power. The simple pierce was akin to a raging blast of spear intent and energy fused toward by the last strike.

Just like that, all of the Disasters, save for Brukti, were annihilated and made utterly inconsequential. Despite this happening before Az'kayzak's very eyes, he continued to smile.

"Good. I must thank you for making the process easy for me. I reached my limit earlier, but now, my vessel is more than ready after creating the needed space," Az'kayzak said suddenly.

He then snapped his finger, causing even the shattered cores of the Disaster to react to his call. The remains of the Disaster circled Az'kayzak's body, but a large portion of it also pierced the palm print on the ground.

"There only need be two of us; as for the rest, they were meant to be disposable engines anyway."

Screeeeeeeeee…

A droning ring resounded throughout the area as Az'kayzak slashed his scythe against space. A purple line appeared, from which an unusual energy seeming to be dead souls seeped out and assaulted the Grand Masters.

"Oh… this type of attack is very unusual. What are these… perhaps souls?" Gilbert wondered.

"Who knows, but we just have to destroy it," Hakkur replied.

Just as he said, he launched an attack against these seemingly dead souls twirling around his body. To his surprise, however, his attack was ineffective. Even when split apart, this unusual energy regrouped and continued to circle the Grand Masters.

"Heh, did you think eluding the proper use of death is that easy? If so, you humans wouldn't possess a finite lifespan. Your understanding of death isn't enough to overcome this attack, so now you all may disappear," Az'kayzak said.