Bro, I'm not an Undead!

Chapter 1318: Spectrum (4)



Uyuniya wore a furious smile. It had been a long time since Skullius had seen someone don that kind of expression; perhaps fury and frustration were a pair that melded very well together.

It wasn't as though Uyuniya didn't expect Skullius to pick up on her trick eventually. Skullius imagined she was frustrated because her attacks weren't doing anything at all to him when she and him were supposed to be at the same level of Divinity. As a Voided Deathform, Skullius was sure Uyuniya had a guidance field. She was able to tell how strong he was. As for her use of the Broader Existence to attack...

'I can't sense the attacks coming likely because of the same reason I can't sense another individual's Broader Existence and attack it directly. It's proven extremely difficult so far,' Skullius thought. 'Uyuniya's attacks are blunt and they hit decently hard. But is that all attacking with the Broader Existence can do? I am going to have to try it out myself. Maybe this battle has its upsides.'

While the Broader Existence of another was so hard to perceive, Skullius' own was all but clear. It was the space between his body and soul, but its existence wasn't quite as literal as the definition would have one believe. In some ways, it was akin to an invisible, expansive territory all around whose existence was validated by Skullius' body and soul, hence why it could be damaged by harming the body or soul when they separated from each other.

Skullius itched at the thought of weaponizing it. He turned to Elita who still remained guarding against a long gone blow in front of Uyuniya.

"I told you I wouldn't be holding back on you, right?" Skullius said to her.

"Do what you have to do," she replied as she brandished her sword, "and I'll do the same."

Skullius nodded... and unleashed his [Legion Eyes].

...!!!

Everything around him became darkness littered with strings of Rules. Everything except Uyuniya and Elita.

Skullius then closed his [Legion Eyes].

He took a step forward as he collected his findings from just now.

'Uyuniya and Elita both have Realm Rank weapons. I just used my [Legion Eyes], which are a Sage tier Andori, but they were rendered ineffective against these two because of their weapons. So, I suppose this means Realm Rank weapons are stronger than Sage tier Andori and below. Which also means my arsenal of Andori in this default body isn't what's going to decide the battle.'

It was not a pleasing thought, but knowing about it was beneficial all the same to Skullius.

He raised his water-bladed sword and swung down.

Again, a catastrophe befell the Purity headquarters. A slash made of beautiful swirls of liquid struck at Elita, intent on cleaving through her and everything else in its path.

The short sword, forged from the statue of Listafelle mystically transformed through the Malefic Gold Hand, was a Realm Rank Treasure fated to last for only a minute.

The Malefic Gold Hand transformed anything Skullius touched into a weapon of the same rank as its own. Intentions and mysteries tied to the object touched by the gauntlet would be weaponised and combined with traits of the user's abilities for devastating attacks. In the current instance, as the statue Skullius had touched was linked to Listafelle, it became a sword capable of discharging slashes empowered by mythical waters - as the Deitess Listafelle was Aigas' seas.

The attacks mirrored Skullius' two slicing Andori [Elusive Meta Carver] and [Ruining Cutter], but the attack power was no longer at the Grand tier. It was at the peak of the Sage tier!

But be that as it may...

CLANG!

For an instant, Elita's body became a blinding torrent of light and she successfully parried the water slash!

Skullius found that suspicious.

Elita was exceptionally powerful with her mask on.

She had been able to catch Boron off guard and slice through his Broader Existence.

She had been able to catch Fulgardt off guard and disrupt his momentum back in Maqi.

And now, she was successfully warding off Divine attacks she had no business being able to react to.

'I'll take the fight to you then,' Skullius thought, and he darted forth while sending three [Ruining Cutters] at maximum output at Elita and Uyuniya - one at the former, two at the latter.

Elita responded way better than Uyuniya. She swatted the Cutters headed her way easily while Uyuniya struggled to deflect one. Elita had to parry the other one away for her.

But Skullius was already upon them by the time they were done saving themselves. He had warped behind Uyuniya before she realised he was near, and a split moment later, her body was already stitched and freezing from being near his nimbus.

However...

BAAAM!

Uyuniya managed one blow from her Broader Existence to Skullius' face and he grunted while staggering back. He hadn't expected it. Before he could recover, Elita grabbed Uyuniya and flashed away with her.

As soon as Skullius recovered the lights in his head, he sent a stream of [Ruining Cutters] at the duo. Elita's figure obtained another shocking beam of radiance and she began shredding through the slashes rapidly with Broodweiler. At the same time, Uyuniya covered her face with her hand, and Voided Death Essence exploded outward... creating a mask over her face! When Skullius saw this, he immediately drew upon the power of the [King of Severing Twilight: AfterDark]. Darkness blasted out of him as though he were a breached dam wall and enveloped everything in sight without exception. On the outside, the darkness forged a beautiful mansion with a series of layers, all of them growing smaller as it ascended, but on the inside, it was all darkness.

This was the [Dousing Sanctum), a sub-application of [King of Severing Twilight: AfterDark]. It drowned Uyuniya and Elita within it, hiding their outlines in black.

However... the glow of their masks remained brilliant even in the darkness.

One was true sapphire, and the other was a hard magenta, plain, but ominous nonetheless.

[Author's Note]

[King of Severing Twilight: AfterDark | Third Grand Tier]

A facet of the lord of darkness and light's powers that utilises tenebrosity for vicious triumph;

-Functions-

+Coats its user in an imperceptible shadow; as long as the shadow remains active, all damage received by the user is reduced by 98%

+Expels the Dousing Sanctum - a dark, majestic mansion - whenever damage breaches its primary defences; as long as the user remains within range of the Dousing Sanctum, all

damage they take will be transferred and detained within it.

+Gives its user access to a cavern in the bowls of the great void, far from prying eyes if needed.

+All darkness - even from the great void - becomes envy that rushes at the user's call, empowering their Immortal Physique minimally.

+Will restrain the effects of enemy attacks as long as they are completely submerged in

darkness.

+Will prey on the moral darkness within targets to affect their mind, enthralling or harming

them as the user wishes.