Sinner System

Chapter 578: X-Aces vs The Demon Lord (Part 5)

As Aria’s fist closed in on Vaszel, he began to lower his staff, but he was too slow, as Aria propelled her fist with a burst of Negative Energy from her elbow, a sharp crunch ringing out as her fist collided against the left side of his ribcage, caving it in upon impact.

Vaszel coughed out blood with a sharp wheeze, Aria’s legs wobbling as she used up the last reserves of her energy and Descent wore off, before quickly and shakily crossing her arms in front of herself as he began to slash at her head with his spear.

As my own time limit with Descent ran out, I rapidly extended out a tendril of Negative Energy, grabbing Vaszel’s wrist and bringing the swing of his arm to a halt, before a sharp gasp of pain rang out as he slammed his tail against Aria’s solar plexus, sending her hurtling back before she crashed onto one of the pillars, cracks spreading out across it upon impact.

Her arms slumped to her sides as her eyelids fluttered shut, before falling off the pillar and collapsing with a thud, slumping against the ground as she lost consciousness.

As Vaszel began to take aim at her, his eyes widened in surprise as Superbia suddenly burst out of a pile of rubble and shot towards Aria, right as I unleashed a rapid beam of Negative Energy towards the Demon Lord.

He spun across and blocked the beam with the blade of his spear, as Superbia grabbed Aria, lifting her and putting her over her shoulder, before sprinting away and getting some distance away.

"I see, you had your weaker summons hide and wait to retreat with your comrades once they’ve fallen. Yes, I do no see any sign of Jaden Xeno either, one of your summons must have taken him away while I was distracted.

Well, no matter...with the injuries he sustained, I highly doubt he will survive, he is likely already dead. And while I did intend to kill Ariella Velle before killing you, in order to plunge you into the greatest despair, I suppose it doesn’t really make a difference in the end.

I shall take my time killing her once I’ve dealt with you. You barely have any Mana left, your power have diminished significantly, and you are exhausted," He remarked tauntingly.

Yeah, that’s it, keep pissing me off...

"Don’t act like you aren’t in the same boat. Two or three more significant regenerations and you’ll be out of Mana too, isn’t that right?" I surmised in response.

"Yes, that is true...but, so what? You are all alone now. All your comrades are either dead, unconscious or petrified. And it seems you cannot use those troublesome purple blasts without that Enrage power boost. I may be significantly weakened and fatigued, but I cannot die, there is nothing you can do to kill me," He gloated with a smirk.

"Let’s see about that, shall we? It’s just you and me now, Vaz...one way or another, this battle isn’t going to last much longer, think we can both agree on that. Bring it."

"Very well. Die, Kaivel Intrix," He responded coldly, before flying up and unleashing a rapid blast of Negative Energy at me.

I raced across to evade it, the blast hitting the ground and erupting, the force knocking me off-balance, before my eyes widened as a rapid blast of Disintegration came shooting towards me.

I leapt out of the way as fast as I could, the blast engulfing my right forearm and erasing it, Desecrator falling out of my grasp and hitting the ground with a clatter.

Vaszel swooped down towards me immediately, a murderous gleam in his eyes as he raised his spear, tightening his grip on it before slashing it down towards my head as he closed in.

"You’re wide open...!!!" I roared, a look of alarm appearing on his face as I raised my left arm and unleashed Obliterate at a little over forty percent.

The blast engulfed his head and chest, his arms falling off as everything at around the middle of his ribcage and above got wiped out, before I lunged forward as I unleashed Ravage: Cloak, black and white energy swirling around me as Desecrator flew back towards me as my arm regenerated.

I caught hold of Desecrator as it got within my reach, jamming it into the middle of his torso as he began to regenerate, before whipping my left arm across, the energy of Ravage wiping out his regenerating flesh.

Desecrator will transfer his Mana and stamina to me, and Ravage will further eat away at his Mana, I can’t waste this opportunity!

His tail began lashing out as I unleashed a flurry of punches at his torso with my left fist, erasing chunks of flesh off his body while keeping Desecrator lodged in his stomach.

Damn it, his regeneration has definitely slowed down, but I’m still barely keeping up with it, I need to-...!

Suddenly, his entire body erupted in a devastating wave of Negative Energy, sending me hurtling back like a ragdoll, before I crashed onto the wall behind me, coughing out blood as several bones shattered upon impact.

As I fell off the wall and collapsed onto my knees, I quickly got back onto my feet, stumbling back slightly, catching a brief glimpse of his soul as he regenerated from scratch, a furious look on his face.

That self-destruction, it must be what he used after getting petrified...I didn’t inflict as much damage as I’d have liked with Ravage: Cloak, but it looks like that move ate up a sizeable amount of his remaining Mana.

And while it wasn’t a lot, I did manage to transfer a decent amount of his Mana and stamina to me. I’ve got more energy to work with now, but...I’m still at a disadvantage, I’m seriously worn out.

"Damn it, just...just die already!" He roared, seething as I let out a slow exhale to focus.

Ravage: Cloak only lasts half a minute, and then it’s a half hour cooldown. But with my remaining MP, even after using Desecrator to replenish a bit of it, I’m not sure what’ll run out first, my Mana or the time limit. I need to make the most of this power before it runs out...

"I believe that’s my line, Vaz," I responded, a brief, tense silence ensuing, before the two of us shot towards each other...