A mere slime actually thinks it can ruin my plans. Overconfident trash.
Then, as you wish, die!
Jaden gripped his lance, charged at Zoe, and lunged forward with a fierce thrust.
Meanwhile, Zoe also seemed completely unable to hold himself back, looking entirely out of control.
Fruit State, activate!
In an instant, a massive surge of mana burst from Zoe!
An additional four times his total mana capacity flooded through Zoe's entire body.
It was over 17,000 mana in total.
For a split second, Zoe felt as though his body was about to burst.
“How is this possible?!”
Jaden's eyes widened.
Could it be...
Jaden thought of the [Canon of Withered Life].
He had obtained this meditation method by chance, but since he cherished his own life deeply, he had never cultivated it.
After all, he was a man destined to become king. His precious lifespan was meant for ruling a nation, so how could he waste it like this?
Thus, he had used the [Canon of Withered Life] to train his subordinates, using it to drive the growth of the Headhunter Cult he had established.
Yet in truth, even within the Headhunter Cult, not many people were foolish enough to use their lifespan to cultivate this technique.
This slime had actually managed to obtain the Canon of Withered Life from the Headhunter Cult.
And judging by the fluctuations of this mana, he had probably cultivated it to a certain level, consuming an untold amount of his lifespan.
Is he not afraid of dying?!
Why does he want to kill me so badly, even if he has to trade his own life for it? Is he insane? What kind of grudge is this?
Besides, how can his worthless life compare to mine!
What a bastard!
Acid Wave!
Zoe inflated his body, instantly consuming 8,000 mana.
A wave of acid, as massive as a city wall, was spat out by Zoe.
This spectacular sight drew the eyes of almost the entire battlefield.
“What... is that?”
“Is the City Lord going to be okay?”
“Damned Headhunter Cult! Are they trying to kill the City Lord?!”
The massive wall of acid crashed down, making the earth rumble as vast torrents of acid surged in all directions, corroding everything in their path.
Dozens of goblins didn't even have time to react before they were engulfed by the acid and melted into dregs.
Countless corrosive gases evaporated into the air, turning into a yellowish-green toxic mist.
After spitting out the Acid Wave, Zoe leaped into the air and looked down at Jaden, who had taken the wave directly to the face.
Jaden's horse had collapsed entirely, corroded until only white bones remained.
As for Jaden, the flesh of one of his arms had been completely corroded away.
His entire set of plate armor was also pitted and riddled with holes from the corrosion.
The lance in his hand was also covered in corrosive marks.
“Die!”
With a furious roar, the surviving Jaden, his face warped with rage, left an afterimage behind as he rushed toward Zoe.
So fast!
His speed was so incredible that Zoe couldn't track him at all!
Zoe was instantly pierced by the lance. Immediately after, a crimson light exploded from the lance.
D-grade skill: Combat Technique—Explosive Thrust!
Zoe's deep purple body was instantly torn into pieces of all sizes by the bursting red light.
He looked as if he had exploded from the inside out.
Pain!
But it was still within tolerable limits!
The pain of being blown to pieces didn't make Zoe lose control of his body.
He had spent countless times every single day being burned by Dragon Flame, refining his skills through agonizing torment over and over again.
He had long since grown accustomed to this level of pain!
[High-speed Regeneration] activated. The largest fragment of slime rapidly expanded, swallowing the other slime fragments to restore him to his original form, consuming 500 mana.
But a furious Jaden quickly charged again.
He swung his lance, and a sharp, torrential force sliced Zoe in two from top to bottom.
It was too fast—Zoe's eyes couldn't track it at all!
This time, Zoe didn't immediately regenerate. Instead, he simply abandoned his severed lower half, letting his upper body fly backward to create some distance.
Meanwhile, Jaden had already disappeared from sight once more.
Is this the power of a Level 40 Rose Knight? The gap in our levels is just too immense.
Zoe focused all his attention.
The moment the air currents behind him rippled slightly, he did not hesitate and launched an attack behind him.
Acid Severing Wave!
An instantly cast Acid Severing Wave sliced outward like a razor-sharp water blade, cutting toward Jaden as he lunged from behind.
Jaden brought his lance across to block the slash, which left a corroded scar on the shaft.
Zoe manipulated his body to rapidly regenerate.
But Jaden had already thrown a heavy kick, shattering Zoe once more and sending him smashing into the ground.
As Zoe crashed into the acid on the ground, he didn't daze for even a second. His body immediately turned transparent.
“Boring parlor tricks.”
Jaden descended from the sky, his lance piercing straight through the transparent Zoe and pinning him to the ground.
Zoe looked up at Jaden but did not respond.
However, leveraging a Rose Knight's danger perception, Jaden immediately sensed a threat.
He quickly pulled out his lance and retreated, but Zoe had already activated his skill.
The acid on the ground seemed to come alive, shooting out countless acid tentacles that wrapped toward Jaden.
While the Acid Wave only required 6,000 mana to activate, Zoe had spent an extra 2,000 mana specifically to utilize a characteristic of [Acid] Lv.5.
Remote Manipulation!
Watching the countless tentacles rising from the ground, Jaden could only swing his lance.
D-grade skill: Combat Technique—Rose Flurry!
As the lance swept out in a blur of afterimages, countless crimson slashes radiated outward in all directions with Jaden at the center.
The encroaching acid tentacles were sliced into pieces in an instant.
Zoe wasn't discouraged. The acid tentacles were only meant to buy him time.
Corrosive Gas Slash!
Seizing the opportunity, Zoe released a fully charged Corrosive Gas Slash.
Jaden's pupils dilated as he saw the incoming Corrosive Gas Slash. He swung his lance, precisely pointing the tip forward to intercept the strike.
The slash exploded, and the massive impact traveled up the lance and into Jaden's hands, forcing him to take several steps back to disperse the force.
But Zoe gave him no quarter. Closing the distance, he charged his skills once more.
Acid: Heart-Piercing Needle Rain!
Zoe spat out countless sharp steel needles, coated in acid, forming a downpour of needles that rained down on Jaden.
Physical steel needles? Where on earth did this slime spit those out from?!
D-grade combat technique: Rose Bud.
Jaden stood his lance upright. A crimson illusion rose from it, forming a blood-red flower bud with the lance at its center, completely enveloping Jaden.
The dense rain of needles was completely blocked by the bud.
At the center of the phantom flower bud, Jaden locked his gaze onto Zoe.
At that moment, all the slime on Zoe's body began to boil, bubbling up in a warning of extreme danger.
C-grade combat technique: Rose Petal.
As Jaden slowly lowered his lance, the bud began to bloom from its center.
Zoe quickly dodged to the side, but no matter how he moved, the attack remained locked onto him, leaving him no way to escape.
In the end, he could only manipulate the acid scattered across the battlefield to wrap around himself, layering it to form a protective cocoon.
“Now, die.”
Jaden thrust his lance forward. Petals drifted off the blooming red rose, turning into a torrential river of petals that surged toward Zoe.
In an instant, each petal carved away the layers of acid as if dealing a thousand cuts.
Before long, Zoe was exposed at the center of the cocoon, his slime being shaved away layer by layer.
At this rate, Zoe's hidden slime core would be shredded by the petals as well.
He had no choice but to use his life-saving skill.
Acid: Heart-Piercing Bullet!
Mustering every ounce of his strength, Zoe spat out a single acid bullet, which flew toward Jaden at extreme speed.
At the same time, his body was completely swallowed by the petals and torn to pieces.
Watching the high-speed acid bullet fly toward him, Jaden swung his lance to block it.
“A weak attack. Is this your final struggling echo?”
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