Chapter 376: [ The End of Battle ]

A brilliant smile suffused on Allen’s face as he suddenly stopped. His action startled the Sphinx and her paw halted in midair.

When she noticed the smile on Allen’s face, the Sphinx somewhat beautiful face distorted.

This youth….

“Sphinx, I know the answer!!” Allen cried out in jubilation.

“Speak, and I shall listen.” The Sphinx stopped in front of Allen.

“The answer to the question is… Nothing! The riddle’s answer is Nothing!”

The Sphinx’s eyes narrowed. Then her cold expression was overshadowed by a smile. “That answer… is correct.”

“… …” Allen stopped moving. His clothes and hair were fluttering in the air.

He looked frivolous, natural and unrestrained. His strange eyes were twinkling as he showed great confidence.

A confident grin appeared on his face.

“Your power and intelligence are praiseworthy…” The Sphinx muttered as her body slowly returned to sand. “We shall meet again, dear young hero. When the time has come to once again test yourself, I shall come forth and meet you again. Such promise, I will certainly fulfill….”

The Sphinx crumbled into dust.

Finally defeating the troublesome Sphinx, Allen’s attention finally returns towards the Mummy Lord who was, unexpectedly waiting for him.

“We shall end this,” Allen muttered as he went into a stance. His eyes gleamed and the ripple pattern on his eyeball seemed to have narrowed.

“Indeed,” The Mummy Lord nodded his head. He raised his hand and touched the Death Mask, in which a long cracked line appeared on it. It seems like it was on the verge of being torn apart.

“As I thought, your existence lies in that Death Mask… wasn’t it?” It can be said that right now, the Mummy Lord was already on the brink of death as the Death Mask was already almost destroyed.

“You are the first in a very long time to have discovered it… indeed, from what I had expected to the one I had acknowledged,” The Mummy Lord’s tone seemed to be quite cheerful. Was it that joyful to have someone know of your weakness…?

This guy was really eccentric…

“… …”

The Mummy Lord suddenly laughed and took a step forward. He released an incredible purple aura which immediately enveloped his entire body.

It seems like this was the last fight and he was staking everything into this moment.

At the same time, Allen also released his aura. Lightning sparks crackled into the air and blue flames started to appear, blazing on his hair and arms and tail.

An overwhelming pressure descended.

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“This will be the finale, it’s been a pleasure, Mummy Lord,” Allen's eyes turned into a crescent as his lips curled upward.

“Hehe, indeed, young Hero. You have proven yourself extremely well. A great warrior that had exceeded my expectations. Whether you fall or stand in this battle, a reward from me, is given,”

“… …”

“The world is changing… what you think is an enemy isn’t the real enemy…”

“What are you saying, Mummy Lord?” Allen frowned.

“…sadly, I can’t say more, forgive me. But I believe you will learn it yourself. In that time, the world’s future will be in your hands, young hero. I hope you will still be able to exceed my expectations…”

“Real enemies…huh?” Said Allen whose eyes didn’t look sharp anymore. Instead, he looked calm. “I don’t care who are the real enemies were. I only fight hard for my belief. Whether the Demons are the enemies or not, as long as they threatened what I held dear, then, they are nothing but enemies.”

“… …”

“Of course, I’m also curious and interested in what you are saying. These ‘real enemies’ you are talking about. But since you won’t tell me about it, I won’t care. I already had my hands full with the legion and my idiotic brother. I’ll worry about your words after I deal with them…”

“… so be it,” Bam!! The Mummy Lord stamped onto the ground and a crack appeared in the ground. He then jumped up in the air and from the sand, a massive mace materializes.

The Mummy Lord’s body released a soft purple light as it soared on the wind. A huge rumbling sound spread in the atmosphere. The mace in the Mummy Lord’s hand shot down from the sky at a terrifying speed and slammed into the ground, creating a huge crevice beneath it.

However, Allen was no longer there and had already moved away, looking at the scene indifferently.

The Mummy Lord’s attack pattern and speed had weakened considerably. Worst is that the purple aura, or probably its magic power was leaking like an open faucet.

As expected, its Death Mask had probably received much damage than it could endure, it couldn’t hold the power as a vessel properly.

Although due to his ability, [ Flawless Restoration ], his body had already recovered to peak with the help of Maria Makiling, giving him enough magic power to fully restored his stamina and health, making it recover to its peak.

Still, Allen’s mana reserve had been depleted because he had prioritized body recovery.

Well, even without mana, Allen was not a spent candle. He had prioritized revitalizing his body because mana wasn’t the only thing he can use.

Allen jumped and his hands blurred. In just less than a minute, he immediately had made different hand seals and rapidly circulated his chakra.

Just as explained before, Mana and Chakra are different. In simple terms, Mana was known as heavenly energy that covered this world while Chakra was the product by combining Physical energy and Spiritual Energy.

And by kneading the inner Chakra within oneself, “Suiton: Gekiryūdan!!” Allen muttered as he jumped back.

A massive water tornado appeared and rushed towards the Mummy lord’s location. With ninjutsu and Chakra, it was sufficient to deal with the weakened Mummy Lord.

The Mummy Lord slam the mace onto the ground a long line of fissure appeared, altering the water tornado’s course.

“Suiton—Bakusui Shōha!” Allen raised his hand and punched the ground, causing a huge tidal wave of water to surge and rushed towards the Mummy Lord.

Due to the scale of the attack, the Mummy Lord was caught off guard, completely swallowing him in the violent torrent of water,

Allen rode the wave and his body emitted bluish white electric sparks: “Zeus Rage!!”

Bang!!!! From the dark clouds hanging above the sky, a huge thunderbolt, golden in color struck where Allen was standing and the electricity spread through the water around him.

“Gyaaaaaahhhh!!” A shriek echoed when electricity spread towards the water.

The Mummy Lord jumped from the water. But at this very moment, Allen appeared just above him. his hands moved so quickly it became a blur.

“Lightning Water Dragon!!” Allen bent his waist, his belly started to swell and then he opened his mouth, spitting out a huge dragon with a snake-like body.

Bluish-white electricity scattered from the Dragon’s body.

Roaring, the lightning dragon shot towards the Mummy Lord who had tried to evade but a small black hole appeared on his feet, sucking his feet, immobilizing him.

[ Black Hole ] was a very difficult ability to master as it was a space-related ability. Even now, Allen still had a hard time controlling it as to not affect anything more than necessary but creating a small and easy to control black holes was possible. Though it hardly had a use in any battles…

Gyahhhhh!! The Mummy Lord let out a painful cry from being electrocuted.

Now! Seeing the Mummy Lord immobilized, Allen went into action. He appeared behind the Mummy Lord and raising his hand, he pierced the Mummy Lord’s head from behind and grasped Death Mask.

!!?

“I caught you, Mummy Lord,” Allen grinned. Cracked! Allen tightened his hand and the Death Mask crumbled a bit.

“… …”

“This time, you won’t be able to escape from me!”

*Ding!

[ Congratulations! You have successfully robbed [ Lifeless Physique ] skill! ]

[ Lifeless Physique ] –Enables the user to erase any physical weaknesses of an organic or living body possess including the need for rest, sustenance or other physical requirements. With this physique, the user wouldn’t be able to feel pain and cannot be poisoned or get ill.

“Hahaha, haaaa, you have apparently grown in battle. What a very interesting existence you are, young hero. Truly, magnificent.”

“Well, what can I say, I’m special~”

“Hahaha, the world is changing every minute. Perhaps, someone like you is needed in the current era… but careful, oh great friend, although I was told not to say much but let me tell you something a bit that might be able to warn for the upcoming trouble you will face.”

!?

“Lord Set had learned something, in which I have no knowledge about. However, I had once accidentally heard him muttering; the great chaos will cover the world. Gods and Demons will perish and the thousand worlds will either faced destruction or rebirth. Great Calamity will appear… poor world, such ends…”

“What does that mean?”

“I don’t know… but Lord Set was certain that something will come. This something will ensure great chaos… so, become strong, young hero. Troubles are coming, not only the one you are currently facing…”

*Ding! [ Congratulations! You have successfully robbed [ Drain ]! ]

[ Drain ] –An ability that lets the user absorb life-force, magic power, vitality, and health while removing it from the source and absorbed it into their body. Caution: extended draining may result in extended or permanent effects or even death for the source.

“I am not afraid of troubles…” Allen smiled faintly. The Death Mask on his hand slowly crumbled apart. It had taken too much damage already, from the Death Mask itself or the Mummy Lord’s body that the power provided by the Death Mask to repair itself can’t endure anymore.

The purple aura around the Mummy Lord slowly faded as if disappearing.

“Let’s meet again when the time comes young hero…” The Mummy Lord said softly. Though the voice seemed to have changed… Probably my imagination… “And please do not go down the road that I did…”

“… …”

“Everything that was needed was said, grant me the final strike.” The Mummy Lord’s voice echoed inside Allen’s mind and pity suddenly surges through him.

*Ding! [ Congratulations! You have successfully [ Golem Create ]! ]