Matthew Atkinson & Natalie Russell
Third Layer of the Supernatural Realm
The three-eyed demon's face was filled with rage.
Its eyes were filled with fighting spirit, and the third eye on its forehead was also beginning to open.
But in Matthew's view, this guy was all bark and no bite.
"Why are your hands shaking?" Matthew laughed and said, "What? Are you afraid of me?"
The three-eyed demon was indeed a bit scared.
If it weren't afraid of dying, it wouldn't have hidden among the corpses and pretended to be dead in an attempt to buy time.
If it could hide on for 60 minutes, it could survive.
Now that Matthew had seen through his plan, the three-eyed demon was furious.
At the same time, it was very puzzled and did not understand why there would be such a terrifying existence among the humans' new generation.
It initially thought it was already exceeding the limit of freshman enough.
Unexpectedly, some people exceeded the limit even more than the demon race's genius did.
That punch was truly terrifying.
The most important thing right now was how to survive for another fifty more minutes under this human's watch.
As long as it could get back alive, there was always a chance to start over.
While pondering a solution, the three-eyed man babbled a string of words.
"You brought me to the stage before, so you could fight a master like me, right? I hope you won't use that kind of move again, so that I can unleash all my skills. Even if I ultimately lose and die at the hands of a powerful human like you, I'll be satisfied."
Upon hearing this, Matthew couldn't help but laugh.
"Looks like you really don't have a good memory."
His smile vanished, and he asked, "Do you remember the girl you injured before?"
The three-eyed demon was taken aback. "The one who uses fire abilities?"
"That's right. She's my woman." Matthew said coldly, "I lured you down here for only one purpose… to kill you!"
When the words fell, Matthew suddenly moved.
-Snap
The ground cracked from his stomping.
He lunged at the three-eyed demon like a ferocious Tyrannosaurus.
Halfway there, Armament Haki had already covered his body.
The three-eyed demon's expression changed drastically.
It immediately put in its best effort to deal with it.
Judging from Matthew's demeanor, he really wanted to kill it.
Then it clasped its hands together and shouted.
-Haaa…
A burst of energy shot out from between his palms, instantly striking Matthew, who was approaching.
-Bang
A dull thud resounded.
The energy blast that could have instantly injured Natalie had absolutely no effect on Matthew.
Matthew paused slightly, then continued approaching as if nothing had happened.
With his Steel Body and Armament Haki, his defense was his greatest specialty at the time.
Seeing this, the three-eyed demon's expression changed again, and it quickly retreated.
Matthew followed at a leisurely pace.
He always felt that this guy was a cunning old fox, definitely hiding something, so he remained vigilant towards the three-eyed demon.
Seeing that the three-eyed demon was trying to create distance, Matthew immediately threw a punch.
-Bang
[Fist Impact]
Using a Galaxy Impact required at least two seconds of charging time.
This was considered a minor drawback of the Galaxy Impact.
While the power of the Fist Impact couldn't compare with that of the Galaxy Impact, it required no charging and could be launched instantly, making it very convenient.
A gigantic, phantom-like fist suddenly appeared.
Like a missile, it instantly tore through the void and struck the three-eyed demon.
Instantly, the three-eyed demon was sent flying backward and crashed heavily to the ground.
If this guy hadn't had his internal energy protecting it, that blow would have killed it.
-Puff
As soon as the three-eyed demon landed, it coughed up a mouthful of brown blood and became listless.
It looked like it was seriously injured.
Seeing this, Matthew smiled and did not rush; he continued to approach at a leisurely pace.
He guessed that the three-eyed were acting, a ploy to trick him.
As expected, as Matthew approached again, the three-eyed demon suddenly raised his palms in front of him and shouted.
"Flash Punch."
A beam of intense light burst forth from the three-eyed demon.
It temporarily caused Matthew to lose his sight.
The next moment.
-Thump
A muffled, thunderous impact resounded.
Suddenly, the three-eyed man appeared and struck Matthew in the chest, right in the center of his heart.
Its palm strike could split mountains and shatter rocks, and it contained terrifying internal energy.
There was once a demon with invincible defense, whose heart was shattered by this palm strike, causing it to die suddenly.
Later, someone dissected the demon and found that although the demon's body surface was unharmed, its internal organs were all shattered.
When it saw that it had struck Matthew with its palm, the three-eyed demon's face lit up with joy.
However, before it could enjoy its joy for long, a hand grabbed its arm.
"Is this the trump card you've been hiding all this time?"
Matthew's voice was icy and oppressive. "If that's the case, then you can die now."
Then he suddenly exerted force with his palm.
-Snap
The three-eyed demons' arm bones were snapped instantly.
The demon let out a miserable scream.
However, the three-eyed demon was also a ruthless monster.
When it realized it couldn't break free from Matthew's grasp, it actually used its left hand to unleash an energy slash, directly aiming at its own right arm.
-Puff
Its right arm was severed, and brown blood splattered everywhere.
Despite the excruciating pain, three-eyed quickly retreated, putting distance between himself and Matthew once again.
It stared intently at Matthew, its expression full of confusion.
It had seen that black substance (Armament Haki) before and knew it could enhance defensive capabilities.
But wasn't that thing only able to harden the skin?
Why were its palm strikes ineffective against Matthew's internal organs?
Three-eyed demon wouldn't even know in his dreams that Matthew's true defense was his Steel Body.
The Steel Body, as the name suggests, was as hard as steel all over.
Not just the body surface, but also the internal organs.
Kryptonians who grew up in the light of a young star could survive in space as adults.
How could one do that without a strong physique?
...
Matthew was stunned for a moment when he saw the severed arm in his hand.
He never expected that this three-eyed demon would be so ruthless, even daring to cut off his own arm.
Only…
What was the point of doing this?
The demon didn't think that it could survive on its own after losing an arm, did it?
Matthew casually tossed the severed arm aside.
Then his gaze fell on the three-eyed man again.
He clenched his fists, assuming a stance of gathering strength.
A crimson light shimmered on his fist.
Yes. He was going to use his ultimate move, Galaxy Impact, to take down the three-eyed demon once and for all.
He hadn't used it before because he knew that the three-eyed demon was fast enough to dodge it.
Now, the demon was covered in wounds and had lost an arm, which significantly reduced its mobility. It probably couldn't escape anymore...
On the opposite side, seeing Matthew's stance, the three-eyed demon was terrified.
That kind of attack, once it hits, could absolutely kill it instantly.
It knew it could no longer hide. If it didn't use its final trick, it might never have another chance.
Then, before Matthew could throw a punch, its third eye, located between its eyebrows, suddenly opened.
That was an extremely terrifying eye.
The entire eyeball was black, but the pupil in the center was scarlet and shimmered with an eerie light.
The moment the third eye opened, Matthew then felt an invisible force acting on him.
"Um?"
Matthew was surprised to find that he couldn't move at all.
He remained in the punching stance but could no longer move.
He couldn't even move a single finger.
It was as if that invisible force had imprisoned him entirely.
The only part of its body that could move was its eyeballs.
Matthew immediately looked at the three-eyed demon, never expecting that this demon would have such a strange trick up its sleeve.
But, at this moment, the three-eyed demon looked to be in a terrible state.
Blood was flowing from all seven orifices.
Especially those eyes, from which only brown tears of blood flowed.
The three-eyed demon's face was now deathly pale, like that of a dead man.
Suddenly, the three-eyed demon shouted.
"What are you waiting for? I can't hold out much longer. Hurry up and kill this human monster now."
"If he doesn't die, we all will."
Although the three-eyed demon spoke the demon race's language, the Supernatural Realm has a built-in translation function, allowing communication with any intelligent race.
As the three-eyed demon finished speaking.
On the stage, many "corpses" suddenly began to rise from the dead and move.
They quickly pounced on Matthew, then unleashed a barrage of attacks.
The three-eyed demon was right.
If they didn't kill this monster defending the ring as soon as possible, they would all die.
-Thump, thump, thump
Suddenly, a loud footstep sound came rapidly.
It was that one-eyed giant monster, over ten meters tall, running around in the arena.
The Cyclops was too big and too heavy. With each step he took, the ring shook.
Soon, the Cyclops reached Matthew.
Then, the monster leaped up, his massive body soaring into the air before plummeting down like a mountain, crashing down on Matthew.
The surrounding demons and monsters, upon noticing the shadow overhead, scattered in terror and fled.
-Boom
The Cyclops's "Mountain Hammer" attack was incredibly powerful.
Another deep crater appeared on the stage.
Monster stood in the deep pit.
As for Matthew, he had disappeared without a trace. Because he was buried underground.
Even the three-eyed demon was blasted backward again, spitting out another mouthful of blood upon landing and unable to get up again.
Using the eye between the eyebrows was extremely taxing and had serious side effects.
The three-eyed demon was now nearing the end of its life.
Ignoring its own body, it strained to look in the direction of the Cyclops, hoping that the giant's attack had just killed Matthew.
Otherwise, they were all doomed...
...
In the audience seats, countless onlookers were shocked by this turn of events.
No one expected that the three-eyed demon would possess such a bizarre ability.
Even a monster as strong as Matthew could be immobilized.
Seeing the Cyclops use Mountain Hammer to bury Matthew into the ring and into the ground completely, countless monsters immediately cheered.
On the demon race's side, there were also expressions of joy.
Only the atmosphere was rather quiet in the human zone.
Although most people were not familiar with Matthew, as fellow human beings, they still hoped that Matthew could win.
"Matthew…"
Filip Walker cried out in alarm, his face filled with terror.
Not only him, but Denis Read and others were like this too.
They could see clearly that Matthew had taken the Cyclops's ultimate attack squarely.
If it were them, they'd probably be minced meat by now.
Even Denis Read, who could be transformed into steel, knew that he absolutely could not withstand it.
Because that Cyclops weighed at least a dozen tons.
Even real steel would be ruined under such a weightful impact.
Natalie didn't even care about her injured shoulder and stood up directly from her seat.
The girl's pretty face was full of worry, and she wished she could rush onto the stage.
Unfortunately, they had already lost their right to participate....
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