"Are you guys going to be my first opponents?" I asked to Phobio and Albis
Albis laughed elegantly, "You got a problem with that?"
"No, a warm up wouldn't be bad."
Albis lost her smile and Phobio was seething with anger.
Phobio immediately rushed at me intending to throw a punch, he was smiling so hard as his punch neared his face, "too slow" Simon's voice beamed in his ear, his body felt a wave of force flood him.
Without anyone expecting it, Phobio flew past Albis and Carrion. Carrion looked back to see his subordinates mangled body slumped down against the barrier in a pool of his own blood.
"Apologies, I may have ruptured his organs."
Albis looked slightly afraid to approach me.
"Albis fall back, his clearly strong enough to take you down." He looked towards Simon, " Ready yourself, it's clear you're too strong for my subordinates. Your next opponent will be me, beastmaste-"
"Enough with the grandiose declarations, seriously, you might make me lose by falling asleep."
Carrion was slightly aggrievated, "fine then!" Carrion flew at me throwing a punch, I flew at him, matching his output. Carrion was stunned by this and kicked me to knock into the sky.
I simply floated there in the sky, Carrion flew above me and started bombarding me with a barrage of aura projectiles, slamming me into the ground and creating an explosion of aura and smoke.
"It seems you're not as strong as Guy and Leon says you are." Suddenly he felt a wave of danger behind him. He turned around and saw a fist fly towards him, he blocked but it wasn't enough.
He was immediately shot the ground in some good payback.
" You should spend less time talking and more time fighting."
Carrion took my advice and simply charged at me attacking me and trying to find an opening or tire me out.
Unfortunately for him, Elysia is a combination of True self and Wrath so magicule breeder reactor aswell as being a spiritual life-form prevented me from being tired. As for finding an opening, I didn't have any because of Unpredictability, it basically allows me to create new techniques and arts on the spot. Every attack Carrion threw were either dodged, blocked or countered.
As I was blocking one of his attack, my face showed confusion which Carrion mistook for fear, " Huh! Can't handle my power!?" While my thoughts showed an opposing story, 'How is he so weak!!!?'
Carrion jumped back to get his bearing and catch his breath, "Carrion, can I ask that you used Royal beast form?"
Carrion: "How do you know-"
Simon: "Carrion. I mean no offense but if this is your full strength, than I have tell you that you're not worthy of being a demon lord."
Carrion: "You dare challenge me-"
I suddenly released a huge amount of aura that even made Carrion sweat, "If all you can do is show false bravado then maybe I should just kill you."
Guy: " Simon, if you try to kill him, I will step in."
"Sorry, but after sparring with Leon and being beaten by you daily, this seems a bit…underwhelming."
Albis who was trying to heal Phobio could only look on in fear as Carrion's anger grew aswell as the fact that he was getting overwhelmed.
Carrion: " Fine then!" Carrion's body blazed with light. Which revealed an impressive new form that I looked on with a bored expression, " Here comes my strongest attack."
At his words, I simply smiled and pulled out a device that looked like a thick plate from a portal and put it on my chest in which six straps came out to latch onto him.
'I hope this firestor- I mean infons matrix works'
" Here it comes, Beast roar."
The blast flew at me in which I simply held my hands to it and focused on the infons matrix. 'I hope this works' I said this, the matrix fired up and the infons inside me converged while I was blocking the attack.
And thus the voice I was expecting came.
[Evolution of extra skill: Mana manipulation into Unique skill: Alchemy… successful]
Everyone saw the Beast roar dissipate and me emerge from it completely unscathed. The device on my chest, fried and broken, fell to the floor.
I smiled at Carrion, "Had enough?"
"Not even a little." He said while trying to catch his breath.
I turned around to Guy and shouted, "Ok Guy, I forfeit."
The hall went quiet.
"Why! I will only allow you to forfeit if you concede that I am stronger than you."
"Ok. You're stronger than me."
Carrion was left speechless, as was everyone else. Even Leon had his mouth agape at my lack of pride and honour.
I walked to the barriers edge and broke it using Alchemy, Guy shrunk the hall and it returned to its usual banquet hall and not the freakishly huge battlefield.
Carrion looked distraught while others looked bewildered. Dino was… Dino and Leon returned to his expressionless mask.
I decided to walk out when I felt data signals trying to interfere with my spiritual body and it was coming from none other than Clayman.
He noticed my gaze and I just shock my head at him while smiling. He seemed to get the message and his smile became strained.
"Anyways I'll be talking my leave."
Guy: "Not so fast, why don't you join us?"
"Because I am neither a demon lord nor do I care." I immediately departed from the scene.
With my presence explained, Walpurgis came to an end.
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"Why do demon lords always seem to want to fight me, is there something wrong with the universe?"
I was currently slumped down in the embrace of Velzard, resting my head in her boobs.
"Simon, what was that device you used." Velzard inquired.
"It's a device that manipulates the infons in someone to force the evolution of skills."
Velzard was impressed but not surprised, "Seems quite useful."
"Yeah, but the magicules and computational power needed for usage is immense, not to mention the device needs to be made out of a far more powerful metal. I'm honestly not tempted to try further in case I incur the wrath of some higher being."
"I'm a true dragon, the pinnacle of all races, anyone who tries to hurt what is mine will freeze for eternity." Velzard said in an icy tone.
" No need, I wouldn't want to get you into trouble. Even if you're stronger, it suck to know you got hurt, especially if it was from protecting me."
Velzard was taken aback, her face heating like crazy, 'Damn it Simon, don't do that.' it was a good thing he was buried in her breast and didn't look up.