SSS SKILL: DUPLICATE

226  A Long Awaited Battle

Boom! The aura ball expanded and shredded the trunk of a tree, but Jargo dodged and moved to the ground.

He chuckled as a large circle appeared on the ground. A huge green vehicle was rising. It was coming out of his storage space.

OVERFLOW

Jargo touched the vehicle, then lines and runes appeared on its surface. Seanlu wanted to move, but he was attacked with cannons.

Jargo jumped and entered the vehicle. The vehicle was transforming. "I requested it to be made in the west. Not just any machine or vehicles could be used by me. The transformation has to be possible, then sophisticated technology is not needed because it will be controlled by my power. Does it look fantastic?"

The vehicle transformed into a giant robot. "Boy, you could fight me well even if your level is below mine, but I won't play with your games. You want to block me, so I could not reinforce the boss? You must at least be capable of sync magic, dumbass!"

Boom! Jargo struck his arm, but Seanlu jumped up. Jargo swung his left arm.

Seanlu jumped up with a somersault, then dived to the ground when Jargo tried to grasp him in the air.

Jargo chuckled as he aimed his arms with huge cannons.

Boom! Huge threads of water rose and blocked the attacks. They were revolving around Seanlu.

OVERFLOW

SYNC MAGIC

The water transformed into an armored warrior.

"What the hell?! Where did this monster come from?!" blurted Jargo.

"I'm not just here to block you. I want to send you to the underworld, where your other members are waiting for you."

In the underground arena of Puerto Princesa City, Gin was leading the prisoners to the sand arena.

"Sister Lisa!" shouted the women.

Lisa smiled as she hugged the women that rushed toward her. "I'm sorry that I could not protect you."

The girls cried.

A woman named Barbara wiped her tears and looked at Lisa. "We know your situation. Without you protecting the others, they will be in more miserable situations. As long as you are there, they could at least be treated like humans. There were true monsters that wanted us to become their plaything. We'd rather die here than suffer unimaginable torture under their hands."

Lisa nodded her head.

Gin looked at everyone. "Move closer."

A huge circle appeared on the ground, then they teleported.

They appeared in the underground, north of Palawan province.

The former prisoners looked around the underground, then Barbara looked at Lisa with a look of concern on her face.

"Sister, what will happen to the girls if you are not there?"

"They will be safer if they don't come with us," said Gin.

"What do you mean?"

Lisa patted Barbara's shoulder. "I will explain it to you later."

Gin looked at Lisa, then said, "I will move out and look around the area to make sure it is safe."

"Let me help you," said Lisa, then she looked at the others with a smile. "You all are already safe. Relax and take a rest. We will move away later."

Gin and Lisa moved out. They were standing on a branch of a tree as they watched the sea.

"As we told you before, our men in PHA will help free those girls. The relatives of the girls that came with us will be taken care of by them."

"I burned some bodies in the underground arena, as you said, but will that really be enough to make us look dead?"

Gin chuckled. "We also have our men in forensics. We have our men in every agency that is involved in the investigation. They will cover our tracks and show the results that we want."

Lisa smiled. "Your team is so thorough, and your boss is really capable and powerful."

Gin smiled. "He invited you to join our team. Have you not decided yet?"

Lisa turned silent for a moment. "Your team will be at higher risk if I join your team. My power could not be hidden and might leave some tracks. I want to live somewhere remote and quiet with the girls. The man behind Poison Lord is not dumb. He has a wide network around the world, and he is a walking nuclear bomb."

"Our boss can cut a nuclear bomb, but that man is not an ordinary bomb. If it was just the power of the 8th circle, he said that he could fight it head-on, but the power of the heir made their strength multiplied. His battle with Poison Lord could help him gauge Death God's level of power. We prepared the plan of attack to avoid an early clash with Death Guild."

"Can it be hidden from that man? If he causes havoc in the country, your boss will be forced to come out."

Gin chuckled. "That will not happen. At least not that early."

In the rocky hills, giant arms pinned down a giant fire snake. Tiger golems were attacking the fire bird in the air with earth spikes. A bigger tiger was fighting with a giant fire lion.

Boom! A giant boulder exploded with a huge fireball.

Karan looked at the huge hemisphere in the distance, then stared at the man who persistently blocked him. His eyes turned more murderous.

OVERFLOW

He moved down inside the body of the fire lion. The lion started changing. It transformed into a demihuman.

Gan stared at the giant, half human and half lion, as he gritted his teeth and thought,"Here comes the hard fight."

Inside the forest, Flore was standing on the head of a giant demonweed. Its huge, long vines had monster plants that kept swinging and trying to bite. There were many bite marks on the ground and trunks. More vines appeared on the giant demonweed, and then monster plants with purple heads grew. Purple energy was gathering in their mouths.

Boom! Energy balls were attacking Emily. There were explosions, and poisonous purple gas was forming.

Somewhere in the forest where Oswal and Vistal were fighting, there was a giant armored golden warrior.

SOFT

The two fists turned sharp, and the arms became long and flexible as they rapidly swung.

A seven-meter-tall lightning warrior was dodging the strikes. It was Oswal's sync magic.

"I can only maintain it for several seconds. I have to finish it quickly!" Thought Oswal, then more lightning crackled on the warrior's body.

The warrior appeared on Vistal's side as a lightning hammer formed in its hands and swung it.

Boom! Vistal was faster. A golden arm swung and blew away the warrior. The warrior crashed into a tree, then a dragon crushed it and the tree to the ground.

The dragon transformed into a huge arm and held the warrior.

Boom! Boom! The warrior was repeatedly slammed to the ground. The arm transformed into a rope and tied it.

The warrior was raised in the air as the grip became stronger.

"Acck!" Oswal felt the painful pressure.

Vistal chuckled as he pulled the warrior closer to him.

Boom! The warrior exploded, turning the rope into bits and pieces. Vistal was also blown away.

Oswal fell to the ground with blood on his mouth and cracks in his armor. His body and breathing were weak.

Vistal's arm regenerated, then he chuckled."It is surprising that you could use sync magic at your stage, but not everyone who can use it has the same level of power."

He walked toward Oswal as he raised his hand. A huge golden ball was formed over his palm. Inside, the ball seemed to turn into a liquid and started boiling. "I wanted you to experience hell for a few years, but I don't have time for that. You will die in a few seconds, but you will feel unimaginable pain as you dissolve."

The slime near Oswal moved toward him and tied his body, then he was pulled toward Vistal.

A one-meter aura ball suddenly flew to Vistal's back.

ONDA D'URTO: ENORME

A while ago, within the dimension, Edgar was surrounded by a green poison fog.

"It was the same as Mistav's power. He could hide his energy within the fog, but it is much more deadly because it is poisonous. His SS skills are useless to me. I have a lot of magic skills that can attack in a wide range. I'm not in a situation where I have the luxury to waste time. He is at 7th circle, but he might not have enough mana to maintain SSS skill like Divine Projection for a long time because he doesn't have the Power of Authority that 8th circle have.

The more time I spend here, the higher the possibility that something wrong could happen in the plan and expose us to the world much earlier than I planned. I could duplicate the divine skill of Viel instead, but I don't know if he could be trusted. The illusion doesn't work on him. If I expose my true power to him, then he will have a chip against me. He will definitely realize that it is me who is responsible for what happened on this island. He might consider my threat to the country because of the possibility that I will become the next poison lord.

Although Viel and Agusto looked reliable based on my observations, how about the men below them? If they somehow knew what I did today, I might be set up so I could clash with Death God. I should try to duplicate Viel's skill when I am confident that I could fight an heir in the 8th circle. If he also could not use his skill for enough time until I duplicated it, then isn't that giving them a chip against me in vain? "Edgar quickly analyzed it in his mind as he dodged green vipers, monsters, and demons that attacked him.

He slashed his sword, then red energy blades cut the beasts and demons. They turned into fog, but more of them formed and attacked again. "Toto, why are you hiding your true level? You are a peak third level and 7th circle. Even your other members have a higher stage. The public might not know your true stage, but it cannot be hidden to PHA."

Poison Lord's laughter echoed within the fog."It is called fishing. There are fools that tried to hit me when I was in a broken world. Imagine their surprise when they found my true level. I annihilated them and took over their guild and resources. It is a fun game."

Then Poison Lord turned silent for a moment."Boy, you are acting too complacent and dare not show any respect to me! You kept saying a name that no one dared to say in front of me! I will make your life a living hell!!!"

Beasts and demons were formed on all sides of Edgar, but a lightning storm destroyed them.

Edgar's eyes turned sharper as he held his sword with his hands. Sofie's smiling face appeared in his mind. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Lightning crackled through his whole body.

"Respect? Toto, you are not worthy."

Whoosh! He appeared in front of Poison Lord, who was hiding inside the fog. The aura that covered Edgar's body and sword turned white. The eyes of Poison Lord turned wide.

SWORDHEART: RIGALIA'S CUT