MM Racing #156 - Section 156
#156 - Section 156
Crimson undulations spread from the Black Heretic's body, instantly filling the entire area, enveloping everything like a layer of nauseating blood mist.
At that moment, the effects of the curse spread, and red light waves rapidly covered the entire area, making it difficult for anyone or any monster touched by it to escape.
The red light first covered Wei Gong, and his eyes were instantly dyed blood red. However, that violent crimson color only lasted for a moment—Wei Gong roared and directly broke free from the illusion that invaded his mind.
The giant axe in Wei Gong's hand chopped down like a whirlwind. That moment of hesitation meant the Black Heretic no longer had time to react.
"This mental strength… he really is a monster…"
The Black Heretic gritted his teeth, feeling the intense pain coming from his left arm, and couldn't help but curse under his breath.
However, at that moment, a muffled "crack" sound came from deep within the passage behind him, the sound of countless iron cages being forcibly opened.
At the same time, a shrill roar came from the other side, a sound filled with rage and pain—it was Tione's voice.
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Chapter 237: Battle Frenzy Under the Moon.
At this crucial moment, the adventurers of the Apollo Familia finally arrived. Hyacinthus led the group, moving quickly and leaping down from the architectural gap Wei Gong had created.
Wei Gong watched the front intently, not relaxing in the slightest: "Do your best to hold back those rampaging monsters. Reinforcements will arrive soon."
What he saw were the monsters imprisoned within the buildings, now all in a state of frenzy, having lost their minds and become ferocious beings that attacked friend and foe alike.
But what truly sent a chill down his spine was the frenzied Amazon—Tione, whose state was even more terrifying than any of the monsters.
Tione's entire body was tense with rage, seemingly ready to unleash a power that could destroy everything. The veins on her neck bulged, her jaws clenched, and a low roar constantly escaped her throat, her eyes filled only with endless anger and the instinct to kill.
"Tione!"
Wei Gong shouted her name, not to try and bring her back to her senses, but to attract her attention.
If Tione charged towards Hyacinthus and the others, in her current state, a Level 3 adventurer like Hyacinthus would have no chance of resisting. He wouldn't even be able to withstand a single blow from her.
Tione slowly took a step back, crouching down like a hunting leopard, her eyes flashing with madness.
The next moment, Tione suddenly pounced forward, her arms outstretched, like a pair of claws tearing at prey, her target directly Wei Gong, who was standing in her way.
The two figures overlapped, like an extremely destructive cannonball, smashing through the wall behind them and directly into the street outside.
The stone slabs on the ground couldn't withstand the enormous force and instantly cracked, sending rubble flying everywhere.
Wei Gong fell to the ground, enduring the pain, and quickly stood up.
At this moment, Tione was slowly getting up from the pile of rubble, her head lowered, her disheveled hair covering her face, but it was clear that her shoulders were trembling with anger and fear.
And when the moonlight touched the place where Tione was, her figure had already disappeared.
A sonic boom-like roar suddenly exploded in his ears. The girl's figure was like a cannonball fired from a bow, rushing straight at him with the force of a thunderbolt.
Before Wei Gong could fully steady himself, Tione's heavy punch had already swung from the side, the wind from the punch like a knife, whistling past Wei Gong's cheek, bringing a burst of intense pressure and stinging sensation.
She lightly and steadily stepped on a broken wall, using the force to push off. The wall collapsed directly, but her figure once again turned into a swift shadow, pouncing towards Wei Gong, her eyes full of madness and undisguised killing intent.
Tione had no intention of dodging. Her arm extended decisively, meeting this deadly blow with her flesh.
At the moment the blade came into contact with her arm—
An irresistible force instantly spread out, as if the entire space was being compressed and distorted.
Before, he had boasted to Finn that he could defeat Tione, which was without considering [Oath Under the Snow] and calculating the situation of [Uroboros]—after all, under normal circumstances, the battle with Tione would not trigger [Oath Under the Snow].
He had specially transformed [Hrunting] into a gauntlet to avoid causing irreversible damage to her.
This was completely different from before, when he fought against those Amazonian female warriors of the Ishtar Familia. Facing Tione, who was of a higher level, Wei Gong had no room to hold back at all.
The enormous gravity continued to suppress them. After all, Wei Gong's endurance was not as good as that of a Level 5 Amazonian female warrior. If this continued, he would be the first to be unable to hold on.
Just as he was struggling to maintain the gravity domain, Tione suddenly grabbed her shoulder fiercely with her right hand, gripping it tightly. Her skin split open, and her bones made a terrifying sound. Deep bloody marks instantly appeared on her skin.
The enormous impact sent Wei Gong flying like a kite with a broken string. The whole person lost control in the air, and the gravity domain naturally dissipated.
He took a deep breath, wiped away the blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, and raised his fists again.
"I was too naive, actually thinking of using that method to delay time."
At this moment, Tione, in her frenzy, once again pounced towards him.
Wei Gong looked up: "Let's communicate with our fists."
[Roadless Valhalla]
[Temporarily gained the skill [Indomitable Will]]
[Knight of the Goddess]
Skill effect activated]
[Innocent Monster]
Tione roared hoarsely, her voice filled with pain and despair.
[Oath Under the Snow]
Skill effect activated]
Bete and Aiz were the first to arrive on the battlefield.
The cold expression on his face did not change in the slightest. He asked coldly: "Where did the [Holy Swordsman] and that Amazonian idiot go?"
Before Daphne could answer, she heard a loud noise of a building collapsing not far away. Immediately afterwards, the wind whistled, and Aiz had already turned into a shadow of the wind and rushed over.
Raul, who had just run over, heard the order and looked at Bete with a blank face: "Eh? Mr. Bete, wait a moment…"
What Aiz, who was the first to arrive here, saw was a shocking scene.
The confrontation between the two had reached a terrifying limit at this moment—every punch was accompanied by a whirlwind-like roar and deafening explosions, as if it was about to tear the entire street apart.
Tione's fists were like the claws of a beast, each strike carrying an unstoppable force. As a Level 5, she far surpassed ordinary adventurers in both strength and speed.
"Don't come down!"
Shirou shouted.
However, it was too late. Hyacinthus and the others were still in pursuit, but Tione had already disregarded everything and jumped down from above, her figure rapidly approaching the location of the Black Hérsi.
Curse [Faber Daedalus]—this is an extremely vicious curse magic that can plunge the target into a state of frenzy, causing them to lose their reason and turn into beasts that only attack.
The Black Hérsi didn't expect Shirou to be able to break free from the curse. His eyes widened, and he was stunned for a moment.
He hastily raised his long spear and crossed it with his giant axe, but he was completely unable to resist. His left arm was directly struck, and his entire arm instantly lost all sensation under the enormous impact, hanging down limply.
A sharp light flashed in Shirou's eyes as he prepared to pursue the Black Hérsi.
Immediately afterward, the monsters imprisoned here roared angrily, the deafening shouts echoing within the narrow passage.
"Algana! Baje! !"
"Tiona! ! !"
The Amazonian girl, angrily shouting her sister's name, shed tears of jealousy from her bloodshot eyes.
Because of Shirou's timely reminder, coupled with the Apollo Familia adventurers' own caution… and the fact that they weren't quite fast enough, these people were fortunate enough to avoid the direct attack of the frenzy magic triggered by the enemy.
Hyacinthus steeled himself and looked forward, his gaze quickly scanning the situation before him, and he was immediately shocked by the chaotic scene before him.
Some of the monsters' latent abilities even reached the level of Lv.3.
At this moment, Tione had completely lost her reason, her eyes bloodshot, and the pupils in her reddened eyes had shrunk to the size of pinpoints, like a wild beast about to lose control.
"Amazon and 'Frenzy Curse,' truly a terrible combination."
Shirou sighed softly.
Amazons are naturally passionate, impulsive, and the most likely of all races to awaken the "Berserk" skill.
The enemy's use of frenzy magic against Tione was like adding fuel to the fire, completely igniting her ferocity. The original warrior had already been swallowed by anger, and now only a mindless beast remained.
"Tiona! ! !"
Tione, in her frenzy, did not respond at all, still hoarsely shouting her sister's name.
Her voice was full of pain and anger, as if she wanted to vent all the emotions accumulated within her.
Her legs were bent and tense, and terrifying power was constantly building up, the air seeming to tense up because of her movements.
The enormous impact instantly knocked Shirou back, and then Tione's violent power was completely released, sending his entire body flying.
"Boom—"
Broken bricks splashed, the wall shattered instantly, and the figures of Shirou and Tione intertwined, wrapped together, and crashed heavily onto the street.
The moment they hit the ground, thick clouds of dust billowed around them.
He raised his head, his gaze piercing through the dispersing dust, looking at Tione not far away.
Shirou transformed the [Unlimited Blade Works] projection in his hand into a gauntlet, taking a deep breath.
At this moment, the dark clouds in the sky gradually dispersed to one side, and the moon revealed its pure white form from behind the clouds, the sacred moonlight shining on Shirou's body, as if draping him in a soft silver gauze.
Her knee slammed violently into the gauntlet on Shirou's right side, the force immense and violent, and both of them let out a low, muffled groan at the same time.
However, Shirou reacted quickly, grabbing her ankle tightly with one hand and throwing her away with all his strength.
The Amazonian girl's body spun rapidly in the air, but she showed no signs of losing her balance. Instead, she adjusted her posture in the air in an astonishing way.
"Trace, On."
Shirou chanted in a low voice. Before the words were finished, a katana quickly projected into his hand. A cold light flashed, and the back of the blade mercilessly slashed towards the girl's neck.
[Futsu-no-Mitama], Gravity Field, Activate!
Shirou himself was also within the range of gravity suppression. The heavy pressure was as if the weight of the entire world was pressing down on the two of them, making it difficult for him to even breathe.
And now, Haruhime was not by his side, and without the blessing of [Uchide-no-Kozuchi], it would not be so easy to defeat Tione, who was Lv.5 and berserk.
What was even worse was that Shirou had to restrain his movements—he didn't want to truly hurt Tione.
He could only choose relatively safe weapons from the very beginning of the battle.
And Tione in her frenzy was not bound by anything. Reason had been swallowed by anger, and her power was not reserved at all. Every attack was a deadly killing move.
However, he didn't need to really defeat Tione, he only needed to stall for time until Aiz and the others arrived to support him.
[Wrathful Disturbance]—increases attack power according to the extent of the injury, and increases the effect according to the degree of anger.
Tione's body burst out with unimaginable power at this moment, instantly breaking through the limitations of the gravity field. Her eyes burned with violent flames, and she punched without hesitation, slamming her fist into Shirou's abdomen.
A moment later, Shirou struggled to get up, putting down the [Futsu-no-Mitama].
Shirou's eyes were calm, and a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.
He said softly, not knowing whether he was speaking to Tione or talking to himself.
"At times like these, there is actually only one choice."
"Let me… feel your pain."
[Skill Effect Activated]
[Temporarily Gained Development Ability [Pugilist] G, [Berserk] G]
[Temporarily Gained Skill [King's Order Ninth Order]]
[Under the Moonlight, Temporarily Added Development Ability [Precise Healing], [Self-Healing]]
[Skill Effect Activated]
"Tiona, why, why is it always you! ! !"
Shirou looked at the girl in front of him who was constantly shouting her sister's name, and deeply imprinted her figure, full of sorrow and anger, in his eyes.
The [Mad Dog] Bete rushed into the battle without hesitation. His kick was like lightning as he kicked a wolf-type monster lunging at Daphne, the enormous force directly kicking the monster's head off.
"Tch."
Bete clicked his tongue, then turned his head and glanced at the adventurers trapped in the monster encirclement. He shouted at them: "Move it, you rookies, can't you handle these monsters? Raul, you go over and help them!"
However, before the words were finished, Bete had already rushed towards Shirou and Tione.
The fist collision between Shirou and Tione had no fancy skills, only pure strength against strength, speed against speed, the mutual blows of fists filled with a primal, violent beauty.
But Shirou was not an ordinary adventurer. With the blessing of multiple skills, each of his punches was like thunder striking the world, erupting with extremely terrifying power.
He seized an opening and suddenly punched Tione's abdomen. The fist hit her abdomen solidly, and the impact of the enormous force sent her body slamming backward.