BXBX NOVEL Chapter 458 Core of the Battle
While Marcus was causing havoc within great knight number six Felica’s army, many other battles raged on around the city of Valenhart.
And the most important battle was between the bulk of the forces being led by Cibor for the kingdom, and Marek and Argus for the liberation.
Currently, these two armies were at a standstill as neither one had the power to take the other one down.
Certainly, Cibor was the strongest combatant in this war, but he was still only one man, and whenever he launched an attack Argus and Marek would work in tandem to stop it with their own blows.
Eventually, the three of them grew tired of this back and forth and flew into the sky to settle their battle away from the rest of the troops. As they knew a true battle to the death between the three of them would lead to thousands of casualties on both sides if they were to fight on the ground.
Of course, they were not the only ones to do this, and currently the skies were set ablaze by the strongest fighters that were duking it out away from their troops.
“Do you really think it was wise for the two of you to take me on at the same time. I may be the strongest, but I am not the only one here. Are you sure you want to let Armand and Felica do as they please?” Cibor said trying to get under Marek and Argus’ skin and make them second guess their plan..
Unfortunately for him, they were already resolute in what they were doing, and Argus said with a smirk on his face, “Don’t you worry about either of them. Tesia is dealing with Armand, so while he may not lose, he will not be getting past her magic. And as for Felica, I do not know much about them, but Marek picked out someone special to deal with her. Anyway, why are you trying to get one of us to leave. Is the strongest man in the kingdom afraid he cannot beat us together?”
After Argus’ taunting, Cibor’s eyes sharpened and it was Argus who had gotten under his skin.
“You know while I respect Marek, I always hated you Argus. I am going to enjoy tearing you apart.”
“Path of Asura.”
Activating his strongest and favorite unique skill, Cibor grew his two extra set of arms and along with them copies of his amethros daggers.
Seeing this, both Argus and Marek responded in kind activating their own enhancement unique skills.
‘Behemoth Aspect.’
‘Unyielding Resolve.’
Under the effects of his behemoth aspect, Argus and all of his gear grew to the size of a giant and he was soon ten time larger than he had been before.
And while Marek’s had no apparent visible change in his body, his aura had changed, causing him to exude a power that refused to allow him to lose
Like a flash Cibor shot forward right towards Argus who threw back his hammer and swung forward with all his might.
BOOM!
As the two titans of power clashed a huge explosion of their mana resonated in the sky making it look as if cracks were forming in the very reality of the world.
In the end though, Argus was pushed back, and his gargantuan form began tumbling through the air.
His equipment just was not up to the same standard as Cibor’s, who was using his amethros daggers while Argus only had an adamantine hammer.
Still as Cibor pushed the attack, Marek dropped down on him and unleashed a flurry of blows with his tonfas forcing Cibor to defend himself.
Everyone of Marek’s blows felt like a mountain was being dropped on him, and Cibor instantly realized that Marek was stronger than he had been before.
‘Third eye awakening.’
Using another of his unique skills Cibor’s forehead suddenly began glowing and a golden third eye formed.
With the second of his enhancement unique skills in effect, Cibor began seamlessly blocking Marek’s attack and was able to quickly cause a dozen of shallow wounds to him before Argus returned.
Yet even as Argus let loose a heavily blow with his hammer two of Cibor’s arms twisted around behind him and block it without him taking his attention off of Marek.
This was the power of his third eye which allowed him to see all around him with nothing hidden from his view.
With this skill he could even push himself to see a few seconds in the future, though the further he looked the more muddled it got.
Still using the unique skill in tandem with Path of Asura was straining for Cibor, but it was necessary if he wanted to try to defeat both Argus and Marek at the same time.
The three of them continued to trade devastating blows, as Marek and Argus fought together and Cibor more than held his own.
In fact, with Cibor fighting unabated the two of them as strong as they were, ended up being pushed back by the strongest man in the kingdom.
“Looks like I am not going to be able to win just tapping into it in little bursts.” Marek said seeing that they were on the back foot.
He had so far not been using the full capabilities of his new unique skill, but it was now or never to let it loose.
“Unlimited Stockpile, Unleashed.”
Unbinding the full power of his Unlimited Stockpile, Marek’s muscles began to bulge, and a terrifying amount of mana began to flow through his body.
This unique skill allowed him to store away his strength for later use, and while it had no end to its capacity, the more he stored the harder it was on his body.
But in return, it allowed him to release explosive bursts of power that far exceed what he was normally capable.
“Prepare yourself Cibor, I am coming at you with everything I have!” Marek yelled as he charged forward, shimmering with power as he prepared to unleash his strongest attack.