Chapter 231: I Thought That Would Hurt
"CELESTIAL FURY!!"
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"What!?"
Tina stepped forward in shock as she saw Mark calling out her skill and saw that the skill was actually activating! How in the world is he able to do that!? I thought he could only redirect a skill that was used against him! Don't tell me he can actually copy skills! Is that even possible!?
Luna looked up at Tina, and she realized that Mark had done something new that even Tina didn't know about. No matter how many times Luna sees Mark doing these things, she can never figure out what his true power is. And now, the one person who seemed to know a little bit about Mark's true power was also at a loss.
Luna smiled unconsciously as she realized that it would be very interesting to find out more about Mark in the future.
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Rumble! Rumble!
The sky above them darkened as clouds gathered from the horizon before a massive bolt of lightning struck down on the ground like the vengeful wrath of an evil god!
BZZZZZZZTTTTT!!
BOOM!!
The lightning caused a massive explosion as it struck the ground, and the people watching all kept their eyes glued to the screen in rapt attention! Most of them couldn't believe what they were witnessing, and they knew that even if they told the stories of this to anyone who did not watch it, they would probably never be believed!
[User has killed +7 High-Level Disaster Classes: +350 stat points]
[User has killed +2 High-Level Calamity Classes: +200 stat points +200 skill points]
[User has killed +5 Low-Level Calamity Classes: +250 stat points +250 skill points]
A large fire was raging in the area, and Mark calmly walked out from the flame while dragging the bison Anima that had attacked him by the horn. Mark still had that wide smile on his face as he faced off against the remaining Anima, but the Anima were not even daring to go near him as they all feared for their lives!
'I won't be able to use it again.'
Mark knew that now that he used the Celestial Fury skill that he absorbed, he wouldn't be able to use it again unless he absorbed it for a second time. Mark's constitution gave him the ability to absorb and use any lightning-based skill that was used against him, but he could only use it once before he would have to reabsorb it again.
That meant that now that he had used the Celestial Fury, he would not be able to use it again.
But the Anima did not know that.
The Anima thought that Mark was able to use lightning freely, so they were all terrified to even go near him. This was exactly what Mark had planned. Even though Anima were creatures of mass destruction, they were still strangely normal in the fact that they were terrified of those who were stronger than them.
Once you show that you have enough power to destroy an Anima, it would feel some fear when facing off against you, and that fear would be enough to disorient the Anima and make it make bad decisions in the middle of the fight!
"Come on, you fucking pieces of shit! You wanted a piece of me, didn't you!? You came looking for this fight! So why are you running!?"
Mark threw the body of the bison Anima to the side like trash as he grabbed his shirt and tore it off, leaving him in only his singlet and trousers with his gloves!
[Current Power Output: 75%]
"FIGHT ME!!"
ROARRRR!!
WHIIIINNNNEEEE!!
A loud sound like a rocket engine roaring to life suddenly began to echo through the area, and Mark turned around to see that it was a very large Calamity class that was leaning over the edge of the bridge. The Calamity class had the body of an alligator, and its large mouth was open as it gathered energy in front of it!
Is it going to shoot that at me!?
"What the fuck!?"
TWOON!!
The blast flew towards Mark like a rocket, and Mark immediately jumped back to avoid it, but his eyes widened as he saw the blast shift its trajectory to follow him, and he immediately knew that he would not be able to dodge it for a second time!
Mark crossed his arms in an X to protect himself, and he received the impact!
BOOOM!!
The Anima all around immediately charged for Mark! They knew that the blast would not be enough to stop Mark, but they hoped that it would be enough to slow him down for them to get a chance to attack!
"Hahahahah!! You weak bitch! I thought that would actually hurt!"
"!"
All the Anima stopped in their tracks as they heard the laugh that promised death, but it was too late for them as they were already too close to Mark! The dust cleared to reveal Mark in a ready position to throw a punch! His hands were pulled back, and they all wondered how Mark was going to attack from all the way over there.
[User has sent Mana to his hands and feet]
[Mana: 650/1220]
[Sonic Impact]!!
[Divergent Fist]!!
The ALTERWORLD vibrated right down to its core, and for a moment, Sasha realized that she had lost control over her own world! The air around Mark gathered in front of him as space dilated and formed a vortex of black matter! And as Mark sent his fist forward, the vortex dissipated, and the world imploded!
BOOOOMMMMMM!!!
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Bzzt! Bzzzt!
Whinnnnnneeee!
Skreeechhhhhhh!!
The sound of digital static filled the viewing room. The cameras that had been showing the fight on the screen suddenly began to malfunction as the blast from Mark's divergent fist sent most of them flying away due to the intense aftershock! Most of them were completely destroyed and only showed static, while others took a long time before they came back online to show what had happened.
"Hey, hey, are you for real right now? What the hell is this kid?"
"Is this really that same GHOST I saw fighting against Disaster Classes on MeTube?"
The bystanders couldn't believe their eyes as they took in the sight of the large crater that had formed in front of Mark from his blast. The crater looked like something an asteroid falling through the atmosphere would make after sliding into the floor for miles!
The entire crater was deep and red-hot. It released large plumes of smoke as Mark's punch had boiled all of the rocks and turned most of them into magma. All the Anima that were standing in front of Mark never even stood a chance as they were completely eviscerated by that punch; there wasn't even a bone or skin to show that they were once there!
"Weren't there High-Level Calamities in that bunch of Anima? He really did all that to Calamity Classes?"