SS Awakening: My Monster Merging System!

Faced with attacks descending simultaneously from every direction, Nameless finally raised the other hand that had remained hidden beneath his black robe for the first time.

His five fingers slowly spread apart. A stream of black energy so profound that it seemed capable of devouring light itself suddenly expanded from within his body, instantly forming a circle of continuously twisting black ripples.

The first two Skeleton Warriors to approach him did not even have enough time to swing down their bone blades before their bodies were struck head on by some invisible force and shattered into pieces, sending countless pale bones mixed with ghostly blue soul flames scattering in every direction.

Boom!

The remaining three Skeleton Warriors were similarly unable to approach. The moment they raised their shields, they were sent flying backward by the black shockwave sweeping toward them, with one of them completely collapsing while still in midair.

Meanwhile, the several clusters of venom continuously spat out by Slimy were forcibly redirected by that layer of black energy, brushing past Nameless’ body before flying into the distance and landing upon the ground, where they rapidly corroded the arena floor into vast pits that continuously released clouds of white smoke.

The Blood Arc Zich had slashed forward similarly collided head on with the continuously expanding circle of black ripples.

Boom!

The blood colored and black energies collided head on between the two of them, and the violent shockwave instantly tore apart the surrounding ground that was already covered in countless cracks, sending innumerable fragments of stone shooting in every direction like arrows.

At the same time, Zich felt an indescribable force travel through Blood Arc before crashing violently into his body, immediately causing him to lose his balance and fly backward.

However, just as his body was about to crash heavily into the ground, he forcibly adjusted his posture in midair, and his feet slid backward along the ground for more than ten meters before he finally regained his footing after leaving behind two clearly visible trails.

"So powerful..."

The cheers throughout the spectator stands abruptly stopped.

Only now did the Human spectators, whose confidence had been reignited after Zich successfully forced Nameless backward, finally realize that from the beginning of the battle until now, the Nullborn youth had perhaps never truly revealed his power.

Upon the commentator’s platform, the excitement on Mithrash’s face was gradually replaced by solemnity.

"By merely raising his other hand, he instantly destroyed two summons and repelled every remaining attack at the same time, so this is definitely not merely speed, because Nameless’ control over dark energy has clearly reached a level far beyond that of ordinary young contestants!"

Dragon Count stared sharply at the battlefield.

"No. That is not merely dark energy. The instant that power comes into contact with an attack, it appears capable of devouring and weakening a portion of the energy contained within it. Otherwise, Zich’s Blood Arc could not possibly have been neutralized so easily."

At the center of the battlefield, Zich did not reveal the slightest panic despite the destruction of his summons, but instead rapidly retreated after regaining his footing.

He understood perfectly well that the objective behind approaching his opponent earlier had already been achieved.

Nameless had revealed a new ability.

And as long as his opponent used an ability, he would inevitably leave behind more information that could be exploited.

The range is approximately fifteen meters. There is no obvious preparation required before activation. But its expansion speed is not impossible to evade.

Zich rapidly analyzed every detail revealed by the previous attack while retreating.

In the very next instant, Nameless’ body disappeared from where he stood without the slightest warning once again, and the black trajectory, moving so quickly that it was almost impossible to capture with the naked eye, passed directly through the rising dust as it approached Zich from the front.

He was coming!

Zich’s pupils contracted slightly.

After distributing his points to Agility completely, although he still could not clearly see every one of Nameless’ movements, he could already barely judge the position where his opponent was about to appear based upon the extremely subtle vibrations within the air.

However, this time, he did not immediately activate Shadow Blink.

Repeatedly using Shadow Blink consumed a considerable amount of mana, but more importantly, if he relied upon the same method to evade every attack, Nameless would eventually be able to predict his landing position beforehand.

Therefore, in the instant before that black edge was about to sweep across his body, Zich suddenly stepped half a pace to the right and forcibly twisted his body at an angle that appeared almost dangerously extreme.

Slash!

The sharp black energy brushed across his chest, directly tearing a long opening through the edge of the Blood Knight Commander’s Cloak and even leaving behind a shallow bloody mark upon his chest.

But it was precisely this seemingly desperate evasion that allowed Zich to preserve Shadow Blink while also causing Nameless’ body to enter the position he had calculated beforehand for the first time.

"Slimy!"

Zich shouted without hesitation.

Slimy, which had remained hidden in the distance, instantly expanded before suddenly opening its mouth wide and spraying the venom it had accumulated for a long time with all its strength toward the position occupied by Zich and Nameless.

Pfft!

Large amounts of dark green venom descended from the sky like a violent rainstorm, almost completely covering an area more than ten meters wide.

However, before the venom could land, Zich finally activated Shadow Blink and transformed into a streak of black light that instantly escaped from the area, leaving behind only Nameless, who had just completed his attack and was temporarily unable to change direction, standing alone within the rain of poison.

Nameless raised his hand.

The black ripples expanded once again.

The majority of the venom was forcibly pushed away after touching the black energy, but a small amount still landed upon his cloak and the surrounding ground, causing piercing sounds of corrosion to immediately echo as large clouds of white smoke rapidly rose and completely concealed his body.

"Did it work?"

Countless spectators instinctively held their breath.

However, Zich did not stop attacking, because he understood perfectly well that venom of this degree could never directly defeat Nameless.

"Rise."

Following Zich’s mental command, two clusters of ghostly blue spirit flames that had not yet been completely extinguished suddenly began flickering violently among the shattered remains of the Skeleton Warriors Nameless had destroyed earlier, causing the scattered bones nearby to rapidly gather around the spirit flames.

Although they could no longer restore their complete bodies, they still reassembled themselves into two incomplete Skeleton Warriors before charging into the white smoke without the slightest hesitation.