Chapter 654: Thanatos Blade
Carried on her many legs, Miia climbs up towards me. I broke past her [Eclipse], but she doesn’t seem even the slightest bit shaken. As I thought, all she wanted was time to recover, and any damage she dealt was a bonus.
“You were able to evade [Eclipse], but how about this?”
The human part of her body swings her sword at me. The blade blurs, becoming layered. Countless slashes of black light shoot out from it. She’s combining [Shockwave] and [Afterimage Sword].
[Shockwave] is a fundamental skill of a swordsman. But, when someone who has reached the pinnacle of the sword uses it, it becomes something else entirely. Serving to the side, I block the weaker edge of one of the slashes with my arm.
My scales shatter, and I feel the impact breaking my bones. It’s insanely powerful…!
Of course. Right now, Miia isn’t in her human form. She has twice the attack power I'm used to.
Enduring the pain, I strike back with [Dimension Claw]. She dodges, and all I manage is to graze the surface of her dragon-centipede body, but this is fine. Interrupting her barrage is enough.
While keeping Miia in check with [Dimension Claw], I carefully close the distance. Spotting an opening, I use [Ideal Weapon] to bring back my [Oneiros Raizem], and use it to block another [Shockwave]. I can’t keep using my arm to block now that she’s in her thanatos body.
But, immediately after I block one [Shockwave], a second slams into my sword. Unable to withstand the impact, I tumble through the air. A third [Shockwave] crashes into my abdomen.