Ford’s rage boiled over and Wrath joined her almost completely taking over as they both roared their challenge at the colossal monster and activated their most powerful skill.
Skill: Berserker’s Rage. Increase Strength by x15. Increase Endurance by +150. Increase Agility by x10. 250 HP/sec regeneration. Spells cost nothing while Berserker’s Rage is in effect. Duration: 60 seconds. Requirements: END: 60, STR: 50, AGI: 40. Cost: 99% HP, 99% MN, 99% STM. Level: 1/1. Warning: HP, MN, and STM will not regenerate for ten minutes after activation.
Skill activated
Duration: 60 seconds
STR: 55 + 10 (65) * 15 (975)
END: 74 + 150 (224)
AGI: 103 + 20 (123) * 10 (1,230)
Carry Weight: 4,875 KG
HP: 2,464/2,464
STM: 22,848/22,848
STMR: 6,298/sec
60 seconds remaining
Ford launched herself at the monster her Elemental Blade in her hands and six obsidian blades trailing behind her as she charged her blade with mana. As she flew through the air she easily broke through the sound barrier and landed on the tortoise’s back, breaking her legs on landing and activating her skill, Embracing Pain, which stacked with her Berserker’s Rage. As her legs instantly healed, she noticed that the shell of the monster never even cracked when she impacted it.
59 seconds remaining
10 seconds remaining
Clicking her tongue she charged for the head of the monster reaching it in an instant and sending three stone blades at its left eye. The monster reacted in an instant and turned its head just in time to dodge the attack.
58 seconds remaining
9 seconds remaining
Cursing under her breath she launched herself off the monster’s shell aiming for its neck with all her blades ready. But as she jumped the monster jumped backward faster than what should be possible and opened its massive maw. Ford tried to dodge but her instincts took over and instead of running away from the monster she kicked at the air and headed straight for its open maw.
57 seconds remaining
8 seconds remaining
The tortoise immediately reacted and snapped at Ford with lightning-fast speed. Unable to fight her instincts she swung her sword at the monster and it closed its maw on the unbreakable blade and threw Ford aside, smashing her into the ground. Ford groaned as her bones healed rapidly. She slowly got to her feet and picked up the sword that lay in the crater with her only to stop as she realized what had happened to it. Her unbreakable elemental blade had been bent when the monster bit down on it.
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She cursed again as she dispelled the sword and glared up at the monster as she summoned Smite and charged it with Mana, making it glow menacingly. With a rush of wind, several spells impacted the tortoise’s shell with destructive force. The monster became distracted as it turned its attention to the high-level fighters in the city and Ford took full advantage of the opportunity and charged at it.
37 seconds remaining
Embracing Pain expired
Another volley of spells impacted the tortoise, keeping its attention as it stepped toward the attackers. Just as it lifted its right leg, Ford slammed her shoulder into the underside of the tortoise’s shell, lifting the colossal monster slightly. Ford grunted in pain as the bones in her arm turned to powder and instantly re-grew. She then reactivated Embracing Pain and began kicking the air, solidifying it enough to push the monster up. Her legs burned with the exertion as she pushed against the colossal monster slowly raising it before finally flipping it over.
The monster roared as it fell back onto its shell, hitting the ground with a loud echoing boom. Ford fell with the monster her sword raised above her head as she plunged it down into the monster’s underbelly. It roared and struggled to roll over as Ford’s blade cut through its organs and boiled its blood. Ford expended more and more mana, increasing the power of the blade until it evaporated a hole through the monster’s body and ended its suffering.
Ford breathed heavily as she stumbled back from the hole she created in exhaustion. She then noticed how much time she had left with her skill.
10 seconds remaining
Embracing Pain expired
Cursing she tried to run but her muscles had been torn and still healing. Even with how fast she healed, it wasn’t fast enough. She heard General Tse barking orders at her compatriots, telling them to hurry and capture Ford. Just as Ford managed to push herself up a black shadow enveloped her and she vanished reappearing before Lilly and Farah, with the smoking city far in the distance. She didn’t have time to appreciate the fact that she was now somehow safe and quickly pulled the wagon out of her storage and tossed it onto the ground before collapsing into it and her vision faded into darkness.
***
Tanashi clapped loudly and laughed as he watched Ford take on the Aldabramacrochelys Fortress and defeat it within a minute. All the other gods cheered as Ford won, except for Finn, who remained quiet with nothing more than a small, sad smile. Tanashi didn’t pay Finn any mind and exclaimed, “And with that final blow Ford destroys the monster and claims victory for the town! Now, I turn the mic over to my guest host Guargen for his thoughts!” Tanashi waved his hand, summoned a hairbrush into existence, and stretched his arm out to bring the brush in front of Guargen’s mouth.
Guargen leaned back in surprise and looked at Tanashi’s arm in disgust as it was now three times the size of Tanashi himself. “Uh-bu-umm—” Guargen stammered and was immediately as Tanashi pulled his arm back immediately.
“It seems Guargen’s too shocked by this turn of events to talk. There there big guy. Stage fright happens to everyone … except me. So on to our next guest host, Zee!” he then thrust his weirdly long arm in front of Zee and waited for her response.
Zee cackled and hissed, “Sure was entertaining especially the thing that Tanashi missed.”
Tanashi blinked and looked at the screen before him, “What did I miss?”
“Her escape,” Samael answered, taking a sip of wine with a smug smile.
Tanashi blinked again and rewound the video of Ford on the tortoise. He watched as Ford struggled to stand as she quickly healed from over-charging her sword and exerting her body beyond its limits. Then his jaw dropped as Ee appeared behind her and spirited her away to the other champions. Zee cackled as she took the hairbrush from Tanashi’s hand and asked, “So, Tanashi, what were you expecting to happen to Ford?” then Zee extended her arm to bring the hairbrush to Tanashi’s mouth.
Clearing his throat, Tanashi answered, “I was expecting her to escape by herself and not with help. But it’s fine. She did an excellent job fighting the monster.”
“I’d say she deserves a reward,” Finn said locking eyes with Tanashi and giving him a knowing smile.
“And stop bending space to make your arms look longer you two! It’s weird!” Samael blurted out her voice only a little slurred.
Tanashi and Zee pulled their arms back from each other, ending their manipulations of space and Tanashi nodded, “I agree. I’ll give her a reward when she wakes up.”
***
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