Chapter 81 - Attack On The Human Realm (2)

However, before the Odi could take a step further, he was whacked away by a heavy object.

"I will make sure you die most horribly!" A young man in a white robe mumbled to himself and began levitating in the air, he had activated his soul intent.

He glanced at the dead bodies on the floor and a drop of tear fell from his eye.

"I've taken too long, I wonder how many people are dead because of this ugly thing," The man thought, and his hands began to emit a white aura while still levitating.

The Odi that was sent flying had immediately gotten up after the momentum of his skidding abruptly came to a halt. 

"Hahaha, you are a strong one, I'm sure that you will make me evolve to the next stage" The Odi grinned and spoke like a normal human, unlike his former personality that was similar to a beast.

"I have never seen this type of demon," the young man thought.

The Odi's large tail began to glow a bright red light while its tail pulsated vigorously and his muscles began to bulge with red lines appearing on its body.

Stomping its feet on the floor, web cracks and craters appeared on the ground as the Odi leaped in the air.

The young man named Zach immediately picked out a small stone from his pouch and threw it at the Odi.

Boom!!!!! Boom!!!!

The Odi was sent flying again as the small stone that weighed 5 tons hit him.

Zach brought out two stones again and launched them at the Odi, causing the Odi to grind down deep into the floor as it skidded many meters away. Zach's ability was atoms manipulation, he was the lord of the city and a B-rank super that could make any material turn heavy and light between the range of 5 tons.

Although he was having an upper hand against the Odi, however, he could feel his energy draining at an alarming rate as he was using his soul intent.

Not wasting any time, Zach descended on the floor and dashed towards the Odi that was still gaining its momentum.

Bang! 

A loud sound reverberated throughout the market as Zach used one of the stones to slap Odi's face again, causing him to glide a few meters away again.

"Tghísss huuúmon is dángbós" The Odi struggled to talk as he was already wounded and his jaws were dislocated.

Dipping his hand into his pouch, the Odi brought out a pink Crystal. However, before he could crush the crystal, another stone landed on his head.

Boom! 

This time the impact was so loud that the Odi let out a scream as it could feel his head cracking.

"Grrrrrrrrrrrrr.." The Odi screamed again. However, the Odi immediately stood up and its tail began to pulsate as another ring appeared on its tail.

The Odi had evolved into a second stage as he now had two rings on his tail, he now had double of his strength.

Zach didn't know the dangers of the second ring as he had no idea of it. He summoned two stones again and threw them at the Odi.

Bang! 

A loud sound reverberated again, however, Zach was shocked to the core when he saw the Odi grabbing onto the stones with his hands like they were toys.

"Those stones are 5 tons each, how did he get so strong all of a sudden" Zach cried inwardly as he had almost depleted his energy, he could only make 5 more stones heavy.

"Hahaha, are you tired boy, it seems that you are the city lord. I will take my time to kill you before eating you" the Odi said loudly as it folded its hand behind its back while strolling back and forth.

What surprised and confused Zach was that the Odi was currently behaving like a human, instead of attacking him, he was currently walking back and forth.

'You see, we evolve and get stronger by causing chaos and ruckus. Now, you have just made me evolve to the second stage, I have always thought about how cool it would be if I have five rings on my tail. But it's not something that we can achieve easily. To achieve it, we have to kill and fight stronger opponents, and you've just made me experience my first evolution" The Odi said to Zach who was still wary of the sudden change.

"What do you mean? Killing innocent people to evolve. Now, I'm going to kill you this time" Zach replied angrily then he took another stone and threw it at Odi, but the Odi caught it effortlessly again.

The Odi activated his beast gears and dashed towards Zach, punching him with a small fraction of his power.

Boom!

Zach crashed into a stall as the single punch caused his organs to disrupt. Zach was just like a normal human without his ability, as he could only manipulate atoms.

"I said I will kill you bit by bit before entering that village of yours that you are protecting" The Odi smirked as he walked towards Zach that was currently lying on the floor.

Zach spat a mouthful of blood and swallowed two healing pills then he smiled at the Odi like he was mocking him, making the Odi look confused.

"You know before my father died, he handed over this position to me, he also gave me a gift that will fill up the gap for my weakness which is strength" Zach replied and tore off his white robe which had turned brown, revealing an armor chest piece and shoulder pads.

Zach stood and channeled his energy into the amour, as he activated the beast gears. The chest piece was a B-rank armor that increased his strength tremendously while the shoulder pads were C-rank beast items that enhanced his agility.

In the blink of an eye, Zach dashed towards the Odi, 0-100 mph in one second, and punched him in the abdomen.

Bang!

Another metallic bang reverberated as Zach's fist collided with the Odi, pushing him back a little.

"Hahaha, you have such a nice item there, I can feel the power surging through it, punch me with your full strength" The Odi grinned without retaliating.

"Is he using me to evolve? Fuck! I should have known. He's right, I'm not using the full strength of this amour, if I do that the active skill would wear off easily and it would take a day before it cools down. But I've to risk it" Zach thought and he channeled all the energy he could muster inside the chest piece and the shoulder pads, causing the beast gears to turn hot red.

Skk Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!

A trail of dust was left behind as Zach dashed towards the Odi, he had decided to overload the C-rank shoulder pads, causing it to give him the agility of a B-rank one. However, it comes with a cost, the shoulder pad would be useless for life once the skill wears off.

The Odi couldn't catch the momentum of Zach's speed as Zach was dashing towards him in a zigzag pattern.

Bang! 

Zach's fists landed on the Odi's face.

Bang! The Odi also retaliated with his elbow, causing both of them to fly in the opposite direction.

The Odi and Zach didn't waste time as they gained momentum and dashed towards each other and exchanged a series of blows. 

The amour also enabled Zach to withstand the attack of the Odi, however, the longevity of the active skill kept decreasing with each of the Odi's blows.

Unbeknownst to the Odi, Zach could still manipulate four Stones to weigh 5 tons each.

Swinging its tail to slice Zach, Zach leaped backward and removed a stone from his pouch. His strength was already buffed unlike before which would give him more throwing force than earlier.

Picking the stone from his pouch, Zach targeted the Odi's forehead and threw it at him with all the strength he could muster from the beast gear.

BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The sound that exploded this time shook the whole village as the stone collided with the Odi's forehead.

Looking at the Odi through the dusty atmosphere, he could see the Odi standing on its legs with a look of unbelief and horror on its face.

When Zach moved closer to the Odi, he could see a gaping hole in his forehead and black-bluish blood spurting from the hole.

Zach fell to the ground due to exhaustion and stared at the sky before sighing with relief.

"I've killed this monster but so many lives are lost just to a single demon. Father, I've failed you, I couldn't protect them. I don't know if all the demons are this strong but if a thousand of those monsters attacked us, then we are done for.." Zach thought before he passed due to exceeding his limits.