Chapter 368 Beatdown

Chapter 368 Beatdown

"Impossible! Impossible!!" Etz Chaim cried out, not believing her eyes.

Luka was also surprised, and his expression became serious. "Dante, you were right. Lara is currently nothing like what we knew before. The old her would have never run from her enemy even if it would kill her."

"The madness in her has had too much time to fester and evolve," Dante commented with narrowed eyes.

Luka stretched out a hand and clawed at the void towards Lara. Lara, who was booking it desperately, suddenly screamed in agony as the floating balls of elements were stripped from her like the way one would rip off plaster.

The elements then converged into Luka's hands, spinning around his palm obediently.

"When I fought you as a mortal all those years ago, you used these very same authorities to beat down Cardea until she almost died. Then you even used them against me, but I still prevailed and came out on top."

Luka casually flicked the elements into Etz Chaim's true body, causing her avatar to yelp with surprise as her aura surged crazily.

"Now, without your authorities that you abused to slaughter and torture millions of beings you considered lower than yourself, I wonder how you will fare?" Luka remarked as he folded his arms, having no intention of fighting directly.

He had already beaten her once and completed his story. Now, she would be the perfect stepping stone for his new ally and friend to hone his power to the level needed for him to participate in bigger conflicts.

Dante waved a hand and created a portal beside him. From the portal came Beatrice in her usual conservative dressing that was quite refreshing.

"Hello, nice to meet you," Beatrice greeted Luka with a handshake. Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

"Hello, the feeling is mutual," Luka casually greeted back.

Beatrice then approached Dante's side and smiled lovingly. "Do you need my help?"

Dante smiled. "Of course, I do, in anything and everything. I want to do it with you and only you."

Beatrice nodded and glared at Lara, who was flagging as she still tried to escape toward the Universe Battlefield that floated in the void.

Beatrice's eyes narrowed as she murmured. "What is she trying to do?"

Dante smiled. "Probably activate a failsafe she left behind when she created it in order to turn the tables."

"You stupid cunt, you're just a jealous and crazy bitch in the end. Dante and Luka might not be willing to dirty their hands on you, but ohhh boy, I love dealing with people like you the most," Beatrice said with a cruel voice.

Immediately, she socked Lara in the jaw using her eternal power, causing the woman to spit out blood and some teeth, but did not stop there. Clutching her hair like this, Beatrice continued to rhythmically punch Lara's face with all her force, causing blood and teeth to fly.

"Leth...Gho...Ouf... Mhe!!!" Lara shouted as she exploded with the energy she had left, knocking Beatrice backward and giving her enough respite to create distance.

Panting with a swollen and ruined face, Lara emitted a green light of natural healing to restore her face, but that only partially healed her since it clashed with the remnants of Beatrice's own Eternal energy.

Lara glared at Beatrice with anger, having never been humiliated like this, even by Luka.

"Awww, is the evil bitch angry? How scary!" Beatrice mocked with her arms akimbo.

"Hahaha, to think, this is just the effect of me beating your ass. If my husband joined in, wouldn't you crumble into dust?" Beatrice laughed uproariously, clearly enjoying herself thoroughly.

Lara paled and clenched her fists. "This shouldn't be happening. I am the strongest Eternal, the first being created! Not only that, but I absorbed the special energy I hid in that Universe Battlefield."

Lara's eyes became even redder. "I should be wiping the floor with you! I can't stand losing like this!"

A soft cough stole her attention as Dante floated over to stand beside Beatrice. "I can help clear your confusion. You see, as I have told you about a hundred times now, I predicted your escape. Following that, a quick discussion with Luka led to us deducing that you might have left some failsafes to bank on, and the Zero and First gates were the things you created after all."

"Once I acquired the authority, the first thing I did was methodically scour the two implements, but I found nothing. However, as Etz Chaim revealed, you possess a small amount of my current authority, about 1% of it, which was allowed you to even redeem the Universe Battlefield right now."

"So rather than look for what was there, I looked for what wasn't. That's when I found the core of the Universe Battlefield held a secret compartment of energy stolen directly from Origo. If you had absorbed that energy, none but Luka could have dealt with you, so... I simply swapped it out." Dante finished with a shrug.

Lara's expression fell drastically. "You did what?!"

"You heard him, he swapped it out. You didn't absorb energy from that Origo place, what you absorbed is Dante's own energy. The entire time, you've been using my husband's own energy to fight me," Beatrice answered with a smile.

"Hahaha, how does it feel to have Dante inside you? I can tell you from experience that it feels great, hahaha!" Beatrice couldn't stop laughing, her words piercing Lara like spears.

Lara gripped her hair and pulled some of it out as her entire body quivered, and her bloodshot eyes began to leak tears of blood.

"ARRRRGHHH!! I'LL KILL YOU ALL!"