"HAAAHHH!!" Reed charged at Lilith cocking back a powerful punch. Lilith slipped under his fist and struck him in the ribs. Reed stumbled for a moment and Lilith used that opportunity to kick him across his room.
Reed wiped his lip and gnashed his teeth in anger. A blue light outlined his body and his speed and strength multiplied. He appeared in front of Lilith within an instant and cocked back another punch.
*BOOM*
Lilith flew out of his penthouse without a scratch and with a huge smile. She caught herself with her wings and reengaged Reed. She tackled him through his entire building, and once they exited the other side, she threw him to the ground.
*BOOM*
The force of her throw was powerful enough to flatten a portion of the city, causing panic. Reed laid in his crater angrily. He rose quickly and the air temperature began to rise.
"I'M GOING TO TURN YOU INTO A CRISP!" Reed launched a thick plume of blue fire at the descending Lilith. She didn't even move and once his attack was over, she was completely unharmed.
"No way!" Reed said in shock.
"I'm quite possibly the worst opponent you could go against." Lilith smiled and pointed her finger at Reed. She fired a barrage of [Air Pressure] at Reed, who dodged most of them but was in the chest by one.
"BLEGH!" He flew into a bus full of people and landed inside of a convenience store. Blood dripped out his mouth as he slowly stood up.
"You…need to evacuate…" Reed told the cashier. Lilith landed at the entrance of the store with a maniacal grin on her face.
"What's wrong? Aren't you supposed to be one of the strongest hunters in the world? I haven't even let loose yet, don't disappoint me." Reed gnashed his teeth at her provocation.
"EAT THIS!" Reed launched a thick column of fire out of both of his hands. The fire incinerated everything it touched, except Lilith who stood there unscathed.
"Tch!" Reed dashed towards her and launched a barrage of punches at her. Lilith dodged each punch without moving her feet. She caught his last punch and smiled.
"Survive this." She placed her right hand on his torso and a blue magic circle opened.
"[Mana Cannon]." The cannon sent Reed flying through the city before it finally exploded.
*BOOM*
Lilith flew to his location only to find him lying in a crater, unresponsive. His chest was dented and his vital signs were fading.
"How weak, you were supposed to be the cream of the crop. Let's hope the three aren't as weak as you." Lilith crushed his skull with her foot.
[Level up!]
[+3 SP!]
[+1 Soul of a Ruler's Vessel]
Just as she was about to leave, the U.S. military and various S-rank hunters surrounded her.
"Move or be annihilated." Lilith stated but they didn't budge, "Annihilation it is."
A tank fired at her but Lilith dodged it and crushed the tank with [Ruler's Authority]. She then allowed an S-rank's blade to break against her skin and she punched his head off.
"DIE MONSTER!!" A brawler S-rank yelled. He attempted to flank Lilith but found his head floating in the air. Lilith then took her hand out of a mage's chest and crushed another mage with [Ruler's Authority].
She grabbed an S-ranker's sword, crushed it in her hands, and flicked his upper body into mist.
"This is boring! You're all stopping me from fighting the real strong people!" Lilith exclaimed as she dodged another blade and squatted on the tip of the blade. She flipped off his blade and decapitated him with her foot.
The remaining S-ranks began to cower in fear. Lilith was about to claim the life of another one until she felt a magic stronger than Christopher Reed in the air.
"Finally! A worthy challenge!" Lilith exclaimed maniacally as her new opponent landed on the ground in an explosion. He was a muscular blonde-haired man with black tattoos snaking across his body. His body was glowing golden along with his eyes.
"I'm going to kill you, fiend." Thomas Andre stated coldly. He stepped forward and was towering over Lilith. He launched a powerful punch at her head and she took it head on.
She was sent into a building and despite that powerful blow, she only had a small cut on her face.
[-5 HP]
Lilith jumped out of the building she was launched into and smiled at the frowning Thomas.
"Oh? Did you expect me to die or be incapacitated after such a weak punch?" Lilith teased. Veins of rage bulged on Thomas's forehead, "I will kill you. I can guarantee that!"
A thin golden veil of mana covered Thomas. He dashed forwards cocking back his large arms to try and kill Lilith with this blow. Lilith sidestepped his punch and the air pressure generated from it destroyed an entire city block. Lilith used his open side to strike him with a powerful blow of her own.
"KAH!" Lilith's fist dug deep into Thomas's gut, making him vomit up blood. Thomas stumbled before he regained his wits and wiped the blood off his lips. The golden veil got denser and Thomas's hair turned flame-like.
He punched Lilith again but she jumped over his fist and kicked him in the face, sending him rolling across the ground.
"Wow, your body got much harder. It must be because of [Mana Reinforcement]." Thomas's eyes widened a bit.
"How do you know what technique I'm using?" Thomas asked not ready for her answer. Lilith applied [Mana Reinforcement] on her entire body like Thomas giving her a purple outline, "You aren't the only one who can do that."
Lilith's speed dramatically increased, giving Thomas a hard time tracking her. He could barely react when she was standing in front of him with her fist primed for a powerful blow.
*BOOM*
Her powerful punch created a shockwave destroying the ground and buildings around them while also sending Thomas flying and bruising his arms.
'If I didn't block that in time, who knows what would've happened! Fine then, let's stop holding back!' Thomas drew out the full power of Reinforcement. His body was covered in golden armor and he gained black horns on top of his head, on top of his hair turning into golden fire.
"No more games huh? Come on!" Lilith gestured for him to attack her. Thomas tightened his jaw in anger as he ran toward Lilith. His speed was impressive as the remaining S-ranks could barely track his movements.
He and Lilith traded blows whilst also traveling across the entire city, destroying everything in their path. Lilith ducked under his punch and punched him in the gut, cracking his armor. Before he could be sent flying, Lilith grabbed his leg and slammed him into the ground.
Thomas vomited blood and was on all fours. He gritted his teeth and slowly got up.
'No matter what I do, how hard I punch her, how fast I move, she keeps up with me! It's like…she's playing with me like a toy…' Thomas thought exhaustedly as Lilith walked her way over to him. She then stopped and looked up.
Two gigantic energy slashes were descending upon her. Lilith moved out of the way and her new foe stood next to Thomas.
"Liu? I didn't expect you to be here, what gives?" Thomas asked and Liu frowned, "I heard this monster killed Reed with ease. Then you started fighting her and I couldn't let you do it alone. I fear she may be a bigger threat than Kamish ever was."
Thomas nodded as he looked at Lilith, "I agree. Be aware, she's very powerful and as a matter of fact, I don't even think she was using her full power against me." Thomas nervously laughed.
"No way!" Liu exclaimed in shock. Thomas nodded again and Liu sighed, "Then let us fight until the very end. We are the final wall and we cannot fail!"
Liu tightened his grip around his twin blades while Thoman clenched his fists.
"You two done with your pep talk? I was getting sleepy over here!" Lilith yawned and stretched. Liu and Thomas said no words and rushed Lilith. Lilith sidestepped Thomas's punch and flipped Liu by grabbing the tip of his sword. She then kicked Thomas away.
Liu quickly recovered and fired two large energy slashes again. Lilith jumped over them and tackled Liu. She dragged him through the ground before she flew up and threw him down. Lilith descended and stopped a powerful kick from Thomas with her hand. She grabbed his leg hard enough to crack his armor and threw him across the battlefield.
Liu slowly rose with his shirt in tatters and blood coming out of his head and mouth, "I'm going to kill you!"
Liu rushed Lilith and swung his swords wildly. Lilith dodged each swing like nothing. She caught both of his blades and smiled, "Let's turn up the heat shall we?"
A massive orange magic circle appeared beneath them, "[UFM: Rising Inferno]!"
A gigantic plume of orange fire shot upwards. Liu had to sacrifice his blades in order to survive. Once the attack was over, Lilith was still holding his blades only they were bright red now. She tossed them to the side and smiled.
"Whoops looks like I melted your swords, please forgive me." Lilith laughed. Thomas united with Liu again, and both of them were weary.
"You weren't kidding when you said she was holding back! That fire attack she used could've killed me if I didn't dodge in time." Liu said with a bead of sweat going down his face.
"Yeah, she can also use Reinforcement. She hasn't even scratched the surface of her powers, I fear this battle was over before it even began." Thomas said solemnly.
"No, we have a last resort." Liu smiled and placed his hand on his chest, "Spiritual Body Manifestation: Divine Swordsman!"
Suddenly a giant column of golden light came from the sky. Once the light faded a tall man with golden armor, a golden sword, and two pairs of wings stood there.
"I suppose you're right," Thomas placed his hand on his chest as well, "Spirtual Body Manifestation: Unholy Lightning Beast!"
A thick bolt of yellow lightning crashed and when it faded, a giant beast stood in Thomas's place. The beast had black skin, golden and black fur that crackled with electricity, and two large horns. The beast resembled an ape almost.
Lilith narrowed her eyes, 'They got much stronger, in fact I think we're about equally matched now. I can't play around now.'
Lilith summoned her greatsword, immediately sending an aura of death into the air. She then used [Umbrakinesis] to create shadow armor and [Mana Reinforcement] to make it harder. She then activated [Savagery] to increase her attack power by 25%.
"[Minor Blessing of Strength], [Minor Blessing of Speed]." A blue and red light outlined her body for a brief moment. Her eyes glowed red through her helmet and the two parties were having a standoff for a moment.
In the blink of an eye, Lilith and Liu were clashing swords, creating a powerful explosion. Lilith overpowered Liu and sent him back with her blade. She then covered most of her right side with her blade in order to block a powerful punch from Thomas.
Lilith felt her skeleton rattle from that blow while also being sent sliding across the ground. She pivoted her foot to face her foes and then stomped on the ground and used [Geokinesis], to create a large fissure in the ground.
While they were trying to regain their balance, Lilith covered the distance she had between them in an instant. She swung her sword and Liu tried blocking but due to his poor balance, she easily overpowered him again and sent him into the air. Lilith then turned her attention to Thomas.
She kicked him in the jaw making him roll along the ground. Thomas recovered and the fur on his body began to generate more electricity. He opened his mouth and a beam of concentrated lightning came out of it.
Lilither stomped on the ground again creating thick walls of earth. The beam tore through them all forcing Lilith to dodge. Once she was out of the way she had to block another swing from Liu. They clashed blades for a moment until Thomas rejoined the fight. Lilith created a wall of shadows to stop his incoming punch. She simultaneously dodged a swing from Liu and punched him in the gut, denting his armor.
"BLEGH!" Liu vomited blood and Lilith back-kicked him into some rubble. Thomas eventually tore through her shadow wall and launched a series of lightning-coated punches. Lilith desummoned her sword and traded blows with Thomas.
Every time their fists collided, it sounded like a bomb going off. Lilith dodged his most recent punch by slipping under it, when she was under his large body she used her shadows to create giant tendrils that pierced right through his stomach.
"BLEEGH!" Thomas vomited vast amounts of blood. Lilith made more tendrils to piece his limbs as well. Thomas slowly reverted back to his human state, defeated. Lilith then turned her attention to Liu, who was charging a powerful energy slash.
"Jīnlóng zhǎn!" A giant golden dragon headed towards Lilith destroying everything in its wake. Lilith brought her blade out and sliced the dragon in half. She then used [Demonic Lightning] to knock Liu out of the sky.
Liu too reverted to his human form, and Lilith spoke to both of them, "This is by far the hardest battle I've had since waking up. I appreciate your efforts, you two fought well and I will not forget your names. Farewell Thomas Andre and Liu Zhigang."
Lilith killed both of them by cutting their heads off with her shadows.
[Level up! x5]
[+15 SP!]
[+2 Souls of Ruler's Vessels]