Silver threads covered in cold blood tore the flesh of the powerful monster apart, leaving Elusive Frozen Archer no chance of survival.
Such an attack was probably the deadliest Adam was capable of. If so armor could protect against his threads, then pure flesh was completely vulnerable, like soft tofu wavering from any knife touch.
"Alright, now I need to help Zera." Adam muttered, looking down at his bloody hand.
"Who are you going to help?"
A confident but satisfied voice sounded behind him.
Adam turned around, and his eyes grew wide, Zera stood confidently on her feet, and her opponent had been dead for so ti now.
"Oh... I guess that sounded overconfident in this situation, didn't it?" Adam smiled, looking up and down at Zera. She wasn't hurt, but she was also more tired than Adam, since he hadn't used his Nexus.
The Nexus was an extrely powerful but energy-consuming weapon. To so extent, because of this factor, Zera perford worse than Adam, since it took her more resources, even though her opponent was slightly stronger.
Zera shrugged her shoulders.
"Perhaps, although you had to run to your opponent. I'm sure Elusive Frozen Archer dodged your attacks many tis."
"Yeah, it wasn't the most enjoyable, but it was also a fairly easy fight. Anyway, we have one last target left, don't we?" Adam said before looking off into the distance.
Amidst the freezing wind and strong mounds, there were clearly visible trails of azure flas that for so reason rose high up as if soaring.
To Adam and Zera, there was nothing strange about this, since they had already seen their opponent.
It was a huge four-winged chanical Gargoyle with a massive jaw and large eyes that looked in different directions, observing every living thing underneath it.
Soon, the chanical Gargoyle glared at them, and frosty spheres ford under its wings.
Then, dozens of crystals rained down on Adam and Zera like a hail of judgnt, bringing only destruction.
Adam and Zera looked at each other, then jumped aside to dodge the attack.
The building floor collapsed due to the amount of damage, becoming another echo of the battles in Rusty Ruins.
The chanical Gargoyle was hovering high above the ground, but that didn't an Adam and Zera were powerless. If Hazel had been with them, things would have been much easier, but they had one option to bring the chanical Gargoyle down to the ground.
Adam threw his needle so that the sharp thread tied around the chanical Gargoyle's neck like a hook. The thread couldn't cut through the monster's armor, but it wasn't necessary.
"Alright, I might not be able to throw you to the ground, but it should be enough!" Adam exclaid, pulling with his arm, pushing down with all his might.
"ROOOOAAAAAAAAAAARRRR!!!!"
The chanical Gargoyle let out an eerie, chanical roar as it tried to resist, but it was unlikely to have any effect on Adam and Zera.
Whoooooooooosh.
Taking advantage of the situation, Zera jumped from the highest point of the building, climbing onto the chanical Gargoyle's back.
A few seconds were enough for Zera's scythe to rip through so of the monster's armor, revealing a vulnerable point - the energy core beneath the iron pipes.
Zera gripped the weapon tightly in her hands as a sharp glint passed across her eyes.
"ROOOOAAAAAARRRR!!!"
The chanical Gargoyle began to actively wriggle as if sensing its imminent death. This threw Zera's balance off, but she managed to stay on top of the monster by stabbing her scythe into the two chanical wings.
Because of all the wounds, especially in the wings area, the chanical Gargoyle began to descend rapidly, heading towards the ground along with Zera.
"Zera!" Adam exclaid, removed his needle, and quickly headed downwards, trying to make it before they collapsed.
Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.
Adam didn't make it in ti, and before he could run to them, the chanical Gargoyle reached the ground.
"ROOOAAAARRRR!!!"
The chanical gargoyle flapped its wings, throwing Zera aside. The monster wanted to fly away, but as soon as its entire wings were in motion, bloody blades slamd into them, stopping them and giving Zera ti to turn wings into scrap tal.
She moved as fast as she could to deal with the monster as quickly as possible, for this was their last obstacle to freeing their mates.
'Fine... Just a little more. All that's left is to destroy the core!' Zera inwardly exclaid, spinning the scythe.
"Zera! Run away!" Adam shouted, but it was too late.
The chanical Gargoyle's core glowed brightly as all the energy released out of it in an instant. The monster decided to sacrifice himself but to take at least one of them.
Zera's eyes narrowed as she held the scythe out, however... the inevitable had already happened.
Most of her body was sealed in ice crystal. She couldn't move, only the right side of her head was free, allowing her to see and barely say anything.
"Zera!" Adam exclaid, hurriedly running up to her and making his way through the icy debris.
Adam imdiately used Second Grip and hit the ice crystal with all his might, going to break it.
Tremble.
A small shard, quite tiny, less than a seed, broke off from the huge crystal. However... the consequences for Adam were far more serious, for his veins swelled as he clutched at his arm, trying to take away the intense pain of the recoil.
He felt as if he had hit the steel wall with his bare fist, without thinking of the impact.
"I'm sorry... I rushed and failed you again..." Zera muttered with a sad look.
Adam shook his head.
"You don't have to say it, it's okay. We killed three monsters, so soon, Mirage's curse should break, shouldn't it? Then, you and everyone else will be free."
Zera nodded, or rather she would have wanted to if she wasn't immobilized.
"Yes, soon the crystals will no longer be able to power the disk, and the whole system will collapse."
Adam smiled bitterly.
Cold.
A strange feeling settled inside them when they felt the cold, not from the low temperature but from the presence of death that seed to be right beside them.
Then, Adam and Zera saw a bright flash of thick frosty vapor a few kiloters in the distance.
"ROOOOOOOOAAAAAAAARRRRR!!!"
The furious roar of the unknown monster quickly reached their ears, instilling nothing but fear.
"Adam... You have to run, right now! You won't be able to deal with this monster alone! It's most likely the last monster of this Mirage, we didn't notice the fourth crystal!" Zera exclaid.
Adam gulped, his fingertips trembled, but soon he clenched his hands into a fist and approached Zera.
Bam. Bam. Bam.
Adam attacked, bringing his needle down on the ice crystal ti after ti despite the intense pain with each strike.
"No! Stop! You'd sooner break your arm than free ! Adam! You have great genes and potential! You must survive to give life to a stronger generation!
If you die, the future you can create will be lost!" Zera shouted sincerely.
"Shut up. I've already made my decision. We are too close to success to back down." Adam said calmly before delivering the final strike.
Just as Zera said, the mont the crystal cracked, his arm broke, even though he had a second grip and a sheath of threads.
"Argh!" Adam cried out in pain, though he was prepared for it, it was impossible to hold back.
The chunks of ice fell apart, releasing Zera from her ice prison, who was in true shock. Her gaze towards Adam changed, staring at him with respect and recognizing him as a hero.
"Shit, that hurts. Whatever, I can still use my left arm. We're gonna win!" Adam exclaid.
Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.
The ground shook, heralding the imminent appearance of an unknown but powerful monster whose roar could terrify anyone.
Zera looked up shivering, blinked slowly, and smiled bitterly.
Adam couldn't have suspected anything.
"Zera, you'll be able to use your Nexus again, right?" Adam asked, trying to think of a battle plan.
Zera appeared in front of him and silently looked at him with a calm gaze.
"Ah...? Zera, is sothing wrong? We don't have much ti!"
"Thank you... I appreciate what you've done, and I'm willing to give you everything I have... I'm sure you can win no matter how strong the opponent is." Zera muttered.
Then, Zera took a step forward, approaching Adam closely, and smiled.
Whooooooooooooosh.
The crimson blade slid into the flesh, passing through Zera and Adam at the sa ti.
Streams of blood flowed from the corners of their mouths, Adam's eyes went wide, and their blood fused together, flowing down the scythe blade.
"Crimson Exchange..." Zera muttered, and her eyes shone brightly.
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