Armipotent

Chapter 2185: Against Alderman Fiodor (4)

Tang Shaoyang was trying to figure out what he faced. His Chaos Blade was made with Chaos Energy combined with Absolute Domination Energy. He tried to break apart the energy that sustained the elemental form, but failed.

For the first time, Absolute Domination Energy. He figured out that attacking Alderman carelessly would not yield any result. He decided to examine Alderman thoroughly with his Chaos Eyes.

The current Alderman contained an overflowing energy and was still absorbing it. He could see the flow of energy from the magma below. The former Executive Administrator strengthened himself through the magma below. He didn’t know how, but the sea of magma was supplying that overflowing energy to him.

What he saw in front of him was a creature formed by this massive energy. It had different structures than a normal person, or maybe Alderman was not a person at all in this form.

Alderman changed his approach against him, coming close for a close combat. He traded punches, blocked them, and deflected the magma fist.

Most of the time, he was on the defensive because he tried to analyze his opponent up close. As they kept the exchange, he found out that Alderman kept growing stronger. He started to feel the scalding pain in his wing and palm.

On top of that, Alderman had the basics for fighting up this close. The punch was calculated and contained enormous power.

Tang Shaoyang had a hard time adjusting his attributes while trying to follow Alderman’s movement. He had been using Attribute Shift to freely manipulate his attributes. He would increase his Agility when he tried to move, then he would increase his Strength and Vitality when he tried to block.

It was not an exaggeration to say that Alderman was superior in close combat. Alderman was methodical; every punch and move was planned, the total opposite of his fighting style.

Tang Shaoyang had been relying on his instinct, reacting to the strike coming toward him. He tried to find an opening to counter, but he could not find that chance.

Even though he was forced to defend, he enjoyed this. His scales charred, he started to feel the heat from the punch, and he could feel that Alderman was getting stronger. This sea of magma was not just for a show; it boosted Alderman’s attributes.

Even so, his eyes never left Alderman’s body, observing the flow of the energy inside, and that was when he found a clue. Most of Alderman’s energy centered on the chest.

The Absolute Domination Energy didn’t work, and the Chaos Energy also didn’t work. He figured out that there might be a core to maintain that form. That core was located where most of the energy gathered.

He purposely created an opening for Alderman, letting his opponent hit his chest. It was on purpose, but it caught him off guard by how powerful that single punch was. He was sent flying as the scale on his chest cracked.

Tang Shaoyang took damage from that single punch, but he managed to lure Alderman and lowered his guard. Alderman appeared right before him with a teleportation with a grin.

That was when he returned the grin with a grin. He also used Blink, appearing right behind Alderman. At the same time, he used Heavenly Force - Heavenly Crushing Strike. His right hand was covered in dark-gold energy and struck Alderman’s back, right where he thought the core was located.

His fist went through the body, and he realized he was wrong with his guess about the core. There was no core when his fist went through that body.

That was when Alderman caught his hand and the hole where his fist closed up, trapping his head. The heat from the magma intensified and started to burn his dragon scale. He tried to pull his hand off, but it was firmly planted in Alderman’s body.

Tang Shaoyang shifted his attributes to strength and forcefully pulled his hand off, ripping it apart to break free.

He realized killing Alderman Fiodor might be more complicated than he thought. His Absolute Domination Energy, which almost worked on everything, didn’t work. And it was not simply overpowering Alderman’s energy with his powerful energy as well, which also worked most of the time.

Facing the Alderman was like taking a riddle. He needed to find the right piece if he wanted to kill Alderman. He needed to find a method to fight this annoying elemental form. His eyes moved toward his white and black tree.

’That might work...’

The white tree absorbed and negated energy, and the black tree drained physical strength. The combination of the two might work against Alderman’s form. There was also Dark Poison, a poison that was more fatal than the void. He also had Ethereal Frost, a Primal Elemental Power that might work against this annoying magma.

Tang Shaoyang considered which one he should try first until he felt something envelop him. It was something delicate yet vague. If not for his high sense, he might not feel it as it came in the form of energy.

The sensation broke him away from his thoughts. In the next moment, his Absolute Sense blared out like an emergency alarm, warning him about the upcoming dangers that came from all directions.

In that same moment, the delicate energy that enveloped him turned into ferocious, suppressing him. It was like the gravitational force around him increased, bringing him down forcefully.

He reacted and managed to stop from getting dragged into the sea of magma. Alderman was trying to drag him into the magma, and he didn’t. It was a good idea to find out what Alderman planned inside that sea of magma.

He was holding on against the invisible force that tried to push him down, hanging seven meters above the sea of magma. Then he sensed a presence coming from behind, followed by the sense of danger.

Alderman had a similar skill to Blink, or maybe it was a Blink. Before he could react, a terrific force hit his back. The cracking noise of his bone breaking filled his ears as he was sent down to the sea of magma.

He got pushed deep into the sea of magma, which was surprisingly deeper than he thought. At first glance, it looked shallow, but he was ten meters deep into the magma, and he was not at the bottom yet. The magma didn’t just swallow the building, but it melted the ground and kept going down.

Even though he was inside the magma, he was still fine. With Chaos Barrier, the magma didn’t even touch him. Alderman’s strike on his back broke the Chaos Barrier and broke his bone, but he managed to recover. His bone also healed because of his high vitality and regeneration from his bloodline. It was just that the pain still lingered, and it had been a while since he was hurt, which excited him a little bit.

’I keep telling myself to go all out, yet it seems I am still underestimating Alderman deep down...’

Tang Shaoyang was about to leave the magma. He didn’t get why Alderman tried so hard to put him down here when he could easily leave...

He paused as he discovered something, not being able to move his body. There was an invisible force enveloping his body, each part of his body: head, hands, and legs. It was similar to the force that pushed him down earlier, but this one was much stronger. It was so strong that he could not move even when he shifted his attributes into Agility and Strength.

He tried to use Blink, and to his surprise, he could not use his skill. This reminded him of his fight back in the Ortis Continent. There was a skill similar to a domain where he could not use his skill in the range of that skill.

An invisible force that could not be broken with brute force, and a domain where he could not use his skill as well.