Chapter 142 - 139 : One Blow (2/2)

The Shield was pure black and only had a symbol on its center, black fog emanated from it and it was extremely heavy. Arthur was certain that to be able to properly use it, you need at the very least 50 Million in the Strength stat.

This particular skill can only be used with the Death Golem. It transforms into a shield that the user can use, the Shield increases the defense and magic resistance by a huge amount.

The Boon, Death Golem (Shield): +35% Defense / +35% Resistance to any form of magic attack.

Effect: +5% chance to reduce the damage received to 0.

Unfortunately, Arthur can't use this shield permanently as it only lasts half an hour but it should be enough for now. While holding Makaze in his right hand and the shield in his left hand, Arthur lifted the shield and prepared himself for the impact.

The dark shield was lifted to cover his head and chest, after doing that, Arthur raised Makaze and banged it several times at the front of the shield.

At first, this didn't do anything but then the air around the shield began twisting bit by bit and the amount of black fog around the shield became denser and thicker.

[Bucker Of The West: Max Lvl ](active): The user sacrifices 20% of his Health to increase reduce incoming attack by 10%

Cooldown: 1 day.

Cost : 10,000 Mana.

This was one of his strongest shield attack he has. He received it from a dead legendary warrior that created this skill by himself.

[Armageddon Shield Aura: Max Lvl ](active): Your Shield is your ally, it is as infuriated as you are. The Shield spreads its aura, slowing the time around the user and creating time waves in all directions dealing 120% of the user's defense as damage.

Cost: 500 Stamina per second

'If I go all out in defense, not even that annoying Holy Goddess can damage me!'

Arthur let of Makaze, which rotated itself and pointed its tip toward the incoming palm. Arthur pushed his shield a bit to the front and activated the last skill.

[Death's Glory: Max Lvl ](active): Death Chains are briefly summoned to wrap around the user's shield and reinforce it.

Cost : 9,999 Mana.

Cooldown: 10 days.

Rusty looking chains appeared from behind the shield and in just a second, they wrapped around it and made crackling noises continuously while tightening around the black shield.

'Let's see what a World Tree can do!'

With that thought in mind, Arthur roared and charged at the large green palm. Makaze floated without Arthur's help and flew toward the enemy with its master.

'DANG'

At the moment of impact, Arthur could feel his left hand turning numb but he wasn't pushed back neither was the shield cracked or destroyed. To the right, Makaze stabbed the palm with its tip while dark flames moved from the katana to the green palm, invading it and heading toward the pulsating blue light with insane speed.

As for the shield, it was motionless, like an unbreakable fortress. Albeit the increasing numbness and the cracking of some of his left arm bones, Arthur bashed his shield to the front with all his Strength, making the rusty chains open up a small hole in the front of the shield and soon, a dark beam was shot from that tiny hole.

The dark beam penetrated the palm and created a hole in it, which surprisingly weakened the pressure pressing on Arthur but this was at the cost of losing his left arm which by now, had every one of its bones broken.

Arthur dismissed the idea of switching the shield to the right arm as it had already done its job of blocking the palm. The dark shield returned to the Book of the Damned, which floated in front of Arthur and with his right hand, he caught the book and summoned the creepy and rotten hand.

An ominous and cold aura came out of the book, followed by a long rotten hand that touched the large palm and infecting it with [Death Plague].

[Death Plague](active: Only with Book of the Damned): A plague is transferred from the book to the target, inflicting continuous death damage and absorbing it for the user to unleash.

The hand gripped the illusory green palm and something similar to a whirlpool started spinning and decreasing the size of the palm and at the same time storing it in the book.

Arthur felt proud to have so many powerful tricks but the joy soon vanished as the palm suddenly rotated and the only remaining finger pointed at him. At that split second of danger, one that many people could have the time to react in, Arthur's instincts told him to go back, retreat from the finger pointed at him but knowing the kind of person he is, he didn't listen to those instincts.

Without any hesitation, Arthur stretched his handheld Makaze then he immediately executed [Thousand Waves] accompanied with [Dark Burst].

[Thousand Waves]: Combine the user's heart and soul to create a powerful slash that is worth 1,000 sword strikes: 400% damage in 2 seconds.

Cooldown: 25 Hours.

Cost : 125,000 Mana.

When both the skills were unleashed, a dark slash that could split the skies was created. It was unstoppable as the finger with all the rest of the hand was cut in two with no resistance. The slash continued further ahead, cutting the clouds in two and reaching the World Tree.

A deep cut more than a hundred meters was engraved on the thick trunk of the World Tree.