Chapter 247 - Azure Wave Art (2/2)

Not long after activating [Azure Armor], a faint blue aura covered this layer of energy, enhancing the feeling that the layer of blue energy was near impenetrable. Unlike [Zephyr Burst], which focused on improving movement speed, and [Ignis Burst], which focused on enhancing offensive abilities, [Aqua Burst] was a skill that enhanced the properties of currently activated skills. Of course, it could focus on one skill, which in this case, was [Azure Armor].

”It's time for me to make my move!” Argentum shouted as the distance between him and the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate had lessened to a great degree. Raising his right hand while a bolt of water was conjured, he then shot it towards the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate, shouting, ”[Water Bolt]!”

Whoosh! Bang!

Surprisingly, the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate took the attack head-on, taking off a chunk of its body in the process. Nevertheless, it did not feel any significant pain from the attack at all, letting out a snicker as it asked Argentum, ”Is that all you've got?”

”If so, that's quite disappointing,” the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate continued as it clapped loudly, sending a shockwave of Earth energy particles towards Argentum.

”[Earthquake]!”

Whoosh!

In response, Argentum went ahead and dodged the attack once more, closing the gap between him and the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate in an instant. At the instant the gap was closed, Argentum positioned himself at the back of the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate as he conjured a stronger Water-based spell from [Lower Azure Magic+], only for him to hear a chuckle from the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate as it kicked with its left foot backward, sending multiple spikes of earth towards Argentum as he was sent flying.

Crash!

Fortunately, the attack was only able to send Argentum flying. Thanks to [Azure Armor] and [Aqua Burst], he had not accrued any damage from the attack at all. If anything, he only accrued a momentarily feeling of soreness from the landing. He then hastily got up before increasing the gap between him and the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate.

In response to this, the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate asked him, ”What? You scared of me or something? What happened to the Pseudo-Animate I was fighting a while ago?”

Argentum did not bother responding to the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate taunts at all, deciding to mutter a few unintelligible incantations instead, which gave the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate an ominous feeling the moment it heard it.

Swoosh!

Mustering all of the strength in its body, it hastily dashed to where Argentum was before extending both palms towards him. It then channeled all of the energy in its body towards both palms before sending out a massive spike made out of earth, which headed towards Argentum at great speeds.

”[Mountain Spike]!”

Looking at the large spike that was heading towards him, Argentum, who had just finished chanting in a mutter, let out a small snicker as he muttered, ”It seems that…even at the lowest grade…”

”An ultimate skill still deserves to be called an ultimate art.”

Whoosh!

In an instant, he made a horizontal slicing motion with his right hand, instantly splitting the earth spike that was coming at him in two as he said, ”[Azure Wave Art, First Movement].”

”[Frigid Wave]!”

Thud! Thud!

With the attack Argentum made removing the momentum from the now split earth spike, it fell onto the ground with a thud while the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate was left at a loss for words as it looked at Argentum like a monster.

”What did that Pseudo-Animate do just now?” it asked itself in slight confusion as it looked at the two halves of the earth spike that had fallen. It then focused its sense of vision back at Argentum, only to feel that the Pseudo-Animate it was facing up against was now dangerous.

Rather than flee from him, the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate went ahead and fired more earth spikes, to which Argentum cut with a [Frigid Wave]. Surprisingly, for every [Frigid Wave] he uses, the closer he gets to the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate, which made the dangerous feeling it felt towards Argentum become more prominent.

Eventually, the gap between the two was non-existent yet again. But this time, the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate radiated an aura of fear as it looked at Argentum. Incredibly anxious, it asked him, ”What are you…going to do next?”

”Well, what else do you want me to do?” Argentum said with a light giggle. ”The Grand Blue Master did tell me to defeat you.”

”So defeat you, I will.”

”[Azure Wave Art, Third Movement].”

”[Roaring Waves]!”

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

In an instant, four waves of blue energy had been shot out by Argentum, which cut off the four limbs that the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate had. Soon after, the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate fell to the ground with a thud, with the same going for its cut-off limbs.

On the other hand, Argentum looked at the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate for a bit, radiating an aura of slight remorse before saying, ”I apologize for doing this. I had to do it.”

A few seconds later, as he walked away from the Earth-based Pseudo-Animate, the Grand Blue Master's voice resounded throughout the room, shouting, ”You have successfully defeated the opponent!”

”Argentum, you have cleared the third trial!”