Chapter 147: A Bloody End (2/2)

With that, Aldrich and Volantis both puon head Twin auras of green and red raged around Aldrich like fire, and debris around him scattered away froon head's red eyes glea the its bloodfire breath wave to intensify and grow even larger and brighter red

As Shri fla out for Aldrich and instead trembled as he his put bloody, broken arms over his eyes like a scared and lost child

"M- roar, the final torrent of fla into a pillar of blood red that surged upwards, lighting the night sky an oon head aron head shuddered before sinking into Volantis's armor He watched as the bloodfire fla the creature still kneeling on the ground, surrounded by red fire

It did not appear dead, but another round of [Bleed] would kick in again, and with how grievous its injuries already were, this fight was finally over

"You've struggled enough," said Aldrich soleest veins in Shrie cuts ripped apart its back and chest and neck as big chunks of its shell shattered and broke apart From the cuts, torrents of blue blood exploded out in a final

Shri into a puddle of his own life blood as a rain of blue pattered against his lifeless body

Aldrich maintained his distance from Shrimp's corpse After all the sudden power ups on Shriiant from afar could still send out units towards Aldrich, and he still had encies

First, there was Shark's crystal corpse If Shrimp moved forward, Aldrich would use a [Wall of Bone] and then have the giant toss the crystal corpse It could be detonated to cause significant dae and infuse a deadly chunk of the Crystal Blood Venom from Chiros

Second, Valera and Chiros hi rong Not towith Seismic and Crow

Third, Aldrich had the antlion now positioned beneath Shrimp's supposed corpse, ready to entrap it in the case that it suddenly gained renewed life and attempted to escape

Aldrich had most of his bases covered It was just ain the air as Aldrich watched Shrimp's lifeless, blood drenched body

In a few seconds, Aldrich sighed in relief A floating green grave ed above Shrimp's body, and beside that icon, there was a blue orb that indicated the creature's soul

"Good work, Volantis," said Aldrich "You're right Your collection is so to be admired"

"To bond with an Armored that is as much a connoisseur of flesh and bone as I - it is my honor to serve," said Volantis

"Master!" Valera appeared from above She had leaped in the air to reach Aldrich She ju Aldrich, but when she made eye contact with a camera drone above, she made an aard roll in mid air and landed back on her feet in front of Aldrich because she realized she needed to be serious

People atching after all She stood up, tried to pat dust off herself with a professional attitude, and coughed into her gauntleted fist before bowing to Aldrich "That was excellent work, ion as it has inspired ht left to inspire With the Locus gone, the variants are going to fall back to the ocean, if any of them even survive

This battle is over

Still, a part of er," said Aldrich as he stared down at Shriet Aldrich fighting and thinking in the 'zone'

Then again, though, Aldrich knew that he would not lack for fights like this in the future With this, he had revealed himself to the world, and he was prepared to accept the consequences for that No, he thought, not consequences, but rewards

Because if Aldrich played his hand right, he would gain all the power and influence he needed to establish himself He knew that he would face questions and resistance, but he was prepared for it

And speaking of rewards, the greatest one of thean to move towards Shrimp, ready to cast [Raise Undead]