Chapter 219: The Final Assault of the Warden
Chapter 219: The Final Assault of the Warden
Not wasting a single second, Warden threw a direct jab, one filled with aura and power, toward Stark.
[Warden: 10382 speed]
His speed stat had actually reached over 10000 from the combination of both [Dark Spheres] and [The End of the Line], meaning that he was confident he would be MUCH faster than any of the humans present in this prison, which is how he had been able to take Stark aback the first time and kill him.
And yet…
~FWISH~
Stark moved his head to the side, the punch striking only a few centimeters from where he was, yet his pupils never leaving the warden, who was quite surprised by the sheer speed of the human.
And in response…
Stark swung back, his fist filled with crimson aura and rage, aiming for Warden's armor as his face was too difficult to reach.
"ARMOR SCULKIFICATION!" unable to avoid this attack since it was a direct counter of his, Warden activated his skill and filled his entire armor with sculk, pretty much stopping Stark's fist but also… engulfing the boy's arm in sculk again.
"You're an idiot, aren't you," Warden smiled as he pointed at Stark's right arm, which was progressively getting taken over by the liquid, "You're done for again."
But in response, Stark just looked at his arm for a few seconds, tilting his face as if he was confused how did this changed anything.
And then…
~BOOOOOM~
His arm literally exploded with crimson aura, sending away all the sculk that was from it, almost like his aura was an antivirus against that bacteria.
"???" Warden's eyes widened.
"I think you're the idiot," Stark swung again, and this time the attack actually hit as Warden was sent back by a few meters, although it was just his legs sliding against the ground.
"-13827!" his HP was reduced even more than before, scaring him more than it should.
He had vowed to fight against criminals forever, until he died doing his job, and yet… in front of this one prisoner… he felt like he was nothing.
"Aura Smash, Crimson Spears," he summoned three spears and fists and sent them at the warden, who extremely easily avoided them all, "Crimson Ball Transmission," he summoned the ball in his left hand, but instead of instantly throwing it, he kept it inside, just incase something happened.
"SCULK SURGE!" Warden pointed his arm at Stark, then began to fire bursts of sculk at the boy, who ran around in circles around the boss.
"Didn't we say we would only be using our fists?" Stark tilted his head as he slid on the ground.
"You threw projectiles at me, so I consider the deal to be over," truthfully, even if Stark hadn't done that, he would have started using his other skills anyway: deep down he knew he wouldn't win against Stark in a one on one with their fists, even though his were enhanced.
"Oh well," Stark shrugged.
And then…
~FWISH, DASH~
He closed in the distance between the two of them in mere instants, the speed so fast even Sora had a hard time following those two as they exchanged blows and avoided each other.
This kept going for a few minutes, none of them to damage one another as the sculk armor absorbed all the damage Stark would deal, while the sculk Warden sent would be neutralized by Stark's aura.
And after a while…
"WIELDING CROSS," Stark grimaced as he summoned the giant glowing crimson cross right above him.
"…!" Warden took a few step backs.
But before he could do anything…
~FWISH, SWING~
Stark dashed at him again and… swung the giant cross at him, the holy power now also extremely intense, at least strong enough to scare Warden.
"COME BACK TO ME, HAMMER OF JUSTICE," he pointed his right arm toward his hammer that had fallen right in front of the giant exit door of the prison, and its handle began to be surrounded by dark blue aura.
~FWISH~
And as if controlled by an invisible thread, the hammer began to float and flew back to Warden's hand, who immediately used it to deflect the first blow of the cross.
But the holy power was still slightly more powerful than the warden's counter attack, meaning that even though he didn't receive any damage, he was still pushed back.
"What the…"
Not letting him a single instant to rest, Stark pushed himself toward Warden, swinging his cross to the other side as he spanned.
Yet again, it was met with the powerful hammer of the warden, who deflected it.
[One attack remaining!]
His cross could only attack one more time before disappearing, and so Stark knew he needed to make it count.
He jumped in the air, joining his two hands together and mimicking the movement of Warden smashing his [Colossal Sculk Hammer] at Stark like before.
And so… the cross did the same, rushing at Warden from above.
"…!" this attack was much more powerful than the others somehow, and he knew he wouldn't be able to deflect it without receiving damage.
So he decided to finally end this once and for all, actually using his brain to outsmart Stark.
He had always thought using sheer strength would be enough as he was extremely powerful, but that didn't seem to be the case against all opponents, you actually needed to use your brain against some otherwise you would lose, don't you, huh?
"FLICKERING MOVEMENTS!"
~CLICK~
Stark's vision went completely dark, as if all the light had been purposely shut in his eyes.
And then…
~CLICK~
His vision came back.
"Goodbye," and as expected, Warden was right behind him, already beginning to swing down his hammer.
But…
"Dumbass," Stark smiled as he snapped his fingers.
~SNAP, FWISH~
Remember how he had used [Crimson Ball Transmission] yet kept the crimson ball in his hands?
Well… right as his vision went black, he immediately gently threw the ball behind him without even looking back, meaning that it landed RIGHT behind Warden.
~SMASH~
Warden smashed his hammer in Stark's location, creating a massive explosion and a crater forming in that spot.
But Stark was already behind him in the air, ready to punch him one last time and finally end this battle once and for all.
"…" Warden's horns glowed intensely, and then… the monster looked back with a wide smile on his face, as if he had predicted that Stark would do that.
"…?" Stark was confused, but he still went for the kill, as there was no reason not to hit when he had the opportunity to.
And yet… just as his fist was about to connect…
~FWISH, CLANG~
A collar-like chain wrapped itself around his neck, closing in on him as he was suddenly held back.
"Fucking… IDIOT," Warden laughed maniacally as he saw Stark on the ground, "You were SOOOO focused on everything you didn't even notice the chain slowly approach you!"
That's right, Warden had activated [Prisoner Chain], yet instead of making it go fast, he could also make it go slowly as to not alert his opponent.
And so just like that… Stark was stuck with a sculk-filled chain around his neck, one that would normally stop him from moving.
Warden lifted his hammer as he arrived in front of Stark, ready to finally end all of this, having outsmarted the human.
"So long, prisoner."
And then… he swung down.