Episode 376: Melee Specialization Transformation
A massive cloud of dust rises into the sky, and the mountain is deeply gouged.
Yuma dashes forward without delay. He has to finish this before the “Bloodstained King’s Ore” runs out!
From within the collapsed mountain, the Golden Giant rises.
Yuma quickens his pace, charging at full speed. Because he’s drawing out so much of the “Boss Varlin’s” power, he can’t change his hands into swords or hammers.
He’s limited to hand-to-hand combat. He has no choice but to combine it with “Wind Magic” to fight.
The Golden Giant also leaps out of the dust cloud and comes at him. It throws a right punch, but he deflects it and delivers a right body blow.
It lands squarely on the Yellow King’s stomach, stopping its movement.
He slams a left punch into its face, and as it staggers, he raises his left leg.
The leg rises high and stops above the 【Yellow King’s】 head.
“Eat this!”
A heel drop explodes on the 【Yellow King’s】 crown. The Golden Giant buckles at the knees, placing both hands on the ground.
This seems to have really hit home. It stops moving, its head drooping.
Yuma grabs the opponent’s head with his left hand and draws back his right fist. He’ll end it with this.
At that moment—the 【Yellow King】 grabs Yuma’s arm tightly with both hands.
“Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!”
The first time he’s heard the 【Yellow King’s】 voice. A massive Lightning Strike flows into Yuma’s left arm.
He can withstand the Lightning Strike to some extent with his Lightning Resistance and the power of the “Wind Magic” surrounding his body.
But the discharge far exceeds his imagination, breaking through both his resistance and the Wind Barrier. His arm feels like it’s burning. Is he going to lose consciousness from the electric shock again!?
He manages to hold on by a thread. He endured the strongest Lightning Strike the 【Yellow King】 could muster.
The power of the Hercules Beetle! His resistance has increased because he absorbed the Demon Ore of that monster.
Yuma shakes off the 【Yellow King’s】 hands and punches the opponent’s face.
The Golden Giant rolls across the ground but uses the momentum to stand up. Once again, the two giants face each other.
Both move simultaneously, entering attack stances.
In the time it takes the Yellow King to throw one punch, Yuma lands five blows. It’s an overwhelming difference. The Golden Giant, who specializes in combat, is being beaten one-sidedly.
Its head snaps back, its arms are deflected, and fists sink into its stomach. Yuma’s attacks are steadily destroying the 【Yellow King’s】 body.
Just a little more—at that moment, the red-purple lines flowing through his body disappear.
The Bloodstained King’s Ore has run out.
Yuma takes a step back, then another, glaring at the opponent facing him. The 【Yellow King】 remains standing, its guard up.
It must have taken considerable damage, but it still seems ready to fight.
Yuma raises both arms, assuming a defensive stance, preparing for the opponent’s counterattack.
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“Whoa! Yuma was pushing him back, but suddenly he stopped!”
Akito shields his eyes with his hand, looking at Yuma far in the distance.
The distance is just barely within sight, but getting any closer would mean getting caught up in the fierce battle.
“The ‘Varlin King’s’ power probably ran out. Yuma said it only lasts about five minutes,” Rui says.
Albert, who was next to him, reacted to Rui’s words.
“That incredible fighting style… it was an ability he gained in Australia. To push the 【Yellow King】 that far…”
Even Albert is astonished. After all, Yuma is the only one who can defeat the 【Yellow King】. Rui is convinced of this and looks at the battlefield again.
The two giants were glaring at each other, emitting terrifying Magical Power.
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Yuma focuses his awareness on the back of his left hand. The Bloodstained King’s Ore is used up, but he hasn’t lost yet.
Considering the opponent’s damage, he can definitely win. Yuma thinks so and releases the power of the “Jewel” to finish the fight.
The Melee Specialization Transformation from when he defeated the Boss Varlin. He houses the power of the 【Red King】 in his left arm and the power of the 【Blue King】 in his right hand. The lower half of his body recreates the power of the 【Green Lord】.
Immense Magical Power rages around him, and sand and dust swirl.
His left arm is clad in Metal Red armor and iron armor, and his right arm is clad in Metal Blue armor and iron armor. Metal Green leggings are also fitted to his legs, and his ankles are covered in golden fur.
Because he retained the transformation parts of the Boss Varlin, his entire body remains muscular.
Now, in addition to the Iron Giant, the powers of the Red, Blue, and Green Kings, as well as the Boss Varlin, are combined, making a total of five monsters.
“I’ll defeat you with this power!”
Yuma flows Bloodstained Ore throughout his body. It doesn’t produce as much horsepower as the King’s Ore, but it’s enough for now.
Yuma kicks off the ground and dashes forward.
His legs, imbued with Wind Magical Power, shatter the earth and generate terrifying propulsion.
He closes the distance with the 【Yellow King】 in an instant.
The opponent’s reaction is delayed. The damage must be accumulating.
A right straight punches through the 【Yellow King’s】 guard. The opponent recoils. Yuma extends a Longsword from his Metal Red iron armor and raises it high.
The Yellow King reacts and tries to evade, but it’s too late.
As the flaming sword approaches overhead, the Golden Giant tries to defend with its right arm.
A crackling sound rings out, and the sword stops.
Yuma’s slash was stopped by the “Lightning Barrier”. But—
“Oooooooooooooooooh!!”
As he pushes the sword in, the opponent’s right arm crackles and glows. The “Lightning Barrier” is on the verge of breaking.
Yuma puts even more force into it, pushing the sword in. With a tremendous crackling sound, the 【Yellow King】 staggers.
Looking closely at the retreating Golden Giant, its right arm is gone.
The discharging forearm lies on the ground.
—He cut it off!
The monsters in the Yellow Dungeon have low Regeneration. If so, this wound shouldn’t heal. Yuma presses the attack in one fell swoop.
He steps in powerfully and delivers a front kick.
A kick wrapped in wind. The opponent is blown away over a hundred meters.
The Yellow King somehow manages to brace himself, refusing to fall. Yuma immediately extends a Longsword from the back of his right hand.
A beautiful sword that glitters with Metal Blue. He also raises the Metal Red sword extended from the back of his left hand.
He crosses the two swords in front of his chest, watching the opponent’s next move.
The Yellow King glares at him and extends a discharging Lightning sword from the back of its left arm.
—It can do that too? What a resourceful guy.
Both face each other, swords at the ready.
As a tense atmosphere fills the air, the two giants dash forward simultaneously, swinging their respective swords.