Bro, I'm not an Undead!

A Majestic Territory!r

A true Majestic Territory!r

Just like Azila's.r

Just like the Grinning Jester Fox's.r

Just like Idris'.r

A dominant energy erupted from Hobbu Bobbu with a restrictive authority, looking like waves that intended to take a solid shape but couldn't quite do so. Despite this though, their power was staggering, almost causing Skullius to lose his will to fight in the moment they appeared!r

This was different from the low level divine energy, Primus.r

No.r

It was something beasts could naturally exude past the 10th tier and the very foundation to creating a Majestic Territory.r

The energy known as Nitros!r

Unlike humans, beasts could bypass the need to forge mana into Aura and then Perfect Aura to then reach a state where they could utilise Nitros to create a Territory. They could just head straight to that level as long as their genetics allowed them to reach Tier 10!r

So what was Nitros?r

It was a type of Divine energy but one with a more rigid form that was hard to mould, unlike Aura. It was desired immensely but foreign beings.r

To make it into what you wished, you needed skill and familiarity with different types of energies. The feel and control over power was what needed to be flexible within the user of Nitros, otherwise even after attaining it, they wouldn't be able to create what they desired with it.r

In short, Nitros was the foundation to what all Divine beings used to forge worlds or large planetary bodies and as such, if a human reached the Incandescent Stage where this was possible or a beast reaching Tier 10, their effective pathway to reach Divinity was opened!r

As this dreadful energy exploded out of Hobbu Bobbu, though rather slowly, tinting everything, even space itself with a glaring white hue that erased the description of the surroundings like paint on the world, Skullius found his nerve and immediately responded with the best countermeasure he could find!r

A colossal explosion of darkness enveloped him, the Precept of Light as well as the creeping Nitros in an instant!r

At the same time, Skullius drew on his four weapons in the air as well as the thousands still hanging above him.r

Sadly, his casing of darkness was easily wrecked by the slowly structuring Nitros which ate it away, painting the world in rough white instead of black!r

'I've been trying to get used to fighting with opponents with Territories but not finding one for so long made me relax. If only I'd taken Red Rage's words earlier to heart,' Skullius thought with annoyance.r

In all the Clusters he had been in so far, none of the Cluster beasts or Generals had a Territory, which was why he carried on with this relaxed approach.r

Then again, even if he had been expecting Hobbu Bobbu to have a Territory, it wouldn't have counted for jack since bringing him down was already a treacherous endeavour.r

The good thing about this however was the fact that this goblin didn't seem to be proficient in using his Nitros or Territory at all!r

The energy wasn't flowing to form a true shape!r

It was simply flooding out, trying to capture Skullius.r

'Bro must have practised wielding the sword so much he neglected his general progression as a beast above Tier 10,' Skullius thought. 'If he had erected his Nitros quick enough, I would have been trapped with no means to defend myself. Even with everything I can do now, I'm confident to say I would have been dead.'r

Because Killin Max had a Dormant Territory, Skullius had studied all he could about these things.r

Naturally, Nitros was Nitros but it varied in strength according to the strength of a beast or the strength of a human combatant. r

In its most basic state, it could ERASE ALL unprotected aspects of the world in its way and halt the function of ALL energies and items within its created space provided they were COMPLETELY ENCASED in the Nitros. r

In short, it was possible to resist, but only if you were quick enough to do so before being trapped by a solid shape of Nitros – a Majestic Territory.r

If Skullius let himself get trapped, all of his skills and tools would become useless. r

All of them.r

But now, since his opponent, even from his face showed that he was struggling to create a simple trap with his Nitros, Skullius had to take this chance.r

The only reason Hobbu Bobbu had even used this was because he was indeed being affected by the call of the Medial Whisperer of Charms. Enacting his Nitros protected him from it. r

'The staff failed and is on cooldown. So now...' Skullius' gave the Precept of Light behind him an order and the King's Matted Glory, the double axe above him streaked through his darkness towards the giant goblin!r

At the same time, his figure sank into the darkness still present around him as a vast amount of mama surged within him.r

The King's Matted Glory reached Hobbu Bobbu rather quickly, but a dazzling flash of light smacked into it, this being Hobbu Bobbu showing that he still had his prowess as a Sword god to rely on!r

Unfortunately, this shallow strike didn't work against the double axe!r

It was stronger than the other regular weapons and had been fed multiple measures to increase its durability, thus it didn't shatter from the same force!r

Instead it shone with a light blue radiance and released pulsing streams of Null Life Essence that successfully bashed violently into the giant goblin, causing him to reel back, almost stumbling in the Nitros pooling from his feet!r

For the first time, Hobbu Bobbu showed a look of shock on his face!r

This energy hit different!r

Literally!r

It wasn't like mana!r

From being struck by it, he felt a significant threat!r

In the same moment he took to think about the Null Life Essence, the Hybrid Luman took action, appearing right before him, his hand touching the goblin's bare chest as he activated an overpowered Special skill!r

Darkness streamed from him and entered Hobby Bobbu but...r

[Your enemy has resisted!]r

[Your enemy has resisted!]r

"What?! Is it because I'm..."r

It was time for Skullius to become shocked now as he had thought for sure that he had won in the nick of dire time!r

He just had to touch Hobbu Bobbu and it would be over right? But why..?r

The Finite Sword god resisted the effects of his Special skill?!r

Hobbu Bobbu, on feeling Skullius' presence near him immediately struck with full force at an insane speed, leaving no room for the Hybrid Luman to dodge or evade.r

Skullius was ready for this violence though, as with his hand on his hilt, he managed to restore his body immediately after it felt like it was about to fall apart!r

Unfortunately, Hobbu Bobbu seemed to be way ahead of him, having recalled that Skullius could do something like this. Thus the Nitros that he was having a hard time trying to pull together quickly started to swirl in order to create an entrapment!r

...!r

Not good!r

Skullius tried to use [Destined Warp Steps] but quick radiant slashes from an unseen sword sliced them up as soon as they appeared, nomatter how quickly he created them!r

'He's been paying attention to all my tricks. He knows how I move now,' he thought with mild dread as he found that he was close to being ensnared in the Nitros!r

If he came into contact with it, he was sure he would be deleted out of existence. Now, with Hobbu Bobbu's large figure looming in front of him, paying rapt focus to every one of his moves so as to destroy any means he had of escape, the Hybrid Luman truly seems beat.r

Skullius stared down the Finite Sword god with narrowed eyes while dropping from the air.r

The large King's Matted Glory flashed into his hand as he quickly covered it in [Evil Darkness], his other hand stretching out towards the other THREE special artefacts left behind in his cradle of darkness that housed the Preeminent Attegoth and thousands of floating weapons!r

On seeing this, Hobbu Bobbu moved, this time the swishing of his hand with the Bashful Abomination abundantly clear as he slashed past Skullius and his own gathering Nitros to strike at the massive veil of darkness and the Precept of Light in the distance!r

The darkness was overwhelmed, instantly unravelling like a loosely woven tapestry while the Preeminent Attegoth was shattered into particles of light!r

Hobbu Bobbu grinned. Skullius' powers were no more.r

All he had now was the large double axe in his hand which was no longer supported by the Precept of Light.r

The half skull glow over it started to dim, proving Hobbu Bobbu right.r

Skullius breathed out a harsh breath.r

Man, did he bite off a bit more than he could chew.r

As he fell, he snickered at himself. r

The power creeping had caught up to his growth pretty fast.r

"Hau Kaka..."r

Skullius heard Hobbu Bobbu finally speak, his image seeming to grow larger as he expressed genuine satisfaction at seeing Skullius lose.r

This invader had thrown everything he had at him but had still lost.r

His swordsmanship could not stack up to his. Not by a long shot.r

His strange ability to control thousands of weapons and summon giant orbs from the sky was a joke.r

And now, he could only let himself be trapped within his infant Territory to be toyed with. To practise even.r

What a foolish end!r

A fitting one.r

Hobbu Bobbu guffawed inwardly.r

"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!" r

The giant goblin suddenly heard the defeated Skullius laugh out loud.r

Hmmm?r

He raised a brow.r

Why was this little creature laughing?r

Was it to cope with the loss?r

Was it mourning disguised as laughter?r

No. No. No.r

Skullius was laughing with a joyous expression on his face as he dropped.r

Somehow, Hobbu Bobbu felt a shrill chill and frowned.r

In the small fractions of time where he and Skullius had exchanged so much, he observed all that he could but found nothing amiss.r

Then why was this bastard laughing?r

When Skullius was done, he gazed up at the giant goblin with the most condescending crescent shaped eyes possible and muttered eerily.r

"You really fell for it. You know nothing other than swordsmanship, huh?"r

What?r

In the next microsecond, this figure of Skullius falling changed.r

A massive amount of mana burned away from the Hybrid Luman's body only to reveal that... it was a complete set of armour!r

One with a golden brown hue and block shapes of crimson!r

This...!r

It was...r

It was the Conforming Trickerteer, one of Skullius' special upgraded artefacts!r

The half a skull mark faded from the chestplate of this set of armour as the Preeminent Attegoth was destroyed, leaving this puppet without the means to function!r

The large amount of mana supplied had made it last this long: three seconds after the Precept of Light was destroyed but no more. r

Within it, a blue mana core vanished, one that had been made by an individual who understood the makeup of cores to an astounding degree!r

It was a fake mana core.r

Hobbu Bobbu became fluttered as right now, he couldn't understood the how, why or what of this situation!r

Impossible!r

If this wasn't Skullius then wher-r

"I failed from a distance and with a puppet as a medium. How about now though?" a voice sounded from Hobbu Bobbu's body.r

Skullius was standing on the Finite Sword god's shoulder while placing his hand over its neck, a thin dark purple coloured stroke outlining his figure and his presence as a whole.r

One couldn't even tell he was here until he spoke.r

Not even the Finite Sword god!r

Was this another Special skill?r

Tendrils of [Evil Darkness] were digging into Hobbu Bobbu's skin right now. Actually, they had already begun doing so since Skullius appeared on Hobbu Bobbu's body moments ago.r

The giant goblin was stunned and wanted to move but it was already over.r

He was deceived.r

He was strong but not strong enough to discern deception.r

From the moment the Hybrid Luman sank into his darkness, the goblin's grip on the battle had already slipped.r

"Now that I think about it, your class is fitting. Even though you are a Sword god, that is all you are. Finite, because your limit is with a sword," Skullius said with a voice oozing of deprecation.r

At the same time, he proceeded with using the only skill in his arsenal that was born from the fusion of two Insurgent Magnus skills fully.r

He had attempted using it earlier.r

It was made from the fusion of the evolved version of [Basic Evil Invasion] and [Basic Evil Sanction]...r

[Immoral Authority].r