Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix
Chapter 1280 - 1280: Not enough

The enemy hesitated to attend to that situation, so Rain decided to play some mind games and charged toward her. At the same time, he decided to enchant the ominous Sword.

The ominous Sword, once wrapped in an aura of dark energy, underwent a profound transformation as Rain channeled with ice affinity into its essence. A thick layer of complete blue ice enveloped the blade, rendering it into a crystalline masterpiece. The icy coating, more akin to a radiant blue crystal than mere frozen water, completely altered the Sword's appearance.

The transformation extended beyond a simple change in color; the ice encasing the ominous Sword seemed to emanate a captivating glow, imbuing the weapon with an ethereal allure. Despite its icy exterior, the blade emitted no chill, defying the expectations associated with frozen elements.

The once ominous and foreboding nature of the Sword now took on a mesmerizing quality, resembling a delicate yet formidable work of art.

The giant shadow spider began to run backward while looking at Rain… even though she was running like that, she was still faster than Rain, and that was quite troublesome for him.

"Should I feel good about this?" Rain thought. "Maybe if I wait long enough, I will be able to work with the others and surround this thing…"

Rain was buying time, but he was wasting it as well. At the same time, it was a risk since other lords might join the battle and make things even more chaotic. While Rain was thinking of such things, the monster suddenly charged at him once she realized that his focus had broken. Still, Rain felt that attack coming from miles ago.

Rain blocked one of the arms of the monster that approached his head, but the other came from his left side and pierced him.

As the monstrous spider-woman's deadly limbs thrust into Rain's flesh, an intense wave of pain surged through his body. The initial impact was sharp and piercing, like a searing dagger slicing through his defenses. The sensation intensified as the limbs penetrated deeper, reaching a point where Rain could feel his own ribs cracking under the relentless assault.

The pain, an agonizing mixture of sharp stabs and throbbing ache, radiated from the point of entry, spreading through Rain's torso. Each movement, each breath, became a torturous endeavor as the relentless force continued its assault on his body.

The intense pressure on his ribs heightened the discomfort, and beads of cold sweat formed on Rain's forehead, a testament to the physical strain he endured.

"You lost the skill Grateful Aura.

The monster could even steal that kind of skill from the path that countered hers… but soon, she felt like she shouldn't have done that. The giant shadow spider-woman, her once confident demeanor shattered, now trembled uncontrollably as an unbearable agony gripped her.

The newfound power that countered hers surged through her form, and the sensation was akin to having her insides turned to ice, only to be met with the scorching heat of molten lava.

Her shrieks of pain echoed through the area, a haunting symphony of torment. The creature convulsed, unable to comprehend the overwhelming clash of opposing forces within her. The power that Rain unleashed with the gratitude path was a bitter elixir, a forceful counter to the dark energy that fueled her existence.

The giant shadow spider-woman's limbs quivered as if caught in the throes of an internal struggle. The once relentless assailant found herself paralyzed by the conflicting energies tearing through her essence. The visual manifestation of her internal turmoil played out in spasms and contortions, a nightmarish dance of suffering.

Before the beast could recover, Rain charged in, ignoring the pain on his left side, and prepared to leave the monster in two, but the creature reacted fast enough to move to the side, but her left arm was chopped off… The shadow covering her arm dissipated, only showing a giant spider arm. It seemed that the attack had dispersed her envy, at least in that area…

The creature trembled in agony while moving away, but at least she was able to regenerate her arm with another one… her aura decreased a bit in size, though. She must have used her power for that, but it didn't come without its own set of issues.

"Can you hurry up and finish her? This is very uncomfortable for me as well," Elisabetha said.

"You talk as if I am not wounded with a hole on my left side…" Rain furrowed his eyebrows. "If you are suffering, the fault is yours for letting corrupt energy be the main essence of your power."

Although Rain said that he needed to finish the enemy fast… he couldn't heal herself in the middle of the battle, even more so since the power of corrupt energy decreased his ability to heal wounds affected by it.

After taking a deep breath, Rain charged toward the enemy, who still kept running away, but her speed had decreased a lot thanks to the pain that she was enduring. Not only that, it seemed that the effects of gratitude had decreased all of her parameters by a decent margin.

Once the beast realized that she couldn't escape from Rain, the giant spider turned her arms into giant shadow blades… the beast was clearly copying Rain since now it looked like she had two ominous blades instead of arms…

When the time came, the weapons collided with each other, and sparks fell in all directions. After the impact, Rain and the beast were pushed in opposite directions. It seemed that they were finally even in terms of power.

"Not enough. I need something else and fast," Rain thought.

A certain idea came to Rain's mind, and he couldn't help but frown while thinking about it. Still, it was a good strategy since it would confuse the enemy as well… pursuing that kind of fighting style also seemed fun, so Rain made a mental note about it while he put the ominous Sword in his mouth.

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