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Chapter 94: Noah vs five forms of doom [1]

Chapter 94: Noah vs five forms of doom [1]

A battlefield of shimmering void stretched infinitely around Noah, the air thick with etheric pressure, dense enough to make even breathing feel like a challenge.

The only light came from the five luminous figures standing before him, each a different manifestation of Aetherforge’s power.

They were not mindless constructs.

They were the embodiment of his own weapon mastery, wielded at a level beyond even his current limits.

And they were here to kill him.

The Twin Swords Form was the first to move.

KABOOM!

The sword-wielding disaster literally caused a sonic boom with its movement, Noah barely catching the flicker of its form before...

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The silver swords blazed in the darkness, raining down a torrent of slashes so fast they blurred into a wall of light.

Noah twisted, parrying two strikes, dodging three, but the last...

"Tch..."

A razor-thin gash opened on his cheek, at the same time a damage pop-up notification floating above Lord Doom’s head.

He had dodged too slow.

But he had no time to breathe.

The Dagger Form vanished from sight, its presence disappearing like mist...

"...!"

Alarmed, Noah’s instincts screamed.

He spun just in time to catch the flicker of a dagger materializing out of thin air, aimed straight for his spine.

CLANG!

He barely twisted Aetherforge’s Battle Lance in time to deflect the deathblow, but then...

BANG!

A bullet screamed through the air.

His body reacted before his mind; instinct honed from countless battles forcing him into a sidestep.

The Sniper Form’s shot grazed past his ribs, carving a burning line of pain across his side.

A single second had passed.

And in that second, he had already been pushed to the edge of survival.

But it was not fruitless, Noah learned something.

His eyes flickered, calculating rapidly. He already clashed with 3 of the 5 forms and in that little clash, drawing from his 10+ years of experience playing Warstar, he was able to analyze a lot of information on the spot.

He learned their combat style.

’The Twin Swords form..., its strengths are absolute speed, unparalleled offence, and its wind walk strikes’.

A casual player, even a normal pro player would not have noticed it but he did, the moment the sword vanished into thin air and reappeared mid-swing.

It was what caused the thin gash on his cheek.

His brain geared into overdrive, calculating. ’It accelerates mid-combo, doubling attack speed every few seconds’. His eyes narrowed. ’If I don’t break it, this can force me into an unwinnable tempo’.

His eyes flickered again. ’But..., it never defends. Every move is a strike, every parry turns into an attack. An unparalleled offensive style if it wasn’t fighting against someone like me’.

’And then the wind walk slashes. It vanishes into thin air and reappears mid-swing, cutting through blind spots with horrifying efficiency’.

’Threat level, 9/10’.

Noah grimaced slightly.

’As for the dagger form, it’s strengths are its stealth perfection and deathblow strikes. With these 2 abilities, if I’m not wrong, if it has a 3rd ability then it has to be the ability to create illusory clones’.

’Stealth perfection allows it to phase in and out of existence, attacking from impossible angles’.

’The deathblow strikes..., it doesn’t bother with normal combat; every attack is aimed to kill instantly’. His eyes gleamed. ’Maybe I can take advantage of this’.

’But still..., its threat level is 10/10’.

’As for the Rifle Form..., it’s strengths are pinpoint accuracy, disruptor shots, and if I’m not wrong its last ability has to be instant reload’.

’That shot..., it didn’t aim for lethal damage’. His eyes narrowed into slits. ’If I’m not wrong, it will keep on aiming at my feet, arms, and my weapon to throw me off balance at the worst moments’.

’It’s dangerous but its threat level is 8/10..., still a tough opponent’.

All these thoughts and analysis went through Noah’s mind in almost in instant.

And then, grimacing again, he focused on the last 2 forms.

"Let’s see what you’ve got!"

As they attacked, he swung Aetherforge, parrying and staying on the defense just so he could force the last 2 forms to utilize their moves.

This strategy was a risky one, but Noah was confident enough to try it.

Facing off against the onslaught of the 5 forms of his weapon, Noah’s multitasking ability and game experience was pushed to the maximum within just a few seconds but he managed to stay alive.

And finally, he got all the information that he needed.

His eyes flickered. ’The Battle Lance form..., its strengths are its explosive reach, its perfect counters, and my spatial breakthrough. Dammit!’

’Threat level, 10/10!’

The towering knight’s thrusts extend far beyond their natural range, laced with etheric shockwaves that tear apart the battlefield.

It took all of Noah’s instincts and reaction speed to dodge the explosive barrage. And yet, that was not all.

The knight mirrors Noah’s own movements with split-second precision, predicting his feints and punishing every misstep.

As for the Spatial Breakthrough, it was Aetherforge’s ability. Just like him, the Battle Lance form can pierce space itself, reappearing in unexpected angles to launch deadly counterattacks.

Noah’s eyes narrowed again. ’As for that Shield Form..., its strengths are its absolute defense, reflective retaliation, and area control’.

The shield form could block everything, including his most destructive high-level attack skills.

As for its reflective retaliation, annoyingly and worryingly, every strike against this guy bounces back with doubled force.

’How am I supposed to even beat that?!’

As for its area control, it was simple. With its size, it doesn’t need to chase Noah. It simply forces him into a corner with the intent to crush him.

’Threat level, 9/10’.

’They’re all at a threat level of 9 or 10 huh?’

Noah chuckled in slight panic. "This..., don’t you think this is going a bit overboard? Who the hell can actually beat this?"

In the end, he didn’t keep on whining though.

Rather, he relished the challenge.

Knowledge is power. Noah may not know how to beat this crazy test now, but with his analysis complete, he was confident in himself.

’I’ll find a way’.

With that, he grinned. "Fine. Let’s dance".

He no longer stayed on the defense.

For the first time since the test started, he attacked.

BOOM!