Chapter 224: Maximum The Hormones : World Star VS Golden Cosmos(3)
Chapter 224: Maximum The Hormones : World Star VS Golden Cosmos(3)
The roar of the crowd was deafening as the battlefield trembled under the weight of unleashed power.
The aftermath of the initial exchange had left the Golden Cosmos fighters on the ground, with more damage than ever in the beginning of a battle.
On the Golden Cosmos staff zone, the rest of the team was petrified, but above them, the public was in awe.
Mercury, Raya, and Catarina rose to their feet, their expressions shifting from shock to determination.
Mercury grimaced, her hand instinctively moving to rub her torso where Braun's lariat had struck. Each breath felt heavier than the last, but the dull ache only fueled her new feeling, an unyielding rage.
Catarina staggered up, patting her face. She winced as her fingers brushed against a split lip, blood smeared across her finger. Her usual lighthearted demeanor was gone. She spat a glob of blood onto the ground, her eyes narrowing into sharp slits as she glared at Rylas.
Raya, her katana shimmering faintly in the mist, didn't speak. Her stance shifted subtly, her focus fixed entirely on Braun and Rylas. Her grip tightened on her blade, whose edge was getting covered in frost.
Braun's laughter rumbled like thunder.
"Oh, you've still got fight in you? Good. You made me come here so at least entertain me."
Rylas cracked his neck, his predatory eyes gleaming, and Elara smirked, her hands glowing with swirling elements.
Mercury's field spell surged, the dense water dome progressively taking over the chaos Elara unleashed. The shifting water currents grew stronger, flowing with an almost sentient precision.
"Naiadira," Mercury called.
A massive form emerged from the mist, Naiadira, her calamity beast. It let out a majestic cry that rippled the water, but it didn't end there.
"Zephyraquiel."
Above her, the water undulated and spread like a portal under the path of Zephyraquiel, its immense wings of water and wind unfurling. Its presence exuded a powerful aura, the swirling winds intertwining with Mercury's water currents.
The beast's screech echoed through the arena, a sound both beautiful and terrifying.
The crowd gasped in unison. A few only had seen calamity beasts before, often without realizing it was one, but the combination of Naiadira and Zephyraquiel together under Mercury's control was overwhelming.
The arena shimmered as the mist and air swirled in perfect harmony around the two colossal creatures.
Raya's aura burst forth, the blue light surrounding her shimmered, growing brighter and brighter until it enveloped her entirely.
Her hair transformed into a radiant cascade of blue, and her eyes and katana mirrored the hue of a clear, icy sky.
Above her, the air twisted and coiled as her calamity beast emerged. A long oriental dragon rose from the vortex of energy, its scales glistening like crystalline frost under the arena lights.
It twirled through the sky with majestic grace, each movement exuding a chilling power, its frost breath leaving shimmering trails in its wake.
The audience, spellbound, could do nothing but watch in silent awe as the dragon circled above its master, and beside her, Catarina's aura spread outward.
In stark contrast, a shimmering black cloud speckled with tiny, glittering sparks of silver and gold. The energy built to a crescendo before bursting outward, revealing her calamity beast in all its enigmatic glory.
A sleek, feline figure emerged, standing tall on two legs. Its black fur seemed to absorb the light around it, while the sparkles scattered across its body twinkled.
The beast's sharp, emerald eyes locked onto the battlefield as it performed an elegant bow, a reverent gesture that only heightened its mystique.
The audience erupted in a wave of gasps and cheers, their voices mingling in a chaotic symphony of admiration and excitement, but on Infinite Twilight's side, the impact was more
severe.
Sia leaned forward, her icy demeanor faltering as her lips parted slightly in disbelief.
"This... can't be..." she murmured.
Arin's voice cut through the tension, low and sharp.
"Impossible. That's... Guys... these things..."
Leonidas sat motionless. His hands gripped the armrests of his chair tightly, his eyes wide open and fixed on the battlefield. Only one person was enjoying this moment.
Kallistra with a slow, delighted smile, murmured.
"This is magnificent," she said softly. "Just magnificent."
The crowd erupted in cheers as the tide of the battle began to shift. Mercury, Raya, and Catarina activated their beastifications simultaneously.
Mercury's water beastification enveloped her in rippling, glowing water marks on her body, her hair flowing like an underwater current.
Raya's eyes and hair turned an icy blue, with some dragon scales on her cheeks, throat, hands, feet. Her katana leaving frost trails with every move.
Catarina's feline features intensified, her agility and precision increasing and she looked almost like a human version of her beast.
[Zephyraquiel, The Deluge] [Naiadira, The Tsunami] [Shirayukiryu, The Winter] [Mystimara,
The Mirage]
Braun and Rylas' eyes widened as they watched the beasts. These were not ordinary beasts, their power, control, and this particular name and title, all mirrored what they had only seen from Tamara's beasts herself.
Braun's grin faltered for a moment before twisting into a grim smirk, his massive fists
clenching.
"Well, well," he growled, his voice heavy with tension. "Looks like the Pharaoh's wasn't the only interesting stuff after all."
Rylas blinked, his usual lazy demeanor replaced by sharp focus.
"This... this isn't good," he muttered, his gaze darting between the beasts.
The tension in the arena thickened as the three women stood firm, their beasts towering around them like sentinels of raw power. They locked eyes with their opponents.
For a few seconds, there was a heavy silence, and the next instant, the battlefield became a chaotic symphony of destruction.
Mercury, Raya, and Catarina faced the unrelenting savagery of World Star, each movement, each clash, sent shockwaves rippling through the arena, and the crowd watched in breathless
awe.
Mercury stood at the epicenter of the chaos, her control of the battlefield absolute.
Waves surged and twisted under her will, her field spell dominating the environment with its relentless currents.
She spread her arms, summoning a massive torrent of water that crashed into the World Star fighters, forcing them back.
Braun roared, summoning three serpentine beasts to attack her. Without hesitation, Naiadira lashed out, shooting a burdt of concentrated water striking them down with devastating
force.
Zephyraquiel followed, unleashing a hurricane of wind that scattered Elara's elemental
assaults and sent her stumbling.
Elara gritted her teeth, her hands glowing with chaotic energy. She shifted the field spell's element to lightning and wind, the air growing dense with static.
Bolts crackled, tearing through the battlefield, but Mercury's control was on another level.
With a commanding gesture, she reclaimed dominance, the currents of her field spell swallowing Elara's storm and striking her with a spiraling column of water.
The impact lifted Elara off the ground, slamming her back down with catastrophic force.
Raya moved like a specter of frost, her aura blazing in icy blue as her katana left trails of frost
in the air.
Braun lunged at her, his massive claws tearing through the space she had occupied moments
before.
Anticipating his attack, she sidestepped effortlessly, her katana slashing into his side. Frost spread rapidly from the slash, encasing his scales in a web of ice.
Braun snarled, his breath visible in the frigid air. He swung wildly, but Raya was already gone,
a blur of icy light.
Her blade pierced his armpit, eliciting a roar of pain as frost crept along his arm, slowing his movements. Yet Braun's strength only grew, his savage grin widening as he fought throughn/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
the freezing marks.
His moves became faster, stronger. Raya could see the intent of attacking, but at some point the attacks became too fast and covered too much space.
Suddenly, a rocky tail surged on Braun's back, swung in a devastating arc, hitting Raya and sending her sprawling.
Before he could press his advantage, a chilling frost breath from Shirayukiryu engulfed him,
halting his advance.
Catarina and Mystimara unleashed chaos across the battlefield. With a snap of her fingers,
Catarina conjured shimmering projectiles that homed in on Rylas.
Though he dodged most of them, a few struck true, staggering him.
Catarina grinned mischievously.
"Double it," Catarina murmured, her eyes glinting with excitement.
Using one of Mystimara's tricks to transfer the damage from her attacks onto Braun.
The hulking beast snarled in confusion as the impacts knocked him off balance. Rylas's feral gaze burned with exhilaration. He lunged at Catarina, his claws slashing with blistering speed.
She dodged with feline agility, vanishing into a cloud of smoke. Mystimara reappeared behind Rylas, striking him with a burst of magical energy on the legs, sending him reeling.
Mercury directed a spiraling jet of water at Braun, propelling him backward, only for him to barrel through it with brute force and give her another lariat. Mercury's breath was cut short, but this time she remained on her feet.
She gripped him and created another current of water to lift him, then, with a guttural roar,
she slammed him headfirst into the ground with a sickening crunch.
Raya's icy assault grew more lethal, her strikes reaching any opponent even without her
directly touching them.
Each slash left frost marks that spread like vines, hindering gheir movements. Her dragon unleashed freezing breath upon him, encasing his back in ice.
Despite the damage, Braun's euphoria only increased, his savage laughter echoing through
the battlefield.
Rylas's beastification completed, his form twisting into a monstrous humanoid dragon with four snapping heads.
Each head spewed a different element, creating chaos wherever he moved.
Mercury countered with a tidal wave that pressured him on the ground, but just then Braun
landed a crushing knee to her ribs, sending her sprawling.
Gasping, Mercury rose, hardly breathing. Her pain only fueled her resolve.
"ZEPHYRAQUIEL," she called.
The winged calamity beast descended, unleashing a torrent of wind and water that swept
across the battlefield, forcing Elara, Braun and Rylas to regroup.
Mercury's control was unmatched, her attacks relentless as she reclaimed dominance over the
field spell.
The battle escalated into a brutal exchange of power. Mercury, Raya, and Catarina fought with
a ferocity that matched the World Star team's savagery. Mystimara's tricks disoriented their opponents, redirecting attacks and striking with
precision.
Raya's attacks grew more lethal, her strikes and range wider, freezing literally the battlefield
and destroying World Star.
She became a literal afterimage, followed by enormous blue arcs of slashes.
But the World Star fighters grew more euphoric with each blow. Braun and Rylas's laughs shook the arena, their monstrous forms emanating more energy.
Braun's claw tore through a tidal wave, his laughter mingling with the sound of shattering
ice.
Rylas's heads snapped and spewed elements, forcing Catarina to vanish into her shadows repeatedly to evade.
The audience was spellbound, their cheers and gasps creating a symphony of tension and
excitement.
The powerhouses watching from the stands remained silent, their eyes fixed on the
battlefield.
The clash of titans unfolded before them, each moment more breathtaking than the last.
And then, it happened.
Braun and Rylas' eyes gleamed, their savage grins widening. Their bodies bodies began to
glow with an intense light.
The energy around them spiraled, creating a vortex that swallowed the battlefield.
"What's happening?" Catarina shouted.
Mercury's eyes widened as she instinctively pulled her teammates back.
"Get ready for anything!"
The vortex exploded outward, revealing Braun and Rylas in new, monstrous forms.
Braun transformed into a massive dragon with two large tusks on the jaw, his arms ending in claws like jagged blades, his tail a spiked wrecking ball.
Rylas's transformation was like a multi-headed dragon, each head exhaling a different
elemental energy.
The arena fell silent as the transformed beasts loomed over the battlefield.
Mercury, Raya, and Catarina stood their ground, their gazes locked on the towering dragons.
The tension was palpable, the air heavy with anticipation.
"What... kind of beastification is this?" Catarina whispered, her voice tinged with awe and dread. Raya's grip tightened on her katana, her icy aura flaring.
Braun and Rylas let out deafening roars, the arena shaking under their combined might.