Supreme Warlock System : From Zero to Ultimate With My Wives-Chapter 297: Don’t Hold Back

Warlock Ch 297. Don't Hold Back

Selena whispered, "Hey… if we end up facing off…"

"Yeah?"

She hesitated. "Don't hold back."

Damian arched a brow. "You sure?"

"Yeah." Her lips quirked into a faint smile. "If I'm going to lose, I'd rather it be to the real you."

He chuckled softly. "Selena, you have no idea what you're asking for."

The magic circle surged to life. The floor vanished beneath them.

And the waiting room dissolved into oblivion.

The sensation was the same as before—like being yanked through a whirlpool of ice and static. Damian gritted his teeth as his vision blurred and his body felt weightless. Then, with a jarring lurch, the teleportation magic spat him out onto solid ground.

His boots scraped against cracked cobblestone.

The air was thick—hot, metallic, and tinged with the faint crackle of unstable mana.

Selena landed beside him with more grace, her feet touching down softly. Her eyes immediately darted around, her body tense and alert.

They stood in the middle of what once might have been a grand city. Towering buildings, their windows shattered and walls scorched, loomed over them like skeletal remains. The cobblestone beneath their feet was cracked and uneven, littered with debris. Strange, pulsating veins of mana ran through the ground, glowing faintly blue and occasionally sparking like exposed electrical wires.

In the distance, an ominous rumble echoed across the city, followed by the faint screech of twisting metal.

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A voice crackled from above.

"Welcome to Segment 3: The Hunt."

The participants froze. Damian turned his gaze skyward. Hovering high above the ruined city was a massive, circular sigil glowing with crimson light. The voice seemed to emanate from it.

"Objective: Defeat the Dread Titan."

The ground trembled beneath them. Somewhere far off, an earth-shaking roar answered the announcement.

"The Dread Titan, an S-Class monster, has adapted abilities and shifting elemental resistances. Magic cast against it will be analyzed and countered after repeated use. The battlefield contains mana wells for power boosts—but be warned, others can drain them before you do."

Selena's fingers twitched. "Mana wells. That means…"

"Yeah," Damian muttered. "People are gonna fight over them."

"Only two contestants will advance: the two who deal the highest damage to the Dread Titan."

The atmosphere thickened as the weight of the announcement settled in.

"Environmental collapse is imminent. Good luck."

The sigil vanished with a faint crackle of power.

For a moment, silence hung over the broken city.

Then the ground beneath them trembled.

A low, guttural roar reverberated through the streets, shaking loose fragments of brick from the surrounding buildings.

Selena tightened her grip on the magic she was gathering. "So...what's the plan, oh master warlock?"

"Simple." Damian cracked his neck. "We stay alive, we hit hard, and we make sure we're the ones left standing when the Titan falls."

"Sounds...predictably reckless."

"You love it."

She snorted but didn't disagree.

Damian's eyes glowed faintly as he activated his skill.

[Observation Activated]

The world shifted into a mosaic of glowing threads and faint mana signatures. He turned his head slowly, tracking the trails of energy.

[Mana Wells Detected:]

[Northwest (400 meters): Stable, high-density mana.]

[Southwest (500 meters): Unstable. Risk of collapse.]

[East (300 meters): Low-density. Already partially drained.]

"Northwest," he said. "Big one. Should give us a solid power boost."

Selena tilted her head. "And everyone else?"

"Probably going there too."

"Naturally."

"Let's move."

They sprinted through the ruins, their footsteps muffled by ash and debris. The buildings leaned ominously above them, some swaying with unnatural groans as the battlefield continued to shift.

A sudden roar shattered the relative silence.

They skidded to a halt.

Ahead, in the distance, a colossal figure emerged through the haze. It stood easily five stories tall, hunched over, its shoulders broad and jagged with molten rock-like protrusions. Its skin was a mix of metallic gray and obsidian, with glowing veins of molten energy pulsating through its torso and limbs. The creature's head was featureless except for a horizontal slit of crimson light where its eyes should have been.

The Dread Titan.

[Observation Activated]

Dread Titan <Level 203>

HP: ???

Mana: ???

Current Resistance: Fire (High)

Weakness: Ice (Temporary)

Adaptive Protocol Active: Repeated elemental damage will trigger resistance shift.

Status: Searching for targets.

"Fire-resistant," Damian muttered. "Weak to ice—for now."

"Got it," Selena said, eyes narrowing. She raised her hand, but the Titan's head jerked toward them.

"Shit," Damian hissed. "Move!"

The Titan roared. The sound hit like a physical wave, sending shards of debris flying in every direction. Damian ducked behind a half-collapsed wall as a massive boulder of molten rock hurtled past.

Selena crouched beside him. "It noticed us too fast. Adaptive protocol must've sensed your mana."

"Or yours," he shot back.

She gave a thin smile. "I'll take that as a compliment."

Another tremor rocked the ground.

The Titan raised its arm. The veins of molten energy pulsed brighter, and a sphere of fire the size of a carriage formed above its palm.

"It's casting."

"On it."

[Dark Chains]

Black chains shot from the ground, wrapping around the Titan's wrist. The sphere flickered and wobbled.

The Titan roared and yanked its arm free, snapping the chains like brittle wire.

Selena cursed. "It's smart."

"It's cheating," Damian corrected.

The fireball launched.

"Scatter!"

The fireball hit the street with a deafening crack, sending flames and molten shrapnel in every direction. Damian rolled behind a crumbling statue while Selena dove into a side alley.

The flames barely missed her.

"Okay," Damian said, panting. "We need that mana well."

"Agreed."

They sprinted westward, weaving through crumbling alleys and dodging the Titan's relentless gaze.

The ground began to vibrate in irregular pulses. Damian risked a glance back.

The Titan's arms were raised. The molten veins across its body shifted from orange to icy blue.

Selena paled. "It's switching elements."

"Yeah. And I think it's targeting ice next."

"That's...bad."

"Extremely."

They skidded around a corner and finally reached the mana well.

The "well" was a crater in the ground, filled with swirling, liquid mana that glowed with an ethereal silver hue.

Damian didn't hesitate.

[Mana Tap Activated]