The Survival of the Third-rate Villain-Chapter 215 - - Hot Air

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The Hallowed landed on the ground.

And with its wooden left hand—

-...

The boss monster silently held the left side of its face.

It was empty.

Half of The Hollowed's head was blown away along with one of its red gem eyes!

And realizing this...

The Hollowed's remaining eye shone fiercely—

-GRRRRRRAAAAAHHH—!!!

Then it let out a deep, guttural roar that echoed throughout the entire room!

And after that—

BOOM!

The ground beneath it cracked as The Hallowed lunged forward in a burst of fury!

FWOOOOOSH—!!!

Its arms shifted, reshaping rapidly—one into a jagged axe-like blade, the other a massive spiked hammer of twisted roots and stone.

And after getting in front of Raye—

FWHAM!!!

The hammer came down like thunder!

"Hm?!"

Fwish-

Raye sidestepped, narrowly avoiding the blow—

B A A A M—!!!

The floor where he once stood split and crumbled.

And following that—

TANG—!!

Raye blocked the axe swing from his left side with [Nyx]!

SHIIIIIKKK—

Sparks scattered around as the force sent him skidding back!

But Raye didn't get intimidated by this, and instead—

"DIEEE!!!"

BAM!

SWOOSH—

He rushed forward again!

SLASH! SWISH! FWISH—!

Raye and the Hollowed collided!

Blow after blow!

Steel clashing against wood and stone!

TING! CLANG! TANG—!!

Each hit was heavy and dangerous, and both of them are not backing down!

WHOOSH—

The Hollowed's body morphed constantly. Its arms becoming blades, whips, hammers, and even shields.

It was adapting throughout the fight with frightening speed!

But Raye—

"Fucking cheat monster...!"

SWAAAAAHHH—

C L A N G!!!

He was countering all of The Hallowed's attacks with his black sword blazing with flames!

FWOOSH—

His footwork was sharp and precise, cleanly dodging dangerous attacks!

And when he saw a chance—

PSH—!

Raye fired with his left hand, the fiery gun [Celestria] glowing bright!

Though—

WHOOSH!

-...

The Hollowed just twisted its whole body unnaturally, dodging the shot by bending its waist backwards like a coiling vine!

"Tsk!"

Raye clicked his tongue.

BAM!

FWOOOSH—!!!

Then he kept pressing forward!

SLASH—!

Raye swung his flaming sword diagonally down at the boss monster.

TING—!

The Hallowed easily blocked it with its left hand formed as a blade.

The two of them were almost evenly matched.

The Hollowed was fast—shockingly agile...

And its body was unnaturally tough.

Even Raye's fire wasn't finishing it quickly.

The Hollowed's twisted wooden body was simply too dense. Too durable.

It burned, but it didn't break.

'Tch... this isn't enough.'

'I need to use Pyro's fire instead to inflict serious damage.'

Raye grumbled in his head, brows furrowing as he took a sharp breath.

And just then—

-GRAAHHH!!!

FWOOSH—

The Hollowed roared and lunged again, getting in front of him immediately!

Fwip-

Its right arm morphed mid-attack into a long, spiraling drill of bark and thorns heading toward Raye's face!

But easily—

"..."

WHOOSH—!!

Raye leaped to the side to avoid the deadly strike by a hair's breath.

CRAACK!!!

The ground beside him was drilled into and blown apart.

Then as a response to the attack—

Fwish—

Raye spun his body, flames swirling around his blade...

"...!"

And with his eyes locked onto the boss monster—

SWISH!!

He slashed upward in a fiery arc, aiming at The Hallowed's side!

TANG!!!

-...!!!

The boss monster twisted unnaturally again and blocked the blow with its axe-shaped right arm!

The two locked blades, sparks and embers clashing in the air!

But The Hollowed wasn't done—

-GRRRRAAAHHH!!!

It suddenly morphed its left arm again, transforming it into a massive, brutal hammer!

And then—

FWOOM!!

The hammer came crashing down!

"—!"

Raye frowned seeing that.

Bam!

He lightly kicked off the vine-covered floor and jumped upward—

BOOOOOOOM!!!

The hammer smashed the ground where he stood. Chunks of stone and wood flew in all directions.

The ground even trembled.

But Raye had already risen above it—

Fwish~

His hair fluttered because of the shockwave produced by the attack.

And while in mid-air—

'This is becoming tiresome. I need to finish this now.'

Raye said that in his head.

SWAAAAHH~!

His sword glowed brighter than ever.

Then...

Fwip-

Raye held the hilt of [Nyx] with both hands. The [Celestria] still in a form of a gun in his left.

But after that—

FWOOSH~

[Celestria] started to change its form!

The shape of it changed from a gun to a liquid. And while it was like that...

FWIP—

It fully covered the [Nyx]'s blade and clung onto it, becoming its coating!

"..."

Raye stared at the boss monster below him—The Hollowed.

A pulse of red light surged from [Celestria].

And with a calm expression on his face—

"[Blaze]"

Raye muttered that.

S W A A A A H H H—!!!

[Nyx] and [Celestria] roared as it ignited with his and Pyro's flames—raw, wild, and scorching red!

The heat distorted the air around him!

And opening his mouth again...

"[Flash]"

Raye followed.

SWISH—

His figure blurred—

And then—

FWISH—!!!

He shot downward like a comet, flames trailing behind him!

-?!

The Hollowed looked up—its one remaining eye shone brightly in surprise!

It sensed danger incoming!

WHOOSH—

The boss monster moved to defend itself, raising its arms—!!

But...

It was too slow.

S L A S H—!!!

Raye's sword, blazing with violent flames, cut straight down with terrifying force and speed!

FWSHHHH!!!

The blade tore through the boss monster's wooden flesh without care!

Straight through its chest!

And—

CRACK—!!

Straight through its core!

The red gem embedded deep in The Hallowed's body—

PSHH!!!

It shattered to dust!

-...!!

The Hollowed froze after realizing that.

Its body twitched—

Then—

SWAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH—!!!

It burst into a violent blaze!!

The boss monster that was made from wood was engulfed completely, burning from the inside out with searing, raging flame!

And with it—

Fwooosh~

The air was filled with heat and silence.

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"..."

Raye landed softly on the scorched floor, standing straight.

Swaaaah~

His flaming sword lowered to his side.

And with a calm expression on his face...

"... Finally... Took me a while to catch it."

Raye mumbled that.

"Haaaaa..."

He let out a sigh.

Pat—

And then he sat on the ground, slightly tired.