Infinite Paths: The Raging Phoenix-Chapter 1449: Praise

When Hilo realized that the Rain he had attacked was a fake, he was suddenly attacked from behind with an even more powerful barrage of punches... his body was pushed several more meters, and the dimension shook in response to it since the surprise and the damage disrupted Hilo’s focus. In the end, the fake Rain begins to dissipate since he is just a spatial distortion. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

"Another one of Lok’s skills... it seems that you are dead set on using his knowledge agaisnt me."

Rain’s unwavering determination was palpable, emanating from his every pore as he steadfastly ignored Hilo’s words. It was a deliberate choice, a refusal to be swayed by the figure before them. And yet, it wasn’t the silence that irked Hilo this time; it was the expression etched upon Rain’s face.

There was something unsettling about the defiance in Rain’s eyes, a stubborn resolve that seemed to cut through the very fabric of reality of that dimension. It was a look that spoke of defiance in the face of overwhelming odds, a refusal to yield even in the darkest of moments. And for the first time, Hilo found himself unnerved by it.

It wasn’t just the lack of words that grated on Hilo’s nerves. It was as if he was daring him to try and break his spirit, to bend him to his will through sheer force of presence alone. And though Hilo was accustomed to manipulating others with his words, he found himself at a loss when faced with such unyielding determination.

"This is probably the most interesting part of this situation... let’s see how much you can endure... how far your willpower alone can make you keep standing."

Hilo moved his arms and then bombarded Rain with the blasts of the void cannon. Rain teleported from one side to the other without flinching and blinking and waited a couple of seconds until all of his wounds were healed.

When he was ready again, Rain used Origin Punch after he appeared in front of Hilo... Rain’s arms blurred as if they were made of static as they blurred and attacked Hilo. His face was sent from one side to the other, but he still didn’t stop using the void blast on Rain... eventually, Rain was forced to move away, but at least the health bar of Hilo kept shaking for a while... The damage this time had been massive. However, Rain paid a high price as well... There was a literal hole in his stomach that was bleeding.

A wound of that level was supposed to be mortal... but Rain ignored the pain and soon stopped the bleeding and began to repair the wound while he was looking at the machine god.

"I must admit, for such a simple life form, you are quite interesting. Killing you now would be easy, but then I wouldn’t be able to learn the real limits of your species. Even if it is a bit wasteful, I will fight you for a while longer."

"You speak like you can actually kill me," Rain raised his eyebrows. "You can’t. You might have millions of years’ worth of knowledge, but you don’t have any real actual experience fighting yourself. That is the downside of being able to use high-level minions. You never had the chance to test your limits; you don’t have the creativity to use your powers effectively and efficiently. I will show you something that, even after being alive for thousands of years, your friend was never able to come up with."

Hilo got a bit curious when he heard that, and Rain couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity. Rain moved his arm backward, and he lowered his stance. Hilo thought that he was just preparing a common punch... even though he was using Origin Punch and charging the attack, there was nothing special about that aside from the fact that the power of space granted the attack the chance to never miss no matter what.

The attack charged with so much energy that even Hilo raised his guard since Rain’s bones began to crack in response to the amount of energy in it. At the same time, the skin of his fist began to burn as well.

"Die," Rain said and then attacked.

In the next moment, Hilo opened his eyes widely when he saw numerous fists surrounding him, and before he had the chance to think of anything, he was hit.

The entire dimension shook in response to the attack... as Hilo’s body was hit from all directions, he didn’t move from his spot, but his entire body shook and convulsed thanks to the power of Rain’s attack...

The only thing related to space magic that Loks wasn’t able to do that Rain thought that would be interesting would be to distort space to a point where he would be able to link several portals to a single one. Making his attack multiply... an attack of his highest level became many times more powerful thanks to it.

However, such an accomplishment was only thanks to all the knowledge that he had recovered from Loks... at the same time, Rain almost messed up his entire right arm again; his nose was bleeding like a waterfall, and his head was ringing like a giant bell.

Hilo health bar shook for a while, and the dimension also shook alongside it... maybe it was Rain’s impression, but he thought that he could finally see the end of the health bar. It only cost him all of his mana and then some severe internal damage to his arm.

Although Rain had used all of his mana, the kinetic force of the attack made him recover some energy, which he converted back to mana during the impact... that was why he was already healing himself. Still, the rate had been small, so Rain was still in a bind.

"That was a very good attack... I have never gotten so close to death since we began to invade other planets."