Drake's eyes shone with unwavering resolve, demonic energy and divine energy converging together.
The amount of demonic energy was abysmal in comparison, but even a bit of it he had accumulated beforehand was enough to transform his abilities to the next level.
Even without having created his Ascendancy Law yet!
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
SLAAASSHH!!!
All the vines and metallic wires of Test Subject-04 were cut down to tiny pieces and burned by a strange blueish flame that changed color constantly, but always remained with a dark blue hue to it.
"W-What was that just now?!"
Emerald was utterly shocked by what he saw, not even he imagined Drake, someone so strong already, could progress even further.
"That's… It seems that my husband has once more surpassed his own limits."
Benladann smiled with pride of her husband, she knew what he had done, but couldn't properly explain it into words.
"He harnessed all the powers he had learned so far and combined them, further evolving them into new techniques using the Demonic Energy he can control to a limited extent…!"
Miranda, however, knew exactly what had just happened!
FLUOOOSH!
And that wasn't all, the flames that burned the vines and metallic wires of Test Subject-04 quickly spread around, freezing everything!
Drake's primary element at the end of the day was still his Ice. And he wasn't going to ever drop it. In fact, it has always been the pillar of all his abilities.
And this new Flame he had just refined by combining all the existing flame skills and powers he held was named…
"[Heavenly Demon Flames]!"
TRUUUUMMM…!
The flames surged from his own body like an endless wave of power, clashing against Test Subject-04 as the beast was incapable of responding in time because Drake moved too fast.
He let this new power he had learned combine with his previous abilities and used it to fuel the movements of his own body.
Even as the Demonic Energy broke and melted his insides, he could simply keep regenerating it, harnessing a deadly power that could kill most people with ease!
"GRYYYAAEEGHHH…!"
The aberration took the Heavenly Demon Flames head-on, burning to a crisp…! However, Drake knew it wasn't going to die so easily, so he swiftly kicked it several times and slashed it into pieces with his claws!
"[Divine Draconic Arts]: [Draconic Tempest Kicks]! [Mountain-Tearing Claws]!"
CLAASH! CLAASH! CLAASH! CLAASH!
"SHYAAGH…!"
Test Subject-04 flew into the air, falling apart into countless pieces… The entire hall suddenly became incredibly silent!
"T-That's it?"
Miranda was the first to wonder, feeling in utter disbelief…
"No… This is just starting."
However, Benladann immediately knew what was happening.
RUMBLE!
The metallic floor below them trembled, countless cracks on the metallic floor opened, tearing down as countless crimson, purple, and black colored vines, branches, roots, and flowers emerged!
TRUUUMMM…!
And amidst this endless, yet corrupted nature foliage, an even bigger Aura surged from within, the figure of a monstrous creation, with a head made out using the giant skull of what looked like a triceratops-like monster emerged.
"GRUOOOHHHHH!!!"
Amidst its endless and amorphous body, there, Drake noticed it, hiding within its endless vines and plants, there was a glowing, green-colored orb!
"The Dungeon Core!"
"S-So that was also just bait?!"
Emerald was left completely shocked; he couldn't believe he was right a second time.
"I knew it from the beginning, this bastard has been concealing himself deep down for a while now." Drake explained. "He's a coward that doesn't want to die, so he'll simply keep trying to fight while staying away from danger… But now I've finally forced him out of his pitiful hideout!"
"YOU… DAMNED… INTRUDERS…!"
The creature even spoke, with a monstrous and aberrant voice, its countless crimson eyes opened across its endlessly growing body, which kept surging from the underground…
"I'LL KILL YOU ALL AND FEED OFF YOUR SOULS!"
RUMBLE!
Its gigantic body moved forwards, attacking Drake before anything else! A single one of its arms, composed of millions of vines and branches tightly packed together into a muscular titan-like arm hit him with all its strength!
BAAAAMMM!!!
"Hah!"
Drake felt his muscles tearing apart and his bones shattering as he tanked the attack, but they quickly started to regenerate again, the beast's countless eyes squinted at this…
"Surprised? I'm tougher than you!"
Drake stepped forwards fearlessly, his Heavenly Demon Flames surging from his body as they started burning through the creature's arm, and freezing it at the same time.
FLUOOOOSH!
"[Heavenly Demon's Nova]!"
His claws gathered the flames into a single point, as a gigantic sphere of condensed dark blue and clear red flames surged, which constantly changed its core color!
"RAAAAH!"
Test Subject-04 instinctively knew that taking that attack head-on would be detrimental, as it quickly conjured its own magic, its crimson eyes conjuring magic circles of their own all at once!
But these magic circles were much different than the ones Drake or everyone else knew, they resembled pentagrams similar to the magic Pandemonium conjured.
Hundreds of fireballs made out of Demonic Fire were unleashed against Drake and everyone else in the room.
"That's not happening! [Primordial Divine Ice Magic]: [Niflheim's Walls]!"
Drake kicked the ground as his Primordial Divine Ice Magic activated, a huge wall of pristine ice surged from the floor, covered on his Heavenly Demon Flames!
TRUUUMMM…!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The wall managed to block the fireballs in time, although it quickly started to melt just seconds after being made, these Demonic Flames were simply in another level!
"Now! While it is focused trying to destroy the wall!"
However, Drake used this opportunity to fly upwards and then greet the aberration with a combined attack, his weapons all flying from the shadows around the room through Drake's Shadow Magic due to the Unique Skill he took from the Vampire Venerable, allowing them to dive and hide themselves within darkness.
All his Weapons flared with Heavenly Demonic Flames, clashing against the beast and spreading them across its entire body! Test Subject-04 suddenly had to divide all its attention against these weapons.
And this was when Drake gave the signal.
"NOW!"
FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH!
Everyone, who had suddenly disappeared, emerged from his shadows as well, attacking Test Subject-04 by surprise.
