Seeing the large fist that was soaring towards him at a rapid speed, Jason knew that he was unable to evade it completely.
For that, he would have to be fully adjusted to the weaker version of Artemis' fusion.
Unfortunately, that was not feasible because his entire mind and body were still fully focused on being able to do things that were now impossible to accomplish.
Thus, Jason could only force his body to twist at an uncomfortable angle before he pierced out with Byakur.
Yet, instead of aiming towards the Deepsea Scia's fist, Jason had targeted its abdomen that was comparatively far from him to be hit under normal circumstances.
Fortunately, Byakur was not an ordinary weapon by any means, and it had never been Jason's plan to injure the Deepsea Scia with his attack, to begin with.
Enlarging Byakur while piercing out, he used the Ginormous Deepsea Scia's abdomen as a means to push himself away from it.
This worked only because he actively dulled Byakur's blade for the time being.
This prevented the blade from completely piercing into the Deepsea Scia's skin, and allowed him to push his body further away.
Owing to the unique tactic he had used to increase his distance from the Deepsea Scia, he was able to evade its punch by a few centimeters.
Quickly retracting Byakur, Jason used his ice affinity to shoot out a large pillar of ice from below him.
This allowed him to catapult himself into the air without being grabbed by any of his opponents.
It was not the best way to escape, but Jason first had to make sure that his body and mind wouldn't betray him just like before.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64ce79d606107d003c23ea27", id: "pf-5140-1"})He was fully aware that the attack of the Deepsea Scia was dangerous, but at the same time, Jason believed in himself.
He knew that his fusion with Artemis followed by the Floating Sky movement technique being executed at the maximum possible output was more than enough to attack and defend against the Oceanfolk's Elite!
This included the Ginormous Deepsea Scia's attacks that were easier to predict than that of the others.
As such, he shouldn't have any problems, but unfortunately, not everything was as easy as it was supposed to be.
Owing to the constant release of tremendous amounts of mana over the course of several hours, his mana veins and mana core were strained.
Additionally, the constant manifestation of Artemis' body parts, only to switch them with Petri, once it looked that it was better to allow Petri to occupy his mana core put a strain on his entire body.
While his nutrition was completely dried, even after replenishing them by eating loads of food, his mana veins, and mana core were sore, and more difficult to use.
To his misfortune, Jason realized this too late, which made him finally understand why he was unable to evade the Ginormous Deepsea Scia's attack as he wanted.
It was frustrating, but without being able to use mana the way he wanted, not even his foresight ability, and Emperor Eyes were as potent as before.
Their efficiency had decreased drastically, and without being able to do anything against it, he could only adjust himself to the given situation.
This forced him to block more attacks, which he would normally evade without putting too much effort.
As a result, he received more injuries owing to the heavy impact of some moves the Oceanfolk's Elite were utilizing to injure Jason.
Not only was this frustrating, but holding Byakur was becoming more difficult owing to the impact that was constantly coursing through his sword arm.
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "64cc9e79c7059f003e4ad4b0", id: "pf-5109-1"})Using his ice and fire affinity that were enhanced by the moonlight affinity, Jason could barely prevent the remaining Oceanfolk Elite from killing him.
In the end, this could already be considered a great achievement as the three extremely strong Deepsea Scias had become the main attack force that was supported by the remaining Elite of the Oceanfolk.
Several minutes had passed since the full silver moon had vanished, and Jason knew that his fusion with Artemis would end soon too.
Thus, his strength would further decrease, preventing him from using the Frozen Flame, as well as Artemis' wings to the extent he would like to.
This was something that bothered him tremendously.
Even without the moonlight affinity, he could still use Artemis' manifestation of body parts in a fused condition that were as strong as that of a Peak Prismar stage flying beast's.
In the end, this was something that originated from the fact that their fusion merged their strength, which was different from the normal amplification that stemmed from his soul world.
Because of that, Jason didn't want to drag the fight any further, and he began to consider a tactical retreat.
Thus, he took a quick glance at his surroundings in order to figure out what the current situation around the Mewi race's shelter looked like.
Yet, the moment he looked towards his right, the Oceanfolk's Elite initiated a large-scale attack, with every single one of them attacking him, using all kinds of means.
Thus, Jason was forced to turn his head back, averting his attention to the Elite of the Oceanfolk.
However, instead of being shocked, or anything like that, he had already expected an attack.
Nonetheless, this was not the reason why Jason had just begun to smile, confusing the foes he was fighting with. Jason's situation was far from better, and he looked worse because of the dozens of deep cuts covering his entire body!
window.pubfuturetag = window.pubfuturetag || [];window.pubfuturetag.push({unit: "663633fa8ebf7442f0652b33", id: "pf-8817-1"})Owing to the sudden smile on Jason's face, the Elite of the Oceanfolk couldn't help but slow down their attack, while some of them looked towards their left side, where Jason had previously looked.
"His reinforcement is coming!!" One of the Deepsea Scia shouted out, warning the others, just before a faintly glowing Mewi shouted out in rage.
In a matter of minutes, the Mewi transformed their shapes enabling them to change the shape of their lower body.
This, in turn, accelerated the speed at which they were able to massacre their opponents, approaching Jason with a much faster pace.
Using the tiny fraction of a second in which even the Ginormous Deepsea Scia was surprised about the appearance of the Mewi, Jason tended to his deep cuts.
The Ginormous Deepsea Scia thought that the Mewi seemed to be much stronger than the reports had stated.
Meanwhile, Jason was able to use the moonlight affinity's healing property to tend to his injuries before he used Artemis' wings to catapult himself towards the Mewi.
In the group of Mewi, Jason spotted Brell who had lifted his heavy broadsword, indicating Jason to hurry up and retreat.
Yet, instead of following the signs of the Grand tribe chief, Jason stopped the moment he reached Brell before he shared his report of what had happened.
This was not a necessity, but instead of allowing the Mewi to misinterpret the situation, Jason hastily summarized the key points.
After he said this, Brell and the other Mewi tried to convince him to retreat because they had already realized that he was in a bad shape.
However, Jason didn't want to leave, and his eyes fixated on the Ginormous Deepsea Scia as he said,
"If I'm fighting it alone, I can definitely defeat it, trust me! I'll have to show someone what it means to be overpowered!" Jason said with determination gleaming in his eyes.
Thus, Brell could only shrug his shoulders before ordering the rest of his people to attack the remaining Elite of the Oceanfolk, giving Jason the trust he wanted.
