Sit Back and Let the Cheat Carry You
A complex golden magic circle unfolded behind Hughes, accompanied by thunderous roars and surging electricity.
Laxus's fist shot up from behind Hughes's ear, the wind from the punch heavy and fast. Hughes caught a glimpse of the raging lightning above the fist out of the corner of his eye.
"Lightning Dragon's Crushing Fist!"
"Bang!"
Laxus delivered a thunderous punch, sending the dark branch that was about to ambush Hughes flying.
The dark branches flew hundreds of meters backward before standing upright in the air, twisting and trembling.
"Looks like you really hurt Laxus with that punch!" Hughes said, turning his neck.
Laxus stood there arrogantly, offering no response.
Hughes said no more and continued warming up. Since the flames were useless against the Threads of Sin, he would let it taste the power of his fists.
After all, if a road is impassable, use your fists to open it.
This time, his punches were no longer just light blows like before.
Hughes had some knowledge of hand-to-hand combat.
Perfect-Level Tekkai, activate... Oh, no, I almost forgot, the Threads of Sin inflicts mental damage.
Hughes paused his movements briefly and took out Granny Porlyusica's psychic potion from his waist.
The saying goes: one bottle grants immortality, two bottles subdue all heavens, and three bottles cure all diseases.
Mental illness... mental illness requires four bottles...
The Threads of Sin have grown so large; one doesn't even need to look to know that the psychological trauma they inflict must be far more devastating.
You ask how Hughes knew?
Laxus hasn't uttered a single word since exchanging a punch with it using "Lightning Dragon's Crushing Fist".
Is it that you don't want to? Or is it that Laxus is incapable...?
Therefore, Hughes pulled out five bottles of psychoactive potions and poured them into his mouth in one go.
"Awesome!" Hughes shouted, smashing the potion bottle in his hand to the ground.
Other people's empty wine bottles make a sound, so it's not unreasonable for his potion bottle, worth a total of 5 million J, to make a sound too!
"Perfect-Level Tekkai, activate!"
Hughes silently recited a prayer, then leaped into the air, using Geppo to follow, and flew swiftly towards the dark branch that had just attacked him.
The wind whistled past his ears, and in an instant, Hughes had the dark branch in his hand. His eyes widened, his teeth clenched, and he gripped the branch tightly with both hands, pulling hard.
The black branches gradually tightened under Hughes's immense strength, their wrist-thick shape beginning to shrink until they finally became a straight line.
"Rip~"
A faint tearing sound suddenly rang out, and a visible crack appeared on the dark branch.
"Break!"
With a loud shout, the muscles in Hughes ' arms grew even larger, and the immense force caused the cracks on the dark branch to multiply. Finally, with a snap, it split in two in Hughes' hands.
Before Hughes could catch his breath, the branch connecting to the main body suddenly exerted force and pulled Hughes over.
Hughes, suspended in mid-air, wore a look of delight as he rapidly approached the towering, cloud-piercing body of the Threads of Sin.
Wasn't the Threads of Sin doing this to save him effort?
As the saying goes, it is impolite not to reciprocate.
In gratitude to the Threads of Sin, Hughes gripped the dark branch with his backhand, twisting his body to face the Threads of Sin in a more powerful stance.
Hughes was a civilized man; it would be impolite not to give the Threads of Sin a big thrashing upon meeting.
With a hundred meters to go before reaching the massive, hill-like torso of the Threads of Sin, Hughes clenched his right fist.
With fifty meters to go, Hughes' right arm bulged with strong muscles, the curve greater than ever before, and the eerie veins of a dragon were visible.
With ten meters to go, Hughes held his breath, his eyes wide like copper bells, staring intently at the point where the threads of Threads of Sin connected to the trunk.
Next, this punch will be very powerful.
Because this is the power of a cheat code, the full power of a muscular man whose physical attributes have been enhanced six times by the system!
Only one meter left to the Threads of Sin...
"Bang!"
Hughes slammed his feet into the torso of the Threads of Sin, like iron nails, absorbing the impact.
With a flick of his left hand, he dismissed the dark branch that had brought him there.
He began to run wildly, raising his right fist high like a terrifying scythe, snapping the dark branches that blocked his path like autumn leaves in the wind.
[Giant Sea Kings detected. Defeat it!]
[Task Reward: Improved Physical Fitness]
[Note: This is a hidden quest; it has been automatically accepted.]
The system's notification suddenly rang in Hughes's mind, but Hughes, caught up in the excitement of the beating, didn't notice it at all.
He was completely immersed in the pleasure of releasing himself to the fullest, oblivious to the black branches constantly whipping his body.
It doesn't hurt at all, it feels great, so great!
Perfect-Level Tekkai: (⌐■_■), I risked my life to carry this wave, and no one is allowed to mention Tekkai in Heaven from now on.
The 5 million J worth of potion inside Hughes's stomach broke its silence. He slapped Tekkai across the face, stared straight at me, and demanded, "Who's in charge here?!"
Tekkai:(⌐■_■)->(╥╥).
Meanwhile, Gogirde and the others, who were hiding inside the body of the Threads of Sin, witnessed this scene through the Magic Crystal and looked at each other in bewilderment.
No one spoke, and the atmosphere was somewhat tense.
Gadon swallowed hard. "Now I understand why the president almost turned into a clay pot chicken..."
This monster reminded Gadon of the old man he had met some time ago. That old man was just as outrageous; he could take out forty or fifty people, plus a demon, like Utakata in his hands, one slap at a time.
Gar looked at his Gadon in confusion. Wasn't their guild leader supposed to be a chicken enthusiast? When did Chicken in a Clay Pot become their guild leader?
Wait, who is "clay pot chicken"?
Brother, he's definitely having an episode and talking nonsense. This isn't good...
But the Threads of Sin can't be used now, so how can I heal my brother?
With a twisted smile on his face, Gar glanced at Hughes, whose face was full of evil charm inside the Magic Crystal.
Hehe, he has a way to cure his brother.
Gar stepped forward and patted Gogirde on the shoulder, still grinning, "Guild Master, my brother wants to go out and challenge him to a one-on-one duel!"
Hmm, that guy outside has really heavy punches. It must feel really good to get hit like that. Gadon Brother Jia Dun is done having fun, he won't have his episode anymore, hehe!
Gadon:... He must have done many things to hurt Gar in his past life; that's why Gar became his twin brother in this life.
Otherwise, he couldn't understand how Gar could utter such chilling words with warm lips.
If you're sick, just take medicine like everyone else! Why are you harming others?
Hughes:... I'm involved in all of this? First of all, I didn't offend anyone; secondly, what I took wasn't medicine, it was a potion...
Gogirde didn't want to pay any attention to Gar, but after thinking about it, he still slapped Gar to the ground.
He's very angry right now and needs someone to help him vent his anger.
Gogirde couldn't understand Threads of Sin, after consuming all the magic of Alon Island, had become so powerful that even the slightest touch of its black branches was enough to damage a person's spirit and render them unable to move.
Even S-Class Mage are no exception, just like that lightning kid on the ground, but why is it useless against the monster inside the Magic Crystal?
Why!!