"This is impossible!!"
Carrion refused to give up, unwilling to admit his strength was so feeble.
He frantically swung the Lion King Spear, unleashing countless spear shadows that attacked Frey from all directions.
Clang!
Clang, clang, clang!
Yet, in the face of his onslaught, Frey used only a single finger.
A flick, a light tap!
Every move, every tricky strike, was reduced to a joke before Frey's finger.
Crack!
Boom!
When the Lion King Spear shattered from countless collisions with Frey, Carrion still couldn't believe what was happening.
"The dimensions…"
"The gap is actually this vast…"
Carrion's arms trembled faintly, the result of overexerting himself with the spear.
Yet even so, he couldn't force Frey to get serious.
No, she hadn't even been trying!
Frey's entire demeanor was like an adult playing with a child, toying with him!
Crack!
"Hm?"
Suddenly, Frey raised her finger to her eyes.
The invisible barrier enveloping her nail showed a crack, which continued to spread.
"Not bad."
Frey flashed an approving smile. "You actually damaged my Crystal Prism."
Crystal Prism, an advanced form of Frey's spatial barrier, was a passive defensive skill.
Even when not actively used, it enveloped Frey, especially around vital areas like her nape, heart, and eyes.
Before acquiring Eternal Shield, Frey relied on this to guard against sneak attacks and ensure her safety.
As Carrion suspected, Frey wasn't adept at close combat, hence the precaution.
But now…
There was clearly no need for such measures.
Eternal Shield resolved Frey's safety concerns, allowing her to focus purely on offense.
"Too bad you still couldn't witness true power."
Frey was referring to Eternal Shield. She'd hoped Carrion could break through her Crystal Prism and reach her body.
Then he'd see what an indestructible form truly meant.
And he'd fall into despair!
"Feeling puzzled?"
Frey dispelled her spatial barrier and flew ten meters in front of Carrion, stopping. "Come on, I'll let you experience it."
"What do you mean?"
Carrion was utterly speechless, feeling transported back centuries.
Back then, he wasn't a Demon Lord, just Frey's junior, fighting alongside his brother in the wilds.
Five hundred years ago, he was the little brother.
Five hundred years later, he was still the little brother.
Had these five hundred years been for nothing?!
"Next, hit me with everything you've got."
Frey opened her palm, aiming it at Carrion. "Don't hold back. With your strength, you can't break my defenses."
"I won't use magicules."
"Are you kidding me?!!"
Carrion was floored.
Was Frey joking?
No magicules?
What, blocking his attack with just her flesh and blood?
Even a True Demon Lord couldn't do that!
Excluding millions or tens of millions of magicules, even the Storm Dragon could be pierced by kinetic weapons.
"No, I'm serious."
Frey said, "My magicules are currently around 3,000,000."
Having just completed her Demon Lord awakening, Frey's magicules started at 2,200,000, but after some consolidation, they stabilized at 3,100,000.
Don't underestimate that 3,100,000... it surpassed even the Queen of Nightmares Luminous among the current Ten Great Demon Lords.
Combined with Frey's Horus, her strength exceeded Luminous's.
And that didn't even account for broken skills like Magicule Solidification and Eternal Shield.
"3,000,000!!"
That number made Carrion suck in a cold breath.
He knew his own limits.
Though he called himself a Demon Lord and held a seat, his magicules barely broke 400,000.
Even with the now-broken Lion King Spear, he'd reach maybe 500,000 at most.
And Frey?
Her magicules alone were nearly eight times his!
"You might think my vast magicules have nothing to do with fighting you with my body."
"But seeing is believing."
Frey said, "Come experience it for yourself."
Seeing Frey's confidence, Carrion didn't hesitate. He spread his fingers, claws extending, as terrifying magicules gathered on them.
"Lion King Claw!!"
Though less powerful than the Beast Magic Particle Cannon, this was another of Carrion's painstakingly honed techniques.
Its destructive range was smaller, but for single-target attacks, it was his strongest move.
Boom!!
Yet, when Lion King Claw met Frey's palm, Carrion's worldview shattered again.
"Not even a flinch…"
He couldn't believe such a thing was possible, but the facts were undeniable. "How did you do it?"
If it was just strong defense, Carrion wouldn't be so shaken.
The key was that Frey hadn't used any magicules.
What did that mean?
No Unique Skills, no passives, not even resistances.
If those abilities were active, there'd be some trace of magicule fluctuation on Frey.
But there was none!
Not a hint!
This woman had truly, as she claimed, blocked his ultimate technique with pure physical defense!
That's right... pure physical defense!
Carrion's attack hadn't even reached the threshold to trigger Eternal Shield.
Frey's ability to block his strike relied entirely on the massive boost from Magicule Solidification!
"Shocked already?"
Frey didn't answer directly. She lowered her hand and turned her gaze to a distant mountain.
Boom!
Without warning, a fierce wind roared.
A terrifying pressure formed a shockwave, like an upward cascade, splitting the mountain in two.
But it didn't stop there!
After the initial strike, an even more ferocious wave swept outward, obliterating the entire mountain.
And Frey…
The Sky Queen was casually shaking her hand.
What she'd done was crystal clear!!!
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