Chapter 261 Rematch with Surtur
Before him, a large group of fire demons were diligently digging and constructing something. After a closer look, Finney was certain he wasn't mistaken, and couldn't help but marvel at the fire demons' talent beyond climbing.
However, among these fire demons, Finney didn't find Surtur. He asked the fire demon leading the way, "Where is he?"
"The King summoned us here before!"
The fire demon shook its head, indicating it didn't know.
Looking at the new underground palace under construction, Finney knew the other party wasn't lying. He immediately activated his 'Possessed by Evil' stealth mode and flew down to search for Surtur.
As he searched, Finney admired the fire demons' efficiency. Only a day had passed, and the new underground palace was already quite well-constructed. It seemed they weren't entirely useless, despite their low intelligence.
The fire demon leading the way hadn't lied to him either; Finney quickly found Surtur seemingly recovering in a lava pool.
"This smell...you actually dared to come!"
However, just as he discovered Surtur, Surtur also discovered him.
This left the invisible Phineas somewhat bewildered. He had even taken a bath using the 'Golden Great Evolution Technique' before coming. Could it be that Odin had secretly done something to him, leaving the scent of Asgard!?
Because of Surtur's nose, Phineas inexplicably began to suspect Odin.
Seeing Surtur rise from the lava and stare straight at him, Phineas simply dispelled his invisibility and greeted him, "Hello, we meet again, Surtur!"
Surtur gripped the Twilight Sword, watching Phineas warily. Although he currently wished he could burn Phineas to ashes, he had just suffered a crushing defeat at Phineas's hands yesterday, and his head still throbbed slightly.
Therefore, Surtur didn't act rashly. Looking at Phineas before him, he asked, "What do you want? Did Odin send you?"
Odin had caused far too much trouble in his past, so Surtur immediately suspected Phineas was one of Odin's men. Although he didn't have the complete intelligence of Vanaheim regarding Phineas's relationship with Asgard, he had a nose that even a dog couldn't match, and
he managed to detect it. Hearing Surtur's words, Phineas felt somewhat helpless. Odin was too busy trying to stop him to let him come willingly.
"I'm from Earth, a minor mage from Kamar-Taj. I'm just friends with Asgard. I'm not Odin's subordinate!"
Phineas explained. He might be spending some time with Surtur, so it was best not to let him misunderstand.
Surtur didn't know where Earth was or what Kamar-Taj was, but he knew Phineas's strength was considerable.
In his prime, he could have killed Finny with a flick of his finger, but now, lacking the Eternal Flame and extremely weak, his strength less than one-twentieth of his former glory, defeating Finny wouldn't be easy.
However, the large number of his subordinates building a new home nearby gave him considerable confidence, and he also knew Finny's abilities; a second attempt certainly wouldn't result in such a crushing defeat.
Surtur dragged the Twilight Sword towards Finny, signaling the Fire Demon to come over, saying, "Hmph, ant, you made a mistake; you shouldn't have come back!"
Looking at Surtur's arrogant demeanor, Finny couldn't understand where he got this confidence after being so badly beaten yesterday, so he immediately raised his guard to the highest level, maintaining a safe distance from Surtur, and replied, "Whether it was a mistake or not, whether I should have come back or not, let's not talk about that. I sense you're not satisfied with yesterday's battle. How about another round?"
Thinking of yesterday's battle, the once comfortable throne, and the pain in his head, Surtur's anger surged.
It was genuine rage; Surtur was so enraged that his entire body burst into flames.
"Kill him!"
Surtur shouted, pointing his sword at Finni. Instantly, a horde of fire demons sprang up from all around and charged towards Finni.
Seeing the fire demons swarming towards him, Finney frowned. In the past, seeing so many enemies would have made him happy to gain experience, but knowing that a thousand was the critical point, he lost interest in these numerous but low-experience fire demons, and even worried that they would affect Surtur's experience.
However, this time Finney didn't intend to fight like last time, so he wasn't too concerned about their interference.
He activated his breathing technique, and the vast solar energy around him poured into the Demon Possession, instantly igniting the silver armor, which stunned Surtur, who was also enraged.
Then came even greater rage.
As the Lord of Flames of the Land of Blaze, Finney was once again planning to use fire against him.
However, Finney didn't actually intend to use fire against Surtur, but rather a physical attack; activating the fire mode was to enhance his power.
In fire mode, the White Dragon's Breath wasn't as effective, so Finney stored it away in his storage space and summoned the long-lost Redback Shrike. It was an accessory weapon of Demon Possession, so it could also receive the blessing of the breathing technique, transforming into a flaming spear.
Although Finney disliked close combat, he wasn't incapable of it; on the contrary, his close combat skills were actually quite strong. Kamar-Taj taught him close combat spells, and he had also spent over half a year learning combat experience from the Red Skull.
Of course, most importantly, once his strength, speed, and defense were at their peak, every punch and kick would possess extraordinary power.
If yesterday's battle involved Finney using the Golden Grand Magic to utilize the external environment, today he planned to primarily enhance his physical body.
"Strength Amplification!"
"Agility Amplification!"
"Defense Amplification!"
"Fire Resistance!"
Before the fire demons charged, Finney cast a series of buffs on himself, then charged towards Surtur, wielding the Redback Shrike in its flame form.
The battle resumed.
Facing Finney, whose fighting style was completely different from yesterday, Surtur was extremely unaccustomed to it. He had prepared for Finney's strange magic, but suddenly found Finney fighting him shirtless, and he dared not completely lower his guard.
Thus, facing the amplified Finney, he was once again at a disadvantage in the battle. The battle raged on for a long time
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Although Surtur was constantly under pressure, he persevered and didn't fall, as a careless Surtur was still quite powerful.
Finney, in order to maintain his strength, was also expending considerable energy. Coupled with the constant interference from the fire demons around him, he worried that he might unknowingly eliminate a thousand of them, making it a huge loss to defeat Surtur then. Therefore, he decided to end the battle as quickly as possible.
Sigh, so tired, so tired…
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