NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1499: Overcome Your Limits
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As Alma unleashed all her power, she still knew it wouldn't be enough with just her magic. She needed all her friends to unify their power.
"Emily! Sofia! Martina! Please help me out!"
"On it!"
"Got it!"
"Fine!"
Emily hyper-charged her fists with all the lightning she could, punching the water and unleashing it upon Payasa. The destructive lightning intensified even further as it used ocean water as a conductor.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Countless explosions of electricity engulfed Payasa, resembling coiling serpentine dragons around her body! Her larger body was unable to escape or fight back, and her summoned creatures all died instantly.
"AAAIIIEEEEHHHHH!"
As Payasa screamed in horror and agony, Sofia and Martina combined their Dream Auras, unifying their Dreams into one as they shared a powerful Bond of Friendship.
"Martina, you don't have to rely on that dumb Dream Weapon, we got each other instead!" Sofia said.
"You're right, Sof!" Martina nodded.
Martina's Illusion Element and Sofia's Light combined, generating a sudden golden spear that was launched at the Nightmare Demon while she was held by the chains, Alma's water, and Emily's thunder.
CRAAAASH!
"AAAAAGGGGHHHHH!"
Payasa screamed in utter agony. The spear pierced her Nightmare Core and filled it with light and illusions, forming the Dreams of the Future of these two girls.
Of their love, of their friendship, and of their bonds…
"THIS IS…! TOO DAMN CRINGEEEEEE!"
All those corny, cringy things that a Nightmare Demon of Humiliation like her could simply not take!
BOOOMMM!!!
The amount of Hopes and Dreams overflowed through her body, making Payasa explode into miasma, flames, and confetti.
The four girls glanced at the scene as their foe was finally defeated…
"W-We did it…?" Sofia asked.
"I-It actually worked, without Maria's help!" Alma celebrated.
"HELL YEAH!" Emily raised her arms.
"Egolatra, see? I can do it on my own! We don't need you!" Martina said angrily.
"…" Egolatra's eyes widened as she saw what the girls accomplished, smiling.
Then she walked towards Martina, her humanoid form transforming into a black hammer decorated with stickers shaped like pink hearts, yellow stars, and rainbows.
"Eh?"
Martina held the gigantic hammer with her hand easily. Despite being enormously oversized, it overflowed with a pink and rainbow-colored aura…
"This is my power? But what… why? Eh?!"
Martina didn't understand. From a puppet to a jester woman, then to a giant hammer!
"What's going on?"
Sofia smiled as she patted her shoulders.
"I see what it is, Martina… Your heart has been changing constantly. It was now that you seemed to have finally matured and gained a true resolve… Egolatra was only a form. This is your true Dream Weapon, I believe."
"A hammer?!"
"I mean, yeah…"
"…"
Martina glanced at the hammer in her hands, remaining silent for a moment as the warping of Payasa's domain began to quickly disappear. The war was still raging. The Nightmare Demons were strong, stomping over dozens of Undead each.
They had to quickly get back into the battle if they wanted this to be an actual victory…
"No time to think!" Emily said. "We have to quickly get back in the game!"
"Yeah, I can fight some more!" Alma nodded.
"Martina, let's go!" Sofia said. "We can trust your hammer, right?"
"Yeah…!" Martina nodded. Without time to hesitate or think about it further, she held her hammer tightly, moving at the side of her friends.
The girls charged through the army of Nightmare Demons, pummeling, drowning, piercing, and crushing them with their amazing Dream Weapon abilities, their spells, and of course, their incredible teamwork.
"W-Who are those girls?!"
"Lady Payasa died?!"
"T-This can't be…!"
"Damn it! Kill them!"
"I'll tear them to shreds!"
The girls fought one Nightmare Demon each, quickly finding the battles, although prolonged due to their powerful endurance and regeneration, much easier than when they fought Payasa.
Her resilience and magical powers were immense, but that also made them grow stronger once the battle ended, their bonds strengthening the power of their Dream Hearts to a completely new level.
Meanwhile, Beatriz, Partner, and Emeraldine clashed against Emperatriz, the oldest daughter of the Nightmare Demon King. Her slender, tall body and her hundreds of long arms with sharp claws and torture tools were surprisingly resilient, fast, and powerful.
"You've always been a weakling, Beatriz! Now that you have 'friends,' you think you can beat me?! I'll tear them to shreds! Piece by piece!" Emperatriz laughed, easily intercepting all of Beatriz's attacks. The young Nightmare Demon princess shapeshifted her body to gain a more chimeric form, with many arms made of different nightmare beasts.
However, Emperatriz easily intercepted them all, twisting, breaking, slicing, stabbing, or cleaving them apart with her countless tools and precise movements.
"Uuuggghh! Aaaaggghh!"
As Beatriz screamed in agony, Emperatriz smiled viciously. The sound of people in agony and pain was like music to her ears. As the Nightmare Demon embodying Pain itself, this was her true calling.
"Yes! Cry! Cry more for me, my little sister! You've become faster and stronger, but you can't possibly think you can go against me, right?!"
As Emperatriz laughed, her attacks became precise, piercing through Beatriz's entire body, riddling her with holes and deep bleeding wounds.
CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!
"AAAAGGGGHHH!"
"Now, the grand finale! I shall slice your head and offer it to father once—"
BOOOM!
"GRAAACK?!"
Emperatriz, however, was stopped from beheading her sister as an explosive spiritual arrow reached her back, exploding and spreading spiritual Yggdrasil wood around her body.
"W-Who dares?!"
She glared angrily at the culprit, Emeraldine, a beautiful elf student with incredible talent, who was riding a giant Yggdrasil Spirit Beast, a new type of Familiar she could summon.
"We won't let you harm our friend, monster."
As she said that, she fired another arrow. This time, the arrow divided into dozens of golden and green light arrows, bombarding Emperatriz!
"Y-YOU DAMN HUMANS!"
The furious Nightmare Demon cried as she used her hundreds of arms to rapidly intercept the incoming projectiles, overpowering them as she ran towards Emeraldine to kill her quickly.
And yet…
CLAAASH!
"Ugh?!"
She saw two sharp spears piercing her chest and head, her black blood splattering everywhere as she glared at someone who had sneaked through her shadows.
"Hey~"
Partner!
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