Chapter 172: Radioactivity
The battle between Jin and the Láspi was intense and destructive. Each blow they landed on each other was enough to topple buildings, and their abilities made that destruction more chaotic.
Jin was blasted through the air, but he pulled the Láspi with him, grabbing it by the throat, and shooting heat vision into its body.
The Láspi did nothing to stop it and did the same to Jin, only for him to block it instead.
Ice started to freeze the Láspi's body, Jin's magic overpowering its own, when he threw the creature to the ground, stomping on it when he landed.
Shards of ice flew in all directions, some rising into the air, but they all turned into stands of the Láspi and attacked Jin.
He easily moved out of the way, avoiding each strand with precise movements and calculated dodges. Lightning magic crackled in his hands, and he shot bolts at each strand.
To his surprise, the lightning did nothing to the Láspi, and instead, the Láspi shot Jin with lightning of its own, catching him off guard.
"The fuck?" Jin rose from the rubble, catching a punch from the Láspi.
"Surprised?" The alien asked
"Annoyed," Jin responded. He made a miniature black hole with his hand, not powerful enough to suck the Láspi in, but enough to make it lose its footing.
The alien swuriled as if it were flushed in a toilet, and the moment it touched the black hole, a miniature sun took its spot, and it exploded like a supernova.
"Arghh!"
"That's right, scream!" Shadow Jin detached itself from Jin's body, slicing the Láspi into pieces.
Jin then turned his hand into a massive ion cannon, firing a powerful beam that should have fried the alien creature, but it didn't die.
'Its durability increased significantly. It must have eaten a lot of people.'
"Restrain the Láspi." Multiple Vanuards and Guardians arrived at the scene, using their lightning powers to restrain the Láspi, or at least that's what they hoped to do.
The Láspi turned on them, attacking the Vanguards, and Jin watched, wanting to see how his stimulant would defend against the creature.
For one moment, Jin saw his work in action, but then, he saw it get overridden.
"What?!" That was impossible. Jin knew that it was. He tested it and made sure that it would defend against its attacks.
"Arghh!"
"Get it off!"
"Use lightning!"
"Fry the lube monster!"
'That shouldn't be the case! How can it still....Mana!' Jin realized it. 'But even if that were the case, it would still take a long time unless it went inside the person's body.'
Then Jin saw the Láspi enter someone's body through their mouth and nose. One thing that he noticed was that if an Esper was powerful, higher in the power ranks, then the Láspi had to enter their body to eat them.
This meant that Jin's stimulant DID work, but the Láspi adapted to it by being inside the person's body. Add mana on top of that, and its evolution skyrocketed.
"This is why I hate this fucking creature so goddamn much!" Jin clapped his hands, grabbing the Láspi with his mana, then pulled it toward him.
"Jin! We will come for you later! Let us feast!"
"As if I'll allow you to do that!" Suddenly, a blast ripped the Láspi in half.
"What are you doing?" Jin turned to Mrs Horton.
"We need to lock that creature up."
"No, we need to kill it." Jin grabbed the Láspi again, but the alien suddenly started to expand as if it were about to explode. His mana was being sucked away by the Láspi, so he stopped using it as well.
"What the hell is happening?" Mrs Horton asked
"No way. That shouldn't be possible! The planetary hive mind is destroyed. Unless..." Jin turned his attention to the sky, looking in the direction of the Láspi hive mind on one of the outer planets.
"Jin, what's happening?!"
"It's undergoing a mega evolution. Like pok—never mind, you wouldn't understand anyway. Besides, that game series sucks balls."
The Láspi then exploded, being recreated into...well, it looked the same, actually. But there was one thing that Jin could instantly tell about the creature. It was oozing with mana.
"Look at this, Jin. Thank you for allowing us to reach this point. We owe this to you."
"Shut up, bitch." Two magic circles formed on each of Jin's hands, their size as large as his body. Two massive dragon arms extended from the circles, smashing the Láspi in its palm.
"I'll help!" Mrs Horton created...something, Jin didn't really know what it was. However, it exploded when she threw it at the arms.
"That's not nice." The Láspi teleported out of Jin's dragon arms, appearing in front of Mrs Horton, and attempted to eat her.
However, she made the air as solid as diamond, then also made the air turn into a bunch of soundwaves that disrupted the Láspi's humanoid state.
"Argh! I really don't like that feeling! So, eat this. Fire Ball."
Mrs Horton was blasted in the chest by a magical spell.
Jin watched as she fell to the ground, not even caring to rescue her. He was too busy trying to figure out how to stop the Láspi.
"Jin! We're here! What's going on?" Angela finally caught up, and Brittany and Addison were behind her.
"Stay back!" He demanded
"More food." The Láspi went after her.
"Who the fuck do you think you are?!" Angela used her powers the way Jin wanted her to, forcing everything to come to a stop.
It was as if time froze, and everything was motionless. This put a lot of strain on her body, but she pushed forward.
"Now, eat shit, you sucker!" Right as Angela was about to fuck up the Láspi's molecular structure, the alien broke out of her power.
"No." It responded
"Oh shit!" Angela knew she was fucked
Just then, a purple bolt of energy struck the Láspi's rib, and it fell to the ground writhing in pain.
"Heh, no way I'm going to allow you to use your new abilities. Thankfully, I remembered about this. Now, how does it feel to be struck with your own kryptonite?" Jin smirked.
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