Endless Evolution: Last Star

Chapter 402 Destruction and Defense Threads

What was Adam doing?

Well, he simply put his palms to the ground, activating his Nexus, the capabilities of which he hadn't yet demonstrated.

Oddly enough, after his defeat at Damien's hands, Adam's mind was filled with knowledge of what his Elemental Root and Nexus were capable of, but... some things were still unknown to him.

His Power Gene - Desecrated Sword, still showed no signs of life, remaining a mystery to Adam.

Douglas, Dahla, and Damien watched Adam's actions, some were puzzled, and some had just a mild curiosity.

However, Silvana could clearly see that Adam was now looking a lot like one of his strongest opponents.

'Steel Knight...' Silvana muttered internally. Looking at Adam's stance, she saw Steel Knight, who was ready to cause a shaking comparable to an earthquake with the vibrations he could control.

Sure, Adam's Nexus had nothing to do with Steel Knight. Only his Power Gene had a direct connection to Steel Knight, as it previously belonged to him and became part of Adam's power after his death.

But... something was certain, Steel Knight was part of Adam's history and himself.

The stronger the Phantom became, the more the Evolution Tree and inner space gained capabilities and energy, wanting to adjust to its owner.

Thus, even though his Nexus initially had very different functions and origins, things were now different.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

Light vibrations came from Adam's palms, traveling across the entire chamber at high speed.

At first, the vibrations were faint, almost unnoticeable, but after a few seconds, the momentum peaked.

Energy passed quickly through the threads of Adam's gauntlets, making them shake like dozens of strings. All that power traveled down Adam's arms, straight to the ground, releasing calm and steady vibrations that soon led to destruction.

Crackle. Crackle. Crackle.

The stone slabs could no longer withstand the pressure, cracking and shattering.

Then, the same happened to the walls, reaching even to the ceiling, which was the only part of the chamber that had not yet been damaged.

Whistle.

Damien looked up, whistling at what was happening.

"Well, well, even though I said the military would fix it, there's just no point in repairing it now. They'll have to make everything from scratch." Damien rubbed the back of his head.

He felt a little bad for Douglas since with his words he gave Adam permission to use his Nexus.

But... Damien only felt it for a second, then he didn't care.

"Hah, not bad, not bad at all." Damien grinned widely shifting his weight from one foot to the other.

Even a man with his experience and perfect body control needed to make an effort to keep his balance, but this was just the beginning of the consequences of Adam's trembling.

"Wha..." Damien let out a strange wheeze as the muscles in his arms tensed to the limit and his gaze became more focused than ever during their fight.

Bam. Bam. Bam.

Moving at his top speed, Damien attacked with his rods, but not the sharp ends but the blunt ones, for one purpose - to throw the stones straight at Adam.

Adam's eyes went wide watching Damien's actions. What he was doing was possible both physically and technically, but... in practice, it required exceptional mastery and control over the body.

The speed, the trajectory of the attacks and the moderate force to not destroy the stones but to launch them at Adam like projectiles from a cannon were all necessary to make this improvised attack.

So, a few seconds after Damien jumped up, Adam watched as a multitude of rocks flew towards him at a dangerous speed.

'Wait... Should I even dodge? When I was a K1-Phantom, ordinary bullets or knives could barely injure my body. Now I'm a K2-Phantom, so... my defense due to body strength and energy has become much higher, that's for sure.' Adam pondered.

But... after a moment he realized that this could have been his fatal mistake.

'No... It's Damien... If during his attacks he channeled energy into the rods infusing the stones with it, then... Fuck! I have to run!' Adam inwardly exclaimed as he realized what awaited him.

In a heartbeat, Adam jumped as far away from his spot as possible, managing to escape the hail of rocks at the last moment.

Bam. Bam. Bam.

A multitude of stones like missiles flying out of a cannon rained down in a single point, shaking the entire chamber and raising up a thick cloud of dust.

The sound and destruction were comparable to a powerful explosion, but they were just stones thrown with tremendous force and filled with energy.

Tap.

Damien landed with a slight smirk on his face. The threads in the rifts were gone. As he expected, Adam had to keep his palms against the ground for his ability to work correctly.

"Good for you for stepping back, otherwise Dahla should work hard to get your life back, Hahaha." Damien smirked with excitement on his face.

Nodding slightly, Adam glanced at Damien.

"Yeah... That was dangerous. I couldn't make an attack like that, it was incredible."

Damien didn't respond anything to the praise. He only shrugged his shoulders carelessly.

"What's next? Do you have anything else left besides Nexus? You still can't make me bleed." Damien asked with a serious face. He was ready to end their sparring if Adam tested all of his abilities.

"Well, you're wrong."

"Hmm?"

Damien tilted his head in confusion.

Without further ado, Adam raised his arms, which went back to normal after two gravity blows.

Then, he turned to the spectator room, looking at Silvana.

"Hey, I hope you're enjoying the fight, but... cover your ears. I don't want you to get hurt."