Endless Evolution: Last Star

Chapter 406 Not a defeat

Adam reached his limit. He used almost everything in this fight except for one mysterious exception. More than once, he discovered what his abilities were capable of during a fight or after a hard defeat at the hands of Damien.

Perhaps it was the pain, maybe enough time had passed for Evolution Tree to get used to its new powers, or possibly Evolution Tree didn't want to overload Adam's mind and sent information to him as it was necessary.

Well, none of that mattered now since Adam was already past all those stages.

All he had left was his last attack, which was definitely the most powerful one he had ever made. His new needle itself was much deadlier than his previous First Order, but... when it filled with energy Adam could unleash an unusually powerful attack.

Whoooooooosh.

Doing his best to bear the weight of his own attack, from the position of his arms to his stance, Adam lunged forward.

Normally he would either move in leaps, trying to mimic the movements of shadows, or run in a straight line, most often when using his artifact's ability.

But... now something else was happening to him.

He felt as if his forward thrust needle was creating a path of energy for him to glide along.

His feet were moving, but Adam felt no tension or recoil from the surface, only lightness and sublimity.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

The ripples ran through the air, while wind currents tossed aside small stones, clearing the way for Adam to pass through any obstacles.

It hardly made any sense, though, since his main obstacle was in no hurry to run away.

Damien stood confidently in his place, carefully assessing Adam's actions and his attack.

In fact, everything was happening truly fast, for an ordinary human Adam's speed in this attack was comparable to a snow-white flash that burst from one point and almost instantly reached another.

But, Damien was no ordinary human... so he could clearly see all of Adam's movements and energy surges.

"Alright, I think I can handle that." Damien grinned as he swung his rod and channeled the energy to its tip.

In a heartbeat, he repeated the same technique he'd used to cut the sound wave. Damien's goal was simple - he would clash with Adam's needle, shatter it with his dense energy, and end their fight with a precise strike into Adam's chest.

Blink.

Silvana blinked, and the next thing she saw was the needle tip colliding with the rod. A white flash crashed into a black one, it seemed like a long confrontation between the two forces was bound to happen.

But... sometimes the difference was too great to waste even one second on a battle.

Crackle. Crackle. Crackle.

Without difficulty, the needle broke the rod into small shards, moving straight towards Damien. The energy from the rod burst outward, flying to shreds before the snow-white energy stream from Adam's needle.

"Hmm, what are you talking about?"

Adam grinned contentedly.

"It's not me who didn't lose, it's you who didn't win."

Silence.

Dahla snorted, narrowing her eyes and staring intently at Adam as if her gaze were as sharp as daggers.

"What impertinence, to say such a thing to Mr. Damien, after what happened."

Douglas sighed quite happily, nodding his head a few times, it seemed that unlike Dahla he was pleased with Adam's brash answer.

"Hahaha!" Damien laughed, he wasn't angered by Adam's answer, on the contrary, it only piqued his interest.

"What arrogance, as active as the flame in your eyes! Keep it that way! You can't get better than others if you don't believe in your own powers!"

Adam nodded slightly before collapsing to the floor.

He hadn't passed out or anything, he was just tired and wanted to rest.

The chamber was ruined in many places, cracks, rifts, and scratches covered everything, but... in the center, there was enough room for one person to lean his back against the ground and take a deep breath.

Adam spread his legs and arms apart like a star, looking up at the ceiling with a wistful gaze.

Step. Step. Step.

Soon footsteps were heard, not only from Damien but also from Dahla who already entered the chamber.

"Dahla, would you be so kind as to heal us? I don't want Adam to fall asleep, I have more to tell him about his new abilities. After all, he just became a K2-Phantom and hasn't fully adjusted yet." Damien said relaxedly, leaning against the debris not far from Adam.

Frowning slightly, Dahla nodded.

"As you wish, but I think young Phantoms should show more respect for someone of your status." Dahla said seriously, looking intently at Adam before creating an amber sphere.

Adam felt relieved at Dahla's ability, for that matter so did Damien. At the same time, Damien began to gradually regain his power level, but not too fast to avoid putting pressure on Silvana.

"Hey, Adam, when going to K2-Level, a lot of things happen, don't they?" Damien smirked.

Then, his face became more serious.

"But... Have you ever considered that the Vault is pretty damn useless?"

"What...?"