Endless Evolution: Last Star

Chapter 589: The Broken Hammer

The last thing Adam saw was Fromund’s entire body shuddering, then he disappeared leaving a cloud of hot steam in his place.

Although Fromund’s weapon was heavy even for a K2-Phantom, thanks to the near-maximal effect of his artifact, Fromund could move so fast that every action sent a vivid pain through his body.

His muscles and bones weren’t capable of withstanding such strain for even a few minutes, but Fromund didn’t have that much time. It was an unaffordable luxury for him.

Zzaaap.

As if electrified Fromund appeared behind Adam, who was still standing with his back to him.

’Right, I have the advantage. It’s unlikely he can defeat me with a single punch or swing of a needle, but if I hit him with my hammer with all my might, he won’t be able to recover from that!’

With all his strength, clutching the hilt of his trembling, hammer tightly, Fromund came down on Adam’s from top to bottom.

Reluctantly, Adam’s torso turned to the right, as if he somehow knew exactly where Fromund was.@@@@

’What...?’

Shock covered Fromund’s face, he stared in disbelief at Adam who already turned in his direction.

Adam’s neck and part of his face were covered in strong silver threads, ending at his right eye, the amber grid was deep as if trying to convey one simple thought to Fromund’s mind: ’I can see everything.’

Clutch.

Adam’s hand grabbed Fromund by the collar.

"Agh...?"

Before Fromund could do anything, the world in front of him flipped, the morning sky was no longer overhead, it was actively spinning as the arena and spectators around him.

Gush.

Streams of dust blocked his field of vision, sweeping before his eyes.

Then, a deafening pain reverberated in Fromund’s back as he crashed into the ground many meters away from Adam.

"How fast..."

It was the only thing Fromund had time to mutter before quickly rising, assuming a fighting stance.

The electrical discharges were in no hurry to leave Adam, giving him the speed he used for his next attack.

Whoooooooosh.

Silvana frowned. She, like Osana, had noticed their reactions were inconsistent with reality.

’It’s unlikely they’re just hoping for the best, in which case they know something none of us know about. Or almost none...?’

Following her musings, Silvana slowly turned her head to look over her shoulder at the one who arranged all of this - Gladius.

Instead of his usual sly smile, a devilish, devious smirk covered his face, he was clearly enjoying the confusion of the others since there were no secrets for him here.

’Shit...’

Silvana turned back towards the arena.

’What is Fromund hiding then? Will he use his Second Order and completely turn the situation in his favor or does he have some other trump card?’

Bam.

Adam’s right fist, his strongest punch this round, smashed into what little was left of Fromund’s hammer’s stone layer.

The impact threw Fromund to the other end of the arena, his back slamming into the wall slowly sliding to the ground.

Whoooooooosh.

Without waiting for Fromund to recover, Adam rushed towards his opponent, aiming to finish him off with another high-speed attack.

Burst.

Suddenly, Fromund’s hammer burst forth a torrent of powerful flame, as bright as the sun and as aggressive as fire from hell.

’It’s hot!’ Adam inwardly exclaimed.

In less than a second his skin began to catch fire, a little more and his entire body would turn into one horrible burn.

Tap.

As soon as Adam’s foot touched the ground his body trembled as he disappeared, finding himself ten meters away in the distance.

Streams of flame from Fromund’s hammer burned for a while, preventing Adam from getting close to him.

Then, as the flames weakened disappearing in a final particle, Fromund slowly rose from the ground leaning on his weapon.

But... what was the weapon in his hand?

A massive black blade, thick and sharp on both sides, descended from an equally large guard, while Fromund’s hands clutched the hilt of a long greatsword capable of slicing a huge monster in two with a single swing.