[CH399+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 492

However, their Soul Energy Strength when concentrated into a single point seems to be nearly even.

After just over a dozen separate attacks from a safe distance away, every single one of them is reflected away by Maria's blade and her icy gaze doesn't leave the Dark Guard for a moment.

She hasn't had a chance to attack back herself yet, but is waiting for the perfect time to strike.

The Laser user is waiting in just the same manner.

Her deflections and guarding tactics are flawless, the only way for it to possibly get a more powerful shot off now would be to charge up for longer or get in closer.

Both options would give Maria enough time to send the attack off when she wants to.

They are both very aware of this, but neither wants to test the waters and get hit by the other's attack.

That is, until a metallic roar fills the air and sends impossibly strong waves of intimidation rippling through the sky.

Out of the corner of Maria's eye, she spots the bright white light starting to fade away from the other remaining Dark Guard with its long silver sword facing Ember in the distance.

It has almost reached its final form as well.

This completely changes the mood of the battle, the laser user even speaks up full of confidence while sending its last attack.

"I may be the fastest, and I may have the most precise pinpoint accuracy with my energy attacks, but I assure you, my raw strength and battle intelligence are unmatched by the Boss. Once I'm done with you, I'll pick up the scraps of whatever is left of your friend—"

Maria's blue sword clashes with these energy attacks, but this time because of the Guard's overconfidence taking a moment to speak, she has enough time to move her awakened form out of the way from one of the beams of energy.

It buzzes loudly while it barely misses her left leg and her blade blocks the remaining attack.

However, she has enough energy remaining after only blocking one beam to send a crescent of her own Soul Energy flying back this time.

The monster's eye widens as it doesn't have enough time to charge its own lasers back up to full power or dodge completely.

The icy blue crescent collides with its right foot, crystallizing it and the grey soul energy around it instantly. The blue aura starts to creep up its leg until a bright blast of orange lasers fill the sky.

It lunges forward, pointing one cannon at its leg and other pointed at the open portion of Maria's side below where her sword just swung.

Two lower powered laser beams shot on short notice are fired off.

One blows off the Dark Guard's own leg, preventing the Icy Soul Energy from spreading while the other cuts a semicircle hole in the side of Maria's Goddess's lower stomach.

Her main body controlling the energy manifestation is damaged, and a chunk of flesh is ripped from her side while she coughs up blood.

However, her opponent just moved in far too close for comfort, panicking, and left itself wide open, not to mention crippling itself by slowing down its only advantage.

Blowing off its leg to save it from the spreading ice may have saved its life in the short term, but now it can't run away quite as fast.

Maria brings her sword down to create another slashing motion while the Dark Guard tries to backpedal.

It manifests a grey Soul Energy leg to replace its lost flesh, but during this process, it has to charge up its orange energy cannons to attempt blocking one of Maria's incoming slashes.