Hellmode ~A Hardcore Gamer Becomes Peerless in Another World with Retro Game Settings~

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Shea in Full Beast Mode and Luvanka (Beast Blood) in Mythical Beast Mode charged at the Wind God Vess from both sides.

'Hmph! Don't get carried away just because you have more strength!!'

Vess turned around to look at Luvanka, who was attacking. There were blades of wind in his arms, but they did not reach Luvanka.

'(1) Punch Shower!!'

Vess was about to attack, but he was unable to activate the Skill [Wind God Iron-cutting Flash]. Thanks to the increase in Attack from the Special Skill [Beast Blood], Luvanka was stronger.

Luvanka's 6 arms rapidly punched Vess.

'Ghah?!'

Vess's entire body was heavily damaged by countless punches that overwhelmed him. The wind and Divine Power Vess had infused into his arms scattered. Yet Luvanka did not stop his attack.

The Special Skill [Punch Shower] involved continuous punches, making the attack duration long, which was advantageous for chaining combos. Naturally, even if some of the countless attacks were dodged or blocked, as long as one hit connected, the combo continued.

However, the overwhelming force caused Vess's body to retreat significantly, almost getting blown away. If he moved too far back, the punches would not connect, and the combo would break. Shea anticipated Luvanka's attack and positioned herself on the opposite side of Vess.

'(2) True Demolishing Punch!!'

Shea used the Skill [True Demolishing Punch] which had the most power, stopping Vess' body from moving far too much.

'Don't get…carried…'

'Don't let him move! Keep hitting! (3) True Clobber!! Hit him too, Luvanka!!'

Luvanka's Special Skill [Punch Shower] had a long recovery time, so Shea used the Skill [True Demolishing Punch] and [True Clobber] in the meantime. If the enemy blocked or dodged a whole attack, the combo would break. It would also break if there was a long wait between attacks.

Vess' body stopped in mid-air between Luvanka and Shea.

'(4) Asura Charge!!'

'Ghuh?!'

Luvanka held out 3 of his palms to push Vess back. Vess blocked 2 with his hands, but the third of Luvanka's palms struck his stomach. That meant the attack connected and the combo continued. ȓ

'Good! (5) True Swift Death Strike!!'

The Special Skill [Asura Charge] did not need as much time to activate as [Punch Shower]. And right after Shea used the Skill [True Swift Death Strike].

Shea's expression softened for a moment because the fourth combo had been the critical point in this battle The ability to land an attack on an opponent also depended on the difference in Agility between oneself and the opponent.

[Ways to make Skills (Special Skills) easier to land] -Increase Agility more than the opponent -Increase Critical Chance -Attack from behind -Use multi-hit Skills (Special Skills)

If one's Agility was lower than the opponent's, the Critical Chance drastically decreased, and there was a higher chance of the attack being dodged. Luvanka, who had lower Agility than Vess, managed to land one of the three simultaneous attacks of the Special Skill [Asura Charge], keeping the combo going.

'(6) True Clobber!!'

Switching the hand she was punching with, Shea quickly used the Skill [True Clobber].

Unlike Luvanka, Shea's attacks mostly consisted of single-hit Skills. However, Shea was behind Vess, where the Critical Chance was higher, and she had equipped a Divine Artifact and Bracelets that increased her Critical Chance and increased her Agility.

Shea reliably landed each strike, continuing the combo.

'Time to end this! (7) Punch Shower!!'

While Shea was recovering from using the Skill [True Clobber], Luvanka used the Special Skill [Punch Shower].

'Gnngh! I can't move!!'

By successfully executing a 7 hit combo, Luvanka continued pushing Vess up, while Shea knocked him down, keeping his body still. It was as if a character cornered against a wall was continuously being hit by multiple attacks.

The plan this time was for Shea and Luvanka, each surpassing in agility and attack power, to create a wall in mid-air and pin Vess down.

Among the memories Allen had gathered, there was an infinite combo that cornered the opponent to a wall and an aerial combo that prevented them from moving in mid-air. Shea devised a strategy to combine these techniques in the current situation where they could fight two against one.

'(8) True Hell Hit!! (9) True Clobber!!'

Shea straightened her right palm and used the Skill [True Hell Hit]. Then she formed a fist in her left palm and used the Skill [True Clobber].

The Skills continued connecting.

'At this rate…'

They had reached a 9 hit combo. Vess gathered all the Divine Power he had, trying to find a way to resist the attacks.

'(10) Divine Wind Consecutive Hits!!'

Shea used [Divine Wind Consecutive Hits] that was the fastest Divine Technique she had, acting faster than Vess. Vess tried to block, but Shea's claws tore through many times.

Voom!!

Shea's right fist began glowing, signifying that she had reached a 10 hit combo. She knew instinctively that she had met the requirements to use the Divine Technique [Ruthless Leopard God Attack].

Shea's right hand formed a fist and moved forward straight at Vess' fist.

'Grahhhh! End this now!!'

Luvanka's Special Skill [Punch Shower] was about to end.

'Don't worry! (11) Ruthless Leopard God Attack!!'

'Ghubah!!'

'Nghuh?!'

Shea could feel Spiritual Power being spent in her fist, and Vess' body seemed to fold over.

The hit pushed Vess' body back to the ground, together with Luvanka who had just ended his Special Skill.

'No way!! Luvanka!!'

Shea herself was surprised by the power, which was greater than she had expected.

Vess, who had taken the hit and was falling headfirst, was descending beneath the platform into the abyss.

When Shea anxiously looked below the platform, her fears proved to be unfounded.

Despite having taken such a tremendous attack, the Wind God Vess had already returned to his usual expressionless state. He slowly returned to the platform where Shea stood, holding one of Luvanka's arms with one hand.

'Hmph, I didn't think you'd be able to activate that Divine Technique. I guess I can't ignore possibilities.'

It had taken them 17 days.

Then Vess threw Luvanka to the platform where Shea was.

'Possibilities..?'

They had met the requirements, but Shea remained in [Full Beast Mode]. She wanted to be sure she would receive the reward before relaxing.

She knew that after the 10th combo, she had used the Divine Technique [Ruthless Leopard God Attack].

[Luvanka] and [Shea]'s combo: (1) Punch Shower - (2) Demolishing Punch

• (3) True Clobber (4) Asura Charge - (5) True Swift Death Strike

• (6) True Clobber (7) Punch Shower - (8) True Hell Hit

• (9) True Clobber

• (10) Divine Wind Consecutive Hits

• (11) Ruthless Leopard God Attack

Shea recalled their previous combo, and was sure that they had met the requirements. Vess just looked silently at Luvanka for a moment before looking at Shea.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

'I'm not going to deny you a reward. Though it's not mine to give to begin with.'

"Thank you very much."

Since the fight was over and she would get a reward, Shea replied politely.

'Then, hmph! Shea. You'll receive a Blessing (Large) and the Divine Technique [Wind God Heavenly Fist].'

Shea received 2 rewards.

"Oh, does this also have a special requirement to activate?"

'I heard you asked the same below… Let me explain…'

Shea's trial was not over yet. She still wanted to know what she had received.

Somehow the Wind God Vess knew that would happen. Either someone had told him, or he had sensed it through some special power.

[Reward 1 Beast God Garm's Large Blessing] -All stats +10000 -Critical Chance +50% -Combo Chance +50%

[Reward 2 Divine Technique [Wind God Heavenly Fist] *simple explanation] -A simple attack -It can only be used after a combo of 20 attacks * It can't be used outside of a combo, but it's 3x more powerful in a combo -Uses 20000 Spiritual Power * The maximum number consumed is 20000, but it can be activated even if one only has 1 left -Cooldown of 1 day * It looks like an upwards punch like a Shoryuken

"I see, so I'll have to continue fighting in combos."

Looking at her fist, she pondered about her role when fighting. She had high Agility, and connecting combos made her much stronger.

Her Blessing also increased her Critical Chance and Combo Chance, making it clear what her fighting style should be.

'Why do you keep staring at me?'

Once the explanation was over, Luvanka asked why Vess kept staring at him.

'I just thought it was odd. Your body holds a [Technique Hole] we Gods should fill.'

'A Technique Hole?'

'It's like a hollow dent, like when you take something out and…'

"Hm? What are you talking about?"

Gods usually spoke in cryptic ways, but Vess was being even harder to understand now.

But then Luvanka gasped as he recalled something.

'Is that something like a Slot?'

Allen had been gathering S Rank summons since he obtained Makris in the Prostia Empire. Since then he had reached Level 250 and did not know how to go higher. But all the S Rank summons had one thing in common, and Allen did not know how to solve it.

"Slot? That's one of Allen's terms. Oh right, do you mean the sealed abilities all S Rank summons have?"

One time when Shea looked at Allen's Grimoire, she noticed that all S Rank summons had 1 sealed Awakened Skill.

'I don't know what you're talking about there, but that must be it. But I think we'll find the answer if I fill you with my divine power.'

'What?! So you're saying you can unseal an Awakened Skill?!!'

Luvanka was shocked to hear what the Ancient God Vess said.

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