Reawakening: SSS-Rank Villain's POV-Chapter 74: Last Card!

The backlash slammed into Lucian like a meteor

microsecond before Kyra's apocalyptic Meteoric Strike arrived, the focused energy of the Mountain-Cleaving Slash slammed into him like a

"Hmph!!!" His voice rumbled, causing the wind to vibrate from the sound waves.

Lucian bit down his lower lip and held back the roar that was about to rip out from his throat.

The pain was unimaginable. It was as though his entire body was being grinded to pieces from inside out.

His internal organs liver, kidneys, spleen, lungs didn't just rupture; they detonated as though a grenade had been placed inside of him. His internal organ instantly turned to mush within him.

The sheer kinetic force generated by the cancelled technique reverberated through his very being.

At that precise, agonizing moment, the demoness blade arrived as the Meteoric Strike slammed into him. The colossal mass of superheated blade and demonic energy crashed down with the weight of a falling moon.

"BOOOOOM!"

[Damage Received: 15,500!] [Armor Effect Activated!] [Titan's Resilience Activated!] [Adamantine Fortitude Activated!] [Damage Reduced by 80% → 3,100!]

[Armor Durability Decreased: -850]

Even with the combined defensive might of his Titanic Breastplate, Helm, Gauntlets, his Celestial Adamantine Body, and the active Titan's Rampage skill, the impact was devastating.

The already cracked Adamantine scales shattered completely around the point of impact. His shoulder disintegrated, and the shockwave travelled down his spine, shattering them.

The entire blade slashed straight diagonally from his shoulder all the way to his waist! Just a single piece of flesh was stopping his entire body from ripping in half.

Crimson blood sprayed from the wound, instantly vaporizing in the intense heat. He felt himself blacking out as the intense pain, heat and energy from the strike almost dwarfed his resistance to pain.

Yet, in that millisecond, amidst the pain that would have caused a normal human to black out, Lucian's eyes suddenly glinted.

'Now!'

An invisible force radiated outwards from Lucian's broken form, washing over Kyra like an oppressive wave.

[Dragon's Authority Activated!]

[Emperor's Dominion Activated!]

[Primordial Rending Activated!]

[Draconic Ascension Stacks MAXED (10/10)!]

[Technique Perk Activated: Dragon's Authority!] [-20% Target Abilities & Resistances!]

[Technique Perk Activated: Emperor's Dominion!] [+30% User Attack!] [-15% Enemy Speed!]

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[Technique Perk Activated: Primordial Rending!] [+25% Defense & Barrier Bypass!]

[Technique Perk Activated: Draconic Ascension (Max Stacks)!] [+20% Strength!] [+20% Agility!]

Kyra felt it instantly. A sudden, crushing weight settled upon her, as if the air had turned to lead. Her movements, became slower and even heavier. Even her defenses seem to have weakened and it seemed as though she had been

stripped naked.

At that moment, she flinched and confusion clouded her mind.

It was the only opening Lucian needed. His own strength and agility surged, enhanced by the Emperor's Dominion and maxed Draconic Ascension stacks.

He ignored the searing pain rampaging through his body like lightning surging through him.

His spear suddenly lit drastically, overshadowing the crimson moon itself.

The stored energy from countless kills, boosted by the final Blood Harvest from the Hell Hounds and now enhanced further by Emperor's Dominion, formed into a single point at the edge of his blade!

[Spear Ability Activated: Dragon's Strike!] [Blood Harvest Bonus: +120% Attack Power!] [Emperor's Dominion Bonus: +30% Attack Power!] [Total Damage Amplification Active!]

Time seemed to warp. As Lucian's spear transformed into a blur that was so fast not even the eyes could comprehend the speed.

Kyra saw it coming. Her slitted eyes widened in genuine terror for the first time. She tried to bring her sword up, tried to dodge, but that slight fraction of delay caused by the Emperor's Dominion was all Lucian needed.

She was milliseconds too slow.

The crimson comet passed through her neck with satisfying ease.

"SLICE!!!"

There was no explosion this time. No grand shockwave. Just a sound like reality itself tearing. The beam of concentrated death energy from the spear tip sliced through Kyra's thick, furred neck with horrifying ease. It didn't cut; it unmade. Obsidian-hard bone, demonic muscle, supernatural sinew – all ceased to exist as the beam passed through.

"Pffftttsch!"

A geyser of dark, steaming blood erupted violently from the severed stump of Kyra's neck, spraying hundreds of meters into the air like a demonic fountain. Her massive, twenty-meter tall body stood frozen for a single, impossible moment, headless. The burning fury in her golden eyes extinguished instantly, replaced by a look of

confusion.

Then, gravity took hold. The massive head tumbled from her shoulders, crashing to the ground with a thud that echoed across the battlefield.

The towering, headless body swayed for a few seconds before collapsing like a chopped tree, shaking the entire third floor.

Silence descended on the entire floor, only broken by the sound of Lucian's body rapidly healing and his ragged breathing.

Steam poured off Lucian's body in thick clouds as his almost severed body started to regenerate, sealing the massive diagonal gash across his shoulder and chest, closing the damage, solidifying his crystal flesh.

Slowly, painfully, his massive twenty-meter body began to shrink. The crystalline skin receded, muscles compressing and bones shortening.

The Heavenly Demon Transformations faded, leaving behind an aching exhaustion that Lucian could feel from his soul.

Hee landed on the magma.

The lava burning through his feet but his physique was incredibly strong, it could even burn through his flesh.

Lucian staggered as he landed, he then used Dragon Soul Devourer as a crutch to stay upright.

"Three phases..." he muttered, his voice hoarse. "And resurrections... with stat boosts... You gotta be kidding me, Tower..."

It was then the system notifications arrived, flooding his line of sight like the very first time his talent activated.

[Floor Boss: Kyra Cerberia, Guardian of the Hellscape Eliminated!]

[+15,000 EXP | +25,000 Relic Gold Coins]

[SS-Rank Skill: Blood Devour Activated!] → +12 Physique, +8 Strength, +10 Agility, +5 Focus

[Blood Harvest Activated: Attack Power Increased by 55%!] → Dragon Soul Devourer Base Attack Power Bonus: +50%

[Soul Drain Activated!] → Life force stored (50%)

[Level Up!] [You have reached Level 15!]

[All stats increased by +3]

[Level Up!] [You have reached Level 16!]

[All stats increased by +3]

…

[Floor Cleared!]

[Congratulations on solo-leveling the Third Floor!]

[Solo Leveling Reward: +10 to all stats, 10,000 Exp, Demoness Heart (Legendary Crafting Material), Shadow Pounce Skillbook (Epic), +5000 relic coins, legendary Chest (1x), Soul Fragment (Kyra, Guardian of the Hellscape), Hellforged Cloak (Legendary Set - Hellforged Set 1/12)]

[System notice: You are the second person to clear this dungeon alone. Would you like your name to be revealed on the Primordial Codex?]

Lucian's eyes widened slightly, the pain racking through his body was temporarily forgotten.

"Second person?" He stared at the notification, a slow grin spreading across his blood stained face as he sat there.

The difficulty spike from the second floor had been actually insane, it was no wonder he was the second person to clear the floor. However, Lucian couldn't help but be curious about whi the first person is.

"Yes," he replied to the system, his hoarse voice rang out through the floor. "Record my name."