The previously struck-back [Demon King] returned unscathed, standing respectfully behind the undead like a servant, sword in hand.
The undead ignored Tohru and Kanna, its soul flames flickering intensely as it gazed at Raize.
It extended a skeletal hand adorned with magic rings, a death crystal brimming with death energy materializing in its palm.
Addressing Raize in a commanding tone, it said:
"You there, human. Merge with this death crystal and become an immortal undead. The potential and talent of your soul are practically born for this moment. You should be the ruler of the undead!"
Sensing the violent, soul-devouring intent within Raize's soul power, the demigod undead felt intense excitement.
As it said, if Raize became undead, he would possess limitless potential—a powerful body and life force, coupled with a soul radiating ferocious killing intent.
Upon transformation into undead, his life force would invert into a tireless undead body. This human before it was a raw gem of
immense potential.
"You possess the qualifications and potential that stir my heart."
Spreading its skeletal arms, the undead spoke in a tempting voice:
"Join my subordinates. I will treat you as a valued follower, not a lowly slave. Once I obtain that necromancer's power and touch the supreme realm, you will stand above all others, second only to me!"
Tohru and Kanna listened with disgust and anger. They believed Raize would never make such a choice, but having someone poach right in front of them was infuriating for anyone.
Raize initially listened to the undead's persuasion with contempt, but when he heard the words "necromancer's power," his expression and mood instantly darkened to
the extreme.
"May I ask, which necromancer are you referring to?"
"Heh, just someone unworthy of their power. Hellscythe, this…"
Boom—!
In an instant, Raize entered a zero-time movement state, as if time had frozen. He stepped forward so fast his afterimage couldn't keep up, leaving only a blur where he stood. With a cold expression, he appeared before the undead, thrusting the Yamato, gleaming with a chilling light, directly at the undead's skull.
But this demigod-class undead was not slow to react. Though Raize moved as if time had stopped, the undead's consciousness could stretch a single second to feel like an eternity.
The undead raised a skeletal hand, erecting a magical barrier. However, it did not understand the nature of the Yamato or Raize himself.
This thrust, enhanced with [Penetrate] and [Primordial Sacred Radiance]—both obvious choices against undead—pierced through the undead's barrier and skeletal hand effortlessly.
The legendary weapon Yamato, combined with the holy radiance of this world's Bible God, shone with sacred golden energy.
Counteracting and delivering true damage, the skeletal hand, harder than any substance on Earth, turned to dust instantly as the thrust continued toward the enemy's skull.
The undead, shocked, dodged with its skull but still suffered a cut on its bony face.
In this fleeting moment of surprise, as the two crossed paths in zero time, their eyes met, followed by the enemy's explosive roar of fury.
"Aaargh—!"
From the sky came the demigod undead's soul-shaking roar of rage.
The dark cumulonimbus clouds around were shattered by this scream infused with necromantic energy, its destructive power akin to the "Banshee's Wail" from games.
The sound wave spread in ring-shaped shockwaves, reducing nearby weaker beings to fragments.
Injured by the holy energy it despised and the weak human it had graciously tried to recruit—this was an insult atop insult. Now, this undead experienced the same anger Tohru had felt earlier.
Beings with power are inherently arrogant.
[Hand of Death]
Teleporting a short distance away from Raize, the undead immediately unleashed a death spell infused with the power of the death law. Boundless necromantic energy transformed into shadowy ghost hands, dense and deadly upon touch.
These countless hands surged toward Raize like a tidal wave. As their fingertips grazed the void, spatial cracks appeared in their wake.
This wasn't tearing space—it was killing space!
Now, the undead had abandoned any thought of recruiting Raize. The holy energy alone was enough to provoke its killing intent, and being wounded sealed the deal.
Facing this attack, Raize neither dodged nor resisted. Instead, he smirked and opened his mouth in a way that puzzled the undead.
Whoosh—!
An unparalleled suction force erupted with a storm-like roar. The already fast-moving Hands of Death accelerated with the wind, rushing toward Raize.
Then, to the astonishment of the dragons and the undead, all the Hands of Death were compressed and sucked into Raize's mouth.
"What!?"
The undead exclaimed in disbelief. Blocking or dodging its attack was understandable, but being eaten alive was incomprehensible!
From its perspective, this human's strength was at most Three-Star rank, with energy quality and destructive power reaching Four-Star rank.
How could a human with no discernible law fluctuations achieve such a terrifying feat?
The Kirby power within Raize's body domineeringly absorbed and replicated the death energy. Temporarily sheathing the Yamato but still able to channel its power through his fists, Raize grinned ferociously.
"Annihilate!"
Standing steadily in the air on a path of spiritual particles, Raize shifted into a stance, feet apart in a bow step. Using Sonído to evade the enemy's sensory perception, he instantly appeared before the stunned undead and delivered a straight punch infused with dragon flame directly to its face.
With Ultimate Power coursing through his body, he mobilized 100% of his muscular strength and energy enhancement.
A surging sea of blood energy dyed the dark sky with black-red killing intent fluctuations.
[Ultimate Power: 50%!]
At this point, Raize had never fully unleashed his physical strength. After inheriting Alex peak power and awakening his Gourmet Cell traits, such muscular activation combined with high-level energy enhancement—what kind of power would a punch concentrating his full strength produce?
Boom!
The moment the punch connected with the undead's flaming skull face, it triggered a shockwave like a fuel-air explosive, boiling with force!
The instant impact sent Raize and the undead crashing into the interdimensionally arrived island, causing a cataclysmic collision.
The floating island's ground trembled, cracked, and sank! Violent seismic waves, ring-shaped shockwaves, swept across everything in frenzy.
The alien monsters and undead minions that had crossed over numbered over ten thousand, yet all were reduced to fragments and dust by the dispersing shockwaves!
Raize's punch and the resulting impact deformed and twisted the massive island.
The soil at the epicenter, compressed by the shockwaves, turned dark, dense, and hard as steel—like graphite transforming into diamond under high pressure.
Moreover, [Penetrate] ignored the protection of the undead's robe and skeleton, striking directly at its soul!