Abyssal Awakening-Chapter 642: Method To Kill An Apostle

*CLANG!!!

The sound of blades clashing rang out as Alice was forced to try and parry them off to the side.

Even though Kazira's authority and power may have been decreased, she still had access to her Sigils and main abilities.

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Meaning, her strike that couldn't be stopped was still being unleashed.

Taking two steps back, Alice quickly braced herself as Kazira unleashed a flurry of three strikes before following up with a downward cleave that Alice managed to dodge.

However, Kazira expected this as she kicked the face of the blade, causing it to slam into Alice and knocking her back.

She lunged forward ,low and fast.

*BANG!!!

Forcefully switching out with Alice, Alyss twisted her body, unleashing a heel stomp from above, forcing the blade to stab into the ground before sliding up the blade and unleashing a kick to her jaw.

She couldn't remain out for long since the chains were actively harming them but between her and Alice, she had to cover for the close quarters combat!

Right as she was about to slash, Alyss was forced to lean back, avoiding Kazira's backhand strike and raised her guard in anticipation for the Apostle's knee strike.

But it was a feint as she went in for a grab.

"Oh jeez, why don't you take me out to dinner first before you try and touch me." Alice joked, activating her triggered cast to createa portal in front of her.

The portal was unstable as her energy was essentially emptied out after using the Grimoire. All she could do was hope that she would stall long enough to regenerate enough energy to use her skills.

Ignoring Alice's attempt at a joke, Kazira slammed her fist down, creating a pulse that pushed the two of them away from one another.

Bringing her sword behind her, she narrowed her eyes and dashed forward!

Before Alice's Absolute Zone could even capture Kazira's movements, she had already appeared in front of her.

Slashing twice in a cross pattern, Kazira was surprised to see Alyss take over as she nimbly dodged through the gaps and tried to counter with her own attack.

Using the sword guard to block the strike, Kazira pushed it off to the side before cleaving up.

Stepping back to avoid the strike, Alyss wanted to counter when she felt a slash dig into her flesh!

"!!!"

Seeing her shock, a twisted smile appeared on Kazira's face as she twisted her body, slamming a kick into Alyss's stomach and sending her sliding back.

Using this chance to switch her weapon into that of a pair of chained blades, Kazira whipped the blades towards Alyss!

Triggered Cast!

*BANG!!!

An inferno of violet flames erupted where Kazira was standing as Alice had taken over the moment Alyss received the kick.

She knew that Kazira would immediately follow up with another strike so she refined a set of conditions for her!

The instant Kazira stepped into that specific space, she detonated the bomb Alice had left behind.

"ARG!!!" Letting out a shout of anger, Kazira spun her blades to dismiss the flames as she glared at Alice with bloodshot eyes.

'I'll be honest twinnie, I certainly hope you have a way of killing her because I'm running out of ideas. She might be weakened in terms of power but that body of hers, she's not suffering any wounds.' Alyss frowned.

Alice was tapped out of energy while she was suffering from the chains. Neither of them could fully utilise what they're good at right now and the situation didn't favour them at all.

Even though Alice may have been confident before this exchange began, it was merely false bravado to see if they could cause the Apostle to mess up.

'. . .'

Hearing no response, Alyss glanced over as her pupil constricted.

'Oi. You have a plan right?'

'. . .'

'You have a plan right?????'

'I didn't think we'd get this far. The Curse of the Shattered Scale took a lot more energy out of me than expected. I wanted to one shot her with everything I got once it balanced us out...' Alice admitted while poking her fingers together with sweat dripping down her head.

Alyss felt the urge to smack this gremlin on the head.

'Conserve your energy then. Let me hold her back.' Alyss clicked her tongue.

They couldn't stay on the defensive. If they continue to defend, it lets Kazira utilise the fact that her attacks can't be stopped too much.

She needed to put on the pressure so that the momentum swings in their favour.

Taking over, Alyss didn't hold back and immediately rushed towards Kazira with her Absolute Zone concentrated in a small area around her.

She needed as much focus as possible in order to track her movements and the speed of her strikes. If she were to misread any of this, it could mean disaster for her!

*CLANG!!!

Slashing down with her sword, she watched as Kazira blocked it with her own blade while the second one pierced towards her gut.

Mirage Step!

Splitting herself into three movements, Alyss breached Kazira's guard and slashed towards the armpit, hoping to sever some tendons to prevent Kazira from using her ar,m even if it was just for a split moment.

However, she simply squeezed her arm towards her torso, catching Alyss's blade.

"Tch!"

Abandoning the blade without hesitation, Alyss created a second sword and tried to strike at her neck.

*CRUNCH!!!

"!!!"

Seeing Kazira bite down on the blade and breaking it, Alyss was shocked for a moment before laughing.

"Have you ever been taught to be careful about what you put into your mouth? This is made from my blood, you know?"

Just as Kazira was about to rush after Alyss, her pupils constricted as black veins began to appear across her body.

Her flesh was beginning to show signs of mutation as she couldn't help but furrow her brows.

Not letting Kazira have a moment to rest while her body was being ravaged by Alice's blood, Alyss lunged forward.

Destruction Point!

Clashing her blade against Kazira's chained blades, Alyss focused her attacks onto one point.

Gritting her teeth in anger, Kazira wanted to stop Alyss but something was trying to tear her body from the inside out.

Something vile, trying to push her on the path of the Abyss.

With no other choice, Kazira abandoned her blade and jumped back.

Before Alyss could even follow up, Kazira lifted her head and plunged her hand into her own mouth.

A burst of energy erupted from her body as she extracted the foreign blood that had invaded her body!

Seeing this, Alyss's smile twitched.

Looking at the twisting and mutating blood hovering above her hand, Kazira glared at it before crushing it with her hand.

"Do you finally understand your position, vermin? You cannot kill me, you cannot kill War. Even with my authority severed momentarily, my body has already transcended that of a mortal." Kazira taunted.

Stomping down with her foot, rusted weapons began to explode from the ground, stabbing towards Alyss who parried to the best of her abilities.

But when Kazira's attacks couldn't be stopped, she had no choice but to keep retreating.

"You bleed, you falter, you fade. But I am eternal. An everlasting being. No blade will cut my throat, no force can stop my beating heart."

Raising her hand, crimson energy began to converge around her as the Curse of the Shattered Scale was beginning to lose its effect.

To begin with, it wasn't a permanent curse since it ultimately relied on the Black Shroud to cut off the authority.

But once the Black Shroud fades, so will the Shattered Scale.

And once that happens…

Death.

'Alice, we need a plan and fast.' Alyss frowned, creating a spear and throwing it at Kazira, only for her to smack it away with rusted weapons of her own.

'She's bluffing.'

'Huh?' Alyss wasn't sure what Alice was talking about.

Bluffing? Bluffing about what?

'If War can't be killed, how come there is a replacement? Velouria killed the previous holder of that Authority using the powers of the Abyss. We're simply approaching this from the wrong angle.

'If she truly couldn't be killed, why did she purge the blood rather than withstand it?' Alice narrowed her gaze.

Through the deception and bravado, Alice sees that her blood had truly shocked Kazira.

Shocked her enough for her to begin proclaiming about her supposed immortality.

[Alice is right. The previous owner of the Authority was killed by Velouria during the final battle after Famine attacked Allura. This happened in both the inverted world and reality.

[The key is corruption. While I'm unsure of the full authority of War, I can say with confidence that Velouria killed the previous owner by corrupting his soul using the powers of the Abyss. Similar to what your blood did a moment ago, only much more potent.] Cayla confirmed while Alyss was busy dodging Kazira's strikes.

Her attacks were becoming faster and faster with each passing second and injuries were beginning to pile up.

So long as Alyss is in control, her body won't regenerate thanks to the chains.

'Okay so what does that mean for us??? She can just purge the blood we feed her.' Alyss frowned.

'Even Gods can die, what makes an Apostle think she's any different? She has to purge it before the blood takes root. We experienced this problem before. If the blood is too deeply entangled, it can't be purged unless you remove the entire thing.' Alice smiled, recalling some of her experiments in the past.

Since that was the case, there was only one method that she could think of to kill Kazira.

Infect her with her blood!