Standing over Hermes, Zeke ripped off Angel Halo from her body. The corpse slowly turned into light particles that vanished in the air.

Red and wrathful power covered Zeke's veins, as his body kept getting more powerful with the rage he was accumulating inside. "...That motherfucker of a goddess…"

How dare she attempt to terminate him like this?!

Zeke faced his right, where a notification appeared. Clicking on it, he opened the quest list and started to read the most recent one.

[Round 2: Survive from Granberia. Reward: 50 Bonus Points, 1 Super Spin.]

His eyebrow started to twitch in anger. Now she is also here? Can he have a fucking moment of peace?!

"The sinner escaped!" Someone shouted near him. Zeke turned his head around, and found a soldier holding a weapon. The soldier charged at him, trying to stab him with a sword.

However, Zeke just let him do it, and the sword met his skin. Zeke was alright, while the sword broke in two, surprising the soldier.

Zeke grasped the surprised man's head and threw him against the end of the hall, destroying a wooden door in process. Then he started to run towards the exit he just made and went upstairs, making big jumps.

"I'm going to enjoy making a mess out of this place…" Since the beams of light were gone from a long time, Zeke's regeneration kicked in and already made him 100% healthy. Right now his Mantra was getting affected from the anger he was feeling from what happened to him, so unless he calms down, his power will slowly increase.

Zeke found a door at the end of the stairs, so he tackled it down. There were many other soldiers armed with spears pouncing at him, but he made a quick job at this by punch each and every single soldier in the face.

That will surely attract Granberia's attention, which he didn't want to deal with. Unfortunately, he could already see her at the end of this hall, he got already found.

"Finally I found you." Granberia smirked as she pointed her sword at him.

"Goddammit…" Zeke muttered under his breath, using this annoyance to fuel his anger, he grasped tightly on Angel Halo and ran towards her. This action made her smirk widen as she replied. "Already on the point? I like that!"

Zeke slashed downwards, but his attack was blocked from her sword. She looked at his metallic trembling hand and commented. "Not bad, but also not enough!"

She pulled her sword back and elbowed Zeke's guts, sending him roll back. Zeke gritted his teeth and stabbed Angel Halo in the ground, before pushing himself off the ground and run back at Granberia barehanded.

"So you want to pass on fist-fight? I don't mind at all." Granberia also stabbed her sword on the ground and raised up her fists. As soon as Zeke was near enough, he tried to punch Granberia, but she sidestepped and twisted her body, backhanding him in the face

The attack sent him flying on a wall, crashing through it. Zeke rolled on the ground before he dug his fingers on the floor, stopping himself from going further away.

"Shit… That's a lot of power…" Zeke panted, still feeling the pain on his cheek. He opened his profile and looked at it.

[Name: Zeke Conquest

Age: 15 years old

Sex: Male

Race: Demon/Demigod

Title: Hero, Monster Hunter, Pirate Lord.

…

Strength: 350 (160 + 190)

Endurance: 300 (110 + 190)

Constitution: 344 (154 + 190)

Dexterity: 354 (164 + 190)

Mantra: 190

Bonus Stats: 3

…

Active: Energy Drain, Monsterpedia, Evil God's Forbidden Arts, Hellblaze, Power of Darkness, Soul Stealing, Indura.

Passive: Pirate Lord, Piety, Demonic Physiology, Regeneration.

Hybrid: Sun Authority: Leo, Mantra of Wrath, Demon Mark.]

Of course he felt too much power against him, he was still far from being able to match Granberia!

Zeke glared at Granberia at the other side of the broken wall, and his purple eyes turned pitch black as his power flared up.

[Name: Zeke Conquest

Age: 15 years old

Sex: Male

Race: Demon/Demigod

Title: Hero, Monster Hunter, Pirate Lord.

…

Strength: 510 ((160 * 2) + 190)

Endurance: 410 ((110 * 2) + 190)

Constitution: 498 ((154 * 2) + 190)

Dexterity: 518 ((164 * 2) + 190)

Mantra: 190

Bonus Stats: 3

…

Active: Energy Drain, Monsterpedia, Evil God's Forbidden Arts, Hellblaze, Power of Darkness, Soul Stealing, Indura.

Passive: Pirate Lord, Piety, Demonic Physiology, Regeneration.

Hybrid: Sun Authority: Leo, Mantra of Wrath, Demon Mark.]

Not enough...

"Evil Soul!"

A burst of energy came from him, almost doubling his power.

[Name: Zeke Conquest

Age: 15 years old

Sex: Male

Race: Demon/Demigod

Title: Hero, Monster Hunter, Pirate Lord.

…

Strength: 830 ((160 * 2 * 2) + 190)

Endurance: 380 ((110 * 2) + 190 - 30)

Constitution: 806 ((154 * 2 * 2) + 190)

Dexterity: 846 ((164 * 2 * 2) + 190)

Mantra: 190

Bonus Stats: 3

…

Active: Energy Drain, Monsterpedia, Evil God's Forbidden Arts, Hellblaze, Power of Darkness, Soul Stealing, Indura.

Passive: Pirate Lord, Piety, Demonic Physiology, Regeneration.

Hybrid: Sun Authority: Leo, Mantra of Wrath, Demon Mark.]

MORE!

"Purgatory!"

[Name: Zeke Conquest

Age: 15 years old

Sex: Male

Race: Demon/Demigod

Title: Hero, Monster Hunter, Pirate Lord.

…

Strength: 1470 ((160 * 2 * 4) + 190)

Endurance: 140 ((110 * 2) + 190 - 270)

Constitution: 1422 ((154 * 2 * 4) + 190)

Dexterity: 1502 ((164 * 2 * 4) + 190)

Mantra: 190

Bonus Stats: 3

…

Active: Energy Drain, Monsterpedia, Evil God's Forbidden Arts, Hellblaze, Power of Darkness, Soul Stealing, Indura.

Passive: Pirate Lord, Piety, Demonic Physiology, Regeneration.

Hybrid: Sun Authority: Leo, Mantra of Wrath, Demon Mark.]

It would be much better if he could have absorbed a bit of Granberia's energy so he can get stronger, but he can just do this for now…

The Evil God's Divine Veins inside him are currently slightly affecting his mind, causing his Mantra to increase at a faster rate.

"RAARRGH! Zeke kicked the ground and tackled Granberia, who was surprised at his increase of speed and strength. His veins were pulsating red, releasing a blood-red aura that surrounded Zeke's body.

The two broke through a few walls before they came out from the cathedral. In that moment, Granberia grasped Zeke's hands with her own claws and used the talons on her feet to stop Zeke's charge, standing in a stalemate. "Ugh… That was impressive!"

Even with the massive increase of power that Zeke obtained, she only gave him a compliment, she didn't even bother to look serious, showing how much further Zeke needs to go to reach Granberia.

But that distance could be covered in an instant…

"Falling Moon…"

Suddenly, 2 more pairs of metallic arms sprouted out from Zeke's back, taking Granberia by surprise once again.

"...Sinking Star!" Those four arms slammed on Granberia, carrying a crazy power behind that attack. A few cracks could be heard coming from her armor as she was sent flying away like a falling star.

She crashed through some buildings, scaring the population of San Ilia. More soldiers came out from the cathedral and surrounded Zeke, pissing him off even more…

Meanwhile, Alice was drinking a cup of tea, and looked down on Granberia, who was on the ground beside her.

"*Sip*...Haah… So, how did it go?"

"Ugh… That guy grew up too much in such a short time." Granberia slowly stood up from the ground, and noticed her armor cracking a bit, taking both her and Alice by surprise.

"How strong did he even hit you?!" Alice asked with a disbelieving tone. Armors were used to protect the one who uses them, so of course they would be stronger than Granberia's own scales, same thing for the sword.

If such an attack hit Granberia anywhere where she didn't have armor, her bones would be broken by this point.

"It was at least the double of my own strength, that is what I am sure about… He also punched me with 4 arms at the same time…"

"4?!" Alice stood up from her chair and started to feel a certain disturbance at the direction of the cathedral. Alice turned around just in time to see something crash near them.

When the smoke cleared out, Zeke came out from it, with 6 arms and releasing a much more powerful aura than before. That wasn't only the result of his Mantra increasing, but it was also because he drained the obstacles' energy out from their bodies.

"Shit… I think I need my sword by this point." Granberia vanished, and reappeared a couple of seconds later with her own giant sword in her hands. She looked at Zeke with a serious expression and said. "Your power is great, but your skills are simple and easy to see through. This time I will beat you down!"

"Then get over it!" Zeke shouted, before rushing at her. Granberia got ready to attack and dashed forward at a much faster speed.

She pointed the blade at Zeke and used a much better version of Thunder Thrust, accompanied from a gust of wind. She became only a blur, vanishing from Zeke's sight.

Granberia appeared behind him with a shocked face, she looked at her own trembling hands holding her sword and looked behind at Zeke, who crashed through a tree, breaking it in half.

"...It didn't do absolutely anything…"

Alice also held a surprised expression, but it was for another reason. "Damn, I forgot about the Sun Authority… Oi! Granberia!"

"Yes, my Lord?" Granberia snapped out of her shock and looked at Alice, who yelled out. "Don't use weapons! They will never hurt him! Use your fists!" Since it was her direct subordinate, she wanted to help Granberia, even if it was for a bit.

"Weapons will never hurt him… I see, that explains things…" Granberia let go of her sword again, and clenched her fists, before she saw Zeke charging at her once again.

He reared back his 3 right arms, charging them with dark purple flames. And then he swung his arms, sending a wall of hellblaze towards Granberia, who shielded herself behind her sword.

The Hellblaze kept burning the ground, but both Granberia and her sword were undamaged.

"Damn… He has gotten pretty strong…" She commented, slightly amazed from what Zeke is able to do now. But if something like this would be left to grow up, then things will turn into a giant mess…

Even if she can only use fists, she will be sure that Zeke won't be a threat to anyone.

[STATUS UPDATE]

Name: Zeke Conquest

Age: 15 years old

Sex: Male

Race: Demon/Demigod

Title: Hero, Monster Hunter, Pirate Lord.

…

Strength: 160 (Demon: 320) (Night: 480) (Max: 640/960) (Evil Soul: 1280/1920) (Burning Heart: 1920/2880) (Purgatory: 2560/3840) (Mantra: 3014/4296)

Endurance: 110 (Demon: 220) (Night: 330) (Max: 440/660) (Mantra: 894/1114)

Constitution: 154 (Demon: 308) (Night: 462) (Max: 616/924) (Evil Soul: 1232/1848) (Burning Heart: 1848/2772) (Purgatory: 2464/3696) (Mantra: 2918/4150)

Dexterity: 162 (Demon: 324) (Night: 486) (Max: 648/972) (Evil Soul: 1296/1944) (Burning Heart: 1944/2916) (Purgatory: 2592/3888) (Mantra: 3046/4342)

Mantra: 454 (Max: Infinite)

Bonus Stats: 3

…

Active: Energy Drain, Monsterpedia, Evil God's Forbidden Arts, Hellblaze, Power of Darkness, Soul Stealing, Indura.

Passive: Pirate Lord, Piety, Demonic Physiology, Regeneration.

Hybrid: Sun Authority: Leo, Mantra of Wrath, Demon Mark.