Level-Up Apocalypse: Surviving With The Assimilation System

Chapter 227 : Unimaginable Heat

standing so close to the chainmail-clad hero, it was clear to him just how different a "hero" was from a normal person. it was as if ilya was born out of a children's book, both physically and in personality.

"if you wish to stand beside me, then do not fall behind!" ilya shouted, raising his sword with readiness.

"yeah, i know that, mate," jasper agreed, readying himself.

an increase in temperature, carried by a wave of heat made the approaching presence unmistakable. there was no mistaking that burning glow—a blinding radiance far too bright to look at directly.

"you're still alive? it seems some humans are built with some degree of sturdiness, after all," the sun's voice boomed as the bright figure stepped through the walls.

with nothing but the raw heat emanating from his form, the steel walls melted directly around the sun. hotter than ever, the air rippled around the elemental tyrant as though the wind itself was being abused.

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"i shall slay this foul villain for the glory of the motherland!" ilya declared, raising his sword before setting forth.

jasper didn't have the chance to interject with even the slightest bit of strategy before the hero erupted forward with a burst of speed.

"hey—dammit!" jasper caved, following along as he kicked forward, matching the speed.

["purity"]

feeling his lengthy hair blowing behind him as he approached the harsh, hot winds, he squeezed the handle of his sword.

being outside of the city walls, there was a small sense of relief within him. bringing the force of destruction away from anybody else was a victory in itself for jasper—even if it left him in its fiery path.

up ahead, he watched the clash begin between the [hero] and the sun.

"let's see how you burn!" the blazing force shouted, unleashing a volley of fireballs.

ilya used his sword to cut through the flaming projectiles, each one exploring as it was deflected, "i don't burn easily, fiend!"

many of the fireballs made it past ilya, intercepting jasper's own path as he came to join the fray—

["victory march"]

"hfff—!"

he sucked in a breath, becoming clad in a glistening layer that moved over his bare body. the dazzling force attributed a boost of agility, allowing him to dodge and bounce the blazing spheres off of his own sword.

'hot!—' jasper thought.

right above them, multiple beams large enough to have cut through skyscrapers slashed across the sky. it was like a night of dazzling fireworks, flashing and zooming across the star-ridden atmosphere.

"—hot...!" jasper gritted.

"the only warmth you must welcome is your body's excitement! forward, comrade!" ilya shouted, delivering a slap to the knight's back.

jasper was forced to sprint alongside the towering warrior after such a gesture, "dammit!"

rejecting every survival instinct engraved into his body, like keeping your hand above a burning flame, he moved.

ahead through the haze of crimson, he could make out the blazing silhouette making a gesture—

["axis crystal"]

jasper pushed his hand in front of his body, manifesting the only counter he had for the intense heat. it took the form of a large crystal, spinning and emitting waves of frost, clashing right against the storm of fire.

a bit of relief was provided for the moment, though it didn't last long–crack.

the cold-bearing crystal shattered within seconds, leaving him back to enduring the full wrath of the heat as he continued his sprint.

"keep up, comrade!" ilya shouted, staying ahead.

"it's easy for you to say–! you're barely even human!" jasper retorted through heavy breaths.

right beside the mountain of a man, he ducked and slipped past the erratic beams and releases of solar energy. it took everything he could manage to get within distance of the sun, feeling his skin become more afflicted with every step.

if even a single one of those burning beams hit him, it would be the end; he knew that well and clear.

"come! come! survive me! challenge me! ignite my existence! give it meaning!" the sun boomed with a burning grin, moving his hands as if guiding an orchestral performance.

amidst the parade of fire being cast over the fields, it was ilya that reached the sun first, leaping in blade-first.

"silence, fiend!" ilya roared, crashing down with a monumental impact.

there was nothing standard about the [hero], an anomaly in every factor. ilya slammed down to the ground, slashing at the sun's blazing form with a strike that split the charred field.

jasper came to a swift stop, having to firmly press his foot down as he swerved to the side as the soil split beside him. it was nothing but the raw strength behind ilya's arm, like that of an earthquake violently trembling the land.

'shit...it's a clash of titans! how am i supposed to get in close as well?!' jasper questioned.