Chapter 289

Mikael cursed but he didn't look anxious at all. Instead, he was grinning so wide that the corner of his lips almost reached his ears. He sensed the thrill when Oliver acquired his new Skill, it would make Mikael evolve too. 

Fighting stronger opponents makes him stronger, he didn't get this breakthrough whenever he practiced, he would get it on the battlefield where blood was all over his body and he was panting like crazy. That was the moment that Mikael wanted to rekindle. And now, Oliver would give him that moment. 

"I guess this is round two."

Mikael summoned his Lightning Void Spear. He was still not activating his armor so he still has a way to fight Oliver. 

Oliver started standing up, nothing substantial changed in his appearance. However, Mikael sensed the dread aura looming around as if an enormous creature was eyeing the battle. Every strand of his hair stood in goosebumps. His instinct was telling him to run. 

Oliver glanced at him, he took a step and the ground cracked as if tons of weight crushed it. Just like the first time, his second step destroyed the ground again. 

"… Is it a Skill that upgrades his physical strength. Because so far I can't see considerable changes." 

Mikael narrowed his eyes, his teeth tattering that almost they broke. 

"Here he comes!"

Oliver started running and Mikael widened in surprise, Oliver was running faster but his movements make the earth shake. Mikael almost lost his footings, when he got his balance, he realized that Oliver already spread his arm and gave him a hook punch.

Mikael tried to deflect the attack using his Spear but it was futile. When Oliver's fist had contact with him, Mikael flew and rolled into the ground. His shoulder broke and he couldn't lift it anymore. 

"Ack!!" He coughed blood. "I see, so while attaining his normal size, his strength as a giant is still present. In fact, he is faster and stronger now despite being his normal size." 

Mikael grinned and his teeth stained red because of blood. He was inhaling weak, his lungs received damage and breathing was hard. 

"Ah, fuck it. I'm still not showing my true strength so it's unfair to lose like this."

He weakly stood using his Spear as a staff. He closed his eyes and calmed his erratic beating heart. He looked around and saw that Furrneka was staring at him, she was in pain. Furrneka wanted to stop the fight and beat the hell out of Oliver but she could see that Mikael was still not surrendering. She knew that Mikael would hate her if she tried to stop the fight. 

Mikael loves near-death battles.

"Don't worry, I'll be okay."

Mikael smiled and reassured her. Furrneka nodded while clenching her fists, blood slowly crept out of the cracks of her fingers. It hurts her to see Mikael like this but she had to be tough. She knew that she would be going to face far brutal than this.

"Don't die…"

That was the only thing she could say. Mikael took it as "I love you". 

Both Oliver and Mikael looked horrible, they had blood all over their bodies. Their injuries kept throbbing and they both knew that they won't last for long. 

"Say, since both of us are injured and close to losing consciousness. How about we go with the last attack with all of our power."

Oliver was silent for a few seconds but he still nodded. 

"I agree."

"Good… Hope you'll bring us some delicious food after this. I'm damn hungry."

"I will."

Oliver smirked. 

Oliver and Mikael released all of their mana. 

Oliver's arm enlarged twice its size and it kept gathering energy. Perhaps it was part of his new Skill. 

As for Mikael, he was thinking what was the best way to win this battle. He could use Raijin but it was not enough, he could use Lightning Spear but it was not enough either. The only way to win this was to activate his Lord of Lightning for a second. Before that, Keenan made sure that his body had the strength to endure the power of the Lord of Lightning. 

Keenan activated the effect of his armor, his skin became red and vigor started filling him up. He knew that he could only maintain this power for a few minutes. Furthermore, he used his Dragon Slayer, it was a double enchantment as his skin was covered with golden scales and his eyes changed into lizard-like. On top of that, he activated his Void Spear. He would fuck this guy up. 

Oliver and Mikael had one last glare before they roared and unleashed their Skills. 

A powerful surge of energy erupted and even the people out of the expanded space felt the tremor. The building trembled and the people thought that there was an earthquake. 

Inside the Expanded Space, Furrneka had bruises all over her body. Even her head was bleeding. She didn't run when Mikael and Oliver released all of their powers. How could she run when Mikael was fighting bravely? Of course she would see to it till the last second. 

The surroundings became clearer and Furrneka walked with her left knee injury. She walked closer to the battle and sighed when she saw the aftermath. The whole place was eradicated. 

She looked left and right and sighed when she discovered who was the winner. 

The answer?

"You are both fools…"

She saw that Mikael and Oliver were both in tatters. Oliver lost his arms and legs, his limbs were all missing, while Mikael lost his left arm. They both suffered major injuries. They would die if they didn't drink healing potions. Both men lost their consciousness and Furrneka was the only one who could save them. 

She sighed and took two potions. She immediately gave them to each other. She let Oliver drink by himself, if he won't drink it, then he would die. Furrneka didn't care if he died. Well, Oliver couldn't use any of his arms because he didn't have any. So it was a mystery how he consumed the potion.

But for Mikael, Furrneka used her mouth to pass the potion into him. She wanted to do this stuff since a long time ago. She pumped the potion using her mouth. 

It was good that both men didn't die when the battle ended. When they see each other, they laughed so hard as if they were best friends. 

Oliver asked them for a dinner and Mikael recommended Jojo's Bizarre Adventure for Oliver to watch. They both have a great time. 

[Yow, JJBA Stone Ocean part6 will be lit!! Even now, the ending still left me to despair.]