The Annihilator: Killer Of Gods

Chapter 153 Killing Khinux, the Abyssal Leviathan

Timeless, Denial, Hatred

The watch on Karsha's wrist glowed slightly, and the second hand began to move backward. A sharp pain pierced Karsha's head, but he endured it, watching as his surroundings stretched like rubber and then rewound.

He felt the spear-like shard embedded in his chest being pulled out as time reversed. The pain was real—he felt every moment of it. When the shard was removed, the wound closed, and Karsha found himself 30 seconds in the past.

It was around the moment when Karsha had been knocked back after dismissing the Mask of Malevolence and destroying Khinux's Blood Slash attack with his One Slash Kill fire beam.

"Never again," Karsha muttered. He immediately summoned the mask, which covered his face. Unlike before, when he had felt triumph after absorbing the nightmare and shattering Khinux's attack, Karsha was serious now. The heavens rumbled, and storm clouds began to form.

Without hesitation, Karsha activated the [Lightning God Descent] ability of his [Call of the Storm] skill. This ability was similar to the Agni Sword, but it allowed Karsha to be possessed by the lightning deity—or rather, to receive a small portion of the deity's power.

Energized beyond his comprehension, Karsha, like a madman, activated the Dark Prince Hell Art and began raining swords down upon the now-transformed Khinux.

Boom

Khinux's colossal body vibrated as countless bone spears shot toward Karsha. Karsha smirked and dashed forward. He had already anticipated this, which was why he had activated the [Lightning God Descent] ability. In an instant, he vanished and reappeared 3 km behind Khinux.

"Giant Sword." "Golden Colossal Sword Descent."

Two giant golden swords sped toward Khinux, one slightly weaker than the other. However, Khinux didn't seem to care. His tail lashed forward, sending a powerful blood slash that collided with the swords.

"System, give me a fire-type sword," Karsha commanded, and instantly, a red-bladed longsword appeared in his hands. He charged it with 40 percent fire essence but held back from attacking at that moment.

'Berserker Rage'

'Berserker Fury'

'Sword Aura EX'

Karsha activated three passive abilities simultaneously, and his body was instantly filled with overflowing energy. The stone beneath him shattered, and like a demon god, Karsha slashed down hard with his sword.

A 120-meter-long crimson-red fire arc shot out. The entire battlefield trembled, and the area turned crimson red. The new legendary-ranked sword, which the system had bought from the store for 100,000 Killer Points, shattered instantly. Karsha was pushed back 10 meters, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.

Khinux managed to stop one of the giant swords but was struck by the second. However, before Khinux could recover, Karsha's One Slash Kill attack appeared. His body coiled, and his obsidian black scales emitted a faint green aura—but even so, the attack was too powerful.

The attack slammed into Khinux's over 300-meter-long body, sending him flying 4 km back. But that wasn't all—the attack also engulfed part of his body in flames. Karsha, too, couldn't fully withstand the shockwave and was pushed back 1 km, though he managed to stay on his feet.

ROAR

Khinux's roar shook the entire forest. Karsha was shocked to see that despite the red flames glowing on Khinux's body, it still radiated its aura of arrogance and resentment.

'Not for long,' Karsha thought. A massive phoenix appeared, covering the sky in flames. Karsha wasn't sure where the idea had come from, but at that moment, his aura exploded, and an unstoppable flow of Fire essence poured into the phoenix, increasing its size even more—at the cost of exhausting Karsha's last reserves of Fire essence.

The phoenix dashed toward Khinux, colliding head-on. Another huge explosion rocked the battlefield, pushing Khinux back even further.

ROAR

This time, Khinux's roar carried traces of suicidal will. Alarmed, Karsha acted quickly, summoning his domain once more in a frenzy. Three Variations activated immediately, and the avatar of the Ice Queen appeared. Slightly larger star-like fragments began falling onto the colossal snake's body, detonating like bombs.

The ice stars exploded violently as Karsha unleashed the [Starry Stars] ability from Ice Queen's Wrath. Thanks to recent upgrades, the skill had become even more monstrous.

Khinux's body began to lose the green aura that once protected it—the attacks were simply too brutal to withstand. Karsha, undeterred by the danger, focused solely on killing the snake. After his conversation with Nfang, he knew that killing Khinux would mark the beginning of his ascension to the top.

He was certain that Nfang had a hand in the strange events unfolding in his life. Nfang had ensured Karsha came to the island, acquired the Book of Annihilation, and even gained the elemental treasures that strengthened his arsenal. Karsha didn't know exactly how, but he was sure that once Khinux was dead, he would finally understand why Nfang orchestrated all of it.

Instead of worrying about his own life, Karsha's focus was entirely on killing the snake. He was waiting for the right moment to use the Agni Sword—he couldn't afford to hold back any longer. The sword was now overpowered, and while he knew it wouldn't be enough to kill Khinux in his current state, once he wore the snake down, the sword would finish the job.

'Just die already,' Karsha cursed inwardly. He was already enduring the pain from the constant shockwaves caused by the explosions. Khinux was far more powerful than Karsha had anticipated. The other Overlords had warned him about Khinux, but he thought they had been exaggerating.

At first, he believed their warnings were overblown, but after seeing how many times he had attacked Khinux—yet the snake still refused to die—Karsha finally understood their concerns. He also began to realize his own limits and how much he could endure at this point.

He could no longer use legendary-grade swords for his Fire attacks, and using the Earth-grade Nedin's sword would weaken his strikes because of its ice nature. But Karsha wasn't sure just how powerful his ice attacks really were. He had only obtained them two days ago and hadn't fully tested their strength.

Risking his life to test them now seemed like a bad idea. He would rather endure and figure that out later.

BOOM

A loud explosion shattered the domain into countless pieces. Karsha coughed up blood, but his opponent wasn't faring much better. Despite the mental and soul fatigue from using the Nightmare technique, Khinux still looked as powerful as ever.

This motherfucker won't die. Then eat this. Khinux might be stronger, but Karsha had more Mana than his opponent realized. His high regeneration ability made running out of stamina unlikely. Though mental fatigue was creeping in, Karsha wasn't backing down.

He knew killing a monster like Khinux wouldn't be easy, and he had mentally prepared for it. Khinux wasn't the only monster on the battlefield—Karsha was even more monstrous.

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As Karsha watched, the wounds on Khinux's body began to heal, but his aura was fading. It was a clear sign that Khinux was losing vitality, and Karsha knew what needed to be done.

The swords started raining down again. With his Mana pool now practically a sea, the barrage of swords never stopped. Karsha smirked as Khinux struggled to defend himself.

Seven hours had passed since the battle began. Karsha had died once, but thanks to the Emperor's Watch, he reversed time at a critical moment and changed the outcome. Without the watch, he would have been dead already.

Having escaped death twice now, Karsha knew he needed to avoid any further danger that could bring him to death's door again. Killing Khinux before the creature could gain another advantage was crucial, so Karsha went all out. He wasn't holding back, and neither was Khinux, who fought with everything it had—and more.

ROAR

A force shot out from Khinux's body, sending Karsha and his swords flying 5 km. Karsha quickly stabilized himself, but before he could react, countless spears were launched toward him.

"Titan Wall!"

"Fortress!"

Twenty layered diamond walls appeared, encasing Karsha in a fortress of diamond and ice. He immediately sacrificed 500,000 MP to reinforce the fortress, making it even sturdier. Thanks to the first evolution of his meridians, he could now channel much more energy.

The spears pounded against the Titan walls and the fortress, but they held firm. Hundreds of spears struck, but Karsha kept pouring Mana into the structure, sealing every crack. Peering out, he saw Khinux moving toward him.

Karsha smiled. Like a child playing with a toy gun, he pointed his index and middle fingers at Khinux. His grin widened as he locked onto the target.

"Boom," he muttered. Like a cannon, the accumulated energy from the spear attacks shot out, striking Khinux head-on. The impact pushed Khinux back 3 km, barely holding onto its dark, twisted life.

"Time to end this," Karsha muttered, about to summon the Agni Sword—but he froze as a system message popped up.

< You won't survive this, Host >

Karsha's face turned green. If he couldn't use the sword, what else did he have? "Nope, I'm not using that," he muttered, recalling the Death Scripture in his inventory but quickly dismissing the thought. His mind raced, and soon, a small smile crept onto his face.

A 3-meter-long lance bathed in lightning appeared in Karsha's hand. Now that he had an excellent affinity with the Lightning element and his strength points exceeded 20,000, he could finally wield the spear.

"I hope all the javelin practice back in the day doesn't fail me," Karsha muttered as his bone wings appeared.

He quickly took to the skies, flying 10 km away. Gazing down at Khinux, who was now recovering from the energy blast, Karsha prepared himself.

"Stormcaller's Wrath," he whispered, and in an instant, he was enveloped in a raging storm, looking like the god of thunder and lightning. He dashed forward at chaotic speed, crackling with lightning.

When he was 5 km away from Khinux, Karsha activated another ability of the lance: "Stormcaller's Wrath!" With all the momentum gathered, he hurled the spear. It shot through the air with unnatural speed, striking Khinux square in the head.

BOOM!

< Ding! You have killed a Tier 7 Terror Mutant known as Khinux, the Abyssal Leviathan. >