'But still, what's going on with this place... Isn't Alverto still an S-ranker? How does he have a necromancer subordinate that can control peak S-rank undead?'
There are only two possible ways for a necromancer to control a Peak S-rank undead: either they possess the legendary skill 'Soul Resonance', which is the pinnacle skill for
necromancers.
Or the necromancer should be an SS-ranker.
It is common knowledge that necromancers can't control undead of the same level or of a stronger realm.
At most, an ordinary peak S rank necromancer can only control early-stage S rank undead, not peak S rank ones; such a thing is only possible with the legendary skill 'Soul Resonance'.
'Soul Resonance' is the equivalent of 'Sword Intent' for Necromancers; it's the ability to see, touch, control, and talk to 'souls' no matter how weak or strong they are.
Although a necromancer can have stronger summons than them, if they have 'Soul Resonance', they can convince the soul of the dead and can even make them friends so as to get powerful subordinates.
It's the ability to resonate with the souls of the dead; thus, it's called soul resonance.
'But there was no one in the entire novel who had this skill... and Alverto himself doesn't have any legendary skill either, so his subordinates shouldn't have them too...'
'Perhaps the problem lies with this 'Spire of Ascension' itself after all...'
Rio glanced at the walls nearby, and his intuition told him that something was definitely very odd with this place.
'Is it possible to 'control' the spire of ascension?... if it's possible, then I can assume that the insides of the spire of ascension are like a fixed territory marked by an SS-ranking world authority...'
Rio has seen Fenix use his world authority to make a certain fixed area completely under his control.
'If this spire of ascension is being controlled by Alverto and its functioning methods are similar to a territory-type world authority similar to Fenix's, then everything will make sense...'
Inside this fixed territory, Alverto and his subordinates will get to enjoy an immense power boost, and they could gain a lot of varied power.
'In fact, in this kind of place, the rules and the 'laws' of the world will be inclined in Alverto's favor... I can kind of understand why this place is called the 'spire of ascension' now...'
'It's almost as if all the laws of the world are forcefully being suppressed and used like stairs to ascend higher...'
*Tremble**Crack!*
Just when Rio was busy thinking about all the things, the floor and the walls started to tremble once again.
Rio glanced towards the ceiling. The sparks of sword intent kept fluctuating around his body from time to time as a look of confusion appeared on his face.
'The flow of mana... is bending?... What's going on... It's as if something sucking all the mana inside the spire of ascension all at once... What exactly is going on in the upper floors...'
Neo forcefully ascended Liam's body to higher levels by sucking up immense amounts of mana from the surroundings, and its effects were felt by everyone present in all of the floor of the spire of ascension in that moment.
'From those familiar shockwave-type attacks, I am quite sure that Link's father is the one fighting up there... But who is he fighting? Is there really someone who can actually keep up with him for so long?'
'The fight's been going on for more than an hour, I think... It's really surprising anyone can keep fighting with him for so long...'
How did Fade kill Ashtel Rex in the original novel if he's so strong?
The answer is so simple that it's not even worth mentioning: Ashtel Rex was 'off-screened'. Indeed! The legendary technique that all authors use when a character is too powerful for them to handle, so they just 'off-screen' them and call it a day!
The plot armor was so thought that it was unbelievable! (GO! GO! power of friendship and love!!)
'Well, let's keep moving forward; he's the last person I should be worried about right now... I doubt even a world-destroying calamity will be enough to put a scratch on him...'
Rio just shook his head and sighed to himself.
'I kind of envy Link in this matter...'
Rio put his hand on his head and thought to himself,
'Hmm... how does it feel to get patted on the head by your father? I wonder... I guess I was born with the curse to never get that head pat...'
*Thump!* *Bam!*
Just when Rio was walking through a giant hall, thinking various things in his mind, the ceiling suddenly collapsed, and several uninvited enemies showed up again.
Rio turned back and glanced at the seven enemies that suddenly showed up out of nowhere, and his eyes narrowed in an instant.
'Peak S rankers.... Seven Peak S-rankers... This isn't good.'
...
In the lower floor.
*BOOOM!*
Link's fist collided with the fist of the giant demon, and a massive shockwave spread in all
directions!
"HAHAHAH, for a puny human, you are quite strong, aren't you!!"
Link smirked at the demon's words and replied in a smug tone,
"Well, I have the upper hand in technique!"
[Divine Dragon Arts: Coiling Dragon: Repelling Rotation!]
Link twisted his fist to the right and caused the giant demon to lose balance as its whole body through his arm that was punchi Link before.
got twisted to the
*BOOOM!*
The giant demon was sent flying while rotating like a wheel in mid-air.
'I only recently learned this one, but it's quite useful against opponents that lack technique
and rely solely on brute strength...'
Thinking about it, Link felt a bit awkward.
'This sh*t isn't going to work on Rio though; I doubt he will even get hit by the punch... My arm will get severed before I can unleash it...'
*BOOOM!*
The demon got up again and rushed towards Link with momentum to attack him again.
But before he could even reach Link, Link reached him first.
"You are quite slow, actually, or may no... I have become so used to fighting at fast speed that
you seem slow to me..."
*BOOM*
Link grabbed the giant's neck with one arm and forcefully hit the head of the giant on the ground; the broken debris from the cracked floor flew everywhere as the strong shockwave
passed by.
'Oh, talking about slow... I think I should fight some other people too; fighting with Rio all the time makes me feel miserable; barely any of my punches ever hit him...'
While thinking about random things in his mind, Link pressed the giant's face on the ground, then stomped the ground to run forward. He dragged the giant with him and rubbed the other
party's face all over the ground.
[Link Style Martial Art: Foul Play: Serious Face Washing!]
"AAAAAAHHHHHHH IT'S HOOOOOTTTTTT!!!!!"
Link rubbed the demon's face all over the ground and dragged him so much that the friction between the face and ground became too high, and the other party's face literally started to
burn and melt!
'By the way... I wonder what's Riya doing right now; she's going to be so angry at me when she finds out that I am wandering around everywhere without wearing the engagement ring...' 'Worst case scenario... she will go and tell Father about it... then he will beat the sh*t out of me
for angering her... ugh!'
"AAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! IT'S HOOOOTTTTTT AHHHHHHHH!!!"
It's not that Link was ignoring the giant demon's wails on purpose; it's just that he was so busy thinking about his girlfriend that he completely forgot that he was even dragging a gigantic demon around everywhere!
"АННННННН-"
"Will you shut up for a while!? Can't you see I am in the middle of thinking about what I
should write in my final will!!! My father's gonna kill me for sure!!"
[Link Style Martial Art: Foul Play: Basketball Throw!!]
Link grabbed the other party's hair and thew that giant body weighing several tons with one
arm so easily as if he were throwing a basketball!
*BOOOM!!*
The flying body of the giant broke the sound barrier in an instant, and a loud sonic boom
resounded throughout the area!
The gaint demon's head hit the wall and burst apart like a balloon instantly! Blood splattered
all over the ground and walls, making the scene look extremely horrible.
But Link didn't give a single sh*t about all that.
'I can already imagine Rio fanning the flames from the sidelines and saying, 'I saw Link throw
away the ring with my own eyes!! Kill him!! Burn him at the stake!!'...'
'Ah, I should really start writing my final will after all...'
*CRACK!!!**BOOOM!*
Just when Link was thinking what to write in his final will, the ground and walls trembled
again, and the mana in the area suddenly became thin.
The floor below Link's feet cracked and collapsed in an instant, and as he was busy thinking in
his mind, he was a bit late to react so fell down instantly!
By the time he realized that he was falling, a huge crack had appeared in the floor, and a massive beam of condensed time elementals created an even deeper hole in the floor. "Just how many floors are in this place!? How is this place so massive!? Where the f*ck am I!?"
Just when Link was getting confused, a dark shadow came flying down from the collapsing ceiling above and stopped right beside him in the air.
"I brought company for your entertainment; no need to shout like that; it hurts my ear..."
It was none other than Rio!
The floor cracked an Rio heard Link's annoyingly loud voice from far above, so he came down.
The seven S rankers also followed right behind him.