Reborn as God: The strongest system

[Dead scavenger Lv.5]

Rank: 2

- Low magic resistance Lv.1

- Dulling mist Lv.2

- Shocking spark Lv.3

Esdras narrowed his eyes, to be honest he didn't expect to face off with a rank 2 monster here. According to his speculation the boss of the third floor should have been the one.

Be that as it may he had to win here to get to there. His eyes fixated on that hulking mass of stones and steel as it impaled one body after another on it's spiked armored all over it's body.

The monster didn't seem to notice him or pay him any attention if it did. So, he decided to keep still until the spikes were covered with bodies that way he wouldn't have to worry about being stabbed.

However, something very unsettling happened when the spikes were mostly filled. An electric current was released all over the body of the Dead scavenger and disintegrated the bodies in the matter of thirty seconds.

His eyes widened at such a display, a human body was tougher that one would expect, and yet several bodies turned to ash in such a short amount of time.

Esdras decided that he must definitely not get hit by that attack, it may have looked like electric currents but it definitely wasn't, it was something far more dangerous.

At this point the Scavenger looked at Esdras with it's glowing green eyes. And advanced with a steady pace, it was hard to call it a charge.

Esdras grabbed his mace with both hands and waited, considering the mere size of the monster it wasn't that intimidating. 2.5 m was not a big deal for monsters, it was as big as a giant toad.

But that didn't affect Esdras's focus, height was not the problem here.

When it was close to him the Scavenger reached out it's hand and attempted to capture him.

Esdras frowned, this didn't feel like an attack at all, it was a mechanical movement that simply followed orders. But of course Esdras couldn't allow himself to be captured so he ducked in the last moment.

The hand of the monster paused in midair, in that moment, he rose back up, closing the distance between them, and performed an uppercut with his mace to the oblong head of the scavenger.

This attack carried his full might. He was not going easy at all the impact created with that strike cause the air to ripple and whip around them. He heard a crack, and so with his own eyes, the armor around the head of the monster fractured.

But that was it, before he could land another strike he could only the feel the air violently blasting out of his lungs as a fist of steel struck him.

He flew in the air for ten meters, if not for the fact that he slammed into several buddies of the playing worshipers, perhaps he would have gone on for longer.

Esdras quickly got back up and dodged another fist in that last moment. The fist tore through several of the bodies lying around and crashed into the earth, creating a small jagged hole.

Esdras took that moment to regain his breath, and held onto the spikes of that of the hand that slammed into the earth.

What he was about to do next could only be done with insane agility and supernatural flexibility.

He use that the spikes as a lever to jump into the extended arm of the monster and run along it, with the right momentum he jumped in the air and struck the head of the monster once again.

The weight and strength of that attack combined with the gravity and Vigor to create a terrifying, cold light that aimed to behead the creature.

However, this attack was destined not to land. Instead, it was blocked by the gauntlet of the other inhumanly, long hand of the monster.

Although there was a powerful impact, the armor of the gauntlet was not affected in the least. At least it did not show any signs of breaking anytime soon.

This caused a counter shock to run through his bones, rattling him. The air resulting of that collision became as sharp as a blade as it cut through some of his cloths and body.

Before he could even land on his two feet, the hand, which he just use as a lever, bent in a supernatural way.

If it had an elbow or joints, that would not have been possible however, this was a monster in the true sense of the word.

That hand captured him and grabbed him before he could even land. The grip was so powerful that he felt that his enhanced body was under so much pressure that his blood might just pop out of his body.

*Slam!*

He was slammed into the ground. The bodies around him were ignored entirely, and a mixture of blood and it's broken bone seeped into the crack.

Dust scattered and landed on his wounds giving him the impression he was being burned alive.

His mind commanded his body to move to do anything to no avail, it was like his body was a separate entity that refused to respond to his desperation.

He was not even able to register the feeling of disgust before a gigantic foot stomped on him, immediately he felt several of his bones breaking at once. That power was uncaring for his thoughts at all.

Under the immense pressure, his eyes rolled back, and he was about to lose consciousness for the last time ever but before that could happen, he bit his tongue, drawing blood and returning to full focus once again.

He was in time to evade the second stomp that almost would have been his end, still rolling on the ground he rolled once again in between the legs of the scavenger.

With unusual luck, he found his fallen mace, quickly he grabbed it. He performed spinning attack, while launching all of his vigor into it that single strike.

He aimed at the back of the monster's knee, although it might not have joints like regular creatures it's still needed something to put its weight into in order to move.

The monster was completely unprepared, and due to missing the stump attack on Esdras it was out of balance the strike could not have landed at a better time.

All with the sound of a gigantic collision, the entirety of the leg under the knee was completely broken. It must've fell down in a heap.

Esdras seeing his chance he lunged for a final strike, but the monster was not distracted by it's missing leg.

​ In that moment, the Scavenger's head turned backwards like an owl and from that oblong head white mist was launched like cone in the area of 9 meters around.

[Vetaran's hunch] activated only a moment before that. Thanks to that warning Esdras used all his strength to turn back and sprint as far as possible, however, even with his enhanced, agility and body it was too late.

He felt a tingling feeling as his joints and body grew stiff and cold. He could only take three steps before he fell down paralyzed.