Apocalypse Baby-Chapter 256: Reflect

A wave of invisible force screamed across the arena—pure sound, condensed into a shockwave of raw destruction.

BOOM!

It hit Tharnok like a freight train, the blast lifting the massive Vorakan clean off his feet.

One second he was grounded, the next—blown backward through the air like a missile.

He flew across the floating platform, arms flailing, body twisting from the sheer impact.

And slammed to the ground, landing towards the far edge of the arena.

But the wave wasn't done.

It kept coming.

Pulse after pulse—relentless.

Invisible bursts of compressed sound pounding Tharnok's like the strikes of a giant's hammer.

Through the haze, Tharnok raised an arm to shield himself.

Muscles strained. Veins bulged.

His body shook under the pressure. Splits opened across his skin, blood flicking into the air with each hit.

But then…

Despite being assaulted.

He started walking.

One step.Then another.

Shoulder first.

He leaned into the storm of sound, like a man walking through a hurricane.

The sonic waves still screamed around him—thick with raw force, shaking the very air—but Tharnok didn't stop.

His boots crunched across the fractured floor, each step slow but steady. The wind of the shockwave slammed into him like invisible walls, trying to shove him back.

But he moved anyway.

Defiant. Unstoppable.

Step by step.

Like a juggernaut pushing through hell itself.

Sound waves warped around his body, distorting the space like heat rising off burning asphalt. Every blast struck his frame—his skin tearing, his armor sparking—but he just kept coming.

And worst of all?

He was smiling.

Blood trickled down his cheek.

His left arm was burned raw from the blast. His body shook with each impact…

But that grin?

That was the look of a predator who had finally found prey worth chasing.

Alex's clenched his jaw still firing shockwave.

And pushed more power into the skill.

WHOOOOOM!

The waves escaping his mouth—stronger, sharper, louder.

WHOOOOM!

The strengthened wave slammed into Tharnok.

And Tharnok staggered, his body jerking from the force—his boots skidding back, arms bracing against the invisible blast.

But he didn't fall.

His pace slowed.

His muscles strained.

But he kept walking.

Closer.

Each step was harder than the last—but he powered through it, dragging himself forward like a tank through fire.

Then—

Something changed.

Alex saw it. Felt it.

As Tharnok drew closer, his aura began to flare.

A deep, pulsing red glow bled off his skin, rising like smoke off hot metal.

It wasn't just leaking.

It was erupting.

Cracks of raw power burst across his arms and legs—energy sparking, flickering, writhing like lightning dancing over living flesh.

Alex narrowed his eyes.

And then he saw it—really saw it.

The Emi was flowing through Tharnok's bones, his muscles, his veins.

Not like a coating.

Not like a weapon.

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Like it was a part of him.

His body wasn't just using energy—it was becoming energy.

Like his very biology was fusing with power, twisting him into a walking war engine…

…one with a fuse burning fast toward detonation.

And then—

BOOOOOOM!

His aura exploded outward in a massive blast, a shockwave of red light tearing across the arena.

A shockwave of red and gold lit up the battlefield, bursting out like a sun going supernova.

It swept across the arena, blasting away the dust in one giant rush of energy. The broken floor trembled. The air shimmered.

The crowd erupted.

Screaming. Shouting.

Their voices a storm of wild, unfiltered excitement.

"He's getting serious!"

"The human is so screwed!"

Then—

Tharnok roared.

A deep, guttural, inhuman sound tore from his chest.It wasn't just loud. It was a pure force.

The air cracked.

CRACK!

The wave of Alex's sonic attack shattered—blown apart by that one primal scream.

The sky itself seemed to ripple.

Alex's stance faltered. He stumbled back, boots skidding on the cracked floor.

But his eyes stayed locked on Tharnok.

Then—

WHOOSH!

Tharnok vanished.

And then...BOOM!

He was right there.

In front of Alex.

Like a monster that had just appeared from a nightmare.

His massive fist was drawn back—veins glowing, energy crackling along his knuckles.

Alex's eyes snapped wide open.

He saw it coming, but it was too fast. Too close. Too strong.

There was no time to dodge. No chance to block properly.No counter.

Just impact.

The only option left… was to take it.

Tharnok's fist gleamed with raw Emi, a deep crimson glow wrapping around his knuckles like molten armor.The power in the punch so intense, it twisted the air, warping reality around it.

"Time to end this, worm," Tharnok growled, his voice low and savage, his grin soaked in bloodlust.

Alex didn't need to guess—he could feel the power in that punch.If it landed—He'd die.

But then—Right as Tharnok's fist was about to crash into him—

Alex smiled.

"Got you."

His hands snapped up, and a dome of glowing light burst out around him, expanding in a blink, a brilliant sphere of protection forged from pure, radiant energy.

Like a shield made of starlight.

[Arcane Dominion].

The entire battlefield flashed as magic collided with brute force.

BOOM!!!

Tharnok's fist smashed into the shield—and the result was cataclysmic.

A deep, thunderous explosion echoed through the stadium like a giant's heartbeat.The ground cracked beneath their feet, spiderweb fractures racing in every direction like lightning bolts.

Stone and metal groaned, threatening to give way under the force.

The air rippled, warping from the pressure.

But through it all—the shield held.

For a single breath, the world stood still.Frozen in that impossible moment.

Then...[Arcane Dominion]'s special effect activated.

Reflect 150% of impact damage.

BOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!

A reverse shockwave erupted outward, a burst of blinding power that smashed into Tharnok with the force of a vengeful god.

The air shimmered like a heatwave.

Dust exploded in every direction, a rolling wave that swallowed the battlefield.

Up in the stands, the crowd flinched, even behind their glowing magical barriers, eyes wide with disbelief.

Tharnok was launched—

A blur of muscle, armor, and pure shock.

His body flew across the floating arena, limbs twisting midair, completely out of control.

Then—CRASH!!!

He slammed into the ground with a deafening impact, the floor splintering beneath him.Chunks of stone and debris blasted into the sky like cannon fire as he tumbled violently across the field.

He skidded, bounced once—Then came to a stop.

Just before reaching the edge of the arena.

And then…there was silence.

As if the entire arena held its breath.