Free Web NovelChapter 1933: Frank’s Gift
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BOOOM!
"W-What?!"
As Tartarus recoiled in shock, Elena pressed forward, unleashing yet another relentless series of forms. Each strike layered upon the last, pushing her opponent beyond disbelief.
"Third Form – Hundred-Fold Void Blade!"
Her previous attack suddenly folded and multiplied a hundred times, forming a far deeper and more penetrative strike that split and shredded Tartarus’s entire body.
BOOOM!
Yet her true form, just as Elena had suspected, erupted from below. A gigantic demonic tree surged upward from the earth, roaring with fury. Massive heads resembling men and women burst forth from its trunk, screaming and weeping tears of blood.
This was Tartarus’s true form after fusing with Gaia and Elayne—a Demonic Abyssal Tree of Darkness, Despair, and Death.
"WRAAAHHHHH!"
She attacked with monstrous fury. Countless tentacle-like branches lashed toward Elena, giant jaws snapped shut to tear her apart, and countless eyes fired searing lasers.
And yet...
Elena did not falter.
"Did you think I was weak?!"
"Fourth Form – Thousand-Fold Void Blade!"
The fourth form surged with overwhelming power. Elena folded her blade a thousand times over, layering her sword aura until it could cut through anything.
SLAAASH!
A single slash toward the horizon tore everything apart, carving a massive crack through space itself. Darkness and void poured out, consuming half of Tartarus’s colossal body.
BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!
"That I couldn’t fight to protect my mother?! That I couldn’t stop you?!"
"YOUUUUUUU!!!"
Tartarus roared and transformed into a giant black wood dragon, jaws wide open to devour Elena completely.
But Elena had already met every condition for the Fifth Form.
"Fifth Form – Blade of Nothingness!!!"
Her Blade of Emptiness manifested, channeling the ancient legacy of a master from the Eastern Continent of Arcadia.
A single swing of her empty sword sliced clean through the almighty, mountain-sized dragon.
SLAAASH!
BOOOMMM!!!
"G-Gaaah?! How...! How is this possible?!"
Neither Elayne nor anyone present could believe what they were witnessing. If Elena could overwhelm Tartarus to this degree, did that mean she had reached the same level?
The answer was no.
Elena was pushing herself to her absolute limits, literally tearing her own body apart from within. She vomited blood and bled from her eyes, nose, and ears. She was burning through her Spiritual Roots and every ounce of power she had accumulated—all for her mother.
"YOU DAMN... FOOLISH GIRL! SHE WILL NEVER RETURN! NEVER!!!"
Tartarus roared, blooming into thousands of red, black, and purple roses, each bearing Elayne’s face. Their mouths and eyes opened wide, unleashing dozens of crimson lasers.
Elena faltered. Her stance broke the moment she realized she could push herself no further.
But then—
Anna and the Black Dragon surged forward. With Yasuke’s final ounce of strength, they shielded Elena, destroying the incoming beams with everything they had.
Still, it might not be enough.
Elena felt her strength fading. She was on the verge of passing out.
But her mom... She had to do this for her!
"Mom...! MOM!!!"
Tears and blood streamed down her face as she charged forward through the explosions.
Then, a blinding light burst from the skies. A divine spear of sunlight pierced straight through Tartarus’s body, exploding her into countless fragments.
BOOOMMM!!!
"...!"
Elena gasped and looked upward. There, Olivia and her heroic spirit rode a lion-headed golden bird.
"Elena! Girls! Catch!"
She hurled four blue crystals toward them. The crystals flew straight to the girls, merging into their chests and infusing their souls and bodies with a powerful new element—one that felt incredibly familiar.
The fourth crystal, meant for Elisa, bounced off the Black Dragon’s head and instead fused with Tartarus.
"W-What is this?!" Elena groaned as she fell. "Wait...!"
Azure and silver circuits of light spread through her soul and body. A digital aura flared outward.
A chime she had missed for so long rang out.
Ding!
[Initializing System Integration...]
[Complete!]
[Congratulations! You have successfully registered in the Andromeda System.]
"Andromeda... System?!"
Elena and her friends gasped in disbelief as blue holographic windows appeared before their eyes.
However—
[ERROR! Another System has been detected. Beginning to erase the invading ##### System!]
[Process in motion. Please wait.]
"Ugh?!"
Red circuits within her and her friends suddenly clashed against the new blue and silver ones. The lingering power of the old Arcadia System was fighting back.
Yet it could not prevail. The new system simply overlapped and suppressed it.
Ding! fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
[System Suppression successful!]
[Welcome to the Andromeda System, Player: Elena!]
A large status window materialized before Elena.
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[Player Name]: [Elena Julia Fuentes]
[Titles]: [None]
[Race]: [Human] [Blue Oni (Otherworldly Avatar)] [???]
[Class]: [None]
[Subclass]: [None]
[Level]: [0/100]
[Talent]: [Sword Master (SSS)] (Newly Awakened)
[Health]: [7,500]
[Mana]: [9,376]
[Strength]: [933]
[Defense]: [622]
[Magic]: [1,660]
[Resistance]: [534]
[Agility]: [1,200]
[Luck]: [280]
[Charm]: [1,700]
[Stat Points]:[0]
[Skill Points]: [0]
[System Points]: [1000] (Gift from Frank)
[Skills]:
[None]
[System Special Functions]:
[Inventory] (Unlocked)
[Quest Board] (Unlocked)
[Gacha] (Unlocked)
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"W-What?!"
This system was completely different from the Arcadia System. Its interface looked distinct, and its stats were far lower than those of her Avatar, suggesting entirely different calculations.
But the moment she saw "Gift from Frank," she understood. This was something Frank had created—a gift for her and her friends.
Why he had given them this power, she couldn’t say. Yet when she looked at the Sword Master talent, she knew it was meant to make her stronger. To give her the chance to become far stronger than before.
All her friends received the same status.
As the digital energy coursed through her body and fused with the dormant system inside her, Elena felt her power skyrocket. Revitalized, she turned toward Tartarus, who was already beginning to reform—overflowing with a similar power.
"Did one of the crystals fuse with her by accident?!" Elena wondered. "No, it doesn’t matter—she’s weakened! Please, hold her in place!"
As Tartarus reformed half her body, Elena lunged downward with everything she had, channeling an echo of her previous technique.
"Fifth Form Echo – Dance of Emptiness!"
Ding!
[You have learned the Skill: [Swordsmanship – Tier 1: Level 1/10]!]
[Another Similar Skill has been detected! Both Skills have merged!]
[You have created the Skill: [Supreme Sword Mastery – Tier 5: Level 1/50]!]
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