Author's Note: Unedited Chapter ----------------------- Gustav dashed forward once more as Captain Kriv tries taking steps backwards. He slashed with even more intensity than before since he was aware at this point that Captain Kriv's rocky body was extremely difficult to inflict high damage on despite making use of Atomic Disintegration. Captain Kriv raised both his arms as he noticed he couldn't completely evade the blade. Threeeeevvvvv~ The Atomic Blade cleaved through both Captain Kriv forearms, slicing them off cleanly. Gasp~ Yaaahhhh! The entire arena descended into noise as ash colored mist erupted from Captain Kriv's arms after they had been sliced off, covering the entire vicinity. Bam! Bam! The sound of the massive hands falling to the ground reverberated across the vicinity, however, the visibility of the stage became immensely hindered in the next moment. -"Did Captain Crimson just sliced his arms off?" -"I think Captain Crimson has won," -"I can't see anything right now," -"Oh mine the battle hasn't ended," As voices of disbelief spread across the vicinity, a crumbling sound rang out from the battle stage area. "RIIIAAAAHHHH!" A loud roar that caused the entire arena to tremble despite the barrier covering the stage, rang out powerfully. The spectators who were initially jabbering away, stared at the misty battle stage with expressions of intrigue. The more powerful spectators could already get a hang of what was ongoing on the battle stage and had expressions of surprise. Boooom! A loud crash reverberated across the vicinity again causing vast tremors all across the arena. -"He got Earth's captain?" -"What in the world?" The mist in the vicinity cleared up and everyone stared at the battle stage with looks of disbelief. -Moments Earlier Gustav who was within the misty covered environment, felt a great deal of pressure expanding from up ahead, immediately after his last successful attack. Despite the lack of clarity in the environment, he was well aware of when Captain Kriv leapt thousands of feet backwards after getting his arms sliced off. Captain Kriv made use of the mist which had been emitted from his sliced arms to switch locations. This would have worked better on anyone else but Gustav's perception and the power of God Eyes made it so that hindering his visuals was almost impossible. Gustav had charged forward even after Captain Kriv tried to keep a huge amount of distance in between them but the instant after he moved... The crumbling sounds began ringing out. Spectators thought the ground had crumbled again from the impacts of their fight but Gustav was right on the stage so he knew it was far from the ground crumbling. Captain Kriv's body happened to be what was making this sound. The pointy rocks on his body all twisted and joined to each other like bolts and construction parts merging to each other. His rocky body changed from Ash to dark red as a dangerous glimmer appeared in his sockets while his body enlarged rapidly. 'The core transformation...' Gustav immediately recognised what was happening before him and paused his body in mid air. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮 ("Each core transformation from a Klaxosape comes with perks... be careful,") The system warned but Gustav was already aware of this. However, it was too late to be wary as Gustav's senses were assaulted with the feeling of danger spreading forth from Captain Kriv's figure that had increased to fifty feet in size. Gustav didn't want to charge forward recklessly without properly figuring out the pros attached to Captain Kriv's transformation which was why he paused movement. However, Captain Kriv had this point set his sights on him and roared while charging forward. "RIIIAAAAHHHH!" Captain Kriv's roar caused the entire arena to tremble tremendously as sound waves traveled across the air. Gustav's squinted with a slightly disturbed look as he tried to counter the incoming fist with one of his since he found himself unable to dodge. Captain Kriv's fist was approaching with so much power, it would make evading futile. Thrrrruuhhhh~ The grounds were splitting apart and ripples were spreading across the environment as the fist traveled forward despite the fact that it hadn't made contact with its target. 'I have to throw in the strongest punch I can currently conjure up,' Gustav decided that coming up an equivalent amount of force would at least cause both attacks to cancel out. However, Gustav would soon realise that this was a grave error as he hurled his fist forward while his arm morphed. His right arm turned more muscular as the tusks protruding out of them increased in length. His skin changed color from brownish red to silver as scales covered them. A creamy glow coated his entire arm as his fist tore through the air, radiating with explosive strength as well. The strength that this fist carried was not Gustav's highest but it was higher than what he used with Captain Strum and happened to be the most powerful he could come up with under such short notice. It hadn't even been a second, yet, both fists were already about ten feet away from colliding. The wave of destrutiveness ripping across the vicinity before the collision had created a crater that was hundreds of feet deep and still enlarging. Both their bodies trembled as they were exposed to the destructive power of each other's fists. It was at this moment that Gustav realised something. 'Shit...' He cursed internally but it was too late... BOOOOOOOOOM! The instant the collision occurred, a powerful and unfathomable blast rang out. The whistish ripples of destruction that spread forth, wreaked havoc across the entire stage, causing the spacecraft in mid air and the multiple scraped ones scattered around to get blasted across the air. The were all swept to the edges of the battle stage as the barrier surrounding them took a great hit. Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The second layer of barrier was instantly shattered but that wasn't the end... The moment the third layer appeared in place, it was shattered as well. Fourth... shattered! Fifth... shattered! The barrier finally managed to hold at the sixth layer since every new layer was more powerful than the other. However, this didn't stop a great tremor from spreading to the entire arena. Everyone stared at the battle stage with awe stricken faces as their seats quaked intensely Cracks appeared on multiple areas but they quickly mended back. Fortunately no one was harmed since the sixth layer of barrier held. If this battle had happened anywhere else, it would have caused unprecedented damage. The stage made the destructiveness seem miniscule due to how it was designed to trap in and absorb such powerful outbursts. Captain Kriv and Gustav would have destroyed a small planet by now had this not been the case. As the debris scattered across the stage slowly cleared, everyone's eyes widened. -"He got Earth's captain?" -"What in the world are Klaxosapes made of?" -"No way!" On the other end of the barrier a bloody human figures could be seen mashed against it. The figure which was undoubtedly Gustav slowly slid down as multiple spacecraft could be seen with scattered around him. [Regeneration Has Been Activated] Blood Oozed out of Gustav's mangled face as his arms and legs which were twisted in a different direction slowly began to move back into place. 'That was worse than I expected...' Gustav's vision which was currently hindered by his blood soaked face began picking up on the situation of the environment. Captain Kriv who was thousands of feet away from his position only took a paltry sum of damage as compared to Gustav. Gustav realised at the last moment that Captain Kriv's fist was increasing in explosiveness and power the further it traveled. To make things worse, as Gustav threw his fist forward earlier, it was weakening in strength. What he figured out in those few milliseconds happened to be that the energy gathered around Captain Kriv's fist was not just accumulating but also stealing power from his. By the time both fists collided, his fist had weakened meanwhile that of Captain Kriv's had increased exponentially. Before Gustav right now was a massive crater that had spread across the entire stage and was thousands of feet deep. Only the edegss of the stage had high ground which was where Gustav's battered body currently laid. If one was to move forward, they'd fall into the pit up ahead that was thousands of feet deep. Unfortunately for Gustav, this didn't stop Captain Kriv who was initially on the other end. Thoooooommm~ He leapt forward in the next instant towards Gustav. Gustav groaned in pain as coughed out blood. Knowing that his Regeneration wasn't complete yet, he quickly activated an ability while trying to move his dislocated arms. [Energy Discharge Has Been Activated] A reddish wave of energy suddenly blasted forth from his figure as Captain Kriv closed in with another powerful punch. Booom! Bang! Captain Kriv blasted a massive hole through the Energy Discharge Gustav had activated and surprisingly landed before him in the next instant. This was really the first time Gustav was witnessing anyone blast through his Energy Discharge with just physical strength alone.