. . . CRUNCH! CRUNCH! CRUNCH! "S-Stop it! Stop eating my power!" The Swarm Queen began to panic, as she saw we were eating her power and although we were also taking damage, it was worth the risk. The power of her Cosmic Energy began to fuel our bodies with brand new strength. I had a moment to also analyze this new power and come to the realization it wasn't something like Divine Power at all. In fact, this Cosmic Energy was something that went beyond Divine Power, it is something that, perhaps only beings that surpass the Realms of Supreme Gods can reach… However, the energy contained within this small Stone is nothing compared to a living being with the power of such Cosmic Energy, it would be more like a mortal trying to use a Divine Beast Fragment, it would yield incredible power. But compared to an actual god? It is really nothing, and only proves to be lethal against other mortals within its rank. The same is happening here but ramped up even higher. Cosmic Energy goes beyond Divinity. "I am learning a lot from devouring it but take it back if you want it so badly!" I mustered most of the Cosmic Energy I absorbed, which was impossible to actually assimilate completely, and then shoot it out by combining it with my Heavenly Gates! "[Cosmic Star Gates of Destruction]!" TRUUUUMMM…! An enormous gate opened within the front of the Swarm Queen, as she saw endless cosmic lights emerge, falling over her like bright golden beams and piercing through her body continuously! Her entire body began to fall apart into pieces, only for her to forcefully regenerate everything once more. BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! "UUUGAAGGGHH…! T-This is…! Why can't I reabsorb it?! Uunggh…!" The Swarm Queen crawled away as much as she could, only to be greeted by Bubu who emerged right in front of her. He gathered within his claws the power of the cosmic energy he absorbed, until his enormous claws grew to an astronomical size, made completely out of bright stars and cosmic blue light, falling over the Swarm Queen's entire body, and unleashing a series of relentless and consecutive slashing attacks! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLAAAASSSHH!!! "S-STOP! STOOOP! GRUUARRGGHH…!" The Swarm Queen was being thrown away like a ragdoll, she couldn't concentrate enough to attack us with everything she had, only firing beams of cosmic light that pierced through our bodies, but we were tougher enough to take on them for a while. We were acting mostly reckless here, but it wasn't as if it was without a plan. "Now, Bubu!" Ding! [You have exchanged 300 Stat Points from Bubu!] [Bubu has earned +1500 Divinity!] [Bubu's Divine power has been enhanced greatly!] [Bubu has received a powerful Divinity Boost, All Stats had suddenly been enhanced by +100% for ten minutes!] Divinity Boost! That was new. It seems that if you apply so much Divinity Points at once, the body and soul will be overcharged, generating a temporary buff to all stats by +100%! FLAAASH! Bubu gained this boost happily, as his body suddenly grew three times as big as before, resembling a monstrous insect dragon, and roaring furiously against the Swarm Queen, who quickly began to regenerate once more, resembling an endless mass of tiny insects. "ROOOARRR!" "You damn pest!" The Swarm Queen and Bubu clashed once more, as they exchanged blows. CLASH! CLASH! CLAAASH! The Swarm Queen shapeshifted her self-dividing body of countless bugs into enormous fists, clashing against Bubu's entire body while boosting her strength and speed using Cosmic Energy! Meanwhile, Bubu roared furiously, using his claws, tail, and dragon breath attack to pierce through her body, slash it, and make it explode into pieces! CLASH! SLASH! BAAAM!!! "Akkhh…!" The Swarm Queen had half her body torn to shreds and destroyed, as she was sent into the ground, rolling like a mass of desperate ants trying not to drown and swimming away. Her Cosmic Stone was fueling her with more power as she absorbed the Mana, but the rate in which she could take damage and regenerate were not equal anymore. "BUBUUUU!" Bubu roared angrily, as I quickly jumped over his back and the two of us rushed forward, preparing a powerful attack as I used a special Skill I had acquired some time ago…! ----- [Maxima Summon Connection: Lv1] A Unique Skill that only Masters of Maxima Summons can utilize. By combining their Origin together, Master and Summon can connect each other's true power and channel their inner talent into a single and powerful connection. Both Master and Maxima Summon receive a temporary boost to their Stats by +30%, with an additional +10% with each Skill Level. Additionally, the power of Skills connected to the Maxima Summon's Affinity are enhanced by +50% and MP Cost for Skills and Magic is reduced by -50%. However, the longer the connection, the more burden is taken. When connections are finished, this burden can become a backlash that might kill the master if not used with prudency. ----- I didn't cared about side effects or anything of the sort. If my soul or my body explodes, I'll just regenerate back, the only thing I must do now is throw the Swarm Queen out of her Mana-rich cave and decimate her outside with the rest of our party! "Now, Bubu! [Maxima Summon Connection]!" FLAAASH! Suddenly, I felt my very Origin shine brightly, as several black strings connected to Bubu's Origin, together the two of us shared a powerful connection, as we were able to gather and combine our strength as one, and the feeling was amazing! "ROOOARRRR!" "RAAAAH!!!" Suddenly, out bodies unified into a mass of darkness as the two of us used [Roll] together at the same time, clashing against the Swarm Queen who was trying to recover her body and throwing her way! CLAAAAASSSSSHHHH!!!! "GGRYYYAAAAHHH…!" She gave out a pathetic cry, as she clashed against the walls, and then broke them through with the strength of our combined [Roll], sending her flying straight outside of her cave! BAAAAM! "Unngh! Huh?! I am outside… AH! My Mana is… I can't…!" And then, she knew pure despair, as she saw the rest of my party surrounding her while conjuring their strongest Spells and Skills. . . .