The source of the all-encompa.s.sing pressure that almost broke their souls into pieces was the Chimera that stood right in front of their eyes. Natalie, Grace and Dan all struggled to lift their heads as their eyes widened in shock upon the realization that not only the Chimera possessed such traits, it also has a strange silvery-white armor covering its body.

Embedded within that silvery-white armor were several capsules containing liquid that eerily radiated a characteristic blue glow that resembled that of an underwater nuclear reactor's core. That information alone sufficed for Dan to conclude that the Chimera wasn't definitely a living creature, but the fruit of continuous experimentation that went rogue.

"Cherenkov Radiation? Could this Chimera be a product of a failed scientific experiment? Definitely, other than that, there's no logical explanation as to why something as amazing and horrendous as a Chimera is running wild and free..."

Dan's mystical words didn't serve as explanation for his two wives who made a sidelong glance at him in confusion. But before he could explain any further, the Chimera raised its front paw and slammed it at the three.

With its size, its front paw alone covered at least a hundred meters of land so a single leap wasn't enough to escape. Circulating their cultivation bases, Lightning sparked and the figures of the three simultaneously disappeared and reappeared at the distance followed by a deafening roar that whistled through the air.

Countless rocks battered the barriers of the three. Fortunately, it held out and as soon as the dust settled. They were astonished to find that the Chimera had disappeared from its initial location. Instead, it appeared behind them in the form of a huge shadow which overwhelmed their figures.

Bang!

Another paw descended and the three frantically retreated. Dan violently cursed as a s.h.i.+ver ran down his spine.

"What G.o.dd.a.m.ned speed!"

If one stared at the size of the Chimera. They would never think that it could be capable of such short instantaneous movements that never left any traces. Yet, it broke that perception and did the opposite. With a single will, it could disappear from their eyes and reappear with a heavenly-defying strike.

Clicking his tongue and gnas.h.i.+ng his teeth, Dan endured the pain from the shockwave and flew towards the Chimera's abdomen. SInce its head was full of snakes, he couldn't possibly attack it head-on so he went for the abdomen.

His dagger slashed right onto the Chimera's abdomen, yet the dagger was knocked away and he was sent flying. Some of the superficial wounds that he had sustained erupted into bigger wounds and a blood mist burst forth from his body as Dan hurriedly popped a pill into his mouth and landed right beside his wives.

Although he had been injured, the medicinal pills that he gathered within his Spatial Ring recovered most of his injuries as he stood there, looking renewed as if he never sustained any injuries. Of course, despite the recovery of his physical body, that didn't mean that his mental and emotional state had recovered.

"It's skin is harder than what I expected, the two of you shouldn't go for the head or the abdomen, let's try and find its weaknesses first..." Dan swfitly commanded, raising his daggers. He dashed at the Chimera. His two wives didn't let themselvse be idle, das.h.i.+ng at the Chimera. All three soared through the skies and hacked at it.

Clang!

Sparks flew as the sound of metal clas.h.i.+ng against metal resonated through the skies. From the feedback, all three realized that the Chimera didn't possess a normal skin. Instead, it had a skin covered with reinforced steel that not only absorbed their attacks, but also reflected it against them.

"I refuse to believe that this b.a.s.t.a.r.d doesn't have any weaknesses!" Grace gnashed her teeth and igniting her cultivation method. Lightning and Ice merged with each other, forming a destructive beam of concentrated Spiritual Energy containing two affinities that surged towards the Chimera.

Bang!

Despite the terrifying force contained within the attack, when it landed. It instantly fizzled out without any trace. The sight astonished the three who backed up. Realizing that no matter how much or how strong they attacked the Chimera, it was impossible to give it even the most superficial injuries.

"Awooo!"

With a wolf-like howl, the earth trembled as the snakes attached on the Chimera's head, soared through the skies and went for the direction of Dan, Natalie and Grace. Horrified and astonished, Grace and Natalie stiffened from the sight of thousands of snakes coming over their way.

"f.u.c.k off!"

Dan scoffed, brandis.h.i.+ng his dagger, the jet-black light of Soul Devouring sparkled within his eyes as the aura of death washed over the incoming snakes. The air itself froze and wherever that black light touched lost all sense of Spirituality and life force.

The snakes stiffened and withered like tree branches. Natalie and Grace stared at Dan in shock, they had actually forgot to use one of their powerful techniques, the method of Soul Devouring prescribed within the Blessing of the Lightning G.o.d.

In an instant, three surges of black light manifested from their bodies and a.s.saulted the Chimera. If they couldn't defeat its physical body then they could try and annihilate its soul.

"d.a.m.n it, don't use too much of that technique! Those snakes doesn't contain that much life force so we're losing out when it comes to Spiritual Energy expenditure!"

Dan warned and both Natalie and Grace stopped their Soul Devouring techniques. The former didn't stop his techniques. Insead, he inhibited it for a moment and used it once again in short bursts.

Natalie and Grace followed his way of using his techniques. Both displayed enough finesse and skills to the extent that their usage didn't look that much different from their husband.

"Awooo!"

A mournful shriek from the Chimera rang out, by the time that it realized that its head was slowly dying out, the three had already killed at least seventy percent of snakes attached on its head. Staring at the three with reddened eyes, the Chimera flapped its wings and floated in the air, its body radiated a light, indicating that it had enough.

"d.a.m.n it, it started flying! Retreat for now, we need to a.s.sess what kind of attacks will it do to us before we fight it!"

Dan violently cursed and howled at the two beside him. Leaving a trail of Lightning, all three disappeared into the rooftop of a distant skysc.r.a.per where they observed the Chimera. Fortunately, Dan left his Shadow Clone to fight against it so that it wouldn't feel suspicious that they had already disappeared.

"A Clone? You left a clone to fight against that Chimera?" Grace asked with lifted eyebrows and Dan merely nodded his head, brus.h.i.+ng the issue off. He sternly whispered.

"The Spiritual Energy that I injected in my clone is enough for it to last at least a dozen revival. Even though I gave it an absolute instruction that it must dodge the Chimera's attack at all costs, that doesn't mean that it could survive the shockwaves of its attack. At most, we only have the time it takes to burn an incense stick. We must learn the Chimera's attack pattern before time runs out..."

Natalie and Grace nodded their heads, "Attack pattern? It has a pattern in its attack?" Natalie asked in confusion. Living creatures shouldn't attack in an obvious pattern, so what is he saying?

Dan stared at the two for a moment and realized the source of their confusion. Sighign, he chuckled and explained.

"I forgot to tell the two of you that the Chimera isn't a living creature, it's a creature made from metal and steel. In other words, it's a mechanical beast..."

His words further astonished the two. Though they didn't understand what Dan was saying, the two words "mechanical beast." told them everything that they wanted to know. Sucking mouthfuls of cold air, all two of them stared at him in a tense manner.

There was an occupation in this world called the Mechanical Master, they were known for their creation of complex machineries and contraptions that baffled those who discovered their ancient works several thousands of years later.

From Dan's explanation, they could draw out the conclusion that the Chimera right in front of them was created by a legendary Mechanical Master, which served to further increase their apprehension towards their incoming battle.

Dan realized that they had misunderstood something from his explanation. Nevertheless, since it was also convenient for him not to explain every bits and pieces. He merely nodded his head and said.

"That's right, that's the reason why we have to understand and know its attack patterns. With that knowledge, we could have all the time in the world to examine its weaknesses by dodging its swift attacks..."

Grace nodded her head and said, "When it comes to calculations, leave that to me... I'll do my best within the time it takes an incense stick to burn." With that said, she turned towards the Chimera and narrowed her eyes. Entering a state of utmost concentration to which she locked on at the Chimera.

"Natalie, since Grace does a better job when it comes to those things than the two of us, we should work together and recover our Spiritual Energy as fast as possible for the final battle..." Dan sternly said towards Natalie and the latter nodded her head in a solemn manner. Linking hands with Dan, they sat cross-legged and meditated.

At the distance, the Chimera recklessly attacked, its paws transformed into mirages and its wings flapped dozens of wind blades towards the direction of the Clone who merely stared at the incoming attack in indifference.

Stepping aside and rolling on the ground, it dodged the Chimera's paws but as soon as it stood up, the wind blades sliced his body apart. Chunks of flesh along with blood and innards that looked extremely realistic splattered on the ground.

Just as the Chimera rejoiced at the death of its enemy, the clone's body suddenly floated towards the skies and converged into a single point. With a throbbing that resembled a heartbeat, the clone has once again appeared and revived, further enraging the Chimera that hurled another rounds of fierce attacks at the clone.

Floating in the skies, the Chimera finally moved its tail that resembled that of a whale. An earth-crus.h.i.+ng pressure that tore through wind appeared in its wake and the clone found that it couldn't move his body. Standing there like a statue, the tail of the Chimera slapped him on the ground, causing a deafening roar and sending tonnes of dust into the air.

When the dust settled, a hundred meters crater could be seen with the newly-revived clone standing at the center. Infuriated and mystified about the strangeness of its enemy. The Chimera decided to use everything that it had in its a.r.s.enal.

Swooping down like an eagle, the clone responded by leaping through the air. The Chimera missed its target but its humongous tail slapped the clone upwards into the air. The remaining snakes on the Chimera's head lunged at the clone, biting down as blood splattered wantonly in the air.

Such an attack ensured certain death but the Chimera never let its guard down. Seeing the clone's flesh regenerating in mid-air, it slapped down with its tail and killed the clone once again. Staring down at the chunks of body parts littered on the ground. The Chimera didn't give the clone any leeway to regenerate before it slapped down with its tail.

Such fierce attacks destroyed all traces of Spiritual Energy within the clone and it finally died. Staring at the ground, the Chimera roared in victory. But just as it opened its mouth and revealed its razor-sharp teeth, sparks of Lightning manifested and m.u.f.fled thunder echoed out.

Appearing before it was, Natalie, Grace and Dan. All armed and ready for the final battle.