Divine Luck: SSS-Rank Battle Maid Harem-Chapter 543: Heads

Purple lightning flashed the instant Zach's miniature sun made contact with the Hydra's scaly back. The energy blasted a tiny hole in the skin and muscle that were harder than stone. The ball of condensed energy slipped into the Hydra's body, after which Zach lost control over it.

His hands crashed into the Hydra's body an instant after the ball was sucked into the Hydra. He crashed into the Hydra's thick skin.

It was like hitting the ground hand-first. If he hadn't been strong and powered by world essence energy, he would have broken both arms and cracked his head. Instead, he made a small indentation in the Hydra's back.

It was less than he had expected.

Following the ball, he had hoped to make a decent crater and open up a weak spot for him or Mandra to take advantage of.

Still, despite Zach's landing not dealing much damage to the Hydra, the oversized lizard still screamed out in displeasure as the ball ravaged its insides. The few drops of blood seeping out of the wound on its back darkened, and its red-rimmed grey scales dropped in color.

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The condensed curse was spreading through its body.

Not only was it the first time in a long while that the Hydra felt anything, but it was also the first time in an even longer while that it felt the discomfort and pain of something trying to eat it up from within.

Several of the Hydra's heads whipped around and screeched at the critter on its back.

Yanael tried to grab their attention. But four of the Hydra's heads focused on her, and it seemed to be four of the most vicious ones.

One had red scales on its forehead and smoke pouring out of its nostrils moments before it unleashed a torrent of flame onto Yanael. Another breathed black smoke that soured the air in the vicinity. Any living plants or the like nearby would have died immediately.

The third head combined the fire and poison smoke with winds that threatened to tear apart Yanael's wings.

The fourth head…

Yanael didn't know what was wrong with it, but insanity was the only thing she could feel from the fourth head attacking her. Its eyes were glazed over with madness, and it lunged at her like a rabid dog. It didn't care for the others' attacks or the limitations of its own neck and stationary body.

It was also unpredictable. Sometimes, it came from straight ahead. Other times, it stopped for a second or two before swiveling around and trying to smack her with the bottom of its chin like it had turned itself into a club.

It only used physical force, and it was limited by its own size and shape. But it was teh head that Yanael was struggling the most with.

In the other direction, Zach was struggling with the heads of Death, Usurpation, Regeneration, and Immortality.

Death and Usurpation were just staring at him while Regeneration and Immortality both tried to reach down and nab him.

As the seconds passed while he ran like a madman across the Hydra's back, he could feel the mounting pressure from the head of Death's gaze. It was going to kill him in one go before he could do anything about it.

The heads of Regeneration and Immortality were still trying to get him, but they were slow, unwieldy, and big enough to get in each other's way when they tried to open their maws and devour him. They were oozing with vitality, which made them seem strong. But it seemed their strength didn't lie in their offensive power.

Zach was also fast.

When he fully activated his world essence energy for the first time, he had become stronger than all of his familiars. He had become strong enough to overwhelm and dominate Ugor. Back then, he had only used it for strength.

Right now, he was using his world essence energy and the strength it gave him to move fast.

He could use it to attack the Hydra instead, but that would leave him exposed. He might also get trapped. For now, he just had to distract the Hydra's heads until Mandra was ready.

Suddenly, an overwhelming chill crept up his spine. It was almost enough to make him stumble and fall, which would be dangerous, considering his speed.

He turned his head around and activated his Eyes of Truth. Thanks to the skill, he saw something like a flare of darkness moving toward him at a speed he couldn't outrun. As he stared at it, a sense of defeat overcame him.

That wasn't something he could do anything about. He couldn't punch it, outrun it, or endure it.

It was his end given form and presented to him in a straightforward package of certain death.

However, the head of Death's attack was intercepted and dispelled halfway.

Zach shot Soara an appreciative glance as he neared the edge of the Hydra's massive body. It was almost amazing that four legs were enough to hold it up.

The head of Death turned toward Soara, greatly easing the pressure on Zach. He caught Mandra's attention as he ran alongside the edge of the Hydra's body.

She needed a little more time to finalize preparations.

Zach turned toward the base of the Hydra's necks.

The only way he could of to significantly keep the Hydra occupied while also weakening it was to remove its heads.

He glanced upward as he sprinted toward the necks.

He had a feeling that the easiest heads to attack were the two of Regeneration and Immortality. But if their powers were anything like they sounded, getting rid of them would be difficult.

He glanced toward Yanael's side of the battle.

By the looks of it, the powers of each head wasn't exclusive, either. They could cooperate. It was just that Regeneration and Immortality weren't the best at it.

But it could mean that even if he got rid of another head, it would still regenerate that head.

However, there was only one way to confirm that.