Absolute Cheater-Chapter 193 : Gathering keys

Serena stared at him in disbelief. "Wake it up? Are you insane?"

Asher simply grinned. "Insanity is just a perspective. Besides, we need its head, and I doubt it'll just hand it over."

Before Serena could protest, Asher raised his hand, forming a crimson blade from his own blood. He took a step forward, then without hesitation, hurled the blade into the lake.

For a moment, there was silence. The water rippled where the blade had sunk, and then—

BOOM!

The entire lake exploded upwards as something massive stirred beneath the surface. Water cascaded like a storm as a monstrous form rose from the depths—its colossal, segmented body writhing, hundreds of gleaming black legs skittering across the ground. The Black Water King had awakened.

Its eyes, like pools of liquid void, locked onto them. A deep, rumbling hiss echoed through the air, thick with poison. The creature lunged, its massive, venom-coated mandibles snapping toward Asher.

Serena cursed, leaping back. "You really woke it up, you lunatic!"

Asher smirked, blood-red energy crackling around him. "Well, no turning back now. Let's kill a king."

The Black Water King let out a screech, its massive, centipede-like body thrashing as waves of poisonous water crashed onto the land. The ground sizzled where the toxic liquid touched, melting through stone like acid.

Serena quickly conjured a barrier of wind, shielding herself from the deadly spray. "You're paying for this if we die, Asher!" she yelled.

Asher laughed, his blood-forged blade elongating into a spear. "If we die, I'll cover the funeral costs!" He charged forward, using his blood-enhanced speed to weave through the beast's attacks.

The Black Water King whipped its tail, a spiked appendage covered in pulsating poison sacs. Asher sidestepped, barely dodging as the tail smashed into the ground, sending toxic shrapnel flying.

Serena blasted upward, hovering above the battlefield with her wind magic. "We need to target its head! The War God's trial requires it!"

"Yeah, no kidding!" Asher shot back, forming a dozen blood lances midair before launching them at the creature's glowing eyes.

The beast roared as the lances pierced into its skull, black ichor oozing from the wounds. But instead of slowing down, it only grew more enraged, its poison levels spiking to the point where the very air became toxic mist.

Serena coughed, covering her mouth. "If this keeps up, we'll be dead before we land a killing blow!"

Asher smirked. "Then we just have to kill it faster."

He took a deep breath, his veins glowing crimson as he activated his Blood Ruin Mode—his power surging as his own blood boiled into a state of temporary overdrive. His skin cracked, turning deep red, and his eyes burned like molten rubies.

"Let's end this, Serena!"

Serena gritted her teeth and nodded, her hands glowing with pure, concentrated wind magic.

Together, they launched their final attack.

Being a king at an Ex-rank land meant that the Black Water King was at the peak of its rank, making it an Ex-rank creature.

Asher pushed himself to the limits of his Sanguine Supreme ability, discarding the use of any other abilities and relying solely on his blood-born power, Wanting to see the Limit of his Sanguine Supreme Ability.

Both of their attack landed but it didn't do much to Centipede " You should rest aside now, you did all you could with your Rank capability" he said as She looked at him.

The air grew heavy with an ominous pressure as Asher's blood surged, his veins glowing a deep crimson. The Black Water King roared, its massive form thrashing against the lake's surface, sending waves of toxic water crashing in every direction.

Serena leaped back, knowing she couldn't interfere in this moment. This was Asher's fight now.

A sphere of dense blood formed around him, pulsating with raw power. He could feel it—his Sanguine Supreme ability pushing beyond its previous limits. His blood was no longer just a weapon; it was evolving, adapting, resonating with the immense toxicity of the 10,000 Poison Land.

The Black Water King lunged, its poison-dripping claws slashing toward him. Instead of dodging, Asher let the attack connect—only for the creature's own poison to be absorbed into his blood. His body trembled as he assimilated it, feeling the deadly venom merge with his own essence.

"So… I really can absorb even this?" he muttered, his lips curling into a grin.

The Black Water King hesitated for the first time. It sensed something was wrong. Its greatest weapon—its lethal poison—was no longer a threat to Asher.

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"Now, let's see how much more I can take," Asher said, stepping forward, his aura darkening as his blood began to twist and morph into something new.

The Black Water King let out a guttural snarl, its instincts screaming at it to retreat. But Asher wasn't going to let it.

With a flick of his wrist, his blood shot forward like whips, latching onto the beast's limbs. The Black Water King thrashed violently, trying to shake him off, but Asher dug his feet into the poisoned ground, his power surging.

His blood wasn't just absorbing the poison anymore—it was refining it.

A dark crimson glow pulsed around him as his veins burned with an overwhelming surge of energy. His Sanguine Supreme ability was evolving in real-time, adapting to the toxins, breaking them down, and reconstructing them into something far deadlier.

"Let's test this out," Asher murmured. He clenched his fist, and in an instant, the blood tendrils wrapped around the Black Water King tightened, turning pitch black.

The beast screeched as its own poison was turned against it, seeping into its body like an unstoppable plague. Its limbs convulsed, its body beginning to melt from the inside.

Serena watched in stunned silence, her breath caught in her throat. This wasn't just a simple battle anymore—Asher was rewriting the very nature of his abilities mid-fight.

The Black Water King's body started to collapse, its massive form breaking apart as the corrosive blood continued to eat away at it. It tried to resist, but Asher's control was absolute.

With one final, agonized roar, the Black Water King fell silent, its body sinking into the blackened waters.

A moment of stillness followed.

Asher let out a slow breath, his body steaming from the overwhelming energy coursing through him. He looked down at his hands, flexing them as the last remnants of poison-infused blood dripped from his fingers.

"…That was interesting," he muttered, a smirk tugging at his lips.

Serena, still standing at a safe distance, finally spoke. "You… you just killed an Ex-rank beast with its own poison."

Asher rolled his shoulders. "More like, I made it kill itself."

"How?" Serena asked, looking at him, unsure of what to say. As a healer back in her village, she knew that most poisonous or venomous creatures had immunity to their own poison. Yet, Asher had made one die from its own toxins.