Infinite Regeneration In The Apocalypse-Chapter 74: Killing The Legendary Beast!

The baby then crawled over Vogue’s shoulder with disturbing agility, moving like a spider, and settled itself on top of his head.

And without any hesitation, it opened its mouth impossibly wide, the jaw stretching until it was large enough to fit a watermelon inside. Rows of razor-sharp teeth gleamed in the dim light.

Then it bit down directly at Vogue’s head, aiming to consume his brain in one crushing bite.

Vogue immediately activated his most powerful time technique without hesitation.

"Time Warp: Time Pause!"

The world froze completely. Everything stopped moving in an instant. Dust particles hung suspended in mid-air. The flames from burning cars became still images. Even sound itself ceased to exist, creating an eerie silence that was almost painful.

The baby’s mouth had already covered over half of Vogue’s head when time stopped. He could feel the pressure of its teeth pressing against his skull, frozen at the exact moment before they would have crushed through bone.

Vogue immediately pulled his head free from the baby’s mouth, sliding out from between its frozen jaws. He stumbled backward, his heart still regenerating the hole the creature had punched through his chest.

But it was then that Vogue immediately felt something wrong. Something that shouldn’t be possible.

The baby, which was supposed to be completely frozen in time like everything else, was actually using force to tear through the time pause. Its body was trembling violently, muscles straining against the temporal lock that held the entire world still.

It was barely half a second into the pause, not even close to the five-second limit Vogue could maintain, but the baby was actually about to break free and move.

Vogue’s eyes widened in genuine alarm. Nothing should be able to move during Time Pause. It was his absolute technique, one that stopped time itself. Yet this creature was fighting against it with pure physical strength and willpower, forcing its body to move through frozen time like pushing through thick mud.

He could see the baby’s fingers twitching. Its eyes, though moving incredibly slowly, were tracking him. Its jaw was gradually closing despite time being stopped.

Vogue didn’t waste another moment. He immediately created six clones by severing six fingers. The clones appeared instantly, already transformed into their half-dragon forms. They surrounded the baby in a perfect sphere formation, bodies pressed close together so there would be no gaps.

"Explode!" Vogue commanded, his voice the only sound in the frozen world.

"KA-BOOOOOOM!"

A massive explosion rocked the entire garage, even more powerful than all the previous ones combined. The six clones detonated simultaneously, their dragon-enhanced bodies releasing devastating energy from every direction at once. The baby was caught at the absolute center with nowhere to escape.

The shockwave shattered what remained of the garage’s structure. The ceiling completely collapsed, tons of concrete and steel crashing down. The walls blew outward, debris flying hundreds of meters in every direction.

But Vogue didn’t waste a single second celebrating. He immediately created six more clones!

The six new clones jumped directly into the heart of the explosion where the baby had been, not waiting for the dust to settle or to confirm the kill. They activated their self-explosion technique while still in mid-air.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

Another massive chain of explosions erupted, even more devastating than the first. The ground itself cracked and split open. A crater formed that was easily twenty meters deep and fifty meters wide.

Vogue repeated this process again. Six more clones. Six more explosions. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

And again. His face was starting to turn pale from the mental exhaustion of creating and controlling so many clones in such rapid succession.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

And again. His breathing became labored. Sweat poured down his face.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

And again. His hands trembled from the strain.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

And again. His vision started to blur at the edges.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

And again. He could feel his energy reserves depleting rapidly despite his Infinite Stamina.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

And again. His legs felt weak, barely able to support his weight.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

Eight times total he repeated the process. Eight waves of six exploding clones each. Forty-eight massive explosions, one after another, all concentrated on the same spot where the baby creature had been.

It was during the last explosion that an ear-piercing shriek rang out, so loud and terrible that it could probably be heard across half of New York City. The sound was filled with pain, rage, and something that might have been fear.

The entire garage was utterly destroyed. The building above had partially collapsed, with half of the hotel’s foundation gone completely. Even Vogue himself was caught in the blast radius of his own attacks. Half of his body was destroyed by the final explosions, his right side completely blown away.

He stood there on one leg, his left side intact while his right side was nothing but charred bone and exposed organs. But his regeneration immediately kicked in, flesh growing back at incredible speed. Within ten seconds, he was whole again.

Breathing heavily, Vogue looked at the notification that appeared before his eyes.

[Thousand-Radiant Baby Ghost Eliminated]

[Ding! You’ve eliminated one of the Ten Legendary Creatures present in the Trial]

[Congratulations, you’ve gained 100 Legendary Points. You can use them to purchase items in the Omnibus Store after the Trial ends]

Vogue was genuinely excited despite his exhaustion. While he didn’t know anything about these Legendary Creatures or what the Omnibus Store sold, he was still thrilled he had received a reward for the brutal fight. One hundred points sounded like a lot.

He looked at his updated kill count.

[Radiants Eliminated: 1,320/1,000]

He had passed the threshold for Super Evolution by a significant margin. The Thousand-Radiant Baby Ghost had counted as over six hundred kills.

The entire garage had been destroyed and half of the building’s foundation had collapsed. Large chunks of the hotel were tilting at dangerous angles, and Vogue could hear the groaning of stressed metal and concrete that was about to give way.

He needed to get Jessica and leave immediately before the whole structure came down on their heads.

Vogue rushed back up the damaged stairs, taking them three at a time. When he reached the third floor and entered the room where he’d left Jessica, he found her pacing nervously. She was drenched in sweat and looked terrified, but there was a completed blade lying on the bed.

She had finally done it. She had successfully fused the Nevulium essence into the machete.

"What was that explosion?" Jessica asked immediately, her voice shaking. "It sounded like a war zone down there! The entire building is shaking!"

"Don’t worry about it," Vogue said dismissively as he walked over to examine the weapon.

He picked up the pseudo Type 9 machete and was genuinely impressed by its quality. The blade was noticeably sharper and harder than before, and it was even slightly larger, having grown from about sixteen inches to nearly twenty inches in length. The edge gleamed with that same silvery sheen, and when he gave it a test swing, it cut through the air with barely any resistance.

[Pseudo Type 9 Artifact: Enhanced Nevulium Machete]

[Durability: Superior]

[Sharpness: Exceptional]

[Special Effect: Moderate armor penetration, minor self-repair]

"Excellent work," Vogue said with genuine satisfaction.

Jessica looked relieved that he was pleased, but then her expression turned nervous. "You promised to reverse the process," she said quietly, her elderly voice reminding him of her current state.

Oh right. He’d forgotten he’d left her aged.

Vogue nodded and walked over to her. He placed his hand on her withered shoulder and focused his Time abilities. Instead of using Time Decay to age her forward, he carefully reversed the flow of time on her body specifically.

Since he could make time pass by hundreds of years forward, he should be able to make time rewind backward as well. It was just a matter of controlling the direction.

As he concentrated on the technique, Jessica’s body began to change. Her white hair slowly regained its violet and brown color. Her wrinkled skin smoothed out and became firm and healthy. Her bent posture straightened as her spine regained its strength. Her clouded eyes cleared, returning to their striking blue.

Within thirty seconds, she had completely returned to her normal appearance, a beautiful young woman who looked around seventeen or eighteen years old.

She was excited and happy, touching her face and looking at her smooth hands with obvious relief. "Thank you! Thank you so much!"

But then she saw Vogue smirk, and her relief turned to confusion.

Without warning, Vogue immediately activated Falling Sun and slashed his new enhanced machete directly at her neck, aiming to decapitate her in one clean strike.

Jessica’s eyes widened in shock, but she had no time to react. The blade was already moving toward her throat at incredible speed.

Suddenly, the necklace she was wearing erupted with blinding golden light that filled the entire room. The force of the light pushed Vogue’s blade back, stopping it inches from Jessica’s skin.

The massive phantom image of an old man appeared, materializing from the light. He was easily three meters tall, translucent and glowing, wearing elaborate robes that marked him as someone of high status.

The old man stared down at Vogue with cold, furious eyes.

"You actually dare try to kill a Phage?" the old man’s voice boomed though the entire room.

At that exact moment, Jessica’s body vanished into a crack that opened in space itself.

The spatial rift sealed, leaving just Vogue and the phantom of the old man alone in the room.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Without hesitation, the old man raised a single finger upward and then slowly pointed it directly at Vogue.

Vogue’s face changed drastically as he felt immense pressure lock him down from all directions. It was as though he was locked down by massive chains.

The air itself became thick and heavy, pressing against his skin from every angle. He couldn’t move his arms, couldn’t shift his feet, couldn’t even turn his head as the overwhelming force held him down.

Just the phantom image of the old man was already a Pseudo-Early Luminous Stage Stellar Knight with the ability to harness solar energy directly!

This was someone who had transcended the Moon Stages entirely and reached a realm where they could absorb power from the sun itself. The gap between them was like comparing an ant to a dragon.

Vogue tried desperately to move, tried to activate any of his techniques, but it was as though his blood had frozen solid in his veins. His muscles refused to respond. His breathing came in shallow gasps as even his lungs struggled against the pressure.

The old man glanced down at him with complete indifference, the way someone might look at an insect they were about to crush beneath their shoe.

"Die."

The single word echoed through the room like a commandment.

The man’s finger seemed to elongate impossibly, stretching across the distance between them.

But that was just an illusion created by his incredible speed. He had actually teleported directly in front of Vogue without any warning, crossing the space in less than a blink.

His glowing finger extended toward Vogue’s forehead.

Vogue, smelt fear and he immediately roared like a maniac.

"AHHHHHHHH!"

Raw survival instinct took over, and he immediately activated every single trump card he had at once.

"Dragon Form!"

His body immediately began morphing. Silver scales erupted across his entire right side, spreading faster and covering more area than ever before. His wing burst from his back, larger and more powerful. The horn on his head grew longer and sharper. His right arm completed its transformation into a full dragon claw with fingers that ended in razor-sharp talons.

"Dragon Might!"

His physical strength instantly tripled as the inherent power of his Ancient Nine-Headed Primordial Dragon bloodline surged through his body. His muscles expanded, veins bulging across his arms and neck as raw power flooded every cell.

"Black Sun!"

His half-transformed body, already covered in silver dragon scales on the right side, immediately turned bright crimson red. Steam poured from every pore as his internal temperature spiked to dangerous levels. His blood began to boil, literally igniting with energy that threatened to burn him from the inside out.

His strength increased exponentially, stacking multiplication upon multiplication. His height shot upward as his body grew from two meters to nearly two and a half meters tall, muscles bulging to accommodate the tremendous power coursing through him.

The combination of all three techniques activated simultaneously pushed him to the absolute peak of what his current body could withstand.

The floor beneath his Levi’s feet immediately shattered like it was made of glass.

Because of this sudden height change, the old man’s finger, which had been aimed precisely at Vogue’s forehead to destroy his brain, instead moved donward as Levi’s hight increased.

The finger touched his neck instead.