Utopian System-Chapter 486: System’s Second Ring - 2

"At least it proves we’re ready," Kriz offered as they secured the area. "To face the real challenge..."

He didn’t need to finish.

They all knew the artromus awaiting them would be different. Those battles wouldn’t be won by simple power advantage - they would require all the skill and coordination they’d developed.

Main Team’s Monster Statistics (4:30 min) (small differences not noted)

Skills:

{5 Basic ones}

{5 Heaven’s ones}

{11- 20 Magical ones}

Divine Corruption 15/100

Familiars:

{5 Tier 1}

{5 Tier 2}

{11 - 20 Tier 3}

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1st Fusion (+160)

2nd Fusion (+160)

Emblems:

Wind, Fire, Water and Earth

Level 23

Mana: 1730/1730 (8650/8650) Continue reading on novelbuddy

Resistance: 1730/1730 (+2300)(2x)(8060/8060)

Stamina: 150/150

Attack: 1853 (3706)

Magic Damage: 1523 (+23)(+160)(+160)(+230)/ (2096)(2x)(4192) AA (67,072 - Max)

Strength: 46 AA

Defense: 173 (346)

Magic Defense: 150 (+23)(+10) / (183) (366)

Speed: 46

Perception / Agility: 8 AA

God Weapon (23) / ((Attack 230) (Magic Damage 230))

Elemental Resistance Cape / Magic Defense 10

System’s Armor 23 / ((Defense 23) (Magic Defense 23) (Magic Damage 23) (Resistance(2300/2300))

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The tremor began as a subtle vibration but quickly intensified. Above the city, beams of light started converging into the familiar sphere that would herald the artromus arrival. But this time, they were ready.

The main team rose into position - ten warriors with divine-enhanced invocations, each carrying the power of three corruption spheres.

Below them, forty level 20 warriors led by Lucien ascended in careful formation, their bodies also enhanced by transformation potions.

Though not nearly as powerful as the main team, they were far from weak. Each had been chosen specifically for this role, ready to use containment tactics and coordinated movement.

"Remember," Selene’s voice carried through, "the moment they materialize, we strike as one. No hesitation, no holding back."

The support team spread out in a wide circle, creating a perimeter that would prevent any artromus from escaping. Their formations had been designed to maintain coverage even if some of their number fell.

"The initial explosion needs to be perfect," Lucien reminded them. "If we can catch them in the first instant of materialization..."

"And if we don’t," Brok added, "the containment team ensures none escape while we handle any survivors."

The sphere of light grew larger, its surface beginning to crack with the familiar patterns that preceded artromus emergence. The forty support warriors took their final positions, their transformed bodies already charged.

"They won’t expect this level of atack," Mei noted. "Last time, they faced desperate defenders. Now..."

"Now they face instant death," Brok completed through his falcon-penguin hybrid.

The light sphere reached its critical point. In moments, twenty level 20 artromus would emerge, expecting to face no resistance…

Instead, they would materialize into a perfectly prepared trap.

"Remember," Selene cautioned, "even untransformed they’re dangerous and fast, keep your heads in their place soldiers. Any monster that survive the initial strike must be eliminated immediately."

The support team tightened their formation. Though they lacked the main team’s overwhelming power, their role was crucial. If even one artromus escaped…

Difficult with Selene’s speed, but still…

The sphere began to fracture.

"Now!" Lila commanded.

Ten divine-enhanced warriors unleashed their power simultaneously.

(20x) True Artromus Citizen

Skills:

True Metamorphosis

True Element Magic (Wind, Fire, Water and Ground)

Mana: 2000/2000

Resistance: 20,000/20,000 (40,000/40,000) (Metamorphosis x10)

Stamina: 200/200

Attack: 200 (400)

Magic Damage: 200 (400)

Strength: 100

Defense: 100 (200)

Magic Defense: 100 (200)

Speed: 100

Perception / Agility: 3 (A)

Goddess Armor 200 (20) / ((Def 100) (Magic Def 100) (Resistance (20,000/20,000))

Goddess Weapon 200 (20) / ((Attack 200) (Magic Damage 200))

The explosion was devastating.

The moment the artromus began to materialize, before they could even fully form, they were caught in a maelstrom of perfectly coordinated attacks. The power of 15 divine spheres, channeled through ten advanced invocation combinations, created a blast that made previous battles seem like child’s play.

But they couldn’t risk assuming total success. The support team maintained their positions, forty transformed warriors ready to intercept any survivors. Their enhanced senses scanned for any sign of movement through the aftermath of the initial strike.

As the energy dissipated, they could see the results. Most of the artromus had been caught completely off guard, destroyed in that first perfect moment of coordination. But three had somehow survived, their forms already beginning to shift toward cursed metamorphosis.

True Artromus (Goddess Cursed Metamorphosis)

Level 100 (20)(20 Min)

Skills:

True Element Magic (Wind, Fire, Water and Ground)

Mana: 200/200

Resistance: 333,128/400,000

Stamina: 100/200

Attack: 800

Magic Damage: 800

Strength: 200

Defense: 400

Magic Defense: 400

Speed: 200

Perception / Agility: 3 (A)

"Containment!" Selene commanded.

The support team responded instantly, their formations tightening to prevent any possibility of escape. The three surviving artromus found themselves trapped in a web of transformed warriors, each ready to sacrifice themselves if necessary to prevent an escape.

But sacrifice wouldn’t be necessary.

The main team was already moving, their divine-enhanced forms closing in with overwhelming power. A cursed artromus might be formidable, might even be able to fight its way through the less trained in the containment team, but against warriors carrying this much divine power...

The first survivor fell to a combined strike from Brok and Kriz, their power simply too much for even an artromus to withstand as they cut through the cores in the thorax and the head in a single swing of each.

The second tried to break through the containment line but found itself caught between Lila and Mei’s perfectly coordinated attack.

The third, perhaps sensing its doom, attempted to trigger an explosion. But the charge took precious instants, and the enhanced team had no intention of allowing those.

Five divine-enhanced invocations struck simultaneously. The artromus’s transformed state offered no protection against that level of coordinated power. It dissolved like its companions, leaving no chance of warning reaching the queen.

"Perimeter check!" Selene called out. The support team performed their practiced sweep, ensuring no artromus had somehow slipped past their notice.

"Clear!" The reports came in from all sectors. The battle - if it could even be called that - was over.