[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-magus-supremacy":3,"chapter-magus-supremacy-magus-supremacy-chapter-982":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Magus Supremacy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1244382,1673,"Chapter 978: Stand no Chance","magus-supremacy-chapter-982",982,"\u003Cp>Chapter 978\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thalos was faced with a mountain-breaking punch from Pluck, but the gargoyle remained completely unfazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he did was offer a smile—an unsettling, jagged expression that shouldn’t have been on the face of anyone staring down such incredible danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a blur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pluck had just blinked, and in the next heartbeat, Thalos was no longer there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vice leader’s fist smashed into empty air, the sound barrier shattering immediately under the forceful momentum of the punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A localized blast of kinetic energy crashed into the earth, ripping a ten-meter-long trench through the dirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rotating his body in time, Pluck braced for an immediate counter, but none came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, Thalos had focused his attention elsewhere, effortlessly dismantling the other men foolish enough to lunge at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blatant disrespect was starting to get to Pluck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ki wrapped around his feet as he proceeded to bolt toward the gargoyle with rapid velocity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, he was behind the stone warrior, whose back was turned toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fist sliced through the air with maximum speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even looking behind him, Thalos calmly lifted a hand over his shoulder, absorbing the impact of Pluck’s Ki-infused punch without moving so much as an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning around sharply, a loud crack echoed as the gargoyle’s leg sliced through the air with lightning speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It smashed into Pluck’s midsection with the concentrated force of a speeding train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vice leader’s eyes widened in agonizing pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand lost its grip as his body was sent ricocheting across the battlefield with humiliating force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His frame ripped jagged chasms into the earth, and his insides felt as though they had been struck by a falling boulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain was unlike anything he had ever endured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His only saving grace was that he had been coating his internal organs with Ki at the exact moment the kick landed; otherwise, his midsection would have likely imploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slamming his hand into the ground, he dragged himself to a forceful, grinding halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soil bent and groaned beneath his desperate grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could even fully steady himself, Thalos was already before him, launching a crushing descending kick aimed at shattering whatever remained of his resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pluck didn’t waste time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinct kicked in as Ki flooded his limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He darted to the side at the perfect moment, because half a second later, Thalos’ heel ripped through the earth like a hot knife through butter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive chunk of debris was kicked into the air, and the whole battlefield experienced something akin to a localized earthquake that rattled the very foundations of the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A twenty-meter-long trench immediately yawned open from where Thalos’ heel had connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pluck’s heart was pounding frantically against his chest the moment he rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been so close to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the incident at the coliseum, his eyes narrowed as the pieces fell into place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Yeah. I almost forgot. This same gargoyle went toe-to-toe with Orion before and after he transformed. Though it was unable to do much against a beastly Orion, it was still able to smash that man around like a ragdoll when he was in his human form.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the ground, he could see a dark crimson splatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing his hand to his mouth, he saw droplets of blood on his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The blow from earlier? It did that much damage?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifting his head, he saw Thalos was already moving blistering fast, heading straight for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’... Damn it all! How could I forget? Orion was a stage nine warrior, yet he was tossed around by this gargoyle before being forced to transform. I’m only a stage eight warrior. I stand no chance!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thalos appeared before Pluck within a second, his fist rocketing forward like a missile of pure destruction and vengeance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pluck was left with no other option; he swirled every ounce of his available Ki into his hands and managed to deflect the blow to the side by the narrowest of margins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His teeth clenched in a sudden surge of determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’... But does that mean I will run away again?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flash-stepped directly into the gargoyle’s personal space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance between them, which had been roughly four feet, was closed in a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hell no!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swinging his arm like a heavy baseball bat, the vice leader bashed his fist into Thalos’ head with all his might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air resounded as the punch connected squarely with Thalos’ head, flinging the gargoyle’s face to the side with a jarring impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscroch and Fenrir dashed at one another with all the speed they could muster, their forms becoming mere streaks against the backdrop of the chaotic battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fenrir was still faster—possessing a lethal edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A longsword made entirely out of Ki materialized in the warrior’s hands, which he proceeded to haul at the mage before him with all his might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade ripped a jagged trench through the ground before lifting into the air toward Fenrir, who calmly deflected the blow with a shimmering lightning sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shifting his feet slightly, Fenrir sent strikes of lightning running through the earth toward the warrior, who quickly vaulted through the air lest he become trapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had witnessed the potency of these surges before and wasn’t about to fall victim to them now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fenrir smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling, sinister smile played on his lips as his hands quickly slipped into his robe, pulling out a specialized parchment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Igniting it with a surge of mana, he hurled the scroll through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ignitus!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A roaring funnel of flames burst out, speeding toward Oscroch, whose eyes lit up in horror for a fleeting second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His warrior instincts kicked in almost immediately as a pair of Ki swords, gleaming with intense energy, appeared in his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he swung them forward with all his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ripped through the funnel of flames like a pair of scissors through fabric, the heat singeing the air around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, right there in front of him was Fenrir, holding a sizzling ball of lightning in his palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jabbing his hands forward, the mage launched the unexpected attack toward Oscroch, who slammed his teeth together in grim anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crossing his hands in front of him just in time, the ball of lightning crashed into his forearms with the concentrated force of a bullet train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White-hot, electrifying pain ravaged through his very being as his body was hurled out of the air and slammed into the earth with a loud, resounding crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wasn’t all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fenrir pointed his hand toward the heavens, and soon, a thick lightning pillar could be seen peeking out of the darkened clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no time, the mage’s finger dropped downward, and the pillar rushed toward Oscroch, who lay trapped in the crater formed by the impact of his descent.\u003C\u002Fp>",1140,"2026-06-05T15:21:43.521Z",1,"novelbin.me","bbb02d930656fc25de5f72536ffce8c937f913ea86427106c580cdb8a45f7245","magus-supremacy-chapter-983","magus-supremacy-chapter-981",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmagus-supremacy-cover.jpg"]