"It's the same problem..."
"That's right, the lack of magic power"
During these four years, Arthur and Akagi had been looking for a way to solve their problem, which is the lack of energy.
God hunt Mode requires large amounts of energy and Arthur can barely create armor with low stats, for the same reason he cannot activate all of Akagi's weaponry and all of her war functions, even with his Irregular Core and Nano-machines that quickly recover their magic power, this was not enough, the Godhunting Mode spends more than they can recover, that is why Arthur can barely face a low-level Transcendent...
For that Arthur and Akagi had been looking for ways to solve this problem, unfortunately, there were still no results, after all, waiting until Arthur possesses the power of a Transcendent would take years, even awakening Divine Bodies.
Arthur also wished he had an alternate source of power, after all, if his magical power runs out, it's the end of his life, he needed a second Ace up his sleeve.
And now Elias is also facing the same problem, as it is no use if Arthur creates an upgraded version of the Wunder-Lapis from him if Elias cannot activate it.
"I guess we don't have a choice, we're going to use the Core..."
"Are you sure? That thing is very unstable..."
During the two years, they were desperate to survive, Arthur and Akagi created an alternate magical power source that supplied alternate magical power.
And the conclusion they reached is that there is no other more efficient and controllable element to store and collect magical power than a Mana Core.
Arthur worked hard to create this artificial Mana core by even taking samples of his blood and studying his body to create a core similar to his own, but until now he had not been successful because creating a core is to control the laws of the world so that his experiments ended in mana explosions, the only way to obtain a Mana Core is by killing another of his kind, but this was impossible, there is no other male spirit fox in the world apart from him, not to mention that he needs high compatibility of magic power so that both can enter into resonance, otherwise it will not work...
Fortunately, after so many failures, Arthur succeeded in creating a prototype, however, it was too unstable to be used in its entirety, especially for the war machine that is Akagi.
"No problem, as long as the magic power supply stays in the acceptable range, it can work..."
"..."
Akagi didn't say anything, the chances of this working are 50%, which meant that Elias had to carry a time bomb in his body...
"In any case, we have to test its effectiveness, I will take all the data..."
After thinking about it for a few seconds, Akagi attended, Elias was an excellent guinea pig and Akagi was more than satisfied that he was the first to use the artificial core, after all, it would be unacceptable for Arthur to do it...
The benefits outweigh the risks.
"Okay, let's start resonance setup..."
With Akagi having all the stored data of Elias's Wunder-Lapis, as well as its magic power frequency, the two of them quickly began to configure the Artificial core and adjust it to the magic power frequency of Elias's magic veins...
And so two days passed in this creative project, Elias remained on the sidelines, his intellect could not keep up with the terrifying rhythm that is Arthur's brain, especially after his Infinity Eyes activated again, along with this Level Upper...
Arthur's mechanical hands did most of the work, while he was in charge of software configuration.
"Ready..."
After a long wait, the first Wunder created by Arthur appeared in front of Elias...
It was an Exoskeleton just like all Wunders, however unlike the others, this one had a crystalline glow and round gem on its chest, this was also the first Wunder to use an external source to function...
"A-amazing..."
Elias gulped at seeing such a magnificent Exoskeleton, it was quite attractive, especially with its metallic black color, the tastes of a man only another man can understand.
"I call it Lapis-T2, an upgraded version of Wunder-Lapis..."
Smiling, Arthur proudly attended, however, he frowned after a few seconds...
"Mr. Elias, let me be clear with you, this Wunder is far more powerful than yours but it is also a threat to your safety due to the external source of magical power, if for any reason you exceed the release of magical power, the power source will be destabilized and it will be too late to save your life from the explosion… Still, do you want to use it?"
Elias didn't even consider Arthur's words of warning, he smiled at his question and walked towards Lapis-T2, teaming it up immediately as if this Wunder has been his partner for years...
[Starting...]
[Acceptable magic power frequency]
Several miniature holographic screens appeared in front of Elias, as the Lapis-T2's stats were presented, it was certainly a huge upgrade in weaponry and stats...
"Mr. Elijah..."
Arthur remained expressionless at Elijah's decision as the latter attended.
"Don't worry, he would already be dead anyway if it wasn't for you and I don't want to be a burden to you anymore..."
Elias is a realist and he knew that going back at this time was no longer possible, so even if this Wunder is dangerous it didn't matter anymore, he trusted Arthur, if this boy built this Wunder for him, it would be too much to refuse...
"Well..."
Since there was nothing he could do, Arthur simply shrugged his shoulders and the nano-machines in his body began to activate and form his armor...
[Entering God Hunt mode]
"Well, let's go then, we still have 50,000 kilometers to go..."
"I'm ready..."
75 hours had passed since they entered this area of death and they had traveled half the way, so without hesitation, they both activated their optical camouflage and left the shelter...
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"We are close...."
"Thank god..."
Elias could not help but join both hands to pray, although he is not a believer in God, as a Human where the church is the ruler, there were moments where his Faith was revitalized.
"God had nothing to do with it, everything is due to our effort..."
As someone who was about to be kidnapped by God's messengers, Arthur had a low opinion of religion, not to mention that the government of the Amaru continent forbids religion.
"You're right..."
Elias smiled bitterly and scratched his head, during these last three days, Elias experienced how terrible this area of the dead had been, they had been escaping and running to survive, they were very careful not to attract a Wight, however, such a wight was quite a challenge due to the scavengers who made his life impossible.
150 hours to go and they were close to their destination, which was good news...
"We will rest here, Lapis-T2 cannot continue in this state..."
Fortunately, there was a shelter nearby, which Arthur and Elias took advantage of...
"He's not gone yet..."
"As an Undead he is very persistent"
After a few minutes, a holographic screen appeared in front of Arthur where a Dullahan with a huge sword on his shoulder was guarding the entrance to the next level...
"He still doesn't forget..."
"It's impossible for me to..."
Both Arthur and Akagi knew why Dullahan guards the entrance, after all, it was his fault that that Dullahan did not dare to move, since Arthur destroyed his horse of death and the latter chased him to this place where Arthur lay. he slipped away, but this Dullahan was waiting for him to come out so he could kill him, not knowing that Arthur had already escaped from another burrow...
This Dullahan is very strong, even if the dead horse of him, so it was a headache, unfortunately, Arthur had to face him again...
"Mr. Elias, we have problems..."
"Huh?"
Arthur had his doubts if this Dullahan remains in the entrance so he sent micro drones to explore, but what he saw left him helpless...
Elias who didn't know about this Dullahan shuddered at the news and his expression changed...
"Do we have to destroy it if we want to go to the next level?!"
"I'm afraid so..."
Every Dullahan in this area of death is an S Rank Monster, so it wielded the strength of a Transcendent, for Elias this was an invincible existence, his new weaponry may have increased his strength, but Elias hasn't forgotten that during what he has done this time is run, never destroy...
"There is a way to get past him without engaging him, but we have to distract him and at that point, only one of us can get to the next level, I offer myself as bait so he can advance..."
"No, definitely not..."
Arthur didn't finish speaking before Elias denied his absurd idea.
As Arthur is the objective of the Dullahan there was nothing wrong with distracting him, but this is something that Elias was not going to allow, that by his selfish desires Arthur exposes himself to more danger, he is already very embarrassed and feels worse than shit when dragging Arthur here, I didn't want to make the situation worse...
"But there is no other option"
"Of course there is, I refuse to leave you alone..."
"Mr. Elias, don't get carried away by your emotions, you know very well that you don't stand a chance against a Dullahan..."
Arthur frowned, at the moment the Dullahan expands his domain, it would be the end for Elias, this is an indisputable fact, the men of this world are much more emotional than Arthur's previous world...
" But... "
Elias gritted his teeth and wanted to refute, but Arthur wouldn't let him...
"Enough Mr. Elias, remember why we are here..."
Arthur didn't say anything else and proceeded to retrieve the magical power from him, he needed all of his power if he wanted to defeat that Dullahan...
"Are you sure you want to face him?"
Akagi was worried, the Transcendent rank is still too early for Arthur to face him, however, the latter attended, her gaze was very cold and she remembered what happened two years ago...
"Of course, if it wasn't for you Akagi, two years ago I would have died, this debt must be repaid..."
Two years ago Arthur was tortured by that Dullahan, an arm and a leg were cut off by that sword, likewise, his stomach was cut open, if it wasn't for the nano-machines that healed his wounds and were able to reconnect both limbs, Arthur would have lost too much...
Not to mention the death energy that destroyed his body from the inside, Arthur suffered incredible pain from this and nearly died...
Therefore...
"I'm going to crush that Dullahan's bones and steal the Mana Core from him!"
This was no longer for Elias, it was for himself...
"I am your armor, I will support you in everything you do, even if it means I have to use my Root"
Hugging Arthur from behind in her chibi form, Akagi softly whispered into his ears...
(Curse!)
Of course, Elias had no idea what was going on and simply clenched his fist in frustration, humans are too weak to intervene in the fight of giants...