Chapter 1015: Exploding Pillar

Strongest Hammer God

What even was this?

There were no claws.

There were no teeth.

There were no heads.

There were no talons.

Sure, there were legs, but they were way too long and spindly. It was more than clear that they didn't offer a lot of speed.

All in all, the picture the strange Demon gave the others was one of failure and weakness. Something like that couldn't possibly keep up with the other Demons.

Even if that thing were a Late Crusher Demon, it wouldn't seem powerful. Hell, even if it were a Peak Crusher Demon, the Late Crusher Demons still wouldn't fear it.

As they saw the Demon approaching their Law Well, the Demons grew annoyed and angry. This thing did not deserve to join their table.

Their instincts told them that they had to defend their resources, filling them with aggression and hostility. It was like the feeling of seeing a fly landing on their delicious food.

Several Demons readied themselves to charge towards the newcomer, but when one of them charged forward, the others stopped.

Demons were beasts, and beasts followed their instincts. Their instincts told them that it was bad to kill something without any gain. If something was so weak that it wouldn't even offer a challenge, it didn't feel right to kill it.

Naturally, someone encroaching on their resources was reason enough to kill them, but they wouldn't invest more resources than necessary. Because of that, no other Demon got involved when one Demon went forward.

The Demon that charged forward was lean and muscular. It barely had any natural armor, but it also didn't need that. Sparks of intense lightning came out of its body, creating offensive armor. The lightning could focus on one object, offering a powerful offense, but it could also push the Demon forward, offering great acceleration.

The Demon's body had three heads and six legs, which were all infused with lightning. It was fast, strong, and versatile, like every other Demon.

The Demon landed in front of the scurrying pillar, and the lightning around its body intensified in a display of threat and dominance. Its instincts were fighting two opposing emotions. It didn't feel comfortable killing the weak Demon, but it also felt hatred towards the audacity of the weak pillar.

It would give one warning. Only one. If the pillar didn't get the message, it would die.

The pillar stopped for a short moment, but then it continued scurrying forward. The only difference was that the large hammerhead had risen ever so slightly, no longer leaving a crevice behind.

The Demon's hesitation vanished, and aggression dominated its mind.

Fine! Then, die!

The Demon exploded forward, its speed unrivaled. Even more lightning gathered around its body, hiding it behind an incandescent display of explosive violence. The cloud of explosive lightning moved in an arc, and as it approached the pillar, three long, dragon-like heads of lightning stretched out of it.

Power and dominance were beautifully displayed as the Demon's violent might transformed the surroundings into ash.

The Demon reached the pillar, its three heads extending towards it from different angles. Evading such an attack would prove difficult.

The pillar stopped moving. Its spindly legs extended to the side before burrowing deep into the ground. The pillar's base hit the ground as the spindly legs, below the surface, grew countless hooked spikes, keeping the pillar as stable as an ancient mountain.

Then, the pillar's entire body seemed to morph and warp. Its skin and scales were bursting and warping as its smooth, geometric body shape became wavy and uneven.

Muscles, veins, and sinews. The pillar's appearance warped and deformed, like the arm of a roided-out bodybuilder about to go for a personal best in weightlifting.

The Demon approached.

The base of the pillar slightly moved forward as its back exploded with concentrated Wind and Fire Energy. At the same time, the muscles on the front of the pillar's base turned into Lightning, Water, and Darkness Energy, leaving behind a massive bone. Simultaneously, dense Earth Energy was spreading out from its many hooks and legs, strengthening the ground around it.

BANG!

Another explosion happened behind the pillar, just a bit further up, accelerating it even more. On the front, more of its muscles were turned into Elemental Energies. After the muscles had done their job, they were broken down by Lightning Energy. The Darkness Energy reduced the intensity of the Elemental Energies, and the Water Energy transported it further up.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

The explosions on the pillar's back became faster and more intense as the force kept traveling upward.

The pillar barely moved as it slowly turned into a bone while explosions happened behind it. It almost looked like its outer shell was turning to dust.

The Demon approached. It didn't even think about what was happening in front of it. This was just a Peak Primal Demon. No matter what it did, it wouldn't matter.

Just as the Demon was about to reach the pillar, the Elemental Display reached the top.

The Water, Lightning, and Darkness Energies reached the hammer, and an instant later, all of them turned black. They had all turned into pure Darkness Energy, reducing the mighty hammer's weight to almost zero.

The massive, exposed bone shook and crackled under the immense force it was keeping at bay. The kinetic energy of countless explosions and pulling muscles was all stored in its tip.

BOOOOOOM!

A monumental explosion of wind and fire appeared behind the hammer, signaling the firing of a proverbial gun.

BANG!

The ground around the pillar quaked. Mountains and craters appeared as the immense force of the legs and spikes spread across the earth.

The hammer moved forward, its speed pushed to an unimaginable level. 20% of the pillar's entire Energy was used to lower the hammer's weight. 60% of its total Energy was pushed into pure kinetic energy, trying to accelerate an object with almost no mass.

When the hammer reached its maximum speed, the Darkness Energy vanished, returning the hammer's weight. Then, a display of yellow and grey covered the hammer as the remaining 20% of Energy was turned into Light and Metal Energy, making the hammer as heavy and hard as possible.

The Demon's heads almost reached the pillar. Just a tiny bit of distance remained between its attack and its target.

The hammer moved and expanded.

Before the heads could reach the pillar, the hammer appeared above the Demon's body.

The hammer fell.

BOOOOOOOOOM!

The ground shook and exploded, turning the surroundings into a display of violent destruction.

The lightning around the heads lost its will as it flowed across the bony pillar, which was now lying on the ground like a thin stick.

The clouds of dust and ash parted, revealing a gigantic hammer, the flat end of its head buried in the ground.

The Demon couldn't be seen anymore.

And the pillar?

It was now just one long, thin bone, which lay weakly on the ground. It couldn't move or attack. It had used all of its Energy and physical power in this one attack, only leaving enough to keep its vital functions going.

It couldn't fight anymore.

However, compared to the Demon...

It was still alive.

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