Novel's Extra: I Awakened The Strongest Physique From The Start-Chapter 281 - 282 - Alex vs. Anos 2.

The battle raged on, their clashes shaking the very foundation of the Demon Palace.

The sky above the battlefield twisted from the sheer energy radiating from their duel. The ground beneath them had long since been shattered, leaving nothing but debris and destruction.

BOOM!

Alex’s fist collided with Anos’s, the sheer force of their blows sending out shockwaves that cracked the palace walls.

CLANG!

Sparks erupted as Verathian met Anos’s elongated, obsidian claws, the sound of metal screeching against darkness filling the battlefield. They moved like phantoms, fists, swords, and kicks exchanged in a relentless storm of violence.

BOOM!

BANG!

CRASH!

Every time they struck, an explosion of power followed. Their figures blurred as they moved at speeds imperceptible to the naked eye.

Vanessa and Alenia could do nothing but watch, their eyes observing every movement of the frenzied battle unfolding before them, ready to act if needed.

More than an hour passed.

Anos, still relentless, felt his breath becoming heavier.

His expression twisted slightly—fatigue was creeping in.

Anos had burned through an incredible amount of energy, but Alex was still moving as if he had just started.

Anos didn’t know that Alex had infinite mana after all.

Although infinite mana didn’t mean infinite stamina, it did help one continuously use mana-related abilities.

Just infusing weapons or fists with mana took chunks of mana.

SWOOSH!

Alex vanished from sight again. Before Anos could react, a fist buried itself into his gut with bone-crushing force.

BAM!

Anos’s body shot backward, skidding across the battlefield and gouging deep trenches into the stone floor.

He coughed slightly, his chest rising and falling, before he shook his head and stood up. His crimson-black eyes locked onto Alex with a grave expression.

"I see now." He exhaled, his voice steady despite his injuries. "I lost in terms of pure physical strength."

Alex smirked, cracking his knuckles. "Took you long enough to admit it."

Anos wiped a trickle of blood from his lip, but instead of looking defeated, he smiled—a dark, knowing smile.

"Then," he murmured, his voice a whisper before the battlefield trembled. "Let’s move on to the next phase."

RUMBLE!

The mana in Anos’s surroundings trembled as ten illusionary stars materialized on his chest, glowing brightly, with two of them covered with intense black color.

Then, dense, black energy erupted from Anos’s body, flooding the entire battlefield with its suffocating presence.

The very air itself seemed to corrode in its wake. The ground beneath him darkened, cracks forming as the energy pulsed outward in thick, smoky tendrils.

Vanessa’s expression hardened. "Demonic energy…"

Alenia’s eyes widened in alarm. "It’s—It’s eating everything around it!"

The tendrils of demonic energy writhed like living creatures, their presence oppressive and vile. Its sheer heat caused the remaining palace walls to deteriorate into dust.

Anos’s gaze turned razor-sharp. "My bloodline grants me complete control over demonic energy," he stated, his voice vibrating with raw power. "It devours. It decays. And it corrupts."

He didn’t wait for Alex to respond. With a single motion, he thrust his hand forward, sending a massive wave of swirling black energy roaring toward Alex.

WHOOSH!

Alex’s instincts screamed at him.

That energy wasn’t something he could take head-on.

He spun, leaping back as the demonic energy obliterated everything in its path, leaving behind only void-like nothingness.

Alex knew what this was, as this was the cheat that was later supposed to be granted to Keryu but was now in the hands of Anos.

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’The ability to have absolute control over demonic energy.’ Alex’s eyes sharpened as he stared at the ability that grants Anos the ability to control any living being with demonic energy in their body.

Eris was being controlled by the same ability.

Whoosh!

Another attack came rushing at him, making him roll away.

"Tch." He clicked his tongue, forced to fight from a distance now.

Without hesitation, he raised his palm, summoning a massive surge of mana before firing a concentrated blast of elemental energy straight at Anos.

ZWOOM! BOOM!

The attack tore through the air, but the moment it touched Anos’s demonic energy, it was absorbed.

The dark aura surrounding him only thickened, his body emanating an even more potent force.

Alex cursed as he saw that. ’Shit! How could I forget?!’

Anos grinned. "Your magic strengthens me, Alex. Are you sure you want to keep using it?"

Alex didn’t reply immediately, dodging another tendril of demonic energy that lashed toward him.

The battle had shifted. They both now had abilities that could partially absorb each other’s attacks.

Anos could consume magic.

Alex could absorb certain magical attacks.

However, Alex knew one thing—he had to avoid getting hit directly by that demonic energy. If it so much as latched onto him, he would be at a disadvantage. Meanwhile, Anos still had to worry about Alex’s physical attacks, something he couldn’t just absorb like magic.

Their fight had entered a new phase. It was a battle of attrition, with Alex being at some disadvantage.

He exhaled, his eyes burning as he prepared his next move.

"Let’s see who lasts longer."

Anos’s demonic energy surged in response. "Let’s."

And then, the battlefield exploded once more as the battle continued, more intense than ever before.

Alex had started using his star power as well.

Ten illusionary stars appeared on his chest like Anos, two colored in gray, indicating that Alex was powering up his space element.

He needed the space shift powered up to avoid Anos’s demonic energy attacks with precision.

Anos, on the other hand, was shocked to discover that Alex also had space affinity—one of the most annoying elements.

’Wait—!’ Suddenly, something clicked in Anos’s head. ’If he has both space and time affinity, unlike he had said, maybe he came from the future.’

The demon lord could still recall the conversation he had heard through Eris’s ears when Alex told her he knew the future.

Anos had believed it might be possible since Alex’s time affinity was great, but now, his thoughts differed.

If Alex had space and time affinity at once—something said to be against nature—he might be a time traveler.

WHOOSH!

His thoughts, however, were cut short as Alex’s speed increased suddenly. He instantly zoomed in as if he had done drugs.

’Gravity manipulation,’ Anos realized the reason for the sudden boost but didn’t panic.

He raised his hand, making a shield of demonic energy. But as he saw Alex not stopping his sword, he shook his head. "Your sword will be damaged—"

His voice was cut short as the sword entered the demonic energy shield, but before it could corrode, it exploded.

BOOM!

Mana exploded outward, most of it absorbed by the demonic energy, but since the attack held a lot of mana, not everything could be contained.

Crack!

The ground beneath Anos’s feet cracked as he stepped back due to the pressure.

He couldn’t believe it, but it was happening. He was being pushed back despite using demonic energy.

’Ah...’ Realization hit him. ’My powers are restricted.’

After being in power for too long, he had forgotten that there was a time when even demonic energy wasn’t all-powerful.

When he was weaker, the demonic energy was the same. It had limits that it couldn’t get past. It could only absorb a certain amount of damage.

"Aha!" Alex realized that as well. "There was a limit."

Anos frowned, his fists clenched. ’Letting my enemy realize my weakness. How foolish!

His eyes darted around, trying to look for a way that could turn his situation advantageous before he discovered something.

’How could I forget?’ He thought as his eyes fell on his wings.

It had been so long since he had used them that he forgot they existed. After all, he never faced an enemy who could warrant their use for a long time.

With a grin, he finally shot up in the sky, his speed increasing by folds as he glided around.

"...so he’s finally using it." Vanessa squinted her eyes, her gaze fixed on Anos.

She had almost thought Anos had weakened or developed a fear of heights, not using his wings since the start. Now it seemed that he had just forgotten about them.

Alenia, on the other hand, grew worried. "Will Alex be fine?"

She knew Alex could levitate using gravity manipulation, but could he fly?

Vanessa asked Alenia a question instead of answering. "Do you know what he’s been training for the past few days?"

Seeing her friend shake her head, she explained. "He had been learning how to control his elements better. Gravity is among the easiest to control since he can manipulate gravity."

As soon as Vanessa’s words settled, Alenia saw Alex shooting up in the air, his speed so fast that it seemed like he was being thrown by some force.

True to Alenia’s thinking, Alex was being thrown.

Instead of flying, what he was doing would be throwing himself in one direction.

He would reduce his weight to nothing before using repulsive force—which he learned recently—to push himself in a direction.

Since he couldn’t control the force yet, his speed was too high, making it hard to maneuver his flight. He was like a cannonball.

That cannonball, however, was too fast for even Anos, who had his power suppressed.

His senses warned him about something shooting at him, but he couldn’t move his body fast enough.

SWOOSH!

In the last second, he had to slow time down, giving himself time to avoid the attack.

Crack!

What he didn’t expect was for the time sphere he had created to crack, being unable to slow Alex down.

"Shit—!" Anos cursed, but before he could finish his words...

BOOM!

Alex, with his sword pointed straight, crashed into him, and they both shot through the dark clouds.