Meanwhile, as Maria and her allies confronted the powerful Pharaoh of Ancient Times, her daughter and her friends confronted the three abominations that Heisen had left as gifts before dying. His former assistants who had tried to run away ended getting transformed into Miasmic Chimeras through his Chimera Creation Miasmic Abilities.
Miasmic Abilities were unique Skills people who had Demonite Heart Cores transplanted into their bodies could develop. All the "chimera" children that Maria and her friends have meet possessed one of such abilities, or many.
And even Heisen had a Demonite heart of his own, acquiring the power to freely transform living beings into chimeras through the usage of miasmic energy, which he exhausted on the process.
And it was such power that Catarina was relying on from little Silva, who she was carrying on her back while being wrapped on many threads made of her own Blood Aura.
The aberrant Miasmic Chimera in the shape of a mass of flesh with hundreds of limbs, tentacles, and eyes, groaned, rushing towards her once more.
Its entire body started moving and distorting itself, as several of its hundreds of limbs fused together into two giant hands, forming into fists, and then attempting to punch Catarina to death.
CRASH! CRASH! CRAAASH!
However, it missed every attack as Catarina was riding her powerful Shadow Wolf Zombie, Blackie, who melded on the shadows and evaded the devastating blows one after another.
Catarina emerged from the shadows, a smile in her lips. Her entire body was being enchanted by Silva's powerful buffs and her own Blood Battle Aura.
"[Blood Battle Aura]! [Crimson Blood Fists]!"
Enchanting her body with her powerful Battle Aura, Catarina descended towards the aberration and unleashed a barrage of incredibly fast fist attacks. Each strike made the beast's fleshy body explode into pieces, being shredded alive.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The aberration swiftly continued regenerating its own wounds as it gathered its flesh into the shape of countless tentacles, wrapping them around Catarina, as she felt that the tentacles themselves, by merely touching her skin, started draining away her Mana!
"Ungh?! [Blood Edge]!"
She swung her arms horizontally as she unleashed a cutting edge made of blood energy, cutting the countless fleshy tentacles on the way as she leaped away, riding Blackie once more.
"GRRRHHH…!" The aberration swiftly started chasing her around.
"It can regenerate endlessly and it can drain Mana by touching me with those disgusting tentacles. Ugh, this is much worse than I imagined, actually!" Catarina gritted her teeth.
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Her Aura transformed and fused with her Unique Skills' abilities, transforming into a gigantic, monstrous demon made of explosive chaotic black flames. His huge fists fell over the aberrant flesh chimera, exploding on impact.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOOM…!
The flesh abomination stepped back as its flesh was being burned and covered on deadly curses that didn't allowed rapid regeneration. Catarina was left slightly speechless at Laura's strength.
"Damn, I remember when you were much weaker than me back then…" Catarina was surprised. "Just what sort of monsters have you fought since I left?!"
"You would be surprised of all the things we went through." Laura giggled. "Though, that thing is not going easily even with my Explosion Magic!"
The fleshy aberration's body started to change its change, gaining countless more limbs and red eyes, which started to shine brightly, firing deadly red beams against Laura and Catarina!
FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH!
"[Chaotic Explosion Flames Barrier]!" Laura raised her hands as she generated a barrier made out of chaotic explosive flames, the beams were being neutralized as they hit the barrier and triggered self-contained explosions.
"That damn thing's getting on my nerves." Catarina sighed. "I'll have to unleash THAT, even though I haven't even tried it that much since I acquired it…"
"THAT?" Asked Laura with a giggle. "Don't tell me the slacker actually has a hidden trump card?"
"Slacker?!" Catarina asked angrily. "You're the insane guys that get to level up so quickly!" The Vampire Warrioress angrily barked.
After her recent evolution, Catarina had further improved her abilities as a Warrior that uses her fists. And through her constant usage of her abilities, her Blood Battle Aura had evolved… into something greater.
"Protect Silva while I attack." Catarina said, leaving the little girl behind, who was already wearing a heavy bone armor Maria had left on her.
"B-But without my buffs…!" Silva cried.
"It's fine!" Catarina smiled. "You've helped enough… Leave this to me. [Blood Battle Demon Physique: Release]!"
Despite being a Zombie, she had advanced to a completely different level of battle physique, her entire body suddenly gained countless red markings resembling flames, as her eyes glowed bright red, and two red horns grew on her forehead.
Her aura of power became even stronger, overflowing, like an infernal flame that spread around and consumed everything… Her long red hair waved before her growth of strength, as her muscles began to become stronger, her entire bulk changed.
[You have activated the [Blood Demon Battle Physique] Skill! You have undergone a [Blood Battle Demon Transformation]!]
[All Stats have increased by +100%, with an additional +1% every time you less 1% of your Health. You cannot use Magic, as your Mana is being constantly drained.]
[All Physical Fighting Technique-related Skills and Techniques have their power boosted by +250%!]
[Estimated Duration: 5 Minutes.]
"Hahahah… Did you said something about slacking off, brat?!" Catarina started to laugh. "This is the fruit of all my efforts, of constantly pushing this Undead body of mine to its utter limits!"
The aberrant fleshy chimera beast rushed towards Catarina, expanding its countless arms towards her, as its gigantic red eyes fired hundreds of lasers!
"[Blood Demon Battle Arts]: [Heaven Tearing Crimson Fist]!"
Catarina roared, her Mana being constantly drained as her fists overflowed with Blood Energy, a gigantic fist made of blood energy emerged, hitting the chimera beast directly as it completely negated its deadly beams!
For that small moment, the Vampiress had surpassed the Realm of mortals!