HDXD: Omni Harem System-Chapter 40: Bulgae II

The flaming hound’s body still twitched in the air, impaled and dripping its innards like a grotesque sacrifice. The others snarled, the eerie glow of their skeletal mouths intensifying as the seconds went by.

They looked at Adam, then at their fallen comrade, then at one another, and as if agreeing on something, that was when Adam began to feel it.

The temperature in the surroundings suddenly spiked up.

"Aghh... Damn, it’s getting really hot here."

Adam said as he began to grit his teeth as he steadied himself. His body screamed in pain, and his skin started to smoke, as the heat continued to rise.

TSSSSSSSSS!!

The sound of his body starting to burn slowly could be heard, like a raw piece of unseasoned meat placed on a slow-heating grill.

’It’s like they are heating up the air or something.’

Said Adam, but he didn’t have time to rest here, given that with each second that passed, even the likes of breathing were starting to become a problem at this very moment.

And it was clear to him, that he had garnered the hostility of these flaming hotdogs after killing one of their own, and moments after, Adam undone his spell, and their fallen comrade hit the ground in a heap of charred flesh and steaming blood, the others however, quickly rushed in.

『Master, the temperature is rising quickly. These creatures are heating the air to weaken you, be on your guard』

"Got it, meanwhile I deal with them, look in the Archive for information about these creatures will yah."

Said Adam to the System, as she merely replied back to him stating, saying as such.

『Will do...just be careful out there master』

"No promises, but you know me, I ain’t going out without a fight."

Adam replied back, as the System’s words barely registered.

Adam on the other hand soon began to feel his skin start to dry out, his lungs struggling to take in the thickening heat.

These bastards were smart.

If they couldn’t kill him immediately, they would just cook him alive instead.

Then, the ground sizzled.

Adam’s eyes widened as the corpses of the fallen hounds bubbled, its blood morphing into molten lava as if it were being controlled by something else than itself.

The body of the first impaled beast convulsed, its form melting into a pool of blistering liquid. The others stepped into the growing puddle without issue, their claws dripping with molten fury, as they took in the extra heat of their fallen comrade into themselves, in turn, increasing the temperature of the air around them even now.

"Are you serious!?"

Adam coughed, stepping back.

His skin started to blister and flake off, his flesh charring black in the increasing heat, and his vision blurred.

The heat distorted the air, making the surroundings ripple a bit.

One of the smaller hounds leaped forward, and a blur of its black figure, and violet fire rushed at him. Adam barely had time to dodge as a claw, dripping with its lava blood came closing in, and slashed where he had been standing. The heat alone seared his side, a fresh wave of agony shooting through his nerves at the making of the wound.

"Shit, they are quite fast."

He mumbled to himself, but then soon realized that they were not the problem.

It was him, and as if to confirm this the System said.

『Master, just so you know, if you are unaware, you see...your condition is deteriorating due to the rising heat』

’Yeah, I noticed!’

Adam barked, frustration mixing with adrenaline. His wings twitched, and in an instant, his body pulsed with golden light.

He slammed his palm against his chest, at this moment it was that of bones. ƒreewebɳovel.com

Positive Touch.

Warmth flooded his body, giant bloody splinters pushed out of his back, and his flesh mended, burns fading as quickly as they came, and right back once more, but he healed his back and that was the most important part.

But as he healed, it was clear his enemies were not going to wait.

As more of these monstrous dogs rushed towards him, still weary of the invisible attack that took one of their own.

One in particular came forth and rushed wildly at Adam.

Molten drooled sizzling as it snapped at his throat.

"Ha, so dog-like of you."

Adam snorted as his muscles tensed, as no hesitation could be sensed in his actions. His wings flared, each feather sharpening into deadly steel. He twisted mid-air, and his right wing in for action.

FWIP!

The sound of the air being cut could be heard vividly.

A dozen razor-sharp quills shot forward, carving through the monster’s flank. A geyser of molten blood erupted, splattering across the ground, and setting the earth ablaze.

The hound howled, a gurgling, hellish screech that rattled the trees.

Adam didn’t wait up, however.

He flexed his fingers in the direction of the other flaming hounds, and the embedded feathers, 472 at this moment, each an extension of Adam itself maneuvering its way in every direction, drilling deeper, sawing through molten flesh like serrated knives. The hounds around him their blood convulsed, as their bodies cracked apart in jagged fissures, and their insides liquefied.

The stench of burning fur and molten metal flooded the air.

7 of these things met their end, by Adam’s wings alone.

"Well, shit...

He said out aloud and continued.

"This is quite a useful offensive ability not going to lie... it is perfect for crowd control like this."

He said to himself, a battle-hungry smile appearing on his face at this moment.

But before he could celebrate further, the System informed him once more.

『Three more incoming Master, from above too』

Adam’s eyes snapped up at her words.

Three hounds launched from the trees, and Feather shot upwards as fast as a bullet to deliver a lethal strike, however, they dodged it, in a very weird way, as their bodies began flickering between solid and liquid mid-air causing the feathers to either burn up when touching them, or pass right through them do zero damage as a result.

It would seem they can transform into pure molten lava themselves for a short period of time to attack and defend at the same time before they need to reconvert into their original bodies once more.

One being ahead of the other quickly reformed in front of Adam’s face, fangs already inches from his throat.

"Honestly you guys are so easy to read, if you keep aiming for my throat like that, of course, countering your smelly asses would be child’s play."

He said as he folded his wings inwards, creating a black wall of steel feathers, protecting him from both, but before they could even jump off of them.

BOOOOOOOOM!!!

They burst forward at extremely high speed, breaking the sound barrier on multiple different releases, and together they form a storm of blades. The nearest hound was caught in the onslaught, its body shredded apart in midair, chunks of burning flesh raining down like a meteor in the sky.

But Adam wasn’t done.

His feathers reformed, merging into twin arm-blades just as the second hound came into range. He twisted his body, blades flashing, and his feather weapon tasted weapon for the first time.

SLASH!

A clean cut.

The beast split in two, blood, entrails, and lava spilled onto the scorched earth.

『Right lower flank coming in by the dozen, upper left flank coming in heavy』

The System shouted out in quick response, acting as an extra pair of eyes for Adam in this battle.

At these words, Adam adapted to their pattern, his battle instinct taking over, one he himself did not realize he had, but he followed his heart, and jumped high and quickly into the air while using all his strength to spin upwards at the same time.

If one were to look at Adam he looked like a spinning black top, but in actuality, he was at his most dangerous yet.

"Omni Feather Barrage."

"...Sounds cringe not going to lie, but you know what... a fitting name for this attack."

He said aloud, and as his declaration passed, what happened next could only be described as a small-scale genocide.

Because the moment Adam spun, the world around him turned into a meat grinder.

His wings snapped outward, each feather stretching and twisting into razor-sharp blades, vibrating at an unnatural speed. Then, without hesitation, he let them loose.

The first set of hounds on the ground never even got the chance to react. One second it was there, then the next they were all shredded mess of fur, blood, and bone fragments. A wet squelch filled the air as their corpse collapsed into a steaming pile of unrecognizable gore.

The second set of hounds barely fared any better, a dozen feathers pierced straight through their skulls, and different parts of their bodies but their heads got it the worst, its head bursting open like an overripe fruit, flaming burst from them as the skull head shattered like an egg under the wheel of a truck.

Then it got worse.

The storm of blades didn’t stop, sharp feather blades were shooting in all directions, an omnidirectional attack per say.

They twisted and curved mid-flight, weaving through the pack like they had a mind of their own. One hound turned to liquid, trying to dodge...but the moment it reformed, a feather cut straight through its gut, spilling its burning insides onto the blackened dirt.

Another tried to leap away, only for its limbs to be severed mid-air, its body crashing down in a twitching, sizzling heap of meat.

It was not long before the howls of rage turned to screams of agony.

Adam just spun at the center of it all.

His sense picking up the carnage from his swirling world.

The heat, the stench of burning flesh, the way the molten blood sizzled against his skin, it splashed on him, it was all background noise now. His blades did the work for him, tearing through everything in their path.

One of the last hounds tried to crawl away, half its body missing, its blood and guts, and stomach sack trailing behind it. It whimpered, eyes wide with something that almost looked like fear.

As Adam stops spinning meters ahead of it.

And when he stopped, he had no more feathers left, however, he did have a dizzy head as he said.

"Awahawahahwawhawaaaaaa.... I thwinkkk I am going to be sick."

He said, as he tried to walk, but lost his balance due to the intense spinning, his senses slowly stabilizing.

But as the hound that was blown in half looked on at Adam in fear, as it tried to crawl away it soon screamed in further pain, but those screams subsided as soon as it came, as a large paw crushed his head into the ground, the skull like structure burst like broken glass, spilling its life fire everywhere.

And then its entire body suddenly started to convert into pure lava and rise upwards into the body of the Alpha hound.

From there the Alpha hound was before Adam its great figure casting an intimidating shadow above Adam, who was holding his head in pain, as he looked at the Alpha hound and said.

"Ohhhh... man, that was such a brutal attack, but it ain’t good for the brain at all, ahhh... well then big buy, let us tear each other apart now shall we."