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After helping Clint remove the godly power from his body, Nash and Clint rejoined the fight against Power.

Power was no idiot. He was not about to let Nash join forces with the others so easily and decided to eliminate one of them first. Clearly, Nash was not the one to target, and with Clint now having activated the celestial power within him, taking him down would not be easy either.

That left him with only one choice, the demigod-level Thresmund. Due to the regional restrictions, Thresmund could not fully unleash the celestial power within him. Hence, Power targeted Thresmund and was immediately in front of him.

Although Thresmund managed to react, his body could not keep up. At that moment, Nash expanded the barrier from the Heaven-Shaking Tome to its limit to shield Thresmund.

Just then, Power abruptly turned and struck toward Nash instead. In that split second, Nash realized he had been deceived. Power had only been luring them into protecting Thresmund, and all of them had fallen into his trap due to rigid thinking.

Power understood that to avoid being surrounded, he needed to find a way to break their defense. Thresmund was the ideal target right now, and he knew that Nash and the others would realize this and react accordingly.

In that case, why not change tactics?

Power figured that since surprise attacks were no longer possible, then it was time he went after the toughest opponent directly! Nash was formidable, but Power knew Nash's strength came from his array of weapons.

Death had previously briefed him on Nash's abilities, revealing that while Nash possessed incredible power, it was primarily based on his skills in converting attacks rather than sheer aggression.

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This trait made Nash seem like a difficult opponent, but it also created an exploitable weakness. If there was even a split second when Nash was not protected by his weapons' effects, Power could land a strike. Using his terrifying battle instincts, Power created such an opportunity.

Now, all of the energy from Nash's Heaven-Shaking Tome was focused on protecting Thresmund, leaving Nash momentarily vulnerable.

Power had noticed that after healing Clint, Nash instinctively adjusted his strategy, Switching from having all six artifacts activated at once to rotating their use in sequence, The healing had cost Nash a significant amount of true energy, so he was carefully managing his energy to recover.

Already worn from an earlier battle, Nash was particularly cautious about conserving his true energy, a tactic that, ironically, created an opening for his opponent.

Nash was sent flying back several dozen meters by Power's powerful blow. However, instead of a look of satisfaction, a fierce grimace spread across his face as he glanced at his arm. There, bullet-like marks scarred his skin.

"You're supposed to just stay dead, Sven!" Power snarled, whipping around and lunging toward Sven, who was now standing with a pistol aimed at him.

Sven's rapid regeneration was nothing short of astounding, even managing to take Power by surprise. Still, no matter how resilient he was, as long as he could defeat Sven once more, it would be enough.

A flicker of regret flashed through Power's mind. He should have killed Sven when he first lost the ability to move. "Damn that Gide for putting him on the 'do not kill' list," he muttered, his frustration simmering. "What's so special about this guy anyway?"