Primordial Sin System Chapter 588-Dave's dominance

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Previously on Primordial Sin System...
Dave battled an endless horde of puppets wielding Semi-God artifacts, summoned by the towering dwarf in the forest. He crushed their weapons and bodies with ease, destroying even the dwarf's giant masterpiece puppet, but their coordinated assaults and explosions slowed his advance. As more puppets merged into a colossal golem with impenetrable armor, Dave's golden aura flared brighter, preparing to end the fight.

The enormous golem towered over Dave, its colossal body hurling a shadow that stretched endlessly.

The blade it wielded hummed with lethal energy, while each motion sent tremors through the earth below.

Eerie runes carved into its rocky frame shimmered strangely, giving it an otherworldly appearance.

Watching from afar with arms folded, the dwarf grinned widely, reveling in his creation's might.

Dave felt no fear. He burst into booming laughter that resounded across the woods, effortlessly evading the golem's mighty strikes.

"Is this supposed to be a challenge? This is just a warm-up!" he mocked, sidestepping the golem's fatal swings with ease.

Down came the golem's huge sword, aiming to cleave Dave in two with a single devastating blow.

Dave remained utterly calm. In the final instant, he twisted aside, barely escaping the edge.

The spot hit by the sword erupted, hurling soil and stones into the air.

Harnessing the momentum from the golem's attack, Dave leaped onto its extended arm and dashed toward the shoulder.

"Let's see what you're made of!"

Dave yelled, his golden fist shining as he slammed it into the golem's sturdy stone plating.

Bang!

The impact boomed like thunder, yet the plating showed only the tiniest fracture.

"Not bad," Dave remarked, flexing his hand without concern. "But let's see how long you can keep this up."

Enraged by Dave's playfulness, the golem flailed its arm wildly to fling him away.

Dave anticipated the action perfectly. He vaulted skyward, touching down on the golem's head.

His full-force punch hammered it, but the head's plating refused to yield.

Brighter flared the runes on the golem, as if ridiculing Dave's attempts.

From afar, the dwarf chuckled heartily, savoring the spectacle. "You're wasting your energy, boy. This golem is my masterpiece. You can't break it with just strength!"

Ignoring the dwarf's jeers, Dave concentrated solely on the golem.

He leaped aside right as the golem released a surge from its radiant core.

The blast hurled Dave back several paces, yet he refused to retreat.

Once the explosion subsided, the golem's giant blade plunged down once more, targeting Dave's skull.

This time, Dave stood his ground without dodging. He crouched beneath the edge, letting it whistle past his back.

"Alright, big guy,"

Dave declared, dusting himself off while sizing up the golem.

"You're tougher than you look. I'll give you that."

The golem bellowed, its runes blazing fiercer as it hoisted both fists overhead.

In one tremendous downward smash, it pounded the earth, splitting it open and making it quake violently.

The force launched Dave rearward, but he touched down steadily, his golden aura flaring as he steadied himself.

"This is getting fun now,"

Dave announced, popping his knuckles. His gaze fixed on the golem with heightened resolve.

"I think you're starting to take me seriously."

Exploding forward at blinding speed, Dave outpaced the golem's tracking.

He slipped under the colossal sword anew, then smashed a fist into its knee before it could respond.

A faint fissure appeared in the plating from the strike, causing the golem to teeter momentarily.

The dwarf's smirk vanished as he saw the golem sway.

"Looks like you're not as unbreakable as you thought," Dave taunted, his own smile broadening.

He had pinpointed a vulnerability.

Regaining stability swiftly, the golem lifted its sword for yet another assault.

Dave refused to linger. He surged ahead and seized the blade during its arc, halting it mere inches from his face.

Cracks spiderwebbed the ground from the strain, but Dave stood unyielding, enveloped in his golden aura.

"Not bad," Dave stated evenly, thrill lacing his tone. "But I'm done playing."

With a mighty yell, Dave thrust the golem's sword away, ripping a huge fissure in the soil below.

He pursued with a ferocious chest punch, finally splintering the plating.

The shining runes stuttered, faltering against the mounting harm.

Shock widened the dwarf's eyes.

"Impossible… That's the hardest material known to man! No one can break it!"

Dave grinned slyly, his fists radiating golden power. "Guess I'm no one, then."

Once more the golem slashed with its sword, but Dave met it directly without evasion.

His ultimate punch collided with the blade, erupting in energy that pulverized it into fragments.

Off-balance from losing its weapon, the golem lurched.

Dave sprang aloft and hammered its chest repeatedly before it recovered.

Every strike widened the fissures in the plating, the material wailing under assault.

"You're tough," Dave laughed, landing another hit.

"But not tough enough!"

His ultimate, ground-rending punch toppled the golem to the dirt.

A thunderous boom echoed as its huge form struck the ground, rippling shockwaves across the woods.

Trees swayed, earth shuddered, and debris from the golem scattered wildly.

Frozen in place, the dwarf gaped at the ruined golem, jaw slack. "Unbelievable…" he whispered. "That golem was supposed to be indestructible…"

Dave faced the dwarf with a cocky smirk. "Guess it wasn't as unbreakable as you thought."

Anger flushed the dwarf's face crimson.

Fists balled tight, he opened his mouth, but an unforeseen event unfolded.

A sinister, crushing aura materialized behind him.

It belonged to Dave.

Terror filled the dwarf's eyes upon realizing the frontal figure was mere illusion.

The true Dave loomed at his rear, sword—Extinguisher—pulsing with wild energy.

The sword's shadowy aura weighed heavily on the atmosphere.

"You know,"

Dave uttered icily, mockery thick in his words, "For someone so proud of their creations, you really should have been paying attention to the real threat."

The dwarf attempted to spin, but Dave struck like lightning, thrusting Extinguisher cleanly through his torso.

Chaotic power flooded out, fracturing the dwarf's form like shattered crystal.

"You let your height down," Dave sneered mockingly.

Horror bulged in the dwarf's eyes as chaotic energy devoured his body.

Bit by bit, he dissolved into nothingness, fading into the breeze.

Coldly observing the dwarf's erasure, Dave withdrew Extinguisher from thin air.

The blade's light softened, restoring silence to the forest.

Dave eyed the golem's wreckage and the dwarf's ashes, a smirk forming.

"Not bad," he commented, sliding the sword into its sheath.

Quiet enveloped the woods, broken only by the dying whisper of runes.

Dave stretched, his golden aura receding, then strode from the destruction, smile widening over the scene.

"Alright," he grumbled, cracking his knuckles. "Who's next?"