Now the king looked furious and clenched both fists. He slammed them together so hard that a small shockwave spread out. Mike and Hero were pushed back a little but managed to stay on their feet. Ice, however, lost her balance for a moment and a stone bird stabbed its beak into her arm before she quickly sliced it apart. She managed to steady herself and kept fighting. Hero remarked, "There are really a lot of these birds."

Mike tightened his grip around his sword and said, "We attack him from two sides."Hero nodded and sprinted forward. Mike followed. They ran as if their lives depended on it, which they did.

The Titan King snapped his fingers in the air. Mike and Hero stopped instantly."A spear," Mike said and pointed.The king pulled a spear out of the air, probably from his inventory. Suddenly he aimed at Mike and threw it with tremendous speed. Mike reacted quickly, raised his sword, and blocked it. The spear bounced off and hit the ground. Then it floated lightly and flew back to the king.

"Watch out!" Hero shouted.Mike looked at the king but he had already vanished."From above, dodge," Hero warned.

The king's attack hit Mike's leg. Blood splashed. His health bar dropped straight to red. But that was not all. The king stood beside him and swung a kick. Everything felt like slow motion. Mike saw the kick coming closer. Hero was sprinting toward him in slow motion. Ice's sword sliced through a bird, also in slow motion.

Suddenly an admin window opened.

(Admin ability secret usable one time only)

Mike saw the kick coming closer and had a risky idea.(Admin finisher one shots the enemy?)He thought for a second and chose(No)

The window disappeared.Mike was hit fully by the kick. He was thrown into the lava wall and vanished inside it.

Ice screamed and Hero froze."Mike! No, no!"

Ice stopped paying attention and four birds rushed her, stabbing forward with their small beaks. She destroyed them all in record time. Hero looked at the king. The king looked back.

"You bastard, I will kill you," Hero said. It seemed Hero had actually started to like Mike.

Mike opened his eyes. He was a few centimeters away from the lava wall that surrounded the arena, but on the other side."It worked."Just before the king's kick had landed, Mike had activated his Hyper Scale. It was close, but it covered his back in the last second. It seemed the Hyper Scale had upgraded over time since he had taken almost no damage from the kick.

But he had another problem. The lava would burn him. Mike struck the lava away with his sword. He was incredibly lucky. And he still had something important left: the admin finisher. One last attack.

Mike ran forward and jumped back into the lava. With one fast slash he cut through the lava and forced a path. He emerged just in time. Hero and the king were locked in a power struggle, spear against sword. Both were pushing with everything they had. Ice was overwhelmed by the growing swarm of birds.

Mike saw that Hero could hold out for a few more seconds.He shot forward into the swarm of birds, protecting himself with his armor. He spun once, sword in hand, cutting everything in his path. In a flash he switched position and appeared behind the king.

Mike stabbed with full force into the king's back. He pulled the sword out quickly. The king turned toward him, raised a fist, and prepared to strike. Hero used the opening and slashed down across the king's back. Stone crumbled away and the king let out a painful scream.

The king turned back again but this time Mike struck cleanly into his shoulder. His sword stuck. Hero was face to face with the king now. The king was so wounded that his reactions were slow. Hero took the chance and thrust his sword into the king's stomach.

The king's hands loosened. He no longer moved, but he was still alive.Mike ripped his sword downward from the shoulder to the stomach. Stone shattered to the floor. The spear dissolved into dusty gray particles and the king fell to his knees.

(Obtained Titan Armor)

Mike dropped to his knees from exhaustion. His breath was heavy, but suddenly a layer of stone formed around his arms, the armor of the Titans. The boots were made of leather, brown in color. His trousers were grey and made from a similar type of hardened leather. The chestplate, however, was crafted from the hide of the Titan King. It felt heavy, yet Mike could imagine himself fighting in it.

Then came the best part: the helmet. Grey on top and black below, with black horns curving from the sides, it appeared on Mike's head. Mike pulled it off. It hit the ground with force, rolled a short distance, then vanished and returned to his inventory.

Mike looked at the group and said, "I need to rest," before closing his eyes once again and losing consciousness.

Hero grinned. "I got the crown!" He stood tall and proud, taking the crown out of his inventory and presenting it to the group. As soon as he placed it on his head, the crown shifted into gold. It matched his hair perfectly. Hero smiled with pride and watched as the wall of lava dissolved.

"Finally free again, right?" He glanced at Ice. She was staring at Mike, relieved that he had survived.

Hero admired his new accessory and, a few seconds later, stumbled over his own feet. Luckily nobody had seen it.

Suddenly a massive ladder shot down from the sky. It was held in place by nothing, as if by magic, yet it remained solid. It stretched farther than the eye could see, disappearing into the sky. Next to the ladder appeared a floating sign that read Sky City.

Hero looked at Ice. She looked back.

"Let's wake him up," Hero said, "and climb...."

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