Although some of the metal's ability to resist attack fell due to being drilled into by the spears, it was nonetheless quite indestructible to many strong attacks.
The remaining spears also formed a shield wall in front of Aporou.
The size and layers of his present defense were more than enough to prevent the attack of any enemy he had encountered previously. A normal attack would not even leave a scratch.
However, he still had a bad feeling that it wasn't going to be enough.
He turned his silver hand into a semi-circular shield to protect himself from the front, and equipped his armor which had the added attribute of the [Red Bear Beast King's Prestige]. As a result, his fire resistance increased drastically.
For extra measure, he enhanced his body with the [Black Demon Laminated Dragon Scale Armor]. This also led to a boost in his current armor and it started to cover him in a black aura due to the [Black Undead Knight's Cloth].
To increase the defense of his silver arm he activated the profession [Shielder] and [Shield Wall] [Lesser Physical and Magical Damage Reduction], which also resisted against magical attacks.
He then sacrificed most of his mobility for added defense through [Endurance]. The effect would activate for a short time while he defended. However, it would switch back after the Dragon Empress' attack, allowing him to go on the offense.
Even with all of this, Aporou did not think his defense was perfect. However, it was the best he could do in the short time period before the Dragon Empress' attack.
The Empress released her blistering attack, the [Breathing Flame End], which could not be controlled upon release as it was too powerful.
The entire arena exploded with a storm of white flames, reaching Aporou instantly. "......."
The resulting impact battered Aporou, and he struggled to maintain his balance. His teeth began to crack, but he paid no attention to them.
The lightning fast attack was so incredibly hot that it evaporated everything it touched.
The dense layer of vacuums managed to take away some of its momentum, but the sheer force of the attack pushed it through.
The huge mass of metal held for 10 seconds before it too was consumed.
Amazingly, the heat surpassed the absorption limit of the metal, and it began to distort in shape.
This caused a small gap in the mass of metal. The small hole was enough for the flames to burst through, and consume the metal from the inside out.
Aporou's barrier of spears also met the same fate.
Having smashed through his first three layers of defense with only a small loss in power, the flames reached Aporou's silver shield. Such an item was nigh indestructible, and yet the flames still surpassed the amount of heat it could absorb.
Even though the Empress was a servant of the divine, she could not completely destroy the silver hand. While it did not disintegrate, it was warped terribly out of shape, not managing to stop the attack either.
The white flame then reached the black aura that covered his armor.
Although his armor had been reinforced with a plethora of abilities and it provided some resistance, it couldn't suppress the attack completely.
The aura scattered, and then the armor began to melt. The flames met the ability-enhanced skin of Aporou.
Although he had always imbued his skin with large amounts of abilities, it still wasn't enough, and the flames finally overcame his last layer of defense.
The strong smell of burning flesh permeated the air.
The flames had been reduced to a fraction of their original power by the combined might of his defense, but even so Aporou was left barely hanging on to his life.
Somehow managing to make one last effort, he activated [Hyper Speed Regeneration].
And so began the endless process of destruction and regeneration. He knew that if he lost focus for even one second then he was dead.