[Cursed Ground: You are within Total Annihilation's Domain.]

[Resistance is impossible.]

[HP falls rapidly.]

[HP falls by 1%.]

[HP falls by 1%...]

Total Annihilation was such a powerful curse that not even Kang Oh could hope to resist its effect.

He was also losing 1% HP per second.

In other words, if a living being remained within the domain for 100 seconds, then they would die; what a truly fearsome curse.

Of course, Total Annihilation had the opposite effect on Eder; his HP actually rose by 1% every second.

Arumode's HP did the same. There was only one way of defeating him now; depleting all of his HP with a single blow. 

But there was always another way out. There was an easy way of beating Arumode whilst Total Annihilation was active. 

If he struck the black sun tattoo before the Total Annihilation curse killed him, then the curse would be dispelled and Arumode would die.

"Attack the sun tattoo on his chest!" Kang Oh yelled and rushed forward.

Sephiro and Eder were already familiar with this, so they acted immediately.

First, Sephiro notched three arrows and fired.

Triple Shot!

At first, the three arrows flew in different directions, but then changed course and homed in on Arumode's heart.

However, Arumode protected himself with his giant shield.

Bang. 

The arrows struck the shield and fell to the floor.

Kang Oh seized that opportunity and rushed forward. He...