There was no way that Ves could simulate the performance of a luminar crystal weapon or other advanced firearm, but it was no problem for him to generate one of the simplest firearms developed by humanity!
A quick trigger pull caused the pistol to launch a phasewater-infused bullet that consisted of condensed fire energy.
Although the projectile was not particularly fast compared to a round fired by a gauss weapon, the distance was so short that the empowered bullet struck the lightning ball with hardly any delay.
Naturally, Caramond's borrowed marksmanship skill ensured that the shot struck the intended target even during a high-speed movement!
When the two concentrated energies came into direct contact with each other, only a single outcome was possible.
The lightning ball and the fire bullet exploded right when it was still in front of the clone of the God King!
The lightning manifestation clearly suffered a considerable amount of damage.
However, much of the tribulation energies contained within that ball had spilled into the environment. Only a fraction of the energies went on to fuel the growth of the trio!
Though Ves already started to come up with ideas on forming a ballistic cannon, he refrained from summoning them as it would continue to diminish the rewards gained from fighting this powerful alien bastard.
"I will take care of the design!"
As the destructive clash dragged on, Ves continually tried to design better weapons and equipment for himself.
The only possible pathway to victory was to get close and continue to shock himself as much as possible!
"Charge forward!"
"We need more weapons!"
"I will take care of the design!"
As the destructive clash dragged on, Ves continually tried to design better weapons and equipment for himself.
The fact that he was able to do this in the middle of the battlefield was a testament to his ability to excel in high-pressure environments!
Even though his Spirituality had endured so much strain that it was moving closer to total exhaustion, Ves forcibly concentrated a part of his mind on familiar design processes.
His efforts slowly bore fruit as his true body gradually seemed to turn more mechanical and multifaceted.
As his strength steadily increased through the constant feedback of tribulation energies, Blinky gradually managed to form a full-body suit of armor that largely resembled the appearance of a mech.
Various weapon modules started to appear onto the armor made out of fire energy.
Ves initially mounted a pair of flamethrowers on his wrists. They were useful at softening up the tribulation manifestation, but lacked the punch to inflict crippling injuries.
He then mounted a pair of missile shoulders that was regularly filled with transphasic unguided rockets. Every salvo struck quite hard, so much so that they often interrupted whatever big move that the clone of the Subjugation King attempted to pull off next.
Ves somehow managed to figure out how to simulate rudimentary energy weapons, though it was better to describe them as concentrated fire energy outlets.
Regardless, Ves copied aspects of the original design of the Mars and implemented a highly adapted version of the ARCEUS System onto his fire energy raiment!
All of these changes enabled Ves to fight increasingly more like a hybrid mech!
In fact, he fought much like Patriarch Reginald Cross, who always liked to launch unrelenting attacks at closer ranges!
The ranged weapons were not meant for Ves to snipe his opponent at a distance. They were made to pressure the clone and ensure that he did not recover any of his injuries.
Ves inflicted the most serious blows with the help of his transphasic melee weapons!
Blastlances were one of his favorite solutions, but he also summoned other weapons ranging from axes, greatswords and even daggers.
Though Ves had absolutely no clue how to proficiently wield these weapons, Caramond had access to a broad swath of skills that he was constantly mastering with every exchange of blows.
The clone of the God King regularly blocked the incoming strikes with the help of blood spikes that extended from his body, but they were anything but perfect.
Caramond always chained his moves so that he eventually managed to sneak an attack past his opponent's guard.
Ves and his partners managed to achieve the greatest success when they managed to unbalance their foe with the help of all of the ranged weapons blasting at the clone.
Once the tribulation manifestation exhibited the slightest of openings, Ves' true body surged forward and relied on momentum to chop down a simulated greatsword!
Though a pair of crossed bone spikes managed to block the heavy attack, the upper half of the enormous blade had turned as if there was a hinge just beforehand!
This unexpectedly caused the greatsword to turn into a weird version of a warpick.
What mattered was that the tip of the blade managed to sink into the shoulder of the clone of the God King just enough to sever the arm!
The separated limb soon exploded, unleashing much more tribulation energies that pushed Ves and his partners back and forcibly fueled their growth by a significant margin!