Dragon Maken War - Chapter 201

Chapter 201: 201

Chapter 201 - Return (4)

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For a brief moment, it was as if the whole world was burning .

It lasted only 3 seconds as the light descended from the heavens .  However, its destructive ability was beyond imagination .  The blast created from the center of the bombed area extended out for a radius of several kilometers .  Everything within its range was burned .  Moreover, the heat wave affected a much larger area as it shook the forest .

The sound, vibration and heat wave probably reached the Western Border fortress .  

From the moment Azell confronted the tree god, his party members had run away, but they weren’t able to escape the aftereffect of the explosion .  What would have happened if Laura hadn’t put a Dimensional Distortion field around them?

“My god…… . ”

Laura became overwhelmed at what she had just done .

The weapon of destruction was the chalice holding the tear of the heavens .

If their initial plan hadn’t worked, Laura had been tasked to buy some time, so she had prepared the Heaven’s Tear beforehand .

After she started being tracked down by her enemies, she started experimenting with this technique .  She had used it in small scale to increase her proficiency .  The technique worked best in the day when the sky was clear .  This was the first time she had used ample power through this technique .

The result made her blood run cold .

“…I see why Azell said that we can’t hand over the Vitan’s Chalice to our enemies .  This really explains a lot . ”

Kairen spoke with a trembling voice .

It wasn’t just Laura .  Her comrades turned pale when they saw the great destruction caused by Laura .  If such an attack was used against a large army, a single blast could kill several thousand troops .  If such an attack fell in middle of a city……  They didn’t want to imagine such a scenario .

The more scary part was the fact that Laura hadn’t used the Heaven’s Tear at full power .

If she waited a little bit more, she wouldn’t have needed to focus her attack in one place .  She could have destroyed everything on a grand scale .  It would have been several times stronger than the current attack .

Ooooooooooooooh!

Light shot into the air from within the boiling heat .  Several fragments of light created by the Heaven’s Tear gathered in one place, and they split into countless streaks of light .  

It was Azell .  He was trying to manifest the Sun Lightsaber using the Sky Splitter .

“He was able to easily withstand that attack using the Unyielding Fortress?”

Leticia expressed her surprise .

When the party started running away, Azell remained .  He stayed behind to find out the true nature of the tree god .  When the attack started, he had left behind only his clones .  He had used the Storm Dragon’s Wings to fly into the sky .  The sky was safer than the ground, but he couldn’t avoid the aftereffects of the explosion .  However, the Dragon weapon called Unyielding Fortress had kept him completely unharmed .

Leticia spoke .

“We should move closer now .  I’ll lead . ”

Shweeeeeeeeeek!

Her Dragon Soul twitched as cold air was emitted into her surrounding .  The heat, which had been boiling like magma, cooled in an instant .  The party charged forward .

It happened at that moment .  Suddenly, Yuren’s eyes turned round .

“Uh?”

“What’s wrong?”

Kairen was puzzled as he turned around .  His confusion deepened when he saw Yuren’s expression .

“Yuren?”

Yuren’s face had turned pale .

It was strange .  The whole party was on high alert, yet they couldn’t feel any danger .  Azell was preparing the Sun Lightsaber, and he caught sight of the tree god, who had taken critical damage from the Heaven’s Tear .  Since the location of the regenerating tree god was located, he had to use the Extreme Extinction before the tree god recovered .  The business here would come to an end .

So why was Yuren making such an expression?  Yuren looked anxious, but it was something more .  He looked afraid .

“Ah .  No… . . ”

“Yuren? Please explain what is going on . ”

“Azell!  Run away!”

Kairen asked in a calm voice, but his voice didn’t reach Yuren .  Since the moment Yuren had joined up with their party, Yuren had never shown panic before .

“Azell!”

Yuren was desperate as he tried to contact Azell with his magic .  However, his actions were fruitless .  The aftereffects of the Heaven’s Tear had completely messed up the nearby flow of magic .

Yuren looked like he was about to pass out .  Laura grabbed his shoulder .  A desperate voice leaked out of him .

“Laura!  You have to immediately use your Dimensional Distortion!  You have to save Azell!  Or you can send me towards him!”

“Wait a moment .  Let’s calmly… . ”

Laura was taken aback, but she couldn’t finish her words .

In that moment, the light that had been streaking across the sky stopped .

Gwa-gwah-gwah-gawhng!

Thunder exploded, and the sound of thunder shook the nearby region .

Then… .

“Azell!”

From within the dispersing light, a smoking Azell fell from the sky .

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Laura didn’t hesitate as she used all her power to use the Dimensional Distortion .  In a flash, she jumped a distance of one kilometer .  She didn’t rest as she used the Dimensional Distortion again .  When she approached Azell, she pulled Azell towards her using the Dimensional Distortion .  Then she used another technique .

-Vitan’s Maze!

Space rippled, and a strange sight was seen .  It was as if a space was isolated by piecing together countless tiles of glass .  As the user of the Vitan’s Chalice, the technique allowed her to create a stage where she held an absolute edge .

Zzuhng!

However, when she was about to finish making this space, she heard a sound .  It was a clear sound .  It was as if a glass had been broken .

Laura’s eyes widened .  The Vitan’s Maze was unraveling .

‘How?’

This had never happened before .  Azell had broken the Vitan’s Chalice, but it was done through the special property of the Sky Splitter .  However, he hadn’t destroyed the Dimensional Distortion itself .  

Currently, someone had used magic to interfere with the Vitan’s Chalice dominion over space .  Moreover, someone had been successful in canceling the Vitan’s Maze before it could be completed .

‘Another Dimensional Distortion was placed in the same place to cancel both Dimensional Distortion . ’

Laura’s Vitan’s Maze hadn’t been meddled with .  However, someone had read the when and where her Vitan’s Maze would be completed .  Another Dimensional Distortion was placed in the same location to block her from finishing her technique .

‘We have to run away . ’

Larua immediately came to that decision .

In the past, she couldn’t use Dimensional Distortion while she was using the Vitan’s Maze .  However, her skill had improved markedly .  She was able to use the countless Dimensional Distortion related techniques imbued within the Vitan’s Chalice .  She was able to use them at the same time .   

Laura used the Endless Plains as she tried to retreat .

Zzuhng!

Once again, someone interfered with her technique .  The Endless Plain was broken .

‘What a ridiculous ability!  Who’s doing this?’

Laura despaired .

Laura was probably one of the best magicians of this era .

After joining Azell’s party, her abilities had rapidly progressed .  Her increase in skill mainly dealt with the techniques used with the Vitan’s Chalice, but she had exchanged many information with the magicians within the Albatan Forest .  She had received Carlos’ magic tome .  She had grown as a magician .

Even if one put aside her battle capabilities, her abilities as a magician exceeded the skills of the survivors of the Dragon Demon war, who resided within the Plain of Darkness .  She was sure of this .  Azell was of the same opinion .

However, her skin crawled when she witnessed this unknown being’s skill .  Her Dimensional Distortion had been dismissed .

It was such a sophisticated way to use to use one’s magical energy .  As a magician, she wanted to someday be able to use magic like that .  There wasn’t a single waste of magical energy .  It was the pinnacle of efficiency .

‘I’m being watched . ’

The Endless Plain was broken, but she was successful in leaping across space .  She had moved a distance of 1 kilometer, and she immediately sensed the gaze of her opponents on her .

Laura went cold all over when she witnessed what occurred next .  She couldn’t block it .  Her opponent had identified where she would appear, and he had prepared an attack .  

It didn't matter how fast her reaction was .  She couldn’t respond .

‘At the very least, I have to……!’

She had to protect Azell, who was in her arms .  With such thought in mind, she was about to use her magic .

<Let’s stop being so boorish towards her . >

She remembered that voice .

“Sir Reygus?”

<Thank you for remembering me, Miss . >

Reygus was descending from a far away distance .  He must have jumped from a high elevation .

Koooooooong!

When he landed on the ground, an explosive sound rang out as the ground shook .  He sauntered out of the hole he had created .  He hadn’t taken any damage from the fall .

Afterwards, two more figures descended from the sky .  Unlike Reygus, they descended in a controlled manner .

“Sir Almarick…… . ”

Laura mumbled her words as if she was groaning .

One of them was Almarick .   His one remaining red eye was looking at her .

There was an unknown figure next to him .

He wore a black coat, and a hood was placed over his head .  A magical power created a curtain of darkness, so one couldn’t see his face .  Laura’s eyes couldn’t penetrate that darkness .

A voice flowed out from beyond the darkness .

“I don’t plan on killing him . ”

‘What the hell is it?’

Laura was taken aback .  

She couldn’t tell the gender of the voice .  When she heard the voice for the first time, she noticed the calmness of the voice .  However, she became confused afterwards .  She couldn’t tell if it was a voice of a male or a female .  She couldn’t tell if the voice was high or low .  

‘He is  messing with my senses .  How can this be?’

It wasn’t just his face .  He was somehow stopping her from identifying his voice .  How could he do that when Laura was a high rank magician?

Reygus spoke .

<You’ve always been a lout .  After several hundred years, a possibility of a dramatic reunion was set up .  You messed it all up by sniping him .  Your aesthetic is lacking . >

“I’m sorry .  It couldn’t be helped since the situation was dire . ”

<It was an inevitable sacrifice?>

“I could stop him, so I did .  If I didn’t, wouldn’t that have been more foolish?”

<There must have been another way… .  Eh .  I shouldn’t have said anything . . >

Reygus expressed his annoyance .  The other being sounded embarrassed .

“I’m sorry for not respecting your aesthetic .  I’m pretty sure I did something similar in the past .  I’ll be careful in the future .  Will you forgive me?”

<You say such hopeless  things… . . . >

Reygus grumbled as he kicked a nearby boulder .  A loud sound rang out as the boulder was broken into pieces .

Afterwards, the other members of Azell’s party arrived .  Everyone had a stiff expression as they surveyed their three enemies .  Amongst them, Yuren had a pale face, and his body was shaking a little bit .

The hooded being showed interest in the Dragon Souls of Kairen and Leticia .

“What are those?”

“Laura?  How’s Azell?”

Kairen ignored the question as he asked Laura a question .  Laura, who had been frozen, became alert .

“He is still alive . ”

She quickly assessed Azell’s situation .

Something had penetrated his body .  It was smaller than a finger .

Fortunately, it had missed the heart .  Also, the damage caused by the thunder was comparably minor .

However, this didn’t mean he was in a good state .

‘It didn’t simply penetrate his body . ’

The item, which had passed through Azell’s body, had been infused with a powerful curse .  At the same time as it penetrated Azell’s body, the curse had invaded Azell’s Energy Pulse .  It made it so that Azell couldn’t properly regulate his magical energy .

It was dangerous .  

As a high rank Spirit Order practitioner, Azell was able to get through life threatening wounds by intricately controlling his body .  However, this technique relied on magical energy .  In Azell’s current situation, any more shock might end his life .

The hooded being spoke .

“I didn’t plan on killing him, so I avoided hitting any vital organs .  If you are worried, I’ll allow you to perform first aid on him .  I’ll allow that . ”

“Who the hell are you?”

Kairen glared at the being as he asked the question .

The being’s words sounded arrogant .  His attitude indicated that the life of Azell’s party was within the palm of his hand .

‘Azell had been focused on completing the Sun Lightsaber .  This was why he was taken unawares by the attack .  However, Azell should have noticed someone trying to snipe him from afar even if he had been distracted .  What method did this guy use?’

Kairen was trying very hard to assess the situation with a cool head .  At the same time, he called for the Guardian Shadows using the staff given to him by Carlos .  Already, several thousand Guardian Shadows were moving towards this location .

‘It’ll take them 10 minutes to arrive here .  Shit .  I have to buy some time… . . . . ’

They had planned on exiting this place as soon as possible .  Moreover, they had planned on occupying the attention of the their enemies by attacking the waypoints of the Road of Emptiness .  This was why he hadn’t stationed any Guardian Shadows nearby .  Basically, he had been caught with his pants down .

“I know who you are . ”

At that moment, Yuren suddenly opened his mouth .  Kairen turned to look at the source of the trembing voice .

The hooded being tilted his head .

“Mmmm?  You know me?  Who are you?”

“Yuren Rizester . ”

“You are Azell Karzark’s comrade, and you are a traitor to the worshippers of the Dragon Demon king .  When one takes in your upbringing into account, you possess an unusually high amount of magical energy .  You also possess an unconventional technique that allows you to merge with a Demon… . . ”

“…… . ”

Yuren flinched when the hooded being started to list information about him . The hooded being asked him a question .

“Am I right?”

“You are right, but…… . ”

“You were truly able to merge with a Demon .  How surprising .  Moreover, you are a young human… .  Was your teacher someone exceptional?”

“…… . ”

“Hmm .  This isn’t the time to ask such questions .  First, let’s finish our conversation .  You know me?”

“Yes . ”

Yuren was letting out cold sweat as he nodded his head .

His party members became puzzled as they looked at him .  

Of course, it was a tense and terrifying situation .  Azell had fallen under a surprise attack, and he was in a critical situation .  Reygus and Almarick was in one place .  The unknown being possessed a presence that was on par with them .

However, Yuren’s fear seemed to originate from a different place .  It wasn’t about their current situation .

The hooded being was amused as he asked the question .

“Who am I? Speak . ”

“You are… . . ”

Yuren took a deep breathe then he spoke .

“You are the Dragon Demon king Atein . ”