Dragon Maken War - Chapter 259

Chapter 259: 259

Chapter 259 - One Person (5)

“…I’ll end your madness here . ”

When Atein heard his words, he looked perplexed .  

It wasn’t as if he was surprised by Azell’s hostility .  In the short amount of time it took them to have a conversation, a frightening amount of Dragon Demon magic suddenly poured out from Azell .  

“What did you do?”

“I merely awakened the ninth Ring of Life I had put to sleep .  Thank you for giving me that time . ”

Koo-goo-goo-goong……!

The building couldn’t withstand the Dragon Demon magic emanating from Azell’s body, and it started to fall apart .

Ggwah-gwa-gwa-gwahng!

A beam of light punched through the falling building as it stretched into the sky .

Afterwards, Azell used the Storm Dragon’s Wings to fly into the air .  Atein, who had been observing the city from they sky, groaned .

“You’ve already finished making the ninth Ring of Life?”

Atein had thought he had gotten a measure of Azell’s strength when Azell had fought against Almarick .  In that fight, Azell had been driven into a corner, so he had to reveal the ace up his sleeve .  He had revealed the existence of the Extreme Extinction technique .

Atein had used this information as background to make his preparations for his victory .  Even if Azell’s comrades joined in on the fight, he was confident that he would be able to defeat them all .

He never expected Azell to have hidden such power .

Oooooooooh!

The Dragon Demon magic swept over their surrounding like a tsunami .  This simple action had the effect of working against the spells that went against Azell’s will .  It almost broke down the integrity of Atein’s spells .

“Mmm……!”

While Atein was groaning, Azell started creating clones of himself once again .  They took up the Dragon Demon weapons that had remained summoned .  The unsummoned Dragon Demon weapons were brought back again .  Atein mumbled to himself when he saw this sight .

“…still, nothing will change . ”

It was surprising that Azell had completed his ninth Ring of Life .  If this battle had taken place anywhere else, Atein would have lost .  

However, this place was the Dragon Demon palace .

The Moon of Rest and Anger was continuously creating angels and demons .  The numerous magic circles were pouring out spells .  The number of preparations he had made was overwhelming in quantity .  It was as if several hundred magicians were focusing their fire on Azell, so Azell was busy dodging .

Kwah-kwahng!  Kwahng!  Kwah-ahhhhhhng!

He was flying at high speed using the Storm Dragon’s Wings, and there was a torrent of spells trailing behind him .

The flames exploded, and the cursed darkness continued to spread .  The gale whipped towards him .  The city had been made with magic, so it had been a grand sight to see .  In a flash, the city was turned into ruins .  

“You made a mistake, Azell . ”

Azell flew through the city as he used the buildings to block the spells .  Atein mumbled to himself as he looked down .

Azell should have used the ninth Ring of Life as soon as the fight had started .  If Azell had used this explosive power to overwhelm Atein, Azell might have won .  

However, Atein’s magic had already took control of the battlefield .  He had overwhelming power, and it couldn’t be defeated by the power of a single person .

‘At this rate, he might just run away . ’

Atein thought about the possibility .

However, it was pointless thought .  Azell would only run away if he could fight another day .  If Atein wasn’t defeated here, there won't be another chance .

-Thunder Dragon’s Horn!

Azell, who had been in the city, quickly gained height .  He shot blue lightning towards Atein .

However, the attack never reached Atein .  It crashed into the numerous spells in the sky, and it was extinguished .

“Koohk! I guess it won’t work?”

Azell grinded his teeth .

Azell had awakened his ninth Ring of Life, yet he had no opportunity for a counterattack .  In terms of personal power, Azell overpowered Atein .  However, the resources available to Atein was too large .

The problem right now was the fact that Azell’s mental power was being chipped away .

There was a limit to how long he could use his phenomenal mobility to dodge Atein’s attacks .  Atein was predicting Azell’s path, and he was placing spells preemptively in Azell’s path .  Azell was mired in these spells .

‘Oh no . ’

The heat spread towards the surrounding .

It was a trap that couldn’t be dodge, yet Azell easily pushed through it .  He was narrowly dodging all the magical bombardment, but a small mistake would be fatal .

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!

The magical storm destroyed the streets .

Atein was shocked as he watched the explosions .

‘What happened?’

For a brief moment, he lost track of Azell .

Even if he was using the Storm Dragon’s Wing, Azell needed time to reaccelerate once he was halted .  

That meant… .

‘Is this Instantaneous Movement?’

The detection spells placed all over the city was able to locate Azell a beat later, and the information was delivered to Atein .

Azell was 1 kilometers away from where the explosion had started .  The explosions had indiscriminately destroyed all the buildings in a straight line .  Azel was a bloody mess as he glared at Atein .

A wave of light moved over the destroyed buildings .

Kwahng!

As soon as Atein’s eyes registered this light, Atein was attacked by Azell .

Azell was moving several times faster than the speed of sound .   He had used a form of the Pure Copper technique to accelerate himself .  In a flash, he had crossed a distance of 200 meters .  It was extraordinary .

‘What ridiculous speed!’

Atein was taken unawares by his speed .  He had been prepared for clones to attack him using their energy form .  He was also reading the flow of magical energy, so his spells would automatically react to what he saw .

However, Atein had never expected Azell to rush him with his true form, which was made out of flesh and blood .

“Ha-ahhhhhhh!”

Azell attacked 

Azell attacked Atein like an angry wave .  Numerous clones appeared as they attacked Atein like a storm .

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwah!

The Sky Splitter let out a wave of light .  Every light within visible range gathered and exploded upon Atein .

Atein was instantly overwhelmed by the attack, and his body was bounced around the air like a ball .  Azell had summoned the maximum number of clones .  He used them to block the spells that were converging towards him .  The Box of Hate dispensed its light marbles, and it resisted against Atein’s magic . Azell pushed Atein .

-Come Dragon Demon weapon!  Chain of the Earth Dragon!

He wasn’t done with his attack .  One of the clones summoned a thick chain with a weight at the end .  He started to swing it .

Hwee-hwee-hwee-hwee-hwee!

Atein and Azell had been locking their swords together .  When the speed of the chain exceeded a certain point, Azell purposefully broke his stance as he kicked Atein .  Then he struck the ground .

As the explosion erupted, Atein’s movement halted for a brief moment .  At that moment, the Chain of the Earth Dragon flew in towards Atein .

Ggwah-ahhhhhng!

The weighted end of the chain created an explosion .  The explosion had a radius of several hundred meters .

The Chain of the Earth Dragon had power over the earth .  When it hit its target, a massive impact caused the ground to crumble .  Earth and rocks assaulted Atein .  Azell, who was in the sky, brought down the Sky Splitter with all his power .  

-Thunder Dragon’s Horn!

In a flash, everything turned white .

However, it lasted only for a moment .  Azell’s face fell when his vision cleared in the next moment .

‘Gatekeeper of Emptiness! Shit!’

The large emptiness swallowed the lightning bolt .  At the same time, a large emptiness that was a couple dozen meters away let out the lightning bolt .  The lightning bolt carved the ground as it was sent in a different direction .

When Atein was attacked, he immediately used the Gatekeeper of Emptiness, which was capable of connecting two points in space .  This was how he had dodged the Thunder Dragon’s Horn .

“Mmmm…… . ”

Atein started rising into the air from a broken building .

He wasn’t untouched .  He had dodged a critical blow, but his left arm had been broken by Azell’s initial charge .  The following attack had made him into a bloody mess .

In terms of injuries, both side had suffered similar level of injury .  However, Atein was sure of his victory .

“This is why you put your ninth Ring of Life to sleep . ”

There was a bitter laughter to Atein’s lips .

“It isn’t complete to the point where your body cannot sustain and endure that power . ”

“Koohk…… . ”

Azell groaned .  He looked dismayed .

It was as Atein had said .  This was a tactic he had used to take Atein by surprise .  He had purposefully hidden his magical energy, because his body couldn’t handle that much magical energy .  The vessel holding the magical energy had to get stronger as one gained magical energy .  Azell hadn’t been able to find that balance .

It meant that Azell had to finish the fight as soon possible after awakening his ninth Ring of Life .  However, he had failed .  His Energy Pulse was unstable, and it was causing massive problems for his body .

“Your surprising speed using the Pure Copper technique…  I’ll call it the Ultrahigh Speed Pure Copper technique .  It seems there is a cost to using it . ”

Azell was able to use the Ultrahigh Speed Pure Copper technique by using the massive power that was released by the ninth Ring of Life .  He had the magical energy to be able to use it, but his body hadn’t been able to endure the stress .

“You are an extraordinary being .  You were chosen by this era, so all kinds of luck has converged upon you .  However, the fact that you were able to reach this level in less than 30 years is a miracle in itself . ”

While Atein was speaking, countless circles of darkness surrounded Azell .

There would be no escape .  The fight would end when Atein would activate the spells .  

“Mmmm?”

Atein was puzzled by Azell’s expression .

From Azell’s perspective, he was in a desperately dangerous situation .  Unless he had more aces up his sleeve, he was facing imminent death .

So why did Azell have a grin on his face?

“It seems they were barely able to make it in time . ”

“What do you mean?”

“Didn’t you think it was weird, Atein?  You wondered why I came alone . ”

It was as he said .  Azell’s party weren’t idiots .  They knew Atein’s power was amplified to the extreme at the Dragon Demon castle .

Yet they insisted on sending Azell to fight Atein alone .  

It was an unreasonable gamble .  

‘However, there are no hidden troops . ’

Atein had been aware of the possibility that Azell’s party members might have hidden themselves .  He made preparations for the possibility of an ambush from .  However, he couldn’t sense them even now .

Did they attack the ritual room while he fought Azell?

That wasn’t it either .  The ritual was in its third stage .  An attack by one or two people wouldn’t be able to stop the ritual .  He had set up detection spells in the ritual room, and he sensed no one in there .

‘So why?’

Atein looked baffled as he looked towards Azell .

Suddenly, a dizzying sensation washed over him .

‘What is this?’

Atein knew this sensation .  It was the backlash that appeared when magical energy escaped his control .

In a flash, the magic around him escaped his control  The circles of darkness, which had been about to activate, collapsed .  Even his stored magic went away, and the flow of magical energy in his body went awry .

‘Ah!’

Atein swayed on his feet, and he was late in realizing what had caused this .

‘Someone destroyed the seal to the Abyss!  Who did it?’

The Abyss was the heart of the Great Darkness .  The seal of the transcendent being buried below had been destroyed .