Seeing Aengus’s Leviathan form, the crowd shouted in astonishment.
“Oh my God… What is that creature?”
“Oh Lord, it looks just like the Leviathan from the legends!”
“It’s look like a demonic Creature!”
“Is the world coming to an end?”
Sigard, Melina, and Aurora, who had survived the ordeal, also stared at the creature with wide eyes.
They were bloodstained and exhausted after fighting for their lives, grateful to have been pulled back from that hellish place.
They gazed up at the Leviathan in awe, impressed by its immense size and power.
Even in their Dragon Forms, they knew they’d look like mere children beside it. Only their elders might stand against the Leviathan.
But despite their awe, a lingering concern gnawed at them—the creature’s true intentions were still unclear, even though they had been freed them from the forced trial, they didn’t who did it.
Aurora’s eyes gleamed as her sixth sense tingled. There was something familiar about the creature’s aura.
Far away, Aria’s face showed worry as she desperately searched for Ethan. Her heart raced, desperation flooding her as she frantically scanned the area for any sign of him.
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Aengus carefully controlled the Death Aura radiating from his massive form, ensuring it didn’t harm the humans below.
“It’s time to finish this, old man!” he growled coldly.
He knew he had at most two minutes in this form, and even Mana Harvest might fail to recover enough mana to sustain him. Every second was precious; he had to end Dimitri within those moments.
Emperor Dimitri stood speechless, stunned by Aengus’s sudden transformation and the overwhelming power he now commanded. But then, a grin spread across his face. He welcomed the challenge of survival.
“You’re on, boy. Let’s finish this.”
Dimitri roared, his grin ferocious as he unleashed the full extent of his Water and Space laws, ignoring the potential consequences. If he didn’t fight with everything he had, he would die anyway.
In an instant, he appeared in the sky, just a short distance from Aengus’s massive Leviathan form. Though he looked small in comparison, years of battle experience kept him calm. He had faced countless powerful creatures before, but never had he felt this vulnerable.
The crushing pressure of Aengus’s combined aura of death and searing black flames weighed heavily on him, the sheer physical strength and hellfire almost unbearable at such close proximity.
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“Hey, who is that person? Is he trying to save us?”
“Yes, it must be! Help has arrived! We can finally be free from that demonic creature!”
“Kill it, hero! Finish off the abomination!”
“He dared to trap us in this death trap. He must be destroyed!”
Some of the survivors below roared, mistakenly cursing Aengus’s demonic form, unaware that he had just saved them.
But there were others, more cautious, who didn’t understand what was happening. Confusion swirled as they questioned which side to take, unsure if the one battling Dimitri was their savior or the real threat.
Nate, Sofia, and Hank quickly gathered together, their eyes scanning the sky with caution as they searched for Alisha. The air was tense, filled with uncertainty as the battle raged above them.
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“You hear that, boy?” Dimitri sneered, his voice laced with contempt. “They’re cursing you. Ingrates, ignorant mortals! Why risk your life for them? Join me, and I will grant you eternal rewards and power beyond this world. The kind of power your father and grandfather once possessed. I’ll show you the way. Come!” He offered, his words dripping with pride and temptation.
“I don’t care about their opinions, Emperor Dimitri. You have harmed the ancient Dwarves, endangered my loved ones and now you will pay for it.” Anegus replied coldly, in a deep resonating voice, like coming a demonic creature.
Aengus’s response was swift and opposite. With a powerful swipe of his massive claws, he tore through the air, distorting the very fabric of space as his attack hurtled toward Dimitri’s tiny frame.
Dimitri barely dodged in time, his expression darkening. “Boy, you’re stubborn and foolish,” he growled, his voice filled with frustration. “Fine, I’ll give it my all. You asked for it.”
With that, Dimitri pulled out a vial containing a shimmering pill, radiating an intense soul energy. It was an incomplete elixir he had refined using countless poor human souls to heal his damaged soul, but it would allow him to fight on equal ground with Aengus, at least for a while.
He swallowed the incomplete pill without hesitation, feeling a surge of power course through him, slightly healing his severely damaged Soul Core and Law Core.
“Now, let’s see how long you last!” Dimitri roared, his aura flaring as he prepared to unleash his full might against Aengus.
Aengus didn’t hesitate. In a single, swift motion, he unleashed his Hellfire, a blaze of crimson flames scorching the air, while Death Strings shot out like tendrils, seeking to bind Dimitri in place and burn him alive. The sheer intensity of the attack warped the surrounding space, distorting reality as it raced toward its target.
But Dimitri, with his soul slightly healed and strength returning, was no easy prey. His mastery over Space and Water Laws provided him with a perfect balance of offense and evasion. He bent the space around him, slipping out of Aengus’s grasp as if vanishing from reality, then reappeared at a safe distance, his water techniques weaving barriers of liquid force to deflect the Hellfire.
Yet Aengus, with his monstrous wings ablaze, moved with a speed that defied comprehension. He shattered the sound barrier with every wing beat, blurring across the sky with near-teleportation precision. His colossal form tore through the heavens, chasing down Dimitri with ruthless efficiency, Hellfire trailing behind him like the breath of a demonic dragon.
Dimitri barely managed to keep his distance, his heart shaking as he realized that no matter how far he fled, Aengus was always one step ahead, his power far more terrifying than anticipated. Even his recent power up didn’t help much.
“This boy…” Dimitri thought, his grin faltering as he felt the deadly pressure closing in.
“Who’s child is he?”
He summoned another Oceanic Tidal wave in sky, but this time it was much more bigger and ferocious, covering the sky like blue dome descending from heaven.
The crowd was awestruck by display of power, leaving them a reminder of how the A and S ranked typically fought.
