Chapter 66: The reaction
Hidden in Leon's Predator Camouflage and Celes' tracking skills, the legendary grade party crept their way across the darkened and oddly shaped forest. Leon disliked how many natural hurdles they had to navigate through, but if someone knew about Leon and his gifts, they'd swear at him, for he'd more than people of his level could ask for.
He didn't doubt that, so he didn't voice his feelings.
At last, the air became denser.
Leon felt the invisible pressure of strong existences fighting against each other. They weren't far away from him, but he couldn't see them yet. For much of it to already extend to this area meant that the battle was serious, and a copious amount of blood must have already spilled.
A few minutes later, it rained.
It wasn't natural rain, for Louise felt the familiar mana from the droplets. It was the mana of the creature that had left the unknown formation in their fortress — the exact type of water that had hurt her!
Louise's eyes turned cold. She knitted her eyebrows and cast a freezing gaze ahead. Shrouded in the merciless and chilling intent to deal with her master's enemies, even Louise's baby face couldn't keep her usual adorableness, turning her into a killer.
Leon had been used to it, but Celes couldn't take her eyes off Louise.
That girl surely had an abundant life experience if the current her could form such an expression. It shocked the vampiress, but that ought to be expected.
"Focus." Leon's stern and straightforward tone drew Celes' attention.
Everyone gazed forward at the vast clearing, where the humanoid woman with scales and vast wings fought against the black asura. At least those guys should be the black asura… Leon couldn't tell, for those people had covered themselves in different black robes that stuck closely to their bodies.
Their feet spread darkness that rippled like water across the whole clearing. Likewise, the black figures could easily sink inside that dark element as though it was water. From that darkness, many hands shot at the humanoid woman, whom Leon deemed a dragon.
The blue-haired woman cast water bombs, causing more rain.
Celes confirmed his thoughts. "It's a dragon… A powerful, at that… Really powerful…"
"How are dragons?" Leon asked to check one thing.
"Selfish and greedy… They say there's a deep reason for it…." Celes weakly replied, not taking away her eyes off the blue dragon.
Because she hadn't said anything about the dragons first, Leon inferred that the blue dragon before them had been too powerful for that. Perhaps, Celes was more focused on that woman's strength, for they were about to face her off. Hence, she didn't mention anything about the dragons.
Nonetheless, her troubled face conveyed plentiful information.
He shifted his eyes to Louise. She'd been waiting for his order like a loyal assassin, willing to take even the worst mission for their sake. If he were to tell her to face off the blue dragon, she would do it.
Leon had a better idea, though. "Our plan hasn't changed. The main prize is a goal."
Locking his eyes on the metal object in the middle of the darkness, Leon told his friends that it had to be the dwarf. Where else would that little guy hide?
There was no need to dispel the girl's doubts, for Louise was in a battle mood, and Celes wasn't stupid enough to not see through the metal object's purpose.
Louise would be the same, but she was so different now that every Leon's word sounded right in her fox ears.
"I'll silently slither my chains to that metal defense." Leon started explaining his view of the imminent future, and no one disturbed him. "It ought to be easy to attach chains to it. Our security is not a problem with you around, and I don't think they'll see through our camouflage."
Because of the fierce battle, Leon believed that the black asura and the dragon wouldn't see through his ploy. "They will notice the metal fortress moving. The dwarf can also notify his bodyguards of foreign interference… But that's fine, for we'll use something we're familiar with.
"I mean, something you're familiar with, Louise." Leon warmly looked at his scarlet fox.
Feeling his attention, Louise wheeled to him, and his smile melted her coldness. She blinked adorably, faintly smiled, and asked what he meant.
Leon's smile grew deeper as he knew he could always bring her back from that killer mode. "The reaction of flames and water meeting each other."
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Leon's chain went through the darkness like a snake.
He didn't have problems controlling it.
Every man knows how to move their snake, alright?
His enemies hadn't noticed him, either. No blue dragon and black asura paid attention to their surroundings, and they'd only focus on someone else should that person make a grand entrance or simply attack them.
But as Leon's plan was different, he had a smooth ride to the metal object. His crimson chains soon could prod the metal fortress, but he kept them waiting for a little more. Using his better eyesight, which kept improving over time in another world, Leon found a hook-like protruding element he could leverage to haul the object to his side.
"Are you ready for some fun?" Leon asked his friends.
Both cast him their peculiar glances.
With them ready to answer any next event, Leon wrapped the chains and activated his first legendary skill! His crimson chains shone brightly like a red light, with scarlet specks swirling around.
And since he cast it in a humid area filled with unique dragon's water, Leon forced the reaction that thundered in an ear-splitting sound, threatening everyone's ears.
Fog unfurled in abundance, engulfing everyone in the clearing and filling it to the brim.
Leon grasped the chains and hauled the metal fortress closer. "It's so heavy… But don't you dare underestimate a man with peak humanity's body!"
After that declaration, Leon drew so much strength to his hand that his whole face reddened, veins bulging out on his temple and arms. Louise added her help, and so did the vampiress.
Celes felt relieved that the crimson chains didn't hurt her.
She would love to cast a meaningful glance at Leon, but that was not a proper time for it.
And when everyone noticed that someone had interrupted their battle, the dragon instantly looked behind and located Leon.
Feeling her senses through the dense fog, Leon could only admire her skills and experience. But she'd also helped him notice her, too.
To his surprise, the blue dragon didn't make any move against him.
And as Leon looked up, he felt he knew why…
It snowed.
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