Chapter 39: Dragon Nest (4/6)
--- Chapter 39 ---
"DRAGON NEST!"
"DESTROY THEM ALL!!"
A battle cry echoed throughout the new continent, shaking the land with bloodlust for the incoming massacre. Huo Yuhao kicked the air and moved to the Swamp Land, tightening his grip on Failure's handle.
Qianye Ying'er jumped down from the wall and summoned her Battle Flag. As she wore her silver gauntlet, four spirit rings appeared around her. "Oh, lord~! Please grant us strength to triumph over this battle." She breathed in, and Spirit Circuits flared with excitement, making some broken white lines spread on her back and forming wing-like marks.
"Holy Dragon's Blessing."
Her black spirit rings lit up and merged into one red spirit ring, creating a field of holy light around Dragon Nest's member. This act increased the allies' spirit to fight and their attributes by 100% when the fight started between her lord and the enemy, and It also created a bounded field around their bodies, protecting them from far three times or once if it was a life & death situation.
Huo Yun'er stood on the wall and activated both of her martial souls without any problem. She used her Mystic Spirit Eyes and Heavenly Fox's sight to watch over the swamp land battlefield, viewing every Doom and Luck Qi on the field. And her beloved Hao'er is shining the brightest in the area.
Twelve spirit rings rose under her feet, releasing the intense pressure of the Deity Beast and Spiritual Energy. There are seven spirit rings on the Heavenly Fox's martial soul, five black and two red spirit rings. Meanwhile, Mystic Spirit Eyes have all red spirit rings.
"Luck Dismantling Gaze..." Huo Yun'er reached over the Swamp Land and clenched her hand, causing Doom Qi to spread even more on the Bronze Monarch's army. Her skill led to inevitable destruction.
Scathach watched these two solemnly because Qianye Ying'er and Huo Yun'er had grown significantly "stronger." than anyone in Dragon Nest. Well, besides Huo Yuhao alone. "These blondies." She couldn't help but smile a little.
Qianye Ying'er was merely nine and a Level 49 Spirit Ancestor Realm, but she could defeat anyone below the Spirit Saint Realm. Her Light Manipulation and martial art mastery are "Simply." above Dragon Nest's standard, allowing her to overpower everyone in speed attacks. It's a fact that you cannot blink when fighting Qianye Ying'er because a light spear would have reached your neck. Yet, she chooses to be an auxiliary-type Spirit Master because of her inner desire, leaving everyone besides people close to her confused.
Meanwhile, Huo Yun'er. No one wanted to make this mother with a severe son complex their enemy because of her innate ability that remains secret for anyone but Huo Yuhao, Qianye Ying'er, and Scathach. Even though Scathach could gauge just how dangerous this foxy lady was, the limit of Huo Yun'er Luck and Doom Manipulation is still vague to her. Huo Yun'er called the Mistress because her order was absolute under Huo Yuhao, and one can't deny it. Scathach hated to admit it, but with her current strength. Winning against this ambiguous power would cost more than her arm.
"What a bizarre group of people. That's why I can't lose to them." Scathach giggled amusingly and activated her martial souls. Everything was so fun in this world, and her new life exceeded the previous one in terms of adventure.
Gae Bolg Alternative and Soul Breaking Spear appeared in her hands, shining with crimson and black colors. And Ten spirit rings emerged out of thin air.
Scathach has reached level 57 Spirit King in just three years and absorbed five spirit rings for respective twin martial souls. Gae Bolg Alternative possessed three black rings and two red spirit rings. And Soul Breaking Spear has all red spirit rings after boosting their ages with Primordial Absorption Rune.
"Eternal Arms..." She closed her eyes while crossing the crimson and black spears. "Gáe Bolg: Soaring Spear that Strikes with Death."
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"T-This was..." Yun Han, one of the seven title doulos, mumbled in disbelief. His neck felt cold just watching this scenery.
Everyone shivered and raised their gazes to the sky, seeing a terrifying amount of red-barbed spears fall like unrealistic rain, yet they knew this was real. The crimson rain descended to the battlefield and killed every Bronze Monarch's lackey advancing toward the West Gate.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The one-sided slaughter entered their sights, leaving everyone speechless because only one person caused all this death. A young lady in a purplish-black battle outfit stood on the West Gate, her purple hair tied in a ponytail and her red eyes shone like the God of Death's gaze.
She kicked the ground below her and leaped into the air, waving her black spear gently. "Soul Breaking Spear..." Her indifferent voice echoed, making the Spirit Beast tremble in fear out of instinct.
ROAR!
A dragon with bronze-gleamed scales appeared from the depth of Swamp Land and roared at the sky. "DRAGON NEST! TODAY, I'LL KILL EVERY LAST BIT OF YOU AND CONQUER THIS LAND!!"
[Name: Bronze Dragon King]
[Type: Spirit Beast]
[Age: 555.690 years old]
[Description: A Second-Born Dragon with the innate ability to control Corrosion Energy, known for being the Bronze Monarch because all his enemies turned into rusty dust when defeated]
"Dream on, lizard." Scathach clenched her grip on the Soul Breaking Spear, causing the sudden atmosphere shift in the area.
An enormous silhouette descended from the sky, revealing a spiral spearhead. It releases enough pressure to make the Bronze Monarch roar angrily at the sky.
"DAMN HUMAN! CORROSION!"
"Soul Breaking Strike..."
A wave of destruction filled with bronze hue spread from the Bronze Monarch's roar, erasing everything into rusty sands. Scathach's spear halted for a moment because the Corrosion decreased the force and momentum. However, it was more than enough for her.
SWOOSH! BOOM!
The Soul Breaking Spear fell into the Swamp Land and created massive destruction, erasing a good chunk of the land. And the Bronze Monarch frowned because his attack failed to erase Scathach's spear.
"But you still can't touch me." The Bronze Monarch arrogantly stared at Scathach, noticing a smirk on her face.
Scathach closed her eyes and said, "Go, my disciple."
A purple flash broke through the sound barrier and appeared before the Bronze Monarch. "Doom Sword." Huo Yuhao swung the Failure and pierced the ground.
BOOM!
Violent energy exploded underground and exploded everything, living or not, within a 100-meters radius flying in the sky. The Bronze Monarch was no exception as Huo Yuhao stared at him indifferently. Dragon Nest members began to move and sweep the Bronze Monarch's army.
Two sides are clashing with each other, leaving Huo Yuhao alone with the Bronze Monarch. The dragon with bronze-gleamed scales frowned at the young human before him. He could feel the intense dragon's blood from his tiny body, wanting to devour it to reach a higher stage.
"DIE! BRONZE AGE!"
"Roll, Dice." Huo Yuhao commented casually.
[Name: Dice]
[Type: Extra Skill]
[Grade: SSS]
[Description: A magical dice that could offset the mortal's fate and nullifies incoming damage when activated. Rolling various numbers would change how much damage was received by the user or even cancel the enemy's attack]
[Cooldown: 15 minutes]
[Rolling...] Evo's monotonous voice echoed.
[You have rolled Number 6]
[Bronze Age Nullified]
"H-How?!!"
The Bronze Monarch saw his attack vanish into thin air, leaving some rusty air behind. He couldn't believe his damn eyes for a moment, but this wasn't an illusion. He was furious and launched his sharp claw at Huo Yuhao.
CLANK! BAM!
Huo Yuhao controlled his mechanical arm spiritually and used Eas's Vibranium shield coated by Busoshoku Haki to clash with the incoming attack. "Shield Charge." He used Paladin's Skill and bashed the sharp claw away.
The Bronze Monarch's claw was blown away by Huo Yuhao's shield charge, leaving a gap between them. Huo Yuhao used Extreme Lightning Mirage and swung Failure with all his strength.
[Skill Bisect Triggered]
[Avenger's Vengeance Storm activated]
The shark-like greatsword in Huo Yuhao's hand released an intense heat and manifested ten vibrant crimson swords around him. He swung Failure and produced a chaotic storm filled with sharp yet fiery energies.
SWOOSH~!
[You have killed...]
[You have killed...]
[You have killed...]
[You have killed...]
[You have killed...]
"This power-!"
The Bronze Monarch and his army were swept over Huo Yuhao's attack, disabling them from attacking Dragon Nest for a few seconds. Huo Yuhao clasped his hand and controlled the earth element around them.
"Earth Dome." A tall dome burst out of the ground and covered everything within a 200 km radius, preventing the Bronze Monarch and his army from running away.
Huo Yuhao's fourth red spirit ring lit up and abruptly changed the atmosphere. It gave off an eerie aura, making the Bronze Monarch feel an odd sense of fear, and it was a normal reaction.
[Name: Ashborn's Spark]
[Type: Spirit Ring/Pure Darkness]
[Age: 500.000]
[Description: Ashborn was the infamous Shadow Monarch and possessed the power of death, having the last bit of his spark sealed in the depth of void]
[Spirit Skills: Darkness Manipulation, Death Manipulation, Shadow Realm]
Huo Yuhao immersed himself in the darkness and summoned every beast lord killed in their new appearances. He watched the Bronze Monarch's expression filled with fear as his once friends and rivals became Shadow Creatures. An enormous ape, a giant stag beetle, a rough-looking massive bear, a silver-beast shadow, and a majestic lion made of gray flame.
"Y-You..."
Huo Yuhao grinned under his White Ogre Mask and created wormholes around the Bronze Monarch. "Attack him." He ordered coldly.
BOOM!
Five shadows leaped into the wormholes and surrounded the Bronze Monarch instantly, ambushing him with their respective attacks. They didn't leave any chance for the dragon to retaliate.
ROAR!
"HUMAN!"
"HOW DARE YOU-!"
BOOM!
"Shut up." Huo Yuhao responded indifferently, watching the Water Behemoth's shadow filling the Bronze Monarch's mouth with his elbow.
[Avenger Class reacted with Ashborn's Spark]
[Starting advancement...]
[Avenger Class has upgraded to Dark Avenger]
An overwhelming sensation spread from Huo Yuhao's chest and covered his whole body. He looked at his arm and saw red veins pop off his skin. He breathed in and let the Spirit Circuits handle the transformation, causing wings made of shadow to spurt out of his back.
The united sword star mark on the back of Huo Yuhao's hand changed into a shadowy sword mark. He didn't notice this because of Eas's armor covering his body.
[All Avenger-related skills have evolved]
"What a weird sensation." Huo Yuhao commented while staring at the surroundings with his blue eyes, which have a crimson tint now.
[Paladin Class reacted with Naga's Lineage]
[Paladin Class has upgraded to Dragonborn Crusader]
[All Paladin-related skills have evolved]
Huo Yuhao's armor gained a white tint with a golden gleam, and his left eye shone with brilliant purple-gold color. Eas's Mace and Vibranium Shield gained a crossed fang-like symbol.
"DAMNED HUMAN!!!"
The Bronze Monarch released intense bronze-colored energy from his body. He stared at Huo Yuhao angrily with the half-destroyed former beast lord's shadows around him.
"I'll kill you..."
"This humiliation, I'LL KILL YOU!" He lunged toward Huo Yuhao and charged Corrosion Energy out.
Huo Yuhao lifted the mace and said, "Thor's Hammer."
"Judge's Power."
He charged toward the Bronze Monarch and accepted the dragon's attack straight ahead. He kicked the ground and released his Haoshoku Haki to extreme limits.
"Holy Smite EX." Purple-colored energy based on Thunderfire and Dragonborn Crusader's holy element exploded from the mace and clashed with Bronze Monarch's Corrosion.
BAM! BOOM!
Their attack created another storm and shattered everything within three hundred meters, decimating any lifeform. And Huo Yuhao's chest was bleeding because of it.
However, the Bronze Monarch was in the worst condition because he lost his left arm. Holy Smite Ex broke through his scales and pulverized everything inside, separating the dragon's left arm.
ROAR!!
Huo Yuhao coughed a mouthful of corroded blood and breathed out, "Universal Breathing Technique."
[Dark Avenger's Death Knell]
He leaped to the Bronze Monarch with wormholes and covered Failure with Haki. He swung the greatsword skillfully and shot ten continuous dark flame swords at the dragon, injuring the beast lord.
ROAR!!
"CORROSION ERA!!"
"Bane of Monster, Sakura Sealing Arrays."
Chains of Heaven bounded the Bronze Monarch onto the ground and increased the gravity around him. However, it doesn't deactivate his attack. Corrosion Era is Bronze Monarch's final attack by burning every energy and blood, turning them into a field of destruction. Sakura Sealing Arrays reduced the damage, but not by much.
"Purgatory Prison."
Thunderfire covered the ground and burned the Bronze Monarch's scales into ashes, slowing him down. Huo Yuhao wiped the blood from his mouth and mumbled, "This should be enough to charge the Karmic Scale."
[Dice's cooldown is over]
"Roll." Huo Yuhao charged the last hit of the Death Knell.
[Rolling...]
[You have rolled number 1]
[Reducing Bronze Era's damage by 20%]
Huo Yuhao faced the Corrosion Era directly and let Corrosion Energy hit him. A blinding dark-violet light burst out from the Failure, cutting through the air with extreme heat.
Bronze Monarch laughed and roared, "You're STUPID! CORROSION ERA WILL ERASE YOUR EXISTENCE FROM THIS WORLD!"
"HAHAHA, GOODBYE! LITTLE DRAGON!!"
"Erase me from this world?" Huo Yuhao flew through the Corrosion Era with half-destroyed Eas's armor. The greatsword in his hand burned with bloodlust, wanting to slaughter the enemy before him.
"You're not close enough."
He seemed to skip through the space with pure speed alone and waved the Failure down. The Bronze Monarch's head was split open, but his mind was unaware of this. Thunderfire covered the beast lord's body and burned him to a crisp.
"ARRRGGGHHHH-!"
"Karmic Scale: Final Counter."
[You have killed Bronze Dragon King]
"Take your damage back, bronze lizard." Huo Yuhao commented and noticed everyone's gazes were on him.
He turned around and saw Dragon Nest's members standing on the battlefield in a rough condition. They needed more training, but this wasn't that bad, considering this was their first war/massacre. He can't blame them for getting injured.
"Well, I'm not safe either." He touched the already healed, bleeding chest.
[You have defeated the sixth beast lord]
[Defeat all beast lords of the new continent(6/7)]
Huo Yuhao raised Failure to the air and yelled, "This our Dragon Nest victory!"
"YEAAAAH!"
"WOAAAAAHHHH!"
"I'M ALIVE!"
Thunderous shouts escaped every Dragon Nest member, making the battlefield tremble in glory. Everyone stared at Huo Yuhao and declared victory upon him.
"DRAGON NEST'S VICTORY, TRUE DRAGON KING!"
"DRAGON NEST'S VICTORY, TRUE DRAGON KING!"
"DRAGON NEST'S VICTORY, TRUE DRAGON KING!"
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Under the booming shouts, Huo Yuhao smiled a little behind his White Ogre Mask and said, "Six done, one more left."
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