Chapter 137 - "The Princess I Cursed?"
"I've heard something very upsetting," Maleficent suddenly said, feigning sorrow. "I heard that you and your teacher want to kill me and break the curse on the Rose Kingdom. Is that true?"
"Every single person in the Rose Kingdom wants to kill you!" Aurora snapped.
"Of course. That's only natural," Maleficent chuckled. "Over the years, I've destroyed dozens of kingdoms on a whim—maybe even hundreds. I've lost count. And in every kingdom, there were always so-called heroes just like you."
She smirked with dark amusement.
"Take a guess, little girl—how many of those heroes succeeded?"
"One is about to," Aurora shot back without hesitation.
"Then let's see for ourselves..."
A manic grin stretched across Maleficent's face. She spread her arms wide—
And in the next instant, her black-and-violet figure expanded, morphing into an enormous dragon.
Compared to the Witch of the East, Maleficent's "authentic" dragon transformation magic is undoubtedly more powerful. The dragon she transforms into is also stronger and bigger, and its posture reveals a terrifying majesty that mortals cannot achieve.
The dragon flapped its wings violently, creating a fierce gust of wind that blew away the surrounding soldiers.
The queen hid in a corner, but she immediately thought that if she failed in the next battle, she would not be able to escape the fate of death, so she hurriedly took out potions and spellcasting materials from her pocket and prepared to fight.
Above the sea, there was a sea hag floating in the air, her seaweed green hair was blown by the wind, and her eyes were as deep as the vast ocean.
When she became the court magician of the Sea Kingdom and the royal pharmacist of the Sea King, her greatest wish had been fulfilled. She was fearless.
"Even if I die today facing Maleficent, in the records of Sea Nation history, I will still die as a hero and not an ugly monster," she thought.
Aurora, the youngest blonde girl, stood in the strong wind, motionless.
Her emerald green eyes were as calm as ever, and her delicate and flawless face did not show any fear, but rather a hint of excitement.
The destined enemy was now standing in front of her!
She had waited too long for this day.
...
In the jungle on the outskirts of the White Kingdom.
Magrido, the chief magician of Endeavour, along with hundreds of elite warriors, was surrounding the gourd in front.
"This magician Rhine is too quiet."
"There was no sign of resistance, no attempt to break out of the gourd."
On several occasions, Magredo even suspected that the Rhine in the gourd had already escaped.
Fortunately, divination and other means have shown that the little magician is still staying quietly in the gourd, getting closer and closer to death.
The dark interior of the gourd.
In this dark, damp and smelly space, Rhine felt that the malice in the air around him was almost tangible.
He felt the coldness in his bones and deep in his soul.
"Very good. In a few minutes, the horror in this gourd will completely explode, turning me into blood and water, destroying me and making me cease to exist."
Rhine accepted this fact with a smile.
He was not flustered at all, but just took out a scarecrow.
[Destiny's Substitute]!
One of the three [Destiny's Substitute].
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This scarecrow had been made in advance by Rhine and turned into a "voodoo substitute" to change someone's fate.
A strand of dry, blackened hair is tied to its body, representing the victim who will soon suffer the fate of the Rhine.
Theoretically, Rhine could make any soldier or civilian in the White Kingdom his substitute and take the risk on his behalf,
But Rhine did not want to do that.
He has better options.
Today, the hair on the scarecrow does not come from a living person, but is plucked from a corpse.
Normally, this would be useless. Rhine couldn't possibly exchange positions, situations, and my fate with a corpse.
Now, however, things are different.
"You've been dead for so long. It's time for us to put an end to this."
Rhine looked at the substitute scarecrow in his hand, smiled and talked to himself.
At this moment, the extreme coldness from the depths of his bones and soul finally reached its peak. In a few seconds, the magic power in the gourd would completely devour him.
The time is now!
Rhine activated [Destiny's Substitute] with a thought.
This dark prison where space is solidified and even unable to be teleported out, can ultimately not lock away the fate of replacement!
The young man's figure quickly faded, and in his place appeared a phantom.
...
Ding! ding! Ding!
The sword, dragon scales and sharp claws collided continuously at a speed that was difficult to capture with the naked eye!
Sparks flew.
Aurora and Maleficent transformed into giant dragons and fought each other.
The queen, the sea hag, and the soldiers were also using bows and magic to try to interfere with Maleficent, who had transformed into a dragon.
But they all knew that they could only play a supporting role. The only warrior who could kill the dragon was the blonde girl who looked no more than eleven or twelve years old!
Aurora's emerald eyes widened, reflecting the majestic figure of the dragon.
The day has finally arrived.
Aurora has waited too long for this day.
For countless nights in the past, she had imagined where they would meet again and the scene of fighting against him.
When she was fighting the Witch of the East, she was thinking of another dragon!
Whoosh!
Aurora thrust out with her sword, her attack as sharp as the wind, forcing Maleficent to retreat and dodge.
"You dodged?" Aurora's lips curled up, her eyes flashing with excitement.
"So, you who wantonly destroy a country just because you have a whim, are you afraid of getting hurt?"
"You are like a human being. You feel pain, despair, cry, and can be killed, right?"
Aurora laughed and swung her dwarf-forged sword, and a torrent of thrusts and slashes came again.
The black witch Maleficent, who transformed into a dragon, frowned.
The fighting skills and strength displayed by the young girl in front of her exceeded her expectations.
She has killed many super warriors, some of whom were stronger, more skilled in swordsmanship, and had weapons that were more powerful than Aurora's.
But none of them, like Aurora, paced just right, sometimes attacking, sometimes moving around, looking for flaws.
It's like...
She can predict the dragon Maleficent's movements in advance.
She accurately predicted every swing of the dragon's tail and flap of its wings!
Aurora was secretly delighted.
"It works, it does work!"
"I used all the experience I accumulated during the previous battle against the Eastern Witch."
When fighting against the giant dragon transformed by the Eastern Witch, Aurora constantly used her ability to learn at high speed during battle to grasp the dragon's attack rhythm.
Now, the dragon that Maleficent turns into is undoubtedly more powerful, but the modes of attack, movement, and defense are all the same.
In the past, she had rehearsed in her mind many times, and she had killed Maleficent thousands of times!
Maleficent was thinking:
'This girl... is so young yet has such strength. It's amazing!'
'Who the hell is she?'
'If we wait until she grows up, it will be difficult to deal with.'
A hint of murderous intent flashed through the black witch's mind.
From the beginning till now, she has not used her full strength, but just wanted to see how capable this seemingly young girl is.
"Well, it's time to end this boring battle!"
The dragon flapped its wings and pushed Aurora away, and emerald green flames rushed out of its mouth.
..
Aurora was engulfed in emerald flames.
However, the next moment, the eyes of the black dragon that Maleficent turned into widened.
In her eyes, she saw the girl rushing out of the flames unharmed and stabbing herself with a sword.
"How is that possible?"
"She is not afraid of fire at all?"
Maleficent is forced back by Aurora's attack.
In the previous battle, she had discovered that Aurora's skin was as hard as steel, and her claws and fangs could not pierce it at all.
"Not only are normal attacks useless, but flame attacks are also ineffective?"
Such qualities could never be formed naturally; they must come from some kind of supernatural blessing!
"Tell me, little girl, who are you?"
Maleficent roared, and the soldiers on the ship were knocked to the ground by the roar of the dragon.
"The one who is destined to kill you!"
Taking advantage of the moment when Maleficent was surprised and dazed and revealed her flaws, Aurora's figure bounced out again.
She gathered all her strength, all her anger, all her accumulation, and stabbed out with a sword!
The sword pierced the dragon scales on Maleficent's chest.
Green blood flowed from the dragon's body.
Maleficent felt the pain.
"You will bleed too, you arrogant witch."
Aurora laughed loudly.
Maleficent was stunned.
Just now, she could block that sword.
However, when Aurora rushed over, she vaguely felt a familiar feeling from this girl.
That was the smell of a curse connected to one's soul.
"No way..."
"That's impossible..."
"It can't be her?"
The giant dragon stood there like a stone statue.
Aurora did not miss this opportunity and launched another fierce attack.
Maleficent just passively defended and dodged.
"Great, Aurora has the upper hand!"
Seeing Aurora forcing the black dragon to retreat step by step, the soldiers were ecstatic and the queen also cheered.
Together with the Sea Hag, she tried harder to use various magics to interfere with Maleficent or to strengthen Aurora and her sword.
"Aurora?"
This name, which she hadn't heard for many years, was like a needle that pierced deeply into Maleficent's heart.
"How could it be her?"
Astonishment, surprise, hatred, and disbelief all exploded in the witch's heart at this moment.