73 chapter 73: Battle royal
The night was in all its splendor, the darkness did not allow seeing anything in the surroundings with only the moon and the stars shining brightly in the sky. The few flames that still burned in the houses and buildings had already been extinguished.
The screams did not stop completely, but now with all the disaster already past, the screams and agony of some people who were burned in the streets could be heard well.
The city's soldiers had long since escaped along with the few who suffered no harm, since what they faced was not something they could even think of winning, their only option was to flee.
After all, the creature that had attacked them was a damn brightly colored dragon capable of destroying everything if it wanted to in just seconds.
Yuujiro, Retsu, Drakon, and Gildarts took their positions by being separated from each other.
Retsu was standing on a destroyed building, she was barefoot, since the sandals were only a hindrance for her because she had always fought that way, her long hair that a few moments ago had tied it now she had it loose while she let the wind lift it slightly.
She took out his Katana and held it with one hand, his hungry gaze traveled to his possible opponents, she doubted who her could attack because clearly leaving aside Yuujiro and the huge dragon whom he did not think her could defeat, he only left her with the wizard unknown. Her gaze was fixed on him at all times although she also kept her attention on the other two.
She was eager to start the big game.
Gildarts was having a headache, he didn't want to do this, but he had no choice. Her brain was still searching for some way out or if he saw the opportunity he would seize it and escape. There was no way he would stay to fight a battle to the death with a dragon.
After all he heard and saw it was clear that the red-haired man was only doing this for a game and to quench his boredom, therefore he had no reason to fight.
He cleared his mind to stay focused, since he has been under the gaze of that terrifying woman for a long time.
His first impression was that the woman was dangerous, in fact, everyone in that group was dangerous people. The woman still had a smell of death on her body and I could tell that because it is not the first time that he has met people like her.
Although usually the people who have that dangerous presence are those dark wizards who have killed many people to have such a presence.
He can't imagine, you don't even want to. He doesn't want to wonder how many people the woman needed to kill to have a monstrous presence.
An air of death, a lot of death, his only magic power makes her nauseous.
Yuujiro was on a roof of a house watching against who should start first, He grimaced with a small smile where his characteristic fang could be seen.
He braced herself while keeping her hands in her pockets, his hair slowly beginning to float giving he is a wild appearance. His magic power was beginning to distort as if it were a mirage like those seen on a hot day in the distance.
The only opponent for Drakon was doubtless the destroyer, Yuujiro.
Once upon a time long, long ago when everything was relative peace and quiet to the dragon race, all this continent had been theirs to do as they pleased.
Life and death, they were the masters and lords of the cattle that today are known as humans.
They were fragile and weak, they did not have the power to defend and fend for themselves, they were not even qualified to be part of the hundred races at that time. If they didn't have a king or someone whom they worshiped as a god and had the strength to demonstrate, them than your species was destined to make the plaything of another race.
In this case, although the humans that time were many, and they were all over the world in some places like it was on the continent and the territory of the dragons, they were only ants and insects in your way.
However, there was a time when it originated in a small kingdom where a small handful of dragons began to live with fragile humans and even had their protection.
Many did not like that because it made them seem weak before the other races so it did not take long and a war began between the fractions that was with the humans against the dragons that only saw humans as the food they were.
The fights and killings between the same species were terrifying and fierce where many perished, the blood and corpses of both dragons and humans flooded the continent staining everything red.
The landscape changed and every day the earth had a new crater where one could always find a corpse of a dragon in the background.
For some years the dragons that were with the humans were losing their members little by little, we were winning that dispute until the good dragons started something completely stupid when they taught the humans how to kill a dragon.
The humans and dragons that were together at that time resisted a little more than was thought at one point and all thanks to their Dragon Slayer magic that they had.
Drakon was in his mind thinking about the past, he stopped in the air floating while looking at Yuujiro who was in the distance. [According to what old Proteus predicted this is where everything that happened to the hundred races originated, I still find it difficult to believe that all the suffering and slaughter along with the extinction of us started just because the destroyer was bored.]
Drakon clenched his teeth with hatred and rage, slowly beginning to prepare to finish what he started long ago.
[If it wasn't for them ... if it wasn't for those guys ... It's all the fault of those two, the dragon king Acnologia along with the demon king Yuujiro aka the destroyer.]
Drakon increased his magic power along with his aura surrounded his body somehow giving him an incredible increase in power, his scales shining brightly under the moonlight. He let out a roar that shook the earth.
[All for you two! Why were you simply bored, you started the great war, the festival of slaughter that led to the destruction and annihilation of almost all races.] He pulled his neck back with his gaze to the moon, his eyes were shining dangerously.
He charged an attack inside his mouth gathering magic in the shape of a large glowing blue ball.
[Go dead!!]
Drakon put his eyes on Yuujiro who was smiling and started this battle when he launched his attack.
A great light energy came out of his mouth like a laser beam, the energy had rings around it, it was like shadows. The attack before it touched the ground was destroying everything in its path with the heat and by the time it finally reached Yuujiro he was enveloped in that strong energy that destroyed everything that was behind him, both the houses and the lives of some humans unfortunate that they were unlucky.
At the same time that Drakon launched his attack Retsu began to attack, his target was Gildarts. With his katana gripping it with one hand, her propelled himself with great force from the building her was in and jumped.
Yuujiro had dodged the attack and was at a distance from Drakon on the left side when he appeared in front of Gildarts who was preparing himself seeing the maniac woman coming towards him while also watching in surprise the large scale attack of the dragon.
What...!
Yuujiro flipped himself up into the air on momentum and genuinely smiled when he kicked his face. Gildarts took off like a bullet flying backwards rotating 360 degrees on its own axis, his body lost in the distance as he passed through several houses and then continued flying until he was lost in the forest.
Feeling a tickle behind him, he turned around and saw how Retsu was there with his katana ready to cut him down from above, his big maniacal smile that was like it was fixed with wax never left his face. His eyes changed color and it was dark black like darkness itself without any light.
He leaned his body back slightly, letting the attack pass and grabbed her wrist with his right hand, with his left he made a fist and with a Jab hit her in the stomach.
Retsu grunted and spat out saliva as she was knocked out of breath.
Yuujiro showing her canine teeth with a funny laugh told her. "You too will go flying."
He grabbed her by the foot and began to turn, after a few turns he released her towards the sky in the same direction that Gildarts left. It must be said that Retsu at this time never abandoned that big smile on her face even when she was spinning at high speed, she did not panic and did not flinch, she simply took the courses of things, there were even small hints of fun and that I was enjoying it.
Seeing Retsu flying into the night sky and without turning around, he jumped slightly just as Drakon's tail was going to hit him, taking the great force with which Drakon launched the blow, Yuujiro leaned on his tail and with the force of the swinging he too shot into the sky behind the two of them.
Drakon seeing how he failed in his sneak attack just growled and flapped his big wings and soared into the sky in the same direction to chase them.
The town they were in had already completely disappeared leaving behind only a fertile and burned land without any signs of life, Drakon's attack left a great trail of destruction that created a large crater, it was as if a meteorite had fallen because it left a great barrage where fiery lava was being formed by the rocks melted by its flames.
Gildarts kept flying as his body broke through several trees and rocks in his path, Yuujiro didn't hit him with much force, he just pushed him back. He had to hold back a bit or else Gildarts head would no longer be attached to his body.
Break, break, break.
"Hugh ... Damn, how far will I go on like this." - Gildarts wondered, making an effort of his many laps that he had already taken, he tried to put an end to it by trying to stop his body by grabbing onto some trees and rocks, his hand barely it touched the ground.
As the kingdom of Verik called for help, in those parts of the forest separate groups of wizard were found preparing to camp and spend the night.
"Hmm ... Shuu ~ silence." - A man said with caution on his face, he was serious as he looked around.
"What's wrong, an attack!"
The accompanying wizard immediately entered the attack position.
It was a group of 6 wizard who were preparing to rest in the forest.
The first wizard who warned to be quiet was now alert because he was hearing noises that are becoming more audible to everyone, he suddenly felt something when he yelled.
Watch out!!
A black blur passed by him at high speed as that something hit the mountain behind him.
Huge chunks of rocks and dust covered the view from all.
Cof-cof-cof -....
What the heck was that?
"I do not know...."
"It seems to me that it was a ... person."
"What! Are you kidding me."
Lying on the ground coughing from the dust they argued and speculated on that until from within the rocks of the destroyed mountain they heard an annoying growl.
"Damn, until I finally stopped spinning… I'm a little dizzy." Gildarts pushed a rock away with his hand while holding his head with the other, shook it a couple of times to get out of his daze.
Suddenly he seemed to perceive the danger from the sky when his gaze fell on that black point that was approaching him. "Tch ... damn, I can't even have a fucking break, and they're already following me."
Retsu came flying and falling with his sword ready for an attack when he covered the blade with magic acquiring a dark glow, Gildarts clung to a large rock and with great force with the bulging veins of his arm he made it back, and then he threw it to the sky.
The rock traveled at great speed.
Cut.
The huge rock was cut in two and Retsu kept flying towards Gildarts, she swung the katana with a swing and a black energy came out of that swing directly to the ground cutting it in half by a few meters, Gildarts had stepped aside avoiding it.
Bomm
Retsu landed heavily on the ground and wasted no time when Gildarts entered his vision and waved his katana repeatedly as cutting energies shot out from the katana attacking in the direction of the wizard.
Gildarts with an annoying growl dodged some while the closest ones destroyed them with his magic, at the same time he backed back trying to get away from the spooky lady.
Soon he was next to the magicians who were present and passed them, he could not speak or warn them because Retsu was following him closely, cutting repeatedly.
"Hey, hey, what's up.!"
Don't involve us ... ahgh ...!
Retsu cut and cut to everyone who got in her way, the unfortunate wizards that were close to her ended up losing their head or ended up cut in half.
Blood dripped from Retsu's katana while some human organs could be seen scattered on the ground.
"Enough miss, I better not get mad." Gildarts gathered magic in his fist and hit the ground below him, the power plunged the earth and made a crater causing a small movement that unbalanced Retsu.
With his speed Gildarts arrived in an instant in front of Retsu and with his outstretched hand he pressed his stomach, stepping firmly on the ground he gathered magic in his palm.
He took a deep breath and held the air.
Haaa!
The magic gathered in his palm released him and hit Retsu, it was as if an air bomb hit him that sent him flying backwards.
Hahaha!
Roar!
Laughter was heard from the sky accompanied by a roar of pain.
Gildarts looked up and saw up in the sky that red-haired man was on the back of the dragon hitting them repeatedly without stopping, the dragon seemed to be suffering because he let out a roar as he turned in the air trying to make the redhead fall.
His eyesight was sharp and he could see how the fists of the man standing on the dragon's back were bloody and every time he lowered his fist to hit it, the dragon gave a cry of pain.
The dragon began to spin in the air as they continued to fall at an alarming speed until in the blink of an eye they both reached the ground.
Boom.
The ground rumbled loudly as the shock wave from the crash sent trees and rocks flying with enormous force.
