Chapter 88: The humans

The mages fell helplessly before me, their magic failing to cause me any damage whatsoever. At first, I still had my worries that they could use another type of spell similar to the one that bound me, although it was for a brief moment, they still managed to bring me down to the ground.

That in itself was an achievement worthy of praise. Yet unfortunately for them, it seems like that spell was already the highest they could manage. The two mages that attempted to launch their sneak attack at my side were killed as I instantly swallowed them whole.

I was no longer the same as I was before my naming ceremony, my body and magical strength were now leaps and bounds beyond what It was before. Not only had my name affected my physical body, effectively strengthening, It had also vastly improved my connection to the stream of mana, which in turn meant a sharp increase in my ability to wield it.

It was not an exaggeration if I was to say that I had no limits when It came to wielding water mana. Perhaps if I had such things, I was yet to reach them. Had I truly wished for it, I could have simply willed the ocean itself to engulf the entire Piya Kingdom, completely eradicating it out from the map.

Theoretically, it was possible. Though I refrained from doing so for a few reasons, one was that it was impractical. The shield that surrounded the capital for example could withstand my water magic attacks for a while without breaking, which meant that my water magic was not strong enough to destroy their defenses in one go.

This meant that I would have to sit down and watch the kingdom drown under a massive tsunami for what might be days, perhaps weeks before it finally falls. I had no patience to wait that long all the while doing nothing but watch, which brought me to my second reason, although one might call it a childish one, I did not care.

Fighting like I was doing now was more fun! Enjoying the thrill of battle, battling the mages and the knights, raiding the human cities. Though I did not want to admit it, I had grown to like the fights. I did not care for the weak harmless civilians, no, when it came to them I held no interest whatsoever.

It was the Knights with their strange energies and the mages with their different magical understanding that excited me. Once the two mages died helplessly, the people below cried out in panic, their expressions full of despair and sorrow.

The civilians must have already sensed it, the imminent destruction of their city. The Knights were no better, perhaps this was the reason why they frantically lunged towards me from all sides, looking like a tide of small ants trying to take down a giant.

A small part of me empathized with them, their home faced destruction, with it gone they would have no place left, this was their final stand, whether they liked it or not, they were all forced to fight. Faced with the overwhelming odds against them, some people despaired and fell to the ground prostrating themselves to me, and to the gods while they prayed for salvation.

Others simply broke down into maddened laughter. Mothers held their children close, fathers wept in grief, all the while the brave knights and mages waged an epic battle in the air. Various magical spells illuminated the blue sky as they flew over the city and crashed against me.

Sadly for them, they simply lacked the ability to harm me, their magic was not on the same level compared to mine. On the other hand, it was surprisingly the knights with their strange energy and glowing swords that proved to be a danger.

Though their physical strength itself was weak, that strangely familiar power they used was dangerous. If wielded by a true master, it could prove problematic to me. Hence why I no longer bothered going after the mages since they could no longer launch any high-tier spell as they did before, and instead, I targeted the knights.

I quickly gathered the water mana from my surroundings and formed a ring that surrounded my body, I then hastily launched an attack that extended outwards towards them like a whip instantly taking down a few dozen knights alongside their flying mounts.

Still, this was not enough to completely deal with them. And so with the water magic dancing around me like a blue snake, I rushed forward to meet my enemies and used my claws, jaws, and tail to reap their lives. Although my figure was quite large compared to theirs, I was still faster in terms of speed.

And so, the knights were helpless. None of their attacks landed anywhere serious, the ones that did were met with my sharp claws and spiked tail and were sent flying down to the ground. Soon, my blue scales were dyed red from the blood of the countless humans that died by my hands.

Inwardly, I was quite shocked, I did not expect them to be so defiant towards the very end. Besides the small number of guards and mages that fled, the ones that stayed behind all had expressions filled with resolution. I could sense their fear, their terror as they stood face to face with me, yet they still swallowed their anxiety and lunged to their imminent doom.

'Truly, worthy of my respect,'

Though by now, their numbers had already decreased into a mere dozen. The strong army of the once impenetrable Piya Kingdom, the army once covered the sky as they flew atop their large mounts, now laid dead on their capital's streets. I glanced down at the scene of destruction below with complicated emotions.

I was honestly conflicted, I did not know what to feel. From one side, I enjoyed my fights, I enjoyed my battles, and I did not regret what I did. On another side, they truly were pitiful. Countless lives were lost, not even knowing why. They were oh so fragile, yet still, so resilient.

I almost could not believe that this...this was a species that posed a threat to the entire realm. That this was species that threatened to break the stream of mana itself. 'There is still so much that is unknown to me when it comes to their magic, and to their strange power,' I inwardly noted.

I brought my gaze back to the last knights that formed the final resistance of the Piya kingdom. Led by both a young lady with a heroic presence and a middle-aged man with an imposing figure and towering blood lust. These two were the final commanders of the Piya knights. The mages had long since exhausted themselves, most of them laid unconscious on the ground, while others had already passed away.

'It's time to end this already,'