Dragon Maken War - Chapter 205

Chapter 205: 205

Chapter 205 - The Return of a Legend II (4)

“I’ll do as you wish .  If it is this many, it might be worthwhile . ”

She used her mind to assess the number and location of the Guardian Shadows .

Leticia only called for those that were capable of long distance attack .  The rest were dispatched towards Azell’s side .  She decided those that could only fight up close would be useless against Reygus .

This was all possible, because Leticia possessed the staff that controlled the Guardian Shadows .

If one possessed the staff, it was possible to control the Guardian Shadows even if one couldn’t communicate with them .  Kairen had given the staff to Leticia before the battle had started .

In terms of coming up with an overall strategy, Kairen was best suited for the role .  

However, when a battle started, Leticia was the one most capable of bringing out the best in the Guardian Shadows .  

Leticia was like Azell .  She was talented in using clones .  While she was entirely focused on the battle, she was able to split her will into multiple threads .  She was able to maintain a constant link with the Guardian Shadows .

‘I’ll attack them all at once to separate the three of them . ’

The goal of their tactic was extremely simple .

It was to separate Almarick, Reygus and Almarick as far as possible from each other .  When enough Guardian Shadows arrived, the Guardian Shadows would swarm and distract the three of them .  Azell’s party would use this opportunity to escape from the battlefield .

It wasn't the time to resolve the conflict with Atein .  They had to find a way to exit this place .

“Here I go!”

Leticia had around 200 Guardian Shadows that were capable of attacking from afar .  They split into three groups, and they attacked Reygus all at once .

<That’s the spirit!  It feels like I’m getting hit now!  However, I still think you are short on numbers . >

It was as if several hundred magicians were focusing their attack on him .  The three group attacked, retreated and attacked .  It was an endless cycle .

Despite the continuous attack, Reygus was walking forward at a rapid pace .  If the Guardian Shadows let up even a little bit, it seemed Reygus just charge through their lines .  

Cold sweat ran down Leticia’s back .

‘During the Dragon Demon war, 400 men were gathered to defeat him . ’

Reygus had been killed when he was lured into a trap .  Spells, which had been prepared beforehand, had bombarded Reygus .  When he was injured, it was said that 400 men had attacked him all at once .  It was the perfect trap, yet by the time Reygus had died, over half of men were killed .

‘Moreover, this guy is stronger than before . ’

She found out something after fighting him .  He was stronger than the time he fought Azell .

‘It seems he finished getting used to being an Undead . ’

Azell had faced Reygus when he hadn’t been an Undead for too long .  Reygus had lost all of his Dragon Demon magic, so he hadn’t adjusted to his power as an Undead .

However, a warrior of Reygus’ caliber made adjustments quickly .

He was fully adjusted to being an Undead now, so he was basically a walking calamity .  He was capable of swinging the outcome of a battle by himself .  Reygus was one of the four Dragon Demon generals, and he was a nightmare to humans .

Would she really be able to defeat him?

Doubt started to form in her mind .

Also… . .

‘Will they be able to last against Atein?’

Yuren, Laura and Arrieta were protecting the injured Azell as they fought against Atein .

Will they be able to hold up against Atein?

She was well aware of the critical flaws in her plan, but Leticia had no choice .  She had to fight with all her might .

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Atein didn’t get involved in the fights being fought by the Dragon Demon generals .  He had other things to do .

“Hmm .  I just have to wrap this up, yet I never expected it to be so hard…… . ”

Almarick hadn’t finished the job .  He just cut off the head of the tree god, and he had abandoned the task .  Atein had to continue the work of sealing the tree god .  However, the seal itself was a great magic of epic scale .

“Both of you are quite skilled .  It has been awhile since I’ve fought such a fun magic battle . ”

He was creating a seal, and at the same time, he was fighting a magic battle against Azell’s party .

Puh-puh-puhng!  Kwa-kwahng!

The sound of explosions rang out .  Thunderbolts raced across the sky, and a strong gale swirled around them .  Flashes of light was accompanied explosions as they appeared everywhere .

On the other hand, this wasn’t a one-sided phenomena .  It occurred around Atein and Azell’s party .  A massive amount of power was being shattered around them .

The surprising part was the fact that each side hadn’t casted half the spells they were capable of casting .  Despite this fact, the power being displayed could kill several hundred people .

“As expected of the king……!”

Laura despaired .

Yuren and Laura were the top magicians of this era .  They were powerful magicians .  The two of them were attacking Atein, while he was trying to seal the tree god, and they weren’t having any success .  It just slowed down the sealing process by a minute amount .

At some point in the battle, Laura and Yuren started being pushed back .  Atein’s spells started to push past the interference caused by the two, and his spells started to manifest little by little .

Once the balance of power started to tilt, it started to tilt all the way .  It was as if a blocked dam had broken open .  A storm of magic flew towards the two .

“Huh?”

For a moment, Atein was taken aback .  The magic, which had been sweeping towards the two, changed its direction .  It was coming back towards him .

‘Is it the Vitan’s Chalice? She was aiming for this . ’

An explosion erupted .

Atein had manifested a lot of spells .  It was piled up as big as a mountain .  Laura used Dimensional Distortion to send back the spells to it owner, but there were too many spell to turn back all at once .  This was why a clash of magic occurred afterwards .

“It is a shame that Aunsaurus isn’t here to see this .  You have great ability . ”

Atein was truly impressed .

He wasn’t merely talking about her sending back his spells .  Laura’s plan hadn’t ended there .

There had been a clash of magic, but the explosion seemed very small compared to the number of spells he had sent .  The reason was quite simple .

Dimensional Distortions appeared around Atein .  Laura had created numerous Dimensional Distortions, and she had directed the shockwave and heat from the explosions onto Atein .

The spells he had sent forth were returning towards him .  The aftermath of the explosions was pouring out from all directions through the Dimensional Distortion .

On top of that, it was as if Laura and Yuren had been waiting for this moment .  They started pouring out their spells towards Atein .  Their timing was truly exquisite .

This was a dire situation even for Atein .  Basically, the spells of three superb magicians were stacked against him, and these spells were being poured towards him all at once .

-Come Dragon weapon!

Even if her opponent was Atein, Laura thought… .

-Gatekeeper of Emptiness!  Sky’s Fortress!

…they could inflict significant damage to Atein .

“Agh!”

Laura was shocked as she saw a circular ball of energy appear in front of Atein .  Its diameter was 20 meters .

“How can this be . ”

Most of the spells were sucked into the ball, and it disappeared .  A great explosion occurred a distance away .

Kwahhhhhhng!

The ground shook, and their eyes were filled with burning light .  Laura was mesmerized as she pieced together what had occurred .

“It has been almost a 100 years since I’ve faced such a situation . ”

Atein’s voice could be heard from within the cloud of dust and heat .  He sounded as if he was truly enjoying himself .

The Gatekeeper of Emptiness was a Dragon weapon that had been used as template to create the Road of Emptiness .  It couldn’t freely distort dimensions like the Vitan’s Chalice, but it was capable of creating a space that connected point A to point B .  It could create a dimensional door .

The Sky’s Fortress was the archetype of Azell’s Unyielding Fortress .  Unlike the Unyielding Fortress, it had a special property of the sky .  In this aspect, it was more like the Sky Splitter .

It was a Dragon weapon that boasted overwhelmingly high defense, yet it could gather light from its surrounding to strengthen itself .  It became almost impenetrable .  It also was capable of absorbing any light-based attack .

Atein used these two Dragon weapons to get out of danger .

“As a magician, this is embarrassing .  I had to completely rely on my Dragon weapons to get out of trouble .  On this exchange, it’s your victory . ”

“…… . ”

Laura was at a loss for words .  She wondered if he was patronizing them, but Atein was sincere .  His expression told the veracity of this truth .

‘He isn’t wrong, but…… . ’

He was right .

They weren’t able to kill Atein, but they were able to cause him harm .  They had distracted him from the task of sealing the tree god .  He would have to redo many parts of the sealing process .  He also had to divert his magical energy as he sent away the attack to a different location using the Gatekeeper of Emptiness .  He couldn’t recover that magical energy .

High rank magicians were capable of recovering some of the magical energy invested in spells after they were cast .  This was why it was important to assess how much a magician could recover magical energy invested in a spell .  It was part of making a judgement on how skilled a magician was .  If one took that into account, Atein had lost a significant portion of his magical energy .

‘Something is off . ’

Atein was showing surprising amount of power and ability .  It was as if he was three great mages rolled into one .  He had fought Laura and Yuren while he was sealing the tree god .

Even if one was a powerful magician, one was at a disadvantage in terms of power, speed and scale of the spells when facing numerous opponents .  This was why one had to defeat multiple opponents all at once or defeat them one by one .

However, Atein’s method was different .  He truly was capable of fighting Laura and Yuren at the same time as if it was a one on one battle .

‘How is this possible?’

It was as if he was using Incarnation .  During the Dragon Demon war, Atein was one of the few users capable of using Incarnation, so maybe, it wasn’t strange that he was capable of fighting this way .

So why didn’t he just use Incarnation in the first place?  Wouldn’t that be a more effective way to fight?

“King… . no, Atein . ”

“Do you have something you want to say to me?”

“You seem very confident . ”

“Mmmm?”

Atein tilted his head in puzzlement .  He spoke when he had a thought .

“From my point of view, I don’t feel the need to kill all of you right now .  It isn’t a priority, so it is hard for me to show killing intent towards you guys .  I also think it would be a loss to kill you guys considering your potential . ”

“…there is no room for negotiation . ”

“I know that .  Still, I’m just trying to use my power to accomplish my goal .  I would like to avoid killing you all in the process . ”

“…… . ”

Laura’s expression hardened .

She wasn’t angry, because Atein had looked down on her . The difference between them was so large, so it was hardly an insult .

Atein was the first Dragon Demon and he was the first magician .  He created the Dragon Arts .  Moreover, he reset the relationship between the humans and Dragons by creating the Dragon Slayer’s Ritual… .

If she ignored the fact that he was part of the Plain of Darkness, Atein was a main character from a legend .  If she consolidated all the information she had gathered about him, she knew that he was at least 3,000 years old .  Maybe, he lived for over 10 thousand years .  It was strange to see that type of figure show human emotions .

‘Despite this fact… . .  He isn’t infallible . ’

When she had that thought, she realized that the ability displayed by Atein was subtle .

He possessed enough ability to squash Laura and Yuren .  If he wasn’t trying to seal the tree god, this would have been a much more difficult situation for them .

However, she became confused the more she interacted with him .