Dragon Maken War Chapter 246 - Darkness Incarnate (4)

Reygus laughed. As soon as the Dimensional Distortion was used, Reygus planted the Soul Hammer on the ground. The rebound caused his attack to change direction. He once again pushed off the ground as he used Instantaneous movement. He attacked Atein.

There was a wall of light around Atein. It was the Dragon Demon weapon called Sky’s Fortress, and it blocked Reygus’ attack. After receiving a strike from the Soul Hammer, the wall shook fiercely, but it didn’t break. It was too st.u.r.dy.

However, the energy created from the impact wasn’t entirely dissipated. Atein had been in the air, and the attack dropped him close to the ground. The shockwave tried to encroach into Atein’s s.p.a.ce.

“Mmmm!”

Atein kicked off the ground as he moved backwards. He tried to let the attack flow off from him. Reygus appeared in front of him.

Kwahng! Kwahng! Kwah-ahhhhhhhhng!

The Soul Hammer ruthlessly accelerated without reserve. It was a spectacular swing with ma.s.sive power behind it. However, one could barely see the attack, because it was too fast.

After his transformation, Reygus became much stronger than his past living self. It wasn’t, because his reservoir of Dragon Demon magic had increased. This was a difference caused by being an Undead. Every ability of an Undead was determined by how much magical energy one possessed. This was why his physical ability increased in an overwhelming manner.

Kwah-chahng!

In the end, the Sky’s Fortress was broken. Reygus stomped on the ground once again, and the ground exploded. Earth and rocks started to attack Atein.

However, the attack rapidly dissipated as it approached Atein. Atein had a Dragon Demon weapon that dealt with the power of earth. It was possible to neutralize Reygus’ attack, because Atein had summoned the Son of Earth.

However, Reygus expected this move. While the Son of Earth blocked the soil and rocks, he made a frontal attack against Atein.

Atein couldn’t dodge it. When he came to this conclusion, he brought up his Darkness Engraving Sword, and he charged forward.

The shockwave a.s.saulted the ground around them.

Reygus yelled out loud as he was sent flying.

A streak of darkness moved through the air.

It was as if someone was drawing in the sky with a brush dipped in black ink. It was a darkness that was absent of all light and ma.s.s. This alien darkness streaked all over the sky as Atein’s clone appeared and disappeared like illusions.

It was Atein’s Dragon Demon weapon called Darkness Engraver Sword.

After he regained his bearing, Reygus landed on the ground, and he caused the ground to shake. Earth erupted upwards as it blocked the streaks of blackness.

It was as if the streaks of darkness was turning the day into night. The Darkness Engraver Sword was creating this phenomena, but according to Reygus’ memories, this Dragon Demon weapon didn’t have this ability.

Atein appeared in front of Reygus.

“That’s right.”

Atein’s expression didn’t change as he admitted his plagiarizing Azell’s technique. Atein was the creator of magic, and countless beings had copied what he had created. This was why his pride wasn’t hurt when he copied someone else’s ability.

In the next moment, Atein’s fist pierced through the wall of earth erected by Reygus. His fist impacted on Reygus. Reygus had raised his arm to block the attack. Shockwave erupted outwards centered around the two of them.

Koo-oong! Koo-oooooohng!

The sound rang out almost simultaneously.

The first sound erupted when Reygus. .h.i.t the ground several dozen meters away. The second sound rang out when Reygus slid for several dozen meters.

Atein had used his Dragon Arts to pierce through Reygus’ defense. It was a technique that could pierce through a Dragon’s hide to destroy its innards.

However, Reygus used his sublime defensive technique to deflect the attack using his shoulder. However, that wasn’t all he did.

“Mmmmm……!”

Atein groaned.

After deflecting the attack, Reygus returned some of the damage. He was able to damage Atein.

Reygus let out a heroic laughter as he kicked the frozen Atein. Atein broke apart into darkness, and several dozen magic circles appeared in the air.

Reygus wasn’t fl.u.s.tered.

The destroyed clone was there to draw attention away from the real Atein, who was preparing to carpet bomb Reygus with spells. Dozens of fireb.a.l.l.s, thunderbolts and cursed essences impacted on Reygus all at once. An incredible explosion rose into the air.

When the spells detonated, part of the mountain nearby was destroyed. The aftereffects of the attack caused a landslide.

Koo-roo-roo-roong……!

Atein had hit Reygus with a full force of his attack, yet he didn’t show any reaction. He just got ready to use his next attack.

The earlier attack by Atein wasn’t meant to be a killing blow. It was meant to stop Reygus from moving.

The real attack would be coming next. He used the aftereffects of his previous spell to chain his next spell. It truly was a high level magical tactic.

The energy created by the carpet bombing was sucked into Atein’s surrounding, and it was gathered at a single point.

-Solar Gaze!

The energy was amplified to the extreme, and a destructive beam of light was shot towards Reygus. It was an attack so hot that it would vaporize rock. The beam pierced through the prior explosion, and a new explosion of light occurred.

Kwahhhhhhhhng!

By the time the surrounding people realized what had happened, the heat and the destructive force of the attack had changed terrain of the battlefield.

Koo-gooooooo……!

“A...amazing!”

Kieren had been barely able to bring up his s.h.i.+eld. He groaned.

He was speechless. It was such an amazing way to use magic. He wasn’t surprised by the destructive capability of the spell. He was surprised by how fast and easy Atein was able to use such spells.

Moreover, Atein hadn’t stopped his a.s.sault.

-Come Dragon Demon weapon! Gatekeeper of Emptiness!

Atein had been continuously changing his spell. He suddenly stopped manifesting his spells, and he summoned another Dragon Demon weapon.

A portal made out of darkness appeared in front of him. It manifested as a large sphere with a diameter of 10 meters. At the same moment, an off-white colored beam of light shot towards Atein. It roiled around like lightning.

An explosion occurred several hundred meters behind Atein. The Gatekeeper of Emptiness had the ability to connect two location. Atein had sent the light-based attack to a different location using the portal.

“Reygus, what happened? This isn’t the you I know.”

Atein was truly puzzled as he appeared in front of Reygus. There wasn’t a single scratch on Reygus.

When he fought Azell, Reygus had used the new ability of his Soul Hammer. He was able to redirect the damage using his Soul Hammer, and he was able to survive against Azell’s Sun Lightsaber. However, he was a wreck after taking on that attack. Reygus knew his skill was lacking.

This was why he worked on his defensive technique, and he was able to take another step forward. It didn’t matter how fierce the attack was. If the attack was straightforward, he could predict the path of the attack. Reygus would be able to slip the attack.

In the previous exchange, Atein had realized the his carpet bombing of spells would be unable to pierce through Reygus’ defense. This was why he decided to use focus his attack.

Reygus could have taken that attack head on with his body, but he decided to defend against it. He was able to slip Atein’s devastating attack while taking almost no damage.

Atein let out a bitter laughter.

“I wanted to end this fight quickly, but…. It seems fights with you always devolve into a prolonged fight.”