Chapter 426

Constantine was left standing there, bewildered and alone in the wind.

Bull Demon, his stitched-up body has no wings!

Fael brought him here.

"I hate the empire."

Old Kang muttered to himself as he ran towards the battlefield.

A lion, formed from lightning, emerged from the clouds, revealing its fangs and claws, and charged toward the Knife Trio on the ground.

"B-Big Brother! This thing has such a huge attack range, we can't dodge it at all!"

Gitei has completely skipped the option of "Big brother, let's work together to stop him".

Anyone with even a basic understanding of magic could see that there shouldn't be any carbon-based creature on the Samael Continent that could withstand the Lightning Lion in this ditch.

"Don't worry, stay calm, someone will come to our aid."

"Help? How can we help? Can we really expect that useless army to take the fall for us?"

"The army is certainly not reliable, I mean—those things."

Gitei looked in the direction his elder brother pointed.

A dark mass of fused beasts and dangerous species rushed toward them, some even undergoing second-stage fusion simultaneously.

Upon witnessing this scene, the one-armed boy, Gimei, felt a chill run down his spine.

"Although it's not the first time I've seen a second-order fusion, it still makes me feel nauseous."

"It's better to spit it out than to be blasted into dust by Leon— "

"Watch out! It's coming!!"

The Lightning Lion formed by the Dragon Annihilation finally descended, and the dazzling lightning instantly engulfed the entire block.

Even the ground trembled continuously due to the powerful impact.

The ripples from the surge of energy spread outwards in concentric circles, nearly shattering the landship closest to the battlefield.

King Cantor, aboard the landship, collapsed to the ground, clutching his wildly beating heart, and fled in panic.

"W-What do we do?! Even the Knife Trio couldn't withstand that attack, who else can stop Leon?!"

Elizabeth, however, stood firmly in place, glancing disdainfully at Cantor and letting out a cold snort.

"Look at your pathetic self. If Lord Shadow saw this, he would definitely regret handing the throne over to you."

Cantor was already terrified, almost completely shut down for a few seconds when he heard the name 'Lord Shadow'.

"Kage... Lord Shadow..."

"Don't worry, we will win."

Elizabeth said, "Look, those fusion beasts and dangerous species have already blocked that attack for the trio. And just now the Royal Sorcerer Group reported that the intensity of that attack was already Leon's physical limit."

The Queen smiled, confident and assured.

"In other words, it's time for us to launch a fierce counterattack!"

As the lightning subsided, Leon stood quietly in the middle of the street.

Before him lay the corpses of dozens of large fusion beasts, the air thick with the stench of burnt flesh.

Leon narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Is it blocked?"

As the smoke and dust cleared, the Knife Trio emerged from behind the ruins, supporting each other.

Even though the fused beasts blocked the Dragon Annihilation, they still suffered some injuries.

But it's better than being hit head-on—just look at all these second-tier fusion beasts scattered on the ground.

"A very powerful attack. My brothers and I have truly experienced the strength of the strongest Dragon Slayer."

Gini stepped forward. "But unfortunately, that move must have used up all your Magic Power, right? Don't think we haven't studied you. This is your limit, Leon."

Leon remained silent and listened quietly.

Before long, two figures, one in silver and one in blue, slowly landed beside him.

Leon looked left and right, and then wondered, "Wait, where's the dragon?"

"Where is Constantine?"

"They're on their way."

"Oh... I understand the pain of not having wings."

So what's the situation now?

Looking at the fused beast corpses on the ground, Losweiser thought, "So these guys really did take the attack for the Knife Trio?"

"Yes. And they also speculated that my Magic Power reserves were running low."

Upon hearing this, Claudia looked Leon up and down, and considering his flat tone, she asked with some concern,

"You haven't really lost your Magic Power, have you?"

"No, actually I still have quite a lot."

The blue-haired beauty rolled her eyes speechlessly. "Why did your expression and tone just now make it seem like you were at your wit's end and ready to fight to the death?"

Leon shrugged. "This is to set the stage for my unexpected burst of Magic Power later on."

"Huh?" Claudia clearly didn't understand Leon's actions.

"In Rebecca's words, it's to make it easier for him to put on an act with the other person, giving them a feeling of being slapped in the face," Losweiser explained earnestly.

"... Childish! How could you marry such a childish man!" Even Claudia couldn't recognize him this time and retorted.

The Queen silently covered her face and sighed softly, "The past is too painful to recall, senior."

Leon stepped forward, slowly raising his right hand towards the Knife Trio.

"You just said that's my limit, right?"

Gini was taken aback. "Could it be that you—"

Before the words were even finished, a deafening bird cry resounded through the heavens, and energy spread outwards, dispelling all the remaining smoke and dust.

The Knife Trio were completely dumbfounded by what they saw.

This is completely different from what the intelligence said!

Judging from the intensity of the magic, that last move was Leon's limit.

But how can he still use Thousand Birds so easily now?

"Your intelligence gathering on me probably stopped after I came out of the spatial rift, so your understanding of my limits has remained at that point."

"That's right. At that time, I could only do an attack of that intensity. Even though I broke Dragon Annihilation into four parts, the total intensity remained the same."

"Your speculation is entirely correct."

"But... people always improve, don't they?"

Even after hearing Leon's explanation, Genie still couldn't quite believe it.

"But how could a normal human being increase their Magic Power reserves so much in just a few years? You... you're just bluffing, aren't you!"

"It is indeed impossible for a normal person to make such a big improvement in a few years, but there are some special methods."

Special methods:

It means to get another Dragon Mark tattoo on your arm!

Not long after the "Brother Lai kills six dragons in ten seconds" scene, the ill-fated couple planted a second Dragon Mark on each other's bodies.

The purpose is to store more Magic Power.

And this is intelligence that the empire simply cannot collect!

This once again proves the high value of Dragon Mark patterns!

"As for your question about whether I'm bluffing—"

Leon raised his right hand high, and instantly, the sky stirred once more.

"Believe me, you injured my master, and any attack I launch against you will be aimed at killing you."

"So... if I use Dragon Annihilation again and you're still alive, then come and ask me if I'm bluffing."

Leon's chilling killing intent seemed almost tangible, enveloping the Knife Trio.

At that moment, even those who had slaughtered several dragon kings felt that fear from the bottom of their hearts.

On the land-based ark, King Cantor swallowed hard.

"The sorcerer's prediction is wrong. Leon's Magic Power reserves are clearly still plentiful! But we don't have any more fused beasts to block his next attack!"

This time, Elizabeth also felt a sense of urgency; her beautiful brows furrowed, and her expression became serious.

"Don't panic, didn't 'Lord Shadow' give you a trump card? It's time to use it."

"But, but that would sacrifice the Knife Trio."

"Hmph, Cantor, after being King for so long, you still don't understand this game."

Elizabeth said slowly, "What does it matter if a few pieces are sacrificed along the way for the final victory? Go ahead and do it. The Gini brothers will consider it the greatest honor."

After a moment's hesitation, Cantor finally took out a black dragon scale from his pocket.

"'Lord Shadow'... we're all relying on your trump card."

After saying that, Cantor threw the black dragon scales off the landship.

The dragon scales silently landed on the corpses of the fused beasts.

Leon and the others were also drawn to it.

What is that?

Losweiser shook her head. "Black dragon scales? I've never seen them before."

Claudia narrowed her eyes slightly, then immediately cried out in alarm, "Oh no, that's—"

Before Claudia could finish speaking, the corpses of the fused beasts on the ground began to wriggle.

"What happened? The Dragon Annihilation should have killed them completely!"

That black dragon scale was like a key to open the gates of hell.

Now, it will release the souls of the dead behind the gates of hell.

Of course, releasing requires a sacrifice.

And the offerings are—

The Knife Trio!

The Gini brothers, still in shock, stared blankly at the scene.

Although I know there is a second-order fusion move, can this fused beast, which has already been blasted to a crisp, be brought back to life?

Just as the three were wondering what was going on, three tentacles flew out swiftly from the black mountain of corpses.

The three tentacles swiftly bound the unsuspecting trio, rendering them unable to move.

"What's going on?! Have these monsters gone mad?!"

"Let go! You disgusting thing!"

"Big brother, big brother, what exactly is going on—"

Gini looked up at the King and Queen aboard the landship.

"Your Majesty, quickly order these monsters to release us!"

"Gini, now is the time for you to serve the Empire. You will gain unparalleled power and a body, isn't that what you've always dreamed of?"