Chapter 499
Adam adjusted his posture, and despite the excruciating pain in his arm, he still couldn't resist spouting his usual smugness.
"No matter how many of you come, it won't change the outcome today. Leon Casmod, someone has offered a high price for your entire family—"
"I'm going to kill you."
Amidst the thick fog, lightning suddenly struck.
Amidst the sharp chirping of birds, the man's figure became increasingly clear.
His icy tone was like the whisper of God of Death.
Even the Warhammer Dragon King, who had lived for thousands of years, couldn't help but tremble when he heard those simple five words.
Adam almost instinctively took a half step back, his single dragon eye trembling slightly as he stared intently at the approaching human.
"Wh... what..."
"I'm going to kill you."
"This is not a threat, nor is it harsh talk."
"It's a notification."
Lightning pierced the thick fog, and Adam could finally see the expression on the man's face—
Gloomy and angry.
The murderous intent in his dark eyes was even more difficult to conceal.
If any other enemy were to speak so arrogantly to Adam, he would only respond with an even more arrogant attitude.
However, he was speechless in front of this man named Leon Casmod.
A few seconds later, Adam forced himself to calm down. He swallowed and shouted,
"Don't just bluff. If you've got the guts, then—"
Before he could finish speaking, Leon flashed away.
His speed was so fast that even Adam couldn't catch his movements.
When Leon reappeared, he had already ambushed him on his right side like a ghost.
"You beast, you're blind in your left eye, only your right eye remains—"
As he spoke, Leon stretched out his hand at lightning speed, his arm enveloped in lightning.
"So tactically speaking, attacking from your left flank is the best approach."
The lightning on Leon's arm transformed into an even larger 'lightning claw,' which swiftly gripped Adam's throat and slammed him to the ground.
Boom!!--
His massive body crashed heavily to the ground, and cracks spread outwards from beneath him.
"Puff!--"
The powerful impact caused Adam to cough up a mouthful of blood.
Blood splattered onto the lightning bone claws on Leon's arm and was instantly evaporated.
"But I don't need to resort to trickery to kill you, you bastard."
"Bullshit! Who kills whom is still uncertain!"
Adam's eyes widened in fury as he gripped the lightning-infused bone claws attached to Leon's arm with both hands, trying to push them away despite being burned by the lightning.
But the way he struggled was like that of a pathetic, stray dog.
Leon was too lazy to continue arguing with him.
He increased the force in his hand, directly flinging Adam's huge body away.
Freed from Leon's control, Adam was overjoyed and began taunting before even landing in mid-air.
"You're just a brat who's only lived for twenty-odd years, with absolutely no combat experience. You could have killed me outright, but you let me go. Hmph, so next—"
"Next up is me, Adam."
"What?!"
His answer came from a heavy blow coming from the back of his waist.
At the same time, there was a burning sensation, as if his entire spine was being burned to ashes.
Hiss—
The flames burned the dragon scales on Adam's back, making a chilling sound.
"Constantine—you traitor, you actually, you actually helped a human!"
"Does a beast who would kill a child have the right to criticize others?"
Having said that, Constantine pressed Adam down, then raised his leg high and slammed it down hard on Adam's chest.
Thump! ——
With another loud thud, Constantine's foot slammed into Adam's chest, sending rubble flying in all directions from beneath him due to the powerful impact.
With crimson dragon eyes, Constantine looked down at Adam, and with a 'whoosh', a cluster of scorching flames ignited in his hand.
"Thirty-three years, Adam, my daughter has been sleeping in the crystal for thirty-three years."
"All these years, I've been thinking about how to kill you every single moment."
"Now that your wish has come true, even the Dragon God can't save you."
"I said it."
Constantine clasped his hands together and raised them high above his head.
The flames in his hands coalesced, forming an even more intense fiery fist.
"You? How could you possibly kill me?! You couldn't even save your daughter more than thirty years ago, what can you, an old piece of trash, possibly do now?!"
"Oh, I understand."
"You helped that human to save his daughter, just to make up for your past guilt, right?"
"How ridiculous, Constantine! The dignified Crimson Flame Dragon King finds solace in helping lowly humans!"
"If I had known this would happen, I should have just torn your precious daughter to shreds back then—"
Boom!!!
Adam slammed his fists down, and flames spread outwards. His voice was drowned out by the howling heat.
The extreme heat completely dispelled the thick fog in the surrounding area.
Adam's enormous head was smashed deep into the ground, and blood gushed from the pit and cracks.
Leon walked slowly over, stood beside Constantine, and looked down at Adam.
Neither father spoke, nor did they utter a single word of mockery toward the beast before them.
True revenge is silent.
The moment the great revenge was achieved, he appeared calm on the outside, but his heart was already surging with excitement. However, no body language or behavior in this world could accurately express that joy and pleasure.
So I can only keep that feeling in my heart and experience it on my own.
Of course, it can't be said that revenge has been completely taken yet.
"Forehead..."
From beneath the rubble, Adam's weak breath could be heard.
"The collaboration between humans and dragons is truly unprecedented."
"I can roughly guess why you've joined forces..."
"And judging from the current situation, I think I'm doomed to die."
"But before I die... I wouldn't mind dragging one more brat down with me!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of black energy erupted from Adam's chest.
Because they were too close, Leon and Constantine were unable to react in time and were directly blasted back several steps by the energy.
When they came to their senses, Adam had already rushed to Noa, who was lying unconscious beside him.
He knew that the reason why Leon and the Crimson Flame Dragon King joined forces must be related to this little guy, so even if he died today, he would still disgust them before he died!
"Casmod, you will live the rest of your life in the pain of losing your daughter!"
"Like Constantine, none of you can forgive your past selves!!"
Adam's face was contorted with rage, and he laughed maniacally.
He used his still-functioning left hand to gather the black energy he had just gathered, and headed straight for Noa.
However--
Before he could get close to Noa, he heard a gunshot that shook the mountains and forests.
Bang!!--
An enchanted bullet spun and tore through the air, flying in a straight trajectory before striking Adam's only remaining right eye with perfect accuracy.
"Ah!! My, my eyes!!! It hurts... it hurts so much!..."
The bullet vanished instantly upon entering Adam's eye, transforming into countless tiny fire needles that completely destroyed his eye.
At the same time, a figure in blue flashed by, picked up the unconscious Noa, and headed straight for the distance.
Rebecca glanced back at Adam, who was still wailing, as she ran, then let out a cold laugh.
"What Warhammer Dragon King? Let's rename it Blind Dragon King!"
Not far away, Martin carried the unconscious Helena on his shoulder and escaped to safety with Rebecca.
With a dull thud, Adam collapsed to the ground.
His right arm, chest, and entire head were in excruciating pain, but he no longer had the strength to shout or scream.
Pain tormented every remaining nerve in his body.
At this moment, he also somewhat understood the feelings of the targets he had killed.
Adam leaned weakly against a boulder, barely breathing, like a candle flickering in the wind.
Leon and Constantine walked up to him.
Adam heard their footsteps.
After a slight hesitation, he gave a soft hum and said,
"Leon, I know you're looking for 'Shadow's' trail."
Leon looked down at him, remaining silent.
"I have the clues and intelligence you need."
"If you let me go now, I'll take you to find Ying, how about it?"
As a cunning and treacherous mercenary, betraying his employer at crucial moments is a classic skill.
Besides, this wasn't the first time Adam had done something like this.
The essence of mercenaries is 'to work for whoever pays the highest price'.
Now that his life is in Leon's hands, it's natural that Leon would offer the highest price.
Seeing that Leon remained silent, Adam continued,
"Don't you want to know what task Shadow assigned me?"
Why did these dangerous species die such a tragic death?
"Oh, by the way, I also know where Queen Elizabeth is."
"Look, I have quite a bit of information here. Let me go, this deal is definitely worthwhile."
Adam believed that Leon couldn't refuse this deal.
After all, the last remnant of the empire was Shadow, and it was this man who instigated everything.