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"Bang—!"
High in the distant sky, two streaks of light collided heavily. After unleashing a dull, thunderous impact and violent gusts of wind, both trembled all over and were sent flying backward, rapidly retreating amid the ring-shaped shockwaves.
"Roar—!"
Acnoella roared furiously. With a powerful beat of his dragon wings, his massive body, which had been blasted backward, came to a halt. After steadying himself, he transformed into a meteor once more and shot forward.
At that speed, the black Dragon King was like a bullet fired from a gun, instantly charging before Noah, who was still flying backward, brutal light flashing in his eyes.
"Whoosh—!"
With a piercing howl, Acnoella swung his halberd-like dragon tail behind him, viciously lashing it toward Noah.
Wherever the black dragon tail passed, the air was compressed into clumps before violently exploding, producing an ear-piercing sonic boom.
Beneath that shrill sonic boom, the black dragon tail, carrying incomparably terrifying force, swept through the air and violently lashed at Noah.
With Noah's extraordinary senses, there was no way he could have failed to notice such a tremendous attack.
Yet Noah showed no fear at all. Not only did he not stop himself, he gathered Divine Authority energy beneath his feet and released it in an instant. With a boom, as though he had stomped the air apart, his entire body shot backward like a cannonball at even greater speed.
"Swish—!"
The dragon tail carrying terrifying power immediately struck empty space, stirring up a blast of air and even triggering an explosive burst that was utterly frightening.
One could imagine just how horrifying the damage would have been if that attack had