In an instant, Obadiah closed in!
Then came a punch that could shatter the heavens!!!
Boom!
That plain iron fist unleashed terrifying power beyond even the reach of the City-Destroying Curses. It compressed everything into a single point and aimed for Hela's most vulnerable spot—her abdomen. A crushing blow!!
Hela: "?!"
Before Hela could finish buffing herself,
Obadiah, having finished charging up early, launched a—sneak attack!
Amid the surging blast of air,
Hela flew off without a word, like a golf ball struck by a perfect shot.
In Rhine's eyes, Hela's figure rapidly dwindled. In the blink of an eye, she was gone from sight.
Hela,
was out!!
Histia Hela: "????"
Italien Hela: "????"
The two puppets stood guard beside Rhine. Seeing their mother get sent flying, they were stunned!
Had Hela really... been taken out so easily?!
"That punch of mine not only shattered all her armor, it should've turned her internal organs to liquid... Heh. What a fragile life."
Obadiah glanced at his iron fist, which was still billowing smoke.
Then his keen gaze settled on the puppets.
Obadiah: "Now it's your turn."
Puppets: "Protect Lady Rhine!!"
Obadiah suddenly closed in again, moving as if by teleportation. He swung his deadly Ancient Dragon iron fist at the targets before him!
Having seen what happened to Hela, the two puppets prepared to defend themselves.
They shielded Rhine, each summoning a shield to block Obadiah's attack.
Bam!!
The two puppets joined forces and, with the advantage of their equipment, barely managed to withstand Obadiah's attack.
This Ancient Dragon
was absurdly powerful!!
No...
Ancient Dragons were simply a race so powerful they defied all reason.
What was truly absurd
was that Hela and the puppets, mere demigods, had dared to challenge such a terrifying being!
After all,
Obadiah wasn't just an Ancient Dragon.
He was also a powerful being who dared to defy Olivia's authority and sought to rule the Ancient Dragon race.
Even while shedding his skin, unable to draw on his true form's power, and stripped of his immortality by Olivia,
Obadiah's eyes blazed with murderous fury.
"But I, Obadiah, still won't let trash like you challenge me!"
His iron fist struck again!
The puppets' shields had just barely managed to hold their own against him, but in the next instant, the puppets were sent flying too!
The Abyssal Canyon shook once more,
and the two puppet girls were driven deep into the cliff face, badly damaged in several places.
"Your Highness... are you still alive?"
"Don't worry. I'm fine."
The two puppets had protected Rhine well. She wasn't hurt.
Crack! Crack!
Obadiah sneered as he flexed his joints and walked toward the puppets, one step at a time.
"Come to think of it, I only just noticed..."
Obadiah's gaze fixed on Rhine, whom the puppets were protecting so carefully.
Disgust showed in Obadiah's eyes. "Why do your eyes carry the aura of that evil dragon?"
Rhine smiled and answered without hesitation:
"Because I'm blessed by Olivia. I came here at her command to make you pay the price befitting a traitor."
"She's the one who betrayed our race!!!"
Obadiah's eyes turned bloodshot. He was consumed by rage!
His blazing iron fist rose high once more, ready to pound the puppets and Rhine into a pulp!
But just then...
A slender, pale hand slick with blood suddenly grabbed Obadiah's shoulder.
"Oh?"
Obadiah's fist stopped in midair. He turned his head.
Hela was covered in blood, her gear in tatters. She lowered her head and said nothing.
Obadiah: "You little ant. You're tougher than you look."
Hela: "It's discontinued..."
Obadiah: "What did you say?"
Hela: "It's been discontinued..."
Obadiah: "What the hell are you babbling about, demigod?!"
Hela raised her head.
There was no other emotion left in her eyes, only blazing fury, burning as if it could sear through her soul!!
Hela roared through her tears:
"I said the set of gear you just broke has been discontinued! For ten thousand years!!!"
The damaged armor on Hela's body evaporated.
Then a blob of viscous, gelatinous matter swallowed her up like a living creature, wrapped around her, and transformed into a sinister suit of armor that clung tightly to her skin.
In an instant,
Hela's presence became utterly terrifying.
Without using a weapon, Hela dropped into a low stance, planting her feet firmly. Black magic surged into her armor, causing her strength to swell in wave after wave, breaking through its limits again and again.
Finally, accompanied by a piercing sonic boom,
Hela landed a devastating uppercut on Obadiah's—crotch!!
What perfect timing!!
At three meters tall, Obadiah was just the right height for Hela to strike from an ideal angle and unleash her most brutal attack!!
Boom!!
In that instant, the terrifying force shattered the ground beneath Hela's feet! Cracks stretched out for hundreds of meters!
"Ughhh!!!!!"
Obadiah's face turned deathly pale, and his body convulsed.
The invincible Ancient Dragon let out a bloodcurdling scream!!
A human demigod, wearing the finest golden gear and secretly chugging who knew how many enhancement buffs, had gathered every ounce of her strength and unleashed her most powerful attack.
She had slammed it right into his crotch!!
Even the iron-hard Ancient Dragon couldn't take it.
He clamped his legs together, drenched in sweat, his face contorted with pain. He nearly fainted on the spot.
Beneath the armor, a deep, resentful voice rang out:
"If you've got balls, what are you doing dressing up as a princess?"
Obadiah's voice trembled. "Y-you goddamn... shameless demigod... how could you hit me there...!!!"
"Those two brats!"
Hela said coldly, "Get them!"
Puppets: "Understood!"
The puppets tore open the void and took out new divine gear. Magical light burst forth, and their charging weapons trailed two elegant ribbons of light as they rapidly closed in on Obadiah.
As the two puppets
reached the Ancient Dragon,
their magic weapons finished charging at the same time.
And so,
another dazzling, thunderous explosion erupted!!
The twin weapons, symbols of storm and lightning, joined in an impassioned duet. They broke through the Ancient Dragon's defenses, crushing him beneath thunder and storm!
Then,
Hela smoothly followed the two puppets' lead. The instant Obadiah's defenses broke, the third strike began!
A golden lance appeared in Hela's hand.
The lance rapidly melted and evaporated, turning into a blazing, spindle-shaped mass of energy that she hurled forward!
Obadiah roared, "You! Stop!!!"
But in the next moment, the blazing lance pierced him!
Obadiah's towering body was lifted off the ground and dragged through the air by the blazing lance!
Meanwhile,
the two puppets had already reached the sky in perfect sync, readying their ultimate finishing move.
As Hela sent Obadiah flying to the designated spot,
a City-Destroying Curse
was already complete.
Three layers of magic circles covered the sky, amplifying the magic layer by layer until it became a burning spear of light,
forged with the authority of a main god, its decree of annihilation delivered without mercy!
The curse's light illuminated the dark abyss.
And when that apocalyptic sun finally faded away,
Obadiah's body
was nothing but a pile of charcoal.
The Hain demigods represented the Crystal Goddess's authority over the land, and the curse they used was imbued with the inexorable laws of annihilation under Order.
Even an Ancient Dragon,
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