"Ah, so powerful! This is power beyond imagining!"
"Great Snake God, please unleash Divine Punishment and destroy those who defy you!"
"Ah, the dome of the Dueling Platform that's supposed to contain even legends has been smashed!"
"Go, Chief! You're the best!"
"..."
The hundreds of thousands of spectators driven down to the shore could still see the fierce battle on the Dueling Platform from afar. Cheers and prayers filled the air.
Among them, some Muggle political figures had long since had their worldviews shattered to pieces, and all their petty schemes had vanished.
They could only hope that the eventual victor would not be too cruel to Muggles.
At that moment, only a handful of people in the Arena could still stand. Not everyone could withstand the oppressive aura and shock waves pouring out of the ruined Dueling Platform.
Behind the shield Nick had raised, Dumbledore and Grindelwald also stopped bombarding it with pillars of magic.
After all, Shawn no longer needed them.
The two old men were aged beyond measure, more decrepit than even the six-hundred-year-old Nick. They were practically incapacitated and could only stand by supporting each other.
Though Grindelwald was terribly weak, he still forced a smile and said,
"Looks like all our effort was wasted. I knew Old Percy was talking nonsense. Shawn will be all right."
Dumbledore was not so optimistic. He glanced at where Old Percy had been, where only a few ashes remained.
"Old Percy proved with his death that he wasn't talking nonsense, so we mustn't let our guard down. Shawn is strong, and his enhanced animagus form rivals a demigod, but that two-headed Snake God is even stronger."
Grindelwald shook his head and patted Dumbledore's hand reassuringly.
"I know, but Shawn can at least hold his own, and this Dueling