249 Chapter 249: Leaving the empire 1

Roar!!!

Ahika roared madly as he hacked down at Cyrus with his golden trident shrouded in blazing orange flames, at this point the lizardman realized how dangerous its position was at the moment.

Wooosh!

Cyrus refused to move from that spot, gazing fearlessly at the massive flaming lizard. Waving his hand, a golden shone above him, taking the form of a massive divine broadsword. His eyes remained fixed on Ahika as his massive broadsword blocked the attack, pushing the lizardman back forcefully.

"I once had a good impression of the lizardmen because I thought it was different and unique, so many people considered this race weak because its members are known for their honesty, they have always been above deceit but I saw this as their greatest strength… You were once like this… to think you would change after living with the deceitful humans for so long…" Cyrus sneered.

He raised his hands into the air inscribing numerous golden symbols in the empty air without, not bothering to hear Cyrus reply. His glowing golden eyes were void of every emotion, no love, no pain, no hate, no anger, just indifference.

"I will kill you here, Ahika… it will be so quick that you may not even feel any pain as long as you do not struggle… what do you think?" Cyrus asked indifferently.

"This is not deceit, it is just me doing what is necessary to safeguard my race…" Ahika's rigid face twitched while he answered. With just a glance it was clear this lizard man was questioning his actions and battling with his conscience but Cyrus wasn't bothered by this at all. He simply focused on preparing his next attack.

"If you choose to kill me so be it, but I won't let you achieve this so easily!!!" Ahika bellowed as his flaming red body turned blue.

Bam!!!

The blue flaming demon lizard suddenly vanished leaving behind a 2-meter deep crater where it once stood, appearing behind Cyrus in just an instant. Everyone present was stunned by the sheer speed Ahika displayed in his massive body, even Derik and Cyrus frown at this, no one expected this guardian spirit host to be this capable.

Bang!!!

Ahika's body flew to the side, only after traveling a few meters was he able to stabilize himself, returning to his normal form. The lizard man felt like its ribs were broken and it struggled hard to withhold himself from spurting out blood. With reddened eyes, it turned its attention to the bare-chested man in a normal orange trouser and a white towel placed over his shoulders.

Kiado's hair was wet and he didn't seem like someone who had prepared for a fight. He gently looked up, looking at the black and golden aura which covered the skies blocking the sun and the clouds.

"That explains it all…" he ignored everyone else and clenched his fists.

Bang!

Bang!!

Kaido punched out twice into the air, at the same time Derik and Cyrus' face twisted in pain forcing them to spit out a mouthful of black and golden blood while withdrawing their aura hastily. As soon as their aura was withdrawn, a pillar of concentrated sun ray fell upon Kaido and his body began expanding, with his muscles bulging out. His eyes let out an orange glow and his wet hair immediately dried up, making the youth look revived.

"What are you two doing?" After a few seconds of silence, Kaido finally spoke up.

"Bastard! You should have just asked us to withdraw our aura…" Derik wiped away the traces of blood around his lips with the back of his palm. He didn't look angry or annoyed, instead he wore a casual smile on his face.

"It wouldn't be fun if I did that… By the way, I borrowed some of this guys' fire power… had to test it out on someone strong…" Kaido answered with a smile on his face while pointing at Ahika.

"You took a portion of his power?" Cyrus was stunned by what he just heard.

"Yep… the one path is just me absorbing the power of the sun…. even though that one is more effective, I can still draw power from any fire source just like any fire mage…. I only stole a small portion of his power…" Kaido explained slowly.

Hearing this Derik and Cyrus' facial expressions turned ugly. If a portion of Ahika's strength could harm them like this what will happen when this lizardman goes all out on them? They initially assumed that they can be easily subdue the fire and nature mage, finding out that the fire guardian spirit host had this much power hidden made them feel insulted.

Was he toying with them or was he just hesitating? No one will ever know what's going on in the lizard man's head.

"You haven't answered my question… What are you two doing?" Kaido asked again with a frown on his face.

"what does it look like… we are getting rid of our problems…" Cyrus answered indifferently.

"And the invaders?" Kaido asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Having loyal undead is way better than having treacherous living allies…. Don't you think so?" Derik pushed his black hair while he spoke.

"Well, I do agree to this but there is one minor detail you tend to forget… Your words only apply to normal people who are unaware of the severity of the situation, what the heck? Some even think we can leave in peace with the invaders… I find this laughable… These people are guardian spirit hosts when the time comes… no matter how messed up they are in the head… they will fight for their own survival… We hosts will be the main targets during the war, we have no choice but to fight… Also, unlike your undead which does not improve and grow in power… these people can get stronger… I believe they are better left alive… I won't let you harm them" Kaido yawned while he spoke, showing hints of tiredness.

Sighs…

Derik sighed and wrapped his hands around his chest, he kept staring at Kaido for a while and his anger was slowly fading. Even though his undead could improve, they would require a large number of souls to do that, even tens of thousands of bronze realm undead souls may not be enough to increase their power by a grade. It was only natural for Derik to agree with Kaido's line of thoughts after considering a few things.

"Cyrus… Kaido… Meet me later today… we have much to discuss…" Derik said turning his back on these people.

"Wait, what?" Kaido was stunned.

"You just intend to let this matter end like this?" Cyrus was stunned as well.

Everyone present was stunned by Derik's decision to leave, even Kaido who was persuading him to stop expected Derik to act aggressively as usual and attack. He was prepared to trade a few blows with the death mage before ending the matter, that's why he decided to use the one path earlier to increase his strength.

Who would have thought Derik would just leave like that? In their mind, someone would die today at Derik's hands, be it a top tier master like themselves or just an unknown civilian casualty or a low-level warrior or mage. Their main aim now is to reduce the number of people who will fall victim to Derik's uncontrollable rage.

"Yes… there is nothing left for us to do here" Derik answered uninterestedly, shooting a glance at the white clouds above, where the elf representative Elsa and the moon cosmic spirit host, Diana were hiding.

Without letting the others reply, Derik turned into a beam of darkish purple light and vanished, while the two elves were left terrified. Just a moment ago they could have sworn they were well hidden, these people were sure that no one has noticed their presence.

"Well, well… I don't know what he has in mind but I'm sure it won't be pretty…" Kaido let out a bitter smile, still unable to understand why Deirk decided to act the way he did.

"If he left these people alive, he must have a reason… I'll be leaving as well.. and also, You need to do better than that if you wish to hide from Derik and myself, little Elsa… and don't go deluding yourself that Derik let this matter go because of you… Move against him one more time and he may even kill you as well… Don't say I didn't warn you" Cyrus said disdainfully before leaving.

"You too Diana… You need to stop getting involved in things like this…" Kaido said before leaving as well.