With Reif showing that he would be 100% serious this time, Salamander also has to be the same
There is no room for holding back anymore. With the help of the energy if the dead, Salamander showed his real form
True to his name, Salamander is a real Salamander. He turned into a giant lizard-like creature that was several meters long in total
He could grow his body size much bigger than that but big does not always mean powerful
His current size is just the right one to showcase his real power
"Insolent bastards, die!!!!" Salamander roared. His whole lizard-like body was releasing a terrifyingly hot temperature, enough to melt steel
That was just his normal body temperature alone, it even grew hotter aw he ignited flames into his claw to slap Reif as if he was a mere mosquito
With the help of gravity that was increasing his speed, Reif instantly dodged that attack before raising his hand
Thousands of crimson balls appeared above, each the size of a pebble. They might have a small size but each of them has more than enough power to demolish an entire mountain into dust
Their destructive power was simply too great and getting hit by them is no joke. Most people would die just from one of them alone, what more if there were thousands of them?
In return, Salamander opened his mouth. Hot fuming flames that seem to be burning even the space itself has spread
He breathe out a steady stream of fire that he tries to use to prevent the crimson balls from harming him
While that was happening, Rhash's eyes flashed with a cold light. His own flames burned in his palms as he moved swiftly to dash towards number 1
His palms were ready to break his enemy to pieces but before he could even arrive at his enemy, number 1 was already pulled by a certain someone's power
The heavy gravity landed on number 1's body and without his control, he was pulled towards Reif
The man tried to resist this unbelievable gravitational field with all his might but he did not succeed. He was nothing in front of Reif's power
In the end, number 1 ended up in Reif's hand. His whole face was grabbed by the man and in the next second, his head exploded into tiny pieces
As if that wasn't enough, Reif even poured destructive mana inside number 1's headless corpse. Tiny explosions appeared inside the body that sent small pieces of flesh, blood, and organs everywhere
The sight was disgusting but Reif don't even think that was enough. With number 1 hurting the only person important to Reif, even millions of death were not enough as a punishment
"T-this..." Rhash stops in his tracks as he stared at Reif with an incredulous look in his face
He thought that he already bridged the gap between the two of them but why was it wider than ever?
Truly, in a single way, Reif is blessed. He was blessed with such a terrifying power that would make others feel helpless
Even someone at Rhash's level can feel how weak he was when witnessing Reif's power
"Not enough! Not enough! I have to be stronger!" Rhash chanted in his mind while clenching his fist hard
He can't let this unbelievable gap in power continue to exist. He must catch up to Reif as soon as possible
"ROOOOAARRRR!!!!"
The loud roar of Salamander rang around. Although his fire has strong destructive power, when it comes to destructive power, Reif is still always the number 1. No one could be at the same level as hin
As such, although the majority of the crimson balls were destroyed by Salamander's fire, there was still some of them that landed in his body
Although he won't die from just this alone as he is essentially only in a materialized spirit form and only the power of the dead was sustaining his existence, this result was still a huge humiliation for him
He had lived for thousands of years already yet a brat that is only in his early twenties managed to push him this far?
This cannot be allowed to heaven!
Salamander was about to gather a large amount of his power to create a big and powerful attack when his eyes constricted as he watched Reif
In the middle of the red magic formation, Reif could be seen. His palm was pointed downwards while the shard of life and healing appeared in his forehead
The shards seems to resonate with each other and soon, a white shard was pulled up from the formation
Although the shard has the power of the dead, it was still white in color, giving off a pure and holy aura as if nothing in this world could sully it
"NOOOOOOO!!!" Salamander cried out, desperation visible from his tone
In truth, the shard of brilliance was not in his body. He doesn't even have a physical body, only a spiritual one
The very reason why he could not leave this space was that this is where the shard was buried
He uses the magic formation to wield the shard's power to a great extent. The troll that previously has the shard of light was thousands of times inferior to Salamander when it comes to using the shard
The shard is the only thing that is sustaining Salamander's life. Now that it landed in Reif's hands, how could he continue to survive?
Never in Salamander's wildest dream would he think that Reif could easily extract the shard from the formation
The difficulty of extracting the shard was the exact thing that makes Salamander half-immortal
As long as he could still control the shard of death using the magic formation, he in essence would not die. He had never feared death as he knows that it would not come to him
But now... things are bound to change...
"Too bad for you" Reif said with a sneer. The combination of the memories from his predecessors along with him having his own shard of brilliance made extracting the shard a walk in the park
Just as Reif was about to use the shard of death to erase Salamander's existence, a large group of people suddenly appeared
Reif's danger senses immediately warned him as he quickly moved towards his big brother
A face very familiar to him entered his eyes
Nath Lumine! It was him again! He was even smirking evilly at Reif
"Too late!" Nath said before raising his sword
Half of the men he brought with him dissipated into motes of pure white light that entered Nath's sword and a hazy image instantly appeared behind him
"With the sacrifice of devout believers, I plead the God Almighty to grant my request!" Nath chanted before pointing his sword towards Rhash
Seeing that, Reif immediately moved in front of his big brother to protect him from whatever thing Nath is planning to do to him
Reif would never let his big brother be harmed even if he has to sacrifice his life!
Rhash is his only light in this world. The only person that showed him genuine care and love. There would be no one that could replace his big brother and something irreplaceable could not be put in any harm forever!
"Bring that man to me!" Nath shouted and a blinding white light shone brightly. It even seems to have purified this place as the aura of the death vanishes and without it, Salamander would cease to exist
Reif defeated him but it was Nath that became the reason for his death. What a laughable fate
The light that shone was very strange. It blocked Reif's vision yet it doesn't even give off a dangerous aura
Reif tried to focus his senses around him to watch out for any danger yet even until the light subsides, he wasn't harmed in the slightest
Before Reif could even wonder what just happened, the next scene that entered his eyes caused him to be drenched with his own sweat
As if he could not believe what just happened, Reif turned his head behind him to see a certain someone but that person is not present anymore
Rhash... he vanishes from Reif's back and he...
Reif turned his head in front again and the same scene as earlier appeared in his eyes
Rhash... his big brother... his big brother is really in Nath's hands!
Rhash was inside a cage of light. He was unmoving as if he was frozen inside
Even if he wants to move his body, the cage was not letting him do that. He was essentially powerless at this moment
That scene causes Reif to see red as his aura explodes. The air and space was disturbed due to how intense his aura was
Even the space cracked at how furious he was. Not even a single cell in his body was not engulfed with fury as Nath dared to lay a hand in his big brother!