Chapter 8 - 8

Chapter 8: Chapter 8

"We have to stop this wave!"

After gulping down the last bottle of 'Tears of Nature,' the majestic dragon's body disintegrated and reformed under a halo of golden light. With the aid of transformation magic, he turned into a white-haired man clad in golden armor.

Though his body had shrunk, Membeli's aura had reached unprecedented heights. Gripping the Dragon King's Spear tightly in his hand, his veins bulged, and his eyes filled with bloodshot veins. All the magical power within him, including the strength produced by his burning soul and dragon's blood, converged rapidly onto his Spear.

Membeli's facial features started to twist, oozing blood.

As the power gathered, his body also reached its limit.

However,

This peerless warrior continued to dodge enemy attacks while gritting his teeth and channeling his own power.

On the other side,

With just a glance, Heretia understood Membeli's intention. She rushed to the forefront of the bloody butterflies without hesitation, attracting most of the enemy's attention. Then, sacrificing her right eye's vision and discarding her stamina, Heretia activated a forbidden spell known as "Crone - Heaven's Gate" under a halo of dazzling white light.

Instantly, tens of thousands of celestial beings like angels appeared on the savage battlefield at Heretia's command, and they launched an all-out attack on the black-haired girl!

With Heretia giving her all in covering him,

Membeli, the Sacred Dragon King, finished gathering his energy,

And found the perfect opportunity!

Taking advantage of the black-haired girl's focus on Heretia and the thorn sea and bloody butterflies busy dealing with the 'Angel Legion,' Membeli's eyes narrowed. He turned into a golden flash, raising a tremendous wave of magical power and awe-inspiring dragon's might.

Under the boost of Heretia's domain supporting magic, Membeli's speed, strength, defense, and burst power all reached epic proportions in this split second.

"Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!"

Yelling at the top of his lungs, Membeli became a golden streak with unstoppable force, breaking through the sea of thorns at an indiscernible speed. He thrust his radiant spear, capable of banishing all darkness, directly at the black-haired girl.

"Dieeeeeeeeeee!!!"

The next moment,

Membeli held his breath,

And under his tense and serious gaze, this attack, filled with all his might, did not disappoint him.

When the black-haired girl turned her body to look at Membeli, the golden spear suddenly stabbed toward her chest.

In an instant,

A bright golden light burst forth, quickly chasing away the suffocating red light in the sky. Power surged from the spear's tip, radiating in all directions and changing the landscape. The force was so massive that it even ripped through the fabric of space, creating cracks in the Skye around them.

At this moment, a violent and shocking collision occurred between the pale gold magical power and the crimson shadowy force.

Along with Membeli's furious roar,

The golden spear finally broke through the shadowy force's defense. Under the ecstatic gaze of the two unparalleled warriors, it violently pierced the black-haired girl's chest—penetrating her heart.

'Success... did we succeed?'

Watching his old friend plummet into a sea of thorns, unsure if she was alive or dead, Membeli clenched his jaw. His eyes, a blend of hatred and despair, fixated on the black-haired girl before him.

Meanwhile, Membeli's eyes also filled with confusion.

The whole situation was beyond his understanding.

Membeli couldn't figure it out.

His attack had successfully gone through the enemy, destroying her heart. So why was this black-haired girl still standing there like nothing happened, while he and Heretia were badly hurt out of nowhere?

She hadn't done a thing!

"What's going on here?"

"You! What did you do?!"

Membeli howled hysterically at the black-haired girl.

Though as a peak level 8 powerhouse, even if he lost his heart, Membeli could still use magic to create a makeshift one to sustain his body while awaiting regeneration. However, because he had put all his strength into his Spear, he had no energy left to sustain his badly injured body.

Membeli felt as though he could faintly see the path of the underworld.

Either way, he had charged forward prepared to risk the obliteration of his soul. In such a situation, he might as well go all-in against the enemy!

In that moment,

Membeli's eyes turned bloodshot. Ignoring the red butterflies swarming around him and the searing pain in his chest, he took a deep breath and released all the pent-up magical power in the Dragon King Spear, ready for mutual destruction.

He aimed to penetrate the enemy's defenses with his Spear, going through the black-haired girl's body.

Then, by detonating the power within the Spear, he would channel a massive amount of energy into the girl's body, destroying this terrible Demon from inside.

This was the ultimate goal of Membeli and Heretia.

...

However,

Just as Membeli was gritting his teeth, waiting for the black-haired girl to explode, the Dragon King made an incredibly despairing discovery...

After releasing the violent power contained within his Spear...

Nothing happened...

The expected explosion didn't occur. The black-haired girl still looked at Membeli calmly, almost mocking him.

"This... this... this cannot... uh... huh?!"

Before Membeli could finish speaking, his eyes widened in surprise.

A sudden burst of intense heat started spreading through his chest, making his body inflate like a balloon.

'What?!'

'How...?!'

The next moment,

Overwhelmed with shock, anger, and despair, Membeli was consumed by a wave of destructive energy bursting inside his body. He exploded into pieces, scattering his remains across the sky.

And Membeli's consciousness plunged into endless darkness.