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"RROOOAAARRR!"
The monstrous Zombie Dragon roared, its blows quickly shattering the barrier that had been erected to protect Lucifer from her blows.
CRAAASH!
"GRYYAH!"
The monster roared once more, rushing forward as its bony wings enhanced its speed by flaring with phantasmal flames.
FLUOOOSH!
The phantasmal flames quickly erupted, spreading to all of the Zombie Dragon's surroundings, covering the entire place with flames that could even burn souls directly!
However, as it was about to reach Brunhild and everyone else with her that were just seconds ago erecting a multi-elemental barrier, an enormous shadow emerged before its path.
CLAAASSSHH!!!
Attempting to charge over the shadow and slam it into the ground, the monstrous Zombie Dragon clashed against it, only to feel like it hit a whole mountain instead.
CRACK!
Its skull began to crack as several of its old bones gained cracks as well, the Zombie Dragon's hollow eyes, blazing with phantasmal flames, glanced at the figure in front of her, a gargantuan black scaled dragon!
"I don't know if your soul is truly right there, Crystal, or if this is just your body, but I'll free you from your pain." Lucifer said, his eyes seemed sorrowful, but his body moved to the contrary of his feelings.
His gigantic fists clashed against the Zombie Dragon, two enormous dragons, each one almost a hundred meters tall clashed against one another. The Zombie Dragon's attacks were sluggish, although they carried large quantities of deadly miasmic essence, meanwhile, Lucifer' blows were explosive and incredibly swift, hitting the beast in front of him several times consecutively!
CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!
"GRUOOOOHHH! GRAAARRGH!"
The Zombie Dragon roared; its roar slightly similar to the one that Crystal had when she was alive. Lucifer faltered for a few seconds, gritting his teeth. The Zombie Dragon took this opportunity to strike, its body suddenly grew hundreds of crystal spears all over, piercing through Lucifer's scales!
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLAAASH!
Her attacks easily sliced through his newly evolved scales. She was very powerful even with Lucifer having attained the Rank of S-! However, his wounds quickly regenerated over and over, even when he was attacked many times. His magic also emerged, several spears made of darkness and phantasmal essence emerged one after the other, piercing through the Zombie Dragon's body directly.
BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!
CLAAAASH!
The enormous Zombie Dragon fell into the floor, rolling over the ground as its body started falling apart. Lucifer gritted his jaws once more, feeling a gruesome feeling each time he saw Crystal's body being treated like this.
"Crystal… I'm sorry…!"
Lucifer seemed to be lamenting what he was doing, yet the Zombie Dragon was far from being weak, its scales and crystals regrew anew as it reinforced the broken bones, large quantities of Miasma continued to corrupt the Undead's titan, several tentacles of darkness and miasma appeared consecutively…
"You don't have to bear this alone, brother."
Brunhild, however, appeared at the side of Lucifer, to bear the pain at his side. She had meet and known Crystal for a long time, and she knew how important she was for her little brother, all what Crystal meant for him… She was also her family too, it pained her as well.
"Brunhild…"
"GRUOOOHHHHH!"
However, the Zombie Dragon wasn't going to let them talk leisurely. The beast made of bones and rotten flesh charged forward furiously, miasmic tentacles trying to reach them to capture their bodies and absorb their life energy.
"[Infernal Breath]!"
Brunhild roared furiously, as her red scales erupted with flames, the fiery essence flowed into her throat as she unleashed a devastating Infernal Breath attack, combining her Red Flames with her Golden Flames, the power of these flames quickly turning into dust the Miasmic Tentacles, and reaching the Zombie Dragon.
BOOOOOMMM!!!
"GRAAAAH!"
However, the abomination jumped from the ground just in time, avoiding a powerful blow as it quickly ran forwards, generating hundred of spears made of crystals imbued with miasma, and firing them at Lucifer and Brunhild from afar!
However, Lucifer summoned his Death Scythe which had miraculously evolved through his own evolution. It has become even larger and solid now, made of black and dark blue materials and bones that seemed to be those of dragons as well. He furiously intercepted the blows from the crystal spears as they exploded in midair!
CLASH!! CLAASH!! CLAAAASH!!!
As Brunhild and Lucifer gathered all of the Zombie Dragon's attention, Partner, Emeraldine, Maria, Nyx, Takeshi, and Laura were doing different things!
"[Vampiric Bat Transformation]!"
FLAAASH!
Partner was gathering her Blood Essence into her chest, quickly infusing it into her body and suddenly generating a change in her body, red bat-like wings surged from her back, helping her fly easily, as her claws grew larger and redder, and her fangs sharper, even her ears became long and fluffy, like those of an actual bat! She grew patches of red fur around her legs and arms, and even around her neck, looking elegant.
This was one of Partner's newest Skills, the ability to transform into a half-vampire and half-bat beast hybrid, granting her brand new beastly capabilities, enhanced hearing, amazing magic vision, the power to fly at insanely fast speeds, and sharp claws that could drain blood from her foes with ease!
FLAAAAASH!
She flew directly towards the Zombie Dragon when it was completely concentrated into pummeling Brunhild and Lucifer, who were struggling to keep up with all her insanely strong magic, her legs moved rapidly as she unleashed a barrage of powerful consecutive kicks and slashes with her claws and legs!
CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLAAASH!
"[Blood Berserker]!"
Her eyes glowed bright red, as her claws became covered on blood which quickly crystalized, slashing apart at the bones and scales of the Zombie Dragon, the powerful blows tore apart the body of the beast, while spreading explosive blood through it!
BOOOM! BOOOM! BOOOM!
"Partner!" Lucifer said in surprise. "Incredible! Since when were you this powerful?!"
"Heh, did you think you're the only one with powerups around here, big lizard?" Partner smiled pridefully. "We'll share the burden together! Stop self-loathing so much like a dummy and get to it!"
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