Chapter 654

"Hey, Sekundez… do you think I can create a stronger version of Dragon Mode?" Leon asked. "I'm pretty sure that will give us the opening that we need."

"Do you want to become a dragon or something?" Sekundez frowned. "That certainly will surprise your enemy, but I doubt that you can buy enough time for that. Dragon Mode certainly increased your skill to use mana, but even though you are not feeling right now, the increased range of Mana Magnetism still is damaging your spirit."

Leon nodded. He also had to put into consideration the mana he would need to keep his mindscape and replica active. Using both at the same time, Leon wouldn't have enough mana to give to his spirits. Maybe he would obtain a lot more mana if he makes his replica train Temporal Variation. Still, even if Leon uses all the mana he can obtain between the interval of the Netro's attacks, he doubted that the skill would reach the level max.

Congratulations! The skill Dragon Mode has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

In the end, Sekundez didn't say that it was impossible, but by the look of things, Leon would have to solve things with the cards he had in hand. In the end, Leon had an idea. It was a bit risky, but it was the original purpose he had learned that technique, to begin with… Leon used Teleport and then appeared right above Netro. In the blink of an eye, he created a massive Light Lance. Being hit by that would be dangerous. So, Netro opened his mouth to attack and used his paws to protect his head. This time, the scales didn't protect Leon, and he didn't even have time to finish his attack… his whole body turned into dust.

Suddenly, Netro felt a presence behind him, and he tried to move his tail to smash whoever was there. However, his control over his tail had decreased for some reason… in the blink of an eye, he jumped and made the entire area tremble. A few moments later, he was already flying in the sky. Although that consumed a lot of energy thanks to his massive body, he didn't have any choice. On the place he felt the presence, Netro saw Leon eating a five meters long part of his tail and doing something with a massive sphere of blood.

"Bastard… he used a replica and drained the blood from my tail to weaken that part," Netro said, visibly mad for having fallen for such a cheap trick. "He also is draining the vitality from my blood."

Congratulations! The skill Blood Manipulation has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Blood Manipulation has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

Congratulations! The skill Blood Manipulation has leveled up.

You obtained 01 status points.

…

It wasn't that efficient, but Leon could drain the blood's nutrients and make his body absorb it. That was one of the many uses of Blood Manipulation… even though it wasn't visible. His body had recovered some weight and a lot of life. It was all thanks to the fact that his enemy was a dragon… that being said, Leon has begun to feel like a vampire.

"Well, being a vampire is better than being someone like that asshole…" Leon shrugged.

Without wasting time, Netro used Full-Recover, and his body returned to normal. However, it was clear that he was also getting smaller, just like Leon, when he was forced to endure the conceptual attacks' damage. Still, it was clear who had the advantage there… Leon had because his enemy was big and, at the same time, a nutritious dragon. In the end, even if Netro defeats him, he wouldn't be able to recover by eating his human body.

"Well… now what?" Leon said.

Before he could think of the next thing, he should do. Leon felt that his life was in danger, but not because of a conceptual attack. Eventually, he felt something entering the range of his Mana Dominion, and it was massive. Leon teleported away from there, only to see a five kilometers large meteor crashing on that planet. The entire world trembled, and a massive wave of dust spread.

"No conceptual attack this time?"

Something that big was supposed to kill everything nearby, but since that world was on the sixth stage of assimilation, its effects weren't that powerful. Regardless, Leon couldn't see Netro any longer. Leon didn't imagine he would run away, but it was better to be safe than sorry.

After activating Clairvoyance, Leon managed to find Netro still amidst the massive wave of dust. He wasn't moving, and it was back on the ground… which was very weird. Why would he land again when he had a lot more mobility while flying?

"Perhaps he can't concentrate while moving that massive body of his…" Leon concluded. "Still, what he is really planning?"

Several seconds have passed since the last time Netro had attacked, so he was supposed to have enough time to concentrate and attack Leon with his indefensible dragon breath… he was preparing something else. Something even more dangerous than his conceptual attacks. Whatever that was, Leon couldn't let him do it. Leon teleported to above Netro and then used Dark Sun. Without a hint of hesitation, he fired toward the beast's face. However, much to Leon's surprise, Netro just accepted the attack and smirked when one of his eyes and a good part of his face's scales got destroyed.

"What the…" Leon said, visibly shocked.

Something terrible was about to happen. It was clear that Netro was plotting something to kill Leon once and for all. He was willing, so even while suffering damage to that extent, after all. He was doing something that needed all his focus… Leon felt shivers when he felt the temperature of the planet rising.