Chapter 1718 Duel [1]

Chapter 1718 Duel [1]

In terms of immediate impact, Eris' actions definitely had more.

The darkness she summoned instantly encompassed a wide area around her and created an impenetrable domain.

August, on the other hand, didn't summon a massive amount of his element immediately. This space wasn't really able to contain an ocean. August had taken control of the underground rivers and reservoirs and was keeping their power hidden until he needed it.

Though, they wouldn't remain hidden for long.

The battle had changed from close combat to ranged. The two geniuses didn't approach each other and instead summoned their power with the time they gained from their separation.

Eris moved first.

'Dance of Ten Thousand Demons.'

Her arm raised parallel to the ground and a huge amount of mana burst forth. The darkness around her morphed, and an ability that August had seen already returned to the light.

An army of dark beasts summoned by Eris' power rushed towards him at unimaginable speeds. Individually, they weren't the most powerful, but their strength in numbers couldn't be underestimated.

If they were allowed to approach, they could cause damage that August had personally experienced. They got his legs first, and once his movements were limited, they swallowed him whole.

If it wasn't for Eris defeating him before they could, his elimination from the first round would have been much more painful.

Luckily, August was no longer the same person he was back then.

VOOOOM!

His mana immediately raged.

In that moment, there was no more concealing it.

Both Eris and the onlooking crowd realized that August had successfully reached 4th class.

Now, that didn't mean he'd have an easy time by any means, but the notion that he'd easily lose was wiped from everyone's minds.

'I don't really have cool names for my skills...'

Damien told him that naming the skills he used in his human form was important only for remembering them properly. Having a name and an action reserved for an attack allowed for faster visualization and mobilization of mana.

For that purpose, simple names were best. Efficient names that could be recalled at the fastest speeds to put his attacks in motion were all he needed.

So, instead of something like "Wrath of the Ocean God," August merely thought a single word.

'Arise.'

A myriad of impacts, all made by attacks in different forms, slammed into the barrier. They came from every direction, clearly delineating Eris' constantly changing position.

'I won't be able to counterattack as long as I'm stuck here.'

Either he had to find a way to break her pattern, or he had to form a domain inside of her domain.

He didn't think it was yet time to start competing in their ability to dominate. But, it wasn't impossible to make it out of this situation with brute strength.

'Okay. Stay calm.'

Even if he didn't show off his power, at this point, his lineage was already in question.

Nobody believed that he was a commoner anymore. That much could be affirmed.

'Since it's come to this, I just have to make them think that I'm anything but an Azure Dragon.'

It was a good thing that August was currently using groundwater.

Until he summoned the power of the sea, they didn't have any reason to suspect that he was from a bloodline considered long eradicated, right?

'Wow, I never thought of it like that.'

The second he realized that he could just cloak the true nature of his bloodline instead of hiding his power, August's entire world changed.

'Great.'

He grinned to himself and connected his senses to the underground water sources.

'Come.'

He summoned it all.

August's awareness as a 4th class dragon went several hundreds of kilometers into the ground and awakened the essence of the earth that slumbered within.

Water. Without it, the world could not exist. It was a force taken for granted more often than not, but it was just as crucial as something like space.

Without water, life could have never appeared. Though they'd never admit it, even dragons were once merely lizards who relied on the water to survive.

That force of life, that force of death, August forced it to remember exactly what it was worth.

Every ounce of water that would answer his call rose to the surface.

And in one cohesive wave, a huge mass of liquid crashed through Eris' darkness domain.

BOOOOOOM!