SSHHEEEESH~The fleeing Dragons that Leah pa.s.sed by where all frozen by her natural freezing aura. Even some of the surviving Elder Dragons of the north that is supposed to be one of those with incredible ice resistance were not spared from her overwhelming freezing spell.
All of it was in hope that they became obstruction for the chasing Elric. As ruthless and brutal as Leah the Queen Dragon of the North, is, what matters for her the most is not her people but herself.
She firmly believes that as long as she could survive, with her outstanding intelligence, she will be able to find a way in extending her life further using the countless treasures she possesses back at her kingdom.
And right now, Leah could finally the body of seawater that is actually an entrance to a secret deep underwater cave that should protect her from Elric"s detection. The moment she touches the water, her natural speed and regeneration ability would obviously spike higher, giving her more chance of getting her out of these wretched battle.
"I can see it! The water! The cave! I will survive! Hahahahaah!~"
Leah"s slim and flexible semi-western Dragon body exploded into a blur, reaching its maximum speed on land, leaving behind trails of frozen ground, and shattered buildings or trees. The rest of her people are mercilessly left behind as blockages or lure to hopefully make Elric busy and stop chasing her as well.
SHEEECK~
"That b*tch"
"Agghk! I can"t move! I can"t move!"
SHEEECK~
"Sh*t! I"m gonna die!"
"Help me! I am stuck here! Why is she doing these to us?! Aren"t we on the same side?"
Thousands of Dragons including her own subordinates were still being frozen still as long as they were on the reach of Leah"s merciless freezing aura. The latter on the other hand just continued to laugh, believing her survival is basically secured considering that no signs of Elric can be seen in her sight!
"I can make it! Hahaha! I am alive~ I am alive!~ the Queen Dragon of the North~ I am alive~"
Leah, with her cheerful mood, was just a few meters away from reaching the body of water when suddenly she felt a chilling sensation of terrible danger.
SHOOOOOOOSH~
Instinctively, Leah raised her head to look above, and out of nowhere, a flash of bright spear suddenly a.s.saulted her sight. But before she could even react, her body felt a stabbing pain that scorched her body into unbearable pain.
AAAAAAGHK!~
Leah"s body was forced to skid forcefully on the ground as a long and bright flaming spear perfectly landed on her back, just in between her wings, instantly disabling her whole body while also igniting her entire figure like a skewed burning ice Dragon.
The spear did not kill Leah right away, it took a few more painful seconds before the spear finally completely devoured the Queen Dragon"s body like a thin piece of paper reacting to blow torch.
"No!~ AAAGH!~ NO! NO! NOOO~AAAGGGGGGHK~"
With her last wriggling struggle, Leah could only end up touching the body of water in a form of scorched ash - the not-so-wise-anymore-Queen Dragon of North has been killed in one long-distance spear shot.
What made Elric"s attack deadly, was not just because it was based in a fire element that perfectly counters an ice Dragon. It was the soul intent that Elric infused in the Spear of Fire that allowed it to act as a homing ability to accurately hit the fleeing Queen Dragon.
In other words, she has no way of escaping the spear as Elric has already locked to her soul! There is the real power of the Dragon-Elemental-Spiritual hybrid. And the more Elric learns more about his true ability, the scarier and overpowered he becomes.
Right now, only time can tell what level he could reach before he overcomes the whole Ancestral Dragon"s essence.
All the few remaining Dragons watched in utter horror as they witnessed Elric"s true level of power. It turns out, the latter was preserving his strength from the start!
Their eyes could not believe how a single flaming spear manages to catch one of the fastest and smartest Dragons of the world! What was worst is the fact that she did not die a quick death! The scorching pain she felt, the agonizing cry she bellowed as she wriggled at the ground like a worm being pierced by a stick.
The slow process of melting her entire ice Dragon body like melting ice cream before a furious torchlight. Leah"s death can be considered as the most painful one amongst all the Dragon Kings today.
All the Dragons have never felt this disoriented and down before. They were a race known for their strength, power, and legend. The one at the pinnacle of the food cycle. A feared existence among all creatures.
And for their whole race to be done by a single overpowered Dragon with crazy Elemental and Spiritual abilities. Who would have thought that the reason for their entire extinction is a single human who was not even a real Dragon in the first place!
The sky turned gray.
The roar of the Dragons is gone.
Thousands of Dragon corpse scattered in disfigured and charcoaled state.
The once-proud race of legendary Dragons literally vanished in the face of the earth, not daring to show a single scale that would reveal themselves from Elric. Afraid of losing their lives, they all accepted defeat by fleeing away with their tails in between their knees from the land they thought they would claim by the end of the day.
What turns out to be a hunting ground of two Eastern Dragons had become their unexpected burial. Truly it was a day all the few remaining Dragons in the world will never forget.
The King Dragon of the West was killed by his own silencing Diamond Pillar, the King Dragon of the South was torched by a lazer-like fire, while the Queen Dragon of the North was pierced by a ruthless Spear of Flame.
The so-called Kings and Queens are gone in the hand of a single man. It was a mark of their fall.
And without their King and Queen Dragons, all the Dragons from the different regions had lost their initial bulging pride. In the face of the ultimate hunter, they felt like they were lost sheep in the eyes of a gigantic eagle. They hid in deep water caves, wide forests, and abandoned lands.
All in the hope of escaping Elric"s deadly gaze.
The Dragons have never felt these scared before! And finally, they knew how it feels to be in constant fear. The feeling of being hopeless prey was a feeling they never expected to experience in their entire life!
The world was changing.
Elric, after unleas.h.i.+ng a single spear to finish the Queen Dragon of the North, did not bother chasing the fleeing Dragons anymore.
The wound in their overbearing Dragon pride is enough to teach them a lesson never to touch him and show their faces from him ever again. Or else, they would experience a brutal death of who knows what method this time.
While all the Dragons panicked on their way of fleeing, Elric had already left the high alt.i.tude to find the two remaining Eastern Dragons who happens to be holding his grandma.
By swiftly scanning the sky in his Wings of Flame, Elric left behind a trail of blazing fire as he traced the faint spiritual energy tracks clues of Lesse and Long.
And for some reason, Elric felt incredibly uneasy.
"Hugon Kid, I could sense something that is not right." Dash, in his small cute little version suddenly popped out of Elric"s little side pocket.
"I know, I could feel it too," Elric replied. For some reason, he could feel an unexpected familiar aura ahead.
It did not take long for Elric and Dash to reach the edge of the vast barrier that was keeping the innocent land from the destruction of their battle.
"Wait... This is..." Elric could see traces of another battle. Parts of wrecked advance s.h.i.+ps of the Arkhan and Guardians can be found scattered from here to there. Smoke, sprouting from one mountain to another.
"Those are black Arkhan s.h.i.+ps, while those white once are from the Guardians who are responsible for protecting the innocent humans and covering up the mess left behind as well."
And the more Elric traveled, the more he could see ravaged towns being turned into dust.
"What is happening here..." Elric frowned upon pa.s.sing through several towns that are no longer as peaceful and beautiful as it was.
And the more Elric traveled, the more destruction he could see.
However, Elric could not be bothered to do anything to help anyone right now. His priority is to find the two fleeing Eastern Dragon siblings. He could not help but feeling a looming danger just waiting ahead.
But how could he back down now that he had basically become insanely strong?
"Hugon Kid.. Can you feel it? It is getting close!" The little turtle finally jumped out of Elric"s pocket and transformed into a human-sized version.
Dash"s eyes are locked in a certain direction, uneasiness is clear in its beady eyes.
"This.. an Elemental Lord"s aura!? But who could it be?" Dash, as a Lord is quite sensitive to his fellow Elemental Lords. The only thing is that it was an aura he had never seen before.
"I know this aura..." Elric could not help but frown as well.
"It is a Lord and a Dragon"s aura?" Elric unhesitantly unleashed his Sword of Flame. Eyes are serious and stood ready to counter anytime.
KSSSK~KSSK!~KSSK~
From the distance, Elric and Dash could see bright sparks that left behind booming thunder in its path. And it was getting close very fast towards their direction!