Edmund didn"t fight the Dragonoid straight away; he knew he was no match for it. Instead, he relied on his speed and hid among the demon horde, that way he was able to attack the monsters quickly while using the Dragonoid" attacks as a weapon, a weapon capable of killing hundreds of monsters at once. The dead bodies caught on fire rather easily, and the black capital turned bright. Illuminating scarlet smoke permeated the streets while the groans and screams of monsters were drowned by the Dragonoid" magical fireb.a.l.l.s and Edmund"s spear thrusts.Edmund raced through the streets of Avalon. He dodged, slashed, and escaped the watchful eye of the Dragonoid, all while keeping an eye on it. He believed that the greatest blunder would be to let the Dragonoid leave. However, it was all too much for him, for he failed to notice a gigantic gorilla taking a swing at him.
The enormous fist collided with his side and caused him to lose balance. His whole body was lifted in an instant and was sent flying towards the nearby house. Yet, as he was flying away, he swung his spear and left behind a crescent slash, which took down the monster"s arm.
The Dragonoid noticed the commotion and wasted no time at all. It sent a ball of red flames towards the house and incinerated it, leaving nothing behind. Yet, even though it had faith in its strength, the Dragonoid believed the man to be alive. It flew down towards the house to inspect it firsthand.
The gorilla continued to croak in pain, which seemingly got on the nerves of the Dragonoid. The darkest colored flames yet surrounded its body and were released at once. The monsters surrounding the Dragonoid burned and withered away, while the soil underneath its feet turned charcoal black.
It found nothing in the house, so it turned around and started to leave. It released a shout that sent the monsters running towards the castle, faster than ever. The Dragonoid spread its wings to take flight and join the a.s.sault on the remaining humans hidden in the castle. Its mood was soiled since the man was killed very easily; it was hoping to enjoy the game of cat and mouse a little longer.
At the same as it flapped its skinny wings, it felt a load fall off of its back, as though something that it carried with it since its creation had departed. The feeling of loss was soon replaced by a sharp sensation that spread to its whole body.
Its dark red eyes burned brighter as blood vessels popped inside of its eyes. It turned its head and gazed at its long tail being held by the human it thought was dead; it was the same as a worm wriggling in the hands of a child that caught hole of it.
"Let your guard down, you oversized lizard," Edmund heaved and wheezed. His left hand was crushed by the attack of the gorilla and burned black by the attack of the Dragonoid. He was a step too late in retreating underground with earth magic, but he saved his life and managed to injure the Dragonoid.
He knew that his enemy was mad, so he chose to escape with his life before it was too late. He weaved, once again, inside the monster horde, as the enraged Dragonoid followed after him with fury filled firebombs.
Edmund"s performance dwindled quickly as his injuries added to his fatigue. It was hard for him to even lift his spear, let alone kill monsters. It took all of his strength to run away from the monsters while making way towards the palace.
Soon enough, the castle was within eyesight. He pumped more Qi into his legs and burst into the last spurt. However, he couldn"t get far as he felt something tangle around his leg and fell face-first into the debris. Normally, such a fall wouldn"t injure him in the slightest, but his body was devoid of Qi and lost its natural protection. He ended up breaking his nose and injuring his right eye.
Edmund caught a glimpse of the monster that stopped him in its tracks. It was a made entirely out of entangled violet vines with red thorns. He could see that his legs were bleeding due to the razor-sharp thorns, but couldn"t feel it.
The Dragonoid caught up with him and shouted something at the vine monster. The latter tightened its hold on Edmund and coiled around him even more, all while the Dragonoid charged up the biggest fireball so far; he planned to kill both Edmund and the monster binding him.
Edmund closed his eyes and waited for the inevitable to happen, but it never came. All he heard was the furious below of the Dragonoid, followed by a m.u.f.fled cry from behind him.
He opened his eyes in disbelief and found Bard and Audun standing in front of his, their glaives in their hands and their Qi at its highest. Due to his shock, he only noticed that the monster holding him had turned into a sliced and diced vegetable.
Edmund felt warm and delicate hands holding him up and wiping the blood off of his face. He saw the angelic face of his fellow Elder, Becky gazing back at him with tears in her eyes.
"You"re crying for this old man?" Edmund mustered out the words with a smile. "I can die happy right now, hahaha."
"You don"t have to die," she said. "No one needs to die, it"s finished. All preparations are over. You just need to drink some potions."
The smooth and cold sensation of Ed"s potions couldn"t have felt any better for Edmund"s sore and burned throat. He could feel his Qi and body revitalize with every drop. At the same time, the ground beneath started to glow blue with bits and pieces of it flying upward towards the sky.
The Dragonoid felt something coming and tried to run away, leaving behind its minions to face whatever he dreaded. However, Bard and Audun swooped down and knocked him back to the ground.
"You"re not going anywhere!" they shouted.
The glow synchronized with their shout and intensified; the whole city and its surroundings were surrounded by the glow. All of a sudden, the monsters, Dragonoid, Edmund and his fellow Elders appeared in the middle of a wasteland, thousands of kilometers away from Avalon and Glory sect.
"How do you like our surprise, little lizard," Edmund stood up and took his black spear into his healed hand. "This is a weapon, left to us by the strongest man in this world. Want to hear his exact words when he left it to us? Whenever you feel like you will lose, use it and it will come to you."
Far from their locations, they could hear thunderous noises as something was closing in on them.
"It will burn all your enemies and turn them to ashes, for it is always angry it could not exact its revenge," Edmund continued. "Avalon has, and will always have allies everywhere in the world."
As Edmund finished, a black dragon, the black calamity dragon, Entei, descended behind him. It raised its head and gazed at the black smoke covering the skies and roared at it. Its flames split the skies apart and broke open to reveal the beautiful blue sky and white clouds.