Episode 248: 100 Million Monsters VS Ruler of Explosive Flames
Yuma tilted his head and looked at his body.
Red, shining scales and lizard-like hands—he really had transformed into the 【Red King】. Yuma breathed a sigh of relief.
He had been worried since he was trying it out without any practice, but it seemed his fears were unfounded.
This time, he looked at his right hand. As expected, it was still missing and hadn’t returned.
He had thought that if he transformed, he could completely reproduce the appearance of the 【Red King】, but it seemed it wouldn’t be that easy. Still, in this form, it didn’t matter that he was missing an arm.
The insectoid monsters in the sky simultaneously increased their speed and charged towards the Dragon.
Yuma put strength into his entire body and released his Magical Power all at once.
“ヴォォォッ!!”
Flames erupted from his body, rising into the sky as a Pillar of Fire.
The approaching Insectoid Monsters were engulfed in the flames and turned to ash in an instant. ‘Like moths to a flame,’ he thought, while looking at the 【Green Lord】 in his sights.
–Alright, let’s begin. King of Insects.
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“What is that!?”
Kaira, who had been running away, stopped and looked back at the hill. There, a huge Pillar of Fire had appeared, towering as if to pierce the heavens.
An incredibly hot wind blew all the way here.
“Oh, that’s tremendous Magical Power. Even though it should be quite a distance away, it feels like my body is about to burn,”
Anik, who was near Kaira, grimaced and used the fan he was holding to block the wind.
The Indian Seekers also saw the abnormal sight and couldn’t move. The Pillar of Fire cut through the dark world, brightly illuminating the darkness.
“There’s… something in the fire.”
Kaira couldn’t take her eyes off it. What she saw in the fire was a Dragon with large, spread wings.
For a moment, she thought it was an Ancient Dragon, but considering the distance, she realized it was an even more gigantic creature.
Kaira called out to Rui, who was nearby.
“Amasawa! Is that also Mitaka’s ability!?”
Rui, who was asked, looked at Kaira in surprise.
“No, I don’t know the details either. But I’ve heard that he has the ability to transform into Monsters. Besides, Yuma swallowed the 【Red King】’s Magic Gem, so…”
“The ‘Red King’s’ Magic Gem!?”
Kaira couldn’t keep up with the absurd story.
“Anyway, let’s get away from here! We might get caught up in it if we stay here!”
Urged by Rui, Kaira started running, though reluctantly. Anik and the Indian Seekers also felt the danger and left the area.
And, naturally, Akito and Dasha, who were the last to evacuate, also witnessed the “Pillar of Fire.”
“What… what’s happening!?”
Dasha involuntarily stopped at the sudden supernatural phenomenon and looked at the hill behind her.
“No, don’t stop! It’s dangerous here!!”
Akito strongly pulled Dasha’s arm, trying to get her away from the area.
Dasha hesitated but started running with Akito. It was dangerous to stay here. Dasha herself recognized it as a sensation that made her skin crawl.
It was truly primal fear. Every single cell in her body was rejecting whatever was inside the Pillar of Fire.
The heat waves emitted from the Pillar of Fire were raising the temperature even further.
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If he deployed the “Flame Barrier,” no one would be able to approach.
Yuma was once again reminded of the terror of the 【Red King】. The Monsters crawling on the ground still didn’t stop their advance.
Even though they would only burn to death if they got close…
Yuma looked up at the sky. The 【Green Lord】 remained floating leisurely, not trying to move.
–Just watching from up high, huh…? Fine by me!
The giant Dragon inhaled deeply with a “ブォォォ.”
First, he would burn every last one of its companions to ashes!
Thinking so, Yuma gathered Magical Power in his mouth, converted it into scorching flames, and exhaled it all at once.
The spewed “Flame Breath” traveled straight across the earth with tremendous force, colliding with a mountain five kilometers away.
The Monsters in the straight line were turned to ash in an instant without understanding what had happened.
The place where the flames passed became a wide rut, crackling and burning. The mountain was engulfed in flames from its base, continuing to burn a large number of trees.
Yuma shook his head magnanimously. There were still a large number of Monsters covering the earth.
Seeing the roaring fire, they were still coming towards him.
Did they not have any fear, or were they receiving orders they absolutely couldn’t disobey? Yuma once again accumulated “Fire Magical Power” in his ferocious jaws.
The Dragon, glaring at the distance, mercilessly unleashed a scorching breath.
The flames advanced as if cutting through the dark earth, burning hundreds of thousands of Monsters to ashes. Furthermore, the Dragon swung its head, mowing down the flames horizontally.
The flames, spreading in a fan shape, submerged millions of Monsters in hellfire.
Yuma, who had become the 【Red King】, had transformed into a monster that no one could stop anymore.
Even so, the Insectoid Monsters were still coming. Those coming from the left and right were the insects on the ground. Like fearless revenants, they quickly ran across the earth.
In response to such enemies, the giant Dragon swung its tail. When the tail was slammed into the ground using centrifugal force, the scattered Ember caused a fierce explosion.
The Monsters were blown away by the impact, and the insects that were showered with Ember burned up and died.
The Red King let out a loud roar. Looking around, the earth was gouged out in a semi-circular shape, and magma glowing red could be seen in places.
No one can approach an absolute powerhouse.
However, there was not the slightest sign that the Monsters were giving up. The flying insects in the sky were also coming in swarms.
The way they gathered in the hundreds of thousands, millions, and swirled was just like a school of fish swimming in the sea.
The Dragon once again opened its jaws and emitted scorching Flames. The swarm of Monsters was burned to ashes in the sky, and some of the Monsters fell while burning.
The scene was like “weeping fireworks,” both beautiful and eerie.
But there were still as many Monsters as there were stars. A huge swarm that seemed to stretch to the horizon. To defeat these guys…
The Dragon gathered Magical Power in its mouth. This time, it wasn’t a “Flame Breath.”
It compressed the gathered Magical Power and transformed it into a sphere. An attack that combined the Second Stratum Magic “Explosion” and the Third Stratum Magic “Flame Transformation.”
It should have been an advanced technique, but in this form, it could be done easily.
The Dragon shook its head and released a shining “Fireball” from its mouth.
The Fireball traveled through the air at a tremendous speed and collided with a mountain tens of kilometers away. A large mountain in eastern India.
The Fireball, which had been sucked into it, became a blinding light after a moment of silence.
The mountain disappeared, and a huge flame like a volcanic eruption rose up. Millions of Monsters in the vicinity were hit by the heat rays and evaporated, disappearing.
The shockwave spread in all directions, and the earth shook.
The Pillar of Fire became a large mushroom cloud, breaking through the Monster canopy. Sunlight shone through that one corner, creating a bizarre sight.
Without pausing, the Dragon fired three “Fireballs” in a row. Blowing away the earth, blowing away the mountains, and blowing away the nearby town that had become deserted.
The explosions spread to the extreme distance, and the Monsters within a few kilometers around were burned to death by the scorching Flames without being able to do anything.
Yuma, who had become a Dragon, deepened his confidence as he watched the burning earth. The 【ability to convert Mana in the space into “Fire Magical Power”】 that the Red King possessed seemed to be activating without any problems.
If so, as long as the Chimera’s transformation time continued, “Fire Magical Power” could be used infinitely.
Looking around, the dark earth was burning, and a hellish scene was spreading. Even if 100 million Monsters came at him, he could counter them with this power.
The Dragon flapped its large wings and slowly floated up. The Monsters that were hit by the rising hot wind caught fire and died.
The Dragon, which had risen into the sky, glared at the insects on the ground with sharp eyes.