Episode 249: The Pinnacle of Flame and Wind
The Dragon raised its head in the sky, unleashing a torrent of scorching flames.
The flames licked the earth, turning the Monsters below into charred remains. It continued to spew flames as it flew, incinerating the Monsters beneath it from the sky.
Over ten million insects were swallowed by the sea of hellfire.
The inextinguishable fire spread around, burning mountains and forests.
The Dragon, flapping its wings in the vast sky, leisurely gazed at the hellish spectacle.
This should reduce their numbers considerably. So thought Yuma, turning his gaze towards the 【Green Lord】. Just as he was about to gather Magical Power in his mouth to fire a Fireball directly, the Green Lord began to move.
It gathered Magical Power in its large, elegant wings, flapping them with a flapping sound. Wind swirled around it, eventually transforming into sharp Wind Blades that came hurtling towards him.
It seemed it was using its wings to activate magic.
Yuma roared, deploying a Flame Barrier around himself. The raging flames annihilated the Wind Blades.
No matter how powerful Wind Magic was, it could be burned as long as it was air.
Yuma once again gathered flames in his mouth, compressed them, and released them. A Fireball with power comparable to a nuclear bomb.
The Green Lord shook its wings repeatedly, creating a Vacuum Barrier around itself. It also deployed a thick Wind Barrier, using a double layer of defense to counter the attack.
The moment it touched the wind, the Fireball triggered a massive explosion.
The impact was so great that it felt as if the sky had been blown away. The winged insects around them turned into sand without understanding what was happening, and even the sand was annihilated by the heat rays.
The sky was dyed red, and the blast and shockwave traveled for dozens of kilometers.
Countless giant Embers fell from the sky, further scorching the earth.
Straining his eyes towards the burning sky, Yuma could make out the figure of the flapping 【Green Lord】. It was still alive.
Vacuum blocks flames. Even if he could defeat other Monsters, defeating the 【Green Lord】 wouldn’t be easy.
Even so, Yuma was certain that he would win.
Flame and wind. Considering their compatibility, flame should be overwhelmingly stronger. For the 【Green Lord】, the 【Red King】 was its natural enemy.
I’ll just overwhelm it with brute force!
Yuma flapped his wings and headed towards the Green Lord. The 【Green Lord】 moved its wings as if conducting an orchestra, directing the insects around it.
Once again, a swarm of winged insects attacked.
Without panicking, Yuma gathered flames in his mouth. No matter how many of these enemies there were, they were no match for him. He unleashed a Flame Breath from his mouth.
The emitted Flames engulfed the winged insects and headed straight for the 【Green Lord】.
The Green Lord ascended rapidly to evade the Flames, and from a considerable altitude, it waved its wings to activate magic. This time, several giant Tornadoes appeared, their tips resembling the faces of Dragons.
As if the Green Lord was a conductor waving its wings, several Tornado Dragons glided towards Yuma.
The Tornadoes writhed like snakes as they attacked.
Yuma unleashed fierce flames from his body, trying to blow them away, but the Wind Dragons bit into the Flame Barrier.
This was probably Third Stratum Wind Magic.
Yuma shook his head in annoyance, and the surrounding flames crackled and exploded.
Several Dragons were caught in the blast and vanished into thin air.
–Blazing Barrier–
The even more powerful defensive measure had nullified the 【Green Lord】’s attack.
Now that he could control flames freely, he felt like he could do anything. Feeling that way, Yuma gathered Magical Power in his mouth once more.
A lump of Magical Power that was compressed even faster than before.
He transformed that Magical Power into a Nuclear Explosion Sphere and spat it out towards the 【Green Lord】 in three consecutive shots.
The Green Lord didn’t remain silent either.
With a single wave of its beautiful yet venomous wings, several large spheres appeared around it.
Vacuum Spheres. Was it planning to block the explosions with those?
–Fine, bring it on!!
The moment the Flame Spheres and Vacuum Spheres collided, a massive explosion that seemed to split the sky occurred.
The heat rays turned nearby Monsters to ash, and the sky was dyed red. Dark smoke billowed into the sky, and Embers and ash rained down on the ground.
An explosion that seemed to have incinerated everything. However, there were creatures that survived in the scorching space: the 【Green Lord】 and the 【Red King】.
The two were clad in wind and flame, flying at high speed.
They became streaks of red and green light, colliding with each other. Just when it seemed they had bounced off each other, they clashed again. Each collision scattered fierce flames and unleashed typhoon-like winds.
The fire that fell to the ground spread to nearby Monsters, causing explosions and expanding the damage.
The wind that flew in all directions tore through the earth along with the Monsters, leaving deep scars on the ground. Those scars easily exceeded several hundred meters.
A battle between “fire” and “wind” that had reached its limit.
The aftermath of the clash between the strongest 【King】s was significant, and the Monsters suffered devastating damage from the magic they unleashed.
The Fireball released by the Red King instantly evaporated insects in the far distance, and the Wind Blade released by the Green Lord sliced through Monsters hundreds of kilometers away in one fell swoop.
The battle that transcended human knowledge intensified, and the Crushing Impact echoed in the skies of India.
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Anik and the other Peacock King (Mahamayuri) members who had evacuated stopped in their tracks due to the sheer scale of the situation.
An indescribable spectacle was unfolding in the sky.
“Is this the work of humans?! It’s like a battle between gods from mythology!”
Anik frowned at the Tornadoes that had formed in the mountains. Many giant Tornadoes connecting the sky and the earth rose up, swirling up earth and trees.
That must be the Green Lord’s magic. So thought Anik, but the next moment, his vision was dyed red.
Countless Tornadoes were ablaze, burning fiercely.
Is that Mitaka Yuma’s magic? He must have transformed into that red Dragon to fight, but the power of his Fire Magic is unbelievable.
The fiery Tornadoes gradually thinned out, and sparks scattered as they disappeared.
A flame attack that surpassed the wind. Mitaka might actually defeat the 【Green Lord】. Just as Anik thought that, a gust of wind blew, and a giant tree loomed before him.
A blown-away tree had come flying towards them.
“Damn!”
Anik held up his fan and took a defensive stance, but in this environment where he couldn’t even stand properly, he couldn’t concentrate, and he couldn’t activate his magic in time.
Just when he thought it was over, Rudra and the other Peacock King (Mahamayuri) members stood in front of Anik.
“Haaaaah!!”
Rudra’s flaming axe sliced the giant tree in two. Furthermore, Rashi changed the tree’s trajectory with a powerful Wind Magic, managing to escape the danger.
“Are you alright, Anik-sama?!”
As Rudra asked while blocking the wind, Anik thanked the Peacock King (Mahamayuri) members, saying, “Ah, I’m saved.”
“Anyway, let’s get out of here! The influence of fire and wind is too strong.”
“Yes, you’re right.”
Urged by Rudra, Anik started running. As he ran, he glanced up at the sky again, and another cataclysmic explosion was erupting.