Episode 287: The King of Deadly Poison
The enormous “Moth” flapped its wings with a rustle, deploying a “Wind Barrier” in front of it.
It barely managed to defend against the ice breath, but the air gradually froze, and the barrier began to crumble. 【Green Lord】 flapped its wings again, this time creating a “Vacuum Barrier.”
The ice breath couldn’t penetrate this defense, becoming thin as if its power had run out, and then disappearing.
Sky and sea. The Green and Blue Kings glared at each other, becoming motionless.
Rui and the others on the fishing boat felt crushed by the tension. As if to break through that tension, the 【Kings】 moved simultaneously.
Wind swirled around 【Green Lord】, transforming into a tornado that connected the sky and the earth.
The five tornadoes that were born writhed like living creatures, becoming “Wind Dragons” and heading towards the sea.
In response, 【Blue King】 also released its Magical Power.
Five whirlpools appeared on the surface of the water, and then giant pillars of water erupted from within the whirlpools.
The pillars of water transformed into “Water Dragons” and soared high into the sky. The five “Water Dragons” collided violently in the air with the attacking “Tornado Dragons.”
The battle was as if they were devouring each other.
“This is… evenly matched…?”
Rui frowned and looked at the sky. A transcendental battle where neither side was willing to yield.
What on earth is going to happen!? Rui worried, but he noticed a clear anomaly. Black clouds swirled in the sky, making rumbling sounds.
“That is… could it be–“
In the air, the Water and Wind Dragons repeated their collisions, repelling each other and disappearing.
【Green Lord】 didn’t miss that moment, flapping its wings with a rustle. A powerful “Wind” fell from the thick cumulonimbus clouds.
A super-large-scale 【Downdraft】. It raged as if scraping away the sea, crushing the sea with its pressure.
The fishing boat was pushed away by the wind, moving far away from 【Blue King】.
If there hadn’t been a Wind Barrier, it might have been torn to pieces. Everyone on the boat understood that, and breathed a sigh of relief.
What they saw then was a sight that made them doubt their eyes.
A large Hole had opened in the sea. The pressure of the wind pushed away the water, creating a large Hole with a diameter of one kilometer.
Upon closer inspection, Six Tentacles were extending from the center of the Hole.
Could it be– Rui looked at the sky in astonishment.
“Did it… drag Blue King out of the water!?”
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【Green Lord】 floated gracefully in the raging wind. As Rui had predicted, 【Blue King】 was unable to move in the center of the Hole where the seawater had receded.
In an environment without water around it, it couldn’t exert its full power.
【Green Lord】 flapped its wings as if it had been waiting for this moment, and fired countless “Wind Blades.” The blades flying at high speed mercilessly attacked 【Blue King】.
【Blue King】 covered its entire body with ice armor.
It transformed into a jagged, crustacean-like shape to defend itself, but when the “Wind Blades” struck directly, they scraped and tore at the ice.
With one or two blades, the ice armor would be repaired immediately. However, if the same spot was attacked repeatedly, the repair couldn’t keep up.
The “Ice Armor” that had covered the giant whale peeled off, and the “Wind Blades” pierced into its exposed body.
【Blue King】 let out a painful cry of “Oooooooon” and tried to escape.
It used its Six Tentacles like legs, heading towards the edge of the Hole. It seemed to be planning to plunge into the sea.
Not allowing it to do so, 【Green Lord】 finely adjusted the position where it directed the Downdraft.
【Blue King】 was once again returned to the center of the Hole, losing its escape route. Seeing that, Green Lord released several “Wind Blades.”
Rui, who was watching the scene from the swaying boat, was convinced that Yuma would win.
–This might work! I thought it would be difficult to defeat an enemy in the sea, but to think there was such a method…
Rui leaned out from the edge of the boat, trying to get a better view of the battle.
At that moment, he sensed a slight anomaly.
“…Eh?”
Rui frowned and stepped back, and Jacob gave him a puzzled look.
“What’s wrong!? Did something happen?”
Everyone was watching the battle between the Kings, so they hadn’t noticed the changes nearby. Many creatures were gathering under the surface of the water.
“There are Monsters in the surrounding area!!”
The moment Rui shouted, something jumped out of the sea. It was a large Sea Serpent. It charged at the fishing boat, but was repelled by the “Wind Barrier” and slammed onto the surface of the sea.
Yuma’s barrier is working.
Rui regained his composure and calmly observed the surroundings. Around the fishing boat were Fish-men, Sea Serpents, and crocodile-like Monsters. In a slightly more distant location, even the shadow of a Sea Serpent could be seen.
Those Monsters attacked all at once.
The “Wind Barrier” was blocking the attacks, but there were too many of them. The Monsters were continuously colliding with the barrier, trying to break through.
“Uwaaaaaaa!!”
The boat shook, and Felix, who couldn’t stand up, screamed and fell on his butt. Everyone clung to the fishing boat, enduring the impact of the Monsters colliding with it.
Rui put his hand on the hilt of his Katana, but he gritted his teeth because there were too many enemies.
At this rate, the “Barrier” would eventually be broken through. Yuma couldn’t take his hands off 【Blue King】. Even if he were to fight, the power of Fire Magic would be halved against Water Monsters.
On top of that, a giant Sea Serpent was also heading towards them. They were surrounded on all sides.
Rui pondered. Perhaps these Monsters weren’t moving in coordination with 【Blue King】.
They were attacking with their own intentions.
If that were the case, even if 【Blue King】 was cornered, the attacks against them wouldn’t stop. So, what should he do!?
As Rui desperately thought, he suddenly looked up at the sky and saw 【Green Lord】 moving its wings with a rustling sound.
It wasn’t a Wind Magic attack. Glittering things were scattering around.
“That is…”
When he strained his eyes to see, it was Scale Powder. The large amount of Scale Powder dancing in the sky was scattering over a wide area on the wind.
When the Scale Powder, which emitted a golden light, fell into the sea, the change appeared immediately.
The Monsters swimming in the sea began to suffer, and one after another, they stopped moving. Fish-men, snakes, and crocodile-like Monsters too.
Even the Sea Serpent stopped moving and sank to the bottom of the sea.
“Deadly poison… it’s deadly poisonous Scale Powder! The Monsters are dying from the poison.”
Rui narrowed his eyes and glared at the sea. He had heard of it. 【Green Lord】 was a terrifying Monster that manipulated the wind and scattered deadly poisonous Scale Powder.
When he fought Yuma, he had transformed into 【Red King】, so he probably thought that the poisonous Scale Powder wouldn’t work. He didn’t use this power in that battle.
Rui looked at Yuma, who had become 【Green Lord】 again. The Scale Powder probably wouldn’t work on 【Blue King】, but it had annihilated all the Monsters in the surrounding area.
He was generating ten Tornadoes near 【Blue King】.
The Tornadoes transformed into “Wind Dragons” and charged towards 【Blue King】 while dancing in the air.
【Blue King】 also raised its Six Tentacles upwards to counter. The Tentacles were also covered in an ice shell, taking on the shape of a Dragon’s jaw.
It fired breath from that jaw, attacking the “Wind Dragons.” However, the “Wind Dragons” lightly dodged the breath and attacked the Six Tentacles.
The Tentacles also desperately tried to counter, but as if mocking them, the “Wind Dragons” danced lightly in the sky and tore off one of the Tentacles.
“…Too strong. This is the power of 【Green Lord】!!”