Chapter 306: Clash of Water, Wind, and Fire
Yuma glared at the sky.
The explosion from the Fireball had obliterated the massive wave without a trace. As expected, overwhelming firepower could evaporate water.
Yuma crouched low, kicking off the ground and soaring into the air.
Spreading his large wings, he ascended into the sky, looking around for his enemy.
–There he is.
In Yuma’s sights, about three kilometers away, was a giant whale. It was atop a wave of ice that covered half the city.
It had half of its head above the surface, seemingly observing him.
Yuma flapped his wings and glided towards the 【Blue King】. The giant whale turned and swam through the icy wave.
–Damn it! You won’t get away!!
The Red Dragon increased its flight speed, gathering embers in its mouth.
Yuma frowned as the 【Blue King】 moved smoothly through the ice.
–As fast as me flying!? What’s with this guy!
It quickly reached the coastline and entered the sea. Still not giving up, Yuma raised his head and unleashed the Fireball in his mouth.
The Fireball shot straight towards the sea.
Even underwater, the explosion of this Fireball would not be harmless.
He was convinced of it, but—
–Eh!?
The sea swelled up, swallowing the Fireball. Trapped in a watery prison, the Fireball was dragged into the sea without exploding.
After a while, there was a dull thud that resonated in his gut. But there was no significant impact on the surface of the sea.
Yuma shuddered as he looked at the sea.
Was this the essence of “Water Magic”? Even the 【Red King】’s Fireball had its power nullified. The incompatibility… it seemed difficult to overcome.
–Then!
Yuma focused his mind. The 『Chimera’s Jewel』, one of them, was released, and the power of another monster flowed in.
The color of Yuma’s body changed. From red, it turned to a dark color, eventually transforming into a vivid green. In appearance, he was no longer a Dragon.
He flapped his poisonous wings, extending beautiful antennae.
Two eerie tails fluttered in the wind, and multifaceted eyes that saw everything stared at the vast ocean.
–【Green Lord】 Vald Folia! I have no choice but to settle this with this monster!!
Yuma flapped his wings and ascended. He released “Wind Magical Power”, creating a giant cumulonimbus cloud in the sky.
Just like in the first battle, he would create a 【Downdraft】 to drag it out of the sea! Yuma poured in Magical Power. But then, something unexpected happened.
–What…!?
The sea began to freeze. From the place where the 【Blue King】 had submerged, the ice gradually spread, freezing an enormous area of the sea.
–Damn it!
Yuma activated the 【Downdraft】 regardless. The fourth tier “Wind” magic.
Normally, it was a supernatural attack that would crush any living thing and even push away the water of the sea.
–It’s no good! This ice is completely unaffected!!
No matter how much wind pressure he applied, the frozen sea surface didn’t budge. He could move it when it was water, but he couldn’t do anything with it in its frozen state.
While Yuma was perplexed, the 【Blue King】 leisurely swam through the icy sea.
As if it knew that his attacks were ineffective.
–Are you kidding me!!
Yuma flapped his wings, creating a powerful “Wind Blade”.
A dozen “Blades” flew towards the 【Blue King】. They collided with the frozen sea, cutting through the ice and cracking the surface.
As white powder snow danced, Yuma clenched his fist in his heart, thinking, “Yes!”
With this, the 【Blue King】 would take damage. That’s what Yuma thought, but as the scattered powder snow cleared, that hope shattered.
The Wind Blades had only shaved off the shallow part of the sea surface.
They hadn’t reached the 【Blue King】 who was submerged in the sea at all. Moreover, the ice on the sea surface that had been shaved off was repaired and returned to its original state.
–No way… I have no means of attack with this.
At that moment, Yuma realized something.
Could it be that… “Fire Magic” is better against “Ice”? Fire Magic would melt and evaporate the ice with heat rays.
And the evaporated ice would not regenerate easily.
On the other hand, “Wind Magic” is effective against “Water”.
He had fought the Blue King once, and he knew that Wind Magic worked. If it hadn’t frozen the sea, he should have been able to defeat it with Wind Magic.
Yuma was startled by his own thoughts.
–Could it be… it learned!? That’s why it used ice as a countermeasure against Wind…
Yuma could only watch as the 【Blue King】 escaped into the vast ocean, unable to do anything.
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In the form of the 【Green Lord】, Yuma flapped his wings and returned to the land he had been at before.
The icy wave that covered the city remained as it was, showing no signs of disappearing. Even after the 【Blue King】 left, the magic’s effect seemed to persist.
As he advanced over the city, he saw a figure in front of North Street.
–That is…
In the air, Yuma canceled the transformation of the 【Green Lord】. His wings shrunk, and he gradually returned to the form of “Black Armor” and fell to the ground.
With a loud crash, the three people on the street noticed and ran towards him.
“Yuma!”
Running towards him were Rui, Akito, and Charlotte.
“Are you okay, Yuma? What about the 【Blue King】?”
Rui, who had come closer, asked. Yuma shook his head while still in the form of “Black Armor”.
“I see, it didn’t work out. Well, it can’t be helped! Let’s get out of the city too. There seems to be another city to the north.”
Akito said cheerfully, but Charlotte snapped back.
“Wait a minute! Can’t you do something about that form? It’s unsettling.”
“Oh, this…”
Yuma looked at his body and sighed softly.
“Sorry, but the transformation won’t undo for five minutes. It should be canceled in a few minutes, so please wait until then.”
The four of them started walking with Charlotte still on guard. Charlotte was originally a Seeker who came to Japan to defeat the “Black Armor”.
It was only natural that she was uneasy.
After about three minutes, the 『Metallization』 was canceled, and Yuma returned to his human form.
“I see… the 【Blue King】’s learning ability, that’s troublesome.”
“It defends against Wind with ice and suppresses Fire with water. Certainly, if Yuma’s Shapeshifting doesn’t work, there may be no way to defeat it.”
Akito and Rui began to worry with serious faces.
They had felt that the 【Kings】 had high intelligence before, but the 【Blue King】 seemed to be exceptionally smart.
“Can’t you easily switch the monsters you transform into? For example, from the 【Red King】 to the 【Green Lord】, and then back to the 【Red King】?”
Yuma shook his head weakly in response to Rui’s question.
“Once I transform into a monster, I can’t transform into it again until the next day. Besides, the transformation itself takes a lot of mental strength, so it’s not that easy.”
“I see… I guess so.”
Rui, hearing this, was dejected and dropped his shoulders.
Yuma also had a gloomy face. Seeing the two of them like that, Akito slapped Yuma’s shoulder, saying, “Why are you making such a gloomy face!”
“Ouch…”
“We can think about what to do later! Anyway, we have to get to the city where everyone has evacuated to quickly.”
When Yuma looked around, he had already crossed the “Ice Gate” without realizing it.
Looking back, the destroyed 【Ice Kingdom (Ice Kingdom)】 was in sight. No matter how much they strengthened their defenses, it wouldn’t work against that monster.
Yuma started walking towards the evacuation site while thinking about such things.