Episode 314: Conglomerate’s Ability
The 【Blue King】 changed its body’s direction, trying to escape into the open sea.
It wouldn’t even try to fight if it was at a slight disadvantage. As expected, the 【Blue King】 seemed quite intelligent.
But, I won’t let it escape!
Yuma tried to chase after it, running. However, the surroundings were all icy sea. Although he could destroy it, he couldn’t gain speed with this.
While he was hesitating, the 【Blue King】 was getting further and further away.
‘At this rate, I won’t catch up! Then—’
Yuma put strength into his whole body and concentrated his mind. His blood became hot as if boiling, rushing through his body.
The muscles on his back swelled, and with a rustle, they turned into large wings.
The Metal Red and black wings were just like a Dragon’s. Furthermore, a tail grew from his coccyx.
This was also red and black, a Dragon’s long tail.
And two more tails grew from his waist. Metal Green, with golden body hair growing in places on the tail.
There was no doubt it was the same as the 【Green Lord’s】.
Yuma looked up and bent his knees deeply. The moment he put strength into his legs and kicked off the ground, the surroundings blew away as if exploding, and the giant’s body soared high into the sky.
He spread his wings and caught the wind. The giant’s body rode the air currents created by “Wind Magic,” chasing after the 【Blue King】 at high speed.
The three tails fluttered elegantly in the wind.
—At this speed, I can catch up!
The 【Blue King】 was also moving at considerable speed in the sea, but it was no match for Yuma, who had gained high-speed flight.
The 【Blue King】, which had been advancing through the icy sea, slowed down and activated magic for interception.
The frozen sea surface cracked open, and “Ice Dragons” emerged from within. They writhed their bodies like long snakes, swimming towards the sky.
There were more than ten of them. They opened their mouths wide, attacking the giant with icy fangs.
Yuma reduced his flight speed and pointed the 【Crimson Dragon Head】 on his left hand downwards. He gathered Fire Magical Power in its jaws and unleashed it all at once.
The scorching Fireball destroyed the “Ice Dragons” with just its heat rays.
It collided with the sea surface as it was, causing a tremendous explosion. The ice in the surrounding area evaporated in the blast, and the 【Blue King】 was unable to defend in time, its body surface getting burned.
Without a moment’s delay, Yuma swung his Longsword, releasing a “Wind Blade.”
The 【Blue King】, having lost all its ice defense, had no way to defend. The “Wind Blade” slashed through the giant whale, and fresh blood spurted from its black body surface.
‘Alright! I’ll overwhelm it like this!!’
Yuma increased his flight speed, closing the distance with his opponent. At that moment, he noticed something rising from the bottom of the sea.
Yuma stopped moving, flapping his wings as he looked down.
The ice had melted due to the heat rays of the explosion, returning it to a normal sea.
What emerged from there were “Water Monsters.”
—Sea Serpents, Fish-men, even giant shark-like Monsters… Did they come to help the 【Blue King】? Or did they come to eliminate me, an outsider?
Furthermore, dozens of Blue Dragons were approaching from the sky.
If you combined them all, it would be quite a number. I can’t afford to deal with these guys one by one. Yuma shifted his gaze to his right hand.
—Right now, I should be able to use this power freely.
He lightly shook his right hand. The golden body hair on his arm fluttered, and glittering Scale Powder danced in the sky.
Powerful “Poison” Scale Powder. If I scatter too much, it might affect the surviving people as well. I have to keep it to a minimum.
The Scale Powder rode the wind, carried to the Blue Dragons flying in the sky and the Monsters in the sea.
After only a few seconds, the Monsters began to suffer, the Dragons fell. The Sea Serpents and shark Monsters sank to the bottom of the sea.
As always, it’s incredibly powerful.
While admiring the effects of the poison, he turned his eyes to the sea, where the 【Blue King】 was diving deep into the seabed.
As soon as it saw it was at a disadvantage, it immediately ran away. Yuma was irritated by its cleverness.
—I won’t let you escape!!
He transformed the “Longsword” in his right hand into a pointed “Harpoon”-like shape.
Yuma raised his right arm high and swung it down with all his might. The “Harpoon” was launched straight towards the sea.
The arm and Harpoon were connected by a black chain, and that chain extended without limit.
The Harpoon was imbued with “Wind Power,” piercing the sea surface at tremendous speed. Splashes of water scattered, approaching the 【Blue King】 who was trying to escape to the seabed.
—Go, go, go, goooooooo!!
The tip of the Harpoon pierced the back of the 【Blue King】. A voiceless scream spread throughout the sea.
Feeling the response, Yuma poured Magical Power into his right hand. The shape of the Harpoon tip changed, with sharp barbs attached to ensure it would never come off.
The extended chain stopped abruptly.
‘This is the first time I’ve caught such a big catch!’
Yuma pulled his right hand back with all his might. Furthermore, the chain rotated in reverse, shrinking as if winding a fishing line.
He flapped his wings, using Wind Magic to ascend himself.
Without powerful Wind Magical Power, this catch could not be reeled in. Green patterns ran all over Yuma’s body.
Borrowing the power of the wind, he ascended rapidly, and a giant whale appeared from the seabed.
A monster easily exceeding a hundred meters in length. Yuma released the 【Blue King】 he had caught into the sky with brute force.
The whale’s body soared high into the air.
Yuma released the barbs of the “Harpoon,” wound up the chain, and retrieved the Harpoon tip. He returned his right hand to a Longsword once more, slashing twice in the air.
“Wind Blades” were generated, flying off while crossing each other.
The 【Blue King】 was completely defenseless while falling, and Yuma was certain that it would be a direct hit.
‘Hit it!!’
The moment the cross blades hit—the 【Blue King】 covered its entire body with ice armor.
Thick, rugged armor. It didn’t seem like an ordinary attack could penetrate it. However, Yuma’s cross blades shattered the ice and slashed through its body surface.
“Oooooooooon!”
A groan that resonated from the depths of its belly. The 【Blue King】 fell, covered in blood.
‘Damn, it’s shallow!!’
It won’t be finished off with just that much. Yuma pointed the “Dragon Head” on his left hand towards the 【Blue King】. Flames gathered in the red jaws, compressed into a sphere.
‘Eat this!!’
The Fireball, released with a Crushing Impact, headed straight for the enemy.
The 【Blue King】 also tried to resist, creating “Water Defense Walls” around it. But in the end, they were just things created in the air.
The moment the Fireball collided with the Barrier, a huge explosion occurred.
The sky and sea were dyed red, and the sea surface directly below evaporated. Amidst the large amount of Ember and smoke, Yuma found the figure of the falling 【Blue King】.
All of its ice armor had melted, and it had severe burns on its body surface.
It was so severely injured that its internal organs and bones were visible. The 【Blue King】 was falling while emitting smoke. The Monsters of the “Blue Dungeon” should generally have low Regeneration abilities.
If that’s the case, then that injury is fatal—I won!
Just as Yuma was convinced of that, a “Water Spout” rose from the sea, swirling and covering the 【Blue King】.
Then, white steam spread around, and glittering things caught his eye.
‘What is this… Diamond Dust?’
There was a loud thud. The 【Blue King】 had fallen into the sea.
When Yuma turned his eyes, it was no longer the sea but an ice plain. Did it freeze the sea again? Yuma glared at the ice plain while floating in the sky.
Eventually, the white steam cleared, and it revealed its figure.
Yuma gulped. There stood the 【Blue King】 covered in ice armor. But it was clearly different from before.
‘This is… its final form!?’
Covered in a large amount of ice, its figure easily exceeded three hundred meters.
It moved its tremendously long six heads, turning its ferocious jaws towards him. A bellows-like neck made of ice and a long tail.
It was a figure reminiscent of the legendary Hydra—a multi-headed Dragon.