Azi Dahaka couldn’t help but start getting serious.

Once again, Allen fell into defensive situation.

Allen narrowed his eyes due to Azi Dahaka’s surprising increase in power. He’s getting serious…

He suddenly tosses his halberd into the air, surprising Azi Dahaka, and then slammed a fist down into the ground. A shocking boom rattled out, causing the ground to shatter in successive layers.

A shockwave attack proceeded to blast out in all directions.

Allen used this opportunity to once again separate himself from Azi Dahaka and gain some distance. The battle became even quicker… Time to take the new stage.

Crackle! Lightning sparks appeared around him.

The ground shook!

The trembling in the ground grew more and more intense, and the air became hotter and hotter and more and more berserk.

The sky became darker and darker, and the dark clouds grew lower and lower. When the dark clouds touched, a golden ray of light exploded downwards.

Crash!!

The lightning bolt was half a meter thick and struck Azi Dahaka.

After the lightning bolt disappeared, one can see a flattened, charred ground. However, Azi Dahaka was still standing as if nothing happened. The toughness of its body was extremely amazing.

Azi Dahaka revealed a playful smirk. “Lightning, what a good ability.”

This first lightning bolt was like the fire that lit up a fuse. In the next instant, countless thick, golden lightning bolts mercilessly shot downwards towards Azi Dahaka and to his surroundings like a rain of Thunder and Lightning…

From afar, it looked like a massive lightning formation, incredibly beautiful and awe-inspiring.

As the lightning raged, Allen’s power up also began… to be precise, his arms were already covered in intense blue flames covered by lightning sparks. He once called his Halberd, spinning it around him.

He looked widely as if to capture everything.

Allen’s breath was shallow, sharp, and he was drawn to the limit.

It was as if all of his cells had changed, and he was changed into a creature born for battle.

Perhaps the three-headed dragon; Azi Dahaka felt it, the three heads made an enigmatic smile.

Kicking off the ground strongly, Allen dashed towards the three-headed dragon with the speed of a bullet, no, even faster than it.

Amidst the ominous Lightning rain, another intense bout started again.

“Ha! A hero, ahahaha, a Monster King was actually a Hero existence… this is the funniest joke I have ever heard! It’s as if a Demon Lord become a Hero!”

" !? "

Allen immediately ducked his head, causing him to tumble to the ground. A black shadow passed by where his head had been a few millimeters away.

It was a miracle that Allen was able to avoid that, or maybe it was just his character that was usually accumulated.

That was close! Allen cursed.

Three pairs of eyes, six pupils that flashed with ferocity radiance were looking at Allen, amused.

No, this is where the deathmatch officially begins.

“I can feel the memories flooding inside me again. That accursed day! That damnable hero who had imprisoned me and usurped my throne! Wahahaha, I can feel it again…” Azi Dahaka spread his arms as he gave his dramatic speech to Allen. “Wahaha, my beloved little brother, if you can survive this, a new age will certainly come for you!!”

“… …”

“Now, come and excite my blood even more!”

“Freaking monster!”

Although Allen was already having cold sweat, his mood was pumped up once more.

His heartbeat is increasing.

Now, with Azi Dahaka’s becoming serious, his fight was already difficult to base on neither calculation consequences nor plans alone anymore. The fight had become even more difficult.

But even so,

“Aaaaaaahhh!!!”

Allen felt his feelings soar in his chest and unconsciously let out a roar. And it was due to that natural action that Allen’s body soared towards Azi Dahaka before he even knows it.

Moving with a speed which put gales to shame, Allen, charged, wreathed in bloodlust and fighting spirit. The scorched ground due to the Lightning rain exploded beneath his feet with every step he took.

Allen swung his Blue Flames-Lightning coated Halberd.

It was a fierce attack, with no thought for defense.

Right swing. Left swing, Spin. Right swing. Left swing, Spin. Right, right, left, right, spin, left, right, right, left, left, right, spin…!

It was a relentless consecutive attack with no room to breathe.

However, Azi Dahaka held them all off with bare hands, no, claws.

As if his both hands were precision machines, without a single wasted movement, he blocked, turned them aside and parried.

In a moment, something suddenly pierced Allen from behind. It was a feeling as if a sharp sword stabbed him.

"......!?"

What had happened, it was definitely not a cognitive blow.

Azi Dahaka’s hands were both locked on him in combat, then how?

Allen’s actions halted for a moment as he looked down on his chest.

‘Something’ black had pierced his chest.

It was black like an ink.

No way!

Allen finally perceived the true colors behind it while trembling.

Shadow…

Allen’s gaze went towards Azi Dahaka’s shadow and as expected, the three-headed dragon’s shadow became a black spear and stabbed him from behind.

Allen’s despondency made Azi Dahaka’s claws connected, slashing on his body until hitting the ground.

Fortunately, Allen was a Lightning human and Azi Dahaka’s claws and shadows didn’t make any damage to him at all.

Taking the opening made from his attack, Allen twirled the Halberd in the air and stabbed the three-headed dragon’s wide open side.

“Gaah!?”

Azi Dahaka let out a groan and venomous snakes and harmful insects came from his wound, which was immediately burned by the blue flames.

The simultaneous attack from both sides, ending the combo. Allen immediately made a distance with a large leap backward.

But Azi Dahaka seems to have not minded the burned wound on his side and immediately pursued him. He wasn’t going to let Allen escape from his hand.

As Allen gained distance, the three-headed dragon swung his claws without connecting.

However, it brought forth a gale.

Two blades of wind, full of an emerald brilliance tore through the air and rushed at Allen.

That wind itself was already an attack.

Seeing Azi Dahaka charging at him, Allen’s eyes lit up. A chance…!

He twirled the Halberd and, activating [ Pierce ] ‘Woosh’ he throws it towards the incoming wind blades, dispersing it in the process. The Halberd still continued on its way towards Azi Dahaka.

Allen the slammed his hands and cried out, “[ Earthquake ]! [ Rock Spikes ]!!”

‘Ting’, with a metallic sound, Azi Dahaka repelled the Halberd but he suddenly felt as if the ground he was standing shook followed by, ‘Splat! Splat!’ numerous sharp spikes suddenly appeared from the ground.

Snorting, Azi Dahaka treated such level of skill as nothing but petty tricks. With a stamp, the ground once again shook and the rock spikes exploded into pieces.

“Petty tri-?!”

He snorted but when he raised his three heads, Allen had already disappeared from his side. He couldn’t find his figure anymore. Stealth?

The three-headed dragon immediately surveyed the surrounding when, in this moment, he felt someone behind him.

The shadow immediately attacks and pierced ‘something’ however, there’s no scream or sound and instead, arms encircled his neck into a lock, trying to strangle his three heads. On his waist, two legs were in similar situation.

“You.” Azi Dahaka frowned.

“Hahaha, you won’t get away!” he heard Allen’s voice from behind.

“What are you doing?”

“Of course, defeat you…”

Allen tightened the lock on the three-headed dragon’s neck. His biceps bulging.

Azi Dahaka struggled, hitting with his elbow and trying to grab him but Allen held for dear life. He was like a leach that would never get off.

Allen gritted his teeth and endured.

Work, damn it!

He was screaming inwardly.

Ding! [ Robbing Failed ]!

Sh*t! Damn System, I’m going to screw you, you bastard!

At this moment, Allen felt something pierced his body. His abdomen, his chest, his neck his torso, his legs, every part, he felt as if they were pierced!

And for some reason, Allen felt uncomfortable from the pierced part. As if something was corroding his body.

[ Corrosion ]?!

“Now then, how long will you continue this childish farce?” He heard Azi Dahaka’s voice.

Allen gnashed his teeth, his arms tightened and his shadow suddenly came out from the ground, binding Allen’s body with Azi Dahaka’s.

“Oh?” The three-headed dragon let out his astonishment. “So you can also do something like this?”

“… …”

“However, it’s futile. This level of binding is too weak…” Just like what he had said, Azi Dahaka extended his arms and in just a matter of a second, the shadow binding was completely broken.

Allen spouts a mouthful of blood. Something was swirling inside his body through the pierced parts.

Azi Dahaka jumped and with his back parallel to the ground, he crashed himself.

Allen’s arms unconsciously let go as his back felt a searing pain.

Ding! [ You have successfully robbed [ Wind Blast ]! ]