Chapter 181: Third Time’s A Charm

Dante used several demonic barriers to protect himself from the impact. They endured long enough for the shockwave to pass before shattering, finally leaving the heat to attack Dante’s body.

He felt like intense flames were crawling under his skin. His body was covered with a natural shield of a fusion of scales and segmented exoskeletons, yet it wasn’t enough to resist all the heat.

Naturally, he’d have died. Even with his new Vitality stat, he still would have died

But he didn’t.

His skin burned, his eyes melted, his blood boiled, and yet he was alive.

His burned skin turned pale white, his molten eyes solidified again, his blood cooled down, and even his hair regrew.

That was the power of his trait, Unyielding Possession, with a fully awakened Demon Bloodline. It wasn’t just regeneration, it was regaining the former shape that was taken by external forces.

So long as Dante didn’t cause the damage himself, he’d always heal.

Or to be precise, the power of Unyielding Possession with a fully awakened Demonic Dragon Bloodline.

Both bloodlines fused into a single bloodline. His trait, Unyielding Possession, had fused with the trait that he should have gotten from awakening 25% of the Dragon Bloodline.

However, Dante had no time to check his traits. He knew instinctively about the active abilities, and that was enough.

He endured the pain of the heat quietly, feeling his demonic energy returning rapidly.

Then came the next phenomenon.

The vacuum.

But it wasn’t caused by Raga. It was the natural vacuum that was caused by the shockwave.

And now, the air wanted to return to this place.

Dante immediately struck his sword into the ground for support and felt the air rushing back with immense pressure.

After a second, it was already done.

Dante had survived the second meteor strike.

“Now he should be coming.” Dante smiled as he observed a chain of misfortune that linked him to another Wheel of Luck.

And it belonged to no one other than Raga himself.

Although the meteors came suddenly, Raga was able to cover a great distance both times in that short period.

His speed was truly remarkable.

Letting out a sigh, Dante started counting.

“Three.”

“Two.”

“One.”

The next moment, Dante folded his wings and sidestepped.

Slash!

A giant axe passed in front of Dante’s eyes, almost chopping his nose.

The slash even cut the ground in half, leaving a thin gap under the axe.

“Wha—!”

Raga’s eyes were wide with shock. His attack was quick and used all his aspects together to break the limits of speed.

Even Raga himself wouldn’t be able to see it, no matter what.

Dante was supposed to be cut!

The next moment, he felt a cold hand touching his shoulder.

A wave of crimson energy burst out of Dante’s arm, covering Raga’s whole body.

“You bastard!”

Raga turned toward Dante and grabbed Dante’s head, lifting him up.

Feeling the crimson demonic energy trying to consume his vitality, Raga simply let his own demonic energy out to resist the invasion. Next, he clenched his fist around Dante’s head.

“…!”

However, the result wasn’t what he had expected.

Dante’s head was tough, too tough to be affected by a simple fist clench. And the next moment, he noticed that his demonic energy was struggling against Dante’s demonic energy.

Raga’s demonic energy was getting pushed back!

A master was getting pushed back by a Rank 2!

SLASH!

Before he could comprehend that shocking fact, Dante’s sword slashed with a thick layer of pure demonic energy.

Raga barely dodged at the last moment, losing only a few feathers in the process.

His body moved on instinct and escaped, using the vacuum to pull himself away.

Once he got to a safe distance, he couldn’t help but look at Dante in a new light.

His strength, his new appearance, his demonic energy, his Crown of Existence, his chaos energy, his strange mask.

Something was wrong about that boy. Not only his strength, but also his presence itself.

As a Pride Demon, he had the ability to release mental pressure that could weaken his enemies. That was what he had used on the soldiers.

And now, he felt his pressure clashing against another wave of pressure that was releasing from Dante himself.

Other than the Pride Demons, Raga knew only one race that had such an ability naturally.

’He is a demonic dragon!’ Raga guessed correctly. Even without the pressure, Dante’s appearance was enough.

’But how? Dragons hate the demons more than anything! And a Greed Demon demon above that? It doesn’t make sense!’

Raga panicked for only a brief moment before he regained his clarity.

’No, it makes perfect sense.’

Not a single Crowned Existence was a normal individual. Hiding a Crown of Existence was hard, but it wasn’t impossible.

Two of its gems were dark now. It meant they had been used to cause meteor strikes. Raga also assumed that the Crown was also responsible for Dante’s bloodline awakening.

Nothing mattered. The only important thing was to win!

And if possible, he could also capture him. Why would they be satisfied with only one Crown if they could possess two!

’He is a demonic dragon. The only things he has are vitality and demonic energy. The magic of his aspect, mana, Ether, and chaos energy are still the same!’

Unaware of Raga’s thoughts, Dante inhaled the hot air and calmed his mind.

His thoughts were clear now.

’Kill, kill, kill, kill!’

With corruption filling his mind completely, those were the clearest thoughts he could form.

With no hesitation, Dante charged forward—

Slash!

—Only to feel more pain overwhelming his body.

A wind slash cut Dante’s eyes horizontally, blinding him in an instant.

The moment they regenerated, countless wind slashes attacked him from all directions, cutting him piece by piece.

But those wind slashes were different. Instead of the normal green, they looked twisted and had a metallic, dark, golden color.

It was demonic energy.

Raga used his attacks with both of his mana and demonic energy, showing his seriousness in this fight.

He wasn’t planning to torture Dante and play around anymore. He knew that Dante’s current capabilities could save him from most injuries.

Slash, slash, slash!

Dante continued charging forward, unfazed by the attacks, his body full of slashes that were appearing and healing simultaneously.

After a moment, the wind attacks started carrying lightning charges, slowing Dante significantly.

After another moment, more strange attacks appeared.

A line of runes appeared in Dante’s vision for a split second. The next second, an invisible attack tore his arm off.

Or to be precise, the air disappeared from his arm, leaving a void that immediately sucked the air violently to fill it.

Dante’s arm was crushed from the inside!

He didn’t understand what the vacuum was. He never fought an Advanced Aspect’s user before. There were barely any books about anything beyond Rank 2.

However, Dante didn’t care about understanding Raga’s attacks. He only has to kill him and everything would stop!

“Hahahaha!”

He immediately used Reclaim and continued charging forward, carrying a wide grin on his face.

Every step left a pool of blood. Every movement had to push against paralyzing lightning. Every organ was crushed and cut by vacuum except for the brain.

And that small detail made Dante’s grin widen.

Despite everything, Raga was doing his best to keep Dante alive. The Crown of Existence had filled him with greed.

Or maybe it was a new passive ability about Dante. Who knows?

However, after a minute, Dante decided to change his strategy. With all these attacks holding him back, he would fall before landing a single attack.

Not to mention that Reclaim used his demonic energy. He could regenerate forever, but attaching an arm to use it immediately would strain him.

He glanced at his misfortune for a brief moment and decided to use the remaining little amount.

He pointed at the ground and whispered: “It’d be bad if there is a hidden volcano under you.”

In his words, the third and fourth Calamity Gems lost their violet glow, which wasn’t unnoticed by Raga.

’Two together?!’

Raga’s instincts panicked. If only one could cause a meteor, then what about two?

Instantly, he cast a vacuum tunnel and was about to enter it, but the tunnel was suddenly disturbed mid cast.

Dante used the silver Ether!

’Damn it!’

Unable to use his fastest spell, Raga flew directly toward the sky, far away from the potential threat.

Simultaneously, a vacuum slash cut Dante’s head off, but it was quickly reattached.

“You think you can escape a volcano?!” Dante laughed and crouched.

However, the next moment, he went into a shadow and disappeared.

Raga scanned his surroundings, only to see Dante running away.

“Come back—”

Before he could complete his sentence, a familiar light illuminated the area.

“…”

There was a third meteor.

Dante lied. The real attack was a meteor!

BOOM!

A/N: Sorry, the update schedule is messed up currently. I’ll fix it soon (hopefully)

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