The Third Prince Of Darkness

Chapter 140: Only Before the Disaster

As Jofmaon's massive fireball rushed toward me, I instinctively formed a water shield. I quickly gathered my magical energy, spinning the water in the air to build a defensive barrier. When the fireball hit my shield, a massive explosion occurred; the water vaporized, creating a dense cloud of mist around me.

The shockwave from the explosion knocked me back, and my body slammed harshly against the stone floor of the arena. I felt pain spreading through my body, thinking my left shoulder might be dislocated, but I was accustomed to this kind of pain. I had to recover quickly and launch a counterattack.

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"A monster-human is using magic, huh?" I murmured, rising from the ground. "Interesting."

It was almost impossible for Jofmaon to use magic in his lion form, yet he had somehow managed it. After all, for the tribal humans, or the monster humans as the people called them, it was incredibly challenging to activate their Kaizer powers after transforming. However, Jofmaon had achieved something even more difficult and had managed to send his spell toward me with remarkable proficiency.

It was a feat that would earn respect from even me.

Jofmaon was watching me from the other side of the arena, muscles tense and gaze focused. With his enhanced lion form, he was a symbol of power, That's why I knew that sheer strength alone wouldn't be enough against him. I would need to utilize all the elements at the highest level. There was a fight before me that could make me surrender, but giving up was not an option.

I controlled my breath and began to feel the energy around me once again. Fire, water, earth, and air… I needed to combine them all and focus all my strength into this last struggle. Jofmaon lunged at me with great speed, striking the ground with his claws. I quickly rolled aside, but this time my evasion was not enough.

His massive claw hit my abdomen, knocking the breath out of me and sending me flying several meters forward. As I rolled on the ground, I felt one of my ribs crack. The sharp pain stabbing into my lungs deepened with every breath I took.

I needed to pull myself together. Jofmaon was displaying his power, pushing me to my limits with every move. For a moment, all thoughts in my head stopped. There was only one option: I had to put everything on the line to win this fight.

Slowly, I stood up. Placing my hand on my ribs, I took a deep breath and felt the flow of energy around me once more. I applied intense pressure on the ground using my earth element and lifted myself back into the air with rising stone columns beneath my feet. At the same time, I manipulated the air to intensify the wind behind me.

Ignoring the predatory gaze in Jofmaon's eyes, I initiated my attack to increase the pressure on him. I combined the fire I had gathered with water and sent an energy wave towards him.

Jofmaon struck at the wave with his massive claws. His claws cracked against the colliding elements in the air, and my energy wave shattered against the might of his colossal muscles. However, this was merely a distraction. In an instant, I created a giant wall behind him with my earth element and trapped him. As I turned behind Jofmaon, he immediately raised his claws and charged at me.

In the face of such overwhelming power, I quickly spun the winds in the air to buy myself some time. He couldn't reach me with his claws, but he was always ready to attack.

Finally, the next challenging moment of the battle arrived. I needed to use all my elements at once. I created a fireball in my hand, spinning the surrounding winds to enlarge it further. Meanwhile, I manipulated the earth below to start locking Jofmaon's feet. I could feel the pressure on him. Finally, I launched the massive energy sphere swirling in the air towards Jofmaon.

A loud explosion echoed in the arena. The combined power of fire, wind, and earth collapsed onto Jofmaon. The impact of the explosion pushed his massive body back, but it wasn't over yet.

Just then, Jofmaon attempted to rise from the ground once more. Despite all the pressure I had applied, he still wanted to continue fighting. I was out of breath, but it felt like I had no more strength left to fight against his unyielding power. However, I knew I could make one last move.

"ROOOAAARRR!" roared Jofmaon with all his might, shaking the arena with his voice.

As Jofmaon made one last lunge toward me,I prepared one of my most powerful attacks with my remaining strength to stop him once and for all. When I combined the powers of water and earth into the air to create a massive energy wave, I felt that I could control his power one last time. This would end the fight.

I gathered all my strength into one last effort and hurled the energy wave at Jofmaon. The force was so intense that it shattered all of Jofmaon's defenses and brought him to the ground. The crowd fell silent in an instant. I still had a new technique that I had kept hidden as a final resort, but I wanted to save that for the last match.

Fortunately, when the smoke cleared, Jofmaon's massive body lay sprawled on the ground, and I held my breath to savor my victory.

The battle was over, and at the end of the day, I was the one standing. Instead of silence in the arena, there was a great uproar, and everyone was cheering for me. People were wildly showing their betting tickets and smiling crazily. Meanwhile, some were extremely disappointed or angrily cursing Jofmaon.

As I exited the arena, I saw Kayle there. She approached me; her face flushed as she held her own wrist. However, because she held her wrist with her other hand, her enormous breasts became even more pronounced, straining the limits of her dress.

"I-I-if I win this fight... the next match will be between us! But, if you want, I can withdraw from the match for y-you.... I mean, I can do it for my brother!" Kayle stammered, her flushed cheeks making her seem like a sweet kitten, far from the intimidating Kayle I knew.

"No, don't do such a thing. Fight me with all your strength and show me how powerful you are. But I'll tell you in advance, I'll be tough on you, so don't take it personally," I replied.

"I-I'll show you how strong I am!" Kayle said and walked away.

As I looked after her, I noticed how much she resembled her mother. No, rather, I thought her body was very similar to her mother's, but when it came to her personality... there was no resemblance, close or far. Even the feelings her red eyes evoked in me were completely different.

Later, I sighed deeply and approached a staff member to find someone to heal my few broken bones.

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*Third Person POV

In the south... No, there was a country to the north of the dragon academy where Ethan was, it was now called the Southern Empire. In every city of that empire, even in its towns, there was a sound that echoed: the sound of steel striking steel. Fires continued to blaze, and thick smoke billowed from the chimneys of cities all over the empire.

A large army was stationed in the city of Sorart, which lay relatively north compared to the capital, and the army was simply conducting drills.

But the interesting part was that the northern kingdoms, and even the southern Herumzan and the Island Federation, believed that this army was suppressing a rebellion, so there was no concern in any country. However, there was neither a rebellion nor a war... but it appeared that a war would occur soon.

Yet, the fact that all the kingdoms, including the Tamerid Empire, were wrong about the reason for the gathering of such a large army was extremely abnormal. There could only be one reason for this: the Southern Empire must have the best intelligence agency on the entire continent!

Anyone who understands the nature of war would certainly say that intelligence is one of the strongest weapons. And it seemed that the Southern Empire was already a goal ahead in a possible war. However, beyond everything, another extremely abnormal situation had occurred.

The most intelligent tactical and diplomatic minds on the entire human continent would refrain from attacking a foreign country for years due to the situation of the Southern Empire—at least, that was what was said.

Yet, despite the fact that very little time had passed since the complete unification of the south, the central power, or in other words, Alpshar, had managed to gain full control of the south. This demonstrated that Alpshar was not only a military genius but also a brilliant ruler. However, the unfortunate aspect was that this situation heralded disaster for all other countries on the continent.

And it seemed that soon, an unprecedented catastrophe would inevitably arrive on the human continent.

As a result of all this, mothers would weep as they lost their children, arms dealers would become wealthier than ever, rivers would run red with blood, war drums would sound, the bravest would fall first, the land would be fed with the dung of horses, swords would be sharpened, and only the clever would survive! Indeed, the disaster was closer than ever....