Adel rushed at the man without a second thought, his claws drenched in his own venom, the energy scooped alongside to extend his range. Taro wasn't even able to blink as the Serpent got close. "He got faster!" The Vritra thought to himself as he'd raise his arms to block the incoming strike. A massive slash across his body, the scales breaking off and the liquid hot blood pouring down in such a messy display. The Venom he was creating began to infect his own body, a green corrosive crawling across the wound, steam let out as it melts away his energy. The Dragon understood what was happening in that brisk second, yet his guard was dropped right as he planned for a counterattack. A kick to the temple, followed by an iron grip from his hand, following after the impact and dragging him across the arena, slamming his head into the bone-like structure of the arena and scraping his face alongside it. His eyes and face were full of a primal urge to maim. To slaughter. To kill. Taro would try desperately to use his Claw and grip at the Skull, letting it heat up the carving that was made in order to light the circle ablaze as he was dragged around, letting himself be looped over and over, 4 rings made in its place, before Adel dunked his body at the center, watching him bounce off as his neck nearly snapped from the impact.
A cough of blood came out from the Human Vritra, as he'd laugh away his own pain. "He got stronger, too! He's going all out just to prove his worth to Orochi! What a performance. What a show for our current generation!" He'd think to himself again, as he'd exhale out his fumes to cloud his body away. Adel, not wanting to give him a chance to attack, lunged his body forward to attack the man within the smog, letting his energy take hold and part it, revealing the Dragon in full. What he didn't knew was that such an approach was exactly what the man needed, as he'd click his teeth and cause an explosion, sandwiching the newly evolved Hydra, letting him get a direct hit upside his head with the Claw, carrying the flames of the explosion to further cement the damage necessary to rip half of it clean off. Despite such an impending death, the Serpent merely smiled. A chance to show off his new forms ability, as he allowed the attack to connect.
SHIKK!!!!! KA-BOOOOOOOM!!!!!
Two thirds of his body cooked alive into a chunky black, half of his head gone, visible blood and matter splattering all over the ground. The crowd held their breath as they'd see a full-blown murder of such a person, wondering if such was an end. "Ladies and Gentlemen..." The Announcer began, staring at the corpse still hovering in mid-air. "...The winner of the Battle... Between Outsiders and our very King.... Is none other than-"
KRACC!!!!
An uppercut right on Taro's jaw, his hands quick on acting and striking at his mouth's vitals, dislocating it enough to let it hang on one side, locked up on the other. The Human Vritra couldn't believe what he saw, let alone felt, as he'd watch what was left behind hold his cheeky grin, the face on his right shoulder quickly opening wide, ripping it off, as his head began to regenerate. A way to cheat death, depending on the heads left available, where it switches the wound around to a different location entirely. The Serpent was quick on scraping off the remaining pieces of charred flesh, a gaping hole left visible, yet it wasn't hurting him in the slightest. It was like ripping a bandage off of one's body, as Adel landed back on the ground, winding his arms up. "R-REMARKABLE!!! THE BATTLE IS STILL ON!! ADEL IS CAPABLE OF COMING BACK FROM ANNIHILATION!! ONE OF HIS FACES WERE SACRIFICED TO KEEP FIGHTING!! IT'S NOT OVER YET, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!! NOT YET!!!" The Announcer's cry was enough to spur a collective of cheers once again, with even Zazel and Solomon chanting for Adel's name, as the Serpent approached once more.
"His movements. His Magic. It's far more than what he was before. Had I brought my Gauntlet, it would've been a more even fight, but where would the sport be in that!? Not to mention I would've accidentally put him down before he was able to achieve such a state. A Dragon's desire is to achieve the ultimate legacy. Their life as other's myths. Their existence as Legends! This is just one of many tests that I must accomplish... and a test that I shall pass with flying colors!" Taro would think to himself as he'd allow the flames from his Claws extend to his other hand, backing away in time with Adel's strike, timing himself with the Serpent's riposte, watching as he'd try to use his arms to extend his reach, lunging himself forward to try and bite into Taro's neck. The Dragon would grab him by the mouth and allowed the flames to blast through his throat, cooking his insides alive, watching as the next face warps into another hole to let Adel survive the deadly blow. He could feel the man's mouth closing in around his arm, his maw ready to bite it off and feast it away in one big gulp.
SHIKK!!!!
A Cleave off of his arm, as he'd allow the flames to engulf it, forcing the man to swallow it down as it began to heat up more and more, a bomb waiting to go off from the inside out. A testament to see how far he's willing to go to win in a mere spar.
KA-BOOOOOOM!!!!
His entire body was blown to smithereens. Adel's parts scattered across the area, with Taro making sure he doesn't stain himself at the serpent's blood. He'd close his eyes as he'd savor this conclusion, yet as he opened them, he'd see those destructive pupils once again. Adel sacrificed another face to stay alive.