"The game is not over!"
"We're not finished yet!"
This roar, filled with intense fighting spirit, spread to every corner.
This was an arena; what was its purpose if not for a duel?
His aura quickly surged, kicking up black dust.
People were confused, and their hearts, which had just settled, instantly rose again.
What is he trying to do now?
They were unaware of the history between Eugene and Ais, leaving them completely bewildered by the change in the arena.
Not only the chattering crowd, but even Shakti didn't understand Eugene's move.
Didn't you say you'd leave the rest to us?
Why are you causing trouble again?
Just as she was about to step forward to ask for clarification, she heard a violent echo of wind vortices high in the clear sky above.
Ais, clad in a mantle of azure gale, her golden hair fluttering and her silver sword in hand, descended like a divine warrior!
Whoosh!
Her shadow in the air quickly grew, and before people could react, she performed a flip, landing gracefully.
The man in black and gold stood opposite the girl in white and gold.
An invisible clash of fighting spirit and hostility ripped through the air!
"Wait!" Lefiya spoke up hurriedly, sensing trouble: "You two calm down first!"
"What happened before might be a misunderstanding; we can work together..."
"I've always been calm, miss."
Eugene interrupted her: "However, I'm not the one who wants this fight the most."
The meaning of his words was clear, and the girls all looked at Ais opposite him.
They saw her eyebrows raised, her posture set, and her normally icy expression now carrying a rare mix of solemnity and eagerness.
She wants to fight!
She wants to fight this person again!
They had never seen Ais look like that, even though they lived with her day after day!
"Hey, Ais! Although what's between you two is important, there's no need to fight now, is there?"
This time it was Tione speaking. She was mindful of the Loki Familia's overall image and advised the incredibly intense Ais.
It was inappropriate for Eugene, a hero figure, to be subjected to force right after such a huge incident.
If they had a problem, they could solve it privately. Was it necessary to fight in front of so many people?
Ahem, everything is for the Captain, I'm certainly not concerned about this man!
The girls spoke one after another, trying to defuse the public fight.
In a way, they were now trying to protect Eugene.
"Sir, I really think you two shouldn't do this," Shakti also stepped forward to mediate:
"The repercussions of this incident are only just beginning, and there are far too many things to organize. To prevent secondary damage, I think we should..."
"Hey, did you hear that?"
Eugene ignored everyone's plea and tossed a question to Ais.
"What?" Ais replied.
"The sound of the dragon beating its wings."
!!!
Ais's eyes jolted, a buzzing filling her ears, but apart from the general noise of the world, she received no other information.
Seeing her confused look, Eugene smiled.
"Do you know why you can't hear it?"
"Because you're constantly surrounded by sounds like this."
"'Don't push yourself, take care of yourself, we'll help you, you can rely on me,' and so on..."
"You've been melted by these warm words."
"Because you have reliable comrades, your heart always has a refuge and a fallback plan."
"That sounds like a good thing, but in reality, it's the very thing that limits your progress!"
!!!!
Ais's expression changed drastically!
She didn't immediately understand Eugene's words.
What does he mean, I'm being limited by my comrades?
Isn't it a good thing to have reliable people around, to be able to progress together, and rely on each other?
How could that make me "melt away"!?
Eugene noticed her confusion but chose not to elaborate.
He simply swept his hand across the people behind her and the murmuring citizens around them.
"You are different from all of them."
"They don't have something they need to personally take back from that thing."
At this point, Eugene slowly slid one hand over his eye socket.
He made a one-eyed grimace towards the stunningly beautiful girl.
His smile contained clear mockery.
This time, Ais understood.
Her jaw was clenched, her eyes constricted, and her eyebrows shot up!
The sound of the dragon beating its wings, the thing to personally take back, the single eye.
Eugene's words all pointed to the thing she hated most in her life—the One-Eyed Black Dragon!
Ais Wallenstein was sixteen years old.
That was false.
Her age was over a thousand years.
Her father was the strongest hero in history, "The Mercenary King" Albert Wallenstein.
And her mother was the Great Wind Spirit, "Aria."
Although Spirits could not conceive, they still used an unknown method to have Ais, their daughter.
They lived happily together for several years.
Then, everything was stolen by that Dragon of Apocalypse.
Its wings beat like the heavens falling, its roar caused mountains to collapse, its scales could resist any attack, and its breath could destroy everything.
It was the strongest monster in history, a true nightmare!
And with the price of one eye, it tore Albert apart.
Then, right in front of Ais, it swallowed the Wind Spirit Aria into its stomach.
It simply flew away.
Taking Ais's parents, and her shattered memories of happiness, disappearing into the sky.
The Black Dragon was the nightmare she could not escape.
Perhaps due to a loosening of the seal or other reasons, Ais awoke eight years ago.
She couldn't remember her own history, but the image of the Black Dragon stealing her parents was vivid in her mind.
That bone-deep hatred nearly burned her blood.
All of her desperate efforts to grow stronger were for the day she could personally slay that fiendish dragon.
But is it really that easy?
"You are truly too naive."
"Because you've been misled, you've lost your true, powerful weapon."
"The warm family environment made you abandon facing your true self."
"If you continue like this, you will be utterly obliterated facing that dragon."
Eugene's lips curled, his tone menacing: "Just like..."
"Your parents."
Boom!!!
A massive wind vortex tore up the ground!
Ais's eyes flashed with a cold light; all the wind magic in her body surged out, gathering on her skin to form a furious wind cyclone!
Her hands were tightly clenched, the joints beneath her pale skin clearly visible and bulging!
"Miss Ais! Stop!"
Lefiya and the others still wanted to stop all of this.
But Eugene glanced back with a smile: "I'll leave the rest to you."
"While we're fighting, don't let the onlookers get killed, okay~"
Was that seriously your plan?!!?
Shakti couldn't help but almost curse, but in the next second, Eugene's figure vanished from in front of her.
So fast!
As a veteran Lv. 5, Shakti failed to clearly see Eugene's movement just now!
[You have sacrificed the skill "Pheromone XXX"!]
[Gained a Super Enhancement duration of thirty minutes!]
[You have entered a Physical and Magical Power Correction state!]
[You have gained one instance of "Heavy Injury Immunity"!]
The sacrifice of the layered skills further increased the magnitude of Eugene's enhancement!
The surface of his trench coat was covered in purple demonic flames, and his mask transformed into a horned helmet, radiating an extremely sinister demonic aura!
Raising his hand to summon his battle-axe, Eugene's figure pierced through space like a purple ghost.
In the blink of an eye, he collided with Ais, who was also rushing towards him at full speed!
Boom!!
A circle of shockwaves rose from the ground; the sheer noise plunged the people back into panic!
Why are they fighting again!?
Crack!
Eugene increased the force of his axe blade, actually pushing Ais backward.
"You heard them, these people have nothing to do with you!"
"They can't understand you, and they can't replace you!"
"Ultimately, the only person who will fight that dragon is you!!"
As he spoke, his throat began to glow and heat up rapidly.
The next second, a raging fire erupted from his mouth!
Ais's expression changed, and she backed up to evade.
The flame, after shooting out a long distance, surprisingly flowed back, converging and covering Eugene's double-bladed long-handled axe.
"Prepare yourself."
"I will show you what true battle is."
He twirled the gigantic axe in his hand, as easily as if he were handling a branch.
One breath later.
Purple and Azure.
The two forces collided again!
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