239 Just like old times (1/2)

Right now, a large area of the city had been completely destroyed while all the citizens tried to hide in their homes.

They all peeked through their windows to see how the battle was going, and sadly, it wasn't going very well for Auren.

He finished charging his attack and launched his creation at the old man with arms covered in red scales that seemed to be completely indestructible. His defensive power was probably just as good as Auren when he fights together with Ria, if not better.

Wrath saw the flying shield coming at him and just raised his fists close to his face, proceeded by taking the full attack head-on.

The energy collided with the dragon skin and just began to disperse itself around the area, destroying even more buildings and stores.

”Ugh... Why... Won't... You... Fall!!??” Auren screamed, feeling like his irritation was about to reach its limit.

”... ... ... Oh! Young lad! Could you do me a small favor and tell me where the temple of th-”

”AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!” Auren yelled as he used everything he had to create as many shields of golden energy as he could and launched every single one of them at Wrath.

”Oh, my... The young ones these days have such short temper...” Wrath commented while viewing the barrage of shields coming right at him.

He raised his arms again and began to try to defend against the attacks, but it seemed the number of shields was just too much for him this time and he began to be pushed back a little.

”Oh, dear...”

Auren noticed that his attacks were finally working and began to get more motivated. His nose began to bleed and all of the wounds he received in the battle were getting wider. His body was reaching its limit but he didn't care. This old man said he would harm Ria, and Auren could never let that happen.

Wrath then realized that he was going to need a new tactic to survive Auren's attack.

”Guess it's time to get serious as well...” he whispered.

Auren finally dropped on his knees as he saw a pile of smoke rising from where Wrath was standing and began to take deep breaths.

He kept staring to see if he had caused any damage, but a figure began to step out of the smoke and slowly walk towards him.

”It really is a shame... It breaks my heart to see such a healthy young lad acting with so much violence against a poor old man...”

”You... Threatened... My... Wife...” Auren replied, feeling like the mere act of breathing was getting harder and harder to perform by the minute.

”I did...? Oh... Silly me...” the old man commented while rubbing his beard, ”guess your anger is justified then... carry on!”

”... I hate you... so much...”

He smiled at Auren, ”I know!”

The dragon demon then raised his fist and launched a punch towards Auren all the way from where he was standing. The two were more than twenty feet apart, but the mere wind pressure alone was enough to send Auren flying and knock against a wall.

”Guaahhhh!!!” Auren cried while spitting blood from his mouth.

He landed on the floor and noticed Wrath marching towards him.

”Ugh... Ria... I... I have to protect Ria...” Auren mumbled while trying to stand.

Wrath grabbed a piece of a destroyed house that was twice his size and launched it at Auren with his muscular dragon-scaled arms.

”Ughhhh!!!!” Auren tried to move but his body was too weak.

He wondered if this was going to be the end, but suddenly, a portal appeared out of nowhere, and from it, an arm covered in golden fur came out of it and grabbed the piece of debris that was about to squash the bald lad.

”What the...?” Auren gasped.

The owner of the arm exited the portal and revealed herself, a strong-looking lady with hair all over her body and a pair of wings on her back.

”Evlin!!!” Auren screamed.

More people stepped out of the portal. A lady with silver hair wearing armor and wielding a sword. A young man with brown hair, a strong body, and carrying a pair of metal claws in his hands.

”Lilith!! Daren!!”

A blond man with pieces of metal armor and finally, a young lass with long red hair that reached her waist.

”Gustav!! Ashley!!”

”You will be ok now...” whispered a female voice that also exited the portal alongside them. It was a beautiful woman with blond hair and wearing a white robe carrying a staff that had the shape of a dragon head.

Auren never felt more relieved in his life. His old team was reunited right in front of him.

Evlin looked at the piece of bolder that she was carrying with one arm and used her alchemy magic to change it into a large piece of green diamonds, followed by igniting it with raw magic energy.

She then glared at Wrath.

”Hey... I think you dropped this!”

She then moved her arm like she was a baseball player and launched the giant diamond at the old man.