Chapter 280 - 233 : A Dragon No More (1/2)
The might of the golden palm wasn't something the thunder hand could resist, it got repeatedly pushed until it vanished into the dark void way below the clouds. Feeling the presence of the tribulations no more, Arthur glanced at the two Divine Beast and the tough-looking blue shield they created in front of them.
The thunderous bolts have calmed down after a few seconds and the dark clouds belonging to the tribulations disappeared in the blink of an eye as if they were never here. They left behind an unusually clear sky where there is no presence of the poisonous fog or the gloomy atmosphere that brought with it a hint of desolation and destruction.
The sky was blue with no signs of any clouds, the sun was shining brightly but there was still the bottomless abyss down below with the flames from earlier.
These flames never ceased burning even after some time passed, they stretched from East to West, covering most of the deep crack that separated the already destroyed continent into two broken and scorched lands.
Even if Arthur used powerful Nature Magic with the World Tree helping him, restoring this land to its previous state is beyond impossible. It would even be far-fetched to think they could heal the earth, enough for it to start growing plants again.
The radiation caused by his bullet would last for a very long time, along with the flaming rose's flames and the collateral damage from the fight, which is by no means negligible, caused this place to really be a no man's land.
”Listen up, Arthur, in precisely thirty-two seconds, I'll have to start the counter-measure program.”
Arthur knitted his brows in confusion and replied
”Counter-measure program?”
”At this point, it is certain that you'll die in half a day if no intervention was done. I cannot let you die like this but I also cannot save you entirely, the best I can do is mimic the previous chains and lock your body's powers for short period of time, at least until your body adapts on its own.”
”How much is a 'short period of time'?”
His question was met with a momentary silence before his copy answered with a serious tone
”The fake chains would, at best, hold for a few days before your body breaks them unconsciously. You've already reached a point of no return but that doesn't mean death is unavoidable. If we can at least prolonge its arrival for some time before we find a suitable solution or a powerful lock.”
Arthur waved his hand dismissively as if he doesn't care and said
”Well, thirty-two second it is then.”
His figure, which was motionlessly floating in mid-air, vanished as he used godlike speed to charge head-on against the large blue shield materialized by his two foes.
Like shattering glass, the shield broke into pieces just by colliding his body with it, what he saw afterward were two Divine Beasts, one was an Azure Dragon that glared at him angrily and the other was a White Tiger that slashed its golden claws at him, clearly being hostile.