Chapter 154 - Dragonlord Ivanov 5 (1/2)
However, knowing it theoretically and watching her battle were completely different things.
Woohyuk realized he had to prepare more thoroughly to fight against other demon kings in the future, especially in battles where the demon kings would outnumber him.
He felt the need to train using the three demon kings under his command.
During the current battle, he had summoned Amii instead of Volak and Dantalion because of her trait: Eternal Hell.
Eternal Hell granted Amii immunity against fire attacks, as well as the power to give shape to flames and make them explode.
'It's a trait that matches well with the Hound of the Baskervilles.’
The area within the flame magic circle was the best environment for the Hound of the Baskervilles to run wild.
The hound was an ancient monster of the flame-attribute.
Its synergy with its master's flame magic was high, and in some cases it could be assimilated with the flame magic to be enhanced.
In other words, at this point of the battle against Ivanov and Carnelian, the Hound of the Baskervilles and the flame magic circle were a single entity.
The same could be said for all the flame magic spells that Amii would cast from now on.
Rumble!
When Amii finished casting the spell, a fierce and flaming vortex grew from the magic circle and began to spin faster and faster, creating a tornado of flame.
It was a dizzying sight that would shock and astonish ordinary people!
However, without giving in to the pressure, Ivanov stabbed his frosty greatsword into the floor.
Immediately, his surroundings rapidly froze, and the cold energy began to clash against the spreading flames.
The two opposite attributes were fighting over territory domination.
“Grrrrrr!”
Within this chaos, the Hound of the Baskervilles jumped out of the side of the spiraling flames and rushed behind Ivanov.
After noticing it, Carnelian returned to her red dragon form and blocked its advance.
“Get lost, you ugly monster!”
As she growled with hostility, the Hound stopped in its tracks and slowly stepped backwards.
It had been ordered by Amii to capture Carnelian without hurting her.
As the two stood facing each other, Amii jumped out of the flames and swung Ignis at Ivanov.
Swooosh!
With the crack of a whip, Ignis spun itself around the greatsword and tightened itself.
Instantly, a fiery flame erupted from Ignis, and the flames ran down the greatsword towards Ivanov, trying to burn the man.
“Argh!”
Ivanov made a short groan and activated the accessory he was wearing.
A transparent shield emerged out of thin air to protect him from Ignis' flames.
Amii mocked Ivanov provoked him.
She was naturally aggressive but excellent in combat.
She liked people who were exciting, lively, and full of passion, just like the flames she wielded.
“Dammit!”
Ivanov cried out resentfully and rushed toward Amii with a fist cocked back, ready to swing forward.
His greatsword was tied up by Ignis, and he was constantly receiving flame damage, so he would not last long even with the shield protecting him.
Seeing his desperate attempt, Amii snorted.
“You seem to be underestimating me due to my delicate appearance…”
But she was still the 58th ranked Demon King. She was Demon King Amii.
Although she was part of the lower ranks, she was still a lord of the demon world who governed a viscounty.
Her basic stats were high.
In addition, due to the Dignity of the Demon King, all debuffs had 35% less effect on her, and she didn’t take damage from B-grade or lower weapons and from low or intermediate magic.
Moreover, since she had lived for thousands of years, she was also skilled in hand-to-hand combat.
'I can’t rival Lord Asura in terms of close combat, but it’s more than enough to deal with this pathetic man.'
Amii dodged to the side showing unwavering confidence.
Ivanov's fist missed its mark and flew beside her face.
'Now!'
She grabbed his forearm and performed a knee kick.
Despite her slender leg, Ivanov felt excruciating pain and spat out blood as he received the hit in his abdomen.
“Urgh!”
Her knee was so robust that he couldn’t accept the fact that it was a young girl’s knee.
As Ivanov fell to the floor, Amii untangled Ignis from the greatsword and scorned him.
“Just die already, you pathetic human.”
Even if he consumed the Clipport’s fruit, he was merely a human without any talents except for having a red dragon.
He could not beat the Demon King.
As Amii tried to finish him off,
“Kekekeke...”
Ivanov began to chuckle.
Amii's movements momentarily stopped due to this unexpected yet unpleasant laugh.
“Why are you laughing? You do realize that you’re about to be butchered, right?”
”I’ve finally realized. I’ve realized the fact that I can’t get anything without risking everything I have.”
He was spouting sophistry.
Amii frowned and tried to kick Ivanov away, but...
Gulp!
Two more Clipport’s fruits went in his mouth.
Afterwards, the surroundings began to get covered in a purple fog, and Amii slapped herself in the forehead after realizing his intentions.
“I was wondering what you were saying, but you’re just trying to become an Awakener using Clipport’s fruit.”
However, in most cases, the attempts to become an awakener were met with failure.
It was because only those with innate talents could overcome death and sow the seeds of the devil.
In addition, he wasn’t trying to naturally approach his limits by taking the Clipport’s Fruit over a long period of time, but instead was using an ignorant and reckless method of ingesting three in a short span of time.
His chances at success were nearly nil.
“Kueeeeek! Kuaaaargh!”