Ashen Dragon-Chapter 471 - 392 Beheading
Chapter 471: Chapter 392: Beheading
Chapter 471 -392: Beheading
“Shwoosh——”
The Red Dragon dodged a slash from the curved sword, quickly changing direction and swinging its thick long tail fiercely at its opponent’s face.
The air was torn apart once more.
And Cassius’ tail, covered with bony spikes, struck the Fire Giant’s face squarely, distorting his features.
Scorching, magma-like blood sprayed everywhere.
“Ah!”
“I’ll kill you!”
With a crisp sound, the Fire Giant was sent flying dozens of meters away, letting out a wretched howl.
The Fire Giant was knocked out of the cloud formation, leaving only wisps of gray smoke around him.
“Huff, huff…”
Cassius submerged himself in the smoke, panting softly as he thought to himself, “A bit tricky, huh…”
Several scratches had appeared on the Red Dragon’s chest and back, shattering dozens of incredibly tough scales, and even leaving a sizable tear in the left wing membrane.
The Fire Giant indeed deserved to be the natural ruler of the Fire Elemental Plane.
After unleashing the power bestowed by the Great Sultan, this Fire Giant’s body became almost equal in size to his, if not slightly larger.
At the same time, the power of the Fire Elemental Plane granted Ishmael terrifying strength, allowing him to gain the upper hand in their duels of strength.
Whenever Cassius clashed with the massive body of the Fire Giant, he could feel a repulsive force from the Fire Elemental Plane.
Although he was also a True Dragon, who controlled the essence of Fire Magic, he was not a native of the Fire Elemental Plane.
In other words, Cassius couldn’t draw much power from the environment, while the Fire Giant could receive assistance from the plane.
Pseudogod Power.
He was once again certain of this.
In Erezer, the gap between gods and mortals was surprisingly vast, nearly insurmountable. It was a difference in the level of life and the essence of power.
No matter how powerful a mortal was, they were still just an individual in the vast universe.
But gods were different, their power had the nature of “Authority,” allowing them to leverage their divine power to wield forces several magnitudes greater than mortals.
And the power that Ishmael displayed, though not as potent as true divine power, had similar attributes.
“So this is the reliance of the Great Sultan, huh…”
Cassius squinted his eyes, staring through the smoke at the distant Fire Giant, his light golden pupils flashing with interest.
“Well then…”
“Let me see——”
“How long you can fight me!”
The Red Dragon raised his head and let out a roar of rage, then spread his wings and dived into the billowing smoke, disappearing from sight.
“Die! You sneaky bastard, I see you!”
“Swish——”
Ishmael, relying on his warrior’s intuition and the plane’s senses, threw a short spear, but the Red Dragon sidestepped it at high speed.
The spear nearly grazed the Red Dragon’s underbelly, creating explosive sounds in the air.
And Cassius soared into the air, then unexpectedly crashed into the Fire Giant from behind, with the gaping maw full of dagger-sized teeth biting down.
“Squish.”
The sound of flesh being pierced.
Followed closely by frantic roars and painful wails.
“Ah!”
“You despicable worm! Shameless sneak!”
Ishmael instinctively grabbed Cassius’ head, struggling constantly to drag him over his shoulder.
His other hand still clenched the brass curved sword and swung it backward, but the awkward posture made it hard to exert full force.
The blade clanged against the hard scales, producing clear metallic sounds.
How could the Red Dragon comply?
Cassius bit down with all his strength, his sharp teeth deeply embedded in the flesh——some even broke off inside due to the Fire Giant’s fierce struggle.
His thick arms wrapped around the Fire Giant’s shoulders, locking his arms, rendering them powerless.
The Red Dragon’s strong hind legs kicked, sharp claws directly plunged into the Fire Giant’s flesh, making him bleed profusely.
Cassius rarely had the chance to use such combat methods——his body was too massive.
Most of the time, he fought creatures smaller than his claws.
But this time, facing the nearly forty-meter-tall Fire Giant, Cassius could finally relish the thrill of combat.
“Aaargh——”
“Let me go! You damned reptile!”
Ishmael struggled fiercely to free his bound arms, letting out another furious roar.
But Cassius’ forelimb remained latched onto the Fire Giant’s back, not loosening at all, his jaws biting ever tighter.
As the “Ruler” of the Fire Elemental Plane, the surrounding flames poured into the Fire Giant’s body, healing his wounds at visible speed.
As Cassius bit down, the Fire Giant’s neck flesh regenerated, making for a peculiar scene.
But soon, the Fire Giant felt a bone-chilling cold spreading from his nape.
Panic gripped Ishmael’s heart, a tension and unease like never before.
What on earth is he doing?!
In his past life, Cassius often wondered——why didn’t dragons use their breath after biting into foes?
And now, he was ready to try this novel approach.
It was a Ninth Tier Spell——
[Extreme Cold Ice Exposure Spell]
Though cold spells were severely suppressed in the Fire Elemental Plane, at such close distance, Cassius didn’t believe it wouldn’t work.
Extremely cold air blasted out, almost freezing the Fire Giant’s back.
“No——”
“You’re blaspheming the Lord of Flames!”
Sparks erupted from Ishmael’s eyes. He knew he had to give it his all!
Otherwise, he might be frozen and possibly destroyed!
“Red Dragon! Get off me!”
He roared, spreading his arms, muscles bulging, using all his might to drive the mithral ring embedded in his flesh.
Calling upon the Great Sultan’s gift——more accurately, the essence of the Elemental Plane itself.
“Boom!”
Extremely hot flames surrounded him, shaking the space around.
Scarlet ripples flashed repeatedly, piercing through the Red Dragon’s body.
A transparent scarlet sphere enveloped both the Fire Giant and the Red Dragon.
Cassius felt a powerful repulsive force; every tooth and scale was being repelled and destroyed by this force.
“This power… it’s dangerous. If I stay in this affected space, the consequences will be dire!”
“Roar——”
The Red Dragon released his grip and claws without hesitation, letting out a low growl, and he swiftly ascended like a phantom.
But the Fire Giant turned around, glaring at the Red Dragon in the air, fire pillars shooting from his eyes.
“Boom——”
The fire pillars shot towards the Red Dragon, and raging flames formed gigantic hands reaching for the airborne dragon from all directions.
At this moment, Cassius had not yet flown out of the scarlet sphere’s range!
The flames representing the essence of the Elemental Plane entangled Cassius’ body, clinging to his wings, significantly slowing his movements.
And that was enough for Ishmael.
With a triumphant roar, the enraged Fire Giant Pasha’s face twisted into a smile, feeling like his great revenge was near.
“Red Dragon! I said you were strong, but——”
“No one can defeat a Fire Giant Pasha in this plane! Your head is already mine!”
“You seem to know spells well, but have you seen this one?!”
The Fire Giant Pasha couldn’t wait to leap into the air, both hands gripping the brass curved sword tightly, its blade’s patterns gleaming brightly.
“Shwoosh——”
This was Ishmael’s final trump card.
[Beheading Sword]
Cassius’ pupils shrank.
The Beheading Sword, a weapon trait famous even in his previous life.
Once this trait was activated, and the opponent couldn’t move, any weapon with this trait could decapitate the enemy in one strike, ensuring instant death.
And Ishmael’s Beheading Sword was likely a gift from the Great Sultan, only quasi-gods with the [Immortality] trait could withstand it.
Given the Red Dragon couldn’t break free from the plane’s power within five seconds, that time was enough for Ishmael to decapitate him.
But thinking this, Cassius’ lips curled into a slight smile, a hint of mockery in his eyes.
“This is your trump card, huh…”
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The Fire Giant was about to reach him, the dazzling blade getting closer and larger in Cassius’ light golden pupils.
But Cassius calmly watched, showing no panic of impending death.
Ishmael noticed this but didn’t think much of it, assuming the opponent was utterly desperate.
“Red Dragon! Your head is about to fall!”
“Remember my name——the great Fire Giant Pasha Ishmael Enver!”
“Die!”
A thunderous roar, a space-ripping slash, an earth-scorching sea of flames. For any strong person, it would be a funeral worthy of respect.
But he didn’t notice among the chaotic sounds, was a crisp and subtle “click.”
“Swish——”
Next moment, a huge head fell from the air, still bearing an expression of extreme excitement and sheer joy.
But it wasn’t the Red Dragon’s head, rather it was the Fire Giant Pasha’s, who believed he was about to win.
Cassius held the precious, blood-soaked brass curved sword, playing with it lightly and joyfully in his claws.
The scalding blood showered the Red Dragon’s face, almost blending with his scarlet scales, but Cassius bared his teeth, showing an exceptionally cruel smile.
“Thanks a lot, Ishmael Enver Pasha. I was worrying about how to kill you.”
Cassius had many ways to kill Ishmael——the Breath of Chaos was one of them.
But he chose the most reliable way.
The process was simple; using the ancient time dragon’s gifted pocket watch, he cast the Ninth Tier Spell [Time Stop], broke free from the fire elemental plane’s restraint, and seized the brass curved sword.
Then Cassius casually flew behind the Fire Giant, ready, and swung the sword at the moment time resumed.
Beheading!
The Red Dragon swung the sword.
The scene looked odd, but it worked, indeed decapitating the Fire Giant Pasha.
Ishmael’s planar power could block most spells, including the Dragon Sorcerer’s Metamagic, but could not block powers of similar divine nature——like the runes inscribed by the Ancient Chrono Dragon.
“Boom——”
It seemed to sense the Pasha’s fall, the Fire Elemental Plane let out a “wail,” steam clouds gathered, and ashen rain fell in clusters.
“By the Lord of Flames…”
“Pasha…”
“Is dead.”
The elemental creatures, trembling from the battle’s grandeur, peeked out their heads in disbelief, looking up at the fallen Fire Giant Pasha.
“Long live His Majesty Cassius!”
“The great Red Dragon is invincible!”
The Empire’s soldiers, already prepared for this, roared excitedly, and cheers erupted from the Ashen Empire’s camp, reaching the sky.
The giant body slowly fell, with ashes and flames scattering and dissipating, while the corpse turned into the purest and most essential Elemental Essence.
“What a treasure…”
Cassius’ eyes brightened with greed in his light golden pupils, eagerly flapping his wings, diving towards the fallen Fire Giant Pasha’s body.
“Cassius!”
“Cassius!”
Thunderous voices suddenly sounded, echoing over the burning plains, with continuous reverberations.
The voice was grand and distant, seemingly omnipresent, but filled with rage.
“I know you!”
“How dare you——kill a Pasha in my realm!”
Cassius’ expression grew solemn.
He knew the source of the voice, the true ruler of this realm, the peak existence of the Elemental Plane, a demigod-level monarch——the Sultan of the Fire Giants.
