NOVEL NEXT Chapter 978: Conspiracy
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Zeroth was slammed into the ground, creating a large crater.
His chest caved in as blood flew from the corner of his mouth.
Vashara was also bleeding, with her left arm cut off from her body, while Niraya lost her left arm and right leg.
They are regenerating.
14 Tier 19 beasts died either from getting their heads severed from their bodies or their guts ripped out.
The two kings who had come were also bleeding all over, with the only person relatively less injured being the Serpent Monarch.
She held her flaming whip, staring daggers at Kent, who, aside from the blood of his opponent that had painted his claws, did not even have a cut appear on his body.
"I already told you, become my subordinate, and all of this madness will end. I am offering you something gods will plead to have," Kent said, looking coldly at Sylvara.
It had already been five minutes since they attacked Kent; however, it had already become plain as day that he had the upper hand.
Kent didn't want to use all of his strength, but he changed his mind when all three kings, two guards, and the monarch got serious.
Thankfully, with 9% of his bloodline, he was able to suppress them.
"I will never bow to a filthy mongrel."
Kent's gaze turned colder. "You dare call me a mongrel." His tone was even more chilling...
"I will be sure to teach you some manners."
His claws were coated in a red aura as he looked at Sylvara. Being called a mongrel clearly struck a nerve. However, Kent wasn't that unreasonable to kill Sylvara, who was merely protecting her domain.
"I will kill you."
Looking at her two trusted guards, now broken and in pain, her anger was overflowing. Thus, she turned into her beast form.
She transformed into an 800-meter-long serpent with crimson scales. The moment her true form appeared, Kent sensed her power rise. However, he wasn't afraid.
He flew into the air and let the Blood Chaos aura coat his claw. "I don't want to hurt you, but since you gave me no choice, then be prepared for a world of pain."
Kent swung his claws, and four red arcs appeared, streaking toward Sylvara.
Her body shuddered, releasing flaming scales that formed into a large defence. The blood arcs landed on it, and a loud explosion erupted.
However, before she could retaliate, Kent landed on her body and, using his claw, scratched a painful wound on her crimson scaly body.
ROAR
Her roar filled the entirety of the Serpent Coil Valley. Many adventurers still around froze for a moment.
Kent distanced himself and attacked her body again with the Claw Strike he created just for this battle. This time, Sylvara was late to create a defence.
However, before the attack could land on her, Vashara appeared, transforming into her complete beast form. The attack landed on her body, cutting four large wounds into her body.
She passed out immediately, and blood gushed out.
"Vasha," Sylvara called out, her voice filled with concern.
"Shit," Kent muttered, not expecting the Naga warrior to jump in front of his attack.
He teleported and appeared beside Vashara, preventing Sylvara from getting to her.
She swung her tail, which turned into a whip, in an attempt to send the bug standing between her and her best friend flying. However, Kent waved his hand, and a hand made of fire grabbed hold of her tail and swung her away.
Due to the enormity of her body, a large part of the forest was cleared.
However, she got back up and dashed toward Kent, who stomped on the ground, and a large part of the battleground turned into a flame ring.
The flaming ring surrounded her, trapping her.
"Stand down, lady."
Kent commanded, waving his hand as ten meteors appeared in the air.
Sylvara felt her body locked onto, but she attacked, sending a fire beam from her eyes at Kent.
A flame wall rose before Kent, defending against the fire beam. However, the next second, Niraya appeared and waved her staff at Kent.
"Flame Sanguine." The battlefield shuddered, and Kent was immediately consumed in flame.
This gave Iskar, the Ember Fang King, the opportunity to attack.
"Die."
He stabbed his sword at Kent, who was consumed by the fire. He was one of the three kings in the Serpent Coil Valley, so his fighting power was extremely high.
However, even using one of his powerful attacks, the "Infernal Venom Stab," Kent's claws grabbed the sword and broke it in half.
"Get out of my way."
A kick landed on Iskar's chest, sending him flying away.
Luckily, Zeroth caught him mid-air.
Kent ignored them and instead conjured his soul flame, letting it envelop Vashara's body. It turned green, showing he had activated the Verdant Flame of Renewal, the healing Nirvana flame.
Visibly, the wounds that appeared on Vashara started to heal.
Kent turned and looked at Sylvara, who was trapped in the flame ring he created using yet another Nirvana flame, the Umbral Flame of Oblivion.
It was black in colour, and its unique aspects were destruction and erasure. Although not strong enough to kill Sylvara, it could hurt her, and that alone was enough to make her hold back from being reckless.
"Look, I know things could have gone better; however, you beasts just don't sit down and reason.
If you had sat down and analysed my proposal, you would have found out just how a mere Core Formation demi-dragon was able to kill Tier 19 beasts so easily.
It doesn't make sense, and you know it.
This is why I ask you to relax and let me explain my offer yet again. If, after that, you still don't accept, then I will kill you all and move to the next monarch.
After all, you should know that I plan to make all Monarchs my subordinates. Your fate has already been sealed, though if you are wise enough, you would know this fate is a good one."
Even if Kent was but a dragon, there was no logic as to how he was able to suppress someone like Sylvara.
However, he had, and that was already something Sylvara started to think of as she focused on the green flame around Vashara.
Kent remained calm as he observed the three kings and Niraya eyeing him.
They were angry, but also wary of Kent. So until their monarch attacked, they would hold back for now. After all, getting their asses handed to them by Kent wasn't something they saw coming.
They could each challenge powerful humans to some degree, yet when it came to someone seven stages below them, they couldn't even suppress them. Instead, they lost so many subordinates.
The loss was huge.
"Why do you want me to become your subordinate?" Sylvara suddenly asked.
"Very simple. I need your strength to fight a bastard who calls himself a Planet King."
When the words came from Kent's mouth, Sylvara and her subordinates tensed.
This caught Kent off guard.
He didn't expect that reaction, at least not from hearing the mention of someone he had clearly looked down on.
'Why do I feel like the universe has conspired against me?' Kent said inwardly, suddenly feeling like he had walked into something extremely dangerous.
"Is there something I should know?"