Child of Destiny

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While Shin and the others were currently busy facing the Undying Army, an intense battle was currently taking place in the sky. A pair of dragons, one of them was a massive white dragon while the other was a golden dragon, dwarfed by the former due to the difference in size.

There were a pair of players too, one was standing haughtily at the head of the white dragon while the other player mounted on the golden dragon like a skilled rider.

Naturally, this pair was Immortal and Arthur who were fighting on the ground earlier. The intensity of their battle grew until it was dragged into an aerial battle.

Arthur was currently wearing a solemn look on his face as he was not expecting that the battle would be dragged up to his stage. He knew that it would be hard to charge his dragon energy gauge up to full, but he was not expecting that it would be this hard.

“Maybe it is because my skills under the Dragon Cavalier Class don’t have high mastery,” he muttered while circling around the white dragon, dodging its attacks.

After a few more clashes with the white dragon and Immortal, Arthur finally accumulated enough Dragon Aura to initiate the next part of his plan. All he needed now was to create some distance away from the white dragon to focus his mind. The extreme focus was needed for the dragon chant that he was planning to use.

Having that in mind, Arthur quickly distanced himself away, catching Immortal a little off-guard. He did not know what Arthur was planning but a sudden sense of crisis assaulted him, sensing that there was something wrong.

Trusting his instincts, Immortal quickly urged the white dragon to give chase, not letting Arthur do whatever he was planning.

But since Arthur took the initiative and his golden dragon was a little faster than the white dragon, he created a significant distance between him and the opposing side. And without any hesitation, he quickly grabbed that opportunity to start chanting a series of mantras in the dragon’s language.

As more and more words came out of his mouth, nature seemed to respond to his call. The surrounding mana started to become agitated before gathering toward the sky. They formed an invisible vortex as they pulled more and more mana from the surroundings.

As a magic-related class, Immortal was naturally able to sense the sudden change in the surrounding. He focused his mind and senses and noticed that the mana in the air was being sucked toward the sky above. There seemed to be a black hole in there, devouring everything at an unimaginable speed.

Raising his head, Immortal saw a huge gate made of chaotic mana in the sky, sending a shiver down his spine. He did not know what exactly was happening, but he was sure that Arthur was the one who initiated it. No matter what happens, he could not let Arthur succeed.

Unfortunately, he was already too late.

One of the specks of light circling around Arthur suddenly broke free from the cycle before flying straight to the portal. And right after it came into contact with it, the whole kingdom suddenly shook as if someone was shaking the world.

The monsters and other creatures residing in the Frozen Kingdom suddenly became agitated. The ones that were near the Frozen City started running away as far as possible as if they were running for their lives while the ones that were far from the city hid in their habitats, trembling in fear.

The Drakes that were flying in the sky haughtily as if they were the kings of the air started falling toward the ground as their bodies shook in terror.

Something was coming! And whatever it was, it was a superior being to themselves!

Dracula, who was currently floating in the sky, also noticed it. But he could not do anything at the moment since he was already in the middle of lifting the curse of the kingdom. If he stopped right now, then he would never get the chance ever again.

All he could do was to persevere and continue, trusting everything to the young Nephilim that he had met earlier.

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Back in the Frozen City, Shin and the others naturally were able to sense the change in the surrounding mana as well as the sudden appearance of a massive gate in the sky. But they didn’t have the time to dwell on it since the Undying Army intensified their attacks.

It did not mean that they were not affected by the gate in the sky, but as mindless monsters and abominations that did not know fear, this undead army could only follow the orders of their master and continue until they were done doing the task given to them.

On the other hand, Shin was currently wearing a huge smile as he knew what was actually happening. “It is time to turn the tides!”

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Back in the sky, Arthur suddenly stopped flying away from Immortal and the white dragon before turning around. He gave Immortal a mocking smile as he chanted out the final word of the mantra.

Boom!

Quickly after that, the massive energy gate suspended in the sky suddenly rotated followed by a gigantic creature coming out from it. 𝗯𝐞𝐝𝗻𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥.𝐜𝗼𝐦

Reptilian arms and legs were the first to step out from the game, carrying sharp claws and talons. Then a huge body quickly followed alongside the head of the creature.

It was another dragon!

Its size was twice larger than the white dragon that Immortal was riding. It had obsidian scales, boasting its sturdiness and toughness.

Its appearance was much more majestic and domineering than the white dragon and any dragon that Arthur had. The golden dragon of Arthur trembled, showing that it was afraid of this particular dragon.

It was the king of destruction and the symbol of calamity. The Chaos Dragon Archon!

After countless years of imprisonment, it was finally able to step into the Atlas World once again!

Unable to suppress his excitement, Archon suddenly raised his head and pointed his mouth toward the sky before releasing a deafening roar!

Roar!

The world seemed to shake the moment that roar resounded in every direction, making everyone that heard it tremble. Even the intense battle taking place on the ground suddenly halted due to everyone not being able to move.

Dragon Fear!

This was an innate ability that the dragons had. It was a suppression aura that passively made anyone tremble in fear. It paralyzed anyone that was targeted by it. And the stronger the dragon was, the more effective the suppression.

It was the symbol of the apex predators of the world!

Roar!

Fighting the Dragon Fear coming from Archon, the white dragon instinctively released its own Dragon Fear. Despite the difference in size, it was not a bit afraid of Archon.

After enjoying the freedom, Archon finally cast his gaze at the white dragon flying below him before smirking. “It has been a while, Princess of the Glacial Tribe, the kings of Ice Dragons, and the ruler of the frozen lands of the north.”

Roar!

The white dragon released another as if it was challenging Archon. It even spread its wings wide before releasing a powerful blizzard around its body while glaring at the Chaos Dragon.

Archon gave her an amused look before saying. “Eira, oh little Eira. Even your mother, Edurne, and your grandmother Nevis will not show such disrespect in front of me.”

At this moment, Arthur finally arrived beside Archon after urging his golden dragon multiple times. “Archon, remember our deal. You can’t kill her. I still need to form a contract with her.”

Archon gave Arthur a sidelong glance before saying in a mocking tone. “I know how to do my end of the deal, so you don’t have to worry. But I can’t promise that you will be able to form a contract with her.”

“Regardless of how weakened she is, she is still a princess of a great tribe of dragons. Forming a contract with her will never be easy,” he added, acknowledging the strength of the white dragon.

“You can leave that problem to me. I naturally have the plan for it,” answered Arthur before looking at a certain notification in the corner of his eyes.

“Remember your promise, young Dragonkin. If you try to play some tricks on me, you will not like your end,” answered Archon before diving down toward Eira, the white dragon.

Seeing him charging at her, Eira quickly adjusted her position in the air before opening her mouth and releasing a cold breath from it.

‘Dragon’s Breath (Ice Dragon): Frozen Age’

Archon maintained a smirk on his face as he faced the incoming breath head-on. He was not planning to dodge or block it. He was planning to dive straight into it.

Boom!

Despite how powerful that ice breath was, it could not leave a scratch on him. Aside from the snowflakes and ice formation on the surface of his scales, it could not pose any threat to him.

Swoosh!

It did not long before he arrived where Eira was. He quickly stretched his arm and grabbed her neck before dragging her down and slamming her toward the ground.

Boom!

“Let me educate you, young princess. I am sure that you will regain your sanity after hitting a couple of times,” said Archon with a savage look on his face.

In the meantime, Immortal, who managed to get away by casting a series of Blinks, stared at the sight with a solemn look on his face. With the current development, he knew that the situation had gone out of control.

Bang!

A few distances away from him, Arthur landed on the ground with his golden dragon. He looked at Immortal with a mocking look before saying. “What are you going to do now? It looks like you fail once again.”

He then paused for a moment before quickly adding. “Oh! Before anything else, let me thank you first. Because of you, it seems like I will be getting another Elemental Dragon.”

While saying those words, Arthur could not hide the excited and mocking look on his face which made the expression on Immortal’s face darken.

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