Four giant dragons descended from the sky, surrounding Leon.
Judging from the energy fluctuations and dragon might they emitted, each one possessed Dragon King level or even Super Dragon King level strength.
A few kilometers away from the battlefield, Nacho Salaman looked at the scene, muttering continuously, "Kill him... kill him quickly!"
"He absolutely cannot be allowed to live... absolutely not!"
"He must die here! No matter the cost, he must die here!"
"Four full combat-type Dragon Kings. Leon Casmodeous, whether you want to or not, today you will die!!"
———
On Rossweise's side, the head maid Anna stared at the battlefield ahead. She recognized those Dragon Kings.
"Your Majesty... they're different from those like Bly who specialize in space magic. These are pure combat types. Each one is even more powerful than the Radiant Star Dragon King, Star. And now there are four of them..."
The flame of hope that had just been kindled was instantly doused with cold water.
Rossweise stood in a daze.
Anna didn't need to explain; she could also sense that overwhelming, tidal wave-like terrifying power.
Back then, it took her and Leon together to force Star into self-destruction.
And now Leon had to face four Dragon Kings who were comparable to Star, alone.
How strong would he have to be to end this nightmare?
———
On the battlefield, dragon might swept across the area. Any other dragon standing among these four Dragon Kings would've already been torn to shreds by the pressure alone.
Yet that tiny human figure still stood tall, even seemed like he wanted to laugh.
"That Nacho guy's about to lose it."
"To kill this human, we really need all four of us?"
"I thought Bly and Jaggs would handle things. Didn't expect we'd have to clean up their mess."
"Cut the chatter. Kill him. Otherwise, the old fools in the empire will deny everything."
All four Dragon Kings raised their heads simultaneously, gathering blazing dragon flame in their mouths.
Dragon flame was the most basic and also the most effective attack method of dragons.
When a Dragon King's strength reached a certain level, he didn't need flashy magic.
A single, simple dragon flame was enough to destroy the world.
At this moment, four top-tier Dragon Kings unleashed the purest form of dragon flame attack at Leon.
This level of attack could annihilate any powerhouse.
Even if he miraculously survived, so what?
Early death, late death, there's no difference.
Four streams of dragon flame surged toward Leon from four directions, engulfing him in an instant.
"Heh heh... hahaha—"
"Die, Casmodeous! Just die already!"
"Without the Black Gold War Chariot's protection, how could you survive that kind of attack?"
"It's over. Everything's over!"
"Leon Casmodeous has finally been erased from this world!"
Nacho Salaman knelt on the ground, fingers buried in his hair, shouting hysterically.
The blazing flames scorched the earth. Even faraway Rossweise felt the inferno-like heat.
The heat wave lifted her silver hair. As a Dragon King herself, she understood how terrifying this attack was.
Rossweise clenched her teeth, put Little Light down, spread her wings, and dragged her heavily injured, exhausted body forward, trying to save Leon.
But before she could take more than a few steps, her weakened body stumbled and fell to the ground.
Shirley hurried to help her up, "Your Majesty..."
"I'm going to him. Let me go."
Rossweise shook off Shirley's hand.
"Leon... Leon... I'm coming, don't die... please don't die..."
She barely had the strength to speak.
Yet still, she moved toward the inferno step by step.
The high temperature evaporated the tears at the corners of her eyes.
But in her eyes, the image of that man never faded.
"I'm here... Leon, don't leave me again... I'm begging you..."
Finally, the collision of dragon flames triggered a massive explosion.
The shockwave from the explosion sent Rossweise and Shirley flying.
A giant mushroom cloud rose from the battlefield, the dramatic scene like an early sunrise.
"Leon!!"
The flames hadn't yet dissipated when one of the Dragon Kings heard Rossweise's cry.
He slowly turned his head to look at the defeated silver dragons, "So, as expected, a Dragon King has fallen for a human. Heh... disgraceful. But let me grant you mercy—"
"Mind your own business, stinking lizard."
An arrogant and wild voice came from within the flames.
All four Dragon Kings turned toward the source.
As the flames dissipated, they saw a half-skeletal frame shrouded in blue lightning shielding Leon.
It was this lightning skeleton that had blocked the attack strong enough to destroy the world.
Super S-class Lightning Magic: Thunder's Shadow – Primary Form.
"I'm in love with my wife, since when do you ugly freaks get a say?"
Leon deactivated Thunder's Shadow, then bent into a crouch, pushing off with his right foot, and leapt into the sky.
"This, how is this possible?"
"How did he survive? How did he survive!!"
"Kill him! Quick! Again! Burn him to ash—"
"Wait, what's he doing? What kind of technique is that—"
Leon soared into the air, raising his right hand overhead. Vast lightning gathered from all around into his hand.
At the same time, the iron-blue sky began to churn. Thunder roared in the clouds, bolts of lightning flashing behind him, blue light shining down on his body.
At that moment, he looked like a god of thunder descending. The wildest element of nature was under his control.
The lightning surged and gradually formed the shape of a lion behind Leon.
Super S-class Lightning Magic: Dragon Extinction.
This was a technique Leon had created himself, only used once before in battle against Radiant Star Dragon King Star and only with the help of Rossweise and other silver dragons generating storm clouds.
But now, he no longer needed that.
How did the saying go?
Rely on others, and you're better off relying on yourself.
"That's the move that killed Star! How can he use it alone now?"
"D-Don't panic... that lion can only attack once. And we're four—he can't take us all out!"
As the words fell, Leon slowly raised his left hand, also gathering lightning.
Before long...
"T-Two lions... i-it's fine, still manageable. Thank goodness it's not thre—"
BOOM!
A third lightning lion descended from the clouds.
"Is that bastard even human?"
The Dragon Kings were completely stunned.
Six months ago, Leon needed others' help to summon one lightning lion with Dragon Extinction. Now, he had summoned three by himself.
'This... this can't be right.'
'Can a carbon-based lifeform even reach this level?'
And Leon continued channeling lightning, "What was it you said earlier? I have only one lion and you four? Well... watch closely."
Another thunderclap.
A fourth lightning lion descended from the sky.
The Dragon Kings completely lost their earlier bravado.
They stared blankly at the four lightning lions in the sky, feeling that their massive dragon bodies were as fragile as thin paper.
"Can you believe it? Constantine actually lasted a few rounds against him... yet we don't even have the strength to fight back."
"Did Constantine get stronger..."
"Who knows. No one will ever know again."
The four lightning lions circled Leon. He listened to the Dragon Kings' dying words and calmly replied, "Back then, I'd just gone too long without stretching, so I used Constantine for a little warm-up. Took a bit more time, that's all."
"And that made you think he was strong?"
"Heh... what a joke."
"Well, whatever. You'll get to go ask him in hell yourselves."
He swung his arm, and the lightning lions roared as they charged at the four Dragon Kings.
They resisted, struggled, roared.
But it was futile.
Leon strolled out of the battlefield as if the slaughter behind him had nothing to do with him.
Lightning exploded behind him, but he didn't even look back.
At that moment, in Leon's eyes, there was only his long-lost wife.
Leon stood before Rossweise, looking at her slightly flustered expression.
The long-separated couple locked eyes, and no one wanted to break the silence.
After a while, Rossweise softly said, "Leon..."
He reached out his hand, looked into her eyes, and said word by word,
"Let's go home, Rossweise."
Just like a long, long time ago, after Leon dealt with the traitor, escaped the empire but had nowhere to go, Rossweise appeared before him like an angel.
That time, it was Rossweise who took him home;
This time, it was Leon's turn.
[T/N: Just go and kill Nacho as well! Sh*t man]
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