Noticing their gazes, Aldrich glanced at them, but merely raised an eyebrow and casually unbuttoned his collar, revealing his neck, which was covered by a choker inlaid with dark red gemstones.
His long, slender fingers gripped the edge, tugged at the collar, stretched his neck, and lowered his gaze slightly.
Like a vicious dog with a bad temper.
Have you seen enough?
He seemed completely unconcerned and didn't care at all about the reactions of these people after seeing the collar. The surprised nobles, however, only realized after feeling an intense sense of oppression that Aldrich was not someone they could speak ill of without permission.
He has enough power to disregard everyone's opinions.
Meanwhile, not far away—
After being stunned by the blow from the scepter, Lucas finally remembered to retaliate. He raised his staff, and the power of death and curse rushed towards Nguyen Thanh An, as if to break her in half.
But then, the black power dissipated, and Ruan Qing'an reappeared. However, a magical shield blocked her way, protecting her like a magic circle.
But only a brief breath later—
The magic circle, originally intended as a shield, suddenly began to operate in reverse. The intricate patterns lit up with golden light, and accompanied by a dragon's roar, the demonic dragon roared out once more!
But this time, it wasn't a feint like before; it was a real, imposing fire dragon that emerged from a magic circle several meters wide—its massive, hard claw covered in bone spurs.
The dragon claw clung to the edge of the magic circle, as if it were about to shatter the entire space, making it look incredibly terrifying.
Once the magic circle was forcibly opened, the demonic dragon instantly flew out. It was dark red overall, with fire patterns subtly flowing across its glossy, hard scales. Its bone spikes were incredibly sharp. And when its enormous wings spread wide—
As if blotting out the sky, beneath the golden sun, the black shadow of the demonic dragon descended like a nightmare in an instant.
With a whooshing sound, the dragon folded its wings and flew through the air in an instant, leaving only a fleeting afterimage.
At that moment, the girl holding the scepter fell from mid-air, and then—as the dragon flew by, it caught her, and the girl sat steadily on the dragon's back.
Her lace skirt fluttered in the wind as she looked down at Lucas, her cold gaze filled with malice and hostility.
Lucas's pupils contracted involuntarily.
Reversing the magic circle to summon a higher-level monster... How did Dolores manage to do that?!
But at the very moment Lucas lost his focus—
The dragon that had been soaring in the sky suddenly charged straight down at Lucas in the blink of an eye, its attack fierce.
Just as Lucas was about to be unable to dodge, before the intense, almost golden flames landed on him, a figure suddenly rushed out from the corner!
"My lord, be careful—"
Eileen rushed straight in front of Lucas and blocked the attack of the fire dragon. She was already a weak mage, and after all the light elements were drained by Aldrich, Eileen had no power left.
The moment they made contact, Eileen was sent flying and rolled several times on the ground.
Realizing its attack had failed, the dragon took to the skies once more.
Eileen was now lying on the ground, covered in blood, looking utterly terrifying. She was incredibly weak and on the verge of death, but she didn't seem to care. She simply reached out her hand to Lucas: "Are you alright...?"
Eileen does have many flaws.
But—she truly loved Lucas.
Even Ruan Qing'an, sitting on the dragon's back, couldn't help but frown: "Comparatively speaking, even Eileen is more noble than him."
On the ground, Lucas finally realized what was happening.
"What a piece of trash."
Lucas merely glanced at it casually, completely unconcerned.
Seeing that Eileen seemed to be about to die, Lucas finally realized something. He rushed forward, grabbed Eileen's arm, and dragged her up.
Eileen thought Lucas had come to show concern for her, but before she could even smile, a hand pierced her heart, and she froze completely.
Staring blankly upwards, before completely losing her life, Eileen saw Lucas's expressionless profile.
Even at this moment, he didn't look at her.
Lucas's expression was almost distorted with rage. He stared intently at Ruan Qing'an, while using the action of piercing through Eileen's chest to transfer black power to her.
“I will not lose to you, Dolores.”
"..."
Just before she breathed her last, Eileen finally smiled, her head drooping limply: "Ha... even at a time like this, she's the only one you can see..."
But Lucas didn't react. He simply turned his head, watching as Eileen's corpse was completely enveloped by black power, and said, "As a vessel to draw down the gods—"
“You should feel honored, Eileen.”
Lucas knew the moment he was attacked.
Dolores couldn't have suddenly become so powerful; this power far surpasses that of a Grand Magus. The reason for this is probably because she obtained Aldrich's divine status.
Based on Aldrich's character, Lucas believed that if Dolores really wanted it, he couldn't possibly refuse to hand it over.
So this is the power that makes Dolores dare to challenge them?
As Lucas thought this, his smile twisted even more, his eyes filled with malice: "Impossible, impossible!"
All he knew was that Dolores had attained divinity, but that only made her a demigod, still worlds apart from a true god. Since Aldrich was crippled, then—
Then let the gods descend upon the world!
Above the sky, the dragon stopped soaring, flapped its wings, and carried Ruan Qing'an to land, returning to Aldrich's side, seemingly harboring some unease.
Seeing this, Nguyen Thanh An also subconsciously raised his head.
The sky was a vast expanse of black, filled with an intense aura of foreboding. Lucas finally withdrew his hand from Eileen's torn chest, and along with it, there seemed to be a shimmering mark...
Eileen's body turned completely black, and from her body, a black power surged forth, then seemed to pierce through the heavens and earth, instantly connecting with the black expanse spreading across the sky.
The entire sky looked as if it had been torn open with a huge hole.
A voice rang out, reaching everyone's ears—
Who summoned me to the mortal realm?
"..."
Nguyen Thanh An's expression darkened slightly.
Beside her, Aldrich looked up and said, slowly and deliberately, "It is the god of death and curses."
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