Arpious of the Planes

『Status』

[Name: Groar]

[Race: Human]

[Status: Excited]

[Level: 291]

[HP: 500/500  MP: 500/500  SP: 300/300]

[Strength: 200]

[Defense: 200]

[Magic: 100]

[Speed: 100]

[Luck: 1]

[Charisma: 50]

[Skills: [Grand Fire Magic] [Grand Lava Magic] [Greater Body Enhancement] [Greater Enhanced Senses] [Greater Enhanced Regeneration] [Contortion] [Concentration] [Tangible Bloodlust] [Destructive Earth Shattering Strike] [Grand Sword Enhancement] [Grand Sword Coating: Fire] [Grand Destroying Sword Swing] [Grand Enhanced Sword Stab] [Grand Fire Enhanced Sword Stab] [Grand Lava Enhanced Sword Stab] [Summon: Army of Magmalings]

[Body Modification: [The Tattoo of Hercules]

[Soul Equipment: [Hercules Nemean Lion Slaying Club]

[Titles: [Hard Worker] [Blessed by the Overlord Spirit of Fire] [One with the Flames] [Leader] [King]

…

"GROAR! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE!" The queen shouts with anger.

Everyone in the room was shocked while I was still clueless about everything, so I just ended up asking Bridget as she was right next to me.

"Hey, what the hell is a Dulan Coin, and who is that guy? He seems pretty strong," I whisper to Bridget, who stayed silent, so I looked around the room, trying to find anybody who can explain the situation to me.

It seems nobody even wanted to talk to me even when I displayed my overwhelming power, so I just shrugged it off and asked the queen.

"My Lady, who is that?" I start with one glaring question.

The queen just shot me a soul-piercing glare before storming out of the room and making her way down to the normal seats.

Groar accepted her challenge and got out of his seat, walking over anybody who stood in his way.

He was a massive tank filled with firepower, from what I could tell, but just judging from his actions and expressions, he was definitely the type of person to act on impulse.

His white toga swayed from side to side while what seemed to be the pelt of a lion was wrapped around his neck like a cape.

And due to his toga revealing part of his left upper body, we could all see an orange spiky tattoo that ran all the way up to his neck and then to the bottom of his left eye.

"So you want to fight here?" Groar exclaimed in excitement while the queen raised her hand towards him, signaling she was about to use a skill.

"Hey, hey, hey. Did you both forget that I was here?" Lan says, stepping in between both of the rulers who were set ablaze by adrenaline.

The queen immediately let a deep breath out before returning to her normal cold expression while Groar still had a massive smile on his face.

As the queen was the seemingly more mature one currently, she turned around and went to regain her spot above the mob of humans who tried to go against her.

But, it seems Groar wasn't settling down as I could see him readying a ball of lava in the palm of his hand, which Bridget also noticed as well.

On impulse, we ran out of the room and jumped down the stairs while just barely making it in time to block the massive burst of lava that tried to overwhelm me in one singular point, my chest.

"My lady, may I use one skill?" I ask the queen who was about to be shielded by Bridget but instead just created a shield out of a dark material that seemed to suck in even light.

I was currently blocking the beam of lava with my hands, who were taking a beating as they weren't weak enough for my hands to melt, but they weren't strong enough for me to not get severe burns.

"I give you permission," The queen says, making a sadistic smile creep onto my face that sent a chill down Groars back.

"[Lavas Will]," I mutter.

One second a beam of lava was trying to pierce its way through my hand, and in the next second, that beam of lava began to float in the air.

Everyone in the room looked in awe while Lan and the queen carefully watched me as I lifted both of my hands like a puppeteer and suddenly stopping them halfway, locking the lava in place.

"You dare use lava against me… lowly thing," I say out loud, causing everybody in the room to shiver while some were even unaware of it, such as the queen and Lan.

Snap

I snapped my fingers once while forming the chunks of lava into spears which took almost all of my energy, but I tried not to show it.

Snap

I snapped once again, and the spears of lava suddenly gained 3 more points before being sent flying towards Groar, who seemed excited to take on my attack.

Suddenly, a massive wooden club in the shape of a lion's head appeared in Groar's hand, and with just the air recoil of his swing, he sent the lava flying from my control to the point I almost took a knee.

It seems [Lavas Will] is still a bitch as always…

"May I use one more skill, don't worry, it won't take long for this to end," I say as soon as I sense a few slightly powerful figures enter the theatre.

"Go ahead," The queen gives confirmation.

[Virus]

[This is your first time using Virus]

[Please select which type of Virus this skill will take]

[1. Highly Contagious Virus (Low Danger Factor)

[2. Highly Dangerous Virus (Low Contagious Factor)

What the hell… whatever, I don't have much time… uhhhhhh… Highly Dangerous Virus…

[Highly Dangerous Virus (Low Contagious Factor) selected]

Suddenly, green and black particles appeared in my hand, and without hesitation, I whipped them in the king's direction.

I thought he would've blocked it with his club, but for some reason, it just landed on his body and began to crawl into his nose, ears, mouth, and eyes.

And even when this happened, Groar didn't flinch and just took a deeper stance before kicking off the ground and swinging his club towards me.

He was fast, but I was much faster, so I was easily able to dodge the club by ducking down, and I went to throw a back kick with my right foot, but I was interrupted by somebody yelling in the distance.

Finally stepping up…

"MY KING! PLEASE STOP! WE DON'T WANT TO START A WAR RIGHT NOW!" I hear a high-pitched man's voice shout at the top of his lungs.

Everybody snapped their heads towards the back of the theatre and saw what looked like a scholar holding a few books and adjusting his glasses.

"Nico, what do you want?" Groar asks as he tried to hold himself back, slightly surprising me.

"Did you not hear what I just said!? Anyway, we have a meeting with the Glanteer Kingdom tonight, so we must make our way back hastily; otherwise, we'll miss it!" The man shouted once again.

"After this fight-"

"NO! WE HAVE TO LEAVE NOW! I'VE ALREADY RESCHEDULED IT A THOUSAND TIMES, AND I DON'T WANT TO DO IT AGAIN!" The scholar interrupted Groar.

"Sorry about this guy, he's my manager… and it seems I need to leave now," Groar says, and without even waiting for a response, he dashes off while picking up his so-called manager.

"What the hell just happened?" I say out loud as I clap my hands together, making sure they healed fully.

"*sigh*... It seems everything has been fixed so let's return to the bidding!" Lan shouts before levitating to the stage.

"So, does that mean I won the stone?" The queen asks Lan, who shifted his eyes to her.

A smile slightly crept onto his face, making me assume he was going to pull something slimy once again.

"Nope, Groar the King of Fire has already bet 2 Dulan Coins, and if you don't bet 3, then we'll just ship it to his kingdom," Lan says with a wide grin.

The queen clicks her tongue before speaking up once again.

"You know that won't work. Groar can't keep his mouth shut, so every kingdom will be notified of its existence and ambush the caravan delivering it," The queen responds.

"Well… then I guess I'll have to ship it myself," Lan shrugs with his grin getting even wider.

The queen's cold expression turns into a scowl before raising her hand and saying,

"3 Dulan Coins,"

She then makes her way back up to her raised resting area while Bridget and I follow behind her.

"GOOD! GOOD! 3 Dulan Coins going once! Going twice! And… SOLD TO THE QUEEN OF THE UXTAN KINGDOM!" Lan shouts in excitement.

The Nether Stone was immediately sent up to her raised staying area before Lan began to close off this event.

"Thank you all for coming to the 999th Grand Slave Auction! The next one will be held in 6 months or until we get another top-quality slave, so please ready yourselves for the 1000th Grand Slave Auction! And please come back again, customers," Lan says before bowing and walking off the stage.

Everybody began to exit the theatre, including the queen, who packed up the Nether Stone into a metal chest and ordered her butlers to carry it back.

As the queen finished packing up and getting ready to leave, she met my eyes with her eyes and walked over to me.

"Did you think I wouldn't notice?" The queen says with a slight smile.