Nameless King

'Fuck... What am I supposed to do? I've only fought one Ether user once before and it was a real nightmare, but he has two powers, too, Wain is on a completely different level.' Virion muttered with a complicated look as he bit his lip until it bled.

Wain glanced at the monster behind the barrier and muttered quietly so no one could hear him, 'If I can get the shard, my strength will definitely increase significantly... However...' Wain stared at Virion, "He won't let me do that. I have to buy time somehow."

Initially, Wain was headed to the top of the tree, preparing to fight the dangerous monster Gladius had warned him about, however, because of Virion the situation changed completely. The monster was nothing by comparison, so Wain was certain that if he got the chance he could quickly retrieve the shard and restore his sword.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

Suddenly space trembled as massive pillars of flame appeared next to Virion. At the same moment, the symbol on his crown flashed as two wings appeared behind him. One was of dense white flame while the other contained the power of thousands of lightning bolts.

"Ether can destroy almost anything, so in theory, you can get rid of any attack..." Virion uttered with an ice-cold look as he stepped forward, "In that case, try to block it!"

Whoooooooooosh.

Virion turned into a flash of flame, with tremendous speed heading toward his opponent. Wain could have retreated, but instead, he decided to attack back.

'Even if we both get seriously wounded, it will still be more profitable for me. Activating Beyond will give me a tremendous amount of energy, so because of the powerful energy surge my wounds will recover to a greater degree.' Wain internally uttered in a calm voice as a crazed smile appeared on his face and a flame lit up in his eyes, 'This means I can finally not worry about my safety!'

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

Wain unleashed all the energy he had as streams of yellow and blue flames engulfed everything around him.

'What the hell...? So he's been holding back this whole time...? Virion inwardly muttered with his eyes wide open as waves of shivers ran through his body for the first time during the fight, 'Stop... It's all irrelevant. We both only have one trump card left, so there's no point in me worrying about my safety either. Hah, by his actions he helped me too.'

Crackle.

Virion gripped the halberd hilt harder and with all his might once more bounced off the ground, greatly increasing his speed.

"Hahaha, go! Show me what you can do!" Wain exclaimed with an excited look as all the flames of Chaos headed toward Gladius, leaving only Ether beside Wain. While Chaos infused the dark sword with incredible power, Ether enveloped his body tightly like an impenetrable veil.

Virion immediately responded as the runes on his mantle glowed brightly and a protective layer of white fire appeared on him while hundreds of lightning bolts filled his halberd with devastating energy.

"Ohohoh, it looks so intense. I could be wrong, but I have a feeling that if there were monsters on the Demigod Stage between them, they'd just tear him apart." Alucard said with a devious smirk on his face.

"Demigod...? Hah, even someone on God Stage would be seriously hurt. Well, hopefully, this tree can withstand its battle. The other arena won't be as suitable." Gael grinned as his eyes sparkled.

At the same time, almost imperceptibly, hundreds of ashy threads emerged from the ground. They moved quickly along the trunk of the shining tree, reaching all the way to the top. The threads fortified the tree, so now only the attacks of the Demigod level could do it any harm at all.

Crackle.

A moment later, the dark sword collided with the white spear as the flames of chaos reacted with violent lightning.

Wain used all his strength to crush Virion as his mad stare literally devoured Virion. Wain clenched his teeth with such force that some of them cracked and the flesh on his arms ripped open, revealing many small wounds.

Unlike Ether, Chaos didn't have such powerful defenses, so his arms, which Ether had the least on, were significantly damaged by the powerful lightning.

'Bastard...! Why are his lightning bolts so powerful?! My Chaos can hardly handle it!' Wain internally exclaimed as he took a step forward despite the terrible pain.

The collision of their energies sent massive shockwaves that quickly spread beyond the tree. They were so powerful that the clouds several kilometers around the tree mixed and then separated into hundreds of rings, increasing in size depending on how far they were from the tree.

Now the shining tree looked as if the gods were actually fighting for the right to rise to the top of Olympus as if it were now the center of the universe.

"Ahahaha, unbelievable! I haven't seen something like this in a long time!" Alucard exclaimed with a wide smile on his face while his eyes shone brightly.

For the creatures on the Transcendence Stage like Alucard or Gael, this fight caused only an exciting expression on their faces, while those who were weaker like Krakos or Alia were slightly shaking, not realizing how strong this attack really was.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

The particles of yellow flame touched the dense layer of white fire protecting Virion's body as Chaos gradually began to penetrate his body, destroying it from within.

At the same time, blood trickled from the corners of Virion's mouth and his pupils narrowed. He realized that he could wait no longer, and as he willed it, all the lightning bolts struck at the tip of his halberd, forming a sphere of indescribably dense energy.

Wain did the same, or the blast of lightning would have completely destroyed him, leaving no chance of survival. The yellow flame turned into a sphere of pure chaos energy at the tip of the dark sword and in a few moments, the two spheres exploded, releasing all the power outward.

The bright flash blinded everyone for a moment as Alucard and Gael quickly created protective barriers, knowing what was about to happen.