Nameless King

"Damn... I spent so much energy on this, but now it's completely useless..." Virion muttered looking at the halberd. This weapon could have easily hurt the Dragon, but now it was a flimsy rod, covered in cracks with a ruined tip, practically garbage.

Crackle.

Virion channeled energy into the halberd as it shattered into small shards and returned to him just as the rest of his form.

'Agh... It will take me quite a while before I can use my the Form again, but it was definitely worth it.' Virion said inwardly, turned around and his gaze went to Wain.

Wain was lying on the ground while dark blood spread around him, covering the cold stone floor. He was breathing slowly as his eyes were slightly ajar, but he hardly had enough strength to just get to his feet.

'Kill him right now? Damn, it's such a strong temptation, but then I'd be the world's greatest idiot to fall into such a trap.' Virion shook his head as his ring flashed.

A small vial appeared in his hand, containing an unusual white liquid. It was only enough for one sip, but anyone who had ever seen the vial understood how valuable the thing was in Virion's hands.

"Well... Looks like in order to win this guy isn't going to save anything. I'm sure he had to go through seven circles of hell to get that vial." Gael said in a calm voice as a slight smile appeared on his face.

Click.

Virion opened the vial, opened his mouth slightly, and a few white drops fell onto his tongue. He leisurely took a sip as if trying to enjoy the unique taste and suddenly his pupils narrowed.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

Waves of energy came away from him as his regeneration accelerated several hundred times. His terrible burns, cuts, seriously damaged internal organs, and an incalculable number of minor scratches, all healed quickly. In just a few seconds Virion was perfectly fine as only his face was left with slight exhaustion due to too much-wasted energy.

"Fine... Just what I needed. Good thing I prepared properly, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to use it..." Virion muttered with a multi-faceted look before clenching his palm into a fist.

Crackle. Crackle. Crackle.

White sparks appeared around it, quickly transforming into a massive lightning spear making a sound like thunder rumbling.

Virion with a slow step headed toward Wain, while the sound from the lightning spear grew louder, scaring the monsters around the tree and sending shivers down the spine of those who were watching their fight.

"Hey, stop resting. We both know this isn't over, so it's time to move on to the next round." Virion said in a calm voice with ice-cold eyes before stepping forward. His gaze went to the sky as he threw his spear straight up.

The lightning reached so high with great speed that it was practically invisible as only a bright spark remained of the powerful lightning.

'Wain... Are you going to act...?' Gladius asked in a worried manner as the seal on Wain's arm trembled, 'That blast hurt me badly, but if anything... I can protect you.'

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

The blue sky rippled as it suddenly went completely black, like a moonless night.

At the same moment, just above the shining tree appeared a white flash as a massive lightning bolt with tremendous speed headed towards Wain. It was several times larger than the one Virion threw and possessed an incredible amount of energy as space struggled to withstand its pressure.

'Don't worry... I just thought I'd get some rest. This fight has been harder than I thought it would be. So much pain, problems, and victories I have never experienced before, this might be the best fight of my life, so I must show all I am capable of.' Wain inwardly muttered before rolling over onto his back.

His face turned white from the very bright light as if he was right in front of a massive star. Although the lightning was still far away, its energy was powerful enough to make the small stones next to Wain tremble and give him goosebumps.

Even a low-ranked Dragon would be frightened in front of such an attack, but Wain looked at it with a calm look as if it made no difference, only a slight smile appeared on his face.

'Well... It's time to use my last trump card, hopefully, it will lead me to victory, otherwise, I'll actually die. Hahaha, I should probably be scared, but right now I feel fucking awesome.' Wain said to himself as he closed his eyes.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

Suddenly the whole shining tree trembled as massive streams of darkness moved away from Wain. They were bigger than ever before, literally filling everything with themselves.

"What the hell...? He wasn't that strong when I met him, that's for sure... How is that possible? He was ready to fight me days ago and then I would have killed him in one sweep of my hand!" Krakos exclaimed in disbelief with his eyes wide open as a shiver ran through his body.

"A lot has definitely happened since then, but none of that matters." Alucard said with an excited expression, "Krakos, the best fighters get stronger the fastest, not during training, but in deadly combat! Don't forget, even I was once mortal!"

Wain reached up as all the darkness engulfed him. Then, a simple crown appeared on his head with only one eye, but now it had a black pupil and was as deep as the beginning of the abyss. His almost destroyed dark coat was quickly restored by the energy of darkness as two jaw patterns with eerie auras appeared on the sleeves.

'Agh... That's much better... Now let's see what your lightning can do against my true power.' Wain muttered inwardly as darkness appeared deep in his green eyes.

At the same moment, the streams of darkness turned into a huge jaw with a phantom body as if an ancient monster had pounced on lightning.