Leon dodged all these attacks without exception. No matter how swift their punches were, they didn't manage to harm Leon in the slightest.
The four of them fought from the upper district border all the way to two blocks away.
Leon fought while retreating.
"I say, revolutionary hero, how come we've been fighting for so long and you still haven't fought back?", The one-armed third brother, Blade Three, mocked as he attacked.
Leon crossed both arms in front of him, firmly blocking one of Blade Three's heavy punches, then replied, "And we've been fighting for just as long, yet I haven't seen you use your other hand. What's wrong, don't feel like using it?" [T/N: Ooof! That's dirty man.]
When it came to verbal attacks, the three of them combined couldn't match even one of Leon's barbs.
Let's not forget, back in the day, General Leon used to be the top dog in the Dragon-Slaying Corps, so his trash-talking was naturally unmatched;
And after years of mental sparring with that mother dragon in the Silver Dragon Temple, Leon had undergone a complete transformation.
Trying to outtalk Leon was even more impossible than trying to defeat him physically.
As expected, Blade Three instantly got heated, and his attacks grew erratic.
"You bastard! I'm going to rip off both of your arms!"
"Blade Three, wait! Don't charge in alone!"
But it was too late. The one-armed hothead took one powerful stride to Leon's flank, lifted his right leg, and swung it straight at Leon's waist.
And this was exactly the moment Leon had been waiting for.
The instant Blade Three became separated from the other two, Leon also widened the gap between himself and them.
This created a one-on-one "Leon vs Blade Three" situation, rather than the previous three-on-one.
Leon had deliberately left an opening at his waist to lure Blade Three in.
The moment Blade Three kicked out, Leon hooked his arm and slammed his elbow into Blade Three's calf.
Crack!
A sound of bone breaking, followed by Blade Three's cry of pain.
Leon pressed the attack, grabbed Blade Three's ankle, spun once in place, and flung him out violently.
BOOM!
Blade Three shot into a low building like a cannonball. The building suddenly collapsed, burying Blade Three in rubble and debris.
"Blade Three!"
Seeing the third brother injured, the second brother, Blade Two, became visibly agitated.
"Worry about yourself first."
Like a death god's whisper, the moment Blade Two was distracted, Leon flashed beside him.
The next moment, thunder roared, Leon preemptively detonated Chidori, using the explosion's shockwave to blast Blade Two away.
Just as he retracted the technique, Blade One's attack followed right behind.
But Leon was prepared. He stepped back slightly, dodging Blade One's lunge by a hair.
Taking advantage of the opening, Leon raised his leg and delivered a powerful knee strike into Blade One's abdomen.
Instantly, Blade One felt like his internal organs were twisted into a knot. His mobility vanished in a flash.
Leon raised his hand and seized Blade One's throat, lifted him high, and slammed him hard into the cement ground.
Blade One's back and lungs took the full brunt of the impact, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
The ground beneath him cracked visibly.
Leon stood slowly and kicked Blade One aside.
At this point, the Blade Trio had one buried, one blown away, and one nearly embedded in the pavement.
The three of them lay around Leon in the shape of a triangle.
But Leon didn't let his guard down, because he knew. This wasn't enough to kill these three guys.
Sure enough, before long, the Blade Trio recovered their stance. Although they were all injured to varying degrees, their fighting spirit and killing intent had been fully ignited by Leon.
"Time for senior's little class. When outnumbered, separate your enemies and turn a three-on-one into three one-on-ones," Leon spoke unhurriedly.
"Now, let's return to the original question," Leon straightened his back and looked at Blade One, calm and composed.
"You said your dragon-slaying record isn't inferior to mine, but actually, that's not true," As he spoke, he slowly raised his right hand, with dazzling blue lightning crackling in his palm.
"You could kill Dragon Kings, because your limit was Dragon Kings;"
"But I could kill Dragon Kings, because—"
"That's the limit of this world."
"If there's something stronger, then it must be alive because it hasn't met me yet."
Clap!
Leon brought his hands together with a thunderous crack. Explosive lightning boomed, and in an instant, the sky was covered with dark clouds.
Thunder and lightning churned violently within the clouds like wild beasts about to break free of their cages.
Ultra S-Rank Thunder Magic, Dragon Extinction!
———
Off the battlefield, seeing Leon pull out his ultimate move Dragon Extinction just three minutes into the fight, little Rebecca-chan said, "Captain, not necessary, really not necessary."
———
The environmental anomaly caused by Dragon Extinction distracted Rossweise and the others cleaning up dangerous species nearby.
Claudia looked up at the night sky, gradually being swallowed by clouds, as the last sliver of moonlight disappeared.
That overwhelming thunderous power growled and shrieked, like it couldn't wait to be unleashed.
"This level of thunder magic... is a bit exaggerated," Even Claudia, well-traveled and knowledgeable, had to marvel at the sheer pressure of Dragon Extinction.
She had read countless ancient texts and studied countless techniques revered by her predecessors, but none could compare to the overwhelming force of Dragon Extinction.
"This is a finishing move Leon rarely uses. Even I've only seen him use it twice," said Rossweise.
The first time was during the Spatial Rift Battle, when the Radiant Star Dragon King, Star, fought Leon and Rossweise, who fought as a pair.
At Star's last stand, intending to go down with them, Leon unleashed Dragon Extinction with the support of many Silver Dragons.
Back then, Leon couldn't cast it alone. He had to rely on the Silver Dragons' dragonflame to change the weather and summon thunderclouds to accumulate natural lightning.
But after returning from the future six months ago, Leon could now cast Dragon Extinction solo, even if it left him so drained he couldn't walk afterward, Rossweise had never forgotten the sight of him killing six dragons in ten seconds.
Thinking of this, Rossweise couldn't help but smile slightly, a proud "See? That's my husband!", feeling swelling in her heart.
But then again, the battle had barely started, and Leon already pulled out Dragon Extinction.
Was it because the Blade Trio was too strong, forcing him to finish the fight quickly?
Or was it just that Leon didn't have the patience to waste time anymore and wanted to end it all?
While pondering, a charred fusion beast suddenly collapsed at Rossweise and Claudia's feet.
This brought her thoughts back. She turned her head, it was Constantine.
"I don't mean to interrupt you two, but before admiring someone's majestic figure, shouldn't we deal with the nuisance in front of us?"
No one knew better than Old Con how powerful Leon was. So regardless of Dragon Extinction or Tiger Annihilation, he had no worries about Leon's battle.
"There are more and more fusion beasts, and they seem capable of a second-stage fusion," Constantine said.
Rossweise frowned, "Second-stage fusion? What do you mean?"
Before Constantine could reply, Rossweise noticed her shadow was covered by an even larger shadow.
She turned, and frowned deeper, her face showing a hint of something unusual.
Behind her and Claudia, several fusion beasts moved closer together, sprouting thick black tendrils that intertwined them.
Soon, their skins merged like melting tar, blending together.
Finally, a colossal monster formed by multiple fusion beasts appeared before the three Dragon Kings.
Its massive body was irregular, with at least three heads.
"As expected by Leon, the Empire had even lower cards hidden."
Previously, they only knew the Empire was researching fusion beasts. But no one had expected second-stage fusions on top of that.
And judging from the magical waves it emitted, this monster's strength was comparable to a Dragon King.
Constantine stepped forward to stand beside Rossweise and Claudia.
The three Dragon Kings stood shoulder to shoulder, facing the grotesque creature.
"Let's roast this ugly bastard," said Constantine.
Faced with a powerful enemy, the Dragon Kings naturally coordinated.
ROAR!
The second-stage fusion beast let out a thunderous roar, then charged at them, swinging black claws.
But the trio didn't dodge. They simultaneously gathered magical power. A torrent of flames erupted and surged toward the monster.
The three streams of fire converged into a massive fireball, incinerating everything in its path.
Combined Technique, Triple Dragonfire Annihilation!
The fireball struck the monster, triggering a massive explosion that razed nearby buildings and lit up the night like day.
The heatwave whipped Rossweise's hair and skirt, scorching her elegant face. Sparks floated past her silver eyes.
Soon, the flames dispersed, revealing the blackened giant beast lying on the ground, barely breathing.
"Heh, made quite a mess. Didn't think it'd fold this fast."
Constantine sneered, showing his disdain for the stitched-together monster, even if his own body was also stitched together.
"But... something's strange."
Rossweise didn't let her guard down, "Our battle here was still balanced. Claudia and I were just probing their abilities. They had no reason to suddenly throw out a second-stage fusion beast..."
Claudia pondered too, then quickly realized, "These monsters weren't fused for us. They were—"
As she spoke, the three looked several blocks away, at Leon.
"They were going after Leon!", At those words, hundreds of fusion beasts surged like a flood toward Leon's battlefield.
"So we weren't the only ones who sensed the power of Dragon Extinction. Even those brainless-looking fusion beasts noticed it," said Constantine.
"But if that's the case, shouldn't they avoid the danger? Why charge in?", asked Claudia.
Rossweise's dragon pupils shifted slightly, she'd figured it out.
"They're... trying to shield the Blade Trio!"
She had seen Dragon Extinction's power firsthand. It could force back a suicidal attack from the Radiant Star Dragon King, how could the Blade Trio possibly survive it?
So to protect those three precious weapons, the sorcerers controlling the fusion beasts ordered their 'cheap labor' to take the hit.
Thinking this, Rossweise and Claudia unfurled their dragon wings and flew toward Leon's battlefield.
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