Reborn as a DRAGON

Chapter 458: Worse

After our previous obstacle, no one came to stop us. The city was in chaos, and most of the citizens appeared to be confused as to what was happening. It was good for us as we escaped further amidst the confusion.

Still, we remained on high alert, not allowing anyone to come close. Thankfully, no one spared us a second glance, and we all frantically tried to leave the city.

"Brother, we-"

Ynos's words were cut abruptly as a large shadow pounced on him from the sky. We raised our heads just in time to see a massive red dragon collide against him, downing them both to the ground.

Another building collapsed as they fell to the city, causing dust and rubble to hide their figures. I could only hear their roars, followed by a Dragon breath that cut through the dust cloud and made its way to the sky.

I was about to move when another silver dragoness appeared out of nowhere. She ignored us and dived right after the two. A mere second later, both she and the red dragon were tumbling to the ground, claws and teeth bared as they hacked and slashed against one another.

Immy's figure flashed as she appeared beside an injured Ynos. "Brother!" She called out to me.

My eyes were on the fight between the silver dragoness and the red dragon. Mana surged around the two as they continued their fight, hurling one spell after another at each other.

Breta pushed me from the back, "Not the time!"

I hesitantly nodded at her words and cast the silver dragoness one final look before I flew closer to Immy, who was helping Ynos.

"How are you feeling, muscle brain?" I joked, but my expression was solemn. The scales on his side were burnt off, and I could see a tear in his left wing.

"Urgh, I'll live. I didn't see him coming, sorry, brother."

I shook my head, "You did well."

Turning my gaze to the back, I beckoned Lost over.

"Keep an eye on him, okay?"

"I will! I-I can try to help him heal," she added.

"Good. I'll take the front. Essie, go with Immy."

Essie clearly did not want to do that, but seeing the serious expression on my face, she reluctantly hopped off and flew next to Immy. I took the lead and continued our escape. With Ynos out of commission, I extended my cosmic mana outwards as far as I could, with the pressure coming from the tower.

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That turned the area around me into a sort of soul space. It was strange, unlike what I had before, and unlike what anyone had, of that I was sure. It was not visible to the naked eye, but if one were to look at the mana, one would see the cluster of cosmic mana surrounding all of us, almost like an ocean.

With my heightened senses, I chose to ignore the pull of the tower and instead focused on the area around us. Even now, the teleportation gate is constantly emitting cosmic mana. It even tried to disturb my control over my own. Luckily, however, I was not the same dragon I once was.

Seeing us getting attacked caused the few citizens who were fleeing alongside us to move away from us with eyes full of suspicion. I didn't blame them. It was better that way.

Just as I was thinking of that, a deity flew into my soul space. The second he did, his face immediately changed as he tried to turn around and escape. I didn't give him a chance to do that.

My cosmic mana swarmed his body like a flood, and in just a second, what was left of a once imposing god was nothing but an arm. I didn't stop and caught the arm mid-air in my mouth and swallowed it.

Seeing what happened to their companion, a few other gods hesitated to approach and instead kept their distance. One unlucky goddess, however, miscalculated the reach of my soul space, causing her to scream in agony as I tore her limbs apart, leaving only her soulless head.

I didn't care if that was vicious. I needed to be even more brutal. I needed to leave a statement. Otherwise, they would never stop. Just as I was thinking, two red dragons flew from above and opened their mouths. I could see the dragon breath orbs materializing before them, but they were outside of my soul space.

"Aether!" Breta called out.

"Ignore them," I replied calmly.

Sidus glanced at them and then back at me before he nodded. Immy didn't spare them a glance. Little Essie had a frown on her face.

The second the two dragons released their breath attacks, it immediately disappeared. The two appeared puzzled as to what happened.

"Did he just teleport our attacks away?"

"Damn it, how do they want us to stop him?"

Their conversation was abruptly interrupted by two dragon breath attacks, this time aimed at both of them.

They couldn't react and could only stare in shock and disbelief as their attacks exploded against them. I didn't stop to see the damage that did and instead continued leading the group out of the city.

It was then that I caught sight of a familiar figure. I turned my head and watched a heavily injured Emily approach us. The fire wisps that usually floated around her were dim, and her expression was solemn.

"Well, I'm totally not jealous of your mana's ability," she said.

"Zephyrion?" I asked, changing the subject.

Hearing that, Lost raised her head with a complicated face. Emily shook her head, "I couldn't kill him, but he's also injured. We have to get out of here before the big guys turn their gaze to us."

I nodded, "Where to?"

"A little planet where an old friend of your grandma lies."

"Emily, what is going on?" I asked.

"I-I really don't know. Yrvai and Qhalta somehow managed to turn on the portal. They weren't supposed to be able to do that, but they did."

"What's behind the portal?"

"They think it's freedom, but as far as I know, it's hell."

"Hell?" Immy asked by my side.

"Yes, I don't know what's on the other side. All I know is that the King had us stationed here to keep an eye on the portal. It was never meant to be opened."

"Shades?" I asked.

Emily turned strangely silent for a few seconds before she shook her head, "I think... worse."