Child of Destiny

Chapter 1972: Using the Trump Cards (Part 6)

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A few moments before Shin took down his opponent, Leonard was going for the final push against his opponent.

Boom!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Swinging his battleaxe with all his might, Leonard was producing sonic booms with each strike he threw. Sanguine lights also flashed all around him, dominating the space and trapping his opponent inside it.

Under such an intense barrage of attack, Edmund had no choice but to engage in intense close combat against Leonard, which started to get him.

He might have powerful defense and insane regenerative abilities, but it was slowly becoming useless in front of the absolute strength that Leonard was showcasing.

Leonard’s bloodline, which was from a royal line of the Asad Tribe, was fully awakened at this moment. Alongside it, the inheritance of the Thunder Lord that he had gotten previously was also currently in full effect.

Not only this, but the two were also resonating with one another.

Both came from the lineage of the said God of War of the prehistoric era or even longer than that.

This then led to the creation of an unimaginable product that even in the history of all the warrior tribes had not seen.

Both powers were brewing within Leonard’s body, which was slowly creating a whole different bloodline that was unique to Leonard and far surpassed his predecessors.

Roar!

With a pair of eyes filled with ferociousness and sanguine pupils, Leonard increased the pace of his attacks and started swinging his battleaxe with all his might. He had even let go of any form of defensive move and solely focused on offense.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In every exchange, Edmund was starting to sense an immense pressure coming from his opponent. He could not imagine that he would be facing such a serious threat coming from the younger generation.

It was unimaginable that someone like him, who had undergone a series of hellish experiments to modify his body and an insane amount of training, would be facing such a situation.

The opposing side might be using some external help to squeeze all his strength and awaken all the potential within his body. But all of these were also from what Leonard was supposed to have.

He was just squeezing everything out and borrowing what he could do in the future.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Boom!

After exchanging a few more times, Edmund knew that the armor he was wearing was starting to collapse bit by bit. Cracks were already appearing on it, signifying that he was unable to fully defend against them now.

Each attack was getting heavier the more exchanges passed. Aside from the external damage, his body was also suffering from the strong impacts of those clashes, which threw his innards into a mess.

Right now, he was receiving both external and internal injuries from these clashes, making his expression much grimmer.

“What the heck is Voss doing?” he cursed before creating some space for himself to look at what was happening to the others.

“What!?” and when he did, he saw Shin seemed to be overwhelming his opponent, who was clearly losing his mind from the influence of the evil core.

Seeing this, Edmund realized that the situation was quite terrible. It seemed like they had underestimated these kids a bit too much.

Having that in mind, Edmund knew that he had to do something before an accident could happen.

Unfortunately, he had to also consider another factor. It was Arthur, who was still in the middle of accumulating more powers and channeling them toward his spear, which now seemed to be on the verge of exploding due to how overwhelming the energy it contained.

“Tsk!” clicking his tongue, he knew that the situation had already gone way beyond his control.

The situation could no longer be saved even if he tried to pull a miracle.

“I guess it is time to retreat,” he mumbled to himself, understanding that he could no longer salvage this situation.

He might hate to admit it, but he knew that these three were way too talented. They had also committed a grave mistake since the very beginning, underestimating and giving them way too much time to pull out their cards.

Despite having these thoughts, he still held his ground and fought Leonard with equal ferocity.

Bang!

A moment later, when Edmund was finding a window to disengage in battle, Leonard had finally reached the peak of the strength that he could pull out.

Roar!

Manifesting a huge apparition of a crimson lion covered with sanguine flame and scarlet lightning dancing around its body, Leonard took a heavy step forward, which destroyed the ground and sent rock fragments flying everywhere.

His body seemed to have grown larger as well, along with his muscles bulging quite tightly. He then held the battleaxe with both of his hands, which had its dual heads to grow larger as well, and almost surpassed his height.

Boom!

At the same time, a heavy pressure suddenly fell on, who were looking for a way to either end this battle as soon as possible or at least deal a series of injuries to Leonard before escaping.

“Argh!”

The sudden appearance of the pressure was so heavy that Edmund felt like he was standing in front of the Chief Researcher of the Hextech Laboratory.

This pressure was so powerful that it even affected the influence of his evil core, which he was trying to ignite and go berserk.

“What is this pressure?” he mumbled while staring at Leonard with a heavy expression on his face.

He was also wondering if he was still facing someone from the younger generation.

“Damn it!” gritting his teeth, he could muster all the powers that he could muster and summoned a stronger evil energy coming from his core.

He ignited his evil core, trying to fight Leonard head-on.

He did not have a choice since he knew that he would most likely get killed if he did not take the incoming attack seriously.

He could also tell that this would be the final attack coming from Leonard, who was clearly on his last bit of strength as well.

Boom!

The surrounding ground exploded and sent more rock fragments into the air. They swiftly gathered toward his body as he raised his arm.

Boom!

Not long after, his arm turned into a humongous boulder. It had the shape of a humanoid arm with a tightly clenched fist at the end.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

At the same time, the entire boulder was corrupted by an immense amount of evil energy, releasing crazy and eerie cries that reverberated throughout the battlefield.

“Haaa!” releasing a terrifying war cry, Edmund swung his fist down along with this massive boulder.

Swoosh!

At the same time, Leonard swung his massive battleaxe, clashing against the incoming evil boulder.

BOOM!

The collision produced a massive explosion that made the ground sink and sent a storm of debris everywhere.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

These rock fragments even collided with the bodies of the two.

Injuries continued to appear on Leonard’s body, which was continuously being hit by the sharp rocks and strongly pounded by the strong impact from the clash.

Roar!

However, he remained standing and continued to press forward, striking down with his massive battleaxe.

Crack! Crack!

On the other hand, the black earthen armor that was covering Edmund’s body was repeatedly cracked, signifying he was equally on the same situation.

Cough!

The external part of his body might not be showing it, but his injuries were slowly getting worse under the strong force pressing on him.

Boom!

It did not take long before another explosion erupted and sent the two parties flying away from each other.

Thud!

Leonard, exhausted, was sent crashing into the nearby pile of debris and was almost being buried alive.

If not for the massive impact that sent most of that debris flying away, then he would have most likely been under them already.

The effects of the Berserk Pill had also been lost, putting his body in a more terrible condition.

Fortunately, he had successfully survived the ordeal, signifying that the awakening ritual had been successful as well.

But, on the other hand, he was no longer in a position to continue fighting.

Cough! Cough!

Kneeling on the ground, he had leaned on his battleaxe, preventing himself from falling.

In the meantime, Edmund was somewhat in a better position. His armor was thoroughly destroyed, while his body had suffered a series of injuries. Even though his powerful regeneration was trying to recover from them, the rate of their healing was far worse than it was supposed to be.

Regardless, he still survived the exchange, giving himself more leeway for his next move.

Boom!

Unfortunately, it was also the time when he saw Shin defeating Voss, who was now being burned alive.

“No!” he shouted after seeing this scene.

He knew how important Voss was to the organization, particularly his Devouring Talent. They could not afford to lose him now, especially when they sacrificed quite a lot of Unforgiven Ones during this operation.

He was still in the middle of such thoughts when Arthur finally made his move.

Bang!

Kicking the ground, Arthur propelled himself forward while thrusting his spear upfront.

Roar!

Along with the massive apparition of a golden dragon surrounding his body, Arthur dove forward and released all the accumulated powers that he had gathered earlier.

“Shit!” Seeing this, Edmund could not he but curse out loud and fully ignite his evil core.

He no longer cared about any else and just wanted to save himself from this predicament.

Roar!

With an equally powerful roar, a demonic apparition appeared behind him and stared at the incoming golden dragon.

Not long after, the two sides clashed, producing an equally powerful explosion.

BOOM!

If it were earlier, then Edmund might have had the chance to withstand this attack. Unfortunately, given all his current state and serious injuries, there was no way for him to fight against the accumulated powers that Arthur had prepared for this one final strike.

“Damn it!” cursing under his breath, Edmund could only stare at the incoming dragon and watch it swallow him whole.

Roar!

A few moments later, the golden dragon slowly dissipated, revealing Arthur, who was still maintaining the final posture of his previous attack.

Extending the spear forward, he stabbed at the evil core, shattering it into millions of pieces before a multicolored flame and golden lightning purified it.

“Huu~!”

Exhaling deeply, Arthur finally retracted his spear and stance, trying to act as cool as possible. He had even raised his head and faced the sky, making the scene as dramatic as possible.

Seeing his actions, Shin and Leonard rolled their eyes and shook their heads in bitterness.

“This guy is hopeless,” they mumbled at the same time while also sighing in full helplessness.

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