Epic of Ice Dragon: Reborn As An Ice Dragon With A System

Chapter 2226: The Power Of The Mutated Espers

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"Awaken, Celestial Avenger!"

She manifested her Archetype.

"This is what’s called an Archetype, it’s only awakened under very strict conditions... which also revolve around getting along Drake for some reason... but whatever the case, it’s my power. And you’ve forced my hand to use it on you, bastard."

"H-Hah...! As if changing appearance would somehow make you much stronger! You think this is some sort of Saturday morning cartoon show?!"

"I don’t even know what the hell you’re talking about, but I’m going to beat your ass!"

RUMBLE!

Amethyst moved at lightning speed, releasing a shockwave behind her.

The Mutant Esper cried out as he felt the immense pressure. His Psychic Power amassed into the strongest form he could muster.

"{Void Hole}!"

FLUOSH!

A massive black hole manifested out of nowhere. Amethyst swiftly rushed down, avoiding the intense attack and reaching the Mutant Esper from below.

The powerful gravity of the attack was strong, but Amethyst’s Archetype Aura protected her. She swung her sword upward, impaling the monster.

CRAAASH!

"Guaaagh?!"

His countless eyes widened in disbelief as Amethyst roared, slicing through his body and cleaving him into two perfect halves.

SLASH!

"Aaaaack!"

The Mutant Esper struggled, his two halves wrapping around Amethyst’s sword. His psychic energy gathered another Void Hole, right in her face.

"I’LL BLOW YOUR BRAINS OFF BEFORE YOU KILL MEEEEEE!"

However.

"{Vengeful Dawnstrike}!!!"

Amethyst roared, gritting her teeth as she was covered in blood and cracks spread through her armor. Her sword overflowed with immense light and golden flames as she unleashed her Archetype Skill, burning and slicing the Mutant Esper apart!

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!

"Gaaaaaaggghhh!"

BOOOMMM!!!

Before he could blow up into pieces, his existence ended at that moment. Amethyst was left slightly exhausted. She didn’t expect that thing to be so strong it nearly killed her.

"Haaah... Haaa... Ah right, that damn bastard, he’s about to break through the barrier!"

As Amethyst rushed toward the Mutant Espers’ leader, Triton’s clash against his foe had just begun. The largest and burliest of the Mutant Espers targeted him, a giant with enormously muscular arms and giant hands. His attacks released deadly shockwaves of crimson psychic energy that destroyed Triton’s Soul Beasts with ease.

"Eheeheh...! Weak! Your things are too weak! Lizard, I’ll eat you up, gehehehe!"

It laughed creepily with a deep, foolish voice, making Triton angrier the more it mocked the young dragon. The boy kept summoning his Soul Beasts, fusing them into larger forms, but the Mutant Esper blew them away with powerful punches, making them disappear with ease.

"Damn it!"

Triton followed with raw magic, combining his Divine Soul Aura with his Divine Oceanic Magic and unleashing several waves of highly pressurized water spiraling into sharp, spear-like vortexes, attacking the Mutant Esper from every angle as fast as he could.

However, despite his efforts, the Mutant Esper laughed, punching the vortexes and making them explode into rain before rushing toward Triton and attacking his large draconic body with a blitz of powerful punches!

CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!

"Uuuaaagh?!"

Triton screamed in agony as his body was smashed with dozens of consecutive punches. His bones broke, and his muscles were nearly torn to shreds. He fell from the sky, his eyes dizzy.

In just a few seconds, that damned thing almost killed him?!

"Hehehe...! Big lizard... so soft! I can’t wait! I’ll eat you while you’re warm!!!"

The Mutant Esper rushed down, using his psychic power to reach Triton as he fell and opening his jaws, biting through his skin.

"Aaaaaggh! Y-YOU BASTARD!!!"

Triton screamed, opening his jaws and firing a dragon breath beam, sending the Mutant Esper flying into the skies. However, the beast quickly descended once more, his mouth watering as he wanted to take a proper bite now.

"It won’t be so easy!"

Triton harnessed his divine power into a single point, forming a giant spiraling trident and quickly materializing it using the same principles his powers used to materialize Soul Beasts.

This was his own original technique he had recently learned.

"{Soul Weapon Creation: Aquarius’ Divine Trident}!"

RUMBLE!

The trident flew into the skies, reaching the Mutant Esper within a second and piercing his arms, which he used to shield himself from the attack.

CRAAASH!

"Ungh?!"

The Mutant Esper groaned as he saw the trident pierced his immensely muscular arms and then begin to rapidly spin before it glowed and exploded!

BOOOMMM!!!

The Mutant Esper groaned in agony as he saw his left arm torn to shreds, pieces of muscle and blood falling off... his single eye widened in disbelief, even more so when he noticed frost spreading through his body.

Indeed, Triton could control not only water but also ice, and Drake had made sure to teach the boy a lot about how to control ice and use it in combination with his skills to trick opponents.

"YOU DAMN LIZARD! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!"

The Mutant Esper stopped laughing like a dumbass, roaring furiously and charging toward Triton. His Aura erupted, its crimson ethereal form rapidly shaping into gigantic fists. Triton did his best to resist, unleashing his Soul Aura and combining it with Primordial Ice Magic and Divine Oceanic Magic.

Giant hands made of flowing, water-like soul essence of azure and golden color emerged, catching the potent psychic attacks however the young ocean dragon could. But this only worsened as Triton realized his Aura was beginning to break down. The crimson psychic power was simply too strong and had a strange ability to weaken his own power.

"DIEEEEE!"

The Mutant Esper reached Triton’s body, punching him dozens of times. Triton screamed in agony, his entire body terribly wounded...

Crack, crack...!

And gaining countless cracks, as if he were made of glass rather than flesh and blood, even though seconds ago, it truly felt like that, to the point Triton could swear his own bones were broken.

CRACK!

And yet, as the barrage of punches continued, Triton felt it.

Another trigger of this effect was receiving enough physical damage.

And now... it was finally happening without him having to forcefully power up to prompt it.

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