32. A Cornered Beast’s Fight
Donald frowned—Reina was definitely not someone to be trifled with.
“I heard from my subordinates that the Dragon King recently found a new [Demon Moon], seems to be called [Azure Scale New Moon]. Don’t tell me you’re her.”
The Dragon Knights behind Reina exchanged glances, their hands trembling involuntarily.
A high-ranking demon, an elder of the orcs, the [Enraged Bronze Statue].
High-rank was a hurdle most demons could never overcome in their lifetime. Because of this, the difference in status, identity, and strength was particularly significant. Even Hoxas, after countless years, couldn’t break through to high-rank and become one of the strongest [Demon Moons].
The Hoxas that Reina had easily defeated was worlds apart from Donald in terms of strength.
Moreover, as a vassal, Donald might also possess many cursed items of the Beast King, which was the most troublesome part.
Although the Dragon Knights wanted to warn Reina, no one stepped forward to stop her. They knew Reina had her own plan.
“Do you think the Dragon King will help you?” Donald said in his rough voice.
“I know you’ve just taken office, but that’s no reason for the Dragon King to protect you.”
“I alone am enough to deal with you.”
“What?”
As he spoke, everyone present, including the ten Dragon Knights behind them, was shocked and took a few steps back.
Azure’s expression, in particular, showed disbelief that the enemy before them expected Reina to handle him alone.
And these words declared a widely known fact.
“Two powerful high-ranking demons are about to clash,” Azure whispered.
Reina felt a bit awkward. Not only was she not high-ranking, she was only fifth-tier mid-rank.
The battle was about to begin.
Donald swung his mace heavily, then abruptly exerted force with his elbow, and with a half-squat and a forward lean, swung the mace towards Reina!
The powerful gust of wind instantly blew away the wood chips and weeds on the ground. Large cracks appeared on the floor beneath Donald’s feet as he focused all his strength into this one strike.
The intuition that “the larger the body, the slower the speed” was shattered at this moment. In reality, Donald’s attack speed was like sonic speed. Even if Hoxas were hit in a vital spot by the mace, he would probably die.
Reina took a deep breath.
The difference in attributes between mid-rank and high-rank was far greater than the apparent difference in levels.
Although she had never encountered Donald before, the orc’s attacks were as expected, and the force of his attacks wasn’t as exaggerated as she had imagined.
Reina dodged sideways. The powerful gust of wind blew her long hair, creating a deafening sonic boom, scattering the debris, and even lifting the warehouse roof. The Dragon Knights in the distance were almost caught in the crossfire.
She suddenly recalled a giant creature from an anime called “Bandit King” that had a similar move.
It was different from what she had imagined, but still powerful enough.
“What?!”
Donald couldn’t believe that his mace had missed.
The mace flew past Donald’s shoulder due to inertia. He quickly took a step forward, steadied himself, and swung the mace at Reina again.
“Bang—”
Before the attack could land, the mace was interrupted by a force, and his entire thick arm went numb, losing all sensation. The mace fell from the air, rolling among the debris.
“What did you do?!”
Could it be that he had hit Azure Scale’s scales just now? But the sensation wasn’t right!
Because Azure Scale Reina hadn’t even moved a single step, she had just extended her hand and deflected the attack?
At this moment, Ann couldn’t sit still any longer.
She chanted according to the method she used to cast light magic in the past, but the resentment accumulated in her heart caused a three-meter-long magic spear to appear in her hand.
The next second, the spear was entwined with black miasma, turning completely black, as if dyed with ink.
She threw the spear at Donald’s feet. He couldn’t dodge, but his skin was as tough as steel. The black spear only pierced his skin shallowly, causing Donald to briefly lose his balance.
Donald quickly steadied himself and laughed:
“Hehe, Ann, with your strength, do you really think you can achieve anything?!”
“Is that so?”
Suddenly, six black chains emerged from the tip of the black spear, tightly binding Donald’s body.
Azure, realizing the opportunity, suddenly flicked her right wrist, and a meteor hammer also flew out from her sleeve, its chain wrapping around Donald’s ankle as he lost his balance!
Seeing her sister make a move, Fire Dragon raised the Fire Dragon Greatsword high above her head, flames swirling around it like a tornado, and began to charge her attack.
But how could the thick, tree-like Donald be so easily shaken?
The Dragon Knights swarmed forward, three of them attacking Donald’s legs and feet, while the others seized the opportunity to attack his sides. Just as Donald was overwhelmed…
“Fire Dragon Roaring Slash!”
“Boom—!”
Donald finally lost his balance and fell to the ground. At the same time, Fire Dragon’s full-powered attack landed, engulfing him in flames.
“Damn it, aren’t you afraid of provoking the Beast King?”
Donald swung his arms angrily, sending several troublesome Dragon Knights flying.
Reina was a little surprised that they had joined the fight.
Although she was touched, in reality, they were only hindering her.
However, if they could foster camaraderie in battle, that would also be a good thing.
Precisely controlling gravity with one hand, she cushioned the Dragon Knights’ fall. With the fastest speed she could muster, she rushed towards Donald, who was still engulfed in flames, and extended her other hand, enveloped in gravity, towards Donald’s chest!
“Hum—!”
The powerful gravity was like an invisible force. This seemingly calm attack directly shattered Donald’s heart.
“Ahhhh!!” Donald let out a tragic wail that shook the warehouse.
Reina quickly retreated. At this moment, Donald retrieved his mace and slammed it onto the spot where Reina had been standing, but he never expected that Reina would simply leap lightly and dodge again!
He exerted force with his legs, easily shattering the chains binding him from Azure and Ann. With a wave of his hand, he extinguished the flames on his body, as if their previous efforts had been in vain.
But now he was exhausted. His shattered heart no longer powered his body, and even standing was a problem.
He gasped for breath, spitting out a mouthful of hot blood, his gaze locking onto Reina among the Dragon Knights.
It was this person! Without her, this group couldn’t have harmed him at all!
“You… just you wait! One day, I’ll make you regret this!”
Suddenly, a basketball court-sized magic circle, shimmering with light, appeared beneath Donald.
“[Greater Teleportation Magic Circle]!”
Reina’s eyes widened.
Greater Teleportation Magic Circle?!
That was high-level teleportation magic that could transport an entire army. The magic power and treasure consumed by each teleportation were astronomical figures that an ordinary family could never afford.
The Beast King probably had no more than five of these scrolls.
And Donald had one of them.
“Farewell. I’ll report today’s events to the Beast King. You’re all finished. I’ll have the Dragon King personally kill you all, haha!”
Donald laughed.
He showed the joy of victory.
His shattered heart could be healed by a prepared warlock.
He could use this intelligence to further his promotion: [Azure Scale New Moon] was a powerful being with precognitive abilities. Her moves were strange and unpredictable, and even he couldn’t do anything about them. Even in a one-on-one fight, he would definitely be at a disadvantage and have to resort to using items.
“[Charm]”
Just as Donald thought he had won, Ann’s pupils suddenly turned pink, meeting his gaze.
It was a mental-based magic, powerful enough to completely crush low-level humans, but it only caused Donald to briefly lose focus.
“[Gravity]”
In that instant, Reina quickly rushed forward and used the same move on Donald’s chest.
“Boom—!”
Donald’s massive body was sent flying by the gravity, crashing into the wall behind him, his internal organs turned to mush.
At this point, Donald’s body was at its limit. He shouted, “Die, Azure Scale! [Greater Binding Curse]!” Donald reached to his waist and crushed a yellow, glass-like crystal.
What?
Reina was shocked: Greater Binding Curse, practically the strongest single-use item. Ignoring resistance, it could incapacitate an opponent for three months.
He actually had this too?
The Beast King had actually given Donald one of the only two [Greater Binding Curses] in the world. What was he planning to do to the dragon race?
Reina didn’t have much time to think. She knew how terrifying this cursed item was.
In the game’s main storyline, if one was lucky enough to obtain a [Greater Binding Curse], as long as their skills were good enough and the timing was right, defeating any enemy besides the Four Kings of the Realms was a piece of cake.
It just so happened that Reina had seen it once and was familiar with its attack method.
Reina leaped lightly, using gravity to jump onto the ceiling.
Then, she jumped back down to the ground with all her might.
The next instant, eight golden rune bands appeared in Donald’s hand, instantly striking the ceiling—the spot where Reina had just been—at an incredible speed, invisible to the naked eye.
If hit by those golden bands, she would be forcibly bound for three whole months.
If the Dragon King intervened, she might be able to reduce it to three days with [Chaos], but that would still be enough for Reina to lose this battle.
At this moment, Donald threw his mace, making one last desperate struggle.
The mace was about to crush Reina like a brick smashing an ant.
Reina dodged sideways, which wasn’t too difficult for her.
And the next second, something happened that even she couldn’t believe.
The dying Donald actually took this opportunity to pull out a second golden crystal—no, there were also two green crystals and a red crystal ball!
“[Greater Binding Curse]”
“[Death Curse]”
“[Poison Curse]”
“[Lava Curse]”
“Die, hahaha… cough…”
Two legendary items, two epic items??
If you don’t need the money, you could have given it to me instead of wasting it on a useless person!
Calysia, look at what treasures other masters give their vassals, and you just want me to sleep with you?
But she didn’t want to receive too many treasures or power. If she advanced to a high-ranking demon, what awaited her was undoubtedly corruption and submission.
By the time she fully evolved into a dragon, she might completely lose the will to resist.
No matter how many items there were, they were useless to Reina—she had seen these unexpected attack methods far too many times.
Her mind raced, twisting and turning, finding a path to victory.
This was the confidence of a top player in this game.
If Calysia saw this battle, she would definitely suspect that she was the protagonist.
Too bad~
Calysia wouldn’t see this side of her.
But what Reina didn’t expect was that none of the items took effect.
At the same time, a pleasant voice came from behind her.
“Why didn’t you include me in your calculations, Little Vassal~?”
“Huh?”
From the beginning of the battle until now, Reina felt a sense of tension and despair for the first time.
Calysia, when did she arrive?!
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