Chapter 16: The Birth of a 'Dragon God'!
"Hey, are you kidding me? These monsters... could they really be that legendary beast?"
Staring at the creatures before her—monsters with the upper bodies of Fallen Angels and the lower halves of dragons—Kuroka swallowed hard, her face painted with pure shock.
As a terrorist who followed Vali, causing chaos across the globe, Kuroka's horizons were far from narrow. She was well-aware of the hypothetical enemies Vali had once imagined—monsters that were supposed to be sealed in the deepest depths of the Underworld.
The Dragon Eater, Samael. A monster hated and even cursed by the God of the Bible in the distant past; the ultimate exterminator of dragons.
"Yes, or you could say no," Akira replied with a thin, mysterious smile as he explained the situation to Kuroka.
These "Samaels" were indeed Samael, yet they weren't the original. Their wills had been stripped away, making them even lower in status than the Lahmu. They were now nothing more than pure biological weapons.
After all, the original Samael possessed a will that had been shattered by curses and consumed by a singular desire for destruction. Because of that, Akira had directly converted them into armaments. Even if this process destroyed any potential for growth, Akira didn't mind in the slightest; he only required a weapon.
"Samael... my natural enemy. And yet, I am invincible."
Despite being surrounded by twelve of these Samaels, Ophis's expression remained unchanged. Even though she had once lost to Great Red, in this world, she remained an existence beyond defeat. Even if these creatures possessed attributes designed to suppress her, they would not be enough to bring her down.
"In this world, who truly dares to claim invincibility? Ophis, as an existence equivalent to a 'Pure-blooded Dragon' of this realm, my world has need of you."
Akira gazed at Ophis with a look of intense enthusiasm. Ever since he had completed the creation of his world, a special power had been born within his body. At the moment, this power was still very weak, even faint, but Akira could sense its limitless potential.
World Power. As the creator, sovereign, and controller of a world, it was only natural that Akira could wield the power of the "World" itself. One must understand that a world is a domain that encompasses everything; within it, all things are merely parts of the whole.
For Akira, who could tap into World Power, anyone wishing to defeat him would need the strength to destroy an entire world—and he had yet to encounter a fighter of that caliber. Furthermore, as his "World" continued to grow, the World Power would naturally become exponentially stronger.
The "World" right now was like a newborn infant; the road ahead was long, and everything was just beginning. If he could absorb Ophis, one of the two Great Dragon Gods of this world, the World Essence within her body would surely be immense. Not only that, as the incarnation of "Infinity," Ophis joining his cause would be an incredible boon for Akira.
"ROAARR—!"
At that moment, the surrounding Samaels let out a collective roar and launched their assault. A deadly toxin carrying the "Dragon-slaying Curse" transformed into a murky Dragon Breath, which they spewed directly toward Ophis.
However, from Ophis's tiny frame, Infinite Power began to explode outward, holding back the entire torrent of venom and violently repelling the Samaels. As the Infinite Dragon God, her strength was beyond any doubt.
Watching Ophis easily push back twelve Samaels at once, Kuroka felt a surge of joy and relief. There was no mistake; this was the strongest and most fearsome Dragon God, truly peerless.
Swish— Swish— Swish—
But then, a sudden shift occurred. Each Samael released a beam of black light, which instantly snared and restrained Ophis from every direction.
Gulp—
In the next second, a sound like something being siphoned away filled the air.
"The predation process has begun," Akira noted, a smile playing on his lips as he watched the scene unfold.
After all, the reason he had summoned the Samaels was for this exact purpose. Ophis's power was too vast; even Akira couldn't guarantee he could suppress her stably. Moreover, what Akira wanted wasn't a dead Infinite Dragon God, but a living one. Capturing someone alive and killing them were two entirely different things, with a massive gap in difficulty.
"I cannot break free, and my power is being taken."
Ophis, who had been trying to release herself, spoke those words after a few moments of effort. And from start to finish, her expression hadn't shifted even a fraction.
Kuroka, standing at a distance, was almost in tears. "You're way too calm! You've been caught, and you're about to be eaten by Samael! Aren't you even a little bit panicked!?"
The predation continued. The power belonging to the Infinite Dragon God, Ophis—through the "feeding" process of these twelve Samaels—flowed directly into the Tide of Chaos.
Coincidentally, the Chaos Tide itself was a sea of life capable of birthing all things. In the Absolute Demonic Front, Merlin had relied on this very characteristic to transform the Chaos Tide into harmless flowers, buying time for the protagonists.
Now, the power belonging to Ophis—the essence of "Infinity" itself—entered the Chaos Tide. Like an embryo entering a mother's womb, the process of "incubation" began. This was a change that even Akira hadn't fully anticipated.
While in the original story Ophis was stripped of her power by Samael and Rizevim subsequently created a "Lilith," Akira had never intended to create a new "Infinite Dragon God."
"Hey, Akira, what are you doing? Do you really mean to kill Ophis?"
It wasn't surprising that Kuroka thought so, as Ophis's mana and aura were becoming increasingly faint.
"Kill Ophis? No, I never thought of doing that. This is just to weaken her so she's easier to manage. But now, it seems something unexpected has happened."
"Something unexpected?"
"Yes, and that would be..."
BOOM—!
As soon as Akira finished his sentence, the previously calm Tide of Chaos suddenly began to churn violently. Then, from within the depths of the Chaos Tide, a magical energy and a pressure so terrifying it could make anyone shudder descended instantly.
As a member of the Khaos Brigade, Kuroka was certainly no stranger to the owner of this magical energy. It was the Infinite Power of Ophis. Now, inside this strange "seawater," Ophis's power was manifesting. Was the stolen power about to explode?
BOOM—!
Then, accompanied by the thunderous sound of a new birth, a small figure shot out from the Chaos Tide. The Samaels that had been restraining Ophis and siphoning her energy were instantly pulverized by this massive force.
This was the power belonging to Ophis—and even then, it was only a portion of it. If Ophis had used her true strength from the very beginning, these biological weapon Samaels wouldn't have been able to touch her at all.
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