Chapter 113: One Against Two
Everyone turned toward the sound in surprise and saw a young man emerge from the shadows, a purple-scaled python with a white belly slithering beside him.
"It's you—Cobra, one of the Oración Seis! Why are you attacking us?!"
"Get back in there! Keep fighting!"
"That guy's a monster! We don't stand a chance against him!"
"You don't get to run away just because you're losing! What good are you if you can't even do this?!"
"Damn it! We're a subordinate guild of the Oración Seis, not your slaves!"
Watching the commotion, Wendy turned to Carla. "Are they… fighting each other?"
Carla's eyes narrowed. "That's the difference between Dark Guilds and legitimate ones. For them, it's all about profit—there's no loyalty or friendship."
Buzz~! Dino clenched his fist, and a white spherical aura materialized around it—the telltale sign of his Tremor-Tremor power. He had no interest in watching them tear each other apart. Since one of his targets had appeared, he might as well crush them all at once.
"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"
"WAAAAAAHHH!!"
"GYAAAAH~~!!"
With a single devastating punch, Dino unleashed a shockwave that sent everyone within a 500-meter line flying backward. Trees shattered like toothpicks, and a massive trench carved itself into the ground.
Cobra whistled from his new position, having narrowly dodged. "Whoa there! No introduction? No banter? You just start throwing punches the second we meet?"
He grinned mockingly. "But I guess that's what we should expect from one of the Ten Wizard Saints—the man the Dark Guilds call 'The Destroyer.' One hit from an attack like that would kill an ordinary person instantly! How terrifying~!"
Dino's eyes narrowed. He dodged? He clenched his fist again and aimed directly at Cobra's position.
"BOOM!!"
The ground exploded, the earth shaking violently as a massive fissure opened up—but Cobra had already moved.
"It's useless, you know." Cobra tapped his ear with a smirk. "I can hear your voice—I know what you're thinking before you even move. Your attacks will never hit me."
Dino raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Similar to Valen's magic, then."
He threw another punch without hesitation. "BOOM!"
"Like I said—useless! I can hear your every move before you make it!"
"Hm." Dino's expression was unimpressed. "So it's like a crude form of Observation Haki… but barely even that level."
True Observation Haki can see seconds into the future—the kind used by the strongest in the world. This parlor trick doesn't even come close.
Cobra's face twisted in anger. He could hear Dino's thoughts clearly—the man wasn't just dismissing his ability, he was looking down on him, on the entire Oración Seis.
"Poison Dragon's Thrust Fang!" A crimson-black magic circle ignited in Cobra's hand, and a massive serpent's maw formed from toxic mist, lunging toward Dino.
Crack crack crack! The air itself fractured with white lines.
"BOOM!"
The Poison Dragon Slayer magic shattered on impact, and the vibrations blasted the toxic mist back toward its caster. Cobra's eyes widened as he quickly retreated.
Almost simultaneously, another figure appeared—a man with drooping eyes, slicked-back yellow hair, a long pointed nose, and a peculiar jaw guard covering his face.
"Dammit, Cobra! Your reckless fighting led him right to me!"
Cobra's expression hardened. "Look around—is there anywhere left intact? With this guy's destructive power, you wouldn't be able to hide for long anyway. Might as well come out and kill him together!"
"It's Racer from the Oración Seis!" Carla's fur bristled as she recognized the newcomer from the descriptions provided by Blue Pegasus at the meeting point.
"Both of them are here!" Wendy's face paled.
"Carla, take Wendy and fly higher," Dino said calmly.
Wendy hesitated, then mustered her courage. "I… even though I'm not good at fighting, maybe I can still help somehow…?"
Dino chuckled at her determination. "Don't worry about me. These two are just small fry—easy enough to handle."
Racer's face contorted in anger. "What?! You're calling us small fry?! You've got some nerve!" He glanced at Cobra.
Cobra's expression darkened. "That bastard really does think we're trash. No—it's not just us. He thinks the entire Oración Seis is beneath him."
"Damn it! How dare he underestimate us! I'll make him regret those words!" Racer shot forward, his body accelerating rapidly.
Whoooosh! Racer's form became a blur as he circled Dino at incredible speed.
"See that?! My unmatched velocity! You can't even track me!"
Dino clenched his fist. Buzz! The white pressure sphere materialized instantly, and he swung toward a specific point.
"BOOM!!" A crater exploded in the ground with a thunderous roar.
"WAAH!" Racer screamed as he was sent tumbling by the shockwave's impact.
He hadn't been hit directly—only caught by the aftershock—so while he looked disheveled and shaken, he wasn't seriously injured.
"Impossible! How could you see me?!" Racer stared at Dino in disbelief.
Dino looked genuinely puzzled. "Why would you think I couldn't see you? Though something does feel off… Logically, I should have landed that hit just now."
He flexed his fist, sensing something was wrong but unable to pinpoint exactly what.
Racer's gaze shifted to Cobra, who spoke with grim seriousness. "Use your magic to support me with everything you've got. Otherwise, we might both end up dead here. This guy's a real monster."
Dino's eyebrow twitched. "Calling me a monster? How rude. But something's definitely not right here…" He shook his head. "Whatever. I'll finish you two off first, then figure it out."
"He's moving!" Cobra barely had time to shout the warning.
WHOOSH! Dino's body vanished and reappeared directly in front of both Racer and Cobra in an instant.
"So fast!" Both men's eyes widened in shock.