The Red Dragon Just Wants To Do As It Pleases-Chapter 500 - 298: What Is Called a Surprise (Part 2)

Chapter 500: Chapter 298: What Is Called a Surprise (Part 2)

It was even highly likely that it wasn’t just The Wandering God alone. Rather, the entire elven pantheon of Afando, due to The Wandering God’s previous world-shaking wrath, was watching David. They probably wouldn’t personally intervene over minor, temporary disputes in the Prime Material Plane, which would risk breaking the unspoken rules among gods and potentially starting a divine war.

But what if, right under their watch, a new and incredibly threatening deity was being born?

Could they allow another being to emerge in the pantheon of the Dragon Gods, one that could rival Pafila, or perhaps even surpass her?

The answer was about to be revealed.

Attilicia, alarm bells ringing in her mind, shouted in horror, "Pafila!!!"

Almost at the same moment Attilicia cried out Pafila’s name, the verdant light above the sea suddenly expanded, instantly filling the entire sky.

It was a world more splendid and filled with vitality than the real one. Clouds were as gorgeous as a painting, and forests and mountains sparkled in the afterglow of the sunset with emerald and golden brilliance. Their reflections were cast upon the calm sea surface.

That was the reflection of Afando, the kingdom of the elven gods. It stood in defiance of the phantom image of Barto Hell’s Evil Scale Fortress, seemingly cleaving the sky in two.

The next second, before everyone’s eyes, a golden radiance flashed in the center of the Afando Kingdom.

A divine elven artifact, a spear glinting with starlight, embodying the Elves’ steadfast belief in balance and justice—Radiant Guard—was hurled down from the celestial Divine Realm.

Like a falling star.

This spear tore through the void, penetrated the barriers between planes, and, with boundless power and brilliance, shot straight towards David, who was on the cusp of godhood.

David’s pupils reflected the trajectory of the spear, and time seemed to freeze at this moment.

He was flooded with thoughts, an unceasing desire to annihilate all Elves consuming him. He was entirely unaware that his actions at this moment were no different from Pafila’s, who had drawn her sword against the War God in her own forceful rise to divinity years ago.

He thought these petty Elves were just being biased, protecting their own.

Damn them all!

Wrath.

Today, these creatures must die! I’ll kill even a god if one appears!

Authority—Pride.

"ROOOOAR!!!!" The Eye of Greed offered no warning, and so David, utterly fearless, bellowed a thunderous roar towards the heavens.

The blood mist around him blazed even more fiercely. The Sword of Ascension, which was originally striking downwards, suddenly reversed its motion, sweeping upwards instead.

The tip of his sword pointed straight at the elven gods of Afando!

At that moment, both the Dragons circling the ruins of Tokamak Fortress and the retreating High Elves at sea witnessed a spectacle they would never forget:

In the instant David, like a mantis trying to stop a chariot or an ant trying to shake a tree, swung his sword at the gods of Afando, two figures, far larger and more imposing than he, stepped out of the void.

One materialized directly in front of David—a headless Night Dragon, the divine body of the Decayed Dragon God. Its wings and arms were crossed before it in a protective stance, its jaws agape, spraying corrosive Dragon Breath at the divine elven spear.

The other stepped out above David—Pafila, the Dragon God of Strength, mirroring David’s pose exactly as she drew her sword to strike the gods! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Simultaneously, the world seemed to be veiled by an invisible net, causing all who witnessed this spectacle to feel as if they were under an illusion. The spear’s speed suddenly decreased, as though hindered by some unseen force.

During this momentary stasis, the spear—which should have been swift and unerring—had not yet reached its target before it was engulfed by the corrosive Dragon Breath and then cleaved by Pafila’s Fission Chain Strike.

Before the astonished eyes of Dragons and Elves, the divine spear split in two. The Decayed Dragon God then flicked the halves aside with its claws, sending them shooting into the depths of the desert.

Meanwhile, David had already spread his wings. He landed on the headless neck stump of the Decayed Dragon God and slashed out with his sword.

A moment later, a CRACK echoed.

Everyone seemed to hear that sharp CRACK.

It was the sound of the divine spear breaking.

It was also the sound of the link between Afando’s Divine Realm and its projection on the Prime Material Plane being severed.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The two broken halves of the spear finally crashed deep within the Kutaro Desert, gouging out two bottomless canyons.

The sea, struck by David’s sword, parted in two, swallowing both the fleeing Elves and the warships waiting in the distant ocean.

These two strikes, from David and his mother, landed squarely on the hearts of the elven gods.

One sword cleaved the heavens.

One sword split the sea.

From then on, there was no balance or justice for the Elves.

Even the elven high god who had thrown the spear couldn’t help but sigh as he watched the vast spiderweb in the sky dissipate along with the Divine Realm’s vanishing projection, "Rose, you will regret this."

It was unclear whether he meant Rose would regret her open defiance that day, or her assistance to the Dragons. Or perhaps both.

Rose responded only with a contemptuous laugh.

It seemed that whatever Corellon desired, she would unconditionally obstruct it. Anything that could anger him was a source of pleasure for her.

Some time later, as the desert storm subsided and the clouds resumed their flow, the sea, which had been cleaved by the sword, thundered back together under the force of gravity. Only then did David, having finally vented the towering fury within him, dispel the Sword of Void gripped in his claw—a sword that could have led him to the Divine Realm. He looked up at the crimson shadow hovering in the sky and smiled, "Mother."

His gratitude for her protection was palpable. His eyes, clear once more, held no trace of their prior madness.

Pafila nodded to David with equal relief, "It seems this was a choice from your heart. I’m relieved." She had initially thought David might even sacrifice his chance at godhood to annihilate those Elves. If David had forcibly ignited his divine fire using the Sword of Ascension she provided, he would have merely become a Demigod within her powerful divine family. In any situation where there was a choice, this would be the most foolish and shortsighted act.

With that, the avatar of the powerful goddess spread her wings. Taking the puppet-like, decaying body of the Decayed Dragon God with her, she vanished from the Prime Material Plane.

The clandestine war, sparked by the Elves’ surprise attack, had finally concluded with a complete victory for their side. The Dragons, who had been trembling in fear at the appearance of the elven deities, first looked at each other. Then, they could not help but roar exultantly towards the sky.

Attilicia, her eyes filled with concern, rushed over with David’s retinue and followers.

But as the Dragons flew closer, David stopped them, "Don’t come any closer!"

"What’s happened to you?" Attilicia, sensing something, paused mid-air and inquired.

David turned, a pained look on his face as he regarded his own body, which seemed to be radiating flames of Mana Energy. He then looked toward his father and Alicia, "I’ve just reached the Legendary realm and don’t have much experience. I’m having some trouble controlling my power. You’ll get burned."

This was David being modest. Lizrite, also a Red Dragon, would be relatively fine. However, if cold-aspected Silver Dragons like Attilicia or Alicia rashly approached him, they could literally be roasted alive. This was a power comparable to one of the world’s fundamental forces that Pafila wielded—a power capable of elevating a mortal to divinity.

As a mere Legendary, igniting the Fusion Flame made him feel like a child swinging a nuclear launch device; a single mishap could obliterate his own territory and followers...

"...Alright." Attilicia, who had more than one close call with being accidentally killed by her own offspring, sounded somewhat resigned. She swished her tail as if remembering something, then said to David, "But what I wanted to tell you is that this elven attack was likely just a diversion."

David asked, his eyes narrowing slightly as if he had anticipated this, "So, the Chosen of God was rescued?"

"Not at all," Attilicia scoffed, lifting her somewhat injured right claw with evident heartache. "The moment the fortress was attacked, I moved her to my demiplane. But it seems they had already calculated its location. Using the Astral Plane as a relay, they broke into my demiplane and still managed to retrieve her."

David, however, seemed entirely unconcerned. He shook his tail, an expectant smile playing on his lips, "No problem. It’s just one Chosen of God, after all."

An elven Chosen of God who had been in his hands for over a year.

More than four hundred days allowed for much to be done.

"Let’s hope our elven friends will appreciate what...

...is called a surprise."