Child of Destiny

Despite all the advantages that Shin and the others had during this battle, their current state was not that great either.

Arthur, who was still mounted on his golden dragon pet, was currently on a floating platform. He and his pet were quite exhausted from flying around and attacking the Fallen Golden Immortal. They suffered some minor injuries from the residual forces that Ashura had thrown at them earlier.

Fortunately, Arthur was quite good at controlling his golden dragon pet, maneuvering in the air with great mobility and skill.

Even though some dark flames had managed to graze Arthur and his pet while dodging earlier, he was still able to nullify their effects with the help of his Dragon Power.

Leonard was in a similar situation. He might even be more exhausted than anyone else since he had to keep on jumping from one floating platform to another during the entire battle, dodging the large-scale attacks from the opposing side that could greatly threaten him.

A single attack from them was more than enough to kill him on the spot, so he had to be extra careful during the entire battle.

In this battle, it was the Eclipse Dragon that was acting as the ‘main tank’ of the team. It was facing the Fallen Golden Immortal head-on, matching it with every move.

Following Shin’s commands during the battle, it was still able to hold its ground without losing that much.

It suffered quite a lot of damage from the confrontation, but Cloe was able to heal it to a healthy state with her spells. But in exchange, Cloe quite exhausted most of her Mana Pool, especially when healing such a massive creature was no different from supporting an entire army.

The Eclipse Dragon was also the one that dealt the most damage to the opposition, especially with its offensive powers were no weaker than the golden giant.

Among the team, it was only Shin who was relatively in good condition compared to the rest. Since he did not have to do that much during the fight, he saved quite a lot of energy in the process.

His only job in this battle was to command the Eclipse Dragon while also protecting Cloe from any harm.

He barely made any moves during the entire process, which was why he was in a very healthy state both mentally and physically.

With all these together, it was clear that they had a higher chance of winning, particularly when he was basically capable of going for another round of battle.

Compared to those from the opposing side, who were not only physically exhausted but mentally as well, the Empyrean Talons were in relatively much better condition.

Ashura and the others had put up a good fight, but the current odds were clearly against them.

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Shing!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

On the other side of the battlefield, Diablo and Dio were still engaging in an intense battle.

The intense exchanges between the two were so stunning that it made the people watching it could not help but sit on the edge of their seats, holding their breath.

Everyone understood that this battle could decide the outcome of this match.

Clang!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After another round of intense clashes, both sides were forced to retreat, distancing themselves from one another.

Bang!

But immediately, Diablo suddenly kicked the ground and propelled himself forward with extreme speed.

Swoosh!

He transformed into a streak of black light that flew straight to his opponent, leaving a shadow trail behind.

From the look of it, he wanted to end this battle with simpler moves rather than relying on more advanced techniques, unlike what most of the people were expecting.

But from the eyes of the top experts, they could not agree more on Diablo’s decision. At times, battles on this level could be decided in a much simpler way than everyone else.

Sometimes, simple moves were the deciding factor in a complex battle.

Seeing that Diablo was coming straight at him with such insane speed, Dio knew that he did not have the time to execute a complex move to gain the advantage. He had no choice but to match Diablo’s tempo for this attack.

Fully understanding this, Dio suddenly took a step back and squatted a little while lowering his spear. He inclined it a little before placing his left palm over the blade of his spear while channeling his unique mana into it.

He waited for a second before suddenly kicking the ground, striding forward, and throwing a powerful thrust to greet his incoming opponent.

Swoosh!

Shing!

In response to his actions, Diablo suddenly leaped forward, propelling himself even further and enhancing his speed a bit more.

Midflight, he suddenly swung his shortsword, turning it into a flash while cutting through the air.

Shing!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Diablo and Dio brushed past each other right after that exchange before suddenly stopping themselves a couple of meters away from each other.

They maintained their respective stances for a couple of moments until something else happened.

Puchi!

A huge wound suddenly appeared on the side of Dio’s neck, followed by a huge amount of blood gushing out of it. His Health Bar also reflected the damage that he had suffered, chipping out quite a huge part of it.

It only stopped after dropping to a quarter of his total Health Bar.

At the same time, Diablo was frowning quite deeply because he did not get away from that situation unscathed as well.

There was a huge wound on his waist, as the earlier strike from Dio had chipped away a part of it, resulting in a significant drop in his health bar and reaching a critical level.

Regardless, he still kept his calm as everything had ended all according to his plan.

Dio was about to quickly turn around and follow the attack since he knew that Diablo should be in a similar situation. Unfortunately, he immediately noticed that his entire body was currently paralyzed.

“There was such a strong poison coating that dagger?” he frowned quite deeply after realizing this.

He normally should not be worried about this since his constitution was quite strong and had a very strong resistance against poisons. After all, Draconians were descendants of Dragons, so their physique should not be that weak.

Confused, he was trying to guess what kind of poison Diablo had applied to his daggers to have such serious effects.

It was at this moment that he heard Diablo’s voice right behind him. “Confused? Then you should recall our entire battle and reassess everything.”

Hearing that, Dio finally realized how he ended up this way.

Recalling all the details of the battle, he realized that he was constantly being cut by Diablo earlier, which did not deal that much damage. All the injuries that those attacks dealt were minor and negligible.

Little did he know that those cuts were slowly accumulating serious damage to him, poisoning him little by little.

What was scarier was that the poisons that applied to the dagger and stiletto were never the same.

At this moment, his body was carrying multiple poisons, producing a devastating result while slowly corroding his entire body.

On the other hand, the final strike from Diablo carried a poison that triggered the final and most deadly effects of the mixed poisons after coming in contact with them.

Dio could not help but smile bitterly after realizing something.

When he wanted to run away from this place and regroup with the rest of the team, Diablo was constantly harassing him, preventing him from going anywhere.

When he decided to focus on the fight and battled Diablo while trying to save as much Dragon Rage as possible, he spent quite a lot in exchange because Diablo kept increasing the tempo. This resulted in Dio spending more than he wanted.

Then, when Dio decided to give everything he had and forget about everything else, Diablo had already set up everything by slowly poisoning him during every exchange they had.

Diablo had read him like a book, resulting in the current situation.

With a bitter smile, Dio could only say. “Things will be different next time.”

Diablo did not have any intention of replying since the match was still far from over. He did quick work on Dio, killing the latter with another cycle of his basic to slightly advanced skills.

He did not even pause for a second after finishing off Dio as he swiftly turned around and entered the nearby void gate.

With him joining the battle on the other side, Shin and the others were able to wrap up the match altogether.

They were finally able to defeat the rest of the God’s Paradise, particularly the Fallen Golden Immortal, which still put up such a good fight until the end.

Ashura and the others had no intention of letting this match end that easily.

Regardless, the Empyrean Talons had still taken this first match, taking such a huge lead in the Grand Finals.

Getting a 9 to 1 score against the defending champion was quite huge.

With this, the Empyrean Talons had a very strong momentum for the next match two days later.

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