Dragon King's Harem Chapter 158. The Duel II (Patreon)

Dragon King's Harem Chapter 158. The Duel II

The sky turned dark. Black clouds gathered and covered the suns. The sound of thunder echoed. The flashlight was tucked among the clouds. The strong wind ruffled my hair and obscured my vision. I even had to raise my hand to protect my eyes from the dust.

Even with the horrific sight, I remained calm.
"Isn't that too impatient? I thought you would warm up longer," I shouted due to the wind.

He replied to me with a smirk.
"Pardon my rudeness, Your Majesty. But I don't want to waste my time."

His words were like a command on the sky. A loud thunder broke out and a collection of flashlights came from the sky to electrocute me.

Since I wasn't sure how strong his thunder was, I decided to dodge.
'Shadow Walk!'

A booming sound came as the thunder struck the ground one after another mercilessly, creating cracks in the ground but since I had moved on to the shadows, that wasn't a problem for me.

"You should stop doing the same trick," he shouted. He spun around, looking around for me. His tails protected his back, making sure I didn't attack him in the same way again.

Even though his skill turned my aerial advantages into my disadvantages, my Shadow Walk was a game-changer. With this darkness, I could move easily anywhere.

In a rage, he moved quickly and used his ThunderBolt randomly, trying to get me out of my hiding place. But it didn't work. I moved from place to place freely and undetectably.

After a few failures, I decided to play around with him.
'Earth Spike!' I used my skill without canceling my Shadow Walk.

Several of my spikes appeared beneath him, trying to stab him. But he deftly dodged quickly and destroyed them with his Electric Orbs.

As soon as he got distracted, I appeared near him and grabbed his shoulder.
'Stone Curse...'

[Stone Curse has been initiated... ]

His hands and feet began to turn to stone. Likewise with his tails. Slowly it rose and turned parts of his body. The curse not only changed him but also petrified him. So he couldn't move from his position.

Although this was a lethal skill since he only had less than 5 minutes after the curse had taken over his organs and his entire body, I could cancel it using my Dispel skill.

Seeing his panic, I smirked.
"Just give it up, Prince Arter ."

But, rather than a proper answer, a thunderbolt from his palm struck me.

[You have taken 123 magical damage. ]
[You have been paralyzed!]
[Time remaining: 00:09]

That skill made my body unable to move. Unfortunately, due to our close range, I couldn't dodge.

Both of us were stunned in the middle of the arena. Our eyes met each other. Still, I knew this would be my victory since his Paralyze skill only lasts a few seconds. I predicted when I could move my body, he had turned to stone.

Yet the confident smile on his face said something else.

"Please don't underestimate me, Dragon King," he said. At the same time, the clouds grew denser and the thunders tried to strike me again.

"Tch!" I clicked my tongue and used my Mana Barrier.

[A barrier has been formed.]

A transparent barrier protected me. Since I was level 82, the barrier could withstand up to 8 attacks.

But due to fast and continuous attacks, my barrier broke in no time.

I gasped in shock. That was definitely out of my predictions.
'Shit!' Luckily, the Paralyze effect had disappeared.

Having no other choice, I released my hand and glid backward to dodge.

A loud booming sound echoed into the sky as the thunderbolt landed on the ground near us. It even made a nice crack in the ground. I was sure it could cause fatal damage if I took it.

Due to my movement, my Stone Curse was canceled automatically. Slowly, the curse disappeared.

Once he was almost able to move, I used my skill.
'Cronos!'

Time stopped.

[Cronos has been activated!]
[Cool down:10 minutes]

Quickly, I lunged at him and used my skill.
'Spell Breaker!'

As the skill broke his Thundara, I swung my claw on his chest.

Once the time was running again, an announcement appeared in front of me.

[You have slashed a Fox Tribe for 1213 HP.]

His blood splattered on my face and his scream of pain came out of his mouth.

He staggered back and gritted his teeth in pain.

Quickly, I reused my Mana Weapon.
'Nightmare!'

The gauntlets turned into a black sword.

I pointed the sword, pressing it to his neck.
"Just give up, Prince Arter." My victory was clear. One slash was enough to make him die.

Arter was stunned and gritted his teeth. Either in shock or pain. His eyes glanced at the sword. His hand covered the wound. He knew he couldn't escape from it

The thunder began to dissipate and the gale began to be changed with a light breeze. The black clouds covering the suns began to subside, breaking their light on us.

Realizing he couldn't do anything to change things, he took a deep breath.
"I lost," he admitted with a heavy heart. His heavy breath sounded between his words.

Upon his statement, I canceled my Mana Weapon. At the same time, his claws turned into a pair of hands.

I extended my hand to him.
"We should treat your wound now." Although his wound wasn't fatal, it was quite deep.

But instead of paying attention to his wound, he glanced at Jyne who was sitting beside Evelina.

He returned his gaze to me.
"May I talk to you for a minute?" he asked.

I frowned.
"Here? Now?" I made sure. I had predicted he would talk to me about something after this duel was over. But I thought he would do it after Evelina healed his wound.

"Yes," he answered.

"But your wound," I reminded.

He smiled bitterly.
"It's fine... I can hold it in a little longer."

"Fine. Say it." Secretly I activated the bug transmitter crystal.