
“Cih!”
As the fog had now been swept away, Argus could see a black-haired young man with a slight gray smile. His red eyes became radiant, as if emitting a bloodlust, now he had faced off against the target he had been looking for earlier.
Argus was standing behind the crucial point, he was trying to lure the young man to step on a point he had planned. Argus stared intently at the young man without loosening the defense, while the young man was seen shrinking his bloodlust and folding his hands back while kicking the stone he asked Argus.
“Yah. I don't know why you attacked me, but that obviously kept me entertained!”
Only for a moment did the person's smile disappear, but it was now re-attached. The smile reminded him of someone who had a similar smile.
Because he was daydreaming for a while, Argus realized due to his active rectangular-shaped Eruption trap. Which means someone has triggered it by stepping on it.
Super hot lava gushed out from the magic circle on the ground very strongly, as the magic circle was at 4 square points, making a giant fire cube created in a short period of time.
Although he was certain that his target would definitely burn to death in that cube of fire, in the depths of his heart Argus still doubted the young man's death, which kept him on his guard.
The reason Argus was so convinced that the young man should have died was the temperature of the lava cube (fire) itself. The heat from the giant fire cube was expected to exceed the heat of the sun's surface, making a creature that lacked absolute fire resistance would definitely burn to death until it left no ashes at all.
There should only be very few creatures in this World that can live without suffering such significant damage after receiving this attack.
But—
“Keke—Hahahaha!”
The sound of a small laugh being released through the throat getting louder and creepy made a huge pressure like that befall Argus.
The figure of the young man came out from the cube of fire that was still spouting lava, there were no signs of damage on his body, not only that, his clothes were still intact without being scratched in the slightest.
“Must be.!”
The word just came out of the mouth of Argus who could not believe seeing this reality.
“Woah! What magic! Although it is still a long way to make me burn, but at least your magic makes my clothes dusty.”
“Huh…? Dust?”
Argus voice was so small, as if he was desperate, with glaring eyes he saw Dyze was sweeping dust from his clothes. Yet as if finding hope he put a smile on his face.
“Argus.”
Knowing the name of the enemy that is classified as strong and mentioning names to him is a habit that is most often done by Honorable Fighters. But the response that the young man showed was a confused face.
“Hah?”
Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Argus asked him:
“Your name.?”
“Oh, you asked me my name huh? Dyzes. You better remember it.”
“So yes.”
Although during his life Argus often asked his opponent's name, this time it was completely different from usual.
He wanted to remember the name of the creature that might shake the World, and if he could survive this fight then he would tell this incident to his comrades first.
“What's finished?”
Once again, that guy—Dyze woke him from daydreams. By putting on a resigned smile and implying confidence, he challenged Dyze.
“Really! I'm coming!”
Dyze smiled and said:
“Come!”
It's gonna work! That's how his mind is. Argus is not stupid to attack without preparation.
Seeing Dyze unmoved from his position made Argus consider him a fool.
Argus hand that was like it was filling something now had a whirlwind in it. Argus pointed his hand towards Dyze, instantly a huge energy released. Pushing an extremely powerful wind vortex towards Dyze.
Dyze even tried to measure the strength of the wind by plunging both of his legs into the ground. Beyond his expectations, the vortex was able to push the Dyze dozens of meters away.
“Kena!”
As Dyze's footing hits the planned ground, a pre-prepared magic circle, 『Circle: Tornado Trap』 becomes active. A giant wind of tornadoes instantly devoured Dyze.
Not wanting to waste a chance, Argus immediately took his next action.
“Thunderstorm: Maximize Power!”
Right after that, cloudy clouds began to arrive, the sound of lightning roaring behind it. A very heavy rain storm flushed them, accompanied by the sound of thunder booming makes anyone feel the atmosphere gripping.
Not long after..
Jdaar!
An enormous black lightning struck the tornado, thus making the originally gray tornado turn black fuse with the lightning within. Not only that, the tornado was now moving towards the still burning cube of fire, wanting to fuse with it.
A rare but beautiful sight that was so terrifying, made anyone would be stunned and scared at the same time. The black tornado was now fused with the fire cube, making it turn into a smoldering deep red color that emitted sparks and electricity.
Who can escape the whirlwind that can suck everything?
Who could escape such a deadly giant lightning?
And who can escape the cube of fire that scorches all life?
“Cannot--!!”
The sound of laughter so loud flowed into his ears, making Argus glare in disbelief at what he saw.
Only with smoke coming out of her clothes could Dyze escape the tornado and the fire cube so easily; it was as if she was playing around with a little child's toy.
A typical smile was plastered on his face, although this time it was slightly wider than usual. Dyze slowly descends the air. Realizing from the daydream, Argus gritting his teeth instantly prepared the skill.
“Endless Puncture(endless thrust)!”
In his shout, it contained the emotions of anger and fear, angry at realizing how weak he would be if in the presence of true strength, and fearing that if he were to die silly then his death would be the trigger for a World War involving the Ancient (ancient) Race against the Human race.
Argus himself is not afraid of death, because he himself has claimed so many lives of war victims, but even so Argus does not want the great war to happen again, especially the results of human activities. In his heart, Argus would have no regrets if this fight was his last service to the World.
Lalu—
“Ukhh!”
Dyze spewed out his blood as a result of a prick lodged in his stomach. The puncture in the form of a black spear eye continuously rewarded him with another stab.
This endless prick made Dyze's stomach become hollow, revealing the contents inside. The smile that had been clearly plugged in now disappeared.