After a moment, the man beneath the armor said in a low voice, "Don't move."
Just two simple words, without any emotion, like a command that allowed no refusal.
And this "Don't move" was not only directed at Ravi, but also at the other two Dragon Kings.
As Leon suppressed Ravi, Rossweise immediately rushed to the side of Noah.
"Noah! Noah, are you alright?", The queen half-knelt down and held her daughter in her arms.
A trail of blood seeped from the corner of Noah's mouth. Although her sneak attack just now had successfully distracted Ravi and created an opportunity for Leon to break the barrier, she was ultimately just a two-year-old child. Taking a kick from a Dragon King, how could an underdeveloped body not be injured?
Rossweise used basic healing magic to ease Noah's injuries.
Noah soon slowly regained consciousness.
And the first thing she said after waking was, "Did I help, Mommy…"
Tears welled up at the corners of Rossweise's eyes as she wiped the dust and blood from her daughter's face, "Yes, you helped. Noah helped Mommy and Daddy a lot."
The frown caused by pain slowly relaxed, and a barely-there smile appeared on Noah's small face, "That's good."
Rossweise held her daughter in her arms and slowly stood up, looking toward Leon not far away.
Leon happened to be looking back at her.
She gave a slight nod, signaling that Noah was fine now.
Leon was just about to respond when suddenly he felt Ravi's breathing deepen slightly, and then—
BOOM!
A powerful punch struck Ravi's face at point-blank range, slamming his entire head into the ground.
Blood flowed into the cracks in the ground, and Ravi's limbs twitched slightly along with it.
"I said—DON'T. MOVE," The last dragon who said Leon's wife and daughter were his weaknesses had already been decapitated;
As for the one who actually harmed Noah...
Yeah, this is the outcome, even breathing is wrong.
Leon grabbed the half-dead Ravi and slowly lifted him up.
This scene completely dumbfounded the two remaining Dragon Kings.
'T-this doesn't match the intel from the Empire at all, right?'
'Didn't they say Leon Casmodeous was just a bit stronger than Constantine?'
'What the hell?'
'Could it be that you humans and we dragons define "a bit" differently?'
'One punch to take out Ravi, and you call that "a bit"?'
Bly and Jaggs slowly retreated, and the space magic formation began to dissipate.
But the bluish crack on the ground didn't disappear.
"What now? Star is dead, and Ravi's probably next."
Bly swallowed hard and said, "Do we really still need to keep fighting that monster?"
But no one responded beside him.
"Jaggs? Jaggs? Hey?"
Bly turned his head, there was no one left.
Bly: ?
'Spatial magic really is convenient, huh. Even when running, your own teammates won't notice.'
Seeing this, Bly also immediately activated space magic and slipped away at lightspeed.
'A monster like Leon, whoever wants to kill him, go ahead. This guy's not getting involved in this mess.'
With the two helpers fleeing, Ravi was completely out of options.
Leon held him by the neck, lifting him in the air. He could suffocate and die at any moment.
At this point… was there still any way to fix things?
Go out like Star and drag Leon down with him?
No, impossible.
Who knows what other hidden cards Leon still had. Mutual destruction might work on someone else, but never on this armored monster.
In front of Leon, even the deep-rooted vengeful obsession in Ravi's dragon bones had to retreat.
Ravi's hazy mind struggled to think.
Suddenly, from the corner of his eye, he spotted that space crack nearby.
"Ah… in that case…", he muttered softly.
"What?"
"Leon Casmodeous, let's make a bet. Let's see whether you can really give up everything for those you care about."
"What are you—"
Ravi suddenly burst forth, kicking against Leon's chest armor. A sharp sound of tearing flesh followed.
Blood sprayed wildly from Ravi's throat, he had used a self-harming method just to escape Leon's grip.
Even Leon was slightly stunned by Ravi's madness.
When he came to, Ravi had already staggered to the space crack.
One hand covered his bleeding throat, and the other was placed over his heart.
"I admit it, Leon Casmodeous. With your power, even a hundred Dragon Kings wouldn't make it back," Ravi's damaged throat made his voice hoarse.
"Your admission means nothing to me, Ravi."
"Hmph… true enough. Someone this strong doesn't need anyone's recognition. But, like I just said, can you really risk everything for the ones you care about?"
"What exactly do you want to do?" [T/N: Of course, at this moment you should calmly ask his next move, wait for him to answer them invite him to your home, treat him like a guest. FU*KER, KILL HIM!]
Ravi no longer responded. The next second, his heart began to glow.
A moment later, Ravi forcibly tore off a dragon scale from his chest.
This dragon scale was different from ordinary ones that rested on the surface, it was more translucent, like a crystal.
Rossweise narrowed her eyes, "Heart-guarding Dragon Scale…"
Ravi wasn't planning to self-destruct like Star did, because dragons can only gather the energy needed to self-destruct when their heart-guarding scale is still in place.
So what exactly did Ravi want to do…
"Say goodbye to this world!"
Ravi raised the dragon scale high, then stabbed it into the space crack beneath him.
The moment the scale sank into the crack, it burst forth with terrifying energy, instantly annihilating Ravi who was closest to it.
Leon reacted fast. He immediately rushed to Rossweise and Noah, activating the Fifth Gate of the Nine Gates Hell, taking the mother and daughter to safety.
Luckily, the explosion radius was small and didn't last long.
Once the energy faded, beside Ravi's scorched corpse appeared a nearly two-meter-long space crack.
And the crack was still expanding, pulling in the surrounding gravel with powerful suction.
Even Ravi's corpse was pulled inside.
Within the crack, there was only swirling black clouds and constant lightning.
It clashed starkly with its surroundings, as if someone had forcefully torn open a gash in reality itself.
"He forcibly activated that teleportation spell using the heart-guarding scale."
Rossweise said, "But clearly, the magic went out of control. The crack is still expanding. Although it's slow, if it continues like this, everything nearby will be swallowed. And we don't even know when it'll stop."
One crisis followed another.
After Ravi's death, those Star Wanderer Dragon Clan members also retreated.
The Silver Dragon Clan's soldiers arrived as well and immediately noticed the expanding crack.
Anna stood beside Rossweise. After checking Noah's condition, she began to discuss how to close the rift, "If we strike it with equivalent magic power, could we forcibly shut it down?"
Rossweise bit her lip. Right now, there was no better idea. She didn't know much about space magic either. Might as well give it a try.
After confirming their plan, the Silver Dragons gathered energy and struck the rift.
But all their magic was absorbed by the crack, not making the slightest difference.
Sweat trickled down Anna's forehead, "How could this be…"
While she spoke, the rift had expanded to about five meters.
Its suction had also grown stronger.
Rossweise stared at the rift. If it was because of Ravi's heart-guarding scale that it went out of control, then thinking in reverse; If they had another Dragon King's heart-guarding scale, maybe they could stop it.
And she was the only Dragon King present.
If she could, Rossweise would not hesitate to use her scale to end the crisis.
But her scale had already—
"I understand now," Leon's voice was deep.
Rossweise looked at him, "What?"
"Before opening the rift, Ravi said—'Can I really risk everything for you all?' I think… what he meant was…"
He lowered his head, thought for a moment, then slowly looked at his wife, "Only I can stop it."
Rossweise froze, her silver eyes trembling. She seemed to realize what Leon was planning.
"Leon… no… absolutely not…", Her voice trembled.
She couldn't accept that ending.
No matter what, she couldn't accept it.
Leon didn't answer. He just raised his hand and tried to remove the helmet of his black-gold armor.
This time, it came off smoothly.
Beneath the helmet was the stern profile she had seen countless times. She knew every scar on his face by heart.
Leon showed no emotion as he silently handed the helmet to Rossweise.
CLATTER—
The helmet fell to the ground.
She hadn't dared to catch it.
"No… Leon, no…", Rossweise held Noah in one arm and tried to grip Leon's wrist with the other. Her voice was almost a sob, "Let's think of another way. There must be another way."
Leon was silent for a moment, then gently freed himself from her grasp.
He turned his eyes toward the daughter in her arms.
The pain had caused Noah to pass out again.
That was fine. Fainting… was fine.
Leon raised his hand and gently pinched Noah's cheek.
For a long moment, that firm face revealed a satisfied smile.
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