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Their keen intuition, as both warriors and creatures, also warned them that an incredibly terrifying presence lay ahead, and that if they went any further, they might face an endless abyss.

It wasn't just Rudy and his group that were affected. As another dragon roar echoed from the distant mountains, the monster horde that had been hovering around the capital of Milis also began to panic.

Compared to humans, monsters may not have much brains, but their ability to sense danger is much more acute.

The shockwaves and aura from the mountains had made them instinctively sense the danger of death, so they formed another beast tide and left the capital of Milis in droves.

Note that the reason for this beast tide is not because of any attraction to magical beasts or their hunting instincts, but because the magical beasts sensed danger and chose to flee in droves!

Seeing the beast tide crisis resolved so easily, Paul and the others were stunned. Having been adventurers for so long, they had never heard of monsters forming a beast tide and fleeing because they felt fear of certain beings.

“Mother, we really can’t go any further. Otherwise, even if you can stop Wood, we won’t be able to get to them with our strength.”

Judging from the aftershocks of that attack, Wood isn't entirely without a chance against the Dragon God Orsteed. All we can do now is trust Wood.

Rudy had been able to tolerate Senis's capriciousness before, only when everyone was safe. But now, the situation had clearly exceeded his control and expectations, so Rudy naturally wouldn't allow his mother to be capricious.

In fact, the battle between Wood and Alstead far exceeded Rudy and the others' expectations.

No one here, including Rudy himself, had previously thought that Wood had any chance of winning the battle against the dragon god Alsteed.

After all, one side is a boy of about fourteen years old, while the other side is a dragon god who has lived for countless years and is famous throughout the world, existing only in legends. The two are really not comparable.

Rudy knew Wood's strength and believed that Wood's strength must have increased even more in the past two years.

However, the psychological trauma inflicted on them by the Dragon God in the Crimson Dragon's Jaw two years ago was too great, and Rudy did not believe that two years would be enough to bridge this huge gap.

Cliff and Alina Lizzie were even more straightforward. Although they knew Wood was strong, they didn't know much about him, but they thought that if the opponent was the Dragon God, the battle would probably end quickly and with Wood suffering a crushing defeat.

But now, the aftershocks of the impact and the huge noises coming from afar prove that the battle between Wood and Alstead is not the one-sided situation they initially expected, but a true evenly matched contest!

Rudy and the others didn't know what had happened to Wood in the past two years, and they couldn't see Wood and Alsteed's battle up close, but the aftershocks and magical shocks coming from afar were definitely real!

Rewinding to about half a day earlier, both Alsted and Wood, who had left the Church of Milis, were using their dragon wings to fly at supersonic speeds in the high sky.

Alstead originally intended to give Wood a hard time, because in his view, if Wood were still at the same level of strength as he was two years ago, he would be far behind Wood in terms of the speed he was currently displaying.

But to his utter surprise, Wood actually possessed such an ability. Not only did his overall appearance change to that of a half-human, half-dragon, but his magical power also experienced a tremendous surge in an instant!

As the Dragon God, Orsteed could definitely sense that Wood possessed "dragon's might"!

In other words, Wood's current half-human, half-dragon state is not just a facade, but a genuine dragon-human form.

Alsteed wanted to ask Wood why he possessed such power, but Wood showed that he wouldn't give Alsteed the chance.

Just as Alsteed was about to speak, a flying kick struck him directly in the back, sending him plummeting like a meteorite into a mountain range below. The meteorite crashed through several mountains, eventually creating a massive crater over a hundred meters in diameter!

Wood is now using not only the released form of the Imperial Arms "Winter Knight", but also its secret techniques.

The Imperial Arms' secret techniques come with certain side effects, but for Wood now, they are not entirely unacceptable.

Compared to the life force-consuming side effect of the 'Heart of God', the side effect of the 'Winter Knight', which only involves the partial dragonification of the body, is negligible.

Moreover, without using the "Heart of God" or "Winter Knight" secret techniques, Wood's current strength is indeed no match for Alsterd.

Only two years have passed in this world, but for Wood, he has already experienced multiple simulated lives in different worlds, and his strength is now vastly different from before.

However, the Dragon God Orsteed's strength remained formidable, a fact that Wood noticed and realized the moment he met him.

Under normal circumstances, with his magical power and swordsmanship, defeating the Dragon God... no, it should be said that even fighting him would be extremely difficult.

"What exactly happened to you in the past two years? It seems like it's not just a simple resurrection."

After being kicked down from the sky by Wood and falling straight down like a meteorite, Alsted made a huge impact on the ground, but he seemed to be unharmed. He quickly walked out of the crater, and apart from his white trench coat being a little dirty, he was almost completely unharmed.

Alsted was genuinely surprised. In over two hundred reincarnations, he had seen all sorts of humans, but this was the first time he had ever seen a monster of Wood's caliber.

Two years is not a short time for humans, but it is certainly not a long time either. For the long-lived dragon god Orsteed, it is almost just the time it takes to take a nap.

Alsted knew exactly what level Wood was at two years ago, which was precisely why he was so surprised now.

Even if humans have extremely high potential and growth capacity, the speed at which Wood's strength has increased is simply too outrageous!

"I told you long ago, two years have passed, and you have regained your original strength, but others will not remain stagnant forever."

Faced with Alsteed's shock and question, Wood did not answer the question directly. Instead, he gripped the 'Winter Knight' in his hand and slashed directly at him.

"Hyakki Mitsurugi-ryu - Wind Attribute One-Sword Style - Kamaitachi!"

A sharp wind blade burst forth from the longsword in Wood's hand, its crescent shape expanding in the air as it flew, growing to hundreds of meters in size by the time it reached Alsteid.

Seeing the wind blade slash that was as powerful as an "Emperor-level" magic shooting towards him, in order to accurately judge Wood's current strength, Alsted did not choose to dodge, but instead stretched out his hands to directly press down the huge crescent-shaped slash that was shooting towards him!

"boom------!"

The moment Alstead caught Wood's slash with both hands, his relaxed expression instantly turned into a solemn one.

A large amount of sparks and debris burst out the moment his hands collided with the slash, and the tiny wind blades that raged around them now resembled small scythes, leaving very obvious knife marks on the ground.

Strong winds swept through, causing Alsted's white coat to flutter loudly. Alsted was soon surprised to discover that Wood's slashing power seemed to be even stronger than he had initially anticipated.

As he took his first step back, an immense pressure followed, like the last straw that broke the camel's back, pushing his body backward relentlessly.

Although Orsteed felt he had used most of his strength, the pressure and momentum of the slash were still overwhelming, constantly forcing his body back and even causing his feet to plow two deep furrows in the ground!

As his body was forced back, Alsted finally stopped after his back slammed into a mountain again. The huge wind blade exploded instantly, cutting the mountain behind him, which was at least several hundred meters high, into a large number of fragments.

After a large amount of rubble fell and buried the figure of the dragon god Orsteed, almost a few moments later, a huge pillar of magical light pierced through the ruins and shot directly toward Wood's location.

Magic without chanting seems to be a very difficult skill in this world, one that even the Dragon God has not been able to master.

The beam of magical energy that Orsteed is currently shooting out is not actually magic, but simply a magical attack made of highly concentrated magical energy.

Although it is not magic, based on the Dragon God's vast magical power, this beam of magical light not only has the characteristic of high speed, but its power has definitely reached the "King level" or above.

Faced with the magical beam that suddenly pierced through the ruins, Wood quickly stretched out his other hand, and an ice-blue magic circle was instantly drawn in front of him. Then, a snowflake-shaped crystal shield appeared in front of Wood.

When the snowflake shield hastily constructed in front of Wood was struck by the magic beam, it cracked instantly, but the magic beam from Auerstie was indeed effectively blocked.

However, just as the snowflake shield and the pillar of magic light shattered and dissipated at the same time, Wood's "Observation Haki" seemed to sense something in an instant. He turned around swiftly and at the same time, he wielded the "Winter Knight" in his hand!

"Ding------!"

A metallic clang echoed through the air as the Winter Knight and the Demon Blade Finger Cleave clashed, unleashing rings of shockwaves that exploded and spread outwards in all directions.

Despite their small size, the shockwaves they unleashed swept across an area spanning tens of kilometers in radius.

The massive mountains and the coastlines adjacent to them were as fragile as sandcastles in the face of these successive ring-shaped shockwaves, instantly crumbling into ruins of rubble.

The powerful shockwave first created huge whirlpools on the sea surface, followed by waves hundreds of meters high, which instantly swallowed the entire coastline!

Wood and Alstead's mere head-on collision caused devastating damage to the surrounding area, akin to a natural disaster!

Chapter 505 The Evenly Matched Wood and the Dragon God

"Although I don't know what exactly happened to you in the past two years, judging from your current strength, you are still not strong enough to defeat me."

How about we end it here? Your strength is already among the top in this world. What's rare is that you are also an enemy of that guy, the God of Man. It would be such a pity if you died here.

"That guy, the god of men, is my friend. I can forgive and forget what happened before, and I can even recruit you as my right-hand man."

The clash between the Winter Knight and the Demon Blade Finger continued, and the powerful impact it generated had even made the surrounding space extremely unstable.

However, compared to Wood, who seemed to have used all his skills, the dragon god Alsteed on the other side seemed to be in a state of ease.

"Want to take me as your underling? If that's the case, do you have to defeat me first before you, as the victor, say something like that?"

As Wood spoke, an even stronger aura erupted from his body, and his arms and the 'Winter Knight' he held in his hand seemed to be covered with a layer of black paint, instantly becoming full of metallic texture.

As Wood's arm and the original blue blade of the 'Winter Knight' turned black, Alster also noticed with a strange expression that the force coming from Wood's arm had actually become stronger once again!

Without a doubt, this is the power of Wood using "Armament Haki".

And when he realized that even when he used Armament Haki, Orstead remained unmoved, Wood immediately followed up with the power of Armament Haki!

Compared to the "armament" of "armament haki", "conqueror's haki" can be said to be the highest level of haki usage, and not everyone can possess conqueror's haki.

The Winter Knight, now entangled in "Domination," has its weight and power increased once again, and this time the effect is quite remarkable.

The dragon god Orsteed, who was originally full of confidence, now looked more than just strange; he was genuinely astonished.

Because Alsted was suddenly astonished to discover that Wood, who was almost suppressed by him, had become exponentially stronger again after using some unknown power!

Moreover, this time, the increase in his power actually surpassed that of himself, the Dragon God. He should have been suppressing his opponent, but now, with the Demon Blade Finger being constantly suppressed, he was actually being suppressed by his opponent!

As a dignified dragon god, the second strongest of the seven great powers, I was actually suppressed in terms of power by a fourteen-year-old human brat. Who the hell would believe such a thing?

However, this is indeed the reality. If he hadn't personally experienced Wood's power, Alsteed would never have believed that such a human being could exist in the world!

"Your strength has repeatedly exceeded my expectations, but I am far from reaching my limit."

If you think you've already won, then you're being incredibly naive!

The Dragon God was astonished by Wood's strength, but the moment the Demon Blade was broken and suppressed in front of his chest, Alsted roared again, and his body erupted with several times more powerful magic than before.

Wood was astonished to discover that the hand of Alsted, which was holding the magic sword, had begun to grow white dragon scales from its original human arm, and even sharp dragon claws had grown from its fingertips.

Since Auersted is called the Dragon God, it is only natural that the other party could not be a pure human.

Although it always appears in human form, it would be rather ridiculous if the so-called Dragon God only had one form: human.

The moment his arm completed its partial "dragon transformation," Alsted's aura began to rise rapidly. The Demon Blade Finger, which had been pressed against Alsted's chest, now began to suppress Wood's Winter Knight as it burst into an even more intense shower of sparks!

Moreover, after Alsteed's arm was "dragonized," his suppression power and speed were far faster than when Wood used "Armament Haki" and "Binding" to suppress Alsteed.

Because the power that Alstead unleashed in an instant was too great, Wood didn't even have time to react or use new power to counter it before his body was sent flying backward at the speed of breaking the sound barrier due to the enormous impact!