Volume 4 Chapter 56

Volume 4 + Chapter 56: Blazing Lightning And A Destructive Storm

Xia Yi could clearly sense the aura emanating from Atiya had changed, becoming completely different from before.

And indeed, that was the case.

Atiya stared at Elizabeth and began to analyze the current situation.

In truth, she rarely engaged in such deliberation during combat, usually relying on her innate fighting instincts to defeat her foes. Thinking, in fact, tended to hinder her combat efficiency.

Thought slowed reactions and made actions sluggish.

This was the exact opposite strategy of Atiya, who relied on intuition.

However, after being knocked aside by the blood whale, she had realized one thing.

The enemy before her possessed strength that far surpassed her own, towering above even the level of a High Race Monarch.

She was a royal maid, and her duty was to protect the safety of Her Highness, the Princess.

When facing an enemy she absolutely could not defeat, there was only one thing she should do—

Ensure the Princess escapes safely from this place.

No matter the cost, even if it meant her own death, she had to get Her Highness back safely.

This was the task entrusted to her by Xia Lulu. Since she carried the trust of the Dragon Queen, the royal maid had to respond accordingly.

Atiya’s strategy had shifted. No longer was it about defeating the enemy before her, it was about exerting every last ounce of her strength to escape from here.

“Xia Yiyi’s maid, how about it? Have you thought of a way to defeat me yet?” Elizabeth asked cheerfully. “If you don’t initiate the attack, then I’ll be the one starting.”

The moment the words left the mouth of the Vampire Progenitor, the blood whale beside her sprang into action.

Just like when it had devoured Xia Yi before, it first submerged beneath the sea of blood. A dark shadow within the crimson tide rapidly approached Atiya and Xia Yi, while the Whale Song began to exert its controlling effect on both of them, pinning them in place with its melody.

Faced with this situation, Atiya did not cast any magic. Instead, she employed the most primitive and brutal method to break free—

Atiya unleashed her true dragon form.

Xia Yi witnessed the descent of a colossal azure dragon within the rose garden.

As Atiya was already an adult, her size was immense, not inferior to Serra’s true dragon form, possessing tremendous visual impact.

The blue dragon landed upon the sea of blood. Its unimaginable weight caused the bloody ocean to shake violently, stirring up waves and creating immense resistance against the blood whale’s charge.

“ROAR!!!”

Atiya released a dragon’s roar, a deafening sound that sent rose petals swirling through the air, caused space itself to tremble, and even threatened to drown out the blood whale’s song.

Xia Yi was surprised to find that the controlling effect of the Whale Song had vanished—she could move again.

“Using a roar to counter a song?”

Xia Yi thought Atiya indeed had unique ingenuity in combat. This was genuinely effective.

The blood whale surged out of the sea of blood, leaping towards Atiya.

Atiya beat her wings powerfully, taking to the air to meet the oncoming blood whale, actively embracing the collision.

“RAAWR!!”

Atiya’s strength in her true dragon form was vastly enhanced compared to her humanoid state.

Whereas before she had been sent flying by a single charge, her power now surpassed that of the blood whale, successfully overpowering it.

The blue dragon wrestled the blood whale, slamming it down onto the sea of blood. Then she opened her massive maw, revealing razor-sharp fangs, and bit down.

The blood whale let out a shrill cry, twisting and struggling violently.

But at this moment, Atiya was dominated by beast-like instinct and raw violence, suppressing her prey with the tenacity of a huntress, tearing a massive gash in the blood whale’s body.

Finally, Atiya hurled the blood whale back towards Elizabeth.

Faced with this, Elizabeth seemed rather unconcerned, remarking calmly, “That’s meaningless, you know, Xia Yiyi’s maid. You should understand that within this sea of blood, you cannot truly kill this little whale.”

Of course Atiya knew this—she had seen it at a glance. She had thrown the blood whale away merely to prevent it from interfering with her next move.

She lowered her head. Faint flickers of lightning began to surge within her blue eyes.

“Dragon’s Breath…!”

Xia Yi saw a light intertwining blue and white beginning to coalesce within Atiya’s mouth, compressing, coalescing, compressing… repeating rapidly, like a bomb on the verge of going critical.

That was her Dragon Breath!

Atiya unleashed her Dragon Breath towards Elizabeth. In that instant, a blinding, incandescent white light enveloped the entire world. Blazing lightning and a destructive storm descended upon the rose garden.

The Dragon Breath tore through the air, pierced through the blood whale, and struck the Vampire Progenitor directly, engulfing her.

The sounds of thunder and crackling lightning were incessant.

Atiya’s assault was not over. As if gone mad, amidst this terrifying onslaught, she let out an even more piercing roar, actually amplifying the power of her Dragon Breath further, while sweeping it across the rose garden in a wide arc, causing the place to begin collapsing.

The ground of the garden cracked and crumbled, falling away beneath them. The crimson blood, like a collapsing ocean, plummeted downward.

Atiya seemed to have reached her limit. She knew perfectly well this definitely wouldn’t kill the opponent. She quickly turned, carefully cradling Xia Yi in her claws, and soared towards the sky where the light had not yet fully dispersed.

Running away in the midst of battle was, for a warrior, a difficult disgrace to accept.

But at this moment, Atiya’s conviction was singular, she would protect Xia Yi’s safety at all costs.

“Atiya, behind you!!” Xia Yi suddenly shouted.

The moment Xia Yi spoke, Atiya sensed it—a giant, blood-red spear had shot towards her from behind, aimed straight at her heart.

This was an attack from the Vampire Progenitor.

She had no time to dodge or defend, the recent Dragon Breath explosion had consumed too much in such a short time…

“ROAR!!”

Blazing flames shot in from the side, striking the blood-red spear and blocking the attack for Atiya.

She was utterly astonished. Shifting her gaze, she saw a red dragon.

It was Serra!

Serra had also unleashed her true dragon form.

And she wasn’t alone. The entire Dragon Clan delegation that had come to the Crimson Empire this time had followed her, all assuming their true dragon forms and taking to the sky.

It seemed what Serra had said about having something to do earlier was likely about gathering everyone for evacuation and support.

“Atiya, take Her Highness and let’s go!” Serra shouted.

“Nn!”

Atiya nodded.

Serra led the other dragons in unleashing their Dragon Breath towards the rose garden, aiming to stall the Vampire Progenitor.

Then, the group of dragons swiftly passed over the vampire imperial palace, flying away into the high altitude.

…

In the collapsing rose garden, the Vampire Princess Flora, sensing the battle, rushed to the scene and found Elizabeth.

“Progenitor, do you require us to act?” Flora asked, watching the departing figures of the dragons. “I can summon the other Princes. Intercepting the Dragon Clan would pose no problem at all.”

“…Hehe.”

However, Elizabeth merely chuckled softly and gave an unexpected reply.