An Extra's POV

Chapter 688 Adrien Vs Ce\'phas

Standing amidst this sight of destruction was a single being.

"Aww… you used Spatial Magic to teleport before we hit the ground. Yeah… forgot you had that." Ce\'phas mumbled, slowly above the huge crater he created as a result of his crash.

His gaze was fixed in one direction alone, and that was where Adrien floated, his hand tightly gripping the same blade from earlier.

"I can\'t fight you like a normal opponent, it seems. You\'re smart and strong… an annoying opponent, which makes you worth fighting. Ohhh… I can\'t wait till I completely crush you and crush you, and—!"

"Ce\'phas, you\'re getting carried away!" U\'riah yelled out from the distance where he stood. R\'azak was right beside him, and they both had unpleasant expressions to give him.

"We need to get this sorted out quickly so we know what to do about the Conquest. They could attack our Camp any minute now, so this isn\'t the time to be wasting any—"

"Time? Yeah, got it!" Ce\'phas grinned, having a certain twinkle in his eyes.

"Haaa… whatever. Please just finish up quickly so we can prepare for our next course of action."

U\'riah\'s hands covered his face as he sighed in exasperation, so he couldn\'t see Ce\'phas\' look of disappointment after being chastised.

This terrible mood of his didn\'t last long, though.

"Fine, fine…" He said with a brilliant grin, quickly returning to the optimistic vibe he had earlier.

".... I\'ll end it quickly."

He crouched once again, watching Adrien like a predator observes prey. The lad in the sky narrowed his eyes as he took his stance in the air, preparing himself for whatever attack that would be dished out.

"Here I come!"

~WHUUUUUUSH!~

Now much faster than before, Ce\'phas caught up with Adrien within a fraction of a moment, his hand already tightly on his neck.

As soon as this happened, Adrien vanished from his position, but—

"Not so fast…"

~ZZZZTZZ~

All of a sudden, as if reality had just become a glitch, everything about Adrien, and the area where he vanished from began to show signs of static.

And then… Adrien returned to Ce\'phas\' grasp.

"W-what?!" Adrien\'s expression seemed to say in shock, but Ce\'phas had already begun to squeeze his neck, so the expression was bound to transform into a suffocating one.

Fortunately for the former, however, he had another Skill to come in handy.

~VWUUUUUUUSSSHHHH!!!~

A sudden surge of flames suddenly engulfed the two of them, completely baptizing them in searing heat.

"You can\'t escape with just this!" A single burst of energy from him quelled the flames, sending it into oblivion. Unfortunately for him, the moment this happened, he realized that Adrien was no longer in his grip.

"Slippery bastard…" Ce\'phas mumbled, slowly letting down the outstretched hand.

\'No matter. His escape doesn\'t matter anymore.\'

His Dragon Senses showed him where Adrien had gone to, and it wasn\'t left or right.

"Above!" Ce\'phas turned his attention to the sky and found the lad to be charging at him with a shroud of lightning encasing his entire body.

~WHUUUUSH!~

The brilliant flash of light resonated greatly with the surroundings, and it fueled Adrien\'s blade as it clashed on Ce\'phas in no time.

Normally, such a hit would deal a significant amount of injury on him.In fact, even the brilliant plumes of flames that he recently banished should have done the same.

But Ce\'phas didn\'t appear to be injured at all.

In fact, he was grinning like a madman.

He went ahead to hold Adrien\'s blade, instantly shattering it with his hardened hands, stretching his second hand towards his throat.

Once again, Adrien tried to retreat. But—

~BZZZTZZZ!~

He found himself in the same situation that he tried to escape. He was stuck in the same situation again… allowing Ce\'phas to grab his throat.

Before Adrien could even squirm out or move… the Dragon General thrust his sharpened claws, and a considerable length of his arms into him.

~SQUELCH!~

Following that disgusting sound was the spraying of blood.

Adrien\'s gaping stomach overflowed with the crimson liquid as Ce\'phas let him up and let the blood gush out.

"We aren\'t done, of course… never done."

Once Ce\'phas said this, Adrien\'s wounds were reversed—

almost as if he never had the injury, to begin with.

The shocked look on Adrien\'s face showed that this was not even his doing.

But what did that matter?

Ce\'phas targeted his neck next, breaking it in one simple breath. Normally, this would mean the death of the target, but… this too was reversed in a single moment.

Hewent on to dismember Adrien, but then the effects reversed.

This process went on, causing bloodshed and a reset that never seemed to end. Again and again, all manner of punishments were dealt to Adrien, until finally… he was done.

Ce\'phas flung the helpless body of Adrien to the ground, causing the ground to shatter in the process.

"Hahahahahaha! This is so much fun!" He stood on top of Adrien, his fist pummeling him, and then reversing it over and over again.

But, not all were reversed. Slowly, the wounds began to build up, displaying scratches, bumps, and a bunch of other unsavory aspects on Adrien\'s bloodied face.

"Ce\'phas, please just end it already. We really need to—"

"Shut it!" Ce\'phas yelled out, shutting down U\'riah, as well as anyone else who would desire to challenge him.

Despite being colleagues, U\'riah was forced to follow the command of Ce\'phas and keep quiet.

The reason was due to a difference in strength.

And no, it wasn\'t just brute strength. It was a power that only Ce\'phas and one other Dragon had—the kind that made one invincible.

No one wanted to suffer under its hands—the kind of suffering that Adrien was no doubt experiencing at the moment.

\'[Time Dilation]\'

The ability to slow down, reverse, or increase the flow of time on a specified target.

That was Ce\'phas\' trump card!

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[A/N]

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