Aldred grabbed the crystal on Zikaok's forehead and yanked it out.
[Shard]
The main source of power for the Shardmind. On its own, this crystal is useless, but with intellect and creativity, this crystal could create great power. The limit of a shard is determined by its size. The bigger it is, the more possibilities it has.
Aldred looked at the crystal carefully. He wondered if Dobbs and Corduul could add this crystal to his armor. That would be neat.
The storm brewed in the sky. Aldred looked at the dark clouds and snorted.
In the distance, Brago stared at Aldred's projection in anger. "That Zikaok is useless after all! Fine, I will do it myself."
Brago raised his massive leg and stomped the ship. The ship shook violently, making all the sailors fell. The ground below the ships shattered, creating massive crater, but suddenly, the ship soared into the sky.
The ship was 2 kilometers wide in the shape of a metallic serpent. When it soared into the sky, four massive wings came out from its hull and it streaked into the clouds.
In less than half a minute, the massive ship arrived above Aldred, looking so massive and gigantic. From below, it really looked like a massive dragon was flying over him.
Aldred smiled wide when he saw that ship. Brago walked on the bow of the ship and glared down at him.
Brago was a massive man with dark, thick coat covering his broad shoulder. With a long bull hook in his hand, he pointed towards Aldred.
"Aldred. You will die here!"
Aldred laughed maniacally. "Try to kill me o great serpent of the sea."
Brago roared and the mouth of the ship opened wide before it belched a wide and bright beam at Aldred.
With a smile on his face, Aldred quickly flew to the, dodging the beam, and flying upward parallel to the beam.
Suddenly, the hulls of the ships opened, revealing massive cannons coming out of the hull. They all fired beams and shells at him. Dodging the beams, the shells came afterwards and then exploded when they were near him.
Aldred came out of the explosion but more and more shells came. A series of explosions ensued wherever he flew, all the while constant beams attack were coming towards him as well.
But even with all of that, Aldred was still laughing. He was laughing so loud that even Brago could still hear him.
Every second, Aldred came closer and closer and soon he stopped right in front of Brago.
"Stop relying on this ship and fight me."
"With pleasure!"
Aldred charged forward and slammed against Brago's body before they crashed into a wall. Brago kicked him and swung his bull hook, grabbing onto Aldred's arm and then with a heave, slamming Aldred onto the floor.
Aldred quickly stood up and slashed Brago's waist with his Phantom Doomblade. The blade made a clanging sound as it struck against the thick coat.
Apparently, it was strong enough to defend against his blade.
"The land where you come from must be a very interesting land," Aldred said.
"It is. That is a place where people are truly strong. Unlike here... everyone here is weak."
"Are you saying that there are a lot of Diamond Ranks there?"
"No. I am saying that there is no powerless people there."
Aldred frowned. "No powerless people. You mean everyone has super power?"
Brago snorted. "This continent is too weak. Too weak that the majority of its living being don't even have the ability to control the energy around them."
"Then why are you here?"
"I am here for the dragons. They are not from this land."
"What dragons?"
"You know what I am talking about. Where do you hide them?"
"Ohh, you mean them. Sorry about that, but I promised to protect them. I am a man of my word."
"Let's see if you are still a man of your word after I destroy your neck!"
Brago charged forward and slammed Aldred with his bull hook. Aldred quickly blocked it, but when the weapon touched his, the impact shocked him.
Unlike before, the attack now was a hundred times stronger. Because of that, he was thrown away dozens of meters away before his back knocked against the wall.
"Not bad. But I am not even using my full power yet."
Aldred's eyes lit up, and then he vanished from his original spot before appearing right in front of Brago. His right fist already connected with the man's square jaw, knocking his head upward.
Suddenly, Brago's hand moved and grabbed Aldred's neck. But another Aldred appeared from the side and stabbed Brago's waist.
The Phantom Doomblade lit up and burned Brago's inside.
Now they both locked in this position in constant pain and suffering.
But a few seconds later, both Aldred and Brago laughed.
Brago tightened his grip while Aldred increased the intensity of his flame.
"You are different," Brago said. "You are not from this continent are you?"
"Not really." Aldred wasn't even from this planet.
He was reincarnated here.
"I thought so. What do you say, Aldred? Why don't we explore the worlds and conquer it?"
"I am not sure if I want to do it with you. After all, you are after the dragons."
Brago laughed. "Too bad then." He crushed Aldred's neck while slapping the other Aldred in the face.
Two more Aldred appeared and stabbed Brago's back at the same time.
"These clones spell are very annoying."
"I have more annoying things up my sleeve," Aldred said before his eyes turned purple.
Brago's arm began to turn into stones.
"Petrification? This does not work on me." Brago clenched his fist and the stones disappeared.
But then something happened. Blisters appeared on his skin, and his muscles bulged in a weird way.
"Mutation? Did you really just tried that on me?"
Brago breathed in and all the weird mutation on his body disappeared.
"I have the perfect warrior body. Diseases won't work on me."
"You really are a tough enemy to handle." Aldred smiled. "But it's better that way."
