Arion, who was enjoying such a marvellous scene with hands folded behind his back, cast a vicious smile.
"Good, you made a wise decision."
"This is by far the wisest decision you have taken in your lifetime," Arion spoke and pointed his hand at Alex.
"You saw it yourself, fool. There is no eternal trust. You will regret it for the rest of your life. This decision of yours to help these kids who betrayed you, in the end, will haunt you for the rest of your life."
"Oops, sorry. What I mean is an afterlife."
"Hahaha!" Arion burst into laughter.
Along with Tina and Harrison, there were only four others who stood at Alex's side and were completely sweating from head to toe.
Black lightning flashed and mana gathered around Arion's fingers and a blackish ball started to condense.
"Before granting you all freedom, let me deal with these nuisances so excuse me for a moment," Arion spoke with a vicious smile.
Tina and Harrison stepped up and stood before Alex.
Tina chanted a spell and Harrison pulled out his sword to face the attack.
"We will survive."
Alex's voice was heard from the back and they didn't know why but they felt very much reassured by his words.
Arion finished his move and soon a strong gust of energy erupted from him and a beam of dark energy was fired at Alex.
Alex stared at the beam calmly with his clenched fist in which he was preparing a spell and would hit Arion when he let down his guard.
Inside his curled fist lay a minuscule ball of fire that made be of the length of a few centimetres but had enough energy to turn the tide.
The beam appeared before Alex but before Alex could make a move, the space around him rippled like a wave and the beam of attack started to disappear into nothingness.
Swish!
At that time, a huge crescent blade emerged out of nowhere from the space before Alex and started to slice the beam into two halves.
The beam was separated and travelled back after splitting and hit far behind creating two loud explosions.
Arion's eyes narrowed and he spoke angrily while waving his hand"Pathetic bug!"
The crescent-shaped blade coming towards him exploded along with the beam of the condensed energy fired from Arion.
He raised his hand and was about to attack when he felt a slight fluctuation beside him.
He tried to react quickly but he was a bit late. From the fluctuating space around him, huge bolts of lightning appeared and joined to form a thick beam that hit him and threw him to a distance.
Dark clouds started to hover around him and soon waves of lightning started to strike him one after another with thundering booms sending tremors one after another.
The lightning manifested in the form of a huge coiling dragon that roared and fell over Arion who tried to defend against the attack.
"Hurt!" Alex shouted and holding his chest looked back.
His heartbeat hastened after seeing Hurt miserable looks.
His upper clothes had been blown away leaving behind his naked upper half which seemed to be burning with black flames.
All his hair had been brunt making him bald and his skin had become dark due to burns all over his body.
Alex's words stuck in his throat seeing his appearance.
Hurt who looked like a handsome gentleman before now looked more like a zombie.
The kid stepped back seeing him in fear while Tina closed his mouth as soon as he heard Alex's words.
After all, it was the same Hurt who dominated the academy. The strong dominating and cold expression was replaced by a miserable look that brings mercy even in the coldest heart.
As Alex observed Hurt, he was flabbergasted.
Hurt had brunt his life force which may be one of the reasons why he was able to hold on in the fight.
Alex saw the dense clouds showering lightning of immense voltage that could greatly harm Legendary ranks and could injure Arion a bit buying time.
Arion cast a huge shield of darkness that protected him but it occasionally cracked from the lightning and struck him.
He was getting injured and bleeding but at the same time, he was getting healed at an astonishing rate.
[Alex, take them and leave the place. I can hold him down for a bit longer.]
Hurt voice resounded in his head. Alex shook his head and spoke.
[No, we both can get out of here]
[Alex, cannot you see my appearance, I am already on the verge of dying. This is my end.]
[Hurt, I can treat you and listen to my plan. After the attack is over, can you use the void prison to trap Arion for five seconds? no three would be enough.]
[But.....]
[Stop bullshiting and do what I say. Just trust me for once.]
Hurt nodded and waved his hand.
Arion noticed the weakening of the spell and flapped his sleeves.
The dark clouds and lightning were blown away instantly and he raised his feet to move forward.
But his brows furrowed as he found himself unable to move as if he was trapped.
His body which was floating on the ground was suspended and he stood still like a statue.
He gritted his teeth and poured out all his strength.
Faint cracks appeared around him.
Alex noticed the situation and stepped up.
The space around him fluctuated and with a small ripple in space, his figure teleported before Arion and he shouted"Eat this bastard."
Alex opened his fist inside which a mini ball of fire was burning vigorously and he struck his palm with the mini fireball against Arion's chest blasting him away.
BANG!
Alex's palm slammed hard and the void prison due to the external interference was broken but due to the strength of the blow, Arion's figure was thrown upwards and the ball of fire was pushed against his chest and started flicker and expand
Alex's figure instantly vanished into thin air and appeared before Hurt who was staring up into the sky which was slowly lit up by an enormous sphere of fire.
BOOOM!
