"Aaaaahhh... Aaaaahhhhh..."
Seeing the two figures in the sky, Tenraku and the girls managed to maintain their composure, but Hyoudou Issei's mouth hung open, his eyes almost popping out of his head.
The two figures in the air were a handsome young man dressed in black priest robes, with a tanned complexion, and the Holy Grail that Tenraku had been seeking was now in his hands.
Beside the young man was a giant black Dragon, with exaggerated wings and three ferocious heads— it was the Forbidden Dragon of Demonic Origin, Aži Dahāka!
The man and the dragon appeared silently in the sky, or perhaps they had been there all along, merely concealed until now.
"Nice to meet you, Red Dragon Emperor, and all the members of the D×D Team. I am Apophis."
"Perhaps you've heard some things about me, but in any case, it's a pleasure to meet you for the first time."
With a gentle smile, the handsome young man introduced himself, while below, Tenraku and the others wore grim expressions when they heard the introduction—
Apophis, the Primal Eclipse Dragon, was another Evil Dragon of legend!
Although Apophis currently maintained a human form, the unmistakable aura of the Dragon Race emanated from him.
Moreover, like Aži Dahāka and the Dark Dragon of the Crescent Moon, Apophis was also a powerful Evil Dragon that had reached the level of a Heavenly Dragon!
"Apophis, Aži Dahāka, it seems you've also betrayed Rizevim, hiding nearby until he was destroyed before coming out," Tenraku spoke with a smile on his face while signaling for Rias and the girls to prepare for battle.
"It's not a matter of betrayal. We merely used each other with the prince."
Apophis shook his head with a light laugh, while Aži Dahāka added, "That fool thought resurrecting us made him our master."
"He didn't understand our Dragon Race at all, always acting so arrogant."
"Good riddance! Good riddance!"
The voices of Aži Dahāka's three heads differed, suggesting they had somewhat different personalities.
Of course, Rizevim was asking for it and didn't deserve anyone's sympathy.
"I don't care about your dealings with Rizevim but you've taken something that doesn't belong to you."
"That Holy Grail belongs to us. Can you return it to us?"
Tenraku spoke directly, unwilling to engage in further banter.
"Sorry, Red Dragon Emperor, but this Holy Grail is also useful to us. We can't give it back to you."
Apophis replied while playing with the Holy Grail in his hand.
"I see..."
With a soft sigh, Tenraku's face then bore a cold smile as he spoke.
"In that case, I'm sorry!"
Activating his Space Leap ability, Tenraku almost instantly flashed in front of Apophis.
"Boost! Boost!! Boost!!!"
Scarlet's gauntlet wrapped around Tenraku's fist, and the Spirit Power within him surged madly.
Simultaneously activating the Gauntlet of the Red Dragon Emperor - Boosted Gear and Giant's Mischief, Tenraku delivered a punch towards Apophis without holding back!
The extreme danger caused Apophis's entire body to stand on end, and he couldn't maintain the lofty calmness he had just displayed. An instinctual defense emerged as a layer of solid scales covered Apophis's body with extreme speed.
However—
Boom!!!
"Aaaahhhhh!!!"
A massive explosion erupted in the air, and Apophis screamed as he was sent flying, crashing like a meteor into a massive crater tens of meters across on a floating island several thousand meters away.
Everything happened in the blink of an eye— from Tenraku's attack to Apophis's agonized flight— barely a second passed!
With a cold snort, Tenraku grabbed the Holy Grail that had fallen from Apophis's hand, and he directly assimilated it into his own body.
A surge of immense Spirit Power emanated from him, and as Tenraku closed his eyes, a look of contentment spread across his face.
"Hooooooo!!!"
Finally reacting, Aži Dahāka roared as he prepared to attack Tenraku.
"Gravity."
Casting a casual glance at Aži Dahāka, Tenraku activated his Sacred Gear, Infinite Gravity. Instantly, the gravity around Aži Dahāka skyrocketed to over a hundred times its normal level, and with a thunderous boom, he was pulled down to the ground.
"Everyone, attack!"
"Oooohhhhhh!!!"
Having received Tenraku's signal earlier, Sairaorg, Rias, and the girls almost simultaneously sprang into action, launching a furious onslaught towards Aži Dahāka, who had crashed to the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Sword qi and magic exploded, once again turning the entire landscape into chaos.
"Red Dragon Emperor!!!"
Roaring furiously, Apophis, who had been punched flying by Tenraku, finally recovered and resumed his assault.
Apophis's true form was a slender, three-eyed serpent-like Giant Dragon, which was over a hundred meters long and covered in dense and solid scales. Unlike his elegant human form, his true form was incredibly ferocious and terrifying.
Perhaps fueled by his anger at being punched away by the Red Dragon Emperor and having the Holy Grail taken from him, Apophis was now enraged to the extreme.
"Die!!!"
With a violent shout, countless black waters appeared around Apophis, rushing towards Tenraku and the girls below like ferocious waves.
The black water seemed to possess extremely corrosive properties, dissolving everything in its path, be it steel or rock!
"With just you?"
With a mocking expression, Tenraku waved his hand, causing the black water to freeze and solidify, unable to advance any further.
It was the power of the Longinus, Eternal Ice Princess - Absolute Demise!
"Unlimited Blade Works!"
Snapping his fingers, Tenraku created several golden vortexes in the air, from which gigantic golden holy swords descended like rain, piercing Apophis's body and pinning him to the ground once again.
Although this guy was also a powerful Evil Dragon at the level of a Heavenly Dragon, he was far inferior to Ddraig and Albion. If he and Aži Dahāka had continued to hide in the shadows and escape with the Holy Grail, Tenraku would have been helpless against them. But since they dared to show themselves, Tenraku wouldn't let them off the hook!
Roaring in a fury, Apophis struggled against the ground, but just as Tenraku was about to continue his assault to completely subdue and crush him when Azazel's voice came through his communication device:
"Tenraku, we have a huge problem! Hurry over here, and bring Ophis with you!"
During their previous battle, Azazel had gone to explore some situations on the floating island with Ikuse Tobio and Lavinia... It was the first time Tenraku had heard Azazel speak with such urgency, so he knew they must have discovered something serious.
"I'm on my way."
Tenraku replied without further ado.
"Vali, Azazel has found something. I need to go check it out. I'll leave that guy Apophis to you."
Though slightly annoyed, Vali didn't refuse.
In a flash, Tenraku arrived in front of Ophis and Lilith. Despite the chaos around them, the two Dragon God-Samas remained calm as they sat there, munching on their chocolate.
"Ophis, Lilith, attach yourselves to me."
Tenraku instructed while patting their identical little heads.
"Okay."
Glancing at Tenraku, Ophis and Lilith transformed into orbs of light and flew into Tenraku's body.
Just as Tenraku was about to head towards Azazel, he heard Hyoudou Issei's weak voice nearby:
"Um, Tenraku, is there anything I can help with?"
Although he had considered rushing in to fight the two Giant Dragons earlier, upon seeing the exaggerated scene, Hyoudou Issei ultimately gave up.
Without the help of the Oppai, he would probably be crushed instantly!
"Issei-kun, you've already helped us a lot and saved the world. What you've done is enough."
"It's dangerous here now. You should go home first."
Without waiting for Hyoudou Issei to say more, Tenraku waved his hand, and suddenly Hyoudou Issei was enveloped in a ball of light and shot into the sky.
As the scenery changed rapidly before his eyes, Hyoudou Issei realized he had flown off the floating island and was rapidly descending towards Kuoh Town below!
"Ahhhhhhhhh..."
To be continued...
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