Once the two-minute countdown from the system began, Michael knew he had to face the dragons. Rather than feeling fear, he felt exhilarated. The darkness around him significantly boosted his power, confirming the gods' words from the realm of gods that darkness in the mortal realm enhanced the Dark Lord's power.
However, Azurith was no fool either. Recognizing that defeating the Dark Lord would be challenging as long as the darkness surrounded the Dark Lord, Azurith opened his mouth wide, absorbing the darkness by drawing it into his mouth. Michael and Nithroel were slightly caught off guard when they saw the darkness slowly being sucked into Azurith's mouth.
"Intriguing," Michael muttered. He hadn't expected the usually intangible darkness to become tangible under the ancient beast's power and be absorbed into its vast jaws.
