The Acnologia here is way stronger than the one he fought before. But it only makes him more excited because it means even he hasn't reached his limit yet. If Acnologia could grow this much, then he should be able to grow even further.
Ben removes the space barrier and gets closer to the Dragons. Now, they can finally see who has just attacked them and it obviously surprises them, especially Acnologia. He still remembers Ben's face very clearly, after all.
"You! You are alive?!"
"Aww, it seems you missed me, Acnologia-chan. I'm sorry I didn't come sooner."
Ben grins while teasing Acnologia who looks shocked. He looks at the Dragon Kings and realizes that he doesn't recognize any of them. All of them are unfamiliar Dragons, but he can clearly feel their massive amount of magic power.
"What did you do? I remember clearly that I've greatly injured you. There was no way you could survive those injuries. And you actually have your limbs intact."
"Maybe you should really check if I was dead for sure. As for limbs, I can always make them anytime."
Ben creates 2 more arms on each side using his Arc of Embodiment. In this timeline, Ben has lost both his arms and half of his stomach in the last battle against Acnologia that took his life. But he managed to escape in the last second even though he died because of his injuries in the end.
This timeline Ben knows he couldn't die in front of Acnologia. If Acnologia got his dead body, then the Black Dragon could grow much more powerful by eating it. That's why he has prepared an escape spell that would be triggered when he was on the verge of dying.
Even so, Acnologia managed to grow this much even without consuming this timeline Ben's body that already got destroyed by his own spell to avoid it being misused. Although it's quite regrettable that the body has been destroyed.
When Wendy told it to Ben sometime after crossing timelines, he feels that it was quite regrettable. He knows it's a good decision though because it reduced the risk for his surviving family members and friends.
'His body has been turned into pure ethernano by a spell. If only we still have his body, then I could turn it into 3 Lacrimas. A Sun Devil Lacrima, A Sun Dragon Lacrima, and A Sun God Lacrima. I could give those to Ariel & Gabriel or use those to increase the Dragon Annihilation spell. But well, it might be the best choice that he has at that time because even his dead body will attract problems for the others.'
"Regeneration?"
"No, that doesn't look like regeneration. Besides, there is no magic that can regenerate body parts. Even healing magic had almost been lost in our past era."
"Then, illusions? Or artificial limbs?"
The Dragon Kings comment on it while looking at Ben warily. They know how dangerous he was and he has gotten even more dangerous now. He has become much more powerful to the point where he can kill almost all of their troops with one attack.
"What was that attack just now? How could it be so powerful?"
"I don't know, but I don't think he can use it again."
"Yeah, it must be an attack he prepared specifically to reduce our number. Irene, do you know what he did?"
"He was using Dragon Lacrimas to create that massive explosion. The explosion of Dragon Lacrimas is the same as a Dragon Slayer Magic attack. That's why it was very effective against us Dragons. However, he must've added something because even if he has a few hundred of those, their explosion shouldn't be powerful enough to kill more than 1,500 dragons instantly."
Irene explains it with a rather nervous voice. She knows that even if Ben couldn't make another attack of that scale, he is still very powerful. The ability to create that level of attack by using Dragon Lacrimas itself isn't something to be looked down upon.
Although she herself has never fought or met Ben before, she knows how smart and powerful he was from stories. That's why she's sure he won't just show up and attack thousands of Dragons if he isn't confident with his power. If that first attack went wrong, then he would've faced more than this and it seems he is ready.
'I don't know what makes him so confident, but maybe...'
"Enough talk, attack him!"
Acnologia gives his order and the Dragon Kings immediately attack Ben together. They shoot their Dragon Roars that have incredible power. Ben who floats high in the air flies higher and keeps moving to evade their Dragon Roars that chase him everywhere.
He flies very fast so none of them can catch up to him until their attacks are over. "Hey, hey, don't attack me so suddenly like that. I still have some things I want to say, you know."
Ben lands on the ground unscathed while having a big grin on his face. "Hmm, 13 Dragons at King levels should be tough but doable for them. The 24 remaining normal Dragons, however, are problems even though they are injured, so let's remove them first."
Ben's hands glow before 2 big golden war axes appear. They are magic axes made of his solar energy, so they won't break like the usual magic weapons. Ben grins while looking at the normal Dragons who survived his massive attack.
"Let's see if you can survive this."
*Swish*
Ben suddenly disappears, surprising all the Dragons present. Then the next thing they know, a normal Dragon has gotten its head chopped and Ben stands behind it. They all are shocked by his speed that almost none of them could see.
Furthermore, he kills a Dragon with one attack. Even if the Dragon was injured, it still has thick and tough scales that were very hard to break. But Ben cut through them easily and separated its head from its neck in one slash of his axe.
They are still in disbelief and then he makes them even more speechless. He attacks the other remaining normal Dragons with the same speed. Now, he doesn't just go for their necks. Ben slashes their other parts to make his movements unpredictable.
It works really well as even the Dragon Kings can't keep up with his movements, not to mention the normal Dragons. Even the fastest Dragon there, the Speed Dragon can't chase Ben even though it can see Ben. He also attacks in a random pattern, so no one can predict it.
"Shit! What kind of speed is that? I can only look at him."
"You need to get smaller. Your big body is reducing your speed."
Irene gives the Speed Dragon advice, so he transforms into his human form. All these Dragon Kings have human forms, but they never used those forms for battle. That's why the Speed Dragon doesn't even think of it until Irene told him.
He transforms into his human form and chases Ben again. Now, he can finally keep up and gets a little faster than Ben. He is the speed himself, after all. Eventually, he catches up to Ben, but that's just what Ben is hoping for.
"Took you long enough, Dragon. I've already killed 18 Deagons while you were having a hard time chasing after me."
Ben evades a claw attack from the Speed Dragon that comes from behind him. The Speed Dragon who looks like a typical young delinquent clicks his tongue and sends more claw attacks at Ben. However, Ben is evading every single one of them with tiny gaps.
It surprises the Speed Dragon because he is the speed itself. But now someone is matching him and can evade his super-fast attacks. He is using his full speed right now, so no one can see his attacks, no one other than Ben.
"As I thought of a Dragon, you suck at fighting."
Ben smirks because the Speed Dragon only has speed, but no technique. He is fast, but his movements are even worse than amateurs. Well, Dragons like him always won by overwhelming power, and in his case, speed. That's why they never bother to learn battle skills like humans because they just need power.
"Even so, you are dangerous for the others because they won't be able to keep up with your speed even in Dragon form. So let's end this here while you are still in your weakest form."
Ben catches the Speed Dragon's right hand and pulls him closer. His left claws are still attacking, but he misses because Ben pulls him closer. Then suddenly, the Speed Dragon feels pain in his left chest and blood fills his mouth.
He looks down and sees Ben's right hand is piercing his left chest. Without those thick scales, Ben can easily pierce his body with a magic-covered hand. Ben is holding his heart on his back now and the Speed Dragon can't utter a word before its soul leaves its body.
"Before fighting a strong foe in a human form, you should train by fighting weaker foes in it first to get used to it. Well, I am more than happy to fight you guys in human forms if you really want it."
Ben grins while turning the Spees Dragon into a Dragon Lacrima. Now, the remaining Dragons are very surprised because they finally know how Ben could have that many Dragon Lacrimas before. But the surprise he prepared for them isn't just that.
"Are you sure you need our help for this war, Sir Ben?"
Elefseria and the other Dragon Hunters finally appear on the battlefield. Ben only grins while looking at the remaining Dragons.
"6 normal Dragons and 12 Dragon Kings, can you guys handle them?"
"Leave them to us, Ben nii-san."
Wendy sounds confident and so are the others. Ben grins widely while looking at Acnologia.
"Then, let's start the final battle."
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