I've been in rooftops of buildings before, but the breeze of the wind in the urban area of the Novum Metropolis smells sadder than those I've experienced in the rural areas. The tall skyscrapers around the block the airways and the polluted skies give a low-quality wind to breathe.
I turned my tablet off and put it behind me. I touched my earpiece and asked the person on the other side of the line.
"Is everything ready?"
"Yes. We are all good to go. Waiting for the signal." The man on the radio said.
"Good." I smiled. Then I turned to the woman beside me who was enjoying the breeze. Her silver-blue hair flapped as she turned to me. She adjusted her hair so that she can see me with her glowing crimson eyes with golden diamond irises. I asked her. "Deva, are you ready?"
"Yes." Deva nodded. She spread out her arms, and her floating swords materialized. "We've been waiting for this chance for the past two days. We can't let this opening slip by."
Deva floated into the skies. But before she charges forward, I called her by her real name.
"Hanna!"
"Eh?" Deva was surprised. She knew it was not like me to call her by her nickname now, especially before an operation like this.
"If we start losing, escape. Don't worry about rescuing me. There is only a 3% chance that I will die in this operation. I'm more concerned about you."
Deva immediately blushed. She combined it with a charming chuckle and then smiled at me. "If things get awry, I know you'll pull some miracle right away. So, I'm not even thinking about losing tonight."
The villainess kicked the air, and she blasted in the skies twice the speed of a military jet. She left a small sonic boom that made my hair dance in the air.
"That vixen. I wish I could get infected by her optimism." I laughed.
The operation to assassinate Dragon Sage Claire Magnus is now in motion. Claire Magnus resides in the Magnus Tower, which is a hotel establishment that rests in the belly of the highly urbanized Third District. It is circled by six skyscraper company establishments that her father owned.
It is a strategic location for air defenses. But I can exploit this heavily fortified district's weaknesses.
I pulled out my phone and opened my social media app. Almost immediately, I saw the live streaming of Deva, who is floating in the middle of the district. Soon, most people are taking videos of the villainess to record her speech.
"Citizens of Novum Metropolis, I have appeared once again! I am Deva, the Villainess of Justice. I have come to grant judgment upon another sadistic military official and Dragon Sage named Claire Magnus. She has committed heinous war crimes against civilians. She abused her power to satisfy her twisted sense of satisfaction. I have decided to strike her with my hammer of justice for the sake of the public!"
The streets are now flooded with reporters from news channels, and they all focused their cameras on Deva. Now, she's broadcasted on live TV, billboards, the internet, and even on radio. There are even news helicopters hovering up close to the villainess.
Deva looked into the camera and smiled menacingly. "General Claire Magnus. If you still have honor left in your blood, you will show yourself. Before I give you my judgment, I shall give you a fair trial… A trial by combat!"
The internet is exploding right now. People are surprised and thrilled at this turn of events. The commonfolk love good entertainment even if their own country is in the line. Newscasters are going nuts in this break in their careers. They want to witness a fight between two villainesses.
"I am announcing this assault in public in order for the civilians to escape from the war zone. Those who side with justice, leave this place at once! Those who side with evil, stay here and meet your end!" Deva proclaimed loudly.
After a minute, the rooftop of the Magnus Tower opened. It revealed a glass bunker, and a tall, masculine woman with crimson red hair was inside it. She is wearing her green military uniform, with a Dragon Sage badge on her chest. She is also holding a sword-wand, which is a rapier equipped with a crimson gem on its hilt.
That woman is General/Dragon Sage Claire Magnus herself.
"I am here, Deva!" The crimson-haired general smiled, but her violet eyes are filled with flames. "However, I appeared not because I will accept your duel, but I want to see your evil face one last time. I do not have to prove my honor in front of a cold-blooded killer like you. You're the one that will face judgment tonight!"
All of a sudden, machine guns from the six skyscraper rooftops emerged. The automated weapons started spraying bullets to the Villainess of Justice.
Deva evaded gracefully like a midnight swan waltzing in the skies. She performed fast ascensions, deep dives, and swerving spins to avoid those bullets. She commanded her floating swords to pierce through those autonomous turrets when she saw the opportunity.
"How despicable, Claire Magnus! You think your small toys would take me down?" Deva laughed.
"That's not even a toy yet. That's a decoration." Claire Magnus smiled. "I'll show you my 'real' toy."
A platform emerged inside the bunker, and it contained five guys wearing the blue Dragonoid Military Academy uniforms. These five guys are dragonoids based on their crimson eyes, and each of them has unique hair colors of red, blue, green, yellow, and violet.
Claire Magnus approached the red-haired Dragonoid and revealed her Dragon Seal glove. She pressed her gloved hand towards the red-haired guy and shouted. "Dragon Seal Unlock!"
There was a bright beam of light that came out from the bunker. The light slowly shaped itself into a gigantic nine-meter-tall dragon filled with red scales. It has razor-sharp claws in its arm and feet, and it has bladed spines to the tip of its tail. It roared out loud, unleashing flame on its breath. It's a plain Fire Dragon.
Deva smiled as if she was thrilled. It's her first time fighting against a fellow dragon after all. She injected mana on the tip of her fingers and pressed it on the Dragon Seal engraved on her chest. Her whole body glowed and transformed into a dark version of a Cyber Angel Dragon.
The Fire Dragon made the first move. It opened its jaws up wide and unleashed three consecutive fireballs from its mouth.
The Cyber Angel Dragon maneuvered in the air, evading those burning projectiles. She spread out her sword wings and blasted forward to get closer.
The Fire Dragon came in prepared. It pumped its claws, and fire engulfed it. It flapped its wings to gain speed, seemingly wanting to collide with the Cyber Angel Dragon. It made a one-two-three punching combos with its flaming claws, but it was evaded easily.
Cyber Angel Dragons have a humanoid body, so it just follows that they can do what humans could do such as gripping weapons as opposed to normal dragons. The Cyber Angel Dragon drew out two of her sword wings and revealed a dual-wielding stance. She charged forward with a breakneck speed and slashed the Fire Dragon's wings in one sweep!
"Grah!" The Fire Dragon cried before falling on the streets, cracking the hard asphalt floor. A large crater was formed in the crash site, and some debris flew away.
The Cyber Angel Dragon stood tall in the skies. "One down, four more to go." She said aloud using her telepathic powers.
"Don't be so full of yourself!" Claire Magnus roared. She turned to her Dragonoid bodyguards and spread out his Dragon Seal gloves. "All Dragon Seals Unlock!"
The skies were filled with bright light as if it was day, but just for a few moments. Four different-colored streaks of light went out of the glass bunker, and it was shaped into four dragons.
The blue light shaped into a gigantic dragon with blue scaleless skin. It has webbed claws and feet, and even its wings seemed like gigantic fins. This is a Water Dragon.
The green light turned into a gigantic dragon with a green stem-like texture. It has wings composed of large leaves, and even its tail is shaped like a twig. This one is a Leaf Dragon.
The yellow light landed onto one of the skyscraper rooftops. It has yellow skin under its brownstone armor. It has no wings, but the bulky body build of this quadrupedal dragon would not make it able to float in the air anyway. It's a Boulder Dragon.
The purple streak of light formed into a long dragon with violet scales. It has tiny arms and feet but possesses a snake-like body. Its horns are like tuning forks that produce sparks every millisecond. It is a Lightning Dragon.
All four enemy dragons roared in unison, seemingly proclaiming their win.