Just as Shahryar was preparing to destroy the Primeval Serpent and then capture Dimitrie alive to take back for experiments, a new energy fluctuation appeared on the battlefield.
Shahryar and Dimitrie stopped their actions in unison and turned their heads to look at the magic circle that had appeared in the corner.
The next second, faint spatial fluctuations rose, and four figures walked out of the magic circle one after another.
"Hmm?"
Looking at the figure standing at the very front, Shahryar, who had always been calm, finally lost his composure.
Just like Dimitrie a minute ago, an expression of disbelieving surprise appeared on his face.
"Red Dragon Emperor? Why are you here?"
"Of course, I'm here to retrieve the Fourth Primogenitor."
Tatsuma glanced around the battlefield, chuckled softly, and summoned the Boosted Gear.
"I originally only planned to deal with the Vampire Alliance, but I didn't expect to have an unexpected gain."
"Shahryar, are you going to surrender, or be killed by me?"
"Don't be too arrogant!"
Shahryar snorted coldly and pushed his spiritual energy to the extreme. Invisible blades sliced through the air, leaving black scars in space.
At the same time, Tatsuma entered Balance Breaker and drew Gram.
Power of Destruction and purple flames covered the sword body, and in an instant, the sky full of slashes completely cut down the spiritual energy.
After that, Tatsuma raised Gram high, and the Power of Destruction and purple flames merged into one.
Boom!
A hundred-meter-high purplish-red slash burst forth, shooting straight forward.
"Damn monster!"
Shahryar didn't foolishly take the hit head-on, but instead his figure flickered, actively avoiding the attack and retreating backward.
But at the same time, hundreds of magic circles unfolded along his retreat path. Surging and powerful magic continuously erupted, and terrifying lightning bolts emitting a dreadful aura crashed down.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
"So strong!"
Looking at the battlefield in front, which was covered by the magic torrent in just a few breaths, turning into a meat grinder, Elmenhilde, standing on the edge of the battlefield, gasped and showed an expression of surprise on her face.
"Is this the rumored Red Dragon Emperor? He lives up to his reputation." Dimitrie was also somewhat surprised.
However, unlike Elmenhilde, his first reaction after being surprised was excitement.
Surging and powerful magic fluctuations continuously rose, and the Primeval Serpent began to swallow and spray poison mist towards the battlefield.
But at this moment, a deafening dragon roar echoed on the battlefield. A crimson meteor fell from the sky, erupting with endless flames that burned away the poison mist.
Under Dimitrie's gaze, Stella appeared right in front, emitting an astonishing aura.
"Your opponent is me."
"You must be the rumored Crimson Princess, you're indeed a good opponent!"
Dimitrie laughed loudly and shifted his attention from the main battlefield to Stella.
The Primeval Serpent began to move, countless giant snakes that were swallowing and spitting spread from the trunk, overwhelming the area as they smashed down.
Facing this terrifying scene, Stella did not retreat in the slightest. Dazzling light flickered on her skin, and earth-shattering magic was ignited by flames, turning into fuel.
Stella raised her hands, and the endless light transformed into a scorching light sword.
Katharterio Salamandra!
Without any thought of holding back, Stella unleashed the most powerful move in her arsenal right from the start.
Countless snake heads were severed, and the hundreds-of-meters-tall Primeval Serpent was repelled by this strike, leaving a huge, almost penetrating scar on its trunk.
"Huh! You're kidding!"
Looking at this scene, Elmenhilde, who had come to assist in the attack, was somewhat dumbfounded.
However, before she could react, Stella's figure appeared in front of the Primeval Serpent. Roaring sounds continuously rang out, and the Primeval Serpent steadily retreated under her offensive.
"It's not over yet!"
Dimitrie injected all the remaining demonic energy in his body into the Primeval Serpent, helping it quickly recover from its injuries. After withstanding the first wave of attacks, he controlled the Primeval Serpent to launch an attack, attempting to repel Stella.
Scars appeared on Stella's body, but they quickly recovered in just a single second.
Ignoring the Primeval Serpent's attack, she activated her sword technique again at close range.
A scorching sword appeared in her palm, and with a loud shout, she slashed downwards.
"HAAAAA!!!"
A deafening roar sounded, and the ground shattered, turning into a lava inferno.
In the terrifying storm, the Primeval Serpent was sliced apart by this strike and disappeared from the battlefield.
"It's over!"
Stella descended from the sky and made her declaration.
"What a monster."
Dimitrie panted heavily, but a cheerful smile appeared on his face.
Since devouring two Vampire Elders, he hadn't encountered such a strong enemy in a long time.
Looking at the young girl walking towards him, a hint of doubt and curiosity flashed in his eyes.
"I heard your ability is to control flames, it seems the rumors were wrong."
"That information is true, I just misunderstood my own ability before."
Stella stopped ten meters away, and scorching high temperature rushed towards him.
"Concept Interference System [Dragon], applying the power of mythical dragons to my body, this is my true ability."
Elmenhilde, standing beside her, widened her eyes, and the expression on her face became increasingly shocked. "Applying the power of dragons to your body? This is the first time I've heard of such an ability."
Dimitrie chuckled softly, understanding why Stella had misunderstood her own ability.
"The power of dragons... I see, the flames you controlled before were the flames of dragons."
"A candidate for the strongest human... With your current strength, you can remove the word 'candidate', right?"
"I'm still far from it."
Stella turned her head and glanced at the battlefield not far away.
In just this short minute while she fought Dimitrie, the situation on the main battlefield had already escalated further.
Whether it was Shahryar, who relied on his modified body to ignore the magic torrent and continuously launch attacks or Tatsuma, who had the advantage in both long-range and close-quarters combat, completely suppressing Shahryar, both of their strengths were greater than hers.
"Alright, stop talking nonsense."
With her gaze withdrawn from the main battlefield, Stella looked at the two vampires, one male and one female, in front of her.
"I don't have any deep grudges against you, so I won't wipe you all out. If you surrender and give up resisting now, I can spare your lives and save you from physical suffering."
"How merciful."
Dimitrie shrugged and looked to the side. "What do you think?"
Elmenhilde's expression was somewhat grim. "You ask me, but I can't do anything either."
On this battlefield right now, the only ones she could bully were those vampire servants. If she couldn't even defeat Dimitrie, then it went without saying for her, a support personnel who leaned towards reconnaissance.
Elmenhilde asked, "What should we do? Should we go and invite that lord?"
Dimitrie slightly shook his head. "No need for that much trouble, with such a big commotion outside, she would have come out already."
He took a deep breath, and spoke loudly, "Giada-sama, stop watching the show. If you don't come out now, we'll just have to surrender and admit defeat."
There are still enemies?
Stella, who had thought victory was assured, frowned and released her senses to probe the surroundings.
The next second, sensing an unfamiliar aura, she turned her head to look at the corner not far away.
"Yo! Hello there, Stella."
A young girl who looked exactly like Stella, with crimson-red long hair, waved and greeted her.
Seeing this, Stella first frowned, then her expression became serious as if she had thought of something.
"Stop pretending, you're the Chaos Bride, Giada Kukulcan, right?"
"I've heard about your ability, you can freely change your appearance and act as others."
"What a pity, I wanted to give you a surprise."
Giada shrugged, and her figure gradually blurred and distorted.
The next second, 'Stella' disappeared, replaced by a young girl with light green long hair.
"It really is you!"
Seeing the opponent's true appearance, Stella's expression became increasingly serious.
Compared to Dimitrie, who could only summon a Primogenitor-level Familiar through fusion.
As the Third Primogenitor, Giada possessed twenty-seven Primogenitor-level Familiars.
If she went all out, even Stella wouldn't be guaranteed a victory.
"Relax, Stella."
As if seeing Stella's thoughts, Giada comforted her before turning her head to look at the distant battlefield.
"Compared to you, I'm more interested in that side."
Boom!
Just as Giada's voice fell, a deafening explosion rang out.
A figure landed on the ground not far away, creating a huge crater.
The smoke cleared, and Shahryar, whose body was made of black metal, appeared before everyone.
Compared to his initial state, he was in a very sorry condition now. Not only were his clothes tattered, but his metal body also had a large number of wounds.
Affected by the Power of Destruction, the self-healing speed of these wounds was very slow.
"Huh? Why are you here?"
Walking out of the crater, Shahryar finally noticed Giada standing nearby.
"I came to visit the Fourth Primogenitor, and incidentally, see if I could catch a big fish."
Giada looked ahead at the bright red figure descending from the sky.
"Looks like my luck is good."
"Those are my thoughts exactly."
His gaze sweeping past Stella, Tatsuma looked at Giada and Shahryar.
"Are you ready?"
"Time is about to accelerate."