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Chapter 706
RUMBLE!
Zeke raised Excalibur toward the streams of light pouring down on the ark.
WHOOOOSH!
Excalibur glowed and absorbed the pouring light.
Though time had been reversed and they had regressed, Zeke, with his immutable power, could maintain his state exactly as it was right before the regression.
As Zeke infused divine power, primordial light rippled from Excalibur.
"HAAAAH!"
He swung his sword toward the pouring light.
Excalibur's strike flew and split the light clusters in half.
Between them appeared the King in Yellow, holding the divine sword.
"ZEKE, ZEKE DRAKER!"
The King in Yellow shouted while looking at Zeke.
Like others who had regressed to the past while retaining memories of the future, the King in Yellow also retained his memories from when he was Metatron.
However, at this point, he had not yet been perfectly resurrected as Metatron.
In a situation where Arthur Draker had become the King in Yellow using Apollion's power, having Metatron's consciousness overlaid was bound to cause confusion.
"I am... Arthur Draker, no... apollion, I am the most noble above the heavens..."
His mind spiraled into chaos and his body began to mutate ,One half of his form swelled grotesquely.
And from its mass, a pair of luminous wings burst forth, bathed in divine radiance.
"ARGGHHH!"
Arthur Draker let out a painful scream.
As if Metatron's mind from the future was consuming Arthur Draker's body, the suffering Arthur Draker stabbed his own heart with the divine sword he was holding.
CRACK!
But that was Arthur Draker's will.
When the divine sword,the first sword created by primordial light and containing Apollion's sealed power pierced his heart, Metatron's power that was trying to consume his body began to dwell in the sword.
TSSS! TSSS! TSSS!
Arthur Draker, who controlled Metatron's power by stabbing himself with the sword, breathed heavily and examined his radiant wings while looking around.
Then he smiled at Zeke.
"HAHAHA! HAHAHAHA!"
Arthur Draker burst into maniacal laughter while emitting radiance.
He said to Zeke,
"Zeke, thanks to you, I've been able to perfectly control this divine power."
Originally, once Metatron fully resurrected, Arthur Draker's consciousness should have ceased to exist.
But with the variable of regression, he was able to absorb Metatron's consciousness into the divine sword. As a result, Arthur Draker could now fully wield that power.
Zeke, raising Excalibur, looked at Arthur Draker wrapped in Metatron's power and said,
"Do you think you can maintain Metatron's power with that body that's about to crumble?"
Arthur Draker shook his head at those words.
"A body worthy of handling Metatron's power. Yes, as of now, only you, Zeke, are a vessel capable of containing such divine power. So surrender your body to me."
WHOOOOSH!
Suddenly, stronger radiance burst from Arthur Draker's body.
As he flicked his fingers, space opened up as if a mouth was gaping wide, revealing cocoons tinted with gold, silver, brass, and bronze.
They were the Knights of the Round Table who led the physical world to its end in the future, angels who could contain the power of the four Great Constellations.
CRACK!
The cocoons that appeared behind Arthur Draker squirmed as if about to resurrect.
Arthur Draker looked down at Zeke with a confident expression and said,
"Until I claim your body, I need to supplement this vile body with something."
With those words, the squirming cocoons transformed like clay and began attaching to Arthur Draker's body.
CRACK!
The angelic bodies tinted with gold, silver, brass, and bronze enveloped Arthur Draker's body.
Before long, the four great angels' bodies combined to create Arthur Draker's new body.
Having absorbed the angelic bodies and transformed into something resembling an ancient deity statue, Arthur Draker was now fully emitting Metatron's radiance, unlike before.
RUMBLE!
Arthur Draker, who had absorbed the angels, emanated not only Metatron's radiance but also the powers of the four Great Constellations, Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel.
With blazing eyes, he stretched his hand toward Zeke.
Compressed radiance flew beyond the speed of light.
BOOM!t
Zeke raised his sword to block the light cannon Arthur Draker had fired.
ZIIING!
Though he blocked it by swinging Excalibur, a powerful wave swept across Zeke's body.
The shockwave extended to the ark and ships behind him.
BOOM!
The aftermath of the impact pushed back not only the ark but also the ships.
Watching this, Arthur Draker shouted at Zeke,
"Zeke, I have already surpassed Metatron's power! No matter how much you struggle, it's useless!"
As Arthur Draker spread his wings of radiance and raised his power, the entire abandoned continent began to resonate.
RUMBLE!
The ground split open, and magma surged up from within.
Those inside the ark were speechless at the hellish sight.
At that moment, Zeke placed Excalibur at his chest level and raised his energy again.
The power of the origin flowed from him and light spread in all directions.
WOOOONG!
The power of the origin, even stronger than the power of the great purification, enveloped the fractured earth.
Then, amazingly, the split ground returned to its original state, and the surging magma also seeped back into the earth.
The abandoned continent, devastated by demonic energy, began to regain its vitality through the power of the origin.
Seeing this, Arthur Draker shouted in an angry voice.
"Zeke Draker! Are you truly so determined to cling to this wretched, broken world?!”
To those words, Zeke, emitting the power of the Mind sword, said,
"I have no interest in the narrow new world you're creating. The physical realm is sufficient just as it is. Free, that is."
WOOOONG!
After calmly finishing his words, Zeke, wrapped in light, flew toward Arthur Draker with Excalibur.
KWAAAANG!
Then Arthur Draker quickly stretched out his hand and created a sword made of radiance.
Excalibur and the sword of radiance collided, creating a shockwave.
KUGUUUU!
This time, Arthur Draker was pushed back by Zeke's sword strike.
"You!"
Behind the enraged Arthur Draker, dozens of spears made of radiance rose up.
Those spears flew toward Zeke as soon as they appeared.
Zeke rotated his body in mid-air and swung his sword at the incoming spears of light.
KWAKWAKWAKWANG!
The spears of light were neutralized and disappeared by Zeke's sword strikes.
At that moment, space split open and Arthur Draker appeared, trying to stab Zeke in the back from a blind spot.
In response, a shadow containing starlight sprang from behind Zeke and blocked Arthur Draker's attack.
KWADEUDEUK!
But then something unexpected happened.
The shadow imbued with starlight absorbed the radiance. Arthur Draker, feeling his power being absorbed, backed away in confusion.
Then this time, Zeke flew toward Arthur Draker with his sword.
He took the stance of the dragon-slaying technique and swung his sword.
Although it was a basic dragon-slaying technique, Zeke's sword strike containing divinity was threatening in itself.
Arthur Draker spread his wings made of radiance as a shield and blocked Zeke's sword strike.
KWAKWAKWAKWAKWA!
As Zeke's sword strikes and the wings of radiance neutralized each other, bursts of light scattered in all directions.
Before Arthur Draker could properly regain his stance after defending against Zeke's attack, Zeke charged through the scattered light with his sword.
Zeke swung his sword at him again.
Radiant light in the form of a dragon flew toward Arthur Draker.
Arthur Draker raised the power of radiance again and created dozens of spears.
Those spears flew to attack the dragon form created by Zeke.
KWAKWAKWAKWAKWA!
The dragon form swallowed the spears of light and wrapped around Arthur Draker.
"ARRRRGGHH!"
Arthur Draker screamed, unleashing the energy of Metatron and creating a storm of radiance.
Only then did the dragon form enveloping his body scatter.
From within the storm of radiance, Arthur Draker swelled his body further and shouted.
"Zeke Draker! I will make your soul suffer for eternity! I won’t grant you a quick death!"
The storm of radiance created by his intense anger swept over Apollion's warships floating in the sky.
The warships caught in the storm lost balance, collided with each other, and began crashing to the ground.
Arthur Draker, having lost his reason, tried to make the storm of radiance even bigger to sweep away everything on the ground.
But then, something was felt flying through the storm.
KWAKWAKWAKWA!
It was Zeke, surrounded by shadow containing starlight, jumping into the storm of radiance with Excalibur in hand.
Arthur Draker, seeing Zeke directly entering his domain, screamed.
"Insolent fool! I will shatter your physical body and regenerate you as my vessel!"
The essence of radiance flowing from his body became spears of light that flew fiercely toward Zeke.
KWAKWAKWAKWA!
The spears of light launched by Arthur Draker combined with the storm of radiance, and massive bolts of light spread in all directions.
Zeke, seeing the spears flying toward him, took the stance of the dragon-slaying technique with Excalibur.
The shadow containing starlight seeped into his sword.
TSUTSUTSUTSU!
Zeke swung his sword toward the incoming spears.
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Galaxy Starlight
Enormous starlight that crosses the universe erupted from Zeke's sword.
That light swept away not only Arthur Draker's spears but also the storm of radiance.
KWAKWAKWAKWAKA!
With an explosion of light, the storm shot upward into the sky and disappeared.
After that massive explosion, Arthur Draker appeared on the ground below, staggering.
"URRRGH..."
Having barely escaped from the massive light explosion, Arthur Draker felt that with just the incompletely absorbed divinity, he couldn't match Zeke.
TUDUUDUK!
The physical body he had prepared through the four archangels was also crumbling bit by bit.
Because he had forcibly absorbed Metatron's power, even the angelic body couldn't withstand it.
Arthur Draker thought of something and then spoke to Zeke.
"Zeke, there's one thing you lack compared to me."
He snapped his fingers.
Then space split open and something emerged from within.
It was none other than the Tower Guardian, Terakan Draker, hanging limply while bound to a cross-shaped frame.
Arthur Draker glanced at the captured Terakan Draker and said:
"Looking into your memories, I understand. The fact that the legendary dragon slayer is your father."
He continued, looking down at Zeke.
"Unlike me, Zeke, you're still emotional and buried in worthless feelings. He's your father who has endured a thousand years. Can you bear to see his soul perish?"
His intention was to use Terakan Draker as a hostage to restrict Zeke's movements.
At that moment, Terakan Draker, bound to the frame, raised his head.
Revealing his eyes from beneath the bandages, Terakan Draker spoke to Zeke in a trembling voice.
"...I'm fine. Hurry and kill hi..."
Then Arthur Draker's radiance settled into Terakan Draker's body, which was bound in chains.
WOOOONG!
Metatron's radiance, which could directly strike the soul, inflicted tremendous pain on Terakan Draker in his semi-physical state.
Zeke looked at Arthur Draker with cold eyes and raised Excalibur.
"Is that truly how you think of me, Arthur Draker?"
WOOOONG!
A brilliant light, even more dazzling than Metatron's radiance, erupted from Zeke's body.
Arthur Draker frowned when Zeke showed a reaction different from what he expected, and reached his hand toward Terakan Draker.
"Don't do anything foolish. The moment you do, his soul will be destroyed."
"Do it then."
Zeke said with a resolute voice, his golden dragon eyes gleaming.
"At this moment, I shall focus solely on annihilating you for eternity."