Shadow Of The Crimson King

Chapter 12: Unexpected Comfort And Mania

"Arise."

Shadows sprung forth from the ground and the sea. Hydra after hydra were revived around him, completely blocking any chance of seeing the world around him as the wall of darkness enveloped him.

'Ok, let's do a headcount.'

The number of soldiers he has jumped from 145 to 200 meaning his army killed 55 hydras.

Fifty-five hydras.

Fifty-five fucking hydras.

The poison and venom from a single hydra can threaten some gods. You know in hindsight how the hell did he even win this fight?

Looking around provided some context at least. Dead hydra bodies littered the area, with corpses stacked on top of each other. Blood was everywhere as it flowed throughout the lagoon creating waves of crimson and drops fell from the forest behind him like rain.

Looking more closely at the bodies, he could see various causes of death. Hundreds of heads were torn off and thrown throughout the area. The same could be said with the necks, some even had heads attached to them. A multitude of hydras have holes in them like something burrowed in or out of it and were accompanied by massive guts and other organs. Others had still smoking holes in them, implying that they were killed by a beam or explosion.

He already knows who did that.

Weirdly enough, some look liked they just fell over and died.

{This is due to the soldiers being made of entropy}, a familiar voice rang in his head.

{See, the shadows are made out of me. This not only ensures that they can't be controlled by another deathlike deity, but they can be poisonous to those who consume them. Eating raw entropy, mind you not the kind that everyone and everything produces, is deadly for those who I deem can't grace my presence. This kills them from within naturally, this also means that soldiers who are eaten will be a death wish because as they regenerate, they produce more entropy in the process. Their weapons and attacks are also embedded with entropy, something that you need to learn. Entropy can render any defense useless, with the only thing that varies is the damage}

'So that's why my attack using the entropy hilt did so much damage to Tiamat…'

{You also have to thank your skills for your survival. Your skill kept your mana from depleting while also countering the poison. The night vision skill is also the reason you can see. You can't tell be the surrounding poison is so thick it's like a fog}

Issei really couldn't tell since the skill activates automatically. Deciding not to stick around and ready for round two with Tiamat, he recalled his shadows and entered balance breaker to summon his scail mail armor. Taking off in to the air, he zoomed towards the area they last fought.

Issei turned on his Invisibility skill and flew low like a cruise missile. Soon over the horizon he spotted Tiamat still in her dragon form resting on a mountain. Smirking at his luck, he dove even further down.

Now in her vicinity he dove until he was skimming the ground with her head now above him.

[BOOST! x10]

Issei launched up and hit Tiamat with a devastating uppercut, sending the enormous dragon stumbling off the mountain. Roaring in rage and pain, and looked up to see the Red Dragon Emperor in front of her.

"Aw, why the long face? Sekiryuutei got your tongue?" Tiamat growled and shot a small beam of energy at him. Corkscrewing out of the way, Issei put some distance between him and the dragon.

"I see you've survived the hydras. Color me impressed boy you've accomplished something only the mightiest can do. If you were anyone else then you'd qualify for me to be yours, but due to you being bound to that asshole then you'll have to work harder. It's a shame really, maybe in another world."