Beyond the Apocalypse
Chapter 480: King vs King (I)

Chapter 480: King vs King (I)

Shock and horror appeared in the eyes of all the humans as they saw the mangled body of Overlord lying on the ground. Golden blood flowed from the Divine Avatar’s mouth, the damage so immense he could not even stand. A sense of utter hopelessness filled the hearts of everybody as they could not understand how the battle they were about to win—the war that would end the alien invader—had come to this.

Freya, Ouroborus, and Jormungandr felt utter impotence as they watched the Leviathan King’s cold and murderous eyes focus on the defeated Divine Avatar before dashing forward. His massive fist raged through the air with the power to shatter all things, ending the life of Overlord and marking the end of the world of man.

"ZNNNNNNNNNNNN!"

Yet just as the monster was about to land his final blow on the A.I. Chip Clone, a laser beam burst through the air, crashing into the Leviathan King and blasting the monster, pushing it thousands of meters back, making it crash into the obsidian obelisk. Silence reigned as the soldiers, whose hearts were on the brink of despair, saw that laser. As they turned their eyes to the origin, they saw none other than the Xaos King.

Vlad stood tall, his body radiating such overwhelming power that the ground beneath his feet kept cracking. Shockwaves emerged from inside his body, pushing the air away. Most soldiers did not know the source of the sonic waves, but powerful ones like the Viking princess and the Sky Seed Depravitas could see that the origin was his heart, beating with so much power and speed that it generated shockwaves!

Vlad could see how all eyes were focused on him, but his only goal was the monster that had sent him flying away a minute ago. He raised his broken arm, the bones fusing back in place and as good as new. His entire body surged with what could only be described as overwhelming wrathful energy, so intense and powerful it pushed his Depravita abilities like Burning Eyes of Fury to their peak, removing their limiter and increasing their destructive might.

"ROOOOOOOOAAAAAAARRRR!"

Vlad did not have time to analyze his power as a ferocious roar from the Leviathan King echoed across the battlefield. The monster glared at the burning wounds left by the laser beam on its chest, and its rage exploded. It was built to be the ultimate weapon and could not endure any form of challenge, much less being wounded!

"Hmph!" Vlad only sneered as he saw the rage of the monster, clenching his fist with all his strength as massive amounts of lightning and fire clashed upon them.

"BOOOOMMMMM!" "BOOOOOMMMMM!"

Two explosions echoed the next second as the Xaos King and the Leviathan King lunged to each other.

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM!"

A massive explosion took place the next second, one so intense that it sent shockwaves no less powerful than the explosion of a Divine Ballistic Missile, sending Leviathans and humans nearby flying away, generating a vortex that made it seem a tornado would arise. As the gale faded, everybody could see Vlad and the Leviathan King were locked in place, neither side being able to overwhelm the other!

"FIGHT!!"

The voice of the Xaos King echoed like thunder as he twisted his body to the side, pushing the massive arm of the Leviathan King aside and then moving forward, delivering a ferocious uppercut that sent the monster into the sky! Vlad did not hesitate before charging up, leaving a trail of fire and lightning in his path as he rose to the sky at a staggering speed.

"Let’s kill these monsters!" "For the Xaos King!"

The sight of the Xaos King taking on the Leviathan King and winning filled the soldiers’ hearts with hope and fighting will, helping them overcome all the dread and horror and allowing them to push forward once more. Their blades and spells blasted through the monster with relentless might.

A small smile arose on Vlad’s face as he felt the battle once more in the control of the human force, but he did not have the luxury of distracting himself as time was not on his side. He clenched his fists as he prepared to strike the monster in the air, taking advantage of the monster’s lack of aerial combat ability.

Unfortunately for Vlad, that assumption was wrong. In the next second, a stream of supercompressed air emerged from the back and joints of the Leviathan King, allowing it to move to the side at supersonic speed. It dodged the blow from the Xaos King before continuing with its own attack.

Vlad raised his arm, the massive amount of energy coursing through his flesh, clogging his body, taking the brunt of the blow, but his body still crashed against the surface of the obsidian obelisk. The Xaos King felt his body rattling, but he just clenched his teeth and lunged forward, connecting a ferocious kick straight into the head of the Leviathan King, sending the monster diving down.

Vlad did not finish as his eyes glowed with fierce fire, and a new laser beam merged, striking the Leviathan King’s chest once more, pushing it into the ground with even greater force, making it crash with a cataclysmic force.

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM!"

The earth shattered for thousands of meters around the blast, but the Leviathan King immediately rose. New wounds appeared in its previously invulnerable body, making its rage grow even stronger as it roared and jumped toward Vlad’s diving figure. Both kings managed to land one blow to the other’s face, their bodies recoiling from the damage as they were thrown in different directions, smashing thousands of meters of earth beneath them.

Vlad did not allow even a second of rest before rising off the ground, his eyes burning with fury and ready to continue the assault, but then his entire body trembled as he puked a mouthful of blood.

[WARNING WARNING. Heart of Wrath is working at an extremely dangerous level. The Host’s heart is already experiencing catastrophic damage. It must stop before the damage is fatal.]

A feeling of utter exhaustion assaulted Vlad as he heard those words, but he did not stop Heart of Wrath as it was the only thing that granted him enough power to face the monster. He clenched his mouth before allowing his wrath to grow even stronger and flashed toward the Leviathan King, tackling the monster with all his power, dragging its figure across the ground as he began to hammer its face with his fist, exploding with fire and lightning rain with each blow.

The head of the Leviathan King raged back with every blow, and the rage inside its heart exploded, responding to the next blow with a headbutt, striking Vlad’s fist with its forehead with such strength that the young man felt the bones in his hand cracking. Using the small gaps in the blows, the Leviathan King was able to respond with a blow to Vlad’s face, pushing away the Sky Seed Derpaivta from above him and using its propulsor to regain control over his body.

Vlad rolled through the ground for a few seconds but was able to stop his body after a few thousand meters. Half of his face was bloodied by the strike, and his armor was already shattered, leaving his upper body naked, which was throbbing with thick veins due to the impossibly high blood flow coursing through him.

The king that led the human force and the king that was born to reign over the devouring glanced at each other, blood leaking from their bodies due to the wounds and killing intent in their eyes exploding, neither of them even close to finishing.

Despite his injuries, Vlad rose to his feet, his eyes blazing with an unyielding determination. The battle had taken its toll on both kings, but they still had a lot of power left as they crashed over and over again. As they stood amidst the shattered earth, their breaths heavy and ragged, the ground beneath them bore the scars of their ferocious clashes. Rocks and debris scattered around, the effects of their titanic struggle littering the battlefield.

"ROOOOOOOOAAAAAAARRRR!"

The Leviathan King roared again, its voice filled with both pain and rage. It swung its massive fist with lethal intent, aiming to crush Vlad once and for all. But Vlad, tapping into the reserves of his Heart of Wrath, dodged with supernatural speed, his movements a blur of fire and lightning. His Burning Eyes of Fury glowed intensely as he channeled his energy into another blow.

With a mighty cry, Vlad unleashed his laser beam once more, the searing light striking the Leviathan King’s chest. The force of the blow pushed the monster away. The explosion of energy shattered the earth around them, but the Leviathan King still rose, its body now covered in new, festering wounds.

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM!"

The earth shattered again for thousands of meters when Vlad and the Leviathan King clashed with all their power, each of them aiming to take the life of the other.