Bang!
Grendel appeared in front of Tatsuma, raising his only remaining left arm and smashing it down.
"Commendable courage."
Tatsuma mobilized Time energy to accelerate, instantly reaching the extreme speed.
The moment Grendel's attack fell, a dark slash flashed in the air.
Amidst the crisp tearing sound, Grendel's left arm was also severed. Yet even so, Grendel still showed no fear or retreat, instead becoming even more excited.
"Haha! You really are a monster!"
"Likewise."
The dark slash rose for the third time, and Grendel's massive head flew into the air.
"So strong!"
Xenovia, who was not far away, let out a gasp of surprise.
Although it was her first meeting, she could feel an extremely terrifying pressure from Grendel. Her intuition told her that he was an existence on a different dimension than her. Even if she used all her strength, she could at most break through his surface defense.
But such a terrifying monster was actually instantly killed by Tatsuma in three slashes.
"Why do I feel like Tatsuma has become much stronger after not seeing him for a few days?"
Rias was not too surprised by this. "After all, it's Tatsuma, nothing is surprising."
"Let's go, leave this side to Tatsuma."
"We'll go to the palace side to save people and check on Queen Carmilla's condition."
"This is Queen Carmilla's location."
Just then, Tatsuma's voice suddenly sounded.
The natural energy permeating the air gathered, forming an image in front of everyone.
"I'll lead the way."
Elmenhilde recognized the location in the image and led Rias and the others towards the west side of the palace complex.
On the other side, after watching the girls leave, Tatsuma activated a large-scale Senjutsu to cover the Carmilla Faction's territory.
Endless natural energy continuously poured in, and the severely injured vampires throughout the territory received treatment, their conditions beginning to improve.
"You've been casting large-scale magic and Senjutsu one after another, do you not put me in your eyes?"
On the other end of the battlefield, Ladon, who had been on high alert, suddenly snorted coldly and unleashed a vast amount of magic power.
Going all out, hundreds of barriers formed around Tatsuma, connecting to form a powerful seal.
However, in the next second, a slash covered with Power of Destruction swept through, and eighty percent of the newly formed seal barrier was instantly shattered.
Before Ladon could react, the second slash fell almost at the same time.
Boom!
Amidst the deafening roar, the barrier wa shattered by Tatsuma head-on.
After that, Tatsuma's figure flickered, appearing directly in front of Ladon and cutting off his head.
However, after dealing with Ladon, Tatsuma did not relax.
A dark slash rose again, and Tatsuma unleashed his full power, slashing towards Ladon's torso.
"What a pity, I wanted to give you a surprise."
Just as the torso was cut open, a playful voice sounded from within Ladon.
The next second, a silver-haired middle-aged man in armor dodged the attack and shot out from within Ladon.
"I thought I was hidden pretty well. How did you find me?"
"Of course, I saw it with my own eyes."
Tatsuma raised his head to look at Rizevim, points of light flashing in his blue pupils.
"You certainly have a lot of abilities."
Rizevim raised an eyebrow, lifting his hand to release a special energy wave that emerged from his body.
Affected by this energy, Tatsuma's armor began to shake, gradually dissipating.
"Interesting."
Tatsuma ignored the abnormal situation on his body, raised his sword, and slashed towards Rizevim.
Seeing this, Rizevim immediately summoned a huge magic projectile and smashed it down.
Slash and the magic projectile collided in mid-air, and layers of aftershocks spread in all directions.
Bursting out from the center of the battlefield, Rizevim appeared in the sky, raising his hand to summon a dark spear.
At the same time, overwhelming purple flames rose from the ground, transforming into several flaming dragons that charged towards Rizevim.
Seeing this, Rizevim activated Sacred Gear Canceller, using his spear to pierce through these flaming dragons one by one. After that, he temporarily stopped his attack and looked at the unharmed Tatsuma on the ground.
"Although I had anticipated it, I must say, Tatsuma, your performance truly surprises me."
"Unlike those who only rely on Sacred Gears, you are still terrifyingly strong even without your Sacred Gears."
Tatsuma curled his lips, his gaze directed to the right. "Still not coming out?"
"As expected, I was discovered."
Faint spatial ripples appeared, and Euclid emerged nearby with the corpses of Ladon and Grendel.
"Rizevim-sama, it's up to you now."
"Alright. Don't rush, I'm coming."
Rizevim approached the two Evil Dragon corpses, raising his hand to summon a golden glowing goblet. Rich vitality spilled forth, and the heads and bodies of the two Evil Dragons reconnected, restoring them to their original state.
"Although my head is back, that last hit really hurt."
"That doesn't matter! Red Dragon Emperor, let's begin the second round of battle!"
Ladon and Grendel opened their eyes one after another, rising from the ground and emitting vast auras.
"Excellent, exactly as expected."
After successfully resurrecting the two Evil Dragons, Rizevim looked forward playfully. "How does it feel, Tatsuma?"
"Losing the power of Longinus, and then facing two Evil Dragons that can continuously revive at the same time."
"Do you feel despair now?"
Boom!
The moment Rizevim's words fell, a pure white pillar of light rose from the ground. Centered on the pillar of light, a huge barrier instantly formed, enveloping Tatsuma and Rizevim.
"Huh? What is this?"
Faced with this unexpected situation, Rizevim was stunned, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.
"It looks like a very powerful Protective Boundary Barrier, even I can't break it in a short time." Ladon's eyes flashed red, quickly analyzing the essence of the one-time Inherent barrier.
After that, he looked up at the man standing in front of him, feeling a little curious. "Not only did he not escape, but he chose to activate a barrier to trap us."
"Red Dragon Emperor, do you have any other trump cards?"
"Trump cards? I don't need such things at all."
Tatsuma once again activated the three Longinus, entering the three-in-one Balance Breaker state. Surging aura continuously rolled around him, transforming into terrifying airwaves that swept across the entire battlefield.
"It's useless."
Rizevim immediately raised his palm and activated Sacred Gear Canceller towards Tatsuma.
"No matter how many times you try, I can nullify the effects of your Longinus."
"Perhaps that's true in a normal state."
Tatsuma did not refute this, but continued to mobilize the demonic power in his body and pour it into the Boosted Gear.
A crimson pillar of light erupted from Tatsuma's body, and the armor, which had begun to shake due to Sacred Gear Canceller, became stable again.
"I, who am about to awaken!"
"Am the Heavenly Dragon who has stolen the principles of domination from God!"
"I laugh at the infinite, and I fret over the dream!"
"I shall become the Red Dragon of Domination!"
"And I shall sink you to the depths of the crimson purgatory!''
Boom!
As the incantation was finished, crimson radiance covered the entire barrier.
"Has it actually exceeded the limit of Sacred Gear Canceller?!"
Looking at the figure in front that emitted a vast demonic power, slowly crushing the surrounding space due to the pressure, Rizevim belatedly realized what had happened, an expression of disbelief on his face.
"Haha! Red Dragon Emperor, you truly are a monster!"
Just then, Grendel's wild laughter rang out again.
As if he didn't know what fear was, while Rizevim was stunned in place, he launched another charge.
"You don't retreat even in this situation, I acknowledge your courage."
Tatsuma raised Gram in his hand and swung it downwards.
Boom!
A hundred-meter-high slash instantly formed, engulfing Grendel.
[Congratulations on successfully defeating Grendel, obtaining the red trait: Dragon Body.]
[Dragon Body (Red): Greatly increases physical stats, greatly increases physical defense.]
Unlike before, Tatsuma infused fusion energy into the slash this time.
The Power of Destruction devoured Grendel's body, and natural energy disintegrated and purified Grendel's soul. Without any possibility of revival, Grendel was engulfed by this strike, completely meeting his death.
"Grendel's soul is completely gone?!"
On the other side, Rizevim also discovered Grendel's condition, his expression becoming even more shocked.
Unlike ordinary dragons, the most special aspect of Evil Dragons was their immortality. Even if their bodies were annihilated and their souls shattered, Evil Dragons could still revive after a long period of time.
But a situation like Tatsuma's, completely destroying an Evil Dragon from the inside out through violent means, was something he had never seen in his long life.