Nameless King

Gael could create hundreds, thousands, and even millions of jaws if he had enough time to do so. Jaws could grow and divide, that was the main ability of Gael's third scar.

However, he didn't have that ability now, for at any given moment Ereg's blue ghost could reach 85%. Gael knew that in that case, he would immediately have to use his next giant scar and the potential of the third one would be lost.

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

The ash quickly moved around the heart, forming a massive ancient monster. It was something between a snake and a piranha, for the monster's body was covered in scales, and the monster had a huge jaw like a piranha.

The long tail slowly swayed from side to side while the piranha's four eyes stared intently at Ereg, with the sole intention of devouring him.

"Oh, that looks terrifying..." Ereg muttered while running his gaze over the piranha's entire body.

Besides the main jaw, the piranha had about a hundred other jaws located all over its body. However, they were not moving as if they were waiting for something.

"Ereg, I know I don't have much time left, but I don't advise you to relax. This is the final form of my third scar, and it is the best I can do in a battle of 1 vs. 1. Well... Jaws didn't go anywhere." Gael smirked before extending his arm and swinging his sword.

The sharp tip of the blade traveled down his arm, allowing clots of blood to flow out in a light stream.

Before Gael or anyone could blink, the piranha swept in front of him, consuming all of his blood without a trace.

Ereg flinched.

He already knew that Gael's jaws could get stronger when absorbing blood, in which case - what was the piranha capable of?

Tremble. Tremble. Tremble.

The piranha's body trembled as all its jaws began to snap rapidly as if devouring invisible flesh. Then, smaller piranhas began to emerge from its jaws, quite tiny but with hard jaws and sharp teeth.

"Bastard... I thought I was finally in for a 1 vs. 1, after what you said. However, you just changed the form of your power! The effect is still the same!" Ereg exclaimed with a great grimace.

"Not exactly. Well, you'll find out soon enough." Gael smirked before waving his hand, sending the piranha into battle.

The piranha opened its massive jaws wide and along with dozens of smaller piranhas descended upon Ereg.

The little piranhas appeared continuously, it seemed that the speed of their creation was much faster than the jaws as they had a single center.

"Alright. I'll show you how stupid that was." Ereg muttered before slamming his palms into his hands as hard and fast as possible. Such an attack would have destroyed half his jaws had he done it sooner.

Whooooooooooosh.

The shockwave along with the ether rings spread around. However, just as the rings were about to reach the small piranhas and destroy them, the small piranhas stopped and returned to the jaws of the main piranha's body.

"What the fuck..." Ereg's eyes went wide in disbelief, watching as the ether rings passed through the main piranha.

To the main piranha the shockwave and ether rings were no barrier, so the monster just continued moving forward with no intention of stopping.

Crackle.

The massive jaw came into motion, about to close and devour Ereg. However, Ereg was not going to give up or stand idly by. His hands were covered in a thick layer of ether, which meant he had nothing to fear.

Ereg took a confident step forward and grabbed the main piranha by the jaws, stopping the monster.

"Well, well, impressive physical strength." Alucard smirked, looking at the surprised piranha.

The monster's eyes were wide open with incomprehension, looking at Ereg, who somehow could withstand the full power of the jaws. The monster sensed Ereg's dangerous aura, but the piranha was sure that no one could resist its jaws.

Still, for a creature of ash, energy, and a little bit of blood, it was too arrogant. After all, Ereg wasn't an easy opponent, but someone who made Gael use everything he had.

"Yes, but... what will he do next?" Liang said with a slight wave of his hand, "Ereg was able to stop the piranha's jaws, and the ether protects his hands, but it's a double-edged sword. Neither of them can move."

"Is it bad...?" Nila asked in confusion.

Liang raised an eyebrow.

Nila sighed.

"I mean, even though it's weird, this way, Ereg can buy himself some time for the blue ghost to grow up." Nila suggested.

"Well, there's logic in that, but you forget that there's more than one opponent against him." Liang uttered before turning towards the arena.

At the same moment, the jaws on the piranha's body opened again, releasing hundreds of small piranhas. There were both those who had taken cover from Ereg's last attack and those who had appeared in this short period.

Ereg couldn't defend himself against these piranhas because his hands were full, and he was immobilized. Neither he nor the main piranhas could change their stance, but unlike Ereg, the main piranha had a way to attack.

"No...! I completely forgot about them! Is it really that hard to fight 1 vs. 1!?" Nila exclaimed with a worried expression. She realized that now the little piranhas would sink their sharp teeth into Ereg and gradually start gnawing at him.

In a few seconds, Ereg would be completely weakened, and that would cause the main piranha to eat him!

Alucard shrugged.

"You don't have to worry." Alucard nonchalantly said with a calm look, "These piranhas won't be a problem for him, because right now they aren't going to defend themselves. Their only target is Ereg, and he knows it."

At the same moment, the small piranhas came close to Ereg, then a smirk appeared on his face. It seemed like he had been waiting for this moment and it was part of his plan.

"Well, not that I intended this from the beginning, but I have no other way to get rid of you." Ereg uttered before redirecting some of his ether downwards.

This weakened him a bit, and after a while, Ereg would no longer be able to resist the jaws of the main piranha. However, he had enough strength to withstand this pressure for a while.

Then, Ereg raised his left leg to where part of his ether was headed, covering it with a dense layer of energy.

Nila's eyes went wide as she realized what Ereg's plan was. She wasn't the only one surprised though, Gael hadn't expected this either, and he realized what it could lead to.

Bam.

Ereg stomped his foot on the ground with all his might, releasing all the accumulated ether. The ground cracked, and a powerful destructive wave quickly spread around.

The shockwave was followed by a stream of ether that looked like blue flames, destroying everything in its path, unlike the rings.

The little piranhas stopped and pointed sharply backward. They realized that they had to hide in the main piranha to survive, but it was already too late...

Whoooooosh.

The blue flames destroyed every single small piranha and even threw the main piranha a few meters away.

It was a big blow to the main piranha, as it lost all of its subordinates, but it was not the end as the jaws could create new piranhas. At least for now.

"You won't get away!" Ereg exclaimed before rushing forward with an excited expression.

He knew he had an opportunity to destroy the main piranha, and he decided to take it now.

Ether covered Ereg's fists as he began to attack the jaws on the main piranha's body. Each of his punches destroyed one jaw so that they could no longer create little piranhas. It seemed like an endless process, but in less than ten seconds, Ereg was able to destroy more than half of the jaws.

"Alright. Looks like the power and effect of the third scar is finally, coming to an end." Alucard smirked.

"Hmm? Ereg's jaws are shattering, but it looks like his attacks can't damage the scales of the main piranha." Nitra said with a slight frown, "Surely he can destroy it, but it'll take him a long time to do so.

Alucard chuckled evilly.

"Don't be silly. Can't you see that Ereg has already reached his local limit? When you reach the barrier there's only one way to go - forward, onward to power." Alucard smiled widely as his eyes sparkled.

Bam. Bam. Bam.

After a few more attacks, Ereg destroyed all the jaws and flung the main piranha away from him. The monster lost all of its jaws and was left all alone, against one of the strongest creatures in the world.

The piranha roared furiously and attacked Ereg with all its speed with its jaw wide open. However, Ereg wasn't worried, because his blue ghost had just reached 85%