Chapter 477: Death by Nightfall!
Vlad did not have the luxury of diverting his focus from the Draco Leviathan Lord, though every fiber of his being yearned to aid the soldiers who had followed him here. He was painfully aware that those loyal men and women who had chosen to stand by his side on this grim battlefield were perishing one after another. Although Vlad’s willpower and ego had advanced substantially since the apocalypse began, the weight of so many lives lost still cut deep into his soul. It was a burden he could scarcely bear, a relentless reminder that the war needed to end as soon as possible. He had to keep pushing forward, no matter the cost.
"ARGGGHHH!"
A roar of fury burst from the Depravita of Wrath as he seized the head of the Draco Leviathan Lord. Pouring the might of his Heart of Wrath into his muscles, he forced the massive creature’s skull against the jagged surface of the obsidian obelisk. Sparks and fragments of organic matter scattered as the Leviathan Lord’s face scraped against Terra’s hardest structure.
Vlad rose into the air, dragging the monstrous being with him. Agonizing pain was etched into the Leviathan Lord’s features as its skin tore, but it refused to remain helpless for long. Twisting its gargantuan body, it wrenched itself free of Vlad’s grip. Within the blink of an eye, it snatched Vlad, pressing him against the obelisk before driving a ferocious punch at him.
"BOOM!"
The blow hit with such immense force that it resonated across the sky, reaching to the ground. Vlad felt every breath in his lungs forced out in a single rush. Before he could recover, a second blow, equally as potent as the first, came crashing down.
"BOOM!"
This time, a mouthful of blood burst from the Depravita of Wrath. He felt his internal organs shudder under the punishing impact, pain radiating through his chest. Then, a third blow followed. Yet just as it was about to land, Vlad twisted sideways, allowing the Leviathan’s punch to slam into the obelisk. The Draco Leviathan Lord’s eyes widened in shock as it felt the bones in its own hand cracking from the collision with the impossibly hard monument.
Vlad capitalized on that moment of surprise. His eyes glowed like embers stoked by a raging fire, and in the next instant, he unleashed a second laser beam directly into the Draco Leviathan Lord’s face. The scorching attack burst one of the monster’s eyes, reducing it to a smoldering pulp.
"ROOOOAAARR!"
An agonized scream tore from the Draco Leviathan Lord as it lost one eye and part of its face. The searing pain magnified its fury, prompting it to unleash a wild barrage of punches like a berserk creature.
"ARRGGHHHH!"