Chapter 543: Agamenon
Irion seethed with rage, yet beneath that fury lay a gnawing dread. Now that the tall Voroe Sage had fled, Zalasar and the white werewolf would concentrate their power solely on him.
That meant he would be facing three devastating Sage Tier powerhouses on his own, which was tantamount to suicide. The Vorometallicae knew he had to escape as quickly as possible, though he could already sense how complicated that task was going to be.
Vlad decided to strike with all the power he had left. He unleashed a furious burst of energy, pushing himself far beyond his limits, willing to endure a backlash. Crimson lightning crackled across his muscular frame, and flickers of fire moved around his arms.
He had already thwarted the ambush planned for Graecia’s forces and saved many lives, but there was an even greater prize in his sights: if he could kill a Voroe Sage outright, it would remove any suspicions about him and the others. After all, no group would sacrifice a Sage merely to plant a spy.
"BOOOOOOMMMM."
Fire and lightning spiraled together in a massive explosion as Vlad lunged at the smaller Voroe. His leg, charged with an enormous amount of flame and crackling electricity, came down in a vicious kick aimed directly at Irion’s head.
Irion, reacting with lightning reflexes, brought up his massive spiked club to block. For a heartbeat, the two remained locked in a stalemate—Vlad’s flaming leg pressed against the massive club. Neither the Voroe nor the Depravita could budge the other, and the surrounding air crackled with destructive energies.
That brief deadlock proved disastrous for Irion, however. He could see Zalasar and Ouroboros cutting off his escape routes. The pounding of hooves and the werewolf’s snarls filled the air, telling him they planned to circle around and ensure he had nowhere to run.
Fueled by hatred and a sense of imminent peril, Irion made a split-second decision: he channeled a portion of his life force to amplify his Sage Ability. A searing light flashed around his entire body, and the sudden spike in power alarmed Vlad, whose eyes widened in dread.