armyinform Chapter 194: Fighting for Axel
Chapter 194: Fighting for Axel
chapter 194: fighting for axel
"what's in his hands?"
"are those... strings?"
the projection quality of the atlantian royal meeting room couldn't be questioned. in the dimly lit room, the members could see everything in 3-d structures as if the miniature versions of axel and the dragons were actually present in front of them. they could see axel's hands rapidly crisscrossing a bunch of threads. at first, they could still somewhat see what he was doing, but soon, his hand-speed got so fast that they were having difficulty even following his movements.
"w-what's with that speed?"
"what is he trying to do?"
by now, everyone was on the edge of their seats while watching the clip. it seemed that axel knew what he was doing. he looked calm and composed, and his movements were quick and precise.
soon, axel reached the neck of the dragon and cast forth the strings, wrapping the dragons head with it. the dragon roared, shaking its head while deviating from its path while axel seemed to hold on for dear life.
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the people in the meeting room could now somewhat see what axel was trying to do. it seemed he had decided to go against one of the dragons alone, even when it was crystal clear that he wouldn't be able to even put a scratch on that dragonhide.
in these moments, which were most likely going to be his last, his thoughts seemed to radiate from his stubborn face: 'even if i die, i'm taking down at least one of them with me!'
"this kid..."
the watchers felt their blood-boiling. at this point, every single person was impressed. the kind of will and daring you need to have to pull off something like this, no matter how foolish, had to be respected. the situation seemed like there will be a lot of casualties. and taking this step while clearly having the cowardly choice to run away... there was no way they could call him foolish or reckless now. instead, they could only respect his choice to die a hero's death.
at this point, they were simply hoping for this talent to somehow survive this catastrophe. otherwise, it would truly be a pity.
but soon though... something peculiar started happening.
"the dragon's resistance..." someone observed.
"yeah... it's decreasing, right?"
yep, no matter how you see, the dragon's struggles were decreasing, something which should be impossible, given the situation. within a matter of a few seconds, the dragon's struggles had disappeared. axel now pulled the strings to one side, and the dragon miraculously moved to that side. he then pulled the string to the other side, and the dragon actually moved to that side. then they saw a blue electric charge travel through the strings... and the dragon blew out flames!
"?????????"
the members weren't able to understand what transpired just now.
"is he... actually controlling the creature's movements right now?"
"it seemed that way!"
"preposterous!"
"how?!"
how indeed. that was the biggest question. everyone here knew that these creatures were under kraken's control, meaning they won't be following anyone's orders right now, especially ones that interrupt them in their task. then... how the hell is axel doing this?
no one seemed to know the answer.
it seemed that axel might actually survive while leading the dragon away from the gate. the diminution of even one dragon would significantly reduce the damage.
but. axel seemed to have no plan of doing that. instead, his dragon flew dangerously close to the dragon next to it.
"what... the hell is he trying to do?"
"wait... don't tell me he's—"
before they could even deny the possibility, axel had already cast the strings.
"he's trying to control another dragon!" some had thought he would lead the dragon away, some had even thought that he might try fighting other creatures using the dragon. but no one had predicted that he would try to control another dragon at the same time.
while they had yet to figure out how axel was even controlling the first creature, he had already cast the strings onto the next dragon.
"no way he can actually do it!"
"his fingers will snap off!"
"there will be too many strings to keep track of."
the strings axel was already controlling must be difficult to handle. when the dragon turns its head, he has to loosen and tighten the strings appropriately. also, the strain on his hands must be no joke. in such a case, it is already surprising enough that he's handling one. but two at the same time? that would be pushing it.
*roar*
the second dragon struggled, but that was only for a few moments. its struggles were gone much quicker.
"....."
"this is... really incredible." one of the elders acknowledged.
"what do you think, rethon?" someone asked the shooting division chief, after all, his dexterity was one of the highest in the kingdom.
the shooting division chief rethon nodded his head seriously as he watched the clip with his arms folded. "it's incredible indeed. he has achieved the peak of dexterity. it took me decades to reach where he is."
"holy atas! he can actually match you in terms of dexterity?!"
fervent discussions had ensued among the members when axel was controlling two dragons at the same time. but they had no idea... in terms of dexterity, where their boundaries of comprehension ended, were just the starting point for axel.
without wasting time, axel had cast the third and fourth harnesses, capturing two more creatures.
"...."
the shooting division's chief had his jaw dropped hanging open, all air of expertise gone.
"four dragons...at the same time."
"he's really pushing it."
"he's playing with fire,"
"this guy can even handle polygamy."
"i don't think he'll be able to keep this up. he's only 16." someone said, but that just made the situation seem even more absurd as everyone realized axel was only 16.
everyone watched while on the edge of their seats axel wiped out the complete hoard of the sky.
"he did it! he actually did it!"
"all on his own, he wiped out all the sky creatures!"
"but... is he going to be alright? it does seem that he has crossed his limit several times over."
as everyone looked at axel now, they couldn't help worrying about his well-being. every second, they could only feel their concern increasing as axel's hands kept getting worse and his face paler. it seemed like he would fall any time.
"but... what is he doing now?"
"atlas's trident! this boy is mad!"
"he's going after the ground hoard!"
it seemed that axel didn't know the meaning of "giving up", because he had now decided to even go for the ground hoard.
"how is that possible?"
even the princess, who had already seen the clip, still couldn't come to terms with the situation. "aqua, analyze chris martin's possibility of continuing the hunt." she asked.
aqua was the main ai of atlantis. its use had restricted levels but since this was the royal princess, she could naturally access the highest version.
"analyzing... analysis completed. the possibility of continuation 0%."
but contrary to what the ai generated, axel did not stop at all.
"how..."
the ai seemed to recognize it as a question. "the target is conserving his magic and only healing the necessary part of his damaged fingers. he has exceeded the maximum limit of pain tolerance and magical control."
still continuing even in this situation...
as the members watched axel burning down the struggling creatures even while he no longer seemed to have any strength level in him, a chill settled in their hearts.
merciless on the enemy and himself. this guy... would be a terrible enemy to have.
everyone watched with slight horror as axel methodically flew the dragons over each and every corner and killed all the creatures as if exterminating pests.
in the end, the beast invasion was finally over, but the dragons were starting to struggle now, and axel really didn't seem to be able to handle it anymore.
"he seems to be in trouble now."
"indeed. the dragons are slowly turning hostile towards him."
it seemed that whatever method axel was using to control the dragons was now running out as the dragons were now struggling against the bindings.
"captain demanis, i take it you had him rescued at this moment and exterminated the dragons?" one of the high ranking division chiefs asked.
demanis, the captain of the maverick troop, swallowed his saliva.
"actually... i was really about to. but..."
before he could complete his sentence, the dragons in the clip suddenly went berserk, all attacking axel.
"no!"
"he's done for!"
"this can't be happening!"
"is he... really going to die?"
everyone who hadn't already watched the clip stood up from their seats. it couldn't be helped at this point. while watching the clip, they had already integrated axel as one of "their" people. imagine their disappointment when this guy is killed by something like this after solving a problem that even they would have trouble handling alone.
it was only then did axel show his incredible agility and footwork.
within a few seconds, the dragons were lying on the ground in a heap as axel indifferently landed in front.
"...."
what just happened?
lady's garmos was the first to speak as she parted her lips. "i am recruiting him." she declared, her breathing slightly uneven.
thus began the war for axel.
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a.n.: next: reward
next next: black ops training
next... next: axel vs kyrin, serious fight
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