Nameless King

Ereg had successfully managed to destroy the first jaw and that was just the beginning. He had put quite a bit of effort into it, but it was worth it because now Ereg knew that he just had to hold on a little longer!

The blood that fell out of the jaw hung in the air for a moment before heading to the other jaws that continued to create new ones.

While Ereg was preparing his strike, waiting for the right moment and storing energy, Gael's jaws had changed.

Previously, there were five of them, while the fifth attacked Ereg, only the sixth was being created at the time. However, now there were already ten of them, and a new jaw would appear every 3-4 seconds! Moreover, this wasn't the limit, because the more jaws there were, the higher the blood generation rate was!

"Nitra, what do you think? When the jaws become several hundred or even thousand?" Liang asked with mild interest.

He could do the math himself if he wished, but Nitra would do it much faster. After all, that was something she was unrivaled at.

"At this rate... less than a minute to a hundred and less than two minutes to a thousand. I'd say Ereg only has five minutes until there are so many jaws that we can't see anything but them in the arena. They've been filling up all the space!"

Nitra continued, "Right now it takes three seconds for one jaw to appear, but soon there will be several jaws appearing once a second and the number will only increase."

Alucard smirked as he glanced at Nitra.

"Hey, I think you forgot to take into account something important."

"Hmm?" Nitra gave him a questioning look. She was sure she wasn't wrong. More than that, she doubted Alucard could help her in any way.

Alucard pointed at Ereg. Liang and Nitra turned their gazes.

Bam. Bam. Bam.

Ereg brought his fists down on the jaws, shattering them one by one. The jaws were constantly staying, for, so far, Gael had an almost unlimited supply. He used the jaws as his soldiers, the number of which was constantly increasing.

However, the speed at which new jaws appeared depended on their number, meaning the more Ereg destroyed them, the slower new ones appeared.

"You see? Perhaps if Gael already had a hundred jaws instead of just ten, Ereg wouldn't be able to stop this endless stream. However, so far, he's doing fine and even winning a little bit." Alucard said quietly, clearly expecting more, "But, obviously, Gael has other ways to speed up the process. He's on a timer, because when Gael reaches 85% then only a fourth scar and nothing more will help there."

No one started to say anything, everyone just looked at Ereg's destroying jaws and the calm Gael. It seemed that he had envisioned this development and had a backup plan.

"Not bad, not bad at all. I was hoping you wouldn't have the power to destroy them, but as always you found a way out of a tricky situation." Gael uttered while jaws flew over him, heading into battle.

"Hahaha! Of course, I am!" Ereg exclaimed with an excited expression.

In fact, he enjoyed tearing those jaws apart, because he had never had that opportunity before. Gael was a strong opponent, and the best Ereg could hope for was to wound his opponent, not destroy him in one attack as he was used to doing before.

Even a God Stage creature could hardly withstand a single attack from Ereg in its current state. An almost fully compressed 84% ether, would blow up any opponent, no matter if it was a Dragon, Arkan, Vampire, or a Human.

"Well, looks like I'm going to have to help my warriors out a bit, or you'll be destroying every single one of them soon. It would be a shame to lose the effects of the third scar so easily" Gael muttered before swinging his sword, leaving a long cut on his arm.

A trickle of blood spurted from the cut, thin and few. However, given Gael's strength, every drop of his blood was a treasure for both weaker creatures and his jaws.

Whoooooooooooosh.

Before the first drop of blood was about to hit the ground, a jaw swept under his hand, grabbing the drop of blood on the fly and absorbing it.

The rest of the jaws did the same, they couldn't miss out on such a valuable resource that would help them evolve. Although the jaws were not fully living creatures, they had instincts.

They knew they could get stronger with Gael's blood, and they seized the opportunity.

At the same moment, the torrent of jaws stopped raining down on Ereg, causing him to stop. The path was capable, but he wasn't sure he could go any further, for something strange began to happen to the jaws.

The five jaws that had consumed Gael's blood began to turn into blood crystals that were several times larger than the smaller jaws.

The blood crystals did not attack Ereg, for they had another purpose. They soared over Gael, aiming for the ashy heart and hovering around it, connecting in bloody threads.

Alucard smirked, and Ereg's eyes went wide with a slight shiver. He understood what the blood crystals' task might be, and it was definitely bad news for him.

At the same moment, the other jaws shuddered and began to accelerate the accumulation of blood inside them.

There were only ten jaws - that was all that was left after turning into blood crystals and Ereg's attacks. However, it was enough for a new jaw to appear once every second, and soon this process would become even faster.

'Shit... I don't know if he can use this technique again, but it's already too strong!' Ereg internally exclaimed in disbelief.

Whooooooooooooooosh.

He didn't have time to ponder as the jaws descended on him in a hail.

"Oh... That looks problematic, doesn't it?" Sven said calmly, watching as Ereg smashed one jaw after another.

However, it was obvious to everyone that Ereg didn't have enough firepower to be able to destroy the jaws in time. There were too many of them, and they were gradually surrounding him.

"Yeah..." Marlis nodded with a serious expression, "With the appearance of the blood crystals, the rate of blood accumulation inside the jaws has tripled. At this rate, even with Ereg's attacks, there will be over a hundred jaws in thirty seconds."

Osvald sighed heavily.

"Damn, if I were in Ereg's shoes, it would annoy me greatly. You spend effort, energy, and time destroying the enemy, but they just get bigger. Is that fair?" Osvald shook his head. He actually felt bad for Ereg.

Wain shrugged.

"I think you're forgetting that not only does Ereg have little time left, but Gael does as well. Gael can create even a million jaws, but if Ereg's blue ghost reaches 85%, all that will cease to matter."

Bam. Bam. Bam.

Ereg attacked as fast as he could. Each of his blows shattered one or more jaws, however, as soon as he got rid of one jaw it was replaced by three!

'Damn! I feel like I need a little more, but... If I just wait, soon they'll just eat me!" Ereg exclaimed inwardly, grabbing the jaw that was embedded in his shoulder.

He gripped it tightly, shattering it into particles of ash, but a few shallow wounds remained on his shoulder and this happened all the time.

It happened constantly - while some jaws distracted Ereg, and blocked his view, others took the opportunity to sink their sharp teeth in. The wounds were minor, but sooner or later there would be too many.

'Wait... If all I need is to hold on a little longer, I don't need to destroy every jaw...' Ereg muttered internally as his eyes went wide as if he realized something very important.

Then, he stopped fighting, and the jaws completely covered his silhouette.

The spectators watching the fight couldn't see Ereg anymore, because there were so many jaws that only gray ash and hundreds of sharp teeth were visible. It seemed that in a few more seconds they could completely devour Ereg like a pack of piranhas. Not even bones would be left of him.

However, many people did not panic immediately, including Nila. At the last moment, she saw Ereg's surprised look in which there was no anxiety or fear. Ereg looked like a person who didn't understand how he could not see the obvious.

After a few seconds, out came Ereg's hands spread apart. His palms shone brightly with blue energy that was ready to reach the next stage, but for now, it was too soon. A little more time was needed.

Then, Ereg's hands came into motion, like blades sweeping through jaws, slicing them open in their path.

In a heartbeat, the palms collided with each other creating an energy blast, throwing the jaws dozens of meters away.

Along with the shockwave came three energy rings, each damaging multiple jaws.