RISE OF EROS

The battle was intensifying by the second. Even the liquid spirits in the nearby city who weren't even experts could feel the pressure emanating from the battlefield. The dragons' attacks that were to a great extent were especially destructive and only scared them more and more. They weren't the only ones who felt what was happening.

From a distance, Lugia and the other demigods attacking the Purgatory bases could sense what was happening in the battle. It was obvious that the enemies were outnumbering their allies.

Because of this, Lugia decided that it wasn't the time to calmly investigate things in these bases, so he met up with the other demigods and they came to a consensus that they should head to the country of Rios to join the battle.

Unfortunately, they weren't close by, so it would take hours for them to reach the battlefield, and by the time they did, it might be too late. The strangest thing was that Crhono and Sereda who were nearby hadn't intervened.

They watched the battle seriously but did not jump in to help. Each had their own reasons. Sereda was due to her inability to help. It was true that she is a powerful demigod with many tricks up her sleeve.

She is not the best arcanist on the continent just for show, but even with all that, he could not find a way in which he could help overcome this situation. Crhono, on the other hand, had the opposite problem.

His strength could make the difference. In fact, if he participated, they could even defeat the leaders of Purgatory, but he was hesitant, due to the consequences. The enemies were powerful, so they would require him to unleash a lot of power.

Normally, this would not be a problem, but Crhono was hesitant because he felt that if he entered the battle, his divinity would overflow and he would be forced to ascend as a god, which would remove him from this world.

Eliminating the leaders of Purgatory in this world may have been his last act in this world and that could be good, but he didn't know if there were more hidden enemies and the remnants of the fallen god had not yet been eliminated.

Leaving these matters unfinished could be dangerous, so he did not intervene. He decided to wait until the last moment to do so. Sereda did not know what Crhono was thinking, but she understood that he must have his reasons, so she did not say anything.

The battle continued. It seemed like a battle between gods, as the terrain had changed so that it could not be recognized. Biacko and the others were increasingly being pressured, but they gritted their teeth and continued.

The fight lasted for a couple of hours and most of the defenders no longer had the strength to continue fighting. Only Biacko, Zaros, and Elidyr were still energetic, but their forces were not enough.

At that moment Crhono decided to make a move. He couldn't delay his intervention any longer, because if he didn't act, everyone would die at the hands of the leaders of Purgatory.

He was waiting for Lugia and the others to arrive since he had noticed their presence traveling at high speed, but it was obvious that it would take a couple more hours for them to arrive.

If he was waiting for them, Biacko and the others would already be dead, so he had no other choice. He turned to look at Sereda and said, "Raise a barrier blocking the entire area" and Sereda without asking began to cast spells.

A powerful force was released from within him and in seconds a powerful barrier appeared that confined the leaders of Purgatory. Not only were they surprised, but Biacko and the others were also surprised. Your next chapter awaits on My Virtual Library Empire

Then Crhono was about to appear, but he stopped. He turned his head in astonishment and then put on a smile of genuine joy, which he hadn't shown in many years. Out of nowhere within the barrier raised by Sereda, space seemed to bend and an old man appeared. When Biacko saw him he was shocked and couldn't help but shout "Master Sohei".

This was the same old man who had appeared on the lost continent and defeated the fusion of abyssals a while ago. He is not unknown, in fact, he is quite renowned, but few know his true strength.

Everyone who knows him believes that his power is similar to that of Kael and other powerful demigods, but the dragons are different. If Crhono is the leader of the dragons and the most powerful being within the clan, Sohei is the second in line.

The dragon kings are powerful and since they rebelled against the world, everyone believes that after Crhono they are the most powerful, but it is not true. Sohei is the dragon who taught the dragon kings and the only apprentice of Crhono.

This alone is enough to prove his power and status. At Biacko's call, the old man looked at the dragon and smilingly said, "You have made progress. Too bad it is not enough. Rest for now, I will take care of it." After saying that, he looked in a direction where there was nothing and smilingly said, "It is not your time yet."

No one except Crhono and Sereda understood who those words were directed at, but Crhono only smiled. They were hidden in the void, thanks to Crhono's ability, so it was impossible to be seen.

Not even the leaders of Purgatory could sense him and that demonstrated Crhono's power. Likewise, this showed Sohei's power, as he could see his master and Sereda hiding.

Few knew Crhono's situation. Only Andrew and his confidants whom Crhono himself had told, only Sohei knew that he could not release his power to its fullest expression or he could be promoted as a god.

It was ironic that the other demigods wanted to give everything to ascend as gods and Crhono, who could do so, did not want to. Their motivations were different, but that was not important at the moment.

Sohei had left the dragon territory many years ago and had wandered the world. Despite his freedom, he was never oblivious to the things that happened on the continent. Especially those that were related to Purgatory and the fallen god. In fact, he might be the most informed in the entire continent, but he had always refrained from participating.

He only intervened when necessary and that was when the abyssals appeared on the continent. After that, he safeguarded the lake that contained the blood of the fallen god until he sealed it completely.

Because of that, to date, he had not made a move. Just as Lugia and the other demigods felt when Andrew began the ritual and the approach of the enemies, Sohei did as well.

At that time he didn't know that Crhono was nearby, but even if he did, his movements wouldn't have changed. He was clear about the importance of Crhono's presence in this world.

It wasn't the time for Crhono to ascend and so despite seeing that Crhono was nearby, he decided to intervene. Crhono hadn't sensed it, not because he was weaker, but because he hadn't focused enough on the outside.

The battle in front of him had absorbed him in a sea of ​​doubts, whether or not he should participate, so the appearance of his disciple was a surprise and a pleasant one because with Sohei's strength things would change.

He might not be strong enough to defeat the leaders of Purgatory at that moment, but delaying them until Lugia and the other demigods arrived was possible.