Dominion in the Dark: The Rise of Leo

Instead, Gail's eyes began to glow a brilliant blue colour. 

As he watched Gail start to heat up in an instant with just two words, Leo instinctively felt that he had properly healed the wound. 

" 

Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! 

His body, hidden inside his training suit, inflates rapidly, accompanied by the eerie sound of bones crunching. 

Long, protruding fangs and drooling saliva. 

The messy, tangled grey fur and the vivid, wild life flowing softly through it. 

There stood a monster that had transformed into a beast. 

A fully mutated Gail glared at Leo and growled. 

"… .. Don't think about it while you're still looking around, your limbs are still intact." 

Leo nodded as he looked at the werewolf crouching as if ready to pounce at any moment. 

The werewolf species itself existed in WORLD 2.0, so Leo knew about its characteristics to some extent. 

A race of subhumans born with wild instincts and the body of a beast. They have an innate ferocity and an over-reliance on instinct, but their strength is easily unparalleled. 

However, the Guile in front of him was a little different from the full-fledged werewolf that Leo knew. 

Along with the transformation, his eyes became excessively bloodshot and his jaw strength became so weak that he couldn't even control the saliva coming out of his mouth. 

From the twisted claws on both legs that dig into the flesh to the skin that sticks out and shows through. 

It is a body in shambles, and it is an insult to even compare it to Croken Achilles, who was a perfect sculpture in itself. 

There were half-blood werewolves there, unable to control their own transformations due to their overly impure and deteriorated bloodline. 

Leo looked at Gail, who had begun to stutter, with compassionate eyes. 

"It will be difficult to think for a long time in that state. Come." 

Shhhh!! 

A strange noise, as if the wind was blowing in one direction. 

Immediately afterwards, Gail's new form disappeared from that spot like smoke. 

Kwaaaaang!! 

He stood there, his mouth wide open, right in front of Leo's nose. 

Woojijik..!! 

Along with the sound of skin tissue crumbling, I could see Guile's snout twisting in an odd direction. 

Guile's body, which had been charging forward with a huge amount of impact, collapsed in front of Leo's shield. 

Bright red blood flowed out from between his moist nostrils. 

"… ..This, profit!!" 

Gail, who had been staring blankly at Kopi as if he couldn't believe it, grits his teeth and moves his body. 

In an instant, Gail disappears from Leo's sight again, circling around and rushing back, leaving behind only the sound of the belated wind. 

The same front as before. Rather than simply being stubborn, it must have been the result of some elaborate psychological warfare. 

But the result wasn't much different from before. 

Wow!! 

The sound of a shield breaking was heard as Guile attacked, but Leo paid no attention. 

In any case, the direction from which attacks can come is limited, and Leo has no choice but to dodge once he enters battle. 

In that case, you just have to believe in your own magic and face it head on. 

In a concentrated state, five shields are stacked together to temporarily block even heavy weapons. 

Under these conditions, I was confident that I would be able to escape alive from the explosion that blew up the factory. 

However, Gyle and Grime's expressions changed drastically, as if they had never thought that Leo would be able to block these attacks from the front, one after another. 

There was no need to give him time to figure out the situation. 

Leo turned his revolver as he looked at Guile, frozen in stone with his mouth still lodged in the shield. 

"Is it my turn?" 

The werewolf's empty chest. 

In the middle of it. 

[Recoil Control] [Impact Enhancement] [Fire Acceleration] 

It's close enough that you don't need to use aiming compensation. 

Taang!! 

In a single moment, a bullet with three auxiliary magics hit Guile's chest and hit his head straight in the head. 

Teardrop!! 

The werewolf's massive body is thrown backwards, as if it had been hit by a giant fist. 

"Kee, eek…!!" 

As if he had really turned into an animal, Gail fell down with a shrill scream, clutching his chest and shaking like crazy. 

Just one attack. That was enough to make Gail panic and lose all will to attack, but Leo did not stop. 

The cold-blooded wizard's reason constantly whispers within him that he must not hesitate here. 

Once you start, you'll be sure of it. Once you grab the initiative, you'll never let it go. 

For Leo, who cannot guarantee mobility during battle, this is the most important fighting method. 

Crackling...!! 

Two blue currents are pulled out through the gaping mouth and inserted as is. 

There was no need for even a warrant. 

Boom!! 

"Kaaaah!!" 

A foul odour like burning meat accompanied the scream of Gael. 

Leo stared indifferently at the face distorted in pain, then swept his foot once to freeze Guile's two legs, which were made of reverse joints, and then drew out his magic power once more. 

[Thunder Calling] 

Kwaaaa ... 

A flash of light brightens the dark night sky. 

The lightning that arrived after destroying the roof of the warehouse struck directly over Gail's head. 

disappointment 

Overwhelming firepower. The results of the fierce attack, which struck every vital point of the body without fail, were revealed in an instant, thanks to Leo's thorough distribution of magical power. 

Gail's body slowly collapsed, turning into a tattered rag. 

Kuuung! 

The massive, massive body slammed its head into the ground helplessly, letting out a loud noise. 

Only then did Leo, who had been gathering the magical power he had been releasing, turn his head towards the wizard. 

While dealing with Gail, I was completely distracted even when using magic, knowing that he would naturally intervene, but there was no counterattack. 

Are you still casting magic? 

Yeah. If they have this much time, they must have prepared some decent magic too. 

Take it out and show it to me. 

Leo's eager gaze turned straight to the wizard. 

Grime flinched as his eyes met his, but he was not just playing around, as he immediately began to unleash his prepared magical power. 

Phew...!! 

The magical power extending from the staff in his hand instantly brightens the surroundings. 

At first glance, it looks so intense that it is simply glowing, but the texture itself is already complete. 

'A magic that emits a circular shockwave centered around oneself. It takes a long time to cast, but its power is considerable… Did he just throw away his bald head and quietly chant it by himself? I can understand why.' 

The moment Leo saw Grime's magic, he easily figured out its principles and structure. 

Shock series magic. In WORLD 2.0, it was popular among players who chose to be a wizard because its power was quite good compared to its difficulty in learning, and it also had a considerable amount of visible pressure. 

The direction you have chosen is all around except yourself. Are you planning to wipe out this area and start over? 

Of course, I didn't intend to leave it like that. 

Woohoo...!! 

Leo extended his magical powers to Grime's magic that was unfolding before his eyes, and in an instant, he began to grasp and control its flow. 

Leo's magic, which penetrated with absurd ease, robbed Grime of all control in the blink of an eye and changed its direction. 

At that moment, all magical movements within the warehouse were under Leo's control. 

Raise it. 

Phew!! 

The shockwave that rose above Grime's head, beyond his will, disappeared into thin air between the roofs of the warehouse that [Thunder Calling] had destroyed. 

A single exchange of attacks. One-sided dominance. 

It took quite some time for both of them to understand the consequences. 

"Hehe Hehe… ." 

Grime, who had been silent for a long time, let out a dark sneer. 

"Is it an artifact?" 

"...what?" 

The wizard let out a twisted sneer as he looked at Leo's dumbfounded face. 

"I knew it from the moment I first saw you. There's no way a drifter who just cleans up after a pharmaceutical company could have this kind of power…!!" 

"… … .." 

"It looks like you've gotten lucky and acquired some incredible relic, but I won't be fooled. By now, your paltry magic power should have run out… Now it's my turn." 

For a moment, Leo seriously considered whether he was just babbling such nonsense to fool himself. 

Did he still mistake the power of some artifact-like treasure for the fact that he had just summoned lightning and reduced Guile to rags? 

'But... expressions don't lie.' 

Leo slowly studied the wizard's face before he realized the meaning of those words. 

At least that's what we may have believed at first, but that's certainly not the case now. 

Contrary to Grime's confident tone, cold sweat is running down his forehead and his eyes are shaking crazily. 

Even if you underestimated Leo's magic, thinking it was the power of some artifact, you can't help but doubt it after experiencing the battle just now. 

If that lightning bolt he just dropped on Guile's head was actually his full power. 

If the shock magic that suddenly flew into the sky without his intention was not a coincidence. 

Even though I've pushed that question to a corner of my mind, I'm still anxious because I'm not sure. 

No. I was afraid. 

The moment he realized that, the strange sense of triumph that had been burning in Leo's chest disappeared as if it were a lie. 

A proper wizard? Wrong. 

Standing before him was nothing more than an idiot who couldn't even properly trust his own senses and judgment. 

A loser who is trapped in prejudice and innately looks down on others with an inexplicable sense of belonging and superiority, and who doesn't even make an effort to understand the other person. 

I didn't think I needed to listen any further. 

Phew!! 

Leo tilted his palm with a blank expression and silently grabbed the magical power he had prepared in advance. 

The darkness inside the warehouse stirs as the magic prepared solely to deal with the gang leader comes into play. 

Immediately after that, the shadows that had been cast over the warehouse, hidden by the dark moonlight, began to move violently, then suddenly grabbed his limbs and cut off both of his wrists. 

-Crunch!! 

The wizard didn't even react. 

In the blink of an eye, the cane he had been holding tightly fell to the floor with an ugly metallic sound. 

He cried out, staring at his empty wrists with a face of disbelief. 

"Kyaaaaah!! Aaaah, aaaahhhhh!!!" 

There is no reason to delay. 

Leo calmly reloaded his revolver and placed his finger on the trigger. 

Grime began to struggle as he watched Leo slowly walk towards him. 

His face was filled with bewilderment at having to face the reality he had previously ignored. 

"Ugh, ugh…!! Oh, how did this happen…!!" 

Although the two men did not know it, Leo had been preparing this move since the moment Grime and Gail had chased him into the warehouse premises. 

Shadow series common magic [Shadow Raid]. 

It exerts its most secretive power in the deep darkness, but the conditions are quite strict for low-level Dexters. 

It has the tricky condition of only being able to deal with shadows extending from under the caster's feet and having an extremely slow deployment speed, but it would be an excellent surprise attack method inside a warehouse that is almost completely blended in with the darkness. 

The match was over in an instant, as Grime's preconception that he was a lightning wizard and Leo's choice to appropriately utilize the surrounding environment coincided exquisitely. 

Grime might have thought he had seen all of his capabilities when he saw him, but Leo saw otherwise. 

It was a bittersweet ending for Leo, who had been expecting a fierce fight and battle from the moment they entered the warehouse. 

Crunch. 

As I put the gun to his forehead, a clear expression of fear appeared on his face, which had always looked arrogant. 

Only after seeing that sight did Leo realize why he had remained unshaken during this battle, and why he had been able to achieve such a one-sided victory.