Two ginormous figures.. Each one of them belonging to a superior species in the existence of this world. Both figures filled half of this battleground among the mangled, burnt flesh and broken bones of Kahn's subordinates.
All of them were dead.. whether it was Omega, Blackwall, Ronin, Ceril & Oliver. Not a single one of them survived and were brutally killed by this magma drake. Those who were the most loyal to him had already done their best to fight by his side and gave their lives to protect him.
But now, the only being who stood in between him and the inevitable death was this gigantic Basilisk who hadn't even acknowledged Kahn as its master.
HISSSS!!!
Rudra, the Variant Basilisk that Kahn had created using the dead body of the mother Somir & her eggs to repent for taking their lives had finally reappeared after staying silent for too long. It had already been more than a month ever since the tyrannical and majestic creature had a chance to make an entrance.
Although Kahn had to rely on Rudra for few days inside the forest when they had to build up their strengths and increase their levels. But when Kahn came to Flavot city, he couldn't take out this subordinate because it was simply too big and there weren't many occasions he required help from this basilisk who didn't even have any loyalty towards its creator.
But as things stood now, it was the only thing that prevented his confirmed death as Kahn still laid on the ground unconscious and completely oblivious to what was happening.
"What kind of foul scented creature are you?" spoke the magma drake as he felt some sort of unexplainable hatred towards the basilisk that was about as same height as itself.
"Silence! An inferior beast dares to insult me?!" bellowed Rudra. There existed no language barrier as if these creatures were talking to each other telepathically and shared some sort of understanding towards each other.
"Get out of my way! I must kill that invader." roared the drake and stared at Rudra.
"You dare command me?! A weakling wishes to provoke my wrath?!" screeched Rudra at the drake and his eyes glimmered yellow again.
"My life is bound to this weak human. So if you want to kill him, I'll have to see whether you're worthy of killing me first." declared Rudra.
Even if Rudra had an advantage in terms of Rank & Bloodline purity and even had the same size as the dungeon boss, he still had to be wary of the drake because he was currently level 52 while the drake as per Kahn's standards would be around level 75.
The difference between rank and bloodline was made up with the difference in levels and attributes. But that's didn't make Rudra feel fearful of the opposition in any way.
Although none of these ginormous figures were some mindless beasts but intelligent and sentient beings belonging to noble species of this world, they still felt an enmity as which strong creature didn't want to fight someone as strong as them and set their dominance.
For some unknown reason, both these creatures felt a sense of rivalry and inborn hatred towards each other.
If Kahn was to be still conscious, he'd understand the reason why. Because from the various books he read about different monsters and species in the world so far, he had come to know a little bit of information about the Godbeasts that were nothing but myths at this point.
According to the folklores and ancient historical archives, the Basilisks that were one of the five ancient godbeasts and the mighty dragon race were actually lifelong enemies and had fought wars with each other for thousands of years before both sides greatly diminished their numbers. Which also paved a way for many other species to evolve and get stronger with time.
So killing or protecting Kahn was just an excuse. Because one way or another, these creatures were going to fight against each other sooner or later.
"Prepare for your death, obnoxious beast!" declared Rudra and dashed towards the drake as he slithered extremely quickly.
Thud! Thud!
Crack! Crack!
The magma drake ran and charged towards to face the enemy head-on and several cracks were formed on the ground.
BOOM!!!
Two ginormous figures collided against each other and a loud sonic boom of their grand and sturdy bodies banging against each other shook the entire floor.
SCREECH!!!
An ear-deafening screech from Rudra created ripples of waves and the basilisk bared and bit with its fangs. He bit the highly defensive and burning hide of the magma drake that was leaking magma from small outlets.. The wounds that were previously made by Kahn.
The drake quickly swung its giant and sharp claws against Rudra's black and fortified layer of the scales. It even tried to bite Rudra's skin but soon, both sides realized that their enemy was extremely strong and had a very tough body that was hard to penetrate through just physical attacks.
The drake quickly gathered the magma in its mouth spew it on Rudra's body.
HISSS!
Rudra hissed loudly and jerked his body, when he looked back at the scales that were attacked with this spray of magma, he saw that his lustrous black and impenetrable scales were slightly damaged.
Rudra released his Dominator's Aura and a pitch-black yet very heavy pressure was exerted in the 200 meters surrounding, making it hard for the drake to swiftly move.
"You'll pay for this!" he bellowed and suddenly, spat a spray of dark green liquid at the magma drake!
Corrosive Acid!
It was Rudra's innate skill that was an evolved version of Somir's poison acid.. Far more destructive and lethal.
Sizzle! Sizzle!
ROAR!!
The drake roared in anger as the Corrosive Acid almost took out a outermost layer of its hide that was extremely hard to even make a scratch on.
The next second, both the sides took a step back and the interaction of gauging their enemy's strength was done.
But unlike what one would expect, Rudra didn't wait up for a chance and frantically charged at the drake again and encircled its entire body with his own and this time, he threw up more corrosive acid on the drake's head and neck!
WRRAAAAHHH!!!
Wailed the gigantic drake and haphazardly swung its claws and tail to beat Rudra.
Clang! Thud! Bang!
The clashing noises of the two dangerous and terrifying creatures filled the entire floor as their massive bodies hit each other again and again.
Rudra wasn't even afraid of getting hurt, more likely.. The basilisk was enjoying the battle despite getting injured and a part of his body getting burnt and receiving deep wounds.
Unlike Kahn, who prioritized on defending from and attacking an enemy at the same time, Rudra used his body and tail to straight-up swat and whip the drake without caring for the injuries he was receiving from the volcanic body that was leaking magma and was extremely hot to burn trees just by passing close to them.
"HA HAH AHA HA! More!!" a devious and menacing laugh came from the basilisk as if a sadist was looking at his target and getting exhilarated by imagining how he would torture them.
The groundbreaking and brutal battle carried on for the next half an hour. Both the ginormous creatures were glaring at it each other with murderous intent, their eyes filled with anger.
Rudra was bleeding mainly from the lower part of his body where the area was exposed and wasn't covered with the scales, while the drake dungeon boss was leaking yellow hot blood that was sizzling & evaporating with time from various wounds on its back and legs. It had already lost an eye because of Rudra's Corrosive Acid.
But the basilisk on the other hand was getting even more fierce and excited as the battle went on.. Giving no room for breathing.
For the first time in its life, the magma drake fought an enemy it couldn't kill with a single attack or trample over it effortlessly.
On the other side of the battlefield, a body of a human finally showed signs of moving after feeling the tremors and noises coming from the ongoing battle that shook the ground and created shockwaves.
"Ugh.. What's happening?" asked Kahn to himself and tried to get up. Since he was in a weakened state, he barely had the strength to get up.
Kahn quickly took out a high-grade health & stamina recovery potion and gulped down the entire bottle in a single go. Only when he felt like regaining some strength emerging in his body, his eyes landed on the ongoing battle.
Kahn lied against the nearby boulder and looked at the battle of the kings.
[So he finally decided to show up.] spoke Kahn to himself.
After another ten minutes of intense battle, both sides came to halt and maintained a distance.
"Finally, I've fought a worthy opponent." spoke the drake.
"I cannot say the same." replied Rudra and suddenly, his pupils and iris enlarged as he looked right in the remaining eye of the magma drake.
"What?!" spoke the drake but suddenly, everything around it turned into a blur and darkness surrounded the dungeon boss.
Kahn who was far away from this battleground quickly recognized what was happening.
The magma drake could no longer see anything other than the pitch-black surrounding and the light that was fading away each second. Its body started going numb and the ginormous monster stopped moving as if it had lost all the control over its nerves.
But soon, it felt like something was slowly wounding over its body and the grip it exerted was increasing little by little. The drake wanted to move but it couldn't.. His own body wasn't listening to the mind and let go of all the struggle to even retaliate against this extremely clenched & tight hold on its body.
Soon, the body fell on the ground but the chocking on its neck was increasing at an extremely fast pace.. It could no longer breathe properly.
A dark and grim black aura covered its body and the only thing he saw next was two gigantic yellow snake-like eyes staring right through it as if an unparalleled tyrant was looking at a weak subject.
HISSS!!!
The drake heard a loud hiss and finally came to its senses and noticed that his entire body was coiled over by the gigantic basilisk and unable to even move its legs.
Kahn knew what actually happened.. It was one of the gigantic basilisk's innate skills that he had seen before when they hunted many creatures inside the Abyss forest. The ability that made even their enemies willingly surrender and put down their guard..
The Hypnosis Gaze!
The drake had finally fallen for Rudra's Hypnosis Gaze ability. And before it could even speak another word.
RIP!!!
Rudra bit and ripped the dungeon boss's head off of the body. The ginormous figure had slumped down after the Magma Drake lost its life.
And thus, the victor of this battle was decided.
RUDRA.. THE DOMINATOR!