Lyle saw that the little girl's fight wasn't getting optimistic. Meanwhile, the crimson haired woman was bombarding the clone with her fireballs, lances, swords and arrows. She was even summoning beetle-like things which was covered by flames and attack the clone.

Although it was just little, she held the upper hand.

Lyle turned his eyes towards the real body and decided. His mouth tasted like old pennies. "I don't know who they are but ... I'm going to assist them."

"Master, no!" Yuki rejected Lyle's decision.

"Your body is getting weaker already! If you fight, you won't even be of much use!"

"Master! I'm sorry but I will now cut of---"

"Sakura, no." Lyle's eyes emitted his firm determination.

He gripped Sakura and said, "I don't know how strong they are ... but against that thing, they will surely be defeated."

"But master! I can feel that your body had already reached the limit!"

"... Please ... if you want me to survive then let me fight! Maybe together with them ..."

"Master, the others had already escaped. You don't need to stay here anymore, we must ---"

"Yuki!" Lyle stated with determination.

"They saved me ... and the moment they did that, I already considered them my friends and if I abandon my friends now, tomorrow's meals are gonna rot.”

"But master, you will die!"

“It's on my resolve.”

Yes. His resolve was already made.

True warriors will not tangle between life and death.

What Lyle needed to do right now was to kill the enemy in front of him. As for whether or not he will die, he will think about it after he kills the enemy.

So please---

Facing Lyle's clear eyes, and feeling his strong will that wouldn't accept any refusal, the twin foxes was at a loss of words and could only stay silent.

"Sakura ... release the [ Second Form ]" Lyle demanded.

He sheathed Yuki who's blade was trembling as if it was crying.

"Master!"

“Dance ”

Lyle said in a truly casual and calm way.

In that moment, the battle suddenly stopped.

The black dragon and its clone. The little girl and the crimson haired girl. All of them turned their head at Lyle and their faces revealed astonishment.

Boom!

Lyle's power erupted and began to surge frantically. The whole battlefield was shrouded by the hot and terrifying atmosphere.

The whole place temperature suddenly went up by dozens of degrees, and an intense heat overwhelmingly swept over.

Guha-!

Lyle began spitting a mouthful of blood.

This scene caused the two girls to become restless. Especially the crimson haired woman who almost flew towards him but was stopped by the sudden appearance of an enormous mana, pushing her away.

Bleeding from the corner of his mouth, Lyle had kept the same posture for a long time, unyielding flames still flashing inside his eyes.

The black dragon was stunned by Lyle's crazy move; he couldn’t help but take one step back.

This sudden surge of mana was off the chart!

What's going on with this human ?

Incredible amounts of mana then came gushing out from his body as it slowly enveloped him.

The vast amount of mana leaked out and its horrifying quality went on to his surroundings and even pushed away the black miasma the little girl summoned.

Guha-!

"Master!"

Another mouthful of blood but Lyle ignored the pain raging inside of him and gripped Sakura tightly.

A hot fiery wind picked up that look like it came from an active volcano.

Blown by the wind that was similar to that found in the Mountains and Rivers of Hell, Lyle's appearance slowly changed.

On his last transformation, he had only three golden fox tails but now it had increased and turned four. The fox ears above his head, swayed by the wind.

His once black shirt and cloak was now replaced by a long black kimono with red linings while holding a long black katana. And his black mesmerizing eyes were now ruby red eyed color.

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, a sneer appeared on his face.

Lyle fearlessly smiled and then he jumped up.

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All the pain in his body seemed to have disappeared.

At that moment Lyle felt like he must do something, otherwise his body will be torn apart by the powerful mana surging inside of him.

This power up feeling throughout his body was about to make him explode.

“You damn human!”

The black dragon loudly cursed. It then turned its focus away from the little girl and charged at Lyle at the same time, raising his claws up high.

Clashing head on!

With the power of the [ Sword Release ], Lyle's battle strength was promoted to an incredible peak, making him completely fearless.

Boom~

When Sakura and the black dragon's claws smashed together, the mana circulating wildly inside Lyle lifted his power by an immeasurable extent.

Bang……!

A moment later, a roaring sound and a shock wave burst in succession.

The blast wind blew down trees, stirring up violent sandstorms.

However, Lyle's power was still below that of the black dragon.

Just when Sakura's blade was about to land on the black dragon's head a black claw suddenly reached out from the dust cloud that was formed from the previous explosion and punched Lyle right in the chest, sending him flying.

Boom~

The scene was extremely thrilling. In less than a second, a few exchanges had occurred.

Just when Lyle was about to drop to the ground, he twisted his body in a very extreme way and abruptly stopped the fall. His face twisted in agony.

“D-Damnit...”

Lyle tried to get back up immediately, but the damage he had taken was too heavy and he couldn't freely move his body.

“I-I can't lose... N-not in front of an enemy ...”

Please move, body! I can't fall here!

Even then he didn't give up.

“U-Uuaaaaahh!”

Lyle squeezed out what strength he had left. Using the Sakura as support, he stood up.

I have to protect everyone, no matter what!

He couldn't stay collapsed. He couldn't give up.

Soon after, he felt a bitter metallic taste inside his throat and he spit out a mouthful of blood, and stuck the long blade into the ground to support his body.

Pa~

Lyle mustered all of his strength and forcibly moved his body. By doing that, his body somehow responded, and using his black sword as support, he forced himself to stand up.

He wanted to protect them, even at the cost of his own life. That strong emotion was what let Lyle stand back up.

After standing up, Lyle glared at the black dragon. His whole body was hurting, but the fire in his eyes was still present.

His movements were slow and awkward, like a zombie from famous old Zombie movies..

However, he ignored the pain and still tried to smile.

Across from him, the dust cloud from the explosion gradually dispersed. The black dragon stood there coldly, its slit bloodshot eyes still held a hint of contempt.

At this moment, Lyle couldn't help but cursed the lizard on his mind, the overgrown lizard was truly very powerful.

At the moment, Lyle felt like his internal organs were rolling round and there was a burning pain. His wound coupled with his own reckless power up caused his body to tremble, spitting another mouthful of blood.

Of course, Lyle didn’t let the black dragon feel too good as well.

A small cut was left on its cheek.

Although it was just a small and insignificant cut, but for Lyle it was a huge achievement. The black dragon's body was as hard as adamantium, leaving a cut on its surface is a pretty good feeling.

The black dragon reached out its claws and felt the wound on his cheek. It was just an insignificant little cut as if made by a small knife but.

Rrooooaarr!!!

A very loud roar resounded in the whole place.

Crazy roars probably meant that the black dragon was really angry at that moment and there might be some very serious consequences.

“Damn human!” The black dragon's voice was very high pitched but also very cold. The tone became extremely hoarse.

His pride was hurt. A mere lowly human actually managed to cut his flesh ?