Protagonist?Antagonist? I Reject Both

340  340;Apologize

Aels glared at Leon with a ferocity that seemed to ignite the air around them. His eyes blazed with intense fury, like smoldering embers ready to erupt into flames.

Every line on his face was etched with rage, contorted into a visage of absolute fury.

The third eye embedded in Aels's head erupted in blinding radiance, its brilliance partially obscured by the firm grip of Leon's hand.

Despite the obstruction, the intense glow seeped through the gaps between Leon's fingers, as if straining to burst forth.

Meanwhile, the golden aura enveloping Aels's body intensified exponentially, casting a radiant sheen around him.

Aels thundered,

"You fucking bas-" but unfortunately for him, the one he was currently facing was ruthless.

SWISH!

A mass of darkness directly penetrated his body.

Before Aels could finish his words, he suddenly felt a jolt of searing pain shoot through his body like a thousand needles piercing his skin.

His muscles seized with spasms as something surged through him, coursing along his nerves and setting every fiber of his being ablaze with agony.

A primal scream tore from his throat, "Ahhhhh!" raw and guttural, as he convulsed uncontrollably under the onslaught of blackish qi that formed the shape of threads and invaded the meridians.

It was cruel of way torture was developed, and researched by his asshole uncle Stephen and that fuckef Qin Lang.

But the inflictor of his pain maintained his cold look as he kept increasing the intensity of the lightning.

Aels still had a bit of his senses left as his mind raced. 'How is this possible!' He thought frantically.

It wasn't even about the fact that Leon was able to use the darkness element; that, too, had astonished him.

But what astonished him the most was how painful the way he used this.

Aels had fought with a lot of pain back at his home in fact, he had trained with it.

Being able to control such an intense amount of light energy and burn it like the sun was not something anyone could just do. If their bodies weren't strong enough to withstand the energy, they would be turned to dust before they could even utilize it.

'So then why!' Aels thought with gritted teeth.

And in the next instance, his screams increased in intensity as the lightning racking his body intensified.

'I have to use it,' Aels desperately thought. He was already gradually losing himself, the glow encompassing his whole body diminishing bit by bit, their glow dimming.

As soon as he thought this, Aels mustered all the concentration he had left and every single ounce of qi in his body suddenly burst out from his body, their massive bodies instantly getting siphoned into the armor.

And then, in the next instant, the intricate lines adorning the armor ignited, their luminescence converging once more at the center of the armor before radiating outwards in all directions.

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And then, in the next instant, the intricate lines adorning the armor ignited, their luminescence converging once more at the center of the armor before radiating outwards in all directions.

The orange glow grew increasingly intense, shifting into a searing red hue that engulfed the entire armor with fiery brilliance.

Leon narrowed his eyes as he saw this, 'This is different and stronger than the others,' no one needed to tell him something big was coming.

Leon instantly released hold of the elves who were clearly about to go boom and instantly stimulated his power.

Leon instantly felt the familiar surreal feeling, and then, with godlike timing, Leon's movement was followed by Aels's armor exploding with crazy intensity.

BOOOM!

The entirety of the hallway instantly got engulfed in searing red flames as the building that was supposed to be sturdy regardless of the attack, trembled with crazy intensity, cracks appearing on the surfaces of the walls and ground in different areas.

In the next second, a small crate appeared just next to where Leon had been standing earlier, and from it, the body of Leon swirled and emerged, completely unscathed.

'Damn,' Leon muttered in disbelief as he saw everything vaporize at the spot he stood.

He had suspected that that attack would be stronger and different from the rest, but he truly hadn't been expecting it to be this bad.

He was about to engage again when he felt a presence.

"What the fuck is going on?"

A shrill voice filled with coldness erupted.

BOOM!

With a strong burst of power, Arwin appeared followed by Gen with a panicked expression.

Gen already felt his soul leaving his body.

'Damn! Am I the Vice President of the Human Federation who has to shoulder the blame?'

'Why fuck do you have to anger this devil spawn?'

Truthfully, he was a bit worried.

He knew Leon was strong but he didn't know how much and if Arwin fought him who knew what would be consequences?

Arwin's eyes focused on the pale bloodied Ael struggling to get up on his feet.

His body seemed to be broken, ragged, and filled with scars.

As soon as Arwin saw Leon's actions, her eyes blazed with fury.

Soon, a third eye appeared on her forehead.

Like a gem, it shone and then exploded in a blinding radiance that immediately engulfed her body.

Seeing this Leon couldn't help but crunch his brows.

'Just what the fuck is this? Why do these elves have a third or is it even an eye?'

Though curious he wasn't in a hurry to find out about the eye.

He can do so after beating her.

Arwin's figure lit up intensely bright, as though a mini-sun had manifested in the hallway.

"How dare you!" Arwin's voice boomed, its intensity so loud that it sent an intense gust spreading out in every direction.

BOOOM!

The power of the Divine Realm in her body burst out like raging waves of Tsunami.

Yes, she was a Divine Realm expert but she was mostly supporting type unless she used the third eye but she rarely used this as it had a severe backlash.

So, one can fairly understand the extent of her anger.

Ael was an outstanding junior of the Elve tribe, someone who might one day inherit the throne.

If such a person died here then…..

But Leon remained completely undaunted, his expression still maintaining its cold icy look.

And seeing this, both Arwin and Gen couldn't help but be astonished. Just what was giving this boy so much confidence?

"Are you going to fight or just stand there and show off," Leon taunted.

"Are you comparing us to those weaklings you beat up? Is that what is giving you this much confidence?" Arwin seethed as she took a step towards Leon.

The golden glow encompassing her made her body so intensely hot that it left flaming footprints indentations on the sturdy good.

With how lit the gem on his head was, it was plenty obvious that Arwin still hadn't gone full power, and yet the temperature of the area had long since passed twice what Aels had personally been able to achieve.

Seeing Aels being held in such a manner was making Arwin feel so enraged she didn't know what to do with it.

She was seething. But despite how angry she was feeling, she couldn't attack Leon because the latter was a junior, which was why she had been trying intimidation tactics against him since she got here.

But to her surprise, Leon's gaze remained the same, tranquil even. It was plenty obvious to those watching that he wasn't at all worried about the current situation.

Leon's cold gaze left Aels and focused on Arwin's seething body, his expression neutral as he spoke, Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"There's only one way he gets out of this with his mind still intact." saying this, Leon's image blurred and he appeared right beside Ael.

Leon tightened the grip on Aels's neck causing the latter to struggle to get out of his hold.

Leon continued,

"I want him to apologize…after all this bastard started it first."