Epic of Ice Dragon: Reborn As An Ice Dragon With A System-Chapter 2070: Chased

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"Come back here, damn brat!"

"Damn it, he ran to the other side, hurry and catch him!"

"Shibata-sama's spear! He dared steal it from his armory!"

"Damned scoundrel! We'll cut your hands and hang you in front of your family!"

"Come back here!"

A young Merman boy ran through the corridors of the mist-covered island city, his eyes focused on the weapon he was holding with his hands.

A black spear, overflowing with a strange, otherworldly power.

"Hey, he's over here!"

"Ah, shit!"

However, his eyes couldn't stay too focused on his prize when he was being chased by a large group of soldiers, over twenty of them at that.

All of such soldiers wearing enchanted armor and powerful weapons, while also containing strange abilities and energies within their bodies, elites of an invading force that had suddenly wrecked half of his town.

They were strange, wearing armor that the young man wouldn't really recognize from anywhere, mostly made out of metal and wooden plates, of black and red color.

Of course, a person from Earth would easily recognize such armor as of Japanese origins, specifically armor wore by soldiers or even generals from the wars fought in the Warring States Period.

"We finally got you, little bastard!"

"Now drop that weapon! You don't even know what power is within it!"

"This was a gift from his majesty the Great Emperor of Zipangu, Nobunaga Oda-sama to his trusted Great General, the great Katsuie Shibata-sama!"

"It contains power you cannot even fathom, stupid brat!"

The soldiers, all humans, were small compared to the young Merman, and despite that, their power and abilities were formidable. A single soldier comparable to the level of a Divine Monster of Rank 6.

Whatever wicked power they held within their equipment or even that they harbored within their bodies, these otherworldly soldiers held incredible power capable of subjugating even this country, protected by two powerful Goddesses and even a young Divine Sea Dragon.

"I don't really care who the hell is that damned Oda Nobunaga or whatever, you bastards are the ones that showed out of nowhere invading our land and destroying our homes! I finally got ahold of one of your weapons, and you think I'm going to give it up to you?!"

The young man roared furiously, his long blonde hair waving by the wind as his aura exuded a powerful red colored pressure, his arms suddenly glowed brightly, growing corals made of sharp, colorful crystals.

His arms became huge, and so did his legs, while the rest of his torso and head were covered by this coral crystal, which turned into a powerful divine armor.

"He's a mutant!"

"You think we fear your kind?!"

"Our General has already subjugated those two witches in this island, this place is now ours!"

"Unleash your Spectral Yokai Spirits!"

The soldiers roared, their armors turned pitch black with red colored eyes, their auras overflowing with black and red flames, emerging as monstrous specters of various shapes and sizes.

Some resembled huge, muscular Red Oni, others giant umbrellas with long tongues and giant eyes, a few looked like female specters with white dresses and long scissor-like claws, and more.

"This is the damned power you used?! I'll crush it!"

The boy roared as he clashed against all twenty soldiers at once, swinging his massive fists and flying away several of the soldiers with a single, powerful blow.

CRAAASH!

As they were sent flying, they crashed into the nearby houses, mostly all empty by now, but they quickly stood back up, the formerly human-looking soldiers becoming paler, with red eyes, showcasing supernatural stamina and endurance.

Sharp spears attempted to pierce his armor, but the boy rapidly intercepted the incoming blows, punching and kicking the soldiers away, and then manifesting powerful magic, firing giant spears of his own crystals against his foes, which exploded upon contact.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

"Uuggh!"

"The scoundrel got magic on him too!"

"Damn it!"

The soldiers screamed as they were engulfed by constant explosions, the sharp crystals piercing their armor and weakening the power of their strange spiritual auras.

"That ought to do it…!"

The boy quickly stepped back, seeing the destruction he caused, he couldn't help but feel a little bad. If he hadn't been forced into a battle, he wouldn't have destroyed these houses. Grabbing the spear, he ran away as quickly as he could.

"Damn brat, where do you think you're going?! Onmyōji Squad!"

However, the young man's eyes widened, as he heard the voice of a few soldiers that were waiting for him at the other side of the road, suddenly, the young man saw several people standing over rooftop, wearing strange, white and purple colored ceremonial robes decorated with purple snakes.

FLAAASH!

And in that moment, a magic circle made using runes he had never seen before manifested, concentrating otherworldly power beyond Mana and Divine Power, and summoning dozens of chains of purple color, emerging as vicious snakes that wrapped around his body.

"No! Fuck!"

He screamed in frustration, fighting back as much as he could, his Divine Aura erupting from his body, almost manifesting his true power, the Divine Soul of an Ancient Divine Beast that once protected these lands…

And yet.

ZAAAP!

"Gaaaaahhh!"

A painful electric shock engulfed his body, his aura stopped materializing, and his crystal armor shattered into pieces, exposing his body to the strange, alien magic.

He almost lost consciousness, falling to the floor while his blue eyes started slowly closing, his body covered in painful burns, he saw several people walking towards him.

"We finally got him, damned scoundrel!"

"The people of this world are truly strange with all their drivel and magic."

"Hmph! But incomparable to the power of our Feng Shui Arts."

As the soldiers and the magicians talked, he saw someone walk there and grab the spear he had stolen, one of the last hopes he had to fight against that monster that had rampaged the castle a few days ago.

"D-Damn it… Rose… I'm… sorry…"

As he was about to lose consciousness, he couldn't help but think about her, the promise he made to her now unfulfilled.

"{Frozen Time}"

TRUUUM!

However, in that moment, the boy's eyes widened.

Time froze, and the soldiers coming after his life stopped moving altogether.

"E-Eh?"

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