Chapter 583: Domain of time
Eren was caught in the epicenter of the explosion, which consumed everything in its path. Even though he tried to release his Absolute Dragon form to cover his body with dragon scales at the last moment, the explosion was still overwhelming.
He felt the searing heat and the crushing force as if the very fabric of reality was tearing itself apart. Thousands of miles in radius were engulfed in a cloud of fire and smoke.
Following the loud explosion, there was only a deafening silence as the flames raged, growing weaker with time since there was nothing left for them to devour.
When the flames disappeared and the dust settled, a crater was revealed that stretched as far as the eye could see.
Amidst the devastation, only one person could be seen, lying in the middle of the crater. His situation looked far from optimistic as one of his arms was completely missing, along with his shoulder.
His dragon wings were also destroyed, leaving only signs on his back that something had once been there. His chest was covered in dragon scales, but most of them were already broken, revealing his charred skin.
Next to him was the Holy Sword, which had also cracked while protecting his vitals.
This was the kind of damage that was caused by an injured and weakened Overlord. What about the other Overlords? He could only sigh in relief, thanking his stars that he managed to survive even if his body was in a complete wreck.
He looked around, and there were no signs of the Tower Master. Even a single fragment of his body wasn't left intact.
"That man really went all out to kill me," Eren thought, letting out a tired sigh. "Fortunately..."
He looked at his inventory, and appeared relieved that there was a new item there. He could see a drop of blood that had originated from the Tower Master.
Fortunately, he had managed to collect a drop of the Tower Master's blood while they were fighting, before he could even get the idea of blowing himself up. If not, then Eren might have felt like crying as the blood that could remove one of his seals was forever gone.
While he was relieved, he didn't forget his current situation. His wounds were healing, but the process was so slow that he couldn't wait for it to complete. Just their battle alone was enough to alert the Capital, let alone the kind of explosion that ended this battle.
He didn't want to be here when the Primordials came, at least not in his weakened state. As far as his eyes could see, there was only scorched land. There was not even a single place where he could hide from the Primordial ls.
Initially, he flew in the direction of the Capital to deter the Tower Master. He didn't expect the Tower Master to use something like this, and turn things around on him by hurting him so bad.
In his current state, he couldn't afford coming across the Primordials. They were certainly going to deal with him in a way that he didn't want to know.
He used his remaining hand to force his body up, until he was standing with the support of the sword. Only after he stood up, did he realize how bad his situation actually was.
"Little friend, take me out of here." He summoned the Phoenix from his inventory and barely managed to climb on top of it, falling on his back, exhausted.
The Phoenix soared in the sky, but this time, Eren didn't let it go towards the Capital. They flew back towards the direction that they came from.
Eren also used his abilities to cast a shroud on his Phoenix, erasing her presence. Even though it wasn't a perfect solution, it was the best he could do as he waited to heal, especially since he could feel powerful auras approaching from the direction of the capital.
He wasn't sure if they were Primordials, nor did it matter. Even if they were not Primordials, they were certainly strong.
"You seem to be in a really bad condition." Suddenly, a voice came.
"You think so?" Eren subconsciously asked. It took him a moment to realize what it meant. Someone else was already here and he couldn't even feel their presence.
He tried to stand up, but before he could even move, he felt someone's hand on his palm. "Don't move. It will only slow down your healing."
He felt a strange essence surrounding his body. He could feel that something was wrong. His initial healing was undone, and his wounds returned.
Was the man trying to reverse his healing? Didn't that mean he was truly a threat? Just what was his identity that he couldn't even feel the presence of that man.
He was about to resist the man, when he noticed something even more miraculous. The wounds that he had healed, opened up again. But right after that, he saw the dragon scales appearing around his body, just like they used to be before they were blown up.
It was not healing. It was more like his body was going back in time to the moment before it was almost blown up by the attack. His wings had also started returning to their initial condition.
He was even more certain that time was being reversed, but it was only happening for him. The man was able to precisely control who to trap within his time domain.
If that was true, then it was a truly dangerous ability. Even the main characters would drool over an overpowered ability like that.
Less than a minute had passed, and Eren already felt as if he was completely healed. Even the essence that he had spent on protecting himself from the Tower Master's explosion had recovered.
"Now you look much better," the man said before taking his hands off Eren.
"Who are you?" Eren asked the person, but he didn't wait for an answer. He used identification to get an answer himself. Stay tuned for updates on My Virtual Library Empire