The First Dragon God-Chapter 130: Abyssal Fiend

The air around Leo felt heavier, as if it were pressing down on him with an unseen force.

The Abyssal Fiend had yet to move, yet its presence alone made it feel as if the world itself was recoiling in fear.

Leo’s grip on Nightshade tightened, his breath slow and controlled, but his pulse betrayed him, pounding in his ears like a war drum.

Tatiana stood beside him, her crimson eyes locked onto the monstrous figure before them, her body tense with anticipation.

The creature’s form was fluid, shifting between solid and shadow, its body composed of writhing darkness that stretched and shrank as if reality itself struggled to contain it.

Massive wings, jagged and unnatural, spread wide, blotting out the dim light of the Abyssal Realm. Its claws, each the size of a longsword, twitched at its sides.

Two piercing, hollow dark eyes burned through the darkness, settling onto Leo with an unnatural focus.

Then, it moved.

Leo barely had time to register the motion before a force like a tidal wave slammed into him.

One moment, he was standing, and the next, his body was airborne, the world spinning violently as he crashed into the brittle ground. The impact rattled his bones, sending a sharp spike of pain up his spine.

He gasped, rolling onto his side just as Tatiana shot forward. Her hands wove intricate patterns in the air, and crimson spears materialized, streaking toward the Fiend like bolts of lightning. The Abyssal Fiend didn’t dodge. It didn’t need to.

The spears struck its form, piercing through its body—only for the wounds to close almost instantly, the darkness knitting itself back together as if nothing had happened. The creature let out a deep, rumbling growl, but it wasn’t out of pain.

Tatiana clicked her tongue, her expression hardening. She barely had a second to react before the Fiend retaliated.

With a flick of its clawed hand, a wave of pure abyssal energy exploded outward.

Tatiana dodged just in time, vanishing into a blur of motion as the energy slammed into the ground behind her. The impact sent shockwaves through the land, splitting the brittle earth and sending debris flying.

Leo forced himself to his feet, pushing past the ache in his ribs. He couldn’t afford to hesitate.

He lunged forward, Nightshade flashing as he slashed at the Fiend’s midsection. The blade met resistance, as if cutting through something half-solid, half-liquid. For a split second, he thought he had done some damage.

Then the Fiend’s body shifted, twisting unnaturally as its dark flesh wrapped around the blade.

Before Leo could react, an overwhelming force sent him flying again, this time skidding across the ground in a shower of dust and broken stone.

The Fiend moved like a phantom, its body flowing seamlessly through space, defying all laws of motion. It was toying with them. Testing them.

Tatiana reappeared above the creature, her body suspended in the air as a massive crimson spear formed in her grip. The air crackled with raw energy as she launched it downward, aiming for the Fiend’s head.

The spear struck with the force of a meteor, exploding into a violent burst of blood energy. The shockwave rippled through the battlefield, shattering the ground beneath them.

For a moment, everything was still.

Then, the darkness swirled, shifting as the Fiend emerged from the attack unscathed. It also seems to be laughing. The sound of its laugh was hollow, echoing unnaturally, as if reality itself was mocking them.

Leo pushed himself up, wiping the dirt and sweat from his brow. His breathing was labored and they hadn’t even scratched the Fiend.

Tatiana landed beside him, her face grim.

"That should have at least injured it," she muttered.

The Fiend didn’t give them time to strategize as it made its move again.

Leo barely saw it coming. A clawed hand shot toward him, the air screaming as it sliced through space.

He managed to dodge at the last second, but the sheer force of the attack sent him stumbling.

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Tatiana wasn’t as lucky.

The Fiend’s second strike caught her mid-dodge, raking across her side with brutal precision.

She cried out as she was flung backward, hitting the ground hard. Blood splattered onto the cracked earth, staining it deep red.

Leo felt something snap inside him. He bolted towards the Fiend and swung Nightshade with all his strength, aiming for the Fiend’s neck.

The blade struck true, but the creature didn’t even flinch. Instead, it reached out, grabbing Leo by the throat in an instant.

A sickening cold seeped into his skin, spreading through his veins like liquid ice.

His vision blurred, and for a moment, he felt as though his very existence was being pulled apart, unraveled by the abyss.

He struggled, his grip tightening around Nightshade’s hilt, but his strength was fading fast.

Then, an explosion of crimson energy erupted from behind the Fiend. Tatiana, bloodied but standing, unleashed another barrage of blood spears.

This time, instead of trying to pierce the Fiend’s body, she targeted its grip on Leo.

The attack was enough to force the creature to release him. Leo hit the ground hard, gasping for breath. His skin burned from the lingering abyssal energy.

Tatiana was breathing heavily, blood dripping from the gash on her side.

"We can’t beat this thing head-on," she panted.

Leo’s mind raced. She was right. They were outmatched. The Fiend wasn’t just stronger than them; it was something entirely beyond their current limits.

But they had to do something.

Leo gritted his teeth, forcing his body to move despite the pain. If they couldn’t overpower it, they had to outthink it.

He glanced at Tatiana. "We need to force it into a disadvantage. It’s too fast, too strong. We need to pin it down."

Tatiana’s eyes flickered with understanding.

"You have a plan?"

Leo nodded, gripping Nightshade tighter. "Buy me a few seconds."

Tatiana didn’t hesitate. She dashed forward, sending another volley of crimson spikes toward the Fiend.

This time, she didn’t aim for the body—she aimed for the ground around it.

The blood spears struck, hardening into jagged pillars of crimson crystal, locking the Fiend’s movement momentarily.

Leo moved, pushing past his exhaustion. He focused, channeling every ounce of strength into a single, decisive attack.

He sprinted forward, Nightshade glowing faintly as he poured his remaining energy into it.

The Fiend, sensing the danger, let out a guttural snarl and began to move, but the blood pillars held it for just long enough.

Leo leaped, bringing his blade down with everything he had.

Nightshade struck the Fiend’s head.

For the first time, the creature recoiled.

A sharp, ear-piercing shriek split the air. The darkness around it wavered, its form distorting violently.

Leo landed, stumbling from the force of the blow. He didn’t have time to celebrate.

The Fiend wasn’t dead.

It was angry.

Its body trembled, the shadows surrounding it twisting chaotically. The abyss itself seemed to respond, the air thickening with raw energy.

Tatiana’s voice was tense. "Leo, we need to run."

Leo wiped the blood from his lips, gripping his sword tightly.

"No," he said, breathless but resolute. "We need to finish this."

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"We can’t. An Abyssal Fiend is twice as strong as an Exalted. There’s no way the both of us can beat it. And we have stayed too long. In a short while, we will start experiencing the effects of the corruption," Tatiana said.

Leo heard what Tatiana said but he didn’t want to leave. He wants to fight this monster and kill it. But he knew he couldn’t.

The Fiend is too strong. Just as Tatiana said, the both of them can’t beat it. And they also have to worry about the corruption.

Understanding this, Leo knew that it was time to leave.

"Ok, let’s go," he said, and immediately Tatiana grabbed him and turned into blur, heading for the rift through which they came through.

The Abyssal Fiend seeing that its preys were running away, roared and smashed its body against the blood pillars.

After smashing into it a few times, it finally shattered the pillars and its bolted towards Leo’s and Tatiana’s direction, trying to catch up to them.

But it was too late as Tatiana and Leo had already passed through the rift. Seeing this, it raised its head to the sky and screeched loudly.