Alex raised his brows when he heard the guttural roars of the dragons. He didn't think much of it and allowed them to do what they intended.
'To think they are this powerful simply from being vassals.' Alex mused calmly. 'Aside from Cassandra and I, there's no one in this universe who can take them.'
The dragon trio enlarged as their humanoid forms changed into bestial features, taking on their true forms, their massive wings disbursing the surrounding energies.
Among the three dragons, Drakorin was the largest, his scales glistening an azure hue with sparks of lightning roaming his majestic form.
Zephyroth was the second largest, a dragon of red scales. Intense heat and flames shimmered from her shiny scales, causing the very void to tremble.
Then there was Oryndrax, a black dragon. And similar to Drakorin, he had lightning tendrils roaming its massive body; black lightning to be exact.
Unlike Drakorin's lightning tendrils, Oryndrax's lightning had a poisoning attribute that targeted the soul of its targets.
'Impressive.' Alex thought, taking in their massive forms. 'Too bad… it won't be enough.'
The dragons glared at Alex, their eyes radiating intense rage. But within those eyes were hints of caution and fear.
Despite taking their true forms and unlocking all their power, they knew it might not be enough.
'But with all three of us together, we can create an opening to escape!' Drakorin said through their connection. 'Don't try to force damage. Just focus on pushing!'
Alex watched as the three dragons bolted towards him. They were fast, closing the short distance in less than a second.
"Your pride in your strength ends here." Alex said as he too moved to intercept. "You'll regret what you did here today."
For the crime of thinking they could get away with their heinous act, Alex intended to punish them.
Alex increased his size, reaching fifteen meters, and while still smaller than the dragons, was more than enough to inflict heavy damage.
Oryndrax was the first to strike, opening its maws as he gathered black tendrils of lightning.
Following that, Drakorin gathered his own, creating a web of lightning several square meters in size. Then the fire dragon unleashed a jet stream of hot flames.
All these attacks barreled towards Alex who had a calm but stern expression. With his right hand forward, Alex made a crushing motion, instantly dispelling the attacks.
"I told you." Alex's cold voice resounded, appearing right above the black dragon. "It won't be enough."
Oryndrax cried out in agony as a devastating blow crushed into his back, crushing his scales and breaking a few backbones.
Without delay, Drakorin closed in on Alex's position, taking advantage of the delay to take a bite at him with his powerful jaws.
Since their abilities appeared to be pointless, they'd rely on their immense strength.
Alex shifted his gaze to the blue dragon, watching as the maws descended on him.
Drakorin pressed down with all his might, catching Alexander right between his jaws. No matter how he pressed, he couldn't close his jaws.
From the corner of his eyes, Alex saw another fiery pillar blazing towards him while he was held between the dragon's jaws.
"This is what real flames look like." His eyes glowed a bright fiery blue before two beams shot out at light speed.
In an instant, the beams tore through Zephyroth's flames, dispelling it before arriving at the dragon's opened maws.
Zephyroth screamed as the two beams bore a hole through her mouth, searing through hardened tissues, bones and scales before coming out from the back of her head.
It left the dragon bleeding massive amounts of blood, almost leaving her unconscious.
"Zephyroth!" Oryndrax and Drakorin called out, their hearts sinking to the bottom.
"I'm right here." A shiver ran down Drakorin's spine when Alex's voice echoed between his jaws.
With his eyes still glowing intensely, Alex fired another one into the blue dragon's mouth, inflicting the same damage on him.
The sizzling sound of fire burning through flesh elicited another cry of agony.
Oryndrax fought through his own pain as he dashed towards Alex, intending to save his companion before the worst happened.
With Drakorin's injuries, he couldn't hold Alex any longer, not that he actually did. Alex floated out of the jaws of the trembling dragon, turning to face the black one.
"And here I was thinking you were tough." Alex sneered, vanishing from his spot and appearing beside the black dragon. With his right fist, he delivered a punch to Oryndrax's side.
Tough scales harder than anything Alex had seen shattered like glass as the force of the block rippled through the dragon's body.
Unfortunately for Oryndrax, Alex wasn't done with him. Before he could be sent flying, Alex shifted to appear on the other side and delivered another scale-shattering blow.
Oryndrax's scream of pain echoed through the void while he was pushed around like a rag doll, his scales shattering piece by piece.
Within seconds, what was left was a bleeding mess of a dragon, too torn apart to even breathe properly. Oryndrax couldn't follow Alex's movements, not even a little.
"Stay put." Alex coldly uttered, turning to the other dragons who were recovering from their injuries.
Had Alex applied laws in his attacks, there would have been nothing left of them.
In a flash, Alex appeared before the female dragon, staring straight into her pleading eyes.
"Where's that pride of yours?" Alex asked, but the dragon could not respond. "Did you really think you could do whatever you want and there'd be no consequences?"
He made a grabbing motion, forcing the majestic creature back into her humanoid form while he reduced his own size to normal.
Drakorin, barely observing what was happening, was left completely stunned. 'Impossible! His understanding of laws is already at that level?!'
At that moment, the leader knew they messed up, big time. He tried to get up, but a sharp gaze from Alex locked him in place.
"For your hubris, you will lose that which makes you special." Alex grabbed the woman by her neck while she struggled to break free.
"N-no. Please…" Zephyroth's pride was long replaced with existential fear. "I've seen the error of my ways…"
The dragon pleaded. Her abilities were locked, just like before. Unfortunately for her, there would be no mercy.
"You should have thought of that before conjuring that storm." Alex's hand holding her neck glowed brightly. "Sleep well."