"That's right, she is Ophis, Ouroboros. The leader of our 'Khaos Brigade'."
Vali said this with a bitter expression, looking at everyone's surprised faces. It seemed that he was also quite helpless about his leader's appearance.
Honestly, the little girl Ophis, who had appeared before everyone, didn't have anything that could be associated with the word "majesty," let alone a powerful name like Infinite Dragon God.
"Ophis… why is she in such a form…"
While Rias and the others were still muttering in disbelief, Arthas had already walked towards the seemingly harmless little girl. By the time Sirzechs and Azazel reacted and tried to stop him, it was too late.
Arthas squatted down in front of the girl and carefully looked at Ophis. Everyone behind him couldn't help but hold their breath, afraid of doing something that would offend this great being.
As Arthas got closer, Ophis's usually cold and expressionless face quickly changed, revealing a look of apprehension and disgust.
"A disgusting feeling, just like that guy."
Ophis said with a cold face, and Arthas laughed.
It seemed that, as he thought, Nehelenia's power had a great influence on Ophis, or rather, it was enough to make Ophis submit to him.
However, Ophis was, after all, a representative of the world's top power. Although her own power attribute was suppressed by Nehelenia's power, it wasn't enough to make her directly submit to Arthas.
If he had to describe the girl's feelings towards Arthas, it would be a mixture of fear and affection.
Affection for the power of the dragon that shared the same origin, but also fear of the dragon power that was above her.
"Why do you hate me? Our powers share the same origin. How about becoming my pet? I'll make you happy every day. You have such a cute little face, you shouldn't always be frowning."
With everyone who knew the girl's identity looking on in astonishment, Arthas gently stroked the girl's black hair. At the end, he even tugged at the girl's flat mouth, pulling it into a slight smile.
"Y-You want to die! You bastard!"
Reacting, Azazel pulled Arthas back and protected him. The black dragon king Tannin and the Norse chief god Odin also solemnly confronted the girl, who had a calm expression, afraid that she would suddenly explode.
"Why are you all so worried?"
Amused by Azazel's reaction, Arthas waved his hand and walked out from behind him again.
"Why would she kill me? Or rather… how could she possibly have the ability to kill me?"
Confident, or rather arrogant, Arthas spoke calmly in the face of the girl who stood there quietly, yet pressured everyone to the point where they couldn't speak.
Neither Azazel nor Sirzechs knew what to say. They had long seen Arthas's arrogance and confidence, but even in this situation, they couldn't say a word.
They didn't think Arthas was crazy, joking with his own life. Since he dared to say such things to Ophis, it meant that he definitely had that confidence.
In other words, what he said was true… Ophis didn't have the ability to kill him.
"Ophis, can I call you that?"
"….."
Black eyes, like endless chaos, enveloped Arthas. Their eyes met, as if the cycle of reincarnation was turning, and the world was being rebuilt.
Coming back to their senses, Azazel and the others clenched their fists vigilantly. If anything went wrong, they would definitely save Arthas at the first moment.
Even the White Dragon Emperor Vali became serious. No one dared to disturb, no one dared to make a sound.
The atmosphere became increasingly tense. At that moment, Ophis suddenly opened her small mouth, and a pleasant voice spoke.
"I don't like you, just like the red one… you make me uncomfortable."
Arthas didn't know who the red one was that Ophis mentioned, but seeing the girl speak with such a cute appearance, he chuckled.
"You're very lonely, aren't you, Ophis? Floating in endless chaos, there's no one in this world who understands you, right? If there's anyone who can understand you… it should be no one but me, right?"
Hearing Arthas say this, Ophis widened her eyes slightly in surprise, and a somewhat moved expression appeared again on her usually expressionless face.
"Don't you think everything is boring? Aren't you always looking for something? I can give you what you want."
Ophis didn't directly answer Arthas's question, but through the girl's eyes, which contained endless chaos, everyone could see her temptation and hesitation.
Ophis was moved? Why… Although she had the appearance of a little girl, it didn't mean that Ophis was really a little girl. How could such obvious words meant to deceive a child move her?
Everyone couldn't understand it. Only Vali seemed to sense something and narrowed his eyes slightly.
As the White Dragon Emperor, he was naturally very sensitive to the power of dragons. In fact, he was also the only Khaos Brigade member who hadn't used the 'snake' given by Ophis to enhance his own power.
Vali, who possessed his own pride, looked down on such things. He would indeed constantly become stronger, but that would definitely not be by relying on external forces.
He had also learned about Arthas's sudden increase in strength from Bimei and Arthur. At first, he didn't really believe it, but now, after seeing Arthas, he was certain of it.
Arthas had indeed become stronger, and so strong that he couldn't even see through him.
Vali was also very familiar with this power. It was a power that shared the same origin as Ophis, a power that shared the same origin as his own White Dragon power, a power that belonged to dragons.
Just what was this power… the Red Dragon Emperor's power? Impossible. At most, the Red Dragon Emperor's power was on par with the White Dragon's. It couldn't give him such a desperate feeling of oppression.
This feeling was like facing the Infinite Dragon God Ophis, that feeling of powerlessness, of helpless despair.
Just what was it… the being standing behind you, the one who bestowed upon you this powerful dragon power. A power that the Infinite Dragon God Ophis was wary of… or even afraid of. Could it be that power?
Thinking this, Vali couldn't help but take a deep breath, raising his head to look at the sky again, looking at the great crimson dragon eternally flying in the silent, empty world.
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