Grim Reaper in the Apocalypse: Reaping Immortals

Ninth finally understood the reason why Carmine said that Tulip was the weakness of the creature in the castle. If it weren't for her, Ninth and her team would have been swallowed by the endlessly multiplying Canzers of the horde.

If Tulip hadn't spoken to them and gave Ninth the answer to the weakness of the horde, then they wouldn't have survived the next wave of attack.

That was the power of a weakness. Because of that, the dragon no longer had the support of her most loyal soldiers.

'Thank you, Tulip,' Ninth turned her head and thanked Tulip.

The Canzer smiled, but that was short-lived.

The red dragon, with her entire army decimated, leaving none for her to rebuild, exploded in a fit of furious anger. The humans were so weak that she was slightly distracted for a moment and forgot that they had Tulip in their midst.

Since this was a huge blow to her offensive power, she knew immediately that it was because of Tulip, and not the humans themselves. If it weren't for her, her army would still be alive. And if she continued to be alive, then it would only be a matter of time until she found a weakness in her!

That cannot happen under any circumstance. She had to finish off the humans and kill Tulip at this very second.

Because of that, she knew that she had to use all her strength.

'You have crossed the line, humans! Prepare for my wrath!'

The whole domain rumbled, as if there was a giant terrifying archaic monster that was about to awaken from the deepest depths of the ground. Ninth and her team felt their control of the domain start to falter, as if somebody was overpowering them to take control of the territory.

And as they lost control, the prismatic dragon once again shimmered, as if it was a mere illusion. If their domain was gone, so was the prismatic dragon. After all, it was a product of the combination of all their domains. If one or more domains faltered during this attack, then the prismatic dragon would cease to exist.

Ninth couldn't let that happen. The prismatic dragon was the only reason why they could survive this long. If they lost that strength, then they wouldn't be able to survive, much less kill the queen.

The prismatic dragon flew away, far from the red dragon as it started to manifest its own domain. They could feel their control over the entire domain start to get eaten up by a dark, malicious, void that seemed to eat up whatever it saw.

The red dragon continued to devour the space, even using the dead bodies of her army to nurture her own domain.

Despite how much they tried to resist, Ninth knew that they would eventually get taken over by the Queen's domain. It was far too strong for them to contend, especially now that they had expended quite a considerable amount of energy in their fight to destroy the army.

Ninth had to make an executive decision.

She had to let the territory get taken over by the red dragon.

This would place them at a disadvantageous place because they wouldn't be able to exert their strength over a large space now that it had eaten up the entire domain.

However, if they continued to fight over the territory, then they would eventually lose their grip on the prismatic dragon.

So, Ninth and the team collectively decided to make their domains as small as possible, to the point that it was merely just a thin layer above the scales of the prismatic dragon. At least with this, they would be able to keep their strength as a prismatic dragon.

Meanwhile, they watched as the entire territory was transformed into the queen's territory, with everything under its place considered as her own. She was like a god in this place.

It was as if they were transported into the land of the dead, with skulls and blue fire present everywhere. The necrotic aura around the place tried to penetrate the prismatic dragon's skin, but thanks to its concentrated layer, they were able to defend themselves from being rotted inside and out.

"Keep your eyes peeled, everyone. The dragon is somewhere here," Ninth warned.

Somehow, the oppressive presence of the red dragon was nowhere to be seen. Instead, it was quiet—eerily so. Even though there was nothing or no one around them, it was as if they were being watched and stalked from a distance by a predator. They

Just then, they saw a small figure float towards them. The prismatic dragon instinctively opened its wings in a defensive position. Even its jaws were wide open, with a prismatic fire gurgling in its throat.

It was not unthinkable for the queen to summon another puppet or a minion to fight its battle for her.

But when the small figure floated closer and closer to the prismatic dragon, everyone had a startling realization.

The figure as small as a human, was actually the queen! It was the creature in the castle whose true form was a red dragon!

Yet now, it was as small as a normal Canzer, with two large horns coming out of its chitinous head.

Ninth also realized something. Tulip and the Queen looked eerily alike, as if they were twins or something. The only difference between the two of them was the fact that the Queen looked a lot more mature, with her chitinous armor a lot more sophisticated and grown, while Tulip looked like an adolescent version of the queen.

Despite taking on this appearance, Ninth and the others knew that they shouldn't underestimate her.

Just like them, it seemed that the queen's power was all concentrated in that small figure, making it as powerful as a bullet despite its small size.

Ninth had a bad feeling in her heart. Whenever she looked at the eyes of the Queen, it felt as if she was looking at her death.

She knew that she had to act now. She commanded the prismatic dragon to dive down and devour the small Queen in one go.