My Love Debts Are Everywhere!

Moments later, the black light gradually dimmed before vanishing completely.

Where the tailbone had once been, a man with a fierce appearance now floated, clad in black robes.

He had a stocky build, bloodshot eyes, and vertically slit black pupils—resembling those of a dragon.

Two long black horns protruded from his head, and faint scales covered his skin.

His face showed no trace of joy or satisfaction—only seething hatred and barely restrained fury.

"Athena Hellness, I admit you're powerful. In just a few hundred years, you've even surpassed your mother," he said coldly. "But you've pushed me to this point, and for that, I will never forgive you!"

Athena ignored his threats, her attention fixed on his appearance.

For some reason, he felt eerily familiar. Then, as a buried memory resurfaced, her expression twisted in horror.

"You... you're Rugas!?" She exclaimed in disbelief.

Rugas, once a high-ranking figure among the dragon race, had been one of its strongest dragons in the past.

His status earned him immense respect, ranking just below Athena.

However, he had betrayed the dragon race by stealing one of their most precious artifacts, ultimately becoming the target of a relentless hunt by the Red Dragon Battalion.

The incident was a great disgrace to the dragon race, and though they tried to cover it up, doing so proved exceedingly difficult.

Despite their efforts, news of the betrayal quickly spread to human and demon territories, making it a widely discussed scandal at the time.

Now, not only was Rugas still alive, but he had also joined the Temple of Twilight. Even more shocking, he wasn't just an ordinary member—he held the esteemed rank of Fifth Apostle!

Rugas smirked and gave a slight nod. "Yes, it's me, Dragon Empress Athena Hellness. I didn't expect you to still remember me. That incident must have left quite an impression on you. I'm truly honored, you know?"

Athena remained unfazed by his words, and a faint pressure radiated from her body.

"How did you survive the Red Dragon Battalion's siege back then?"

According to the reports she had received back then, Rugas had been killed by the Red Dragon Battalion she had dispatched. To confirm it herself, she had even seen his broken, mangled corpse with her own eyes.

But now, Rugas was alive and standing before her. So, whose body had she really seen back then?

"Hehehe..." Rugas chuckled, but his amusement quickly faded, replaced by a cold, grim expression. "I was never truly dead, Athena Hellness. Before they could kill me, I used a secret technique to split my body into three. The corpse you saw back then was one of them, and the body you just destroyed was another."

While the technique seemed powerful, it was something he had never wanted to use. Splitting his body into three also meant splitting his life force, and losing one would have dire consequences for the others.

Now, with two of his three bodies destroyed, he refused to let himself die again.

He would unleash every last trump card and fight Athena with everything he had—his only chance to kill her and avenge the past.

Listening to his explanation, Athena finally understood why he was still alive.

Her expression slowly settled, and she asked with a mocking tone, "So, why did you join the Temple of Twilight? Are you really that desperate?"

Rugas fumed at her mockery. The black scales on his face darkened, and his skin quickly flushed red.

"Athena Hellness, never insult the Temple of Twilight," he growled, his voice heavy with killing intent. "You may not realize it, but the Temple of Twilight is far more powerful and mysterious than you can imagine. Even the Dragon Empire, or the Dragon Race, pales in comparison to it."

"Oh?" Instead of showing fear, Athena smirked. "Hehehe... Do you think I'm afraid? I know exactly what your strongest support is—the Evil God sealed in the Desert of Chaos, don't I?"

"You…" Rugas' anger evaporated in an instant, his face shifting to one of shock.

Only those in high positions knew of the Evil God sealed in the Desert of Chaos. He had never expected Athena to be aware of it, and the revelation left him deeply shaken and wary.

"I seem to have touched a nerve," Athena chuckled lightly, her expression slowly turning stern.

"If that is your greatest support, how disappointing. The Evil God is the enemy of this world. In the past, countless lives were sacrificed to seal him away. Yet you, the traitors of this world, dare to worship him as a god and spread evil across the land. Are you not ashamed of the hundreds of millions who have died to protect this world from him?"

Her words pierced him like a knife to the heart. If asked whether he felt ashamed, it would be a lie to say he didn't.

After all, he was of the dragon race, and those born into it carried the traits passed down from their ancestors.

The dragon race's ancestors had once fought the Evil God, and the hatred for him had been inherited through their bloodline.

However, he didn't regret his choice to join. He had betrayed the dragon race and lost his place in the world.

Only the Temple of Twilight had been willing to accept him, and he would remain loyal to them.

Rugas regained his composure and was about to speak, but Athena quickly interrupted him.

"Well, it doesn't really matter. It was your choice to join them, and I couldn't care less," she said nonchalantly, before a terrifying killing intent suddenly erupted from her body. "Now, I will deliver the race's punishment to you, traitor!"

*Whoosh!*

Athena vanished from her position and reappeared a meter in front of Rugas.

Rugas was struck with horror—Athena's speed was unbelievable!

Before he could react, a bright red light emanated from Athena's palm as she struck him hard in the chest.

*Bang!*

Rugas' body was launched like a bullet, crashing into the ruins of a tall building that had once been a luxury hotel in Astralyn.

But Athena wasn't done. She lunged toward him again, her fists clenched tightly.

*Boom!*

As her body crashed into the building, her punch obliterated it in an instant, reducing it to rubble.

Fortunately, Rugas reacted just in time before the punch could land. If he hadn't, his body would've shattered once more, and he would've been dead for sure!

"Damn it! If I don't unleash all my power now, I'll really die!" he snarled.
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Clenching both palms tightly, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Black Dragon Transformation!"