'Chronos' is the inherent ability of the royal blood demons. Every member of the royal demon bloodline can use this ability.
But this ability is extremely difficult to master and a demon talented enough to use this ability to its fullest appears only once in a millennia.
The rest of the royal demons usually don't train this ability too much, they use this ability as a support skill or an auxiliary method, only a genius can bring out the true potential of this skill.
Not even the demon king have the ability to use this skill to its highest potential. This skill is like 'trash' when used by regular individuals, but in the hands of that one gifted genius, this skill is 'godly'.
And in this millennia, Alverto Chronos Perdere is that once in a millennia 'genius'.
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Oaklum City.
In the sky, above the Oaklum alliance branch.
Several A-rankers patrolled the city and all of them seemed to have restless looks on their faces.
"D*mn it! That demon has put a massive barrier over the city! This barrier is interfering with space-time itself!"
"Even the S-ranker stationed here is unable to get out of this barrier!"
The A-rankers looked all over the city in the hope of finding loopholes in the barrier but it was to no avail.
The barrier cast over the city was so perfect and magnificent that you might doubt if it was really cast by an S-rank demon or an experienced SS-rank barrier mage.
The S-ranker stationed in Oaklum stood in the sky and stared at the distant figure of Alverto with a solemn look on his face.
(The barrier is invisible to the normal eye, and with the enhanced eyesight of an S-ranker it is easy to see what's happening in the sea so he had no choice but to wait and see things happen...)
"Tch! That demon is playing with those children, ugh... if he wanted he could have already killed them all..."
Demons are arrogant and sadistic type creatures.
It is common knowledge in this world that demons are cunning and they like to play with their prey to the very end.
Demons mentally and physically torture their prey till the prey either dies or has a mental breakdown.
It is common knowledge that demons are just beasts in humanoid forms, they like destruction and killing to the extreme.
This is also the reason why it's impossible for other races to coexist with them peacefully.
When there are other races to attack, demons like to band up together and lay chaos in the homes of other races.
And when they have no one to kill, they fight each other in death battles for entertainment.
It is recorded in history books that demons have no concept of proper civilization, they live in tribes and hunt down weaker demons for food and entertainment.
They have no concept of family either, as the demon parents abandon their children very early.
But one thing is for sure, Demons are cruel and unfriendly creatures, they can never become friends with others.
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Sea, above the debris of the broken yacht.
"Guh!" (Zach)
Zach tried to struggle but it was to no avail, Alverto simply refused to let go. His grip was too strong for Zach.
Moreover, Alverto purposely restrained Zach and beat his friends right in front of him to make him feel the weight of guilt and despair.
Zach could clearly feel that Alverto looked amused as he slowly tightened his grasp on Zach's neck.
"Yes! Struggle more! I like seeing worms like you who squirm around pathetically! Haahaha..." (Alverto)
"It's so amusing to look at the desperate face of you humans, even though no one is going to come and rescue you, you still want to struggle, hahaha..." (Alverto)
Hearing Alverto's mockery, Zach replied with a muffled voice.
"S-ranker.... Cough... nearby... kill you..." (Zach)
Due to his neck being strangled with immense force, Zach was barely able to talk, but he still conveyed his message nonetheless.
"Hahaha, you think the S-ranker stationed in that city will come to save you! Ahahahahahaha.... Ah... How pathetic can humans be sometimes...." (Alverto)
"DO YOU REALLY THINK I CAME HERE UNPREPARED!!.... I have already placed a barrier over that city which will not let anyone disturb me!!" (Alverto)
"Moreover I have cast a similar barrier on this area of the sea too!" (Alverto)
"And you know what the specialty of these barriers is?..." (Alverto)
"They directly interfere with space-time itself!!.. due to which even an SS-ranker won't be able to sense the existence of this barrier unless they are right in front of it!!" (Alverto)
Seemingly not convinced by Alverto's words, Zach suddenly brought out an arrow from his space ring.
[Hunt style: Explosive arrow!]
Zach used his hand and directly thrust that arrow into the eyehole of Alverto's armor.
*Boom!*
A massive explosion appeared, which created massive shockwaves in the air.
Even Zach was hit by that explosion as he was too close to it too. His right eyeball was already destroyed in that massive explosion.
"Hahahaha... you really think such a measly attack will do me anything?" (Alverto)
When the smoke from the explosion disappeared, Alverto's figure appeared in the sky unharmed and unconcerned.
His hand still gripping Zach's neck, he didn't even budge a little bit from that attack.
"hehehehe! Is this it?" (Alverto)
Just when Alverto was gloating while looking at Zach's worried face.
A massive spear made of spirit magic struck him from behind.
[Divine spirit's blessing: Spear of light!]
The spear of light was insanely fast and it precisely struck Alverto's back, it was so precise that Zach didn't get any damage from that attack, even though he was so close to it.
[Shadow Field: Type Presence reduction!]
Without giving any room for a counterattack, Ellie followed up on Lia's attack instantly.
The whole area inside the giant time barrier got shrouded in black smoke, the smoke not only reduced visibility it perfectly hid everyone else's presence.
"Ho! You little kiddos still have the guts to go against me?" (Alverto)
While saying that, Alverto easily dodged all of the fireballs fired by Liam.
"Heh… you don't think I will be defeated by these pitiful flames right-" (Alverto)
Just when Alverto was about to complete his sentence, a massive claw covered in immense divine energy attacked Alverto at an insanely fast speed.
"Hmm.. interesting…" (Alverto)
[Chronos: Type Constraint!]
Before that massive claw could even land on Alverto, he used his time manipulation skill and instantly bound his opponents with time constraints.
[Chronos: Type Acceleration!]
At Alverto's command, all of the black smoke created by Ellie's shadow field suddenly accelerated and dissipated into nothingness.
Alverto's visibility returned back instantly.
"HAHAHA! Good! Good! It was a good plan everyone!" (Alverto)
Alverto looked at all the kids who were now stuck on the spot and were unable to move even one inch. His 'constraint' skill made them all freeze in one spot.
A creepy smile appeared on his face under the helmet.
Alverto glanced at the students and said in a mocking tone.
"You guys tried to use that divine spear to distract me from Zach, then that shadow field was for protecting yourselves from my counterattack and buying time for yourselves…" (Alverto)
"Then you used those fireballs to further make me let my guard down, and lastly you summoned Divine spirit's general Kawaki with the help of that artifact's inherent ability 'Forced summon'…" (Alverto)
"kekekeke! A magnificent plan!" (Alverto)
"If it was any other S-ranker, you could have definitely succeeded and could have easily rescued your little friend, then you would have escaped this place using the skills of that shadow dragon right?" (Alverto)
A shocked look appeared on everyone's face as Alverto accurately pointed out every single detail of their plan.
"W-what? H-how do you-" (Liam)
"Who do you think I am? I am the crown prince of the demon race! Do you really think I will not know about your little tricks!!" (Alverto)
Alverto pointed his finger toward the artifact in Liam's hands.
"That artifact, 'Azazel's dreaming heart', is made from the heart of the former demon general Azazel, he used to be my closest subordinate!" (Alverto)
"Do you really think I won't know about its abilities? Hahahah… how laughable…" (Alverto)
Then Alverto pointed his finger at Kai's massive body and said in a mocking tone.
"It's been a while! Spirit General Kawaki!" (Alverto)
"Last time I saw you, you were so much stronger… and look at you now, you are now reduced to such a weak state that even I am able to restraint you easily… kehahehehe" (Alverto)
[Tch… I didn't expect you to have reached such mastery over 'chronos'… I was careless…] (Kai)
Alverto ignored Kai's depressed tone and pointed his finger at Ellie next.
"And lastly you, Elisia Mistilteinn… ah I remember your name, I have heard about you…" (Alverto)
A mocking grin appeared on Alverto's face as he looked down on Ellie with his arrogance-filled eyes.
"You are the disgrace of the shadow dragon's family…" (Alverto)
"The greatest shame on the name of dragons… you can't even use the 'true dragon magic' and you dare show up your face in this world…" (Alverto)
"Your pathetic existence makes me laugh!" (Alverto)
Hearing those insults from Alverto, Ellie just bowed her head and stayed silent. She knew better than anyone about how weak she was, thus she didn't dare refute Alverto's words at all.
"HAHAHAHA, Looking at you all weaklings squirm around under my feet makes me feel amused! It has been a while since I laughed so much!" (Alverto)
Alverto's mocking laughter resounded throughout the area and made everyone feel helpless and nervous.
Everyone only had one thought in their mind now.
'We are in deep trouble…'
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Author's Notes.
Yo! It's your beloved author here! Seriously, guys, Alverto is such an overpowered villain, he literally defeated Kai and Ellie both without even lifting a single finger… this guy is too overpowered….
Question of the day.
What are your opinions on Alverto the demon prince?
1. Overpowered (Bro can literally escape the detection of SS-
rankers! Too overpowered!)
2. Chronos (His ability is simply too insane!)
3. Others (Tell me in the comments.)
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