163 A display of truly powerful magic?

(POV: Akashic Records)

Valeriazar laughed as he spread his arms wide.

"Oh, how I look forward to enjoying the taste of your flesh. I'll make sure to relish every bit of you, piece by piece."

"Is that so."

Merlin materialized before Valeriazar in a blinding flash, catching the dragon eater off guard.

"This bastardʼs fast..."

Valeriazar swiftly retaliated, launching a punch aimed for Merlin's face, but before the blow could connect, Merlin responded in kind, his fist colliding with Valeriazar's face with incredible precision.

Merlin followed up with a roundhouse kick, swiftly followed by a punch from his left hand, and then another from his right. The blows kept coming, with two more strikes from his left, three more from his right, all expertly aimed at Valeriazar's sternum.

But Merlin didn't stop there.