The flames brutally attacked both his body and his mind, and he almost didn't manage to pull through.
Luckily for him, everything had a beginning and an end.
"... Uuoooaaaaa!!”
The roar from Aporou could finally be heard as the effects of the attack wore off.
Flames that could have easily melted a kingdom were eventually reduced to a more bearable heat. The direct attack was over after Aporou managed to outlast the deadly flames. He managed to survive, just barely.
Afterwards, he collapsed onto one knee. His breathing was ragged and heavy, and his shoulders shook badly. His body smelt of burnt meat.
"Ooooh! I'm glad you managed to survive that! That was excellent!".
[Breathing Flame End] had melted most of the surface of the final stage and lava filled the surroundings. Breaking through the surroundings walls, it had reached the very [Border Circle].
Without the outer circle, the attack would have definitely left a scar on the face of the huge continent.
An attack like that would have traveled for days. All that came before it would have been vaporized. It would have left a lifeless desert of molten earth in its wake.
The Dragon Empress was awfully glad that Aporou had survived her attack.
"After being here forever, I even forgot how to hold back. Who would have thought an apostle lord would be able to suffer my attack and only collapse!! Although you carry the patronage of the great god."
"You can be proud of yourself, you can truly be proud of yourself! The one who took a direct hit from my breath and lived. From now on you will be known through legend!"
"As expected from the past tests, as expected from the chosen one of the supreme god."
The fiery Dragon Empress, having a lot of abilities, easily recognized the hidden divine favors in Aporou.
Before, no one had been able to ascertain Aporou's divine blessings.
Hearing this, Aporou thought it would become necessary to block the leakage of information in the future.
Just at this moment, Aporou replied to the fiery Dragon Empress.
"As expected, it was hard."
While he survived, the damage done to Aporou was not insignificant.
His armor, having suffered serious damage, was 70% destroyed and his body suffered from severe burns. Some parts of his body had become charred meat.
The living body armor may have survived, but the silver hand which took most of the damage was severely warped out of shape.
Aporou had made a priority of protecting the head and not the body. Inevitably, this resulted in his body not fully being protected by the living armor and the damage in those regions was very severe. In particular, everything below the elbow in his right arm was missing and the rest was charred to the bone.
Even with the incorporation of [Severe Pain Resistance], the pain violently attacked his body and brain.
Even after receiving such damage, Aporou restored his body with incredible speed and further reinforced his body.
Under the influence of [Elixir of Blood] and [Hyper Speed Regeneration], the burnt skin was restored and replaced with a new layer.
Nonetheless, the restoration of his lost right hand was difficult. He had to salvage an arm by taking out the meat of the Dragon Emperor from his item box, and absorb it with [Infused Liquid Restoration].
[Ultra-recovery] and further modifications enabled Aporou to enhance his physical state once again.
Several times stronger than before, Aporou pointed the cursed spear and red spear towards the fiery Dragon Empress.
Even after such an overwhelming attack, there was no despair in the eyes of Aporou.
In fact, they were filled with even more determination, focused on the fiery Dragon Empress.
"Oh, you're able to move already! I thought I would have to wait until you had recovered, but this is even better!"
"I really needed a battle like this to dispel the boredom I have felt for so many years".
Having said that, [Ardour Mother Empress Dragon] finally came out of her cave and stepped onto the final arena in her entirety.
This time, she attacked with one of her hands, which were located on her four dragon wings.
A huge hand with wide range and enhanced with long claws attacked extremely quickly despite its large size.
The impact was like a collision with a large truck at full speed. Aporou crossed the red and cursed spears to protect himself.