Chapter 101

Chapter 101: Mating.

“Did you provoke this monster?”

Jie Jie growled in confusion, but by then the two investigators had already run far away and disappeared into the forest.

“ROAR!”

Apparently because Jie Jie didn’t pay attention to it earlier, this roar was especially fierce.

Jie Jie finally faced his opponent – a Slaying Dragon far stronger than the previous one.

Its entire body was covered in scars, the spines on its back broken like a graveyard of swords, yet due to the abundant energy within, minerals had grown anew, the new sword spines gleaming with an unusual hue.

A seasoned warrior.

And the sword-like scales on that sword tail were the same; after having been broken before, the newly grown ones were even harder, reflecting light akin to crystals.

In the past year, the migration of the Heaven’s Cry Dragon through the earth veins had strengthened the Earth Pulse Energy field, making monsters visibly more powerful than before, with many beginning their migrations.

Unlike in games, each monster wasn’t just a generic individual of its kind. Each had its own experiences, which gave them different special traits.

The two Slaying Dragons stared at each other, their battle intent flaring up.

“You know, I should thank you for helping me out earlier!”

Finally, Jie Jie responded to his opponent’s roar, playing with his sword tail and biting it.

The grotesque face armor and steel fangs of the Slaying Dragon ground together on the sword tail.

The metallic rust on the sword tail ignited, bursting into fiery sparks.

After sharpening the blade, he spun around and delivered a sweeping slash towards his opponent.

The scorching sword tail clashed with the seasoned Slaying Dragon’s sword tail, and the two swordsmen began a heavy metal dance of blades with identical rhythms.

The two sword tails ground against each other, and the high-temperature energy from the seasoned Slaying Dragon’s sword tail also ignited.

The sword tail followed the coarse yet agile steps of the beast dragon, chopping and spinning.

Jie Jie performed a low sweep slash, but the opponent dodged with a small jump and countered with an upward slash, hitting him in the head.

The face armor covering the Slaying Dragon’s head was cut open, leaving a scorched scar, which made Jie Jie’s face sting painfully.

Both retrieved their sword tails from the battlefield, nearly face-to-face with each other, growling lowly.

An uncanny synergy between the two Slaying Dragons erupted.

They jumped simultaneously, their tails swinging down together.

If this kind of synergy happened between a tango couple, it would have been an incredible scene, but now the dancers’ genders were unclear.

This strange harmony caused their elbows to collide mid-air, preventing their tails from landing as they stumbled back onto the ground. Neither willing to let up on the other’s vulnerability, they pressed their advantage—

Horns clashed, metal face armors grinding and tearing against each other, producing hot sparks. Realizing this round ended in mutual failure, they separated.

“Damn! Got kissed!”

“Taking advantage of me!”

After exchanging polite growls, they retreated, pulling apart the distance between them. Their tails swung in opposite directions, striking each other.

The steel-colored sword tail sweeping along the ground raised wind and fire, colliding with the vertically descending burning blade.

The vertical blade failed to press down and sever the steel-colored sword tail, instead being deflected.

Another fractured blade mark was added to the seasoned Slaying Dragon’s side armor.

Some poison mixed with blood flowed from the wound, burning fiercely like fire.

“Didn’t expect that, did you? My blade is poisonous!”

Retrieving his blade, it grazed Jie Jie’s face armor, licking itself as if savoring the venomous edge.

He had forgotten about the poison on his tail, somewhat unwilling to use it to disrupt the duel between swordsmen.

Fortunately, the seasoned Slaying Dragon seemed to have good resistance to toxins, not drooling like other monsters.

Let’s continue!

The seasoned Slaying Dragon vibrated its blade to the left, and when Jie Jie thought it would strike from the left—

It swung the blade to the right and attacked from there, twisting its body perfectly to avoid Jie Jie’s thrusting sword tail.

The scorching blade tore across the ground, the crystals on the blade sparking brilliantly against the intense friction.

The sparks flew onto Jie Jie’s face, followed closely by the scorching blade, adding a long gash to his shell armor.

“Do you think this can confuse my vision?”

Imagining the presence of a Spiny Dragon’s resolve, listening to the sound of shattered determination.

Jie Jie pushed his sword tail horizontally, slapping the seasoned Slaying Dragon’s face.

Retrieving his sword tail, ignoring the wounds on his body, he jumped and spun forcefully in mid-air, delivering a heavy blow with great resilience upon the opponent’s sword tail, like a Great Sword’s true charged slash after spinning in the air or a Katana’s falling Dragon Ascent.

The seasoned Slaying Dragon’s unrecovered sword tail was pressed down but only cracked without being severed.

The rhythm unique to Katana play was awakened, Jie Jie stepped back after raising his sword tail for a Sight Slash.

Then, he bit his own sword tail swung in front of him.

Dragon Ascent followed by Sight Slash Draw!

The seasoned Slaying Dragon stumbled, quickly retrieving its blade, seeing the opponent choose an Iaijutsu stance, it swung its blade and initiated Iaijutsu too.

Yes! That’s right, middle gate Iaijutsu!

The two Slaying Dragons faced each other, continuously moving and biting their tails to build strength. This was the all-out attack using the whole body, unique to Slaying Dragons!

Finally, they locked eyes.

Katana… The soul of a swordsman burns fiercely!

The loser leaves the tail!

Teeth slightly loosened, drawing the blade.

The terrifying power built up found its outlet, pulling the Slaying Dragon’s body into a spin.

Iaijutsu!

As if metal collided, Jie Jie saw red beams cross like a crucifix.

Between these crossing beams, their sword tails clashed, the ringing of metal meeting metal burst forth with brilliant sparks.

The beams and sparks faded, they both retreated simultaneously because no dragon lost its sword tail.

Jie Jie’s steel-colored sword tail was exceptionally solid, and the re-grown sword scales of the seasoned Slaying Dragon were equally hard.

Again!

The tradition among Slaying Dragons is to fight until the opponent’s sword tail is severed!

After retreating, he swung his tail again, changing direction and biting it, glaring fiercely at the seasoned Slaying Dragon with provocation.

Jie Jie possessed the resilience of a Thunder Wolf Dragon, but it couldn’t perform such high-intensity reflexive operations again.

The seasoned Slaying Dragon could only choose to sweep its sword tail towards the freak in front of it.

But Jie Jie’s focus remained tightly locked onto the movements of the Slaying Dragon in front of him, and the moment it raised its sword tail—

Iai!

The two dragons’ sword tails collided once more.

The steel blade dragged over the crystal-laden large knife, leaving jagged cracks.

Energy-rich crystals exploded, the large knife was deflected during the clash.

Even though the second Iaijutsu was weaker in timing and force compared to the first, how could a regular horizontal slash withstand the full-force strike of a Slaying Dragon?

His stance was broken, a piece of sword spine from the seasoned Slaying Dragon’s body, along with a small horn on its head, flew off and fell to the ground.

Chapter 102