Chapter 43: The Silver Dragon’s Wing Broken
【Dragon Transformation】.
With the corrupt dragon blood, transforming the body in one go is no longer just an extraordinary ability; it has become a complete departure from humanity—pure pollution materialized.
For the Kingdom, which has faced off against the 【Cult of the Evil Dragon】 multiple times, this move is quite familiar.
The cultists after 【Dragon Transformation】 will go completely insane, and their combat power will multiply.
The best countermeasure is to strike first and prevent the other side from transforming.
However, Roy’s attempt to act did not succeed, and facing such a formidable enemy was the worst-case scenario.
Especially since this opponent who had undergone 【Dragon Transformation】 was none other than the beast of the 【Cult of the Evil Dragon】, who had once single-handedly crushed a rank 5 Storm Knight Order!
The silver-blue, bipedal dragon stood tall atop the fortress, frost snow like silver light spilling down, even the shattered moonlight stained with a hint of coldness.
The golden-winged griffin squawked anxiously, even members of the Lionheart faction led by Herb and Choc were on edge.
Choc, hardly one to show weakness, crouched behind his sister: “Meow, meow… should we go help, meow?”
Herb, strong and calm, was actually shivering in the cold wind: “Stop talking nonsense; if we go up, we’ll just hold the young master back.”
“Isn’t even Sir the Oath Knight in danger now?”
“Then what are you waiting for?! Quickly go call Prince!”
The appearance of the silver-gray ice dragon boosted the morale of the cultists. Screeching dragons danced crazily in the night sky, recklessly battling the griffin knights.
Looking at the shapeless being above, Roy couldn’t help but sigh: “Your Dragon Transformation is different from theirs.”
“This is already not much different from a pureblood giant dragon.”
Claudi chuckled coldly, “Now you’re scared, it’s too late!”
“Die under the might of the dragon, mortal!”
The leader of the 【Cult of the Evil Dragon】 was not arrogantly boastful; the pressure from the dragon’s blood brought forth a presence akin to a superior being, solidified by the frost and snow, forcing the griffin and soldiers under the night sky to sweat and freeze in fear.
Until the Black-Haired Boy stepped forward against the wind and snow.
Like the rumble of thunder.
A golden dark flow stained one of the boy’s eyes with an unusual color.
The violent, exuberant extraordinary aura surged, instantly scattering the silver dragon’s frosty wind, freeing the griffins and knights, reigniting their morale.
Feeling that source of power, the already transformed Claudi couldn’t help but show shock: “This, this is impossible!”
He had purified the dragon blood within him to this extent at the cost of countless mortals, extraordinary beings, and even his fellow cultists, enduring endless nights of torment and pain from flesh and blood restructuring.
But why could the other party wield the same power without any cost?!!
“Want to have a comparison?”
Roy smiled slightly, his unusual golden eyes narrowing into slits, like lightning cutting through the night sky.
“Between you and me, whose dragon might is stronger?”
“Filthy imposter, don’t get cocky!!!”
In a fit of rage, the giant dragon swooped down.
Dragon claws raised an ice waterfall, sweeping away everything in front.
As Roy’s figure fell alongside the thrown blade toward Claudi’s back, feeling the dragon’s tail sweeping towards him, he slid to evade and took the opportunity to close in on Claudi.
“Fool, that earlier strike was not my full strength! Don’t think you can pull that trick again!”
This was not a lie.
Not planning to dodge at all, Claudi swung out his dragon claws, the sharp glimmer of the blade wrapped in large swathes of silver-gray frost, even Roy, who had 【Cold Resistance】 shielding him, felt a hint of chill.
What’s to say, being a rank 5 dragon was no joke. Getting hit by this would leave even himself unable to retreat unscathed.
However…
Roy was not about to give his opponent that chance.
“Sorry, not using my full strength isn’t just you!”
【Shredding Dragon Claw】!
The dark gold slash surged upwards, forcibly extinguishing the biting cold frost, pushing back the silver dragon’s claws, carving blood marks on its massive body.
The hard clash ended with the silver dragon retreating in dejection.
But Roy did not underestimate the dragon’s vitality, knowing this strike would not determine a victory. He advanced with his sword, giving his opponent no chance to breathe.
【Shredding Dragon Claw】【Shredding Dragon Fang】!
Thunder crashed and the dragon roared faintly in the void, the continuous bursts of slashes and stabs felt like another fierce dragon pinning down Claudi, tearing apart its kin’s body.
Claudi attempted to retaliate several times, but could not overcome Roy’s blade, and in the end, his dragon wings were slashed apart, leaving him with no chance of escape.
“Bastard, how dare you?!”
Pain and humiliation coalesced into Claudi’s last strength. If a cornered rabbit bites when provoked, a dragon’s death breath is a terrible deadly strike not even high-ranking extraordinary beings dare underestimate.
But through all the dangers, facing death, Roy never underestimated any threat.
This time was no different.
【True Bloodthirsty Eruption】 + 【Extinction】!
Not the 【Iron Blood】 essence, but the rich dragon’s blood erupted from Roy’s body.
Having clashed with dragon scales multiple times, his already cracked, near-shattered dragon tooth blade was stained with flowing crimson, rising skyward with the boy’s movements.
Along with it came the resurgence of dragon might.
Trembling from the immense pressure, Claudi’s last strike failed, leaving him to helplessly watch as the scorching flames fell from the night sky, like a star of destruction.
Reflected in Claudi’s eyes was no longer the Black-Haired Knight but a distant past—giant dragons rampaging, obliterating the ordinary village and ruining the life of a man named Claudi.
At that moment, he fell into unbearable fear. Just like this moment, in his already featureless, cold vertical pupils, a tinge of fear finally emerged.
Golden thunder engulfed with dragon flames erupted, and the silver-gray giant dragon’s wings were thus broken.
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“Tsk, damn cultists, usually so hard to kill, why do they drop dead so easily when caught?!”
By the end of the battle, after suppressing all the cultists in the refugee settlement, Naz still hadn’t managed to catch a suitable tongue.
Helpless, he had to lead his troops to support Roy, praying for a fortuitous encounter there.
But just then, an ice-blue cold light painted the night sky’s opposite side.
Naz’s expression changed on the spot as he drove his griffin forward.
That was the Kingdom’s Oath Knight, and also his future brother-in-law; if anything happened, he wouldn’t be able to spare any lives.
The Royal Griffin under full speed wasn’t much slower than the Golden-Winged Griffin, and in an instant, Naz arrived at the scene.
And then he was stunned.
After a column of flame more exaggerated than the silver dragon’s cold wind, the one that fell wasn’t the rank 5 giant dragon but instead…
The Black-Haired Boy had hardly a scratch, taking a short breath before stepping deeper into the lord’s hall.
The griffin knights, arriving late, couldn’t help but widen their eyes at the scene before them.
“Is all this done by the Oath Knight?”
“Truly impressive… but not completely killing the giant dragon, still a bit lacking compared to His Highness the Prince.”
“Hah, just the opposite.” Noticing the giant dragon in the pool of blood still twitching, its form slowly twisting and shrinking, Naz couldn’t help but laugh.
“I could also finish off something like this with a full power strike, but letting it live is trickier. This guy’s grasp on the measure of strength is not much worse than his father.”
“This…”
The knights looked at each other.
Although the title of the number one prodigy of the western continent was quite loud, witnessing the opponent’s strength with their own eyes, even the first prince praised him, helped them realize how extraordinary their Oath Knight truly was.
“Alright, don’t dawdle. Go keep an eye on that tongue. That guy doesn’t seem to have the strength to end himself, but we still can’t let our guard down.”
“And you, Your Highness…?”
Before the knights finished asking, Naz was already dismounting from the griffin, heading in Roy’s direction and stepping into the castle.