(Heartfelt thanks to 'Faint Concerns' for the 1888 reward, and to 'Lei Xiang,' 'Dream's Guardian,' 'Nightlight Asura,' 'san, Snail,' 'Dancing with the Wind,' 'Cloudy Clear Valley,' 'Saving Those Yet to Be Redeemed,' 'Maple Morning Spirit,' and 'Dreamfall Butterfly Shadow' for their rewards!)
"Who?!"
Watching the figure appear at the entrance without the slightest warning, Mikaus's pupils narrowed beneath his mask. Aniya was also startled. She darted in front of Mikaus like a guard, seized a whip, and lashed it out viciously.
A sharp whistle tore through the air as the fierce lash streaked forward. One could tell from the sound alone that its destructive power was anything but low.
Unfortunately, that ferocious strike was caught cleanly in a single hand, which firmly gripped the whipping shadow.
"Wha..." Aniya was horrified. She tried with all her strength to yank back her whip, but it would not budge even an inch, leaving her utterly incredulous.
Aniya might have been extremely petite, but she was a member of a rare warrior race. (Author's note: Saiyans?) Though her combat ability could not compare to that of dragons, she was not someone just any dragon could defeat.
That was why Aniya had become Mikaus's guard, protecting his safety.
If this had happened to a Holy Celestial Dragon Knight equipped with Holy Knight Armor, Aniya would not have been surprised in the slightest. Yet she could not see even the faintest trace of Holy Knight Armor on the other party, not even an ordinary suit of armor.
He had taken her attack with a purely human body!
And he had done so with ridiculous ease!
That proved the newcomer's combat ability was, at the very least, no weaker than Aniya's!
"To receive such rude treatment the moment we met..."
Ignoring the whip that kept twitching as