Chapter 248

Please, this is a war, not a contest of who can shout the loudest.

Leon turned to look at Losweiser.

Despite his complaints, he understood that the Dragon Might was something no ordinary person could withstand.

Facing an opponent of Star's caliber at such close range, even Losweiser, who is also a Dragon King, would inevitably be suppressed by his Dragon Might.

Fear of the powerful is a biological instinct, and it is also a sense of submission to the strong inherent in the Dragon bloodline.

Losweiser raised her eyes, staring intently at the enormous creature.

Her face was expressionless, and her body was not tense; on the contrary, she was very relaxed.

Leon looked at her, opened his mouth, and was about to ask about her condition when she spoke first.

"Leon".

"... Um?"

"That shout you just made... was incredibly cool."

General Leon was taken aback and stared at Losweiser in astonishment.

She smiled, her eyes narrowed, a smile that showed no sign of feigned pride but was a genuine and heartfelt compliment to Leon.

Upon closer inspection, Leon noticed traces of cold sweat on her forehead and the tip of her nose.

Suddenly, Leon understood.

The earth-shattering Dragon Might's might just now actually had some effect on Losweiser.

Those things hidden in one's bloodline cannot be easily changed; if another dragon king were to come, it would be the same.

She might not even be as good as Losweiser. When she faced the oppressive aura of the Radiant Star Dragon King at close range, she did not show the slightest discomfort. She relied entirely on her strong willpower to withstand it.

It wasn't until Leon's shout that Losweiser's mind was finally at ease.

She doesn't lack the courage to face formidable enemies; she just needs someone to lend her a hand at crucial moments.

And that person was Leon.

"I would be very happy if you praised me like that normally."

After a brief moment of surprise, Leon smiled and said, "So, can you praise me like that after the battle is over?"

Losweiser spread her dragon wings and slowly enveloped herself.

Before her beautiful face was completely obscured by the dragon wings, she replied, "Let's see how you do, you idiot."

As soon as she finished speaking, Losweiser spread her dragon wings again, and instantly, a Silver Dragon Queen roared and soared into the sky.

From this moment on, the battle entered its next phase.

The human form and dragon form of the Dragon Race each have their own advantages.

In human form, Dragon Race have more precise control over magic and a more concentrated attack range, but their weaknesses are insufficient burst damage and slightly lower defense.

The dragon form can completely make up for these two shortcomings, but it sacrifices agility and increases Magic Power consumption.

The Silver Dragon race has focused their attribute points on speed, so in terms of size and magical power, Losweiser is inferior to Star.

Therefore, in order to defeat this golden old thing, she and Leon must work closely together and cannot make the slightest mistake.

Fortunately, the couple had a good understanding of each other.

They don't even need to speak; they know what the other is going to do just by looking at each other.

Abbreviation: Team voice chat.

Seeing that Losweiser had flown into the air and was ready, Leon also adjusted his state.

"Round Two... Begins."

The couple launched simultaneous attacks on Star from the ground and the sky.

This time, however, Star did not use the Twilight Bell technique again.

In human form, the body is smaller, allowing Magic Power to cover the entire Twilight Bell more effectively.

However, in dragon form, the Magic Power required to condense a twilight bell of that intensity is dozens of times greater than in human form.

Moreover, the Twilight Bell has already been pierced by that human kid, so using it again probably wouldn't have any effect.

Therefore, when faced with this round of attacks from the two, Stall chose to switch from defense to offense.

Use the extremely high burst damage in dragon form to cut off the two people's attacks.

"Roar!--"

With a Dragon Roar's roar, countless golden rays shot out from Star's mouth.

It was like a golden rain, falling from above and crashing onto the ground.

His primary target was, of course, Leon Casmod.

After the previous few rounds of fighting, Sta also roughly understood why the Empire was in such a hurry to get rid of this guy.

If such a person is allowed to continue living, the impact he will have will be immeasurable.

Those in power may have different methods of ruling, but they all share one thing in common:

We will never allow uncontrollable factors to exist.

Leon, on the other hand, is uncontrollable.

Therefore, he must be erased.

Boom—Boom—Boom—

Countless golden rays swept across Leon's body, triggering a series of magical explosions at his feet.

The silver armor was engulfed by fire and smoke, which caused Star to temporarily lose Leon.

But before he could pinpoint Leon's location again, a scorching heat came from diagonally above.

Looking up, he saw three crescent-shaped flames rushing straight towards him.

S-Rank Fire magic: Moonfire

While taking into account the high burst damage and burning damage unique to Fire magic, it also uses the magic's shape transformation to turn it into a sharp blade, greatly increasing its penetrating power.

Three crescent-shaped beams struck Star's head with perfect accuracy, leaving distinct burn marks on his golden scales.

Ultimately, it only damaged the scales; for the Dragon King, this was hardly effective damage.

"The Dragon Race is truly declining; the new generation of dragon kings only possess such limited abilities." Starr didn't hold back in his sarcastic remarks about his enemy.

"If you still possess the power to control everything, why have you remained hidden in the shadows for centuries, even associating with humans?" Losweiser retorted without backing down. (9)

"I associate with humans for the sake of the Dragon Race's long-term future."

"The future of the Dragon Race be in their own hands, not dependent on others."

After a brief exchange, Losweiser spread her dragon wings and exhaled a spiral of air.

Immediately afterwards, flames gathered in her mouth and shot out.

The flames caught up with the spiraling airflow ahead, and instantly, a winding, coiling 'fire serpent' hurtled towards Star.

S-Rank Fire magic: Blazing Dance

Star's enormous size granted him unparalleled defensive capabilities and Magic Power bursts of power.

However, his large size also means he's easier to hit.

Moreover, the flames, accelerated by the airflow, left Star with no way to dodge.

The fire serpent struck Sta's neck; his scales shielded him from much of the impact, but not from the intense heat.

Starr let out a low growl, gathering energy in his dragon mouth, his target being the ear Losweiser in the air.

But before he could unleash this attack, a silver figure on the ground rushed out of the previous bombardment at an extremely fast speed.

He wielded lightning and charged straight at Star.

Stall was keeping an eye on Leon, so he wouldn't be able to sneak up on him.

As he continued to gather energy, he swept his massive dragon tail toward Leon.

The human boy neither dodged nor avoided, but continued to charge straight at Star.

Star snorted coldly, thinking to himself, "Arrogant fool, prepare to die!"

The giant golden tail rose high, blocking out the sunlight above Leon, and instantly casting a shadow over him.

By the time he looked up, his tail had already slammed down heavily.

Boom!!--

This attack was not a free fall from the tail, but rather a near-full-force strike from Star.

Taking advantage of its massive size in dragon form, this powerful attack was so strong that even a dragon king of similar size would find it difficult to withstand.

Let alone a human being with a physical body.

The moment the tail slammed down, Star released the energy from his mouth, attacking Losweiser in the air.

Known for her speed, the Silver Dragon Queen was naturally immune to this clumsy, charged attack, and Losweiser easily dodged Star's attack.

"Ha... One is a reckless hothead who only knows how to charge around, and the other is a new king who only knows how to dodge and weave. I really don't know how to evaluate you."

The Queen hovered in mid-air, her dragon eyes gazing down at the golden giant tail.

She believed that Leon had a strategy; he would never be so foolish as to rush in and get crushed underneath.

"Since you don't know how to evaluate it, why don't you... listen to mine?"

Suddenly, the man's voice came from behind Sta's neck.

Its enormous body suddenly shuddered.

Star's pupils contracted. "W-when—"

"So, my assessment is... an old thing that's thousands of years old should obediently be buried in the ground."

Starr wanted to turn around and swat off the "flea" on his body.

But with a crisp snap of his fingers, a blue light flashed from his tail.

Immediately afterwards, a numbing sensation traveled along his tail and instantly spread throughout his entire lower limbs.

Rank A Lightning magic: Lightning Illusion

Star's attack had just stirred up countless flames and dust on the battlefield. Leon used this as cover to create a temporary clone using Thunder Shadow Illusion in the dust. Then, after Star's attention was completely drawn to the clone, he silently circled around to the back of Star's huge body.

This move is only effective against large dragon kings, since in a life-size battle, it is still easy to distinguish between the real body and the clone.

Of course, Losweiser's cooperation was also crucial.

If it weren't for her two S-rank magic spells interfering with Star, the old Dragon King might have discovered Leon's little trick.

"I believe that before you came, someone must have told you not to transform into dragon form when you fight me, but obviously you didn't listen."

Leon gathered Lightning Sword in his hand. "But it's not too late. You can go to the afterlife and do a post-mortem with Constantine. The title of the post-mortem will be 'How foolish it was to fight Casmod in dragon form.'"

The Lightning Sword down, piercing through the hard, golden scales on the back of Star's neck.

Star's dragon eyes trembled violently.

This was even more shocking to him than when Leon successfully flanked him from behind.

"He... he actually pierced through Star's scales with a sword formed of lightning?!"

Even watching from afar, Ravi was shocked by the human's terrifying strength.

The discomfort caused by Star's Dragon Might might hadn't faded yet when that guy named Casmod plunged him back into a chilling, terrifying fear.

But these two fears are fundamentally different.

The suppression of Dragon Might is something inherent in the Dragon bloodline;

The oppressive feeling that Leon brought came from his abnormal strength, which far surpassed that of the Dragon King.

At this moment, Nacho was no longer in the mood to kick someone when they're down or gloat. His expression was serious. "Does Starr have any other tricks up his sleeve? If not, call Blay and Jaggs. We'll have to rely on the three of you."

Ravi swallowed hard, but this time he didn't argue with Nacho. "Understood, I'll go prepare. A monster like that... absolutely, absolutely cannot be allowed to live. It's too terrifying..."

He looked at Leon and repeated to himself, "It's terrifying."