"Boom!"
Amid a resounding muffled blast, the girl with jet-black wings, jet-black hands, and jet-black hooves, wielding a pair of Black Spears, crashed into a mountain like a cannonball. The impact shook the entire mountain and even showed signs of collapse.
Countless rocks tumbled down the mountainside in a rolling cloud of dust, cascading downward like a mountain flood and nearly burying the Dragon Girl who had crashed into it.
"Boom—"
Meiliuqina could only beat her wings, transforming into a fighter jet that broke the sound barrier. She smashed through countless falling rocks, burst through the thick dust, and soared into the sky amid white shockwaves and sonic booms, finally leaving the collapsing mountain flood behind.
"Whoosh!"
Without a word, Riezel appeared before Meiliuqina again as though he had teleported, slashing down with his blade.
"Clang!"
Meiliuqina seemed to have been prepared. She raised her spears to block the strike, then used the force erupting from the clash to glide backward, widening the distance between herself and Riezel once more.
"Oh?" Riezel finally halted his relentless assault, raising an eyebrow slightly as he said with a faint smile, "Have you already gotten used to my attacking rhythm?"
"As expected of you."
"Though you said human swordsmanship was nothing but a restraint, and that as a Dragon Species born powerful, you had no need for human techniques... judging by your current performance, your instincts and aptitude in battle probably don't lose to that Knight of the Round Table known as the strongest."
Riezel's words were entirely complimentary, but they did not sit well with Meiliuqina at all.
"You still have the leisure to say such things while fighting me in this state?"
Meiliuqina wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and glared at Riezel. The Dragon's Core Furnace in