The War Reaches a Fever Pitch

Crack!

The dragon beast's thick scales shattered in an instant. Fragments of scales flew everywhere, flesh and blood sprayed through the air, and its savage head was forcibly split down the middle. Scalding dragon blood splashed all over Steel Frenzy's face.

Yet Steel Frenzy only grew more excited. He did not care in the slightest, casually wiping the blood from his face before roaring, "Blood for the Blood God, skulls for the Skull Throne!"

Even the charging dragon beasts were intimidated by his momentum. They stopped in their tracks for a moment, watching him with wary eyes.

But that brief hesitation gave Steel Frenzy a chance to unleash his ranged firepower. He raised his absurdly large-caliber Boltgun and laughed wildly as he pulled the trigger.

Boom!

The thunderous gunshot rang across the sky, deafeningly loud.

The air burst apart and smoke billowed. Before the sharp bullet even struck the dragon beast, it exploded and unleashed a storm of metal. The dragon beast's scales and skin were instantly shredded by the shrapnel, and even its internal organs were blasted into a mangled mess.

"Roar—"

A miserable howl was followed by a heavy crash. The unlucky dragon beast collapsed to the ground and lost its life.

With the dragon beasts no longer flanking him from behind, Adrian could finally fight the Adult Green Dragon without restraint.

Facing the diving Green Dragon, Adrian widened his eyes in fury. A slowly rotating sun appeared in his pupils, radiating dazzling light.

The Green Dragon instinctively recoiled in shock. Blinded by the piercing radiance, it shut its eyes and wildly swiped its claws at Adrian.

But Adrian remained completely calm. Seizing the opening, he swung his sword cleanly and decisively, its tip carving a magnificent semicircular arc through the air.

Slash—

First came a crisp sound,