Teostra saw a familiar reflection of himself in Brachydios.
Both relied on close-range explosions and their own resistance to attack their enemies, but this monster was clearly better at it.
The feeling wasn't pleasant. Just as people disliked those who resembled them, so did dragons.
The two monsters clashed in a spectacular battle. Meanwhile, Xingyan was locked in a fierce fight with Nergigante.
To be honest, Xingyan suddenly realized that the situation he faced was not all that different from what an Ape Dragon Species hunter faced when hunting monsters. Both needed to minimize the chances of getting hurt. The only difference was that Xingyan could take a few more hits.
Against Ancient Dragon Species like Kushala Daora and Teostra, whose Ancient Dragon Power manifested by changing their surroundings, he was fine. Xingyan could grapple with them and test his physical strength against theirs. But against a monster like Nergigante, whose Ancient Dragon Power was devoted entirely to close combat, it was better not to take risks.
With his mind intensely focused, Xingyan kept dodging, stepping back, and using Parry Slash to evade Nergigante's frenzied flurries of swipes and volleys of spikes. He repeatedly searched for openings to thrust, slash, and sweep his Sword Tail, every move precise and disciplined.
At that moment, a faint red glow had already begun to coil around Xingyan's Sword Tail. The hardness and sharpness of his Blade Scales had both increased significantly. The most obvious proof was that when Xingyan struck, he could finally cut through the darkest, hardest spikes on Nergigante's body.
The increase in his attack power made Nergigante more cautious. He now had to defend or dodge instead of ignoring Xingyan's attacks and charging in to kill him as before. This actually eased the pressure on Xingyan.
He wanted to Dragon