"Too light. Use your magic power. Keep going."
Garos encouraged them.
Seeing that Garos was not angry, and with his constant encouragement, the Dire Bears gradually let loose, increasing their strength and using magic power to reinforce their bodies.
At first, they had been afraid of hurting Garos and provoking his wrath.
But they soon realized they had worried for nothing.
One Dire Bear's paw was covered in thick rock. Carrying a vicious gust, it slammed fiercely into Garos's dragon scales.
Bang!
As a few shattered scales flew, Garos did not even sway. Several black-red dragon scales flickered faintly beneath the Explosive Scales.
At the same time, the Dire Bear felt a deep, explosive recoil strike its body, knocking it several steps back.
Several extremely sharp scale fragments had also torn through the hard rock armor on its foreleg and lodged in its flesh.
Dire Bears were vicious and combative by nature.
Opportunities to attack without holding back, with a dragon as their sparring partner, were far too rare.
They regarded Garos's demand as a gift from him, as training for them. One by one, they rubbed their paws together in boundless excitement.
Ignoring the pain in its foreleg, the Dire Bear strode toward Garos again, raised its paw, and struck.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The dull impacts were endless, echoing through the skies above Conifer Valley.
Aside from the recoil and cuts, the Dire Bears also felt the dragon scales on Garos's body growing hotter and hotter. The scorched-red hue already present on them was gradually spreading toward his spine.
A few more minutes passed.
Bang—Boom!
The bear paw landed on Garos's body. This time, the shattered scales exploding onto the Dire Bear transformed into a ball of flame and a powerful shockwave amid a deafening roar, sending the unprepared