At the village.
The Concealment Barrier dispersed.
Li Xia, Bankotsu, Dao Qiu, and Entei appeared before Dragon Man.
The instant he spotted Entei, Dragon Man's eyes lit up.
"What a fine demon horse. How about following me?"
Entei snorted disdainfully at that.
It was as though he were saying, "You?"
Dragon Man's smile froze, and anger suddenly flared in his heart. What was wrong with this demon horse? It actually mingled with mere human small fry and an undead, yet looked down on me? Hmph, it clearly wasn't a good horse with any discernment.
"Small fry, are you going to protect Dao Qiu?"
Holding his Dragon-Scale Shield, Dragon Man sneered as he advanced toward them step by step.
With the Dragon-Scale Shield, he could be said to possess the strongest shield. Ultimately, however, he lacked offensive power and needed the strongest spear to make up for that weakness. Dakki was his ambition, something that could greatly compensate for his lack of offensive power.
Thus, he was determined to obtain the Demon Sword Dakki.
"You're Dragon Man? Heh, you don't look any stronger than the demons that died under my Banryu Great Spear."
Carrying the Banryu Great Spear over his shoulder, Bankotsu was also approaching Dragon Man, refusing to give an inch in their exchange.
"A mere undead dares to boast so shamelessly? Then I'll tear you all apart."
Dragon Man moved, swinging the Dragon-Scale Shield as he charged.
The force he unleashed was considerable, like a mountain crashing toward them.
Li Xia said nothing more and led Dao Qiu farther away to avoid getting caught in the fight.
Bankotsu spun the Banryu Great Spear and slashed at him.
Before the blade arrived, its overwhelmingly oppressive sword pressure stalled Dragon Man along with the Dragon-Scale Shield.
"Hmm? You've got some skill."