700. Experts Have Two Stages

"Get the hell out of my way!"

Dean's roar shook the air itself. He took one step forward, and the scorched earth beneath his foot caved into a pit. His right fist shot out from his waist, Dragon Breath flames, wild and raging, gathering over his knuckles.

With that punch, scorching fire surged out in a fan shape. Wherever it passed, even Puji with [Fire Resistance] were burned black, while ordinary trees were reduced so completely that not even ash remained.

Piggy retreated violently. At the same time, the twin wings on her battle armor folded in, the wing surfaces formed from blood crystal overlapping before her to form a barrier.

The instant the flames struck, countless blood crystals shattered, bursting open with fine cracks.

Piggy gritted her teeth, both feet nailed firmly to the ground, yet she was still shoved several meters backward by the impact, the soles of her boots carving two deep grooves through the scorched earth.

After that single blow, Piggy's Blood Crystal Battle Armor was already riddled with holes. Large sheets of blood crystal peeled away, revealing the pale body beneath.

Piggy wiped the blood spilling from the corner of her mouth. "Haha, without this battle armor, I probably would've been burned to death by you in one hit! We're both Dukes, but you're way stronger than Eugene, aren't you?"

"What, are you going to surrender?" Dragon Breath ignited over Dean's arms once more as he pressed closer step by step.

"No, I'm just—mm—!"

There was not enough blood crystal. The barbs stabbed into Piggy's body extended through her flesh, drawing out more blood and condensing it into new blood crystal, repairing the damage to the armor in the blink of an eye.

"I'm just thinking that I can trample a strong fighter like you