Chapter 1098 Dare
The duel between the number one and number two of the privileged class left varying degrees of after effects to all who witnessed it. Most of the audience, if not all, found it hard to believe that such young acolytes had not yet beco a magus while possessing strength that rivaled one.
Standing among the crowd of people, Jinkan who was standing beside Ery once again distracted him, bringing him out of the reverie by saying, "Do you see it now? What kind of monster is standing in front of my Eeshoo; what we just witnessed is exactly the reason he went into seclusion."
With his mind still fixated on the battle just now, Ery just subconsciously nodded his head in response to the Nephilim girl. A few monts later, he let out a long sigh that was filled with complex emotions.
After seeing firsthand what they were capable of, he finally understood the gap between him and the two people earlier.
Seeing Ery's lackluster reaction, the Nephilim girl said
"What about you? Do you dare to fight any of them?"
Hearing that, Ery offered no reply. He was silent.
In response to that, Jinkan turned around and looked at Klea condescendingly.
In the past, such questions directed at Ery were usually imdiately followed by Klea's fierce opposition. However, this ti the Egyptian Queen did not do anything. She remained as silent as her significant other.
After all, it was she herself who had told Ery before that the top 2 were just too strong.
But then, beyond the expectations of the two girls, Ery spoke.
"I want to fight them.." He said, causing both girls to turn their heads at the sa ti with disbelieving expressions on their faces. "..and I want to win against them."
Klea looked surprised at first, but then her expression changed to that of a smile. On the other hand, Jinkan burst into loud laughter.
"Ha, haha.. Even my Eeshoo keeps losing against those two." Staring at Ery, she said condescendingly. "How the hell can you win!?"
Before Ery could answer, the three of them were interrupted. It was at this ti that a figure ca up to them, putting a halt to their conversation.
A well-built young man with brown hair, a handso face with masculine features that the three of them recognized. The approaching figure was none other than the Dragon bloodline protégé, Zach Talon.
The man didn't say much when he arrived in front of the group. From start to finish, his attention was on Ery as he ignored the two girls and headed straight for him saying, "Fight with ."
As he had prepared himself for such words after noticing the other party's approach, Ery looked at the man as he nodded slightly and answered firmly. "Of course, Zach. Just tell the ti and place."
However, the Dragon protégé shook his head. A glint flashed across his eyes as he said, "I an now." Looking Ery in the eye, he continued, "I want to see how strong you are right now."
After saying that, Zach turned around and started walking. However, Klea's words stopped him.
"No.. Ery, not now."
The Dragon protégé slightly turned his head to glance at Klea for a second before saying to Ery. "Follow ."
Seeing the look on Klea's face, Ery smiled at her before nodding to Magus Shena and saying, "Let's see what he really wants"
"I'd like to see as well," chid Jinkan with a smile.
The four of them flew into the air and quickly followed Zach who was heading to a certain floating island located dozens miles away from the Hyperion center. As they flew closer, Klea searched for information about their destination.
"It's a restricted island!" Klea exclaid after checking and comparing the island with the map.
It didn't take long for the group to spot the magus in charge of guarding the island. Ery expected the other party to stop them, but the latter surprisingly only gave Zach a slight glance and let them all pass.
Flying past the magus, the group finally caught sight of the floating island landscape. It was an island with mountainous terrain with patches of black sand scattered all over it. Plus of white steam could be seen rising upwards from several points on the island.
At first glance, the entire island appeared to be deserted.
Seeing such a venue for their upcoming fight, Ery first assud Zach had chosen this place because he didn't like people seeing their fight. However, it seed that the Dragon protégé often ca to this floating island as he made a beeline across the sky above the island and arrived at an open plain.
He stood still with his large sword stabbed into the ground.
Monts later, Ery and the other three arrived and landed near Zach. It was clear that they had so questions on their minds. But then, the Dragon protégé suddenly opened his mouth and spoke in a calm voice.
"Don't worry, I will not kill you"
Without waiting for an answer, Zach's body rippled and quickly transford into his new transformation. Red and black scales appeared on his skin and covered his entire body as a powerful aura exploded from within.
[Nova Bahamut Transformation]
Contrary to expectations, Ery just silently looked at the Dragon protégé. The man didn't even send any challenge, but here he was taunting him for a fight without any particular reason whatsoever.
He couldn't help but be a little worried by the other party's unusual actions.
But in the end, with Magus Shena standing nearby, Ery decided to let go of those negative thoughts and focus his mind on the fight before him.
"Show your strongest form!" The half-dragon roared, demanding a good fight.
Seeing that Dragon's protégé was ready, Ery was eager to put his all into the fight. He swiftly responded in kind by using his own transformation.
[Twilight Transformation]
As the fight was about to start and the two of them started to exhibit their full strength, Magus Shena beckoned Klea to take a distance. Jinkan also swiftly followed the two before observing the upcoming fight.
"Let's start with sword fight!" Zach demanded, to which Ery responded. "Alright!"
Coming into agreent, the two half-bloods swiftly darted towards each other. Sparks flew in the air as their weapons clashed. A dark sword against a crimson broadsword slamd into one another, generating booming sounds and gusts of wind in the surrounding area.
Ery had used all his buff – Immortal Gate and Slipstream – to enhance his strength and agility, but apparently, he was still barely able to match the transformation Zach's evolved bloodline brought.
Unlike Shatter Cross, Zach also excelled in swordsmanship. This made Ery unable to overwhelm the Dragon protégé through sheer skill, making him unable to easily find gaps in his opponent's defense.
As if that wasn't bad enough, when Ery finally started using his best spells like [Void Mist], [Primal Flora], and [Dao Matter], the only thing Zach needed to do was to release his [Draconic Fla]. Coupled with his [ga Flare] spell, every spell Ery threw at him was burned by the blazing hot flas.
***
An hour passed, but Ery still couldn't gain an advantage over Zach. The reason he was still able to hold on against the Dragon protégé was all thanks to his vast reserve of Spirit Pool and his [Undecaying Flesh]; otherwise, he would have already bitten the dust long ago.
At this point, Ery had tried every possible way he could think of and, in fact, was running out of ideas on how to defeat the Dragon.
It was at this mont that Zach suddenly ca to halt and said, "Good. Let's take a quick break and we'll fight again after"
The Dragon protégé's words surprised Ery and the others. It seed that the man was still not enough. However, Ery couldn't accept the situation any longer. He wanted answers.
"What exactly do you want!?"
Zach casually said "My uncle thinks you can be a good influence for ... I can't see how… but we only have two months left to beat those two."
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