I Received System to Become Dragonborn Chapter 755: Burning

While on the other side Saeldir just hit Laston with his attack and keep pressing it, the battle between Erend and Dredge remained locked in a brutal stalemate.

Neither of them slowed or relented. Each attack was t with another attack, a relentless storm of destruction between two beings who refused to back down.

Dredge's half-cybernetic body unleashed an onslaught of attacks. Dark and crimson lightning crackled from his swords and body, lashing out with chaotic display of energy.

His cybernetic arm pulsed with raw power, launching concussive blasts aid directly at Erend. Small cannons extended from his shoulders, firing rapid bursts of explosive force, each shot strong enough to tear through solid steel.

But Erend didn't dodge. He didn't even flinch after receiving all thos attacks.

His Dragon scales shimred under the relentless assault, taking the brunt of the attacks without yielding.

So of his scales bore scorch marks, a few showing deep scratches where Dredge's energy had struck true. But none had been pierced.

He remained standing and unshaken, his body absorbing the punishnt as if it were nothing more than a warm-up.

A grin stretched across his face, revealing sharp teeth beneath the rough texture of his scaled skin. His burning red eyes burned with unrestrained excitent.

The thrill of battle surged through him, a mixture of rage and exhilaration twisting together in his chest.

To Dredge, he must have looked like a monster pulled straight from a nightmare.

Dredge gritted his teeth, frustration creeping into his expression as his relentless assault failed to break through Erend's defenses.

His half-cybernetic body moved again, crimson lightning arcing from his enchanted swords, surging through his arms, and even firing from the shoulder-mounted cannons that had erged from his armor.

He realeased again another blasts that struck with explosive force, sending shockwaves rippling through the battlefield when it hit.

Erend still didn't dodge. He tanking them all.

Dragon scales glowing faintly with each impact. The sheer resilience of his body defied all reason.

His reptilian face covered in black and red scales, twisted into a wicked smile.

Dredge scowled. "You think this is funny, beast?"

Erend chuckled darkly. "A little bit."

Then, with a burst of speed, Dredge lunged again to begin another series of brutal fights.

Erend lunged at him as well. He could feel it now that he was enjoying this battle. Once again, he failed to realize what was happening inside his soul.

A Rage that should have remained buried, one that he should have restrained, was rising to the surface.

But this was too exhilarating. Erend couldn't hold it back any longer.

His own mind was suppressing the mories that would remind him to contain the Rage, ensuring that he wouldn't even think about resisting it.

Dredge had no idea what he was facing. Right now, he stood before a force beyond comprehension. A force that was almost unstoppable.

If he truly understood what lurked behind Erend's beastly grin, he might have reconsidered this battle for the sake of his own survival.

"HYAAAAHHH!!!"

Dredge fused his twin swords into one, combining the power that had been split between them.

Channeling his full strength, the blade crackled with crimson and dark energy as he swung it down on Erend with everything he had.

There was no strategy anymore, just pure raw force. Dredge wanted to test the true extent of his power against this beast.

Because even if he saw Erend as nothing more than a primitive monster, the battle so far had proven otherwise. Erend was undeniably strong. And Dredge refused to accept that.

The only way he could find peace within himself was by utterly destroying Erend with his own strength.

BOOM!

The attack struck with incredible force, sending another explosion of energy into the sky above the palace.

Dredge grinned, expecting that at the very least, he would have shattered Erend's arm — the sa arm that, with sheer arrogance, had dared to catch his attack barehanded.

But what he saw made his grin falter.

Erend was still smiling. His grin had widened even further. His hands trembled as they held onto Dredge's sword.

But Dredge couldn't tell, was it Erend's hands that were shaking?

Or was it his own?

Not giving Dredge ti to think, Erend slamd his foot into Dredge's chest, the sheer force sending him hurtling backward through the air.

But Erend didn't let up. Without a mont's pause, he surged forward, closing the distance instantly and launching a relentless flurry of attacks.

His strikes ca at terrifying speed, each blow hamring against Dredge like a storm of destruction.

Dredge gritted his teeth and tried to parry with his sword but he was quickly overwheld. His movents were just a fraction too slow, his reactions barely keeping up with the sheer ferocity of Erend's assault.

Every ti he blocked one strike, another ca from a different angle, slamming into him with bone-crushing force.

"This was bad," Drege thought in panic.

Just as that realization dawned on him, Erend suddenly tilted his head back. Dredge barely had ti to process what was happening before he saw it—fire, bright and furious, rising within Erend's open mouth.

More panic surged through him. He tried to move and counter or to do anything, but it was too late.

With a monstrous roar, Erend unleashed a torrent of flas straight at Dredge's face.

The searing heat engulfed him instantly, and Dredge let out a piercing scream as the fire consud his vision, his skin burning under the unrelenting blaze.

The tal and circuit constructs beneath Dredge's face began to lt under Erend's attack. He hadn't realized he could still feel pain after everything he had done to his body.

He had never considered the possibility that an attack could bypass his defenses and reach his remaining flesh. But now, he felt it directly.

Erend's flas continued to consu him, the searing heat eating away at his body. Dredge's screams of agony echoed across the sky, his mind working frantically to find a way out of this situation.

anwhile, Erend savored every last second of burning Dredge's face.

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