Chapter 42: Irene appears!

The scene on the Heavenly Screen continued.

【Accompanied by a huge roar, the giant dragon flew backward in an unbelievable posture!】

【Even Natsu, who had just thrown that punch, was a bit surprised!】

【It was… a bit too easy?】

【Yes, easy.】

【In the past, Natsu had felt the power of the Steel Dragon, Metalicana.】

【That feeling was near despair.】

【He even used a series of coincidences combined together to shatter Metalicana’s dragon scales.】

【Therefore, he had truly felt the strength of the Steel Dragon.】

【He thought that giant dragons were all such terrifying guys, but the collision just now gave Natsu a different feeling.】

【A feeling of… being very weak?】

【Giant dragons are weak?】

【The moment this thought popped up, even Natsu himself didn’t believe it.】 ===== CHAPTER 96 =====

【Which of the giant dragons he had come into contact with was weak?】

【Even the Sky Dragon, Grandeeney, who was not good at fighting, made him feel almost breathless.】

【So, giant dragons are definitely not weak, but the giant dragon in front of him… seemed a bit too ordinary.】

【Just as Natsu’s mind was filled with thoughts, a huge roar came from directly in front.】

【That was the sound of the giant dragon’s massive body slamming into the ground, and even the earth trembled significantly.】

【For a time, the village, which had been filled with terrified screams, suddenly fell into a brief silence!】

【The elderly, weak, sick, and disabled who remained there all widened their eyes, staring fixedly at the figure wrapped in flames.】

【The scene just now was too exaggerated for them.】

【A child who was not even 1.5 meters tall actually punched a behemoth of tens of meters in size and sent it flying?】

【And that behemoth was a terrifying giant dragon at the top of the biological chain?】

【Hiss!!!】

【Countless gasps for air sounded on the scene.】

【This almost completely subverted their cognition.】

【“Am… am I dreaming?”】

【“What the hell is this? Why can a human send a giant dragon flying?”】

【“That boy… no… is he really a boy?”】

【This incomprehensible scene immediately aroused countless exclamations.】

【Even the other two giant dragons on the scene widened their eyes, looking in shock at the giant dragon that flew backward and slammed into the ground.】

【“Nikel?”】

【A sky-blue giant dragon named Haiwei called out in disbelief.】

【Hearing this, the giant dragon lying on the ground shook its head, supported itself with its four feet, and slowly climbed up from the shattered earth.】

【The scales on its forehead could be clearly seen to have cracks.】

【Strands of bright red blood seeped out from the damaged scales.】

【The blood crossed the giant dragon’s cheek and was reflected in its scarlet eyes.】

【It rubbed its dizzy head, then used its claw to stain a bit of blood.】

【The warm feeling jumped on its fingertips.】

【This made it absolutely certain… that it was injured.】

【Injured at the hands of that… human boy?】

【“What’s going on, Nikel? Did you go easy on him?”】

【The voice of another giant dragon, Pigu, came from behind.】

【Like a spark igniting a powder keg about to explode, the moment it heard Pigu’s voice, Nikel exploded!】

【This was too shameful for a dragon! In this war of invading the Dragnof Kingdom, this was the first time a giant dragon had suffered damage in a confrontation with humans!】

【Yes, the first time!】

【Even though this country also had a few Dragon Slayers, none of those Dragon Slayers were able to cause any damage to the giant dragons in this war.】

【None at all!】

【Even Nikel itself had fought Dragon Slayers in this war.】

【But in Nikel’s view, those guys were just half-baked—not quite dragons, not quite humans. Although their attacks could make it feel pain, that was all.】

【In this war, the casualties caused to them were all by the giant dragons existing in this country.】

【After all, this is a country where humans and dragons coexist, and it is precisely because of this that Nikel looked down on Natsu before.】

【Just because it felt that Dragon Slayers were just like that, a group of half-baked people who wanted to learn from giant dragons but couldn’t learn it right.】

【But facts proved that it was wrong, very wrong!】

【The Natsu in front of it was not only not that kind of half-baked person, but even… really had the strength to shatter dragon scales and damage its own body.】

【But this doesn’t mean Nikel will be afraid!】

【As a high-and-mighty giant dragon, it is impossible to bow to humans!】

【The scar on its forehead is a naked, indelible shame!】

【“Bastard! You have successfully angered a giant dragon! Do you know what serious consequences this will bring?!”】

【Nikel roared angrily.】

【“Then, do you know the consequences of angering a human?”】

【Natsu, who landed on the ground, raised his head again. The flames on his body were rising crazily, and the scales on his cheeks were gradually increasing.】

【“Damn brat!!!”】

【Nikel roared angrily and prepared to launch another charge!】

【The madness in its eyes was so clear, as if it were conveying one meaning.】

【It wants to tear Natsu into pieces!!!】

【Whoosh————!!】

【But at this moment! A huge beam of light descended from the sky!】

【The terrifying magic power contained in the beam of light made even Nikel’s pupils shrink!】

【It forcibly stopped its charging massive body.】

【The next moment, a huge explosion rang out directly in front of it.】

【The soaring firelight completely separated it from Natsu.】

【“Who is it?!”】

【Nikel roared at the sky!】

【Whoosh… whoosh…】

【That seemed to be the wind of flapping wings, which blew away the violently burning flames in an instant.】

【At this moment, people could clearly see that between Natsu and Nikel, another giant dragon, gray-brown mixed with dark red, was flapping its wings and standing there.】

【Facing the three giant dragons directly!】

【“That is…”】

【The woman from before hugged her child tightly, her gaze locked on the newly appeared giant dragon.】

【Then her pupils shrank!】

【She immediately took her daughter and knelt down toward the giant dragon.】

【“Sage Dragon Belserion!! The Guardian Beast has descended! Her Majesty the Queen has not abandoned us!!!”】

【The woman’s voice was filled with tears as she kept kneeling toward the giant dragon.】

【At the same time, Natsu’s gaze was also locked on the Sage Dragon.】

【He frowned slightly: “Human?”】

【Seeming to confirm Natsu’s words, the next moment, on the back of the Sage Dragon, a heroic and spirited crimson figure stood up!】

August: “That is… Irene?”

Irene: “Ah! That was me back then…” ===== CHAPTER 97 =====