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, gave her a feeling that almost made him unable to breathe.】

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

【Just when Natsu's mind was full of thoughts, a huge roar came from directly ahead.】

【That was the sound of the giant dragon's massive body slamming heavily onto the ground, and even the earth experienced a clear tremor.】

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

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

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

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

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

【Hiss!!!】

【Countless sounds of gasping for air rang out at the scene.】

【This almost completely subverted their cognition.】

【"I... was I dreaming just now?"】

【"What kind of ghost is this? Why can a human send a giant dragon flying?"】

【"That boy... no... is he really a boy?"】

【This scene, which was impossible to understand, immediately aroused countless exclamations.】

【Even the other two giant dragons at the scene widened their eyes, looking in shock at the giant dragon that had flown backward and slammed heavily onto the ground.】

【"Nickel?"】

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

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

【On the scales on its forehead, one could clearly see that cracks had appeared.】

【Threads of bright red blood seeped out from the broken scales.】

【The blood flowed across the giant dragon's cheek and also entered its scarlet eyes.】

【It rubbed its head, which was a bit dizzy, and then stained a trace of blood with its claw.】

【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 exactly is going on, Nickel? Did you go easy on him?"】

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

【Just like a spark that ignited a powder keg about to explode, the moment it heard Pigu's voice, Nickel erupted!】

【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 several Dragon Slayer Mages, none of those Dragon Slayer Mages were able to cause any damage to the giant dragons in this war.】

【Any at all!】

【Even Nickel itself had faced Dragon Slayer Mages in this war.】

【However, in Nickel's view, those guys were simply half-baked, neither dragon-like nor human-like. Although their attacks could make it feel pain, that was all.】

【In this war, the ones who caused casualties to them were all the giant dragons that existed in this country.】

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

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

【However, the facts proved that it was wrong, very wrong!】

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

【But, this didn't mean Nickel would be afraid!】

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

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

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

【Nickel roared angrily.】

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

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

【"Damn brat!!!"】

【Nickel roared angrily and prepared to launch a charge again!】

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

【It was going 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 Nickel's pupils shrink!】

【It forcibly stopped its massive figure that was rushing forward.】

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

【The soaring flames completely separated it from Natsu.】

【"Who is it?!"】

【Nickel roared at the sky!】

【Whoosh... whoosh...】

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

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

【Facing the three giant dragons opposite!】

【"That is..."】

【The previous woman held 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 that 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 kowtowing toward the giant dragon.】

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

【He furrowed his brows 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..."