Chapter 19: Showdown

The Dragon Fortress Plain had been peaceful for a while.

However, today the peace was broken.

Because three black dragons had arrived from outside, and their leader intended to challenge the current chief of Black Dragon Fortress, 'Huo Er'.

The news spread quickly, perhaps also with Huo Er intentionally letting it out.

Anyway, taking advantage of this opportunity, about half of the bored little dragons gathered outside Black Dragon Fortress, ready to watch the excitement.

"Snort."

The black dragon 'Huo Er' looked at the hatchling before him, about three meters in body length, and let out a disdainful chuckle.

Facing the other's mockery, Lai Ang not only did not become angry, but instead felt a hint of joy in his heart.

Actually, it didn't have absolute confidence it could defeat Huo Er, so the other's contempt at this moment undoubtedly gave it a bit more chance to win.

Around the two black dragons, a circle of little dragons had gathered.

They ranged from those over two meters long to those five meters long.

Among them, several giant dragons were not smaller than Huo Er in size; Lai Ang glanced at them and roughly knew their identities.

Several chiefs from among the twelve dragon fortresses.

However, Lai Ang did not notice that powerful hybrid young dragon 'Keleimo' who ruled over all the little dragons.

Although Lai Ang had never seen Keleimo, judging from the other's strength, its size undoubtedly far exceeded Huo Er's.

Not all giant dragons possess the cheat-level talent of an auto-battle slot like Lai Ang does.

For giant dragons, the dragon body often represents most of their power source, and the strength of the dragon body is directly tied to their size.

A five-meter young dragon is stronger than a four-meter young dragon—this is a notion nearly solidified among almost all giant dragons.

And at this moment, Lai Ang, whose body length is just about three meters, must face a five-meter young dragon.

"How boring—I thought a powerful black dragon youth had come, but it's just a hatchling."

Upon realizing that Lai Ang was the challenger, the surrounding dragon crowd couldn't help but feel dumbfounded and puzzled.

How dare they challenge the chief of Black Dragon Fortress?

The size comparison between the two is like a 1.2-meter-tall person challenging a two-meter-tall strongman.

One slap from the other could leave you dazed and spinning.

"This hatchling's fate will probably be miserable; Huo Er isn't broad-minded—he might even tear off its dragon wings."

A five-meter-long female green dragon watching from the sidelines shook her head at Lai Ang.

She was the chief of Green Dragon Fortress—Aofiliya.

Aofiliya and Huo Er had considerable grudges; upon hearing that an outside black dragon would challenge Huo Er, she was extremely pleased and anticipatory.

She looked forward to that outside black dragon giving Huo Er a harsh lesson.

Unfortunately, looking at it now, the opponent merely added a bit of amusement for Huo Er.

"You've got guts, hatchling." Huo Er swayed his tail leisurely, pacing slowly around Lai Ang, seemingly trying to break the latter's spirit and make him beg for mercy.

Compared to tormenting the flesh, Huo Er preferred to mentally subdue this genius mage hatchling.

Only then could it be a permanent solution.

Moreover, given the other's talent, after a few years of growth, it—'Huo Er'—joining forces might increase Black Dragon Fortress's say among all dragon fortresses and gain more resource bias from the Emerald Academy.

Huo Er was already daydreaming about a bright future.

Lai Ang narrowed his dragon eyes, seized the opening, and the max-level ten-tier Small Water Ball Technique almost instantly condensed behind him. When Huo Er wasn't paying attention, a light-blue magic water ball swooshed toward him with a soft sound.

Boom! Huo Er's raised dragon tail slowly lowered; that surprise magic water ball had already been blown apart by him.

Obviously, Huo Er, who appeared to have completely relaxed his vigilance, was actually always alert to Lai Ang's movements.

Seeing this, Lai Ang's heart sank.

He could be certain that if Huo Er were merely an outside "wild black dragon," he would definitely not have guarded against this move.

Giant dragons are inherently arrogant and conceited, without exception.

"A dragon educated by the system?" Lai Ang took a deep breath.

Within one second, the max-level Weak Power Enhancement Trick had been buffed onto it. Internally, the second-stage first-level Black Water Fighting Qi flowed throughout the body, further enhancing Lai Ang's strength, agility, and reaction! Almost simultaneously, Lai Ang and Huo Er charged at each other.

"What great speed!"

"Moreover, it can use magic; a hatchling learning magic—could this hatchling be a variant dragon addicted to magic?"

After seeing Lai Ang earlier use magic for a sneak attack, the observing giant dragons lifted their spirits, and quite a few exclaimed aloud.

The observing giant dragons could not influence Lai Ang in the slightest at this moment.

Under the effect of the Contemplation Method, its mental focus reached an unprecedented concentration, allowing it to exert nearly a hundred percent of its power.

With the enhancement of the trick and the second-stage Black Water Fighting Qi, Lai Ang's agility and speed were slightly faster than Huo Er's.

However, in terms of strength, after one collision Lai Ang retreated several meters while the opponent stood unmoved, clearly still inferior to Huo Er.

"If strength doesn't match, then rely on technique!" Lai Ang was now calm.

Its silhouette seemed to turn into a black afterimage, constantly extending dragon claws around the black dragon Huo Er.

The dragon claws imbued with Black Water Fighting Qi and the trick now had enough destructive power to pierce Huo Er's dragon scales.

The thick, dark dragon scales cracked, and strands of dragon blood flowed out.

Huo Er's mood shifted from its earlier slight contempt and disdain to solemnity.

Originally, it had already regarded this magic black dragon highly, yet it still vastly underestimated the opponent.

Feeling the pain of its scales being torn, Huo Er's ferocity was also aroused.

Even the faint fighting qi within its body was utilized and added to its dragon body.

Yes, Huo Er also studied fighting qi.

Learning magic requires a threshold and talent, but learning fighting qi needs none—just put in the effort and you can master it.

Inside the Emerald Academy, most young dragons will additionally learn some methods and cultivation systems.

Green dragons mostly choose to be spellcasters, while other giant dragons mostly choose to be warriors, training battle qi.

Additionally, a small portion of young dragons study other professions.

They aren't wild dragons—aside from eating, they just sleep! In the academy, the weak get beaten and bullied; only the strong can enjoy the best of everything.

"Roar! Hatchling dragon, you won't be my match!" Huo Er bellowed; with the amplification of First Rank battle qi, its strength and speed increased slightly.

Lai Ang watched Huo Er's aura grow stronger, his expression turning fierce; he roared, unleashing his body's potential, and his speed increased a little more.

At the same time, a pale blue magic water ball condensed, striking toward Huo Er's hind leg from the left.

Multitasking! In battle, Lai Ang also demonstrated the advantage of his powerful mental power.

(End of chapter)