Agusheed's cold snort and his act of releasing the Imperial Prison Dragon today
Wasn't entirely due to rage over his little cabbage being about to be stolen.
In fact—
This Bone Dragon, whose strength was less than half of what it was in life, had been designed from the beginning as a test for Himmel's half-month of training.
The purpose was to examine whether the blue-haired hero now had the combat power to single-handedly defeat a Grand Demon.
After all, if he couldn't handle the remains of this Imperial Prison Dragon that Agusheed had casually killed and made into a specimen when passing through some town in the Northern Plateau four hundred years ago—
Then forget about the fantasy of subjugating the Demon King,
Even a few of the stronger members among the Seven Sages of Destruction would be beyond the hero party's ability to handle.
This was Agusheed's original plan—
It's just that...
Because of this morning's events, Agusheed had now increased the difficulty of this test by just a tiny bit.
Including but not limited to amplifying the total magic power by ten times, increasing magic output by five times, and other such buffs—
So the Himmel before him was nearly blacked out by the Imperial Prison Dragon's intimidating presence.
But in Agusheed's eyes, all this was the blue-haired guy's just desserts.
Stealing my cabbage right in front of me?
Expecting me not to give you trouble? Do you think I'm Serie?!
Thus...
This scene appeared at Himmel's training ground—
"Himmel, don't run away, just charge at the Imperial Prison Dragon like that!"
Looking at the distant figure constantly fleeing and dodging while being pursued by the Bone Dragon,
Standing under the dust-filled sky with a cold smile, Agusheed transmitted his rebuke to Himmel's ears with Communication Magic.
"Himmel..."
"If you can't even face the Imperial Prison Dragon remains that are merely comparable to an ordinary Grand Demon—"
"Then tell me, how will you defeat the Demon King in the future?"
"Get close to the Imperial Prison Dragon!!"
In the southern mountains of the Heaven Vein Dragon's back, Himmel, being pursued by the Imperial Prison Dragon transformed into a Bone Dragon,
Had his eyes twitch slightly under Agusheed's scolding and the Imperial Prison Dragon's roars behind him.
Whether he could defeat the Demon King in the future was one thing—
But turning back to stop now and directly confronting the Imperial Prison Dragon would definitely mean death...
"This will definitely kill me..."
"Does Mr. Agusheed have such a big problem with me liking Frieren?"
Instantly dodging the Imperial Prison Dragon's dive, gripping his long sword tightly, Himmel smiled bitterly.
Looking distantly at Agusheed's ice-cold face...
Himmel knew
If he continued fleeing like this, he'd probably face doubled difficulty consequences.
So, with no other choice, the blue-haired hero finally made his decision.
Adjusting his position, leaping into the air.
In no time, sword light flashed—
The result was...
The Imperial Prison Dragon's hundred-meter-tall skeletal body with maxed magic and physical resistance sparked with series of sparks.
No effect—
The right wing bone that Himmel attacked was almost completely undamaged.
"Worthy of being the Northern Strongest Dragon. Even just its remains can be this hard..."
"One can imagine just how outrageous Mr. Agusheed, who turned it into a Bone Dragon, really is."
Himmel's reflection lasted only a moment. He didn't stop or hesitate due to the Imperial Prison Dragon's strength.
Gathering power, striking—
Dragon Slaying Hundred Strikes - Shadowless Drawing Sword
Twenty swords in an instant, all attacking the same rib bone...
So the result was undoubtedly,
Even the Northern Strongest Dragon, under the Dragon Slaying Hundred Strikes summarized by generations of heroes from the Northern Nations—
Would still be injured and have cracked bones.
If it were a living Imperial Prison Dragon, Himmel could take this opportunity to press his advantage—
But Bone Dragons feel no pain.
So under the almost seamlessly connected dragon claws,
Himmel could only choose to temporarily retreat and avoid confrontation.
—
"Finally starting to fight back..."
"If you don't dare handle even this mindless piece of trash that doesn't understand tactics—"
"Then I think you really want to get electrocuted."
Calmly watching Himmel finally beginning to turn and counterattack,
The strongest Grand Demon, whose inner depression had mostly dissipated, slowly sat down on the boulder beside him.
He silently extended his hand, canceling the buffs he had initially applied to the Imperial Prison Dragon.
Then quietly began observing this battle that was completely child's play in his eyes.
—
"It got weaker—"
"As expected..."
"Mr. Agusheed wouldn't make me face an opponent I absolutely cannot defeat."
"That overwhelming magic power and intimidating presence on the Imperial Prison Dragon just now must have been amplified by the angry Mr. Agusheed..."
"Should I say I brought this upon myself?"
After the bone-cracking sword strike, keenly perceiving that the Imperial Prison Dragon's aura had decreased, Himmel
Under grave observation, facing the Bone Dragon not far away, let out a long breath of turbid air.
"An evenly matched opponent..."
"Now there's no excuse for losing—"
Throughout their journey, starting from the village on the edge of the Central Lands,
Seventeen-year-old Himmel actually hadn't experienced any proper one-on-one evenly matched duels.
Because of Frieren's always timely and reliable support...
With Heiter's exaggerated and outrageous assistance,
And Eisen's constant sense of security—
Himmel had almost never been alone throughout their journey.
The only time he was alone in danger was when surrounded by Aura's undead legion.
But that time, they only fought halfway before Aura retreated for some unknown reason,
And hasn't been seen since.
So in a sense,
Today's battle could be said to be the most seriously treated one since the hero's debut.
Before this, the strongest opponent he encountered was Lügner of the Pack of Wolves,
One of the fourteen Grand Demons in the Demon King's army that humans had clearly identified.
However, due to the aforementioned reasons,
The achievement of repelling Lügner wasn't solely from Himmel's hands.
So before this,
Himmel wasn't sure what the result would be in a death match with a Grand Demon of similar strength.
But today, Agusheed let him know clearly and personally.
ROAR—
ROAR!!
ROAR!!!
Accompanying the continuous dragon roars was the breath that the Imperial Prison Dragon gathered with its spread arms.
Wings beating, dust filled the sky covering it, with only the center glowing faintly red.
WHOOSH!!!
What Himmel faced first wasn't the Imperial Prison Dragon's breath,
But the violent wind that began swirling as dust rose.
An irresistible eye of the storm appeared—the dragon species that didn't understand magic created a tornado that swept across mountains just by vibrating!
An entire mountain forest disappeared directly under irresistible suction.
The power of the Northern Strongest Dragon that had once made Frieren despair was completely exposed before Himmel's eyes.
But—
Without choosing to wait, Himmel, who never liked passive defense, drew his sword to tear through the storm.
His pure white cloak flapped in the air as he charged out at a speed the Imperial Prison Dragon couldn't track, ignoring everything!
The howling wind was violent and piercing.
The dust filling the sky and that faint red glow made Himmel use a probing sword technique.
Central Lands, Royal Secret Transmission—
Stripping Sword Style!!
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