The opposite effect of miniaturization is gigantification.
My body had grown even larger than before.
Of course, it wasn’t as dramatic a transformation as when I had used miniaturization.
It was just a bit bigger, a bit heavier.
But since I was using Gomoto-Rania as a reference, even a small change ant sothing completely different.
"Rrrrr…."
I let out a low growl as I looked down at the gatherium.
It was still massive.
Even though I had grown, it hadn’t shrunk.
The gatherium, seeing my size, puffed itself up as much as possible.
It must have been trying to show that it wouldn’t be intimidated.
Like a frilled lizard spreading its frill.
It was laughable.
Trying to appear larger was a survival tactic for the weak.
"Roooaaar!"
While the gatherium was busy puffing itself up, the Geckos quickly moved out of the way.
Fortunately, they didn’t faint from the sight of my transformation.
They swiftly evacuated the battlefield, carrying with them the Gecko that had been blocking the gatherium.
The gatherium couldn’t stop them.
All its attention was focused on .
It watched my arms, legs, and tail.
It was paying close attention to every movent I made.
And it seed to have analyzed the condition of my body as well.
Swoosh.
The rain continued to fall, washing away the blood.
The fire and cold embedded in the dragon’s blood blocked the rain, but I quickly retracted my internal energy, turning the blood back to normal.
It was better to have the blood washed away right now.
Even though I had deactivated miniaturization and was enjoying the benefits of gigantification, the situation wasn’t great.
The wounds inflicted by the gatherium remained.
My head still felt dizzy.
My broken bones made moving difficult.
I couldn’t move as I had before.
I couldn’t even stand on two legs, let alone use martial arts techniques like the Soaring Dragon’s Sky Step.
"Rrrr…."
But did that matter?
I had only used those moves earlier to compensate for my shrunken body.
Now, every normal attack I made would be as powerful as a martial art technique.
"Raaaargh!"
I planted my broken leg on the ground.
I used the dragon scales to apply pressure and support the broken bones.
It was a crude form of first aid.
But it was enough to reach the gatherium.
Thud!
Thud!
"Roooaaar!"
The gatherium didn’t dodge; it chose to et head-on.
It stood up on two legs, its already huge body becoming even larger.
Boom!
Crash!
Before I could get close, it slamd the ground with imnse force.
Rumble….
The ground trembled.
But it had no effect on .
The gatherium must have known that as well.
Even so, it was likely trying to send a warning.
A warning that if I charged, I’d be hit by that attack.
That if I dared approach, it would crush .
"Roooaaar!"
Which is what made it so laughable.
What predator gives its prey a warning?
"Raaaaagh!"
I continued to charge toward the gatherium.
No, calling it a charge might not be accurate.
Who would consider my current pace to be charging?
It was too slow to be called a charge.
But still, I continued moving forward.
The gatherium didn’t dodge.
It stood firm, slamming the ground repeatedly, trying to intimidate .
Boom!
To soone watching, it might look like random smashing, but each blow was like a bombardnt.
To attack the gatherium, I had to step into that rciless bombardnt.
There was no way I could dodge those attacks in my current condition.
I had only one choice.
I had to push through and close the distance.
[You have used 「Reversed Scale LV1」.]
With the remaining MP, I could only use it once.
[You have temporarily acquired 「Mighty Qi Discharge」.]
Rumble.
A powerful force pressed down on the gatherium.
It was strong enough to resist, but to do so, it had to spread its strength thin.
Now was my chance.
Crack.
I put all my weight on my broken leg and dashed toward it as fast as possible.
Its claws ca down as if it had been waiting.
Even though I had limited its movents, it wasn’t restricted enough to be unable to attack from this distance.
I had only reduced the number of strikes it could make, from several to just one.
In other words, I approached with the expectation of taking a hit.
Boom!
Its massive claws struck my shoulder directly.
Crack.
Crack!
The force of the attack was enough to shatter my scales.
The average weight of a gatherium is about 4 tons.
This one wasn’t average, so I had to assu it was at least 5 tons.
A strike with that much weight behind it would naturally be powerful.
But I could withstand it.
Closing the distance by taking a single hit was a worthwhile trade.
And I had allowed only one hit.
What that ant was, now it was my turn.
I imdiately swung my right hand to counterattack.
Boom!
My dragon claw technique, infused with internal energy, slamd into the gatherium’s shoulder.
I had aid for its head, but it twisted its body, causing to miss.
But that was fine.
My internal energy-infused claws pierced through its thick hide.
Riiip.
"Raaaagh!"
The dragon claw technique is designed to rip.
I grabbed its flesh and tore it apart.
"Rooooaaaaar!"
The gatherium let out a pained scream.
It now knew the agony of having its flesh torn apart.
I struck again with the dragon claw technique.
This ti, I aid for its head.
There was no way it could completely dodge my internal energy-infused claws.
Thud.
So it changed its strategy.
It decided to block my attack by grabbing my wrist.
At the sa ti, it tried to strike with its other hand.
Whoosh.
But did it think I’d just stand there and watch?
Thud.
We ended up grabbing each other’s wrists.
Now, it had turned into a close-range grappling match.
A pure contest of strength.
With its size, which was larger than an elephant, I couldn’t say I was stronger.
Especially since my body wasn’t in perfect condition.
"Roooaaar!"
The gatherium’s confidence surged.
It thought it had the upper hand in strength.
That must be what it was thinking.
But hadn’t it forgotten sothing?
Crack!
My teeth were sharper than yours.
"Raaaagh!"
I bit down hard on its shoulder.
The gatherium flailed in pain, loosening its grip on my hand.
Boom!
I didn’t miss the opportunity and struck with the dragon claw technique again.
"Roooaaar!"
The gatherium’s massive body staggered.
But that just brought us back to square one.
The damage I had sustained when I was smaller had been severe.
Whoosh.
Boom!
The gatherium’s claws ca flying at once again.
I blocked with my shoulder.
Crack.
My dragon scales were falling off.
In terms of sheer power, the gatherium still had the advantage.
Boom!
Rip!
But if it landed one hit, I just had to land more.
Boom!
The battle turned from a test of strength into a brawl.
It reminded of my fight with the Caiman.
A brutal, close-quarters battle where there was no room for fancy techniques.
Each blow was a kill strike aid at the other’s life, but neither of us opted to dodge.
Boom!
Crash!
Blood splattered everywhere.
The rain continued to fall, but it couldn’t wash away all the blood.
Crash!
Its massive forepaw struck squarely in the chest.
The pain was overwhelming, but I gritted my teeth.
Just a little more.
Boom!
Crash!
Once again, our attacks landed on each other.
Just a little more.
Boom!
Thud!
"Roooar…."
"Guhh…."
The tallic scent of blood filled the air.
With every hit I took, and with every attack I made, sothing broke.
There wasn’t a part of my body left untouched by blood.
"Guhh…."
The gatherium seed confident of its victory.
Given its superior overall stamina, if we kept exchanging blows like this, the gatherium was bound to win.
It knew that.
And so did I.
But just because I knew didn’t an I’d be kind enough to play by its rules.
Yes.
This was enough.
Crack.
Once again, I grabbed its wrist.
The gatherium did the sa with its other hand.
It was probably silently cheering, thinking it had the advantage now.
It had forced the battle into a contest that favored it.
And my condition was worse than before.
Covered in blood, I wouldn’t be able to muster more strength than before.
Yes.
I was covered in blood.
I gathered the internal energy from my core.
[Powerful heat energy flows through your blood.]
[Powerful cold energy flows through your blood.]
The first ti I had used this ability, I had been too careless.
I had shown my hand without knowing how to control it.
But the gatherium didn’t pay attention to this ability.
The rain had obscured its view.
Thanks to that, I had been able to keep it hidden.
I didn’t have enough blood left to use this ability to its fullest extent.
That’s why I had dragged out this brawl.
To make it drop its guard against my ability, exhaust its stamina, and buy ti to collect more blood.
I had gathered enough now.
Fwoosh.
It didn’t just end with heat and cold energy flowing through my blood.
Once the dragon’s blood accumulated beyond a certain point, the heat and cold beca tangible.
The contradictory forces of fire and ice.
Cold flas enveloped my body.
"Roooar!"
The gatherium let out a pained scream.
The sudden appearance of blue flas.
The flas were hot enough to burn its hide, and cold enough to freeze its mind.
The gatherium instinctively let go of my wrist.
It must have been panicking.
It wasn’t just the power of the heat and cold.
Both the Serpent Queen and the King of Birds had a strange obsession with the existence of dragons.
That obsession wasn’t limited to the leaders.
All the creatures in this jungle must have so interest in dragons.
Whether it be obsession, reverence, or fear.
"Roooar!"
The gatherium scread in terror.
The cold flas burned its body and froze it simultaneously.
"Rrrrr…."
Its movents beca noticeably slower.
It was ti to finish this.
Crack!
I bit down hard on its thick neck.
Its hide was so tough that even my teeth struggled to pierce through.
But I had been relentlessly attacking its neck and shoulders.
Naturally, its durability had weakened.
Crunch!
My sharp teeth punctured its hide.
"Rrrrr…."
The gatherium thrashed desperately, foaming at the mouth as it made its final attempts to resist.
Of course, my mouth was also filled with blood.
Which ant the dragon’s blood had entered its system.
Fwoosh.
Heat and cold energy surged from my mouth.
Like a dragon breathing fire.
The gatherium flailed, trying to resist, but it was too late.
Fwoosh.
"Roooar!"
Crack.
It’s over.
"Rrr…."
Its resistance weakened.
I don’t enjoy tornting dying foes.
I’ll end this quickly.
Crunch!
I bit down hard enough that my teeth nearly broke.
Crack!
There was a satisfying sound as its neck snapped.
Thud.
Its massive body collapsed to the ground.
The gatherium didn’t move.
[Your level has increased.]
[Your level has increased.]
[Your level has increased.]
[Your level has increased.]
[Your level has increased.]
That familiar notification.
Yes.
I had taken it down.
This was Gomoto-Rania’s victory.
Standing atop the gatherium’s corpse, I let out a triumphant roar.
"Geh-geck-geck-geck!"
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