"How long are you going to keep hiding?"
No one answered, as if rlin were talking to himself.
"Still pretending? Fine. I'll play along."
He picked up a rock from the ground, imbued it with magic, and threw it at one of the trees in front of him.
Boom!
The rock shattered the tree. At the sa mont, a shadow darted swiftly to the side.
"Finally showing yourself?" rlin chuckled softly.
He fixed his gaze on the shadow, which revealed itself to be a girl of the dragon race.
She was tall, only a head shorter than him.
Her body was well-developed, with a slim waist and a full chest.
Two horns protruded from her head, giving her an intimidating appearance.
Her beautiful face looked cold, and her pupils resembled Lyserra's.
"As expected of the current number one," the girl said sincerely. "You're sharp and strong, rlin Clay. Unfortunately, I'll be taking your place as the top champion. Prepare yourself!"
Whoosh!
Her figure burst forward and appeared right in front of rlin. She raised her right hand, sharp claws extending from her fingers.
She aid straight for rlin's chest, clearly intending to kill him in a single strike.
rlin did not panic. He channeled mana into his legs and stepped back twice.
The attack missed, but the dragon girl did not stop. She launched one strike after another, all of them failing.
Annoyed, she gritted her teeth and snapped, "All you do is dodge like a coward!"
She leapt into the air and kicked toward the right side of rlin's face.
rlin raised his hand and effortlessly deflected the attack.
The dragon girl was startled and tried to twist her body to launch another attack, but rlin stopped her.
He grabbed her leg, throwing off her balance and preventing her from turning.
Then he clenched his fist, coated in mana, and drove it into her stomach.
Bang!
The dragon girl was sent flying more than a hundred ters, crashing through two trees and knocking them down.
"The girl's stomach is quite soft," he remarked with a small nod.
"[Ugh…]" the system's disgusted voice echoed in his mind.
rlin frowned and complained, "What? Are you unhappy that I hit her? Don't bla . She started it."
Although rlin believed in equality, he generally disliked hitting won.
Unfortunately, the dragon girl had attacked first—and she had clearly intended to kill him.
There was no way he could just stand there and not fight back, right?
The system didn't reply, but rlin could still feel its lingering disgust, which irritated him.
"Ahem! You're very strong, rlin Clay," the dragon girl said, coughing.
She stood up with a pained expression. Strangely, however, rlin noticed a hint of joy on her face, as if she were enjoying the pain.
"But this isn't over! I will defeat you!"
After saying that, she pressed her palms together, and a powerful red aura burst from her body.
rlin sensed the danger, but he made no move to interfere.
He waited, curious to see what the dragon girl would do next.
The next second, the girl's body slowly transford into a young white dragon, standing four ters tall.
Judging by her appearance, she was far less ferocious than Lyserra or Calystron.
Perhaps because of her young age, her form was not particularly terrifying.
Roar!
She let out a powerful roar that instantly destroyed the surrounding trees.
Then, with a single flap of her wings, she lunged at rlin.
"Die!"
She raised her massive claws and swung them down at him.
If it had been any other student, they would have been defeated instantly. Dragons were extrely powerful, especially in terms of physical strength.
Those of the sa level had little chance of defeating one.
Unfortunately, her opponent was rlin.
He had Lyserra by his side and the blessing of Calystron, the powerful dragon spirit.
Facing the young dragon before him posed no difficulty at all.
Boom!
The ground where rlin had been standing exploded, sending dust flying in all directions.
"Hahaha! I won!" the young dragon laughed triumphantly.
There had never been a single opponent who could defeat her in dragon form.
Even humans stronger than her had been forced to kneel and admit defeat.
"Defeated? Little girl, you're far too naive."
A playful voice sounded from behind her.
The young dragon froze and tried to turn around, but a powerful blow struck her head and sent her flying dozens of ters away.
Not stopping there, she felt her body slamd into the ground, unable to move a single finger.
As panic overwheld her, rlin appeared with his hands in his pockets.
Above him, a red magic circle five ters in diater spun slowly.
"You want to defeat ? Pfft. Sorry, but that only happens in your dreams."
A smile spread across his face, sending chills down the young dragon's spine.
"Wait… I… I…"
Just as she was about to give up, a fireball shot out from the magic circle and struck her head-on.
rlin landed on the ground and whispered softly, 'It's a pity she had to be eliminated so early. But who told her to co looking for to fight?'
He turned his gaze to the young dragon, who was still burning and writhing in pain.
Second after second passed, yet strangely, she did not die and was not eliminated. Instead, she remained there, as if stubbornly refusing to leave the test.
rlin quickly extinguished the flas, allowing her to breathe a sigh of relief.
Even so, the burns covering her body could not be ignored. Her massive form slowly reverted to that of a dragon girl.
Perhaps because of her injuries, she managed to hold on only for a mont before completely losing consciousness.
rlin walked over and stopped right beside her. He opened his right palm, and a ball of fire ford above it.
He was about to kill her, but in the end, he restrained himself.
It wasn't because he was tempted by her beauty, but because he felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if he had seen her sowhere before.
"System, open her status panel."
Na: Nerixa Obryx
Age: 10 years old
Identity: First Princess of the Dragon Race
Talent: S
Rank: Fifth Stage of Transformation
Bloodline: Dragon Emperor (Gold)
Favorability: 40
The mont rlin saw her identity, he froze.
"Nerixa Obryx? The princess of the dragon family?"
Only then did he understand why she had felt familiar. She was one of the heroines from the novel.
"What kind of luck is this?" rlin muttered in amazent. "How did I end up eting a heroine from the dragon race?"
Nerixa Obryx was the daughter of the Dragon Queen, who was also a heroine.
In other words, Abel would eventually have both mother and daughter.
Of course, in the original novel, the protagonist had yet to conquer Nerixa.
That was because Abel wasn't strong enough to defeat her completely.
After all, she only acknowledged those who were stronger than herself.
"Good thing I didn't kill her outright," rlin whispered in relief. "Otherwise, she'd definitely bear a grudge after this trial ends."
Without hesitation, he picked her up and carried her to the cave where he had stayed the previous night.
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