Child of Destiny

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Seeing Shin and Alice escaping the effects of the 'Dragon Fear' within an instant, the Green Dragon suddenly became enraged and released another powerful roar.

Roar!

This roar did not contain any kind of soul and spiritual attack or intimidating effects, but it carried a series of shockwaves that repeatedly pushed Shin and Alice, who were standing in the distance.

Seeing the strong gust of wind heading toward them, Shin quickly raised his hand and swiftly summoned a psychic barrier through the Demonic Telekinesis Skill to protect the two of them.

At the same time, Alice slammed the bottom of her magic scepter on the ground to summon a thick ice wall to block the violent wave.

Bang! Bang!

The ice wall was instantly shattered into pieces, but the momentum of the shockwaves was greatly reduced and unable to put any damage to the two, who were under the protection of the psychic barrier.

But that was not the end as the Green Dragon suddenly slammed one of its front paws on the ground, intensity shaking the ground.

Bang!

While Shin and Alice were trying to find their footing from the mini-earthquake, thick vines suddenly shot out from the ground and flew toward the pair, seemingly wanting to wrap themselves at those two.

Such an attack could be easily countered with a fire spell due to the elemental counter. However, since the stormy weather within the region greatly restricted the element of fire, Alice could not use them.

Instead, she chose an element that could greatly work in the current environment.

With the assistance of Elemental Spirit Possession of Suijin, Alice waved her hand and pointed forward, sending a chilling wind that froze everything in its path.

'Elven Sage Skill (Tier 2): Breath of the Northern Wind'

Swoosh!

Freezing the falling rain and the wet ground, the incoming vines were also frozen in place by the chilling wind.

Bang! Bang!

However, that could barely stop them as they quickly broke through the ice and aggressively moved forward.

But with that brief delay, Shin was able to step forward and placed himself between Alice and the incoming vines with his signature sword-drawing stance.

Click!

Then, with the subtle sound reverberating in the air, Shin pulled the sword out of the sheath and swung it multiple times at the incoming vines in front of him.

Shing!

'Jade Kirin Scripture: Quick Draw – (Lightning) Flash Requiem'

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

A series of sword flashes appeared in the air. They blocked the incoming vines and sliced them into multiple pieces with intertwining lines.

Click!

When the sword returned to its sheath, the shredded pieces of the vines fell on the ground one after another as he stood in the middle of them.

He did not even look behind him as he said to Alice. "I'll confront it head-on. Support me with your spells."

Right after leaving those words, a powerful stomp on the ground sent a strong shockwave that spread in every direction and destroyed the surrounding ground with flying rock fragments in the air.

Boom!

With a thunderclap sound, lightning seemed to have fallen from the ground and struck the ground as electric currents danced around in the air and surrounding Shin. However, it was in black and white color.

Swoosh!

At the same time, Shin also disappeared into a lightning current that flew straight to the Green Dragon in the distance.

Covered with the Primordial Lightning, Shin fearlessly charged forward while keeping the highest level of vigilance.

Normally, he would not be facing such a monster in a head-on confrontation given the massive difference in stats. He would only be at a great disadvantage if he ever tried it.

But after fighting those insanely strong monsters during the test that Head Mysterious Instructor Longinus had prepared, particularly that Minotaur of Elite Rank, Shin had developed a mindset when facing them.

If he was not wrong, then this Greed Dragon of Overlord Rank should be slightly stronger than that Minotaur when it came to physical prowess, or slightly stronger due to its bloodline.

It was powerful, but he had to overcome this challenge if he wanted to explore the second continent. He had to face it head-on while utilizing everything that he had.

'Grim Reaper Skill (Tier 2 Domain): Monochrome Field'

'Equipment Skill (Headgear: Ruler's Dignity): Ruler's Authority'

He quickly activated the double domain skills to enhance all his stats and tried suppressing the overall stats of the dragon a little even though he knew that it would barely do any effects given that it was a dragon.

At the same time, Shin also activated a berserk skill to further enhance his strength, squeezing everything as he knew that they only had a limited time to take down this Green Dragon.

'Weapon Skill (Main Sword: Yamato): Nephilim's Ascent'

He could also use one of the 'Metamorphosis Berserk Skills' if he wanted to, but he wanted to maximize the effects of the previous skills that he had activated since they were requirements to activate the said skill, particularly the 'Descent of the Fallen God' skill.

He would wait until the duration of 'Monochrome Field' and 'Nephilim's Ascent' was almost ending.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

He left a series of lightning afterimages behind him as he circled the huge Green Dragon while dodging its tail swipes and claw attacks.

At the same time, he was throwing multiple slashes in the process, creating flashes of lightning currents in the air.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In the distance, Alice was also firing spells after spells to assist him. She was also using her signature combat technique, the 'Elemental Dragon Dance', along with a series of berserk skills to increase the firepower of each of her spells.

Her control over the surrounding Elemental Mana was at its peak due to the triple elemental spirit possession, so her casting time and the speed of her spell were at their highest efficiency.

She was able to match Shin's pace despite how fast he was. Her Elemental Sight and Mana Eyes were barely able to keep up with him, but her Elemental Sense was strong enough to read the path that he was taking and the trajectory of his attacks.

She was able to save Shin multiple times when he was locked within an encirclement of thick vines and huge tree roots that were coming out of the ground. She was also able to clear the 'Poison Fog' that the Green Dragon was breathing with her wind magic, making them a good match against the dragon.

Shin handled the melee battle with his extreme speed and precise attack. He was like an annoying fly that circled the huge body of the green dragon while constantly harassing it.

Even if he was barely harming the dragon due to the tough defenses of its scales, the paralyzing effects of his lightning-infused attacks and the accumulated wounds that his sword strikes left behind were more than enough to maintain a decent damage output.

On the other hand, Alice was doing pretty well with her spells. Her firepower was strong enough to maintain the steady damage that they needed. She was also dealing more as she became more familiar with wielding the 'Elemental Ignition' combat state.

She was rapidly improving and almost reaching Shin's mastery over his 'Reality Manifestation'.

Naturally, the Green Dragon would want to focus on her due to her high damage output – the aggro would naturally switch toward her.

But Shin was doing a good job at keeping the dragon in place with his strong attacks. He was even focusing more on the 'Judgement Form' and 'Summit Shaper Possession' for heavier and more destructive attacks.

Even if the Earth Element was slightly restricted in this kind of environment, the raw power that those two provided along with the principles of Heavy Sword and Destructive Sword, were more than enough for what he needed.

Moreover, Shin also discovered something during his exchanges with this green. It could not move more than dozens of meters away from its original position, which greatly limited its mobility.

Even if its physical strength and raw power were still strong enough to flatten Shin once he got caught by one of its attacks, it would still be useless if they could not hit their target.

The most dangerous threat that could endanger Shin was the sneak ambushes of the tail of the dragon that was randomly attacking him from different angles. Aside from that, there were also those AOE attacks that covered a large area, which could put him in a lot of trouble once caught.

Fortunately, Shin's senses were sharp enough to notice them. He was also quick enough to respond in time, so the Green Dragon was barely able to catch him.

Things were going so smoothly that Shin started to become suspicious of something. This battle was going way too easy that it did not seem to be a battle against a powerful being such as a Green Dragon.

Shin remembered that event where Shin and the others fought against the ice dragon in the Frozen Kingdom.

Immortal's involvement in that battle was one thing as well as his Undying Undead Army, but that was only one of the factors. The dragon itself was too powerful.

Of course, Shin had also to consider that the bloodline of that dragon was of a royal tribe, which was also one of the strongest dragon tribes.

Meanwhile, this Green Dragon seemed to belong to the most ordinary tribe. Adding the seal that was absorbing its powers, it would not be strange that it was much weaker.

Regardless, Shin could still not shake off the feeling that there was something off in the situation.

The physical strength and natural magic of this Greed Dragon was still one of the strongest of the monsters that Shin had encountered, but Shin still felt that something was missing.

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That 'might' of a dragon seemed to be lacking.

Just like this, Shin and Alice were able to grind the health bar of the Green Dragon down to half, giving them the impression that it was way too smooth.

At this point, even Alice noticed that something was out of place. Something was way off the place.

Then, out of nowhere, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly changed. The air seemed to become heavier and suffocating, making the two put their vigilance to the highest level.

And when they realized where the danger was coming from, the two quickly stopped in their tracks and put everything they had on defense.

Alice raised her Elemental Scepter in the air and summoned a bunch of mirror-like ice around her, forming a solid barrier.

'Elven Sage Skill (Tier 2): Ice Mirror'

Then she slammed the bottom of her scepter on the ground while infusing her mana on it.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of ice spikes suddenly sprouted from the ground and formed a lotus-like formation that protected her.

With the help of this skill, she used a mentalism technique of her family.

'Formless Lotus Art: Blooming Lotus'

Swoosh!

In the meantime, Shin quickly sheathed the [Yamato] and placed it in front of him diagonally. Along with the psychic barrier that was produced with 'Demonic Telekinesis', he summoned another spherical barrier using 'Eclipse Pulse'.

But instead of using the signature blazing sphere, Shin used the original powers that he usually used with this skill. He separated the Power of the Primordial Eclipse and turned it into the Powers of the Brilliant Sun and Abyssal Moon, forming an alternating black and white barrier.

'Self-Created Skill (Combined): Ultimate Eclipse'

Swoosh!

Right after the two put their defenses, an explosion wrecked the whole place. It shook the entire region while forming a huge hurricane that swallowed Shin and Alice at the same time.

BOOM!

Fortunately, the two were quick enough to put up their respective defenses and saved themselves from being swept by that explosion directly.

When the cloud of smoke and dirt finally receded, Shin and Alice could vaguely see a humanoid figure standing in the middle of everything.

The two instantly realized what just happened after outlining the figure standing a few distance away from them.

"Don't tell me that overgrown lizard has evolved!?" mumbled Shin as he realized where the earlier premonition was coming from.

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