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Chapter. 110: Draconic Troubles (2)

The Dragon of Space reeled as the vortex closed. Part of his body had been frozen, and now he was in a different space. He was a Grand Dragon, one of the strongest ones there were. But he didn’t understand; he didn’t understand how the Dragon of Bones had been killed just like that, but it had happened. And if he didn’t expect that attack, the Dragon of Space may have even been fatally wounded.

It was ridiculous.

How could a mere dragonkin possess such a power?! It didn’t make sense to him. He had heard the Grand Dragon Elders had been in the process of recruiting a hero, but he already knew that the Heroine of Frost had been the one to betray the dragons. That she had claimed herself to be the ruler of all dragons, but she was a traitor.

A traitor that had taken the flesh of the Dragon of Frost and consumed it to further her power. The person that had used arcane magic and almost blown up the Mount of Dragons. It was that despicable person⁠—

And it clicked.

He watched the white-haired dragonkin through the dimension between space and the void.

This woman that had been pretending to be the Dragon of Frost was actually the Heroine of Frost⁠— the culprit they had been searching for all along. And that realization, that thing, made him incredibly angry.

The Dragon of Space immediately channeled his mana and immediately ripped through the dimension in front of him; charging as the air around distorted⁠— he was going to tear her in two!

And she turned, bringing her hand down.

“[Judgment of the Ice God].”

* * * * *

Meika winced by the explosion of ice in front of her. The dragon that had vanished had suddenly reappeared tearing through the air itself. But now, it was gone once more. As if it he had never been there.

Meika found it hard to believe as Arc made an ice spear within her hand.

She didn’t understand why the Dragon of Frost wasn’t turning into a dragon and ending the fight once in for all⁠— wasn’t she the strongest of all dragons?! Meika couldn’t make sense of it; why would a dragon fight with weapons rather than their body⁠— I mean, she certainly would feel more comfortable fighting with what she was used to!

Though then again, the other dragon had called Arc a dragonkin for whatever reason.

Did that mean Arc wasn’t the Dragon of Frost? Meika found it doubtful, after all⁠— so many dragons followed after her, it was the only thing that made sense.

Meika remained alert, but if she was honest she was so afraid that she had decided to focus all of her hopes on Arc, and the fact that nothing made sense was sending her into a deeper panic. Once more, Meika focused on the spear, Arc was now enhancing it with normal skills⁠— why normal skills? They were fighting another SS Tier being and Arc dared to use something like [Deadly Edge], an A Tier skill on it?!

What would that do on that Tier level?!

And a rift opened⁠— Arc threw the spear.

“Heroine of Fros⁠—”

With a flash of light a yelp echoed through the air as the rift immediately vanished. Meika blinked, utterly confused at what had just happened. The exchange had lasted just a single moment, but it had definitely injured the dragon. How…?

More importantly:

Had Arc just been called the Heroine of Frost?!

And a sigh left the white-haired woman.

“This is really annoying, just come out⁠— [Wrath of the Ice Queen].”

Another noise echoed as a full rift tore open. From within a scintillating⁠— fracturing, figure erupted as it screamed the name of a skill.

“[Space and Time They Are All⁠—]”

“[Stasis].” Arc pointed and the dragon paused mid air. “[Glaciation]”

And a blast of ice erupted, hitting the dragon in a single instant as blood exploded through the air. A harrowing cry echoed through the air; traveling as Meika just blinked.

What was…

What…?

A moment later Arc disappeared.

Meika blinked as she realized she was left alone. And all she could do in the meantime was process her thoughts.

* * * * *

The Dragon of Space didn’t know what was happening. One moment he was using his SS Tier skill, the other he was thrown across the forest as his body bled all over. It didn’t make sense. What had even interrupted his skill⁠— even if he himself had a skill with that capacity, his needed to be deemed “stronger” by the System in order to take effect.

Did it mean the Heroine of Frost had just used another SS Tier skill and overcome him so easily?!

Something like that was… ridiculous⁠—

And the Dragon of Space let out a shrill cry as a spear stabbed on his chest. He opened his eyes only to see the heroine already standing there. Her piercing gaze met his as he struggled.

“Traitor!” he called. “Just kill me already just like you did the Dragon of Frost!”

“I will,” she said coldly. “But first I want answers.”

“Answers?!” the Dragon of Space roared. “You dare ask for answers? What kind of answers could I even give a traitor!”

She frowned. “I killed the Dragon of Frost because he tried to poison me, not only that but he used arcane magic or whatever it was called.”

“That is nonsense, you’re the one that used arcane magic!”

The heroine seemed to pause; she had been caught red-handed, the Dragon of Space was sure of it. But instead she shook her head.

“Let me guess, the Dragon of Nature said so.”

The Dragon of Space paused⁠— though he shouldn’t be too surprised at the fact that she knew who was leading the charge against her.

“Let me go traitor! If you have any sympathy for us that is!”

“I will if you tell me what the Dragon of Nature said.”

“As if I’d ever betray my people, just know that your time will come; just know that all of us dragons hate you,” the Dragon of Space hissed. “Now die⁠— [Space and Time⁠—]”

Time seemed to cut off and a moment later a flash of white came⁠— one that ended his life for good.

* * * * *

Things were…

Annoying.

That was what I had deduced.

I shook my head looking at the system notifications from the two dragons.

[ You have defeated: Dragon of Bones. Tier: S. ]

[ You have defeated: Dragon of Space. Tier: SS. ]

And that was it. Unfortunately, I hadn’t gotten any levels. Perhaps the level disparity between me and the Dragon of Space was too wide already. I opened my status for the first time in a very long time just to confirm my suspicions.

[ Status: Hero. Name: Arc. Level: 168. Tier: SS. Attributes: Unavailable. ]

When I first arrived in this world it was 150, but now it was eighteen levels higher. It happened so fast. If SSS Tier was a normal Tier then it would be at level 175, unfortunately I didn’t think that was the case.

Still…

“So not any SS Tier will be sufficient now?” I asked the air, shaking my head.

Though, even if that realization was bothersome, the more annoying thing was that the Dragon of Nature seemed to be launching a full on rebellion⁠— one that included all the dragons. That notion just made me shake my head.

If they all came for me my life would surely be at stake. After all, I wasn’t delusional enough to think I could kill the entirety of the dragons.

For now, I just had to do something that I deemed productive; maybe a future investment. And I had a decent idea of what I wanted to do given the circumstances.

I used [God Step] and appeared before Meika.

She turned in my direction.

“You, you are the Heroine of Frost aren’t you?!”

I blinked and a sigh left me.

I really didn’t care.

* * * * *

Meika couldn’t believe it!

Arc’s identity had been exposed and all she did was roll her eyes. And now, she was looking around the ground. It didn’t make sense to her; what were the woman’s priorities?

She gritted her teeth, and at that moment Arc turned to her grabbing a piece of dragon flesh. It was covered in dirt and lightly frozen over. It looked repulsive.

“Eat,” she said.

“What…?” Meika blinked.

Was that seriously being asked of her right now?! What kind of request was even that?

Arc’s eyes narrowed and Meika shivered.

“Eat it or I will kill you.”