Something shot up from below and hit Dragon-Erend square in the chest. Aurdis who was about to say something stopped because of that attack.
Dragon-Erend's body trembled in the air and then started to fall.
"Erend!" Aurdis screamed in fear.
'I'm fine.'
Unexpectedly, the answer from Dragon-Erend came almost instantly even though Aurdis was sure he was injured.
'Wait.' When Aurdis turned towards his chest, she did see a dark pink smoke where the shot had landed. But whatever that shot is, it couldn't break through Dragon-Erend's scale.
Aurdis heaved a sigh of relief as he held Dragon-Erend's huge fingers so she wouldn't fall.
A few moments later they landed on the ground with a bit of hardness, though Dragon-Erend was still able to land on his two feet indicating that he wasn't seriously injured.
Dragon-Erend immediately looked around to inspect the area that was still quite close to the north. The air here is still cold because of that but there is no ice covering the land anymore.
"Grrhhh..." Dragon-Erend let out a growl from deep in his throat. He was baring his teeth, ready to devour anyone he saw as an enemy.
However, it turned out that they didn't need too much trouble finding the perpetrator who had shot Dragon-Erend. Because the perpetrator had already revealed herself by walking towards them.
It was the form of a half-naked woman wearing only a small cloth that covered her nipples and groin. Her body could make most men - even women - drooling and seduced. But Erend as a Dragon only saw her as a monster. Her enchantment did not affect him, who was already burning with anger at the actions of those creatures.
"You are strong, Dragonborn. I thought-"
*BOOM!*
Before she could finish her words, Erend already spewed a fireball at where she was standing. Even Aurdis felt shocked by the attack. Don't you usually have to listen to an evil being finish their sentence to find out something about them?
But, well... Aurdis felt that now Erend wasn't in the mood to do that.
Dragon-Erend lowered his arm so she could get down more safely even though he knew that Aurdis could actually jump from here and land easily on the ground. Yet Erend still does it.
'Wait here for a few minutes and don't call the others yet,' Erend said. 'You can start it now.'
Aurdis nodded. 'Yes.'
Erend immediately shot towards the smoke and fire to look for the woman's figure. When he was there Dragon-Erend immediately pointed his claws at the ground but he didn't catch anything.
"You didn't allow me to finish my word, huh...."
Dragon-Erend turned toward the woman's voice. He turned his head and saw her already in the air with two black wings flapping on her back.
"Let's talk fi-"
Dragon-Erend lunged then swung his fist. The woman didn't have time to dodge because of his speed so she could only take the punch.
*BUAGH!*
The woman shot up and hit the ground. She was pushed a few meters on the ground until it formed a long path.
The woman gritted her teeth and immediately shot flying back into the air.
"You filthy being! You-!"
Again, Erend had lunged at her and swung his claws. The woman now decided to put up a fight because Dragon-Erend never let her finish her sentence. But now there were huge pink and black tentacles rising out of the air around her.
Dragon-Erend's claws landed on the tentacles and he felt his entire attack being absorbed inside. The tentacles shook from the pressure of the attack but they didn't seem like they were going to shatter.
The woman grinned. She shot toward Erend's head and then gave a slap which turned out to be a powerful attack. The slap sent Dragon-Erend crashing to the ground, creating quite a bit of vibration in the surroundings.
Despite having managed to land a strike that knocked down Dragon-Erend, the woman didn't look pleased. She stared at her palms which were trembling violently.
'It turns out that he is that strong. No wonder Ozynk said to be more careful. And even Svaros was injured that badly.'
The women were, of course, one of the rulers in the Chaos Realm. She is a Goddess with the name Isadora.
Dragon-Erend was back on his feet barely seconds after he fell. Isadora gritted her teeth. She had a hunch that she should come back. But her other desire forced her to stay.
'I want to know more about his strength.'
A Dragonborn is a creature that is very mysterious yet so powerful. Their existence is almost the same as the Chaos Realm.
Isadora and the other resident of the Chaos Realm have never defeated the Dragonborn. In fact, they are creatures that play a major role in sealing the Chaos Realm from other worlds.
Even though she wouldn't die now because this was actually the body of a human that she possessed, just like Svaros, Isadora also had to expend a lot of Magic energy to be able to manifest herself to this world. And she will also lose a fair amount of Magic energy if Dragon-Erend injures her badly enough.
Yet, even though she realized that Isadora still chose to stay here. She grinned widely to see Dragon-Erend dart back at her and she came over to him.
The pink and black tentacles that blended together came out again in the air around her. The tentacles were covered in slime that was also black and pink around them.
Dragon-Erend aimed a powerful punch at the tentacles, but all the slime made the blow slip.
A tentacle shot toward Dragon-Erend's neck and entangled him. The tentacles tightened very quickly.
Isadora grinned again. She thought that right now Dragon-Erend had already been suffocated by her tentacles.
However, it was far from the truth. Dragon-Erend had a scale that was too strong and more than enough to withstand the tentacles even though Isadora tightened it several times more.
But Dragon-Erend saw a satisfied grin on the woman's face. So immediately he realized that Isadora already considered herself victorious.
Dragon-Erend stood still where he was and held the tentacle that was entangling his neck, acting as if he was suffering.
As he had expected, Isadora floated closer to him with that satisfied grin.
"I thought you would be stronger than this, Dragonborn. You seem to have made a big mistake by challenging us," Isadora said. "You may have been able to beat Svaros but he has never been the smartest or the strongest one among us. So, it's hard to say that it's a big achievement."
Dragon-Erend listened to her speak while still wearing a struggling attitude.
"You will not be able to protect this world, Dragonborn. You have no idea how far we have infiltrated into the ranks of your world's importance. Just a little more... And we will rule it all.
"You think you've succeeded by placing artifacts at these points of power? You have no idea how far you are from the truth."
Dragon-Erend was still silent and listening. He originally didn't expect that Isadora would say this much.
He just wanted to catch her off guard by giving the impression that he had already lost. However, it turned out that Isadora couldn't hold her mouth from saying a lot.
'So they already have other plans going on without our knowledge.' Erend felt even more worried. But at least he managed to figure that out now rather than be any later than this.
"I once thought... what if I get a Dragonborn as a slave? Don't worry. I will give you the pleasure that you have never experienced before," Isadora said in a seductive tone.
Suddenly, Dragon-Erend's hand moved with incredible speed and grabs Isadora's body in a powerful grip.
Isadora widened her eyes, shocked. But she didn't have time to realize what happened before Dragon-Erend slam her to the ground with powerful force.
*BOOM!*
Blood splashed out of Isadora's mouth, or actually, from the human body she possessed. But the real Isadora felt that pain as well.
Not only that but after she hit the ground, Isadora felt foreign energy entering her body. When she looked around Isadora realized that she was now in the middle of a Magic circle.
'What-' Isadora looked up and saw Aurdis standing not far from where she lay.
'That Elf!'
It was too late for her to do anything against Aurdis's Magic. Now, Aurdis's Magic has entered Isadora's body. A moment later Aurdis had pulled out Isadora's Magic and sealed it within her Magic circle.
That was the plan that Aurdis had presented moments before. She, Aerchon, and Saeldir had devised a plan to investigate further the Chaos Realm and its inhabitants.
They succeeded in inventing a Magic circle that could seal the Magic energy of beings from the Chaos Realm so that they could research it later that night. They only needed to trap those Chaos Realm residents within the Magic circle for ten seconds when they manifested into this world again.
Isadora saw a faint smile appear on Aurdis's lips.
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