Vol 4. Chapter 133: A Mighty Roar~
Someone?!
An unfamiliar aura was approaching?!
After hearing Yuan'er unconsciously utter the word "Mother," Melilov-Baroze immediately focused her attention on the Forbidden Palace's entrance in the distance. Her dragon eyes narrowed slightly, a fierce glint appearing within them.
"To think... she actually has accomplices?!"
An expression that practically screamed "Just as I thought!" immediately appeared on Melilov-Baroze's little face.
The corners of the dragon loli's mouth curled upward smugly.
In Melilov-Baroze's opinion,
Although the Abyss Demon girl she had subdued possessed extremely powerful energy within her body, her eyes were far too innocent. She didn't look remotely like someone capable of breaking through the massive barrier formations outside.
This girl must have had companions. While they were dealing with the barriers and puppet army outside, the pink-haired girl had seized the opportunity to enter the Forbidden Palace hall.
Companions, huh?
And... "Mother," at that?
Mother...
If that's what she calls this person, could she be the mastermind behind everything?! The mother of an Abyss Demon? Then she's probably an Abyss Demon herself, right?!
In that case,
The best strategy is to capture the leader first!
If the other party was the mastermind, her strength was presumably greater than that of the pink-haired girl.
However, although Melilov-Baroze's current strength was still far from its peak, she should still be able to secure an instant victory if she struck first...
After all, that unfamiliar aura didn't seem particularly powerful...
Besides,
Now that the mastermind had already broken into the Forbidden Palace, hoping to avoid a battle was probably nothing more than wishful thinking.
The dignity of the Holy Dragon King could not be violated!
"Phew~"
Taking a deep breath, Melilov-Baroze made her decision.
Incidentally, this was a decision that would leave her grinding her teeth in bitter regret in the future.
"Since I've only just awakened, I'll use her for some practice! Consider it rehabilitation!"
Melilov-Baroze abruptly widened her eyes, and an immense surge of power instantly erupted from the dragon loli's body, enveloping her completely.
Supported by this formidable magical power, Melilov-Baroze's physical abilities skyrocketed in an instant.
Her dragon wings, now covered in pale golden light, suddenly spread wide. Dragon scales gradually transformed into armor, wrapping around the dragon loli's delicate body, while surging magical power gathered around her dragon claws.
The dragon loli slowly lowered her body, seemingly transforming into a ferocious beast preparing to pounce upon its prey.
"N-No... don't..."
Apparently guessing Melilov-Baroze's intentions, Yuan'er slowly raised her hand, seemingly attempting to stop the dragon loli before her.
A hint of worry involuntarily appeared in her heterochromatic red and blue eyes.
Seeing this, Melilov-Baroze snorted disdainfully.
She certainly wasn't going to stop attacking just because a little girl begged her to.
"Stay right where you are!"
Ignoring Yuan'er's words, Melilov-Baroze unceremoniously shot the little girl beneath her a warning glare.
She then continued gathering magical power, creating several thick golden chains that abruptly wrapped around Yuan'er's body, binding her tightly.
Afterward,
The dense pale golden magical power gathered around Melilov-Baroze suddenly exploded like ignited gunpowder!
Accompanied by an earth-shaking roar, terrifying shockwaves erupted in every direction with the dragon loli at their center.
In an instant, even the magically reinforced Forbidden Palace hall was shaken into pieces...
Meanwhile, the great Holy Dragon King, Melilov-Baroze herself, transformed into a dazzling golden meteor in the blink of an eye.
Carrying an overwhelming torrent of magical power, she launched a ferocious assault toward the graceful black figure that had appeared at the entrance of the Forbidden Palace!
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Gazing at the dragon loli who had transformed into a streak of golden light, Yuan'er's expression gradually became complicated.
The words Melilov-Baroze had interrupted earlier slowly escaped her lips...
"Little Meli... don't... get yourself killed..."
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Meanwhile, feeling the immense power surging through her body, Melilov-Baroze experienced a long-forgotten surge of exhilaration.
"This feeling... is truly... truly wonderful!!"
More than eight hundred years.
After more than eight hundred years,
She had finally been reborn!
She could finally wield that overwhelming magical power once again!
She could finally spread the Holy Dragon King's radiance across the entire continent!
An indescribable expression of joy gradually appeared on Melilov-Baroze's face.
Although she had spent the past eight hundred years barely clinging to existence as a soul within the Holy Dragon Heart, Melilov-Baroze still possessed a heart filled with "righteousness."
Over the years, however, her somewhat decadent daily life and her inner fear of that Abyss Demon girl had gradually buried this "heart of justice" deep within her.
Now, as her former strength slowly returned, Melilov-Baroze was gradually regaining her confidence.
Her long-hidden heart of justice finally had a rare opportunity to see the light of day once more.
Vaguely,
Melilov-Baroze felt as though she had once again become the guardian of peace who maintained order across the continent all those years ago.
"I... think I've still got it!"
And as a guardian of the continent's order, the excited dragon loli had only one thought in mind.
To punish the evil forces before her!
The person who had instructed the pink-haired girl to infiltrate the forbidden area and steal the Holy Dragon Heart, the one she called "Mother," was undoubtedly an evil individual harboring sinister intentions.
Perhaps this wicked person intended to destroy the Holy Dragon Heart, depriving the continent's many talented individuals of the assistance provided by her "blessings"?!
Then, as the continent's talented individuals gradually dwindled, humanity would slowly lose its ability to fight against the Abyss Demons...
Someone with such vicious intentions deserved divine punishment!
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Although the dragon loli herself wasn't entirely sure how she had arrived at this conclusion, Melilov-Baroze's fighting spirit had already been thoroughly ignited by the thought.
Her pale golden dragon eyes blazed with intense battle intent.
Not only that,
Melilov-Baroze had even formulated a battle plan in her mind in an instant.
Taking advantage of the enemy's lack of preparation, the great Holy Dragon King intended to pierce her opponent's chest directly with the Dragon King's Spear.
Then, she would use magical power to seal the flow of magic within her opponent's body, thereby restricting her movements!
Once she had completely restrained the enemy, she could begin interrogating her!
She would uncover the enemy's true objective!
And while she was at it, she would also force her to reveal any possible mastermind lurking even deeper behind the scenes.
Then she would eradicate the entire evil organization in one fell swoop!
"You wicked creature who wields Shadow of Silence Power... to think you would actually dare set your sights on the Holy Dragon Heart?! You're courting death!"
After letting out a furious roar in her heart,
Melilov-Baroze's delicate body, transformed into a golden meteor, had already reached the entrance of the Forbidden Palace hall at lightning speed, propelled by an overwhelming torrent of pale golden magical power.
And at that very instant, the figure whom the pink-haired girl had called "Mother" finally entered Melilov-Baroze's field of vision.
Although she couldn't directly sense any powerful Shadow of Silence Power emanating from the other party, the faint yet unmistakable pressure and the mysterious sinister aura lingering around the girl instantly confirmed Melilov-Baroze's suspicions.
This woman... is definitely no good person!
Having reached this conclusion,
There was no longer the slightest hesitation in Melilov-Baroze's movements.
In an instant,
Pale golden light illuminated heaven and earth.
An overwhelming wave of dragon might spread rapidly in every direction with Melilov-Baroze at its center, directly engulfing the entire Forbidden Palace hall.
If not for the barriers separating the hall from the outside world, this vast and terrifying dragon might would probably have swallowed the entirety of Yexinlian Royal Academy.
After experiencing her own formidable power for the first time in ages, Melilov-Baroze's confidence swelled enormously.
It was as though she had completely recovered the boundless self-assurance she had possessed in the past.
Her pale golden dragon eyes were filled with passionate determination.
"HOLY DRAGON SPEAR!!!!"
As Melilov-Baroze rapidly chanted the incantation in her heart, the immense magical power and dragon might permeating heaven and earth instantly pierced through the air and tore apart space.
They converged continuously toward the palm of Melilov-Baroze's right hand.
"Wicked creature, accept the judgment of the great Holy Dragon King! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"
Using the ancient dragon language she was most proficient in, Melilov-Baroze unleashed a heaven-shaking roar toward the figure ahead of her.
At that very moment, the golden light surrounding the dragon loli seemed to transform into a sharp sword capable of piercing through the stars and all creation.
Carrying a terrifying momentum that seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth, she launched a ferocious assault toward the black figure...
Clearly,
Melilov-Baroze intended to secure victory with a single strike.
However,
As Melilov-Baroze drew closer and closer to her opponent,
As the terrifying magical storm blew away the other party's veil,
And as the black-haired girl's face was finally revealed completely before Melilov-Baroze,
The seemingly unstoppable Holy Dragon King suddenly discovered an extremely serious problem.
"Hm? Wait a minute?!"
Wait,
Chotto matte!
That's...
That face seems... the longer I look at it... the more familiar it becomes...
Gradually,
Deep within Melilov-Baroze's mind,
The figure that so frequently appeared in her nightmares began to overlap with the black-haired girl before her...
And the instant those two faces perfectly overlapped, the blazing flames of fighting spirit that had been raging so passionately within Melilov-Baroze's heart were instantly extinguished by an overwhelming tidal wave.
The dragon loli's pupils abruptly contracted.
Her beautiful, adorable face gradually twisted and distorted, beginning to resemble a certain world-famous painting...
For a moment, the dragon loli held her breath.
A suffocating sense of oppression suddenly seized Melilov-Baroze's heart like the ghostly claws of the abyss.
The righteous desire to punish evil that had filled her heart just moments ago vanished without a trace.
Meanwhile, her previously inflated confidence shriveled instantly, like a balloon that had been punctured...
𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
??!!
Huh?!
Th-This... this person?!
She...
You??
YOU!!!
HOLY SHIT! WHY IS IT YOU?! WHY THE HELL ARE YOU HERE?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Under the influence of her body's instincts, the dragon loli's eyes gradually transformed into two sunny-side-up fried eggs.
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Meanwhile,
Looking up at the pale golden meteor hurtling toward her at tremendous speed, Lady Yumo, who had only just stepped into the Forbidden Palace, tilted her adorable little head in confusion.
Meow meow?
What's going on?
A loli falling from the sky??