I don't want to be a heroic spirit

"Roar--!!"

The dragon's roar resounded through heaven and earth, blowing down the trees and shaking away the clouds.

However, the dragon's roar was filled with pain, more like a wail than a protest.

The golden dragon's vertical pupils gradually turned scarlet. It was obvious that it was angered by Nero.

Claws, fangs, tail, its most powerful weapon is its own flesh.

As if venting its anger, the golden dragon indiscriminately ravaged everything around it, and the already sparse forest was completely razed to the ground.

Before the golden dragon's tail fell, Nero had already pulled away.

However, Nero's previous attack had made the Golden Dragon completely remember the guy who hurt him. His scarlet vertical pupils, filled with rage, locked onto Nero's figure, and he spread his wings and rushed towards Nero.

As soon as he dodged the golden dragon's claws with a flash of his body, Nero felt a large shadow falling over here... It was actually the golden dragon's wings!

【Strong】

【change】

【Nature's body】

"Oh!"

Nero's body collided with the dragon's wings, and as a result, Nero flew out like a cannonball. His body covered by a red skirt kept rubbing against the air, and finally fell heavily to the ground, creating a huge crater on the ground and splashing countless dust.

"Cough cough! Ugh cough cough! This hit was really hard... I feel like all the bones in my body are about to fall apart..."

After some effort, Nero climbed out of the pit. He jumped on the spot, twisted his waist, moved his shoulders, and patted his neck.

"Luckily, I was able to use the [Emperor's Privilege] to gain three skills that increase my defense at this critical moment. Otherwise, with my small body, the battle just now might have ended."

"Hmm! You're really worthy of being Yu-da!"

Looking up, Nero used his [Clairvoyance] skill to see the golden dragon's right wing, the wing that had hit him just now. A bloodstain was particularly conspicuous in the golden color.

Although he was covered in dust and looked a little disheveled, Nero still stood straight with a fighting smile on his face, and even his little fangs were exposed.

"What a pity I didn't chop your wings off just now... But it doesn't matter, I'll just have to deal a few more blows."

"Roar--!!"

I don’t know if the golden dragon understood what Nero said... but it did roar back.

At this moment, Nero suddenly thought of a question.

"I can use the [Emperor's Privilege] to gain skills that enhance my defense. Then... can I also gain skills like damage reduction and invincibility in the same way?"

Nero touched his chin and frowned.

"Then that blow I just took wasted, wasn't it?"

It hurts so much~~~~!

Chapter 341 Armament Haki

"Roar--!!"

The dragon is roaring and ravaging.

It seems as if you can hear the earth's cry.

The sword flashed, and the dragon scales, which were considered the hardest monster material, seemed to have no protective effect at all. They were cut by Nero's sword, and the bright red dragon blood inside flowed out.

He held the greatsword in front of him, and the next moment, the golden dragon opened its mouth and bit him.

He used the sword to block the dragon's fang, but the huge force was still hard to resist. Nero was pushed nearly a hundred meters away, and his feet plowed two long marks on the ground before he barely stopped.

Thus, the huge dragon and the tiny man began a seemingly completely unequal struggle.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly, but because his whole body was exerting all its strength, Nero's smile looked a little ferocious. "What's wrong, big guy... Haven't you eaten yet? It feels like you're still far from full..."

The sharp dragon fangs bit Nero's sword tightly, and the blood-gold vertical pupils were filled with ferocious emotions.

Suddenly, Nero felt a huge amount of magical power gathering.

One could feel that the golden dragon's body was becoming scorching hot, and the magic flowing in its body was like lava, containing extremely violent power.

The dragon's breath spraying on Nero's face also made Nero feel a slight burning sensation.

Nero was slightly shocked when he realized what was going to happen next, and couldn't help but swear.

"*Chaldean curse*!"

Apart from their top physical abilities, dragons generally possess a powerful attack method called dragon breath.

The most common is fire breath, but there are also ice breath, water breath and even atomic breath, a wide variety of others.

An extremely hot breath hit him in the face, and the huge magic power compressed to the extreme was right in front of Nero, about to explode.

At the critical moment, Nero's calf suddenly became covered with a metallic color, and then he kicked out fiercely just before the dragon exhaled.

The right foot with a metallic luster kicked the golden dragon's jaw hard, and the broken golden dragon scales flew everywhere. The golden dragon's jaw was dented by Nero's kick.

Not only that, the overflowing energy swept in all directions in the form of shock waves, completely crushing the surrounding broken wood and gravel.

Then, the golden dragon released its breath.

A high-temperature breath that almost turned the entire world into a golden color brushed past Nero's head and rushed into the sky.

Even though he wasn't hit directly, Nero felt as if he were surrounded by flames, which reminded him of his battle with Karna.

The Golden Dragon became dizzy because of Nero's kick just now, and Nero would not miss this opportunity.

Nero chopped the ground into pieces with one kick and leaped high with the help of the reaction force. His clenched fists also turned metallic gray. Then, he punched the golden dragon's head heavily with a wave of air.

The air compressed to the limit by the fist exploded, appearing as a translucent air circle.

The fragments of dragon scales in the air were mixed with some light golden dragon blood. Feeling the pain, the golden dragon clawed back at Nero and slapped him away again.

Nero flew backwards and only stopped when he hit a mountain wall, his body embedded deeply in it.

"Hmm... Could that move I just made be Armament Haki?"

Nero pulled away the surrounding stones and looked at his left hand. The metallic luster on it had not completely disappeared.

"I thought this move was pretty cool at first, so I kept imagining myself using it... Did I just use it subconsciously in a moment of desperation?"

After figuring out the reason, Nero took a deep breath.

"Isn't this [Emperor's Privilege] too omnipotent? Can it even use abilities from different worldviews? Is it really the omnipotent 'power of thought'? 'As long as I want, then I can do it' right?"

"Hmm... But after using Armament Haki, skills like [Dragon Slayer], [Beast Slayer], and [Giant Beast Slayer] can't be used anymore... Is it a conflict between powers from different worldviews? And maybe I shouldn't have used Haki with that punch just now. It seems that relying on those special attacks would have caused more damage..."

Although the punch just now broke the golden dragon's scales and made it bleed, it looked quite violent and scary, but in fact it was only a superficial injury at best. If the triple special attack had been used just now, it would have caused serious injuries.

After all, the special attacks in the Type-Moon world are really unreasonable, and the saying "Special attacks are above everything else" is not for nothing.

Isn't Surut Fenrir formidable, having devoured Fenrir and Jörmungandr, slaughtering all the Asgardian gods, leaving only Skadi? While overwhelmingly powerful upon his debut, he gained dragon attributes as he grew stronger, ultimately being defeated by the dragon-slaying hero Sigurd.

Although there is a reason why Ophelia sacrificed herself to weaken Surtur, it is still a bit outrageous.

It was not until now that Nero realized that his exploration of the [Emperor's Privileges] might not be enough, even though he had been in this world for so long.

Sure enough, combat is the fastest way to become familiar with skills.

"It's a pity I don't have a laser cannon skill. Otherwise, if I add anti-dragon special attack to the laser cannon, I can kill this dragon instantly. Why do I need to scrape it bit by bit like this... I'm also a Saber, but I don't have a laser cannon. Wouldn't that guy in blue make a fool of me?"

At this time, a huge shadow covered the place where Nero was, and a huge dragon tail slapped down heavily.

But before that, Nero had already used [Shrinking the Earth] to dodge, leaving only a shadow behind.

"Hmm! Too slow, too slow! No matter how powerful and forceful the attack is, if it can't hit the person, it's useless!"

He held the sword with both hands, with the tip pointing diagonally at the ground. The cold light flowing down the blade carried a sharp aura.

Perhaps understanding Nero's provocation, the golden dragon roared, raised its head, and gathered its dragon breath again.

The dragon's heart was beating like a bottomless pit, constantly absorbing the free magic power around it, then concentrating it and transforming it into the purest heat that could burn everything.

Despite the huge momentum, Nero was not very worried.

At this distance, Nero was confident that he could dodge with his agility and the [Shrinking the Earth] skill.

But at this moment, a voice forced its way into the battlefield.

"Sword of Light!"

Three light golden blades, with extremely sharp momentum, chopped on the back of the golden dragon.

Suddenly, a large amount of blood was raised.

The Sword of Light is one of the advanced magics in the Suqing world. It is said that as long as the magic power is sufficient, it can cut through everything in the world. Theoretically, it can even cut through the barrier of the Demon King's Castle.

Therefore, even the dragon scales with extremely high magic resistance could not completely block this move.

Nero was stunned, and turned around to see Youyou holding a magic wand in the distance.

Chapter 342: A World Where Only Aqua Was Injured

Youyou's face was pale. In her timid eyes, the dragon was so terrifying.

Especially the dragon's breath just now. Even from such a distance, I could feel the heat wave. Needless to say, the heat itself must have reached an extremely terrifying level.

but……

"How can we let Sister Nero face such a formidable opponent alone..."

Due to the tension, the fingers that were tightly gripping the staff turned white.

Want to close my eyes.

Want to stay still.

Want to stay away from the battlefield.

Even though I know these thoughts are wrong choices, I can't make them disappear from my mind.

“What will Nero-sister and Megumin do at this moment…”

So...

"My name is Youyou!"

He raised his staff and flung his cloak.

Use shouting to cover up the cowardice in your heart.

"He is a member of the Red Demon Clan and will eventually become the Clan's leader. At the same time..."

After a pause, Youyou bit her lower lip tightly and shouted loudly with a red face.

"He's also Nero-san's friend! He's the one who admires Nero-san's dazzling figure like the sun!"

"So! I will never back down from this!"

Otherwise... I will never be able to stand by Sister Nero's side again!

Neither the Golden Dragon nor Nero noticed the figure on the edge of the battlefield.

Compared to the huge dragon and the hero who can fight it, Youyou really seems too small.

His eyes no longer avoided, even though the giant dragon still exuded a terrifying pressure, but Youyou was able to muster up the courage.

The aftermath of the battlefield blew up the cloak, and the crimson eyes were shining brightly at this moment.

Chant the spell and call upon the magic power.

Youyou used the magic that she was best at and the most powerful.

"Sword of Light!"

The shining blade of light instantly crossed the distance and cut through the dragon scales on the golden dragon's back.

The golden dragon, who was still accumulating his breath, also noticed this second ant who dared to challenge him.

The golden dragon also possesses a certain degree of intelligence. Perhaps it knows how difficult Nero is, so it plans to kill Youyou first, then turns around and prepares to release the dragon breath that has been accumulated in its mouth for a long time to Youyou.

"Where are you looking at?"

It was obvious that Nero would never give the Golden Dragon such an opportunity.

A red shadow flashed like lightning, shooting straight into the golden dragon's eyes.