"It just feels so disgusting… Smelling things, Iri directly revealed a very disgusted expression."
"Earlier, I thought Xiao BuDian was just an ordinary human, but I didn't expect the scent on you to be quite interesting, Vampire… Undead… and…" The Big Cat's nose twitched incessantly, and he kept leaning closer to Iri as he spoke.
Stop! Can't let him expose it anymore! It's fine if Dragon Queen is watching from behind, but the key is that Bel is still staring!
Although Bel is a bit silly, she's not stupid! Iri was a little anxious, so if that's the case! Don't blame her for being merciless!
"I didn't expect the dignified Lion King of the Beast Kingdom to be a pervert who likes to smell ladies' body odor!!" Iri feigned a frightened look and recoiled.
"What! I'm not a pervert! This is just my special ability!" The Big Cat roared.
A special ability… Is it similar to Arshe's eyes that can see through magical aptitude? Arshe's is her eyes, and this cat's is his nose?
No matter what he is… I must stop him from exposing my true identity! Iri thought to herself.
"I don't care if it's a special ability or whatever! In short, smelling a lady's body odor is a perverted act! If you still want to continue the duel! Stop your perverted behavior! Or are you saying you can't win against me without using your special ability?!" Iri pointed at the Big Cat with an expression of extreme disgust.
"Alright, alright! I won't use it, okay? Seriously, you females are so troublesome! So, can we start now?!" The Big Cat rubbed his nose in annoyance and said.
"Then come on! Big Cat!" Iri nodded, deliberately taunting him.
"You fellow!" This time, the Big Cat wasn't as cautious as before; he directly swung his axe and chopped down. Of course, Iri naturally wouldn't fight him with a shovel, as his was a "Divine Weapon" (self-proclaimed).
So, Iri initially adopted evasion as her response. This Big Cat was already very large in build, although he could swing such a large axe so quickly with his astonishing arm strength.
But he still couldn't match Iri's speed. Iri also leveraged the advantage of her small physique and her own agility. The few axe swings from the Big Cat didn't even touch Iri's hair.
"Jumping around is so annoying! Come at me head-on like a man!" The Big Cat roared in displeasure as he swung his Dragon King Battle Axe.
"I'm a lady… not a man, so why would I want to arm wrestle with you?!" Iri put on a composed expression, continuing to evade Lion King's attacks, showing no signs of counterattacking.
"Are you messing with me?! Or are you afraid of the Dragon King Battle Axe in my hand?!" The Big Cat became even more annoyed.
"Hmph… You really dare to say that!" Iri immediately stood still and no longer evaded.
Lion King saw this as an opportunity and unhesitatingly chopped down with his axe. Indeed… ordinary spellcasters would be at a disadvantage against his axe that could nullify magic. Beastmen's physical qualities are inherently far superior to humans, so an ordinary spellcaster encountering this Big Cat would almost certainly meet their nemesis.
Of course… the premise is "ordinary" spellcasters…
"Justice Descends…" Iri murmured, then saw her glowing left hand rise, calmly and directly catching the axe Lion King swung at her.
When the axe blade was gripped by Iri, there was a crisp metallic clang. Iri's left hand was encased in a white gauntlet. Iri firmly held the blade of the Dragon King Battle Axe, and the wind generated by the impact between the axe blade and Iri's gauntlet when they made contact even blew Iri's hair.
It must be admitted, Iri did intend to show off, but showing off comes with a price. Iri underestimated the strength of the Big Cat in front of her. Even with the Champion Armor gauntlet on her left hand, Iri's hand still hurt from the impact of taking that blow.
This kind of situation was only experienced during practice with Cocytus and Sebas, which proved that this Big Cat's strength was no less than Cocytus and Sebas's.
"O-originally… you still had a trick up your sleeve!" Lion King felt a bit uneasy seeing his axe firmly caught by Xiao BuDian.
After all, he understood that his advantage was strength. The reason he became the boss of the Beast Kingdom was by using his absolute strength advantage, pulling out all the tribal chiefs and giving them a good beating.
Now, his proud strength had been steadily taken on by Xiao BuDian, so he naturally felt uneasy.
From Xiao BuDian's flexible movements earlier, he knew his speed was definitely inferior to hers, so he planned to provoke her with words, making her confront him head-on, or to outlast her in terms of patience and endurance. As long as he caught one of her weaknesses, he was confident he could cripple her with one blow.
But… seeing Xiao BuDian's composed look, steadily catching his battle axe, how embarrassing!
So many of his subordinates were watching. Although he had already prepared himself for a possible loss when he smelled that Xiao BuDian was connected to that person.
But… Xiao BuDian was a spellcaster, and his weapon countered her. And looking at her frail build, he should still have a chance to win against her.
But he never expected… Xiao BuDian also had strength comparable to his own… This was very awkward.
However! Since the strength is similar! Then let's compare endurance and explosive power! Lion King thought to himself, then gripped the axe handle of the Dragon King Battle Axe with one hand and pressed down with all his might, intending to directly overwhelm Xiao BuDian in front of him.
Ugh… This scoundrel actually used force! Although she steadily caught this blow, it put a considerable burden on her arm, and that strangely shaped axe was very difficult to hold. Her palm was small, and all the force points of the axe blade were concentrated in the tiger's mouth between her thumb and index finger, which was extremely uncomfortable… She should have known to adopt a bare-handed stance and catch it with both hands, but that stance was too low-class. Besides, he swung it with one hand, wouldn't catching it with two hands make her seem inferior to this Big Cat?!
Although her palm was very uncomfortable, Iri still maintained a calm and composed demeanor, smiling at the Big Cat.
At this moment, Iri saw that the Big Cat's left hand was already tightly clenched into a fist, clearly trying to overpower her by force. To be honest, if this cat had used both hands to grip that axe and exert pressure on her, she might not have been able to hold on.
"Hehe! Two hands are fine too." Iri chuckled, then said to the Big Cat.
"N-no need! I can crush you with one hand!" The Big Cat also forced a composed expression and said.
Unfortunately, his slightly trembling voice had already betrayed him. It seemed his acting was still not as good as the professional actress Iri's.
This guy is really too straightforward, falling for such a simple trick. Iri said that precisely because she was afraid he would use both hands, but continuing to drag this out isn't a solution either! Her arm was already a little numb.
At this moment, the pressure on Iri's left hand lessened. For a fleeting moment, it was pulling back. It seemed this guy wanted to test if he could pull the axe back.
"Oh? Didn't you say you wanted to go head-on? Are you going to pull back so quickly? I've only used eighty percent of my strength." Iri was secretly pleased at the sight. Competing in strength like this was too foolish, she should quickly mock him and end it.
"Hehe! I've only used sixty percent!" With that, the Big Cat pressed his strength down again…
Ugh… This time it backfired. She really shouldn't have resorted to verbal taunts. Iri was frustrated, but frustration aside, she still had to keep up appearances.
"I've only used fifty percent…"
"I've used thirty percent!"
"No, I've only used ten percent…"
"…"
"…"
Iri and Lion King exchanged an awkward glance, no longer continuing their conversation… This seemingly idiotic struggle continued.
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