Seeing Erza easily deal with his sword waves, Kurnugi was overjoyed.
"Heh! Not bad! Then try this!"
A purple-black, spinning netherworld hole appeared above Kurnugi's head.
The hole rotated continuously, producing a powerful suction force while shooting sword waves from within.
"Requip: Wind God Armor!"
Golden light flashed over Erza's body.
The Wind God Armor was a tight-fitting training outfit with the effect of weakening wind-attribute Magic attacks and increasing speed.
In her hand, she held the Wind God Sword.
When swung, the blade could create violent gusts capable of scattering anything the user cut.
Erza swung the Wind God Sword again and again.
Waves of sword energy tore through the air, cutting down the incoming sword waves before finally striking the netherworld hole above Kurnugi's head.
Boom—!
A thunderous explosion echoed through the valley.
Kurnugi coughed in the smoke and dust.
Of course he would.
The explosion had happened right above his head.
On top of that, Erza's sword waves had struck the cliff above him, causing quite a bit of dirt and stone to rain down.
While Kurnugi was coughing, Erza had already Requipped into Purgatory Armor.
She flew high into the air, arriving above Kurnugi at high speed, gripping the massive serrated blade in both hands and bringing it down with the force of a mountain-splitting strike.
The tremendous force sent Kurnugi crashing down into a sitting position.
However, Erza's serrated blade shattered against Kurnugi's back armor.
"That defense..."
Erza frowned slightly and murmured under her breath.
She could tell that this dragon probably had not fully matured yet.
His combat ability had not reached its peak, but a dragon's defense was still frighteningly strong.
Their battle had gone on for more than ten exchanges.
Unless she used Nakagami Armor, or a weapon effective against Dragon Slayers, it would be very difficult to break through his defenses.
Of course, Kurnugi could not defeat her either.
"Woman over there, tell me your name! Lord Kurnugi does not cut down nameless opponents!"
"Win against me first."
"Damn it! You're too arrogant! Lord Kurnugi does not allow anyone to be more arrogant than me!"
Kurnugi roared.
As he shouted, sword energy burst from every blade across his body and gathered together.
The purple Magic Power was so thick that it almost seemed solid, forming a gigantic purple-black Magic sword that shot violently toward Erza.
"Requip: Clear Heart Clothing!"
Erza did not dare take this lightly.
She immediately changed into her cheat-level bandage outfit and drew the Demon Blade Benizakura.
Erza slid her right foot half a step back.
Benizakura was held in reverse beside her right leg, and her sword pressure continued to rise.
The wind whipped through her scarlet hair.
This was a technique she had found in a Magic book about swordsmanship in the guild library.
The book itself was extremely thin, only a few pages long.
On the title page was a note:
[People's bodies cannot be judged by the same standard. The gap between one person's talent and another's can be as vast as heaven and earth. Some people learn this move and can only kill a chicken. Others learn this move and can slay a god!]
There was only one technique.
A draw slash.
The draw slash itself took up only one page. The remaining pages were about nurturing intent and gathering energy.
Erza felt it suited her extremely well and had been studying it for a long time.
This was her first time using it.
Only because this move was too powerful.
It required her to use all the Magic Power in her body.
Better to shatter like crystal than remain whole like clay!
All of her Magic Power concentrated into one point.
Drive the motion with the strength of her waist and abdomen.
Then unleash a single, peak-level slash.
This was a true Iaijutsu strike.
A vertical red blade force tore open the earth as it rushed toward the purple-black giant sword.
It split the giant sword cleanly down the middle.
Without losing speed, the blade force struck Kurnugi directly.
Kurnugi was sent flying backward and crashed into the cliff wall of another mountain, landing on the flat ground of that peak.
When Raizel and the others arrived, Kurnugi was lying on the ground, covered in broken stones.
He did not seem to be in serious danger.
Mostly because this guy was still screaming his head off.
"Ow, ow, ow!!!"
Kurnugi lay on the ground and cried out in pain.
A sword wound had appeared on his shoulder, blood flowing from it.
"You win! I'm done! I'm not fighting anymore!"
Kurnugi tried to struggle to his feet, but the wound made him suck in a cold breath.
"You demon woman, are you a Dragon Slayer or something? Why does it hurt so much?"
'Demon woman... That actually kind of fits.'
Everyone quietly glanced at Erza while thinking the same thing.
"I am not a Dragon Slayer."
Erza's voice came through gritted teeth. A vein throbbed on her forehead, but she endured it.
After all, her Magic Power still needed time to recover.
"Strange. Strange."
Kurnugi could not make sense of it.
He was not the type of dragon especially known for defense, but for Erza to injure him this badly despite not being a Dragon Slayer was still strange.
"My name is Kurnugi! I acknowledge your strength!"
Kurnugi struggled upright and shook his head, scattering the broken stone and dust from his body.
"Erza Belserion. That is my name."
Seeing Kurnugi's attitude, Erza also undid her Requip.
"Bel..serion... Belserion?!"
Kurnugi felt the name was familiar.
He soon remembered.
The books left behind by his mother, Selene, had recorded that name.
It was the name of a wise dragon.
That wise dragon was extremely famous in dragon history.
One of the dragon leaders who supported coexistence between humans and dragons.
He had also joined hands with humans to create Dragon Slayer Magic.
After that wise dragon died, the Dragon Mother inherited his name.
Irene Belserion.
Since dragon fathers did not have the habit of raising their children, and his mother Selene had run off once he had gained some ability to protect himself, Selene had only left him some books about dragon history.
After that, there were no further records.
The ancient kingdom had somehow suddenly perished, and the Dragon Mother Irene had disappeared without a trace.
"Are you a descendant of the Mother of Dragon Slayers?"
"That's right."
Erza nodded calmly.
It did not matter if Ultear and the others knew.
"What a shocking gossip!"
Seeing Erza nod, Lucy quickly covered her mouth.
Ultear, Mira, and the others immediately realized it as well.
Raizel had introduced Irene to them before—Irene, the Mother of Dragon Slayers.
"Then it isn't strange."
Kurnugi nodded.
"Although I acknowledge you, the rest of you..."
Kurnugi looked at Erza, then turned toward Raizel and the others.
But his words suddenly stopped as Raizel had vanished from his sight.
A cold, gleaming blade was already resting against his neck.
Kurnugi slowly turned his head.
'It's this guy! How is he so fast?!!!'
Kurnugi roared in his heart.
Raizel, who had taken over Jesmon, had already placed his arm blade against Kurnugi's neck.
Erza said calmly, "I forgot to mention. He's much stronger than me."
"I can tell.... I can definitely tell."
Kurnugi gave an awkward laugh and quietly used the curved blade on his arm to nudge Raizel's blade a little farther from his neck.
He was an attack-specialized dragon.
In terms of defense, he could only be considered lower-middle among dragons.
Raizel naturally noticed his little movement.
So he decided to give him something bigger.
That way, Kurnugi would behave a little better.
Taking over Examon required an enormous amount of Magic Power. On top of that, Examon was a dragon-type, which could easily attract Acnologia.
Because of that, Raizel basically never used it.
But this was Guiltina.
That directionally challenged Black Dragon would never make it here.
[Take Over: Examon!]
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