Abyss Draconis

Chapter 235: A Valiant Opponent

ROOOOOOOOOAAAAARRR!

A painful roar left Isha’s lips as the powerful wave of lava slammed into her face, sending a chilling wave of pain through her entire being.

Her Frost energy rapidly covered her face, cooling down the heat, but when she opened her eyes, what awaited her was the sight of gigantic lava-filled claws lashing onto her face, sending her flying fifty meters into the sky.

And then—

WHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP!

The air cracked as a gigantic lava-infused tail arced through the sky, striking straight into Isha.

One of her wings barely managed to withstand the impact, but the searing heat burned through its flesh, leaving behind deep, charred wounds.

Her back slammed into the ground, sending her crashing toward the very place they had both come from.

Groaning, Isha adjusted herself to a stop, breathing raggedly.

As she opened her eyes, she found Ryuk standing before her, his hand raised toward her face, where a pill lay curled in his palm.

He opened her maw and tossed the pill into her mouth before stepping backward.

A deep flame spread through Isha’s lungs, searing her very core as the pill disintegrated inside her.

A powerful blue light flashed in her eyes, and in the next instant—

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAARRR!

A roar, even more powerful than the one she had unleashed before, erupted from her throat as Isha rose back to her feet.

The wing that had been burned instantly regenerated, all of her charred wounds closing up. Her skin cracked apart, revealing pure, pristine scales beneath.

And then—

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

The air exploded with force as Isha shot forward, hurtling toward the lava crocodile.

A crystalline ice rock formed in her fingers, and in an instant, she hurled it toward the beast.

The projectile blasted forward, but the creature responded with a burning wave of lava, reducing the ice to nothing before the two clashed once more.

Claw met claw. Fangs sank into flesh.

The impact sent debris flying through the air as the two beasts separated for only a moment—only to charge toward each other again with even more ferocity.

"This is what Isha needs..." Ryuk muttered to himself as he watched her fighting style shift, her movements adapting.

She had begun crafting sharp, crystalline ice shards with precision, controlling them with intelligence, turning the battlefield into a frozen war zone.

"More ferocity. Right now, she’s a cub to it. She holds too much power, but not much experience. This is never the right way. It is always better to be more experienced first."

"If Isha’s power keeps growing, but her ferocity lags behind—or worse, if it’s uncontrolled—she will become nothing more than another mindless beast, overflowing with power but lacking any true control."

’I wasn’t raised like that by Uncle Bob. He taught me to get used to killing barehand before giving me a knife.’

The lava cleared.

Ryuk stood there, completely untouched.

The molten rock dripped from his body, but somehow never touched it, and his expression did not change.

It was as if he had anticipated the strike before it even happened.

The crocodile tried to move again, tried to kill the one responsible for its downfall.

But its body would not listen.

Slowly, Ryuk stretched out his hand, his palm pressing gently against the beast’s face. The crocodile flinched.

A sensation unlike any other spread through its form.

Coldness.

The one thing it hated most in this world.

And yet—this coldness did not bring pain.

This coldness... brought peace.

"You fought valiantly, Croc," Ryuk whispered. "Rest now."

The gentle words filled the battlefield with an eerie stillness.

A peace so profound, so complete... it felt like a baby being lulled to sleep.

And, finally—

The crocodile gave in.

Under Ryuk’s unwavering will, it accepted its end.

Frost spread from Ryuk’s palm, covering the beast’s body. Its eyes, once filled with rage, softened.

Relief flickered within them as its consciousness faded into darkness.

And then—

SHATTTTTTTEERRRR!

Like an ice sculpture, the beast’s body shattered into countless fragments, scattering across the ground before disintegrating into nothing but ashes.

[Congratulations! Host has defeated a Grade A Beast!]

[Total EXP: +20,000!]

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