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Boom!
As the cloud of smoke, dust, and dirt was slowly receding, Shin suddenly heard a thunderous sound coming from the center of everything.
Swoosh!
Then next instant, he saw the humanoid silhouette of the evolved green dragon dashing through the cloud and charging straight to Alice.
Bang!
The lotus barrier made of wind and ice protecting Alice was instantly shattered as the humanoid green dragon broke through it with just a single punch. Then the dragon reached her immediately after and was about to grab her neck with its razor-sharp claws.
Alice was a little slow to respond as the green dragon was already upon her before she could even have the time to use any defensive or escaping spell. Even her instantaneous spells would not be enough to save her in this predicament.
Swoosh!
But before the deadly claws could even reach her, Shin suddenly appeared right beside the green dragon while striking with a forward thrust right after unsheathing his sword.
'Jade Kirin Scripture: Quick Draw – (Lightning) Flash Final'
Bang!
The tip of the [Yamato] struck the scales-covered shoulder of the green dragon and sent a bunch of blazing sparks in the air.
That attack was barely able to scratch the surface of the jade-like scales of the green dragon, but the strong force behind it was strong enough to send the latter flying in the opposite direction.
Swoosh!
Bang!
Right after seeing the green dragon collide against a huge boulder and get buried by a pile of broken rocks, Shin quickly charged forward. He knew that attack was far from being enough, so he had to take the initiative if they wanted to kill this green dragon.
This green dragon just evolved, so it was still far from being at its peak form. It was still in the middle of adjusting itself to its new body, so if they wanted to defeat it, this was their best chance of doing so.
Swoosh!
Alice also understood this, so she quickly adjusted herself and raised her elemental scepter in the air, casting a spell.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The three elemental dragons circling her suddenly flew forward and charged in the direction where Shin had sent the green dragon.
Roar!
They overtook Shin before swirling around one another and fusing into a huge elemental dragon with a wide-opened mouth. It smashed itself into the pile of rocks where the green dragon was supposedly buried.
'Dance of the Elements: Elemental Dragon Revolution'
Boom!
Meanwhile, Shin leaped into the air while holding the [Yamato] with both of his hands as it was currently covered with the 'Primordial Lightning'.
Roar!
The illusionary figures of Whitie and Blackie in their respective tiger forms seemed to have appeared behind him for a brief moment before swirling around each other and being absorbed by the sword.
'Myriad Transformation Swordsmanship: Eclipse Slash'
Swoosh!
A beam of black-and-white sword energy was released right after he swung the sword and sent it toward the place where the green dragon was located.
Boom!
The spot where those two attacks landed was completely obliterated. All the surrounding ground and the pile of rocks turned into dust as they bombarded the green dragon.
But despite how powerful their previous attacks were, the two did not dare to lower their guards as they knew that it was far from being enough to take down such a powerful monster.
When the cloud of dust and dirt finally receded, Shin and Alice saw a cocoon-like object made of multiple vines wrapped around each other.
This alone was enough for the two to know that their attacks did not do much to harm the green dragon.
Not long after, the cocoon of vines loosened themselves and revealed the humanoid figure inside it. This gave Shin and Alice the time to finally have a good look at the current appearance of the green dragon.
It looked like a regular humanoid monster of a reptilian race. It had a human body with green scales covering its entire body.
Roar!
Boom!
A powerful explosion quickly erupted as the two sides collided.
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Swoosh!
Shin was sent flying into the air as the impact of the collision was too strong for his body to withstand. He spun, rolled, and flipped multiple times in the air to relieve the strong impact that he had received before spreading his wings to stop himself from moving further away.
Shin was barely able to survive that collision as his health bar was only left with slightly over a quarter of health. He quickly used his 'Sacred Light' elemental skill to heal himself back to full along with a health potion.
On the ground, the green dragon remained standing in its previous spot, seemingly unaffected by the previous clash.
But that was only what could be seen on the surface. But in truth, this green dragon also suffered quite a decent damage from the previous clash.
Thanks to its tough defenses and strong regeneration, it was barely able to keep itself in a decent form.
But how could Shin and Alice let it recover that easily? They quickly took action when the green dragon was trying to heal itself.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Alice bombarded the green dragon with a series of spells such as lightning spheres, ice spears, and wind cutters to prevent it from recovering itself.
She took advantage that the green dragon was still trying to lessen the tremors within its body that it had gotten from the previous clash against Shin.
Seeing the incoming spells, the green dragon controlled the surrounding trees and plants to form a thick and sturdy wall in front of it.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As the spells bombarded the wall made of thick roots of the trees and vines of the surrounding plants, spikes of wooded material sprouted from the ground one after another before flying toward Alice.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
Their speed was so fast that Alice could not help but stop casting her spells and use 'Blink' to escape their range.
But these wooded spikes seemed to have a mind of their own as they took a sharp turn during their flight and chased after her.
At the same time, thick vines suddenly appeared at the spot where she was supposed to land. They wrapped themselves on her feet, locking her in place and preventing her from going anywhere.
She could easily cut them with her wind magic, but that brief moment was more than enough for the sharp wooden spikes to catch up to her.
Seeing that Alice was in danger, Shin changed his course in the air. Instead of charging toward the green dragon, he flew to intercept the wooden spikes.
Swoosh!
Crackle! Crackle!
Lighting danced around his body during his flight, leaving an electric trail in the air.
Bang!
He then descended to the ground like a flash of lightning falling from the sky. A thunderclap erupted along with an electric shockwave that spread in every direction and destroyed the wooden spikes.
Shin looked like a thunder god that fell from the sky as he was surrounded by a storm of lightning.
Boom!
After that, he stomped on the ground, exploding with another lightning storm that wreaked havoc in the surroundings and further destroyed the wooden spikes and vines that were trying to approach them.
'Self-Created Technique: Thunderclap Step'
With all of this, Alice finally had the time to set up a solid defense so that she could fire her spells without any concerns, and she could retreat if needed.
Sensing the movements of mana behind him, Shin kicked the ground and flapped his wings to charge forward.
Seeing Shin charging at it, the green dragon spread its wings wide along with a deafening roar.
Roar!
It then dived forward clashing against Shin in an intense melee, exploding with a series of shockwaves in every collision.
With Alice firing a series of spells in the distance like a machine gun, a chaotic storm of magic and shockwaves wreaked in the entire place, destroying everything in the surroundings.
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