Chapter 335: Chapter 335: I am not the one

Eren, still lounging casually on the rooftop, wiped his hand on his robes, as if bored by the whole affair.

"You know, I'm not here to fight," he said nonchalantly, his voice barely reaching the Sea Dragon Empress through the tumult of her anger. "How about we sit somewhere peaceful and talk about love?"

The Empress didn't respond to Eren, only whispering something. The ground beneath her trembled as she called forth a wave of water from the earth, twisting it into a snake-like form that coiled around her like a spirit.

With a flick of her wrist, the water dragon lunged at Eren, its jaws wide open and ready to devour.

Eren simply raised an eyebrow, the faintest smirk playing at the corners of his mouth. As the water dragon closed in, he reached out with a hand, and the air trembled around him. The dragon halted, frozen mid-attack, as if caught in an invisible net.

"Not bad," Eren acknowledged, his voice smooth and calm. "However, are you sure you want to fight instead of running away? I'm sure you realize that I'm not the only person of interest in this city, right?"

The Sea Dragon Empress gritted her teeth, frustration mixed with her anger. "Are you talking about the Holy Priestess? It is fine. I can still kill you, still leave before she comes."

"Urgh." Eren scratched the back of his head, as if unsure how to respond. "I believe your words would have been meaningful before I came here. Let me ask you another question in that case."

"Enough of your delaying tactics!" The Sea Dragon Empress rose up in the sky, flying straight toward Eren.

Eren simply smiled in response, not even moving an inch from his original place. As she already hated him, he knew he couldn't win over her as the person who killed her brother. He didn't plan to do that either.

Still, he continued his question that he had talked about, "Did you think I was the one who stopped that water snake you created using Dragon Tongue?"

Firstly, the Sea Dragon Empress was already under the effect of a Sealed Bloodline which made her weaker than an Overlord in terms of absolute strength.

Secondly, she was in the Domain of the Holy Priestess which further weakened her while strengthening the Holy Priestess.

And lastly, there was no ocean in sight. As the Sea Dragon Empress, she could only display her true strength in the Ocean which was her home. In the land, she had lost that privilege.

Everything that could go wrong had gone wrong.

While fighting, the Sea Dragon Empress always looked at a disadvantage. Eren felt slightly bad for her, especially from the moment he realized why she was actually being hunted.

It was only after he had talked to the Holy Priestess that he found out how it all started. Only then did he realize that the Holy Priestess had taken the blame for his actions without even realizing it.

'I am truly the bane for your existence.' Eren rubbed his forehead, watching the battle drawing to an end.

From the beginning to the end, the Sea Dragon Empress didn't even manage to leave a single scratch on the Priestess' body which was disappointing for Eren. Still, it wasn't a complete loss.

He had no one to teach him how to use the Dragon Tongue. He had learned everything himself by analyzing some of the spells. Now that he watched the Sea Dragon Empress use it, his understanding of the Dragon Tongue had only increased.

Another thing he noticed was that the Sea Dragon Empress had a better understanding of the Dragon Tongue but she wasn't able to draw out as much strength as he could, even though she was stronger than him.

He wondered if it was because of the seal which he didn't have.