Chapter 1639 Elimination [4].

Chapter 1639 Elimination [4].

August being an Azure Dragon was an absolute secret. Damien knew. He knew. In this world, there couldn't be anyone else who knew that information.

August didn't know this girl. She looked to be around fifteen, but she was already a 4th class being, which shouldn't have been possible for someone outside of a noble clan.

Yet, she was here taking the test with the commoners.

August didn't understand anything about who she was, nor did he understand why she'd brought up such a crucial fact.

However, since she had, his life was now in danger.

Azure Dragons. The Liqua claimed to be part of their species, but they were not.

They were fakes, water dragons with a bit more talent than others who liked to pretend that they were great beings.

In reality, Azure Dragons were a scorned race.

If anyone with that bloodline appeared, they'd be executed as soon as possible.

The Holy Clans couldn't allow another Qinglong to rise.

As such, even regular water dragons often disappeared at random. If their bloodlines were too strong, the Liqua Clan would immediately eliminate them.

August was able to survive as a water dragon with talent because his aura and draconic lineage signified that he had no relation to Qinglong. Damien had made sure that nobody would ever be able to tell otherwise.

This girl thought differently. If her thoughts spread and became more mainstream, then everything August was trying to achieve would be ruined before he even started.

He couldn't allow that.

Interrogating her and finding out what she knew and who else knew it was important, but August didn't think he'd be able to do it.

That left only one option.

He had to kill and then search for clues later.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

August stopped hiding his power. He still hid his bloodline aura just in case she was making assumptions without proof, but he didn't fight with power that a 3rd class being should've had.

He swung his claws out ruthlessly.

A manifestation of blue energy, foaming with white like rolling waves, shot forward and destroyed several of the surrounding trees.

August watched as that girl moved around as if this place was her home. In a sense, it was. Despite the strength and frequency of his attacks, she was able to evade everything without a problem.

"Ooh, you're a feisty one, aren't you?"

She smiled as she taunted him.

"Try a little harder."

Those were fighting words. They were meant to rile him up and make him reckless, but he refused to fall for her provocation.

'She's nimble.'

Just like him, she didn't really fight like a dragon.

'If so, then I need to abandon convention.'

For now, his unique fighting style was the best way to approach this situation.

The girl had summoned this forest with her mana. It was created without a natural ecosystem, which meant there weren't any lakes or water sources nearby that he could take advantage of.

However, she still used trees, and trees couldn't survive without water.

VOOM!

August's power spread across the entire forest. His senses melded in with any water that he could find, and as he pulled his arms towards himself, the water responded to his call.

At first, she thought she was going to win easily.

She knew he would be here and that was her only reason for participating, but from what she'd heard about him, August was still a youth who was in his growth stage.

He wasn't meant to be powerful.

However, the scene she was seeing now proved her wrong.

She could feel the vitality draining from the forest.

'Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to provoke him like that?'

She thought he would calm down after a little bit of fighting, but the calm demeanor he usually had didn't translate to battle.

'I thought he was supposed to be innocent and naive.'

However, the killing intent that had been embedded in all of the water flowing out of the dying trees told a different story.

The girl's thoughts were light. It didn't seem like she wanted to be his enemy.

But, August didn't know that.

He felt his power growing. He felt himself healing as the vitality from the water was transferred into him.

'Okay.'

He never stopped moving, nor did the girl stop trying to attack him.

His body was swerving everywhere, supported by jets of water as he zipped through the air. None of the roots were hitting him anymore, but they did make it harder for him to aim.

'But with all of this water...'

August's eyes sharpened.

'...I don't need to aim.'

VOOOM!

His mana raged. If he kept fighting like this, he'd eventually run out, but he wasn't thinking about that.

He focused on the mana. He didn't try to force it to change shape, since that went against the nature of water. Instead, he supported its flow and suggested it a path.

The mana responded to him with the same feelings he put into it. The relationship he'd formed with the energy over the few years he'd lived allowed him to communicate with it in ways others simply couldn't.

It formed into a shape it would have never otherwise reached. It adopted a hostility that was uncharacteristic of water solely for his sake.

And as the girl watched on, August managed to form an attack that even she didn't think she'd be capable of.

'Shit.'

She smiled wryly as she looked at it.

'I think I need to clarify things before we keep fighting.'