Novel Full Chapter 710: I Am A Dragonslayer
“Ah… I was under the assumption that all of the students here had no live combat experience. I’m terribly sorry about that…”
I frowned before dematerialising my weapons, “Why would you even care if we did or not? I thought you were brought here to train us, right?”
He scratched his head in embarrassment, “Your… Instructor told us that the top students in his class would be able to whoop our asses and told us not to take it to heart… I thought all of the students here had never seen a real battle before and… Err… Didn’t want you to become overconfident and get yourselves killed because of that…”
Huh… This guy’s actually quite a stand up guy eh? I thought he was just trying to show off or something when he was trying so hard to win.
Alright, I take back what I said about you.
“So… Are you satisfied with this then?” I asked.
He opened his mouth before shutting it and gave me a pointed look, “You did not get your rank by simply accompanying a party and hiding behind them right?”
You bitch.
I narrowed my eyes at him, “Do you think I got the skills to beat you just by hiding behind my party?”
Sure, my current position is the party’s support and leader so most of the time I would be at the very back. But it’s not like I was always hiding behind everyone else since I have also fought on the front lines at times.
I mean… I did fight through and complete a Dungeon solo, right?
Ok, I did it with the help of my Shadow Summons so it wasn’t exactly solo, but I guess since I did it using my own magic, I would say it still counted as a solo clear.
Besides… I’m pretty sure I could go back and fight those Dungeons I’ve fought before on my own without help now if I wanted to.
The male Mercenary shook his head, “This doesn’t prove anything. Fighting in a life or death scenario is different from sparring. The skills you showed here could just mean that you have experience sparring with others.”
“One of my titles is Dragonslayer,” I told him as a matter of factly.
The sound of things clattering on the ground could be heard all around.
Eh?
When I looked around the place, I realised that everyone within earshot had dropped their weapons and were staring at me with wide eyes. Even the guy in front of me was looking at me with a shocked face.
I raised an eyebrow at them, “What? What happened?”
Instructor Henry grimaced, “Aster… When did you receive that title?”
“Err… A few years ago, I think? I fought an Infant Crimson Dragon and killed it.”
“With… With a party right?”
“Does my Shadow Summon count?”
“No.”
“Then… It’s a solo kill I guess?”
Even more things dropped on the ground.
What? Is it really that surprising? It’s just an Infant Crimson Dragon you know? It’s even weaker than the Brute Fiend I had to fight solo so what’s the big deal?
“You’re not lying, are you?” The Mercenary in front of me asked.
“No? I’m being one hundred percent serious.”
“You’re a second year student, right? If you killed a dragon a few years ago… Then you weren’t even a student when you killed the dragon?”
I paused, realising why they were so surprised.
I basically told them that I managed to kill a dragon while I was probably less than ten years old on my own.
Yeah… I guess that’s why everyone was so shocked by my revelation…
The Mercenary in front of me was still looking at me with a look of bewilderment, “You… Killed a dragon solo… When you were less than ten years old?”
Yup… That confirms it.
I shrugged, “To be honest… I had been training since a young age so… Yeah. Anyway, I’m not the only one who has the title here.”
Everyone then turned to look at Odeta who was looking pretty proud at the moment.
She wasn’t even proud of the fact that she also had the title as well. I’m pretty sure she was proud of the fact that I had the title because she immediately jerked in surprise at my words.
The other Amrap, who was Odeta’s opponent, frowned at everyone, “All of you didn’t know? She’s known as Odeta the Dragonslayer. She saved a village by bringing down a dragon on her own a few years ago.”
She scratched her head, “But Sister Aster was way cooler though! She was already fighting wyverns on her own way before me!”
I mean… That was to save you and your sister… It’s not like I went out of my way to hunt them down or something…
The other Amrap continued, “That’s why I wish to have a match with you! Please grant me this honour!”
Odeta let out a laugh, “Wahahaha! Alright! Let’s do this! Watch me, Sister Aster!”
The both of them then leapt away from each other and assumed their stances, seemingly content to fight unarmed.
At this point, everyone had stopped their own matches to watch Odeta’s unfold, probably because they wanted to see how someone with the title of dragonslayer would fight.
I don’t know what they were expecting though, since she’s not fighting a dragon right now. Although now that I think about it… I actually would like to watch her fight a dragon since I’m sure that would be a pretty cool spectacle to see.
Maybe we should go back to Mother’s cottage back at Dragon Sanctuary for a few days during the next school break? That sounds like a nice idea.
I was brought out of my thoughts as the two Amraps charged at each other at the same time, both of them pulling their right fist back before punching forward at the same time.
The impact of their fist caused a shockwave to blast out in between them and the earth to quake beneath our feet.
Some of the onlookers even lost their footing and fell on their haunches from the shockwave.
Both Odeta and her opponent pulled back their fists at the same time before they punched forward again.
This time, instead of hitting each other in the fist, they punched each other on the face instead.
Another shockwave blasted out but both Amraps stood their ground, taking their opponent’s blow head on.
Then, as if a switch had been flipped, the two of them leapt away from each other to disengage before they lunged towards each other again.
Odeta swung her fist at the other Amrap’s head, only for the Amrap to avoid the blow by ducking underneath it instead of taking it this time.
She then tried to counter with an uppercut to Odeta’s chin which was caught in Odeta’s other hand just a few inches short of its target.
Odeta then swung the fist her opponent had initially avoided back in an arc to smash her fist against her face, sending her opponent stumbling a step back.
She did not let her move too far as she pulled the hand she was holding back towards her, forcing the other Amrap to come to a stop before she delivered a snap kick into her opponent’s abdomen.
The older Amrap let out a pained grunt as she found herself skidding backwards while the air in her lungs was forced out.
She barely had time to cross her arms in defence as Odeta had leapt towards her to deliver another punch aimed at her chest this time.
Odeta tried to deliver a left hook to get past her defence, only to hit empty air as her opponent ducked under it to punch her in the gut.
Everyone was expecting Odeta to be hurt from that but I knew that she had intentionally curled her body to absorb the blow, tensing up her abs to protect herself from the blow.
The older Amrap must be feeling numb in her fingers after punching something as solid as that.
By the time she tried to pull her hand back, Odeta had raised both her hands above her head to clasp them together before smashing it down on top of the other Amrap’s head.
The other Amrap’s head swung to the side from the blow, only for Odeta’s fist to snap back and punch her right across the side of her head with a loud thwack.
All of us watched in wonder as the larger woman was actually sent airborne and her unconscious form flew for a good metre before crashing back down on the ground, unmoving.
I had to go over and heal her since I was sure she got a concussion from that blow.
Odeta grinned at me, “How was that, Sister Aster?!”
“Very cool. As expected of you, Odeta.”
“Wahaha! Sister Aster’s fight was still cooler though! I want to learn how to–“
Her words were interrupted when several Mercenaries quickly swarmed around us with hungry looks on their faces.
“Please duel me next!”
“No, no! Me! Me first!”
“No, get in line! I get to go first!!”
“Please, have a match with me!”
What the heck?
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