Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

——Go back.

Just as this thought came to his mind and he was about to turn around and leave, a gritting voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"The field expands——"

"Those who live must perish!"

9. All that is born must perish

A sticky feeling spread throughout Ritsu Narushe's body, as if countless chains invisible to the naked eye were firmly binding his limbs.

The situation suddenly became extremely unfavorable.

If the battle site is limited to an open plain or a rugged mountainous area, then the Sky Comet Dragon, which is good at high-speed flight, can make full use of its own maneuverability to easily control many slow-moving ancient dragons that can only jump on the ground.

But if the battlefield is placed in a forest with trees so dense that they block out the sun, or in a winding valley, the Sky Comet Dragon will inevitably be at a disadvantage.

Although he didn't know what Nerulu had done, he was indeed caught off guard.

"Hehe, aren't you planning to escape?"

He ignored the other party's ridicule and quietly used his breathing to coordinate with the organ in his body called the [Dragon Jade] to quickly generate dragon energy. Mingse Ritsu re-examined the Nergigante in front of him.

She seemed to be adjusting herself, expanding her area of ​​​​neighborhood and not attacking immediately. If it wasn't a deliberate disguise, it proved that Nerulu, like him, was also suffering from the suppression of this area on her body.

The problem, then, lies in the so-called "field".

Nergigante doesn't have any organs to manipulate elements, so how does she, who relies on pure strength and physical body, release her domain?

Thinking quickly, Naruse Ritsu avoided the thorns thrown by Nerulu as a distraction with minimal movement, and at the same time dodged another heavy blow.

The distance between the two of them was only one foot, and he could clearly see Nerulu's skin slightly flushed with excitement.

Even her heavy breathing turned into visual white mist. Is this guy too excited?

This situation seems familiar, just like—

Digest, then evolve... No!

Giving up tomorrow to fight...isn't right!

Ritsu Narose couldn't understand why this guy suddenly got excited, but the extremely disturbing grin on Nerulu's face made waves of chills rush from his tailbone to his brain like electric currents.

We have to think of a way to deal with her as soon as possible.

Ritsu Narose never thought of running away.

Even if he ran away this time, Nerulu would chase him relentlessly, given his personality. Besides, he wasn't the type to run away in disgrace after being attacked.

He leaned back 90 degrees and did a backflip, once again accurately avoiding the opponent's increasingly fierce attack.

Despite missing several times, Nerulu's attacks showed no sign of weakening—instead, they grew increasingly intense. At times like these, Nergigante's super regeneration was far more practical than the myriad other ancient dragons' abilities.

Super regeneration...

Recalling the battle of the past few minutes, ever since Nerulu opened her domain, she had been in a state of "super regeneration". However, he had been focusing on defense and dodging, and had not caused any damage to Nerulu at all.

The question is, what is her "super regeneration" for?

Combining the invisible field that has always existed around him, Ritsu Narose vaguely found the answer.

"Although I don't know where you learned this trick..."

"But your 'territory'—it activates at the cost of your own life force, right?"

Following these tentative words, Nerulu, who never concealed her emotions, immediately changed her expression. However, the panic on her face disappeared in an instant, and she returned to her confident look from before.

Maybe he thought that even if he knew the principle, he wouldn't be able to come up with a solution to deal with it immediately.

[Those who live must die] - As long as you are in it, your actions must be based on "consuming your own vitality".

The more intense the action, the more "vitality" is consumed. However, the super regeneration ability of the Destroyer Dragon itself perfectly offsets the limitations of this area.

To use the game as an example, Nerulu launched an AOE that ignores enemies and friends.

Within this range skill, all units must consume their own health (HP) to use the skill.

Whether it was a character who previously used skills through magic points (MP), or a character with special mechanisms such as "rage value" and "energy value", they must now obey higher "mechanisms".

In this situation, Nerulu, who has the passive ability of "high-speed HP recovery", undoubtedly has a huge advantage.

Even if she doesn't take the initiative to attack, as long as she maintains her presence in the field and continuously consumes her opponent, she can easily win.

But Nerulu Gigat—this Nergigante, born with the goal of becoming the “strongest,” is definitely not the type to sit back and wait for her opponent to be defeated.

Even though the balance of the battle is now tilting towards her, she will not wait silently for the outcome.

The crown of victory must be won by her own hands!

"Just let me beat you half to death and then take you back!"

As she was holding the weapon, a sense of urgency suddenly arose in Nerulu's heart.

The intuition born from countless battles would not disappear even though she had become human. Her heart beat faster and faster, making her excited about the possibility of an unknown development, but also irritated by the situation that seemed to be spiraling out of control.

"That's enough—"

Naruse Ritsu, who had distanced himself from Nerulu, gave a matter-of-fact look, "I'll finish you in three seconds."

"How dare you say that!"

It was obvious that what he thought was the truth had once again successfully ignited the powder keg in front of him that was about to explode.

But it didn't matter. Rather than arguing, Ritsu Narose preferred to prove himself through actions.

When the plastic bag that had been held in his left hand was thrown into the air, the countdown for the battle finally sounded.

As it curved into the air, a surge of dragon energy suddenly appeared in the darkness. Six beams of light, flowing freely like blades, emerged from the deep red dragon energy that enveloped its body, completely severing the shackles that bound it.

The area that had been interfering with the operation had been dealt with, and now a third of the time had passed.

The plastic bag affected by the battle airflow made a rustling sound. When it reached the highest point and was about to fall, a thick crimson fog suddenly broke out in the night.

At this moment, the six paths became brighter and brighter, and vaguely one could see the light of red thunder moving above, tearing the fog apart, and then focusing on one point in an instant.

The sound of the collision between the highly concentrated active dragon energy and the diamond thorns echoed around, accompanied by two explosions in succession. The brilliant and short red light brought a brief dawn to this dark place.

With the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground, the plastic bag falling along a curve in the air was caught steadily by someone before it hit the ground.

Checking the watch on my left wrist, I saw that exactly three seconds had passed.

Although hit hard, Nerulu did not faint immediately. She still held on to her last breath and stared at Naruse Ritsu with eyes full of unwillingness and anger.

Naruse Ritsu knew what she was about to say. The slack of mind of a victor kept him from rushing to leave. Instead, he squatted beside Nerulu, patting her head, and began to explain leisurely.

"As long as the activity of the dragon energy temporarily overwhelms the physical body itself, it can temporarily replace the vitality consumed in the domain."

"Although the first air cannon shot was blocked by the weapon, the subsequent impact still successfully penetrated your body. By forcing your heart into arrest, a weakness in your domain will be created that did not exist."

"This way, I won't have to expend extra dragon energy to deal with your domain. What I need to do next is to seize this opportunity and ensure that the next dragon energy cannon fires at maximum power at close range."

After checking Nerulu's injuries and making sure that her body was still breathing and could slowly recover, Ritsu Narose released his left hand that was supporting the back of her head, allowing her little head to have an intimate contact with the hard concrete floor behind her.

"Goodnight, Bae-Mee."

Manually putting the Nergigante into a deep sleep, Ritsu Narose said a final hello, then without looking back, walked towards his daily life in the remaining half of the night.

10. The Sun is High and Tears Behind Bars

Just as Riku Narose had expected, after being severely beaten up by him, Meemezi never dared to appear in front of him again.

He slept soundly until dawn. When he struggled to find the mobile phone hidden beside his pillow in a daze, he found that it was already late.

He rolled out of the soft blanket, yawning as he stood up and opened the curtains. When the warm sunlight hit him, he couldn't help but stretch.

MeeMeezi's appearance last night didn't have much impact on him - at most it disrupted his planned nighttime routine and made him stay up a little longer.

A mere baa-baa-zi, don't even think about disturbing his peaceful daily life.

Walking slowly to the kitchen, Ritsu Narushe opened the refrigerator and found that the inside was as empty as his stomach.

In addition to the drinks placed on the side, there are bottles and jars filled with various sauces on the top layer. There are only a few scattered eggs rolling around in the refrigerator.

"It's empty..."

Scratching his head, Ritsu Narose decided to have a can of Coke to refresh himself.

"Pfft-"

The cold carbonated drink entered his mouth, then flowed through his esophagus, finally landing in his newly awakened stomach. Perhaps only a body like Gu Long could withstand such an unhealthy lifestyle.

Not healthy, but refreshing.

"Hiccup~"

After expelling the dragon energy and carbon dioxide that had settled in his body, his chaotic and lifeless eyes finally became clear like glass that had been wiped dry of moisture.

Vaguely remembering that there was still food stored in the freezer on the other side, Ritsu Narose opened the refrigerator door next to her with anticipation.

First layer, frozen fish.

Second layer, frozen fish.

The third layer is still frozen fish.

It's a bit too much...

He picked up one at random and felt the hard touch in his hand. After thinking for a moment, Ritsu Narose gave up the idea of ​​biting it directly.

When you are hungry to a certain extent, you don’t feel anything.

Anyway, I have to go out for a big shopping trip next, so I'll put the fish in the pond to thaw first.

He took out a shopping cart that hadn't been used for a while, cleaned off the dust, and then pushed the silver-white four-wheeled cart named "Silver Thunder" out.

As soon as he went out, he saw a familiar figure standing outside the gate.

It’s Chihaya Aine.

She seems to be getting ready to go out. Compared to the home clothes we saw before, she looks more energetic and youthful in her casual clothes.

But now, the girl whom he identified as the "heroine" seemed to be in trouble.

She paced back and forth in front of her gate with a distressed look on her face, and then leaned on the railing of the gate, like a prisoner shedding tears behind bars.

It may sound a bit rude, but Chihaya Aine's current appearance reminded Ritsu Naruse of a one-month-old puppy that was howling in anxiety when faced with an impossible-to-cross staircase.

"Good afternoon, Chihaya-san. Are you in any trouble?" As an outstanding citizen of Tokyo, Ritsu Narose asked politely from the perspective of a neighbor.

"Ah, that... uh..."

She had never expected that Ritsu Narose would stop and talk to her. In addition to being surprised, a hint of embarrassment unconsciously appeared on her face.

As we all know, not everyone is willing to actively seek help from others when they encounter difficulties. And if the difficulties at hand are caused by one's own stupidity, then it is even less likely that one will take the initiative to reveal one's mistakes to others.

For Chihaya Aine, being locked out for not bringing the key was humorous enough.

If anyone else knew about this, her "Aine-chan Restart Plan" might not even collapse midway and would be fast-forwarded to "exit at the start".

but……

I'm not familiar with my neighbor next door, so even if he finds out...it shouldn't matter, right?

After secretly glancing at the boy pushing a cart and standing silently waiting behind her left, Chihaya Aine decided to tell her about the dilemma she was facing.

She didn't want to stand outside in the sun like an idiot anymore.

"I just realized I left my keys and phone at home after I left... Aren't Chihaya-san and the others home?"

This was nonsense, but looking at Chihaya Aine's expression, Ritsu Naruse felt that it would be better to say some clichés that both of them knew to lighten the atmosphere.

Continuing the conversation along this topic, he learned that the couple next door were out for something today.

Based on his understanding of this family and the information he learned from previous casual conversations, the Chihaya couple probably went to deal with matters related to Chihaya Aine's transfer.

Without saying his speculation out loud, Ritsu Narose pushed the Silver Thunder to the side of the road to prevent it from blocking passing vehicles, and took out his cell phone from his pocket and handed it to Chihaya Aine.

"Use my phone to contact me first."

"Oh...thank you!"

This person is pretty good!

The originally anxious mood instantly became cheerful. Chihaya Aine took the phone with a smile on her face and quickly dialed her mother's number, Kuromuyama Shichi.