“Father…”
The Fire Dragon muttered with a solemn look on his face.
Just like before, Cirri was inside Sanctuary, unable to come out.
Normally, a Bond could come out of Sanctuary on its own whenever the Tamer was in danger, but perhaps because Kael couldn’t die in this place, or maybe his control over the Sanctuary was strengthened whenever he was here.
Cirri couldn’t leave unless Kael permitted her to.
And right now, no matter how much the little Dragon cried, he didn’t let her out.
“Get ready.”
Kael ordered.
“Yes, Father.”
Igni nodded as he flapped his undeveloped wings and flew in the air.
He didn’t fly very high, though, barely a meter above the ground.
Why even do that?
It was because Kael had ordered him to.
Igni was strong, Kael knew that better than anyone else. However, the Dragon had one fatal weakness.
He was only a few days old child.
Yes, that was Igni’s weakness. His body was still underdeveloped. So even though he was extremely strong, his claws, his legs, and even his wings, they were all weaker than they should be, making it difficult for the Dragon to use his strength to its fullest extent.
Now, normally, this wouldn’t have been an issue. After all, the Fire Dragon usually engulfs everything in flames and deals with the matter. In the Crucible, however, this method didn’t work.
The Eternal Flame Wolves were completely immune to fire, even from the flames of a Primordial Fire Dragon.
The little Dragon had no choice but to fight them head-on.
When Kael thought about all this, he came to a conclusion.
This Mission…
He was never the main focus of it. The Wolves here were simply too strong for him.
This Mission, this entire place,
It was the Training Grounds for his Igni.
A place where Igni could adapt, train, get stronger, and… learn to fight together with Kael.
Yes, it was a place where the Father and Son could fight together and strengthen their bond on the Battlefield.
And Kael was going to use it just like that.
His first focus?
It was to develop Igni’s flying ability.
“This feels… strange…”
Igni muttered. Having to continuously flap his wings felt like a waste of energy. Now, normally, the little Dragon would never complain, but he knew he would soon be facing enemies who had defeated him before…
Wasting his energy before the battle seemed… inefficient.
“You will get used to it.”
Kael spoke, his tone solemn, leaving no room for counters.
“Okay, Father.”
In the end, Igni could only nod.
“You remember how I told you to fight, correct?”
Kael questioned.
“Yes.”
Igni nodded.
“Then let’s move.”
Kael nodded, and then, as he felt the ground beneath him tremble, he started running.
Igni followed behind as he flapped his wings. Again, the Dragon felt uncomfortable, but this time, he didn’t complain.
Whoosh
The ground where the two of them stood was consumed by flames.
Kael and Igni, however, didn’t turn back. They marched their way towards the largest Volcano, and just like before,
“Grrr…”
The wolves appeared.
Kael counted and realized there were 14 of them. The rest of them weren’t here yet, or maybe they were waiting to ambush Igni after luring them away.
This time, however, this wasn’t going to happen.
Kael’s eyes turned golden as he stared at the screen in front of him.
[Name: Unnamed]
[Race: Eternal Flame Wolf]
[Level: 32]
[Strength: 92]
[Agility: 95]
[Speed: 100]
[Stamina: 88]
[Defense: 80]
[Mana: 50]
[Intelligence: 28]
[Charisma: 18]
[Strengths: Flame Aura, Ember Dash, Scorch Claws, Fire Immunity]
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…
‘Their strength is still the same…’
He thought inwardly and then,
“Igni.”
He called out.
“Yes, Father.”
Igni answered. He already knew what to do.
The little Dragon continued to hover in the air. He understood it was time for his Training, and he was taking it very seriously.
He couldn’t fail in Nerathis like he did here.
He needed to get stronger to protect his father and little sister!
Yes, he was a Dragon with a lot of responsibility on his shoulders.
“Let’s begin.”
While Igni was thinking all this, Kael ordered and started running forward. Igni flew behind him. Even though he could fly faster than him, he controlled his speed and stayed close to his father.
Then,
[Draconic Surge]
Kael activated his ability and dashed forward. This time, even when Igni followed him with everything he had, Kael was still faster.
The Hero took out his sword as he ran right into the pack of wolves ahead of him and jumped in the air.
With his increased speed, the wolves couldn’t react to him.
“Aaaauuuuuu!!”
They could only let out their battle cry, and Kael used his opportunity to pierce his sword right into their mouth.
Crack
He felt something cracking, and his smile widened.
It was the Core that was inside their bodies.
Fwoosh
Just as Kael’s sword pierced through the Wolf’s Core, the Eternal Wolf turned into flames and perished.
It was an instant process with no screams or resistance.
Kael smiled.
‘I was right.’
Just as the System informed him, their Core was their weakness. Even if their defense was absurdly strong, so much so that if he attacked normally, he would never be able to pierce through it, as long as he targeted their Cores, it was possible to kill them even for someone as weak as him.
Fwoosh
Kael’s grin widened as he stared at the extinguished flames, he, however, didn’t stop. He didn’t have much time, his ability could only last a few more seconds and he wanted to make the best of it.
He jumped over the extinguishing flames and continued to run. The wolves followed him from behind but were unable to catch him.
“Aaaauuuuuu!!”
They let out an enraged howl, and once again,
Kael used this opportunity to quickly jump back, his sword piercing through another Wolf’s mouth, breaking its Core in one go.
Fwoosh
The Wolf turned into flames as well. The rest of the wolves used this opportunity to pounce on the Hero, but…
‘Too late.’
He had already dipped and continued to run away!
“AAAAUUUUUU!!!”
The Wolves were enraged.
They followed Kael with everything they had, but no matter how much they tried, Dragon Surge made Kael too fast for them.
What’s worse?
Since Kael had attracted all their aggro, they totally forgot about the being who was moving together with the Hero.
A being they shouldn’t have forgotten about.
BOOOOM
Igni dashed forward, colliding with the Wolf closest to him, blasting its body in an instant.
Unlike Kael, the Dragon didn’t need to attack their ‘weakness.’ For him, every single part of their body was a weakness.
As the Wolf exploded into flames, Igni pounced on the second Wolf.
Yes, his legs weren’t strong enough to ‘pounce,’ but…
Igni had wings.
He could generate the force he needed from his wings.
The Dragon landed on another Wolf and tore its body with his underdeveloped claws. Then, he jumped on another Wolf and bit off its head.
Within a few seconds, the Dragon had dealt with three wolves, attracting the aggro to him,
But,
“Igni!”