"Cat's Grace!"
"Grease!"
As the Green-Footed Dragon Snake prepared its next lightning breath, Ke Xiu Si cast several acceleration spells on himself.
His body became extraordinarily agile, leaping lightly several times in the mine tunnel, approaching the Green-Footed Dragon Snake.
Although the Red Dragon's strength was far less than that of the Green-Footed Dragon Snake, and their sizes differed greatly, this was not the only determining factor in a close-quarters fight.
He was confident he could defeat his opponent in a melee.
The Green-Footed Dragon Snake spewed several bolts of lightning, but the Red Dragon was already prepared; he anticipated its direction in advance, dodging left and right, easily avoiding them.
The Green-Footed Dragon Snake saw Ke Xiu Si's intention to engage in melee and chuckled hoarsely, "Foolish dragon, daring to contend with me in this cave."
"Without the advantage of flight—"
"What are you even?"
Its twelve pairs of legs writhed, moving effortlessly on the rock wall, their pace swift, even faster than the Red Dragon after he cast his spells.
It charged directly at the Red Dragon like a green lightning bolt.
"Bull's Strength!"
The Green-Footed Dragon Snake's challenge was exactly what the Red Dragon wanted; he instantly cast a strength enhancement, his strong body bulging with veins, spewing bursts of hot steam, and his strength surged.
"Seize the Initiative!"
The Red Dragon's golden vertical pupils emitted a purple magical aura; he stared intently at the Green-Footed Dragon Snake, trying to discern its next move.
"Ridiculous dragon."
"You are as vulnerable as a timid human mage!"
Seeing the Red Dragon covered in spells, the Green-Footed Dragon Snake remained unperturbed, merely opening its gaping maw to bite.
The Red Dragon, having foreseen it, jumped aside to dodge, then prepared to retaliate with his claws and teeth.
But he hadn't expected that the Green-Footed Dragon Snake's bite was merely a feint.
As the Red Dragon dodged, it suddenly changed direction, springing up rapidly, encircling the Red Dragon with its massive body like a lasso.
It was a constricting coil!
The Green-Footed Dragon Snake slowly tightened its muscles, compressing the Red Dragon's escape space, performing a constricting strangle.
Its body was more than twice as long as the Red Dragon's, and its strength was even greater; once it achieved a coil, the outcome was decided.
Seeing this, the Red Dragon continuously attacked the Green-Footed Dragon Snake's exposed, scorched skin with his sharp claws, causing flesh and blood to fly.
The Green-Footed Dragon Snake hissed softly in pain but still did not stop tightening its body.
It knew that once it let go, it would lose, and if the constriction succeeded, even the Red Dragon would lose his strength.
But Ke Xiu Si's attack was not comparable to that Barbarian's; his sharp claws directly penetrated several feet into the flesh, tearing the Green-Footed Dragon Snake's skin and flesh.
"You are merely my prey!"
The Green-Footed Dragon Snake roared in anger.
Even though it was covered in wounds, its body moved swiftly, tightly coiling around the Red Dragon.
"You are struggling in vain!"
It succeeded.
The Red Dragon was firmly entangled by the massive and elongated body, like a trapped beast in a snare with no escape.
He couldn't even move his claws, only struggling weakly, his fangs and sharp teeth retaliating with increasingly faint efforts.
About to kill a Red Dragon.
This made the Green-Footed Dragon Snake feel its blood surging; it even forgot the intense pain in its body, only using its consciousness to exert all its strength to tighten its muscles.
This was the terrifying power of an ancient biological weapon, the hatred for dragons etched into its bloodline.
However, the next moment, the situation took a sharp turn.
"Misty Step!"
The Red Dragon, who was being tightly constricted, uttered a spell.
The Combat Casting specialty allowed him to easily cast spells even in this controlled state.
Immediately, the Green-Footed Dragon Snake felt the area where its body was coiled become empty, leaving only a cloud of silvery-white smoke where its prey's body had been.
And the Red Dragon had already teleported to the cliff top ten meters away.
"Oh no!"
It exclaimed in surprise.
The Green-Footed Dragon Snake, having just exerted too much force, was almost twisted into a ball, in an extremely awkward posture.
Ke Xiu Si could have actually escaped the moment the Green-Footed Dragon Snake initiated the constriction.
But he chose to play along, letting it mistakenly believe he was trapped, thereby exhausting his opponent to a greater extent.
The Red Dragon let out a hearty roar, then leaped down, pouncing directly towards the Green-Footed Dragon Snake.
"Now, tell me—"
"Who is the prey?"
The Green-Footed Dragon Snake was still twisted into a ball at this point, completely unable to dodge, and could only hastily prepare for battle.
It barely managed to lift its head to bite.
However, Ke Xiu Si's agility was far superior to the Green-Footed Dragon Snake's at this moment.
The Red Dragon simply leaped lightly to the left, easily dodging the attack.
And he, taking advantage of the Green-Footed Dragon Snake's attack interval, flashed behind the latter, fiercely biting its exposed, heavily wounded torso.
Flesh and blood flew!
Warm blood splattered in his mouth.
His teeth sank deep into the flesh, tearing through muscle fibers, piercing deeper; this sensation filled the Red Dragon with exhilaration.
"Aooo—"
The Green-Footed Dragon Snake let out deafening shrieks, struggling wildly, trying to break free from it all.
But the Red Dragon not only bit down firmly on its body, his arms also bulged with veins, and his sharp claws had even reached inside its body, rummaging wildly.
The Green-Footed Dragon Snake rolled frantically, but the Red Dragon held on tightly.
"Boom..."
The two giant beasts engaged in the most violent physical combat using the most primitive techniques.
The rocks inside the cave rumbled.
It was as if the entire mine tunnel was shaking and trembling, with gravel constantly falling from the cave ceiling with a crash.
"Woo aooo..."
Finally, the Green-Footed Dragon Snake seemed to show its decline, letting out a weak whimper.
However, the Red Dragon still refused to loosen his grip; his stamina was also close to exhaustion, and if this powerful enemy had any hidden tricks, he would be helpless.
Is it finally over?
Ke Xiu Si felt the Green-Footed Dragon Snake's body undulations grow weaker and weaker, and its struggles diminish.
A bluish-green blood mist suddenly erupted.
"Bang!"
It escaped!
The Green-Footed Dragon Snake had actually torn off half of its body, using this self-amputation to escape.
The remaining seven pairs of legs scurried quickly on the rock wall.
Although severely wounded, with the burden of half its body gone, the Green-Footed Dragon Snake moved even faster.
"It still got away."
The Red Dragon opened his mouth, laboriously pulling his claws out of the remaining half of the body.
He watched as the Green-Footed Dragon Snake disappeared into the darkness.
There was nothing he could do; he was already close to exhaustion.
Moreover, this mine tunnel was the Green-Footed Dragon Snake's home ground.
Inside the cave, the Red Dragon's flight advantage could not be utilized, and relying only on four legs, it would be difficult to catch up to the Green-Footed Dragon Snake, which, even with only half its body, still had seven pairs of legs.
The Light spell had worn off, but there was still the faint glow of torches.
Ke Xiu Si just watched silently, watching the deep cave into which the Green-Footed Dragon Snake had escaped.
The Red Dragon's unique reflective membrane behind his retina helped him see in the dim cave and also made his eyes glow in the dark.
However, at this moment, his vision was black and white.
"That direction is the Ember Nest."
The Red Dragon's sense of direction was also very keen; even in dark caves, they could filter information from the environment to determine the approximate direction.
"Bottomless Pit?"
Ke Xiu Si suddenly thought of something.