It took a long time for it to recover, then it stared at Hulim in horror with eyes full of disbelief.
It was understandable.
After all, anyone would be shocked to see someone they could tease casually just a few days ago suddenly exude an aura so powerful it sent chills down their spine.
Hulim slowly flew into the sky,
aiming the Seven Luminaries at the giant dragon.
The dragon’s pupils contracted, and a cold shiver ran down its spine.
"Roar——!"
With a mighty flap of its wings, it soared into its home territory—the sky.
Hulim locked her gaze on its figure, her face remaining calm and unchanged.
Hum!
In the next moment,
without any declaration, a magic circle unfolded at the tip of the Seven Luminaries.
Sensing the threat, the giant dragon quickly unfolded a magic circle of its own.
Boom——!!
Two beams of light collided mid-air, creating a massive explosion.
"Dragon Language Magic? So you’ve been pretending all along."
Whoosh——!
The giant dragon flapped its wings again, flying higher into the sky.
Hulim chased after it without hesitation, her speed no slower than the dragon’s.
Feeling the aura closing in from behind,
the giant dragon grew even more flustered.
The sky was its domain!
Whoosh——!
A beam of light struck from behind.
Having sensed the danger in advance, the dragon had to stop and turn around to counter with magic.
Boom——!!
Another explosion erupted in the air.
But before the dragon could catch its breath,
Hulim unleashed the same magic again, with no time to spare.
The dragon was shocked. It was too late to cast another Dragon Language Magic—instinctively, it unleashed its innate power.
Boom——!
A scorching fire pillar collided with Hulim’s magic, exploding mid-air.
"......"
Looking at the dragon, whose mouth was still steaming, Hulim temporarily canceled the magic she was about to cast.
"So you can breathe fire after all...... Well, of course. How could there be a giant dragon that can’t use breath attacks...... But——"
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Hum——!
Hulim unfolded another magic circle.
"I’m still going to beat you up."
Boom——!
The magic attack flew toward the dragon, which hastily countered with its own.
Boom! Boom! Boom......
The girl and the dragon fought while moving through the Mirnabith Mountains. The aftershocks of their battle affected countless high-rank creatures.
Yet none dared to complain. Even if their lairs were flattened by the aftershocks, they could only scurry away.
After all, lairs could be rebuilt, but if they ran too slowly, they’d lose their lives......
Naturally, there were some creatures foolish enough to approach the pair—none other than the Golems.
However, they couldn’t even get close. The moment they stepped into the battle’s range, they were instantly destroyed by the aftershocks, so much so that neither the girl nor the dragon even noticed their intrusion.
"Roar——!!!"
As the fight dragged on, the dragon—having been on the receiving end the entire time—finally flew into a rage.
It soared to an extremely high altitude.
Hum——!
Above it, a massive red magic circle unfolded.
Then it opened its mouth, aiming downward at Hulim.
Rumble......
The magic circle released streams of dazzling flames, flowing toward the dragon.
A terrifying energy gathered in its mouth.
"......"
Hulim watched calmly, her expression still unchanged.
Boom——!!!
In the next moment,
a terrifying breath attack descended from the sky!
"Super Acceleration."
Layers of magic circles unfolded beneath Hulim’s feet. Her figure flashed away at an untraceable speed, disappearing from her original position.
The breath attack missed, slamming directly into the ground below.
Boom!
A huge fireball erupted from the earth.
Boom! Boom......
The attack didn’t end there. The dragon locked onto Hulim’s figure, twisting the direction of its breath.
A towering fire pillar connecting heaven and earth then sliced rapidly across the land.
A massive wall of fire rose,
transforming the terrain wherever it passed.
"Don’t randomly destroy Mirnabith."
Hulim stopped,
unfolding a magic circle.
Boom——!
The breath attack slammed into the magic circle,
yet it couldn’t break through.
The two remained locked in a stalemate.
Before long, the dragon’s breath attack ceased first.
Having unleashed the prolonged breath, the dragon gasped for air.
"Is that all your breath can do?"
"?!?"
The dragon froze, then glared at Hulim with a furious expression.
"You disagree?"
Hulim tilted her head slightly.
"Roar——!!!"
"Very well...... Then let you see what a true breath attack is."
"???"
The dragon stared blankly, then looked at Hulim as if she were an idiot.
It was as if saying, Are you joking with me?
However, what happened next shattered its sanity completely.
Hum——!
A familiar-looking magic circle unfolded in front of Hulim.
The dragon stared intently at it—its eyes filled with confusion, then bewilderment, and finally shock.
Its mouth dropped open in an "O" shape, unable to believe what it was seeing.
But then Hulim shattered its mental defenses entirely.
"Dragon Language Magic – Dragon Breath."
Boom——!
An identical scorching fire pillar shot out from the magic circle.
No...... Not identical.
This Dragon Breath was more exquisite and powerful than its own, as if it came from a higher-ranked dragon——!
The completely stunned dragon forgot to defend itself, taking the full force of the fire pillar and being sent flying.
The dragon was so shocked for a reason. In this world, some magic was exclusive to certain special races—only those races could wield it.
For example, Dragons’ Dragon Language Magic, Fairies’ Fairy Magic, Winged Tribe’s Heavenly Wing Magic, and so on.
Just yesterday, Hulim had held the same view.
But after gaining memories from seven rulers who stood at the pinnacle of the seven elemental systems in a distant, ancient era, Hulim learned the principles behind these race-exclusive magics.
In essence, race-exclusive magic didn’t deviate from the seven elemental systems. However, their casting methods were special—basically, only creatures with the corresponding physical structures could use them.
But that didn’t mean they were absolutely impossible to imitate.
With the principles known, imitating them into magic usable by humans became theoretically possible. However, the difficulty was astronomical—even powerful S-rank mages throughout history hailed as "Sages" rarely succeeded in constructing such complex magic.
But for a unique Holy Spirit from an ancient era, this difficulty was trivial. He could accomplish such a feat in less than three minutes......
The dragon finally recovered from the attack, but its gaze toward Hulim had completely changed.
It looked at her as if she were an incomprehensible, terrifying monster.
Deep fear filled its golden vertical pupils.
Whoosh——!
With a flap of its wings, it tried to flee.
"Do you think you can escape?"
Hulim raised the Seven Luminaries, aiming at the dragon.
"Nine-Layered Magic Circles——"
"Dragon Language Magic, Dragon Breath!"
The fleeing dragon suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold engulf it. It glanced back instinctively, only to be scared out of its wits.
Because behind it,
there were exactly nine of the same imitated Dragon Language Magic circles,
hovering in the air.
