The dragon's harem

Chapter 729 I am Merida. The Blade of Whitehold.

Arad and Mira returned to their seats under the sharp stares of the other students, wondering where those who went looking for them ended.

Arad sat beside Gojo and looked at the arena, ”Merida is next,” Gojo said, looking at him with a smile.

”What do you think?”

”The monster is strong, but sheʼs stronger,” Gojo pointed at the shaking cage as a large drake crawled out.

”Touch flesh and hard bones, scales as hard as iron and strength rivaling those of buffalo.” Gojo then pointed at Merida, ”But whatʼs her matter? Thatʼs a giant demonic monster, no offense,”

”I know,” Arad replied, as Merida looked at the drake charging at her. ”Besides Mira, I donʼt fear for the rest.”

The drake stopped his eyes dilating as he stared at Merida reaching for her sword. Every cell in his body screamed in terror. Even though she looked to almost have no magic and was weaker than a bush, the monsterʼs instincts roared. That woman was dangerous.

Thud! Merida lifted her foot, taking a step toward the drake.

The drake backed away, grunting like a terrified dog.

”Whatʼs? Youʼre not coming at me?” She reached for her long sword, ”Or this is some kind of trick?”

There was no trick, unlike humans who can easily get fooled by the ring Merida wore, as it was designed to deceive them. Monsters werenʼt affected that much, and slowly the veil of Meridaʼs strength was unveiled to the drake.

His nose, ears, eyes, scales, anything he uses to sense screamed, feeling the change in Meridaʼs body. From a human, he could imagine Meridaʼs power shot up in the blink of an eye upon touching her sword. What seemed like a weak little field rat has now leveled up tens of levels in the blink of an eye, transforming into a dungeon boss in front of the drakeʼs face.

”I am Merida. Blade of whitehold. Prepare to die.” Glaring at the monster, Meridaʼs eyes glow with a faint, green eldritch flare. Demonic essence boiling from the fungus spreading through her body glanced at the outer world, seeking life.

Sena blinked as she sat watching, staring at Merida, ”I donʼt have her in my catalog. A new species? No, a unique monster...” She smiled.

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In Alina, Kayden sat in the forest, drinking tea as he watched Kali play with the monsters. He stopped, staring at the sky, ”A new arrogance, born from demonic essence. How funny, she also carries a blade.”

”At least sheʼs starting like you.” Kali stared at him, ”You were a madman, seeing everyone else as dogs. And still is,” She smiled.

”Madness is inevitable. What makes the great ones is whether they can surpass it or not.” He replied. ”I wonder what her madness is?”

”Anyone that isnʼt close to her,” Kali said with a grin, staring at Kayden, ”Is an unneeded fodder.”

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The drake roared, stomping and growling like an enraged alligator, smacking the ground with his tail.

Lesser dragons, there are two monsters put in that category. Drakes look like muscular and large lizards, close to being a strange mix between an alligator and a komodo dragon.

The second one is wyverns. They mostly look like dragons but are much smaller and only have two hind legs and a pair of wings, akin to birds.

Merida wasnʼt a fool, nor was she stupid. Anything with a dragon in their name shouldnʼt be underestimated, as even humans donʼt grant that name lightly.

The drakeʼs blood boiled now that he was facing imminent death. Overpowered before the fight even starts, its survival is threatened more than ever. He roared, the muscles around his body contorted as he lunged forward at a blinding speed.

”Heʼs fast! Iʼve never seen a drake run that fast!” One of the students gasped. That shouldnʼt be a surprise. Such powerful creatures rarely face a situation like this, let alone in front of students. They arenʼt strong enough to scare the beast.

”Heʼs rampaging,” A teacher said, ”To think the blade of whitehold is strong enough to force such a reaction, sheʼs something else.”

”Rampaging?” The students gasped.

”Most monsters and sometimes even humans reach it, a stupid amount of strength and speed attained by a rush of adrenaline thanks to fear or severe injuries.” The teacher stared at the students, ”The monster knows he canʼt run. Heʼll fight to the death to survive. They are usually B-rank monsters, but in this state, Iʼd say this one is lower A-rank, mid if he has any elemental powers.”

”You donʼt know?!” The students gasped.

”I donʼt. It was tranquilized by the poison that our alchemist made. A dart was all it took,” The teacher stared at the fight, ”Weʼll interfere if this goes badly,”

”You say that with a straight face.” A girl growled, she was one of the two that faced Arad and the boys outside. ”I heard she came with him. Are you sure you want to piss him off again,” She pointed at Arad sitting in the back with her thumb.

”This is the test, no one cares if he got angry or not. Worst case heʼll attack one of us then we tie him up, only expulsion awaits then.” The teacher snorted, ”A student is a student,”

The students stared at each other, ”That isnʼt convincing, since heʼs faster than you all. And everyone saw him overpower two A-rank monsters like they were nothing.”

”Look! The drake is charging!” A student screamed.

Everyone stared at the arena, seeing Merida dodge the drakeʼs bite. ”What agile moves. Thatʼs the blade of whitehold,”

With a swift move, Merida swung her sword at the drakeʼs neck.

BAM! With a powerful stomp, the drake swung his head back and dodged her swing, diving immediately for a bite.

Merida jumped over the monsterʼs head with ease, landing several meters behind him, and pulled her sword back, taking a stance. She then rushed forward with a stab aimed at the beastʼs heart.

The drake once again took a step back to dodge, backing himself to the wall. Merida smiled, the stab was never her goal. Tapping the tip of the sword to the ground, she used her long blade as a pole to jump into the sky, reaching a height of over seven meters.

Spinning mid-air, she fell toward the drake with a drop attack. He didnʼt have anywhere to run, the arenaʼs corner wasnʼt wide enough for such a creature to turn and run.

”HAAA!” Merida screamed as she swung down and chopped the drakeʼs tail right behind his hind legs, splattering blood Directly support the authors on !

and fat everywhere.

”She got it!” A student screamed.

”No, he got her,” The teacher replied.

The drakeʼs severed tail started flailing around violently beside Merida, forcing her to block several stray swings.

”His tail is alive!” A student cried. ”Is that thing a massive lizard or something? Heʼll run away with the tail distracting Merida.” A girl screamed.

”No, he isnʼt a fool,” The teacher growled.

As Merida blocked the drakeʼs tail swings, the monster himself rushed through the splashing blood with a bite.

”He knows a human wonʼt fall for its tail, so instead of running, itʼs going to attack,” The teacher lifted his hand, signaling for the teachers to get ready to hop and save Merida.

One of the girls watching turned back and looked at Aradʼs face. He didnʼt intend to move. Merida still wasnʼt in danger.

Meridaʼs eyes glanced around. The tail and walls of the arena were preventing her escape, and the drake was rushing at her with a bite. He cornered her the same way she cornered him, an impressive feat for a monster.

She smiled, ^As expected of a draconic monster,^

The drakeʼs muscles spazzed for a fraction of a second, its heart skipping a beat. At that moment, Merida swung her sword, cutting it open from the jaw to the stomach with a single swing. ^But youʼre still a lizard,^ She stared at the drakeʼs corpse as it fell down twitching and the teacher stopped mid-flight. ”What happened?!” One of them gasped.

”Probably bleed too much, I cut its tail, he didnʼt discard it,” Merida replied to the question with a straight lie. She looked at the monster, ^Itʼs already disappeared, how convenient,^ She walked away.

As Merida walked into the changing room, she found Arad sitting there waiting for her. ”You came to congratulate me? I was lucky there,”

He smiled, ”Lucky? It was your crimson rot,” Arad looked at her, ”Your attacks carry the poison created by your fungus, and it messed with the drakeʼs nerves. That allowed you to counter. I saw it from the stairs, and I bet Brother and Tempo did as well, probably even Eris. A bright red spark,”

Merida giggled as she approached Arad and sat on his lap, ”This why I canʼt get enough of you,” She licked his cheek. ”Say, did I fight well?”

Arad blinked with a thinking face, slightly worried about Merida, ”Yeah, youʼve held back nicely.” He patted her head, ”Last time we fought in training, the crimson rot bloomed into a magnificent red spore.”

”Shhh!” She closed his mouth with one finger, ”We donʼt talk about that. It looked ugly. I prefer it if I donʼt need to use it, even in a serious fight.”

”I donʼt think itʼs ugly though,” Arad shook his head.

”Well, since I fought nicely, can I get a reward? Something you have, that…” Her hand slowly trailed down Aradʼs chest, but he quickly grabbed it. ”Not today. Weʼve been at it for weeks, and we said that tonight our dorm rooms.”

”Heeee! Come on. You can lock this room for a moment, canʼt you?!” She hugged his neck.

”I can lock the room, but we wonʼt do it. Wait until your turn,” Arad stood and put her back on the bench, giving her a towel. ”Give it some time. I promise itʼll probably feel better after some waiting.” He smiled.

Merida took the towel from his hand, ”Promise and probably donʼt belong in the same sentence.” She said with a pout.