Moon Demon Territory, Central City.
Above this most prosperous city in the Demon Realm, a streak of light zipped across the sky at astonishing speed, catching the attention of many.
“They’re finally here?”
Several Demon Lords, as if sensing this, turned their heads towards the light, their reactions varying.
“Good, they’re safe.” Sara, on the top floor of the Supreme Castle, smiled upon seeing the light approaching from the horizon. This supreme being of the Demon Race had clearly received news of the attack on Shien and the others.
“Boom!” At the same time, behind Sara, a surge of evil aura erupted, and a small figure shot out like a ghost, heading towards the approaching light.
“That little girl is really impatient.”
Sara, as if having anticipated this, didn’t stop her, only sighing helplessly.
“Hmph!” Kamina, in a corner of Central City, also sensed the familiar evil aura, and snorted coldly as she watched it fly towards the sky.
“Hee hee.” Millu, with Lid, chuckled happily upon seeing this scene.
“It seems things are about to get lively,” Lid murmured, lying on Millu’s head, her tone a mix of helplessness and anticipation.
Naturally, Airi was also in Central City and saw this scene.
“They really are a bunch of troublemakers,” she sighed, her gaze fixed on the horizon, as if she could see the figure she had been longing for, a smile unconsciously appearing on her lips.
Beside Airi were three figures. Two of them were demon executives who accompanied her to the Dragon’s Lair before coming to Central City.
“Is that the Hero Master has been thinking about?” The horned dragon woman, holding a wine barrel, looked at the sky with a hint of fighting spirit in her eyes.
“I really don’t understand why Master wants to marry a human,” the haughty dragon woman said with a look of disgust.
Their attitudes towards the approaching Hero were clear.
Of course, the most intense reaction came from the figure closest to Airi. She looked at the light in the sky, a flicker of excitement in her eyes, her magic power surging, as if wanting to rush towards it. But seeing the figure covered in evil aura flying towards the sky, she stopped.
“Not going?” Airi noticed this and turned to the dragon girl beside her, a faint smile on her face, “Weren’t you eager to see him?”
“Since Lilith has already gone, I’ll let her have Master for now,” the dragon girl replied, her tone haughty, yet unable to hide her joy. Despite her haughty tone, her voice was sweet and childish, making her sound incredibly cute, especially with her delicate and beautiful face. Airi looked at her with unconcealed affection, like looking at a younger relative.
The two dragon executives, however, were displeased by the girl’s words.
“You still plan to see that human as your master?” the haughty dragon woman asked, frowning, “You’ve successfully transformed into a human, awakened your Unique Skill, become the strongest of the Dragon Race, even capable of rivaling the three Limit Level executives under the Moon Demon, practically the strongest below the Demon Lords, and yet you still serve a human?”
“I don’t understand either,” the horned dragon woman, holding her wine barrel, said in agreement, “Although I’m curious about how strong that Hero is, he can’t be stronger than Master. You rejected our Dragon King’s invitation, refusing to return to our Dragon Race, and instead chose to follow a human. Honestly, if he weren’t the Hero, I would have killed him to make you see reality.”
The two dragon executives were clearly dissatisfied with the path chosen by this promising junior, even somewhat disappointed.
From their perspective, even if he was the Hero, he was still just a human. The Dragon Race, the strongest in the Demon Realm, with their immense pride and bloodline, why should they lower themselves to serve a human? Not to mention a human Hero, even the Three Goddesses or the other Demon Lords couldn’t force a dragon to submit.
Unlike other races, the Dragon Race had a Transcendent Level Dragon King. The other Demon Lords might have many talented subordinates, and the Three Goddesses also had many followers, but only the Dragon Race were not just subordinates of the Dragon Demon, but also her kin.
Airi, the Dragon Demon, was the true Dragon King, the Dragon Lord, even the Dragon Mother, the progenitor of all dragons.
This relationship was fundamentally different from ordinary subordination.
Everyone knew that the Dragon Demon saw all dragons as her children, and all dragons saw her as their lord, even their mother. Their true allegiance was to the Dragon Demon, not a human Hero.
However…
“You don’t understand anything,” the dragon girl said, looking at her two seniors with disdain.
“You don’t understand how strong he is. If it weren’t for him, I would have become a pile of flesh and blood, or spent my entire life in Atlus Gorge, complacently guarding a medium-sized magic power source. Forget about becoming a Limit Level dragon, I wouldn’t even reach level ninety-five for who knows how long.”
Saying this, the dragon girl looked at the sky and, with respect and admiration, said in her sweet, childish voice,
“He’s the most incredible human I’ve ever seen. Even Sister Airi likes him so much, and you still look down on him? Do you think Sister Airi and I have poor judgment?”
Her disdainful words angered the two dragon executives.
“Do you want to fight?” the girl asked, even more disdainful, “Forget it, you’re no match for me.”
This wasn’t just disdain, but outright contempt.
And the two dragon women couldn’t refute her. In the Dragon’s Lair, they had challenged this girl, only to be soundly defeated, almost dying. A Limit Level dragon girl, with the [Dragon Transformation] Unique Skill, was terrifyingly powerful.
Her [Dragon Transformation] was especially frightening. All dragons who transformed into humans only awakened this one Unique Skill. And its effect was simple: to increase their power exponentially. It was basically the dragon version of [Samsara of Heaven’s Decree], without any side effects or limitations.
However, no two Unique Skills were exactly alike. Even if their effects were similar, their power varied depending on the individual.
Airi’s [Dragon Transformation] granted a tenfold increase in power, an unparalleled boost. Other dragons usually only received a three to fivefold increase, no one ever exceeding that. The two dragon women present, executives under Airi and among the strongest of the Dragon Race, one ranked first, the other second, could only achieve a fivefold increase.
But this dragon girl, who just emerged from the Dragon’s Lair and transformed into a human?
Her [Dragon Transformation] didn’t grant a three or fivefold increase, but a sevenfold!
Yes!
Sevenfold!
This was an unprecedented multiplier, breaking the previous record for dragons and approaching Airi’s tenfold increase!
Before [Dragon Transformation], the two dragon women combined could match this Limit Level dragon girl. But after transformation, the difference in power was immense, and they were easily defeated by this childish-voiced dragon girl.
Such astonishing strength both shocked and delighted them. It meant the Dragon Race was about to have an exceptional expert, possibly even the strongest below the Demon Lords. The Dragon Race, although known as the strongest in the Demon Realm, not having a Limit Level expert was always a regret. Until today, this regret was finally addressed.
Under such circumstances, the dragon girl, however, poured cold water on their excitement.
“I won’t stay here. I have my own master.” The commotion this caused in the Dragon Race was imaginable.