Her fiery red vertical pupils constricted.
"Unquenchable Fire."
Friel added something directly into her dragon breath; unquenchable flames burned atop the dragon breath, momentarily suppressing the frost breath.
The thick, columnar frost breath was visibly pushed back. Just as Friel was feeling triumphant, a change began to manifest on Jona Velli's body.
[Solid Elementalization]. In an instant, Jona Velli's form began transforming into ice crystals. Within seconds, her entire body had become ice, as if she were a dragon made of crystal ice.
This act significantly boosted the power of Jona Velli's ice element attacks. In the blink of an eye, the tables turned between the disadvantaged and advantaged sides.
Watching the approaching pillar of frost breath, Friel's fiery red dragon eyes narrowed into vertical slits.
"Infernal Dragon Armor!"
As Friel cast a defensive Dragon Language Magic, a massive fiery red magic circle passed through her entire body.
Raging flames surged around her body, as scorching and dazzling as a volcanic eruption.
In an instant, these flames tightly enveloped her body, transforming into armor woven from lava and fire.
Just as the dragon armor formed, the terrifying columnar frost dragon breath broke through her defenses and slammed into Friel's body. Terrifying icy blue ripples spread out, and her fiery red dragon body was covered in frost.
Heat waves of fire rose from the Infernal Dragon Armor, melting away the frost and counteracting Jona Velli's columnar dragon breath.
The silver-white dragon mouth curved slightly as she let out a loud shout.
"Ice Crystal Blast!"
Friel's dragon eyes narrowed into thin slits. She realized something, but before she could react, the ice crystals on her body that hadn't been cleared yet emitted a white light and exploded on the spot.
Boom! Boom boom—!
Friel's entire dragon body was enveloped in the massive white light of the explosion, creating a sky full of ice mist.
Whoosh—
Jona Velli felt that she had six-tenths of her mana remaining, but looking at the ice mist exploding in the distance, her dragon mouth unconsciously curled into a grin.
"Ara ara~ Friel, oh Friel, it seems you..."
Suddenly, Jona Velli's breath hitched and her expression froze. A great sense of dread came from behind her as a red dragon claw grabbed Jona Velli's dragon head.
"Now, it's my turn!"
With immense strength, Friel grabbed Jona Velli's dragon head and slammed it toward the Longxiao Mountain Range. The silver-white dragon struggled violently.
"Jie jie jie jie! Experience what it's like to kiss the rocks, you white idiot!"
An expression of tyrannical, extreme excitement appeared on the fiery red dragon head. She was about to win this battle in a powerful manner. Although her scales and dragon armor were shattered, it only made her look more ferocious.
On the other hand, Jona Velli couldn't understand at all how Friel had suddenly teleported behind her.
But she was certain of one thing: if she really crashed like this, although she wouldn't be seriously injured, she would definitely be dazed. Winning the battle after that would be nothing but a pipe dream.
Just as her dragon head was only 0.01 centimeters away from the rocks, Jona Velli activated her ability.
"Eternity!"
At that moment, with Jona Velli as the origin, a massive icy blue clock face unfolded. Everything within a ten-meter radius was hit with the pause button.
Having used [Eternity], Jona Velli broke free from Friel's grip. She didn't dare delay, as her mana was being consumed at an extremely terrifying rate.
Jona Velli quickly moved behind Friel. By then, her remaining mana was only three-tenths.
A little over a second of time-stop had already consumed three-tenths of her total mana. One must know that a dragon's total mana is already massive, and with Jona Velli having awakened the [Mana Tide] talent, her mana reserves had reached an astounding level.
This also illustrated just how much mana time-related abilities consumed.
Immediately, Jona Velli deactivated [Eternity]. Friel, grinning ferociously, slammed a claw into the rocks. The terrifying force blew the large rock apart, shattering it into pieces.
But Friel was stunned. Wait, where's the dragon?
In the next second, a terrifying columnar breath shot out, striking Friel's back.
'Dammit! When did this happen? This speed... a speed-type talent? No, that's not right! She appeared behind me instantly! Could it be space? Even more impossible! If it were, I would definitely have sensed it. What on earth is this...'
A thousand-layer wave surged in Friel's heart; she couldn't understand at all how Jona Velli had suddenly teleported behind her.
But now, the outcome was decided.
The powerful frost dragon breath directly stripped Friel of her ability to resist. After enduring it for over ten seconds, she fell from the Longxiao Mountain Range with resentment in her heart.
Bang!
Her massive dragon body, like a small hill, crashed to the ground, followed by the sound of leather flapping against the air.
Jona Velli landed on Friel, pinning her chest down with a claw and looking down at her from above.
Then, her dragon mouth curved slightly, and the white dragon head tilted back, letting out a victor's song.
"Ang!!—"
The dragon's roar was soul-stirring, with a long-drawn-out finish.
Jona Velli's Dependents erupted in cheers.
Jona Velli looked down at the furious Friel, her dragon mouth curling.
The white dragon head slowly approached. Friel instinctively tried to turn away, but was held in place by a white dragon claw. Jona Velli wore a wicked smile.
"How does it feel to be pinned down? My dear Friel."
"To be honest, I've wanted to do this to you for a long time, jie jie jie..."
Sparks flew from her crimson dragon eyes as Friel shouted.
"Jona Velli! Don't get ahead of yourself! The next victory will definitely belong to the great Friel."
"Yes, yes, that's the look. Jie jie jie..."
Seeing Friel's resentful expression, Jona Velli gradually became excited, and her playfulness was piqued even further.
Driven by some strange impulse, she slightly opened her dragon mouth, and her pink dragon tongue flicked out to lick Friel's dragon face.
Mmm... it tasted like sulfur.
Jona Velli: ∑(;°Д°)
Friel: ∑(O_O;)
Both dragons froze. Once she snapped out of it, Friel erupted in an endless roar and began struggling violently.
"Dammit! I'll kill you!!"
Jona Velli laughed sheepishly; that damn subconscious action of hers.
"Calm down, Friel. You're acting like an embarrassed little kitten. Besides, there are so many monsters watching."
Jona Velli lifted her dragon head. Friel followed her gaze and saw that the monsters of the Slumbering Forest were all watching the battle. Even the Black Fledgling Dragon, Gris, was among them, looking like he was just there for the drama.
Her crimson dragon eyes narrowed, and Friel gradually calmed down.
"Heh, so what if they saw? If I kill them all, no one will know."
Jona Velli shook her head.
"Friel, oh Friel, don't be so bloodthirsty."