Chapter 8: Indistinguishable
Noticing the looks in their eyes, Viter’s gaze sharpened, and then he smirked, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth.
“I don’t mind how you address me, but I prefer to be called Viter. Moreover, I don’t think you’re all that powerful!”
As he said this, Viter opened his eyes wide, coldly staring at Selene, his muscles bulging on all four limbs.
Seeing Viter’s stance, Selene’s gaze sharpened, and she let out a sneer.
“Are you planning to fight me? Don’t be ridiculous. The Silver Dragon excels in magic, and you haven’t inherited any elemental affinity for magic. What are you going to fight me with? Your frail body?”
Viter, however, remained silent. He suddenly stomped his foot, his wings flaring out as he lunged toward Selene with a powerful flap, launching himself at her without a moment’s hesitation.
This was precisely his plan: to beat up the four little dragons in front of him. Once they couldn’t take it anymore, they would naturally report to Wentes.
Regardless of the reason, Wentes would definitely separate them, and at that point, he would have a dragon lair of his own!
Thinking of this, a glint of cold light flashed in Viter’s eyes!
Selene watched Viter charging toward her, a glimmer of cold light flashing in her own eyes!
If you want to fight, then let’s fight!
Dragons never fear battle!
A flash of cold light passed, and a shower of sparks erupted from Selene’s dragon body!
Viter, however, was not surprised by this. He knew how hard his own dragon scales were, and being of the same dragon species, Selene’s scales wouldn’t be much weaker than his.
Thus, trying to win by injuring the opponent would be quite difficult!
Thinking this, Viter’s long dragon body moved with remarkable agility, dodging Selene’s furious strike!
With an entire world of inherited memories, even though he had just been born, Viter possessed impressive combat skills. He would not choose to clash head-on with Selene, who was nearly one and a half times his size, without first understanding her strength!
On the other hand, Selene had the legitimate dragon lineage memories, and this part of her memory contained not only the basic knowledge of dragons and some magical knowledge but also a wealth of combat experience!
This was the most crucial reason why dragons could become the rulers of the skies!
There was a saying in the dragon realm that while a young dragon is still in its shell, it is the best time to hunt it. Once it is born, it transforms from prey to predator.
Thus, upon noticing Viter’s hit-and-run tactic, she quickly discerned his intentions.
With a cold sneer, Selene suddenly spread her wings wide and gently flapped them, lifting herself off the ground.
The physical body of a dragon is incredibly strong, but their weight is also immense, and their wings alone aren’t enough to support their massive forms.
Thus, a dragon’s flight relies primarily on an innate flying magic; the wings play only a small role in actual flight.
Instead, the wings serve more like limbs, used as tools for battle and hunting!
So, when Viter relied solely on his wings to fly, Wentes realized that Viter lacked elemental affinity.
This fact also caught Selene’s attention!
Faced with her flying above him, Viter had only two options: engage her in aerial combat or stay on the ground and wait for an opportunity!
The first option, without magical assistance and relying only on his wings, would put Viter at a disadvantage in the air. He would not only lack her agility, but his wings would also become his most obvious weakness!
If Viter chose to stay on the ground, he would still be at a disadvantage when countering her aerial attacks!
Selene’s radiant golden slit pupils focused intently on Viter below.
What will you choose?
Seeing Selene take to the air, Viter quickly realized these facts!
He also understood that the legitimate dragon lineage memories must contain combat experience; otherwise, Selene couldn’t have reacted so quickly to his weakness in aerial combat!
Thus, Viter’s choice was… to run!
With powerful limbs, sharp claws, and flexible joints, Viter could achieve a ground-hugging flight sensation, running like a silver flash!
Seeing Viter take off running, Selene was momentarily taken aback, then let out a cold laugh.
Viter’s speed surprised her slightly, but no matter how fast he ran, could he outrun her flight?
Naive!
With a powerful flap of her wings, Selene shot toward Viter at high speed, the gathered light elements around her giving her an air of sanctity!
But no one would doubt the ferocious power hidden beneath that divine aura!
Viter naturally noticed Selene pursuing him from behind. His gaze flickered, and he suddenly stopped in his tracks. In an instant, he shifted from rapid movement to complete stillness.
The joints in his limbs made cracking sounds from the abrupt motion, and his muscles tensed tightly.
But Viter paid no mind to this; he simply lifted his head to look at Selene, who had just flown directly above him, her face showing a look of astonishment.
Viter grinned, and then the power he had been accumulating in his limbs suddenly erupted.
He leaped upward like an arrow, reaching a height that even surpassed Selene flying in the air!
Then, Viter spread his limbs wide, tightly grasping Selene’s body, and the two dragons crashed violently to the ground, sending a shower of debris flying.
The dull thud of the impact made the other three dragons watching wince in sympathy!
With a muffled groan, Selene glared at Viter, who was pinning her down, her eyes blazing with fury.
Her sharp dragon claws, glinting with cold light, swiped toward Viter’s face!
But in the next moment, Viter firmly blocked her attack.
Feeling the immense force from Selene’s claws, her expression changed; the strength of her opponent was actually greater than her own!
It was hard to imagine that such a frail dragon body could contain such powerful strength.
Realizing this, Selene began to struggle violently.
In a situation where their strengths were nearly equal, this entanglement would prevent her from showcasing her advantages.
She had to take to the air again; as long as she could fly, with some preparation, she would never be knocked down by Viter in the same way again!
But Viter would not give Selene the chance to take off!
In response to Selene’s struggles, Viter clung tightly to her, giving her no opportunity, while his sharp claws continuously rained down on Selene, creating sparks with each strike!
Seeing this, Selene’s eyes turned red with fury, and she retaliated by clawing and biting at Viter.
But other than the sparks flying, neither dragon lost a single scale; only a shower of sparks erupted between them.
The other three little dragons watched in astonishment!
They had imagined Selene crushing Viter with her strength, and they had also envisioned Viter narrowly defeating Selene despite being weaker.
But the scene before them was something they had never considered: the two dragons were evenly matched!
Not only that, but for most of the time, Viter had been on top of Selene, indicating that he was actually gaining the upper hand!
Watching the two dragons entangled and still biting at each other, they were unsure whether to intervene.
This was no longer a battle!
However, they soon wouldn’t have to struggle with that decision.
Even though dragonkind is formidable, they were still newly hatched little dragons, and their stamina was limited!
After a short while of struggling, both dragons lay panting on the ground!
Viter glared at Selene, feeling frustrated. He had imagined many scenarios, but he never expected that simply facing Selene would exhaust his stamina!
In this situation, being told that he had made the four little dragons cry was ironic—if it came down to a real fight, he would probably be the one crying!
The ideal was beautiful, but reality was harsh; this perfectly described his situation.
It seemed that the dream of having a dragon lair all to himself was still a long way off!
On the other side, Selene looked at Viter and gradually calmed down.
Dragons are proud creatures!
Although they crave victory and pursue it, they disdain to hide their failures!
For Selene, not defeating Viter meant failure!
Struggling to rise, Selene held her head high, maintaining her proud demeanor, though the fatigue in her eyes revealed her disheveled state.
"I admit I underestimated you. Here, I sincerely apologize to you. I’m sorry!"
As she spoke, Selene’s gaze suddenly sharpened.
“But I will remember this defeat; next time, I will be the one who wins!”
Then, she turned to Ao.
"As a defeated dragon, I do not have the right to accept your challenge as the leader, but if you insist on challenging me, I will still accompany you!"
After saying this, Selene took a deep look at Viter before slowly walking deeper into the dragon lair.
Watching Selene walk toward the depths of the lair, Viter stood up in silence and walked toward the cave wall.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that his limbs were trembling slightly!
That’s right!
Viter was injured!
Of course, it wasn’t serious; in terms of that world, it was just a muscle strain!