Thanks for the invitation. I'm in Type-Moon, inheriting the legacy of Zi-O.

That was the dial of the Ex-Aid Dragon Knight Hunter that he had forgotten for so long.

He twisted the watch face in his hand and placed it on the driver at his waist.

"Hmm—?" Mordred seemed to sense something and looked at Nianzhuo.

“Ex-aid—!” He flipped the drive over, revealing a huge data screen behind him.

A small black dragon flew out of the screen.

"Oh—!" Then, layers of time rings enveloped Nian Zhuo, and pinkish-green light emerged from within.

The black dragon also transformed into several pieces of armor that merged with the Ex-Aid armor.

"Armor Time! Level Up! Ex-Aid——!"

"DD-Drago! Kni-Kni-Kni-Kni~ght! Dra-! Dra-! Drago Knight Hunter! Z!"

The dragon hunter who once joined Siegfried in killing Fafnir is now re-equipped on Nianzhuo.

"I have a feeling... of something ominous... about it." Mordred moved aside with some disgust. From the Zio Ex-Aid Dragon Knight Hunter armor, Mordred sensed an unpleasant aura... and a strong smell of blood.

She didn't dislike Nianzhuo, but rather instinctively disliked something about the armor.

After all, she was a child created from King Arthur's genes. In terms of bloodline, Mordred and her 'father' King Arthur were both people who inherited the blood of the red dragon.

Therefore, the Dragon Knight Hunter's special attack is also effective against them.

"Whoosh~" Nian Zhuo shook the chainsaws on his arms with a sense of satisfaction and pointed to the Blast Neck Dragon, which was gradually becoming more violent because of the armor, not far away.

"Watch me beat the game in one life!" A cheerful smile appeared on his lips.

"——!——!" Sensing the ominous aura emanating from the armor on Nian Zhuo's body, the Blast-Necked Dragon became increasingly agitated, slamming its humanoid fists repeatedly into the ground in front of it.

They kept smashing holes, but none of them could even touch Nian Zhuo and Mordred's bodies.

Crimson lightning and black flames appeared on the ground at the same time.

"Mordred! Come at me together!" He shouted to Mordred, who was dodging to the other side. Before she could answer, black flames appeared on the two chainsaws in Nianzhuo's hands.

"—I don't need you to say anything more!" Suppressing her instinctive discomfort, Mordred gripped the sword hilt with both hands, imbuing it with crimson magic that transformed into lightning.

Then, the two came together, and at the same time, the Brute Dragon raised its two claws, put them together, and slammed them heavily onto the ground.

As the smoke cleared, Nian Zhuo and Mordred were still nowhere to be seen.

Immediately afterwards, they appeared on the monster's fists that were slammed to the ground, and Nian Zhuo and Mordred simultaneously slashed their weapons at the monster's wrists.

Black flames and crimson lightning then exploded on the monster's hands, causing real damage. The monster cried out in pain and raised its arms.

Mordred and Nianzhuo wanted exactly this.

The two lightly touched the ground with their toes and jumped off the monster's hand.

At the same time, Nian Zhuo flipped the driver at his waist, and dark flames shone from the two chainsaws in his hands.

"Finish Time—!"

The figures of the two people in front of them were rapidly enlarging. The wrecked dragon also sensed the severity of the attack and flapped its tattered wings on its back, trying to fly away.

"—Don't even think about it!" After flipping the driver over, Nian Zhuo quickly jumped onto the shoulder of the Blast Neck Dragon, then flipped over and jumped behind it.

As the distance gradually increased, the monster's back came into Nian Zhuo's view.

"—The rest is up to you, Mordred!" He raised the two chainsaws in his hands, their black dragon-slaying flames surging within them.

"Drago Knight Critical Strike——!"

Immediately afterwards, Nian Zhuo unleashed the black flames from the chainsaw, and two blazing black flames flew toward the wings of the Blast Neck Dragon.

With a hiss, the sound of flesh burning was heard. The writhing dragon was instantly thrown forward by the attack from behind, while at the same time, Nian Zhuo's flames, which had a special attack effect on dragons, were still raging on its back.

Two wings, like shattered fragments, lay on the ground, still being scorched by the remaining black flames.

The remaining flames gathered on the back of the Bakuna, turning its originally scarlet body black and even giving it a strange smell.

Next, Nianzhuo leaped and appeared in an open space not far away.

He had already created an opportunity for Mordred; the rest was up to her.

Nian Zhuo crossed his arms, waiting for the crimson lightning to appear on the body of the Exploding Neck Dragon.

"—Hey!" Sure enough, Mordred's shout came from behind.

The veins on Mordred's hands, hidden beneath his armor, were bulging. He opened his eyes wide and mobilized all his strength.

The crimson lightning on the blade shone brilliantly, even surpassing the intensity of the attack Nian Zhuo had previously unleashed.

Her body fell, and at the same time, she held the sword horizontally.

Finally, her figure plummeted to the same height as the dragon with the bulging neck.

"Die!" In an instant, Mordred gripped the hilt of his sword with both hands and swung the blade down.

Boom!—Even though it was a clear day, a thunderclap suddenly rang out.

The crimson lightning struck the neck of the Exploding Neck Dragon, instantly severing its neck.

Nianzhuo could even see the crimson lightning that had struck his neck from behind.

After the loud noise, there was the static of Bilibili.

The crimson lightning continued to erode the flesh around the neck of the dragon, constantly expanding.

Then—the world fell silent, and all things fell silent.

A violent explosion resounded from the neck of the dragon, accompanied by a red electric current spreading outwards.

"Now, the Flap-necked Dragon really is a Flap-necked Dragon..." Nian Zhuo scratched his head, feeling a little scared.

The black smoke completely shrouded the neck of the dinosaur in mist.

Then, its tall, fleshy body swayed and fell down.

Above the neck, there was nothing left.

The three-story-high body crashed to the ground with a loud thud.

"Whoosh~" Mordred, after a graceful turn in mid-air, landed smoothly on the ground. "That felt so good~ It really feels so much better after a fight!"

Mordred kicked the burly dragon's body and raised an eyebrow.

"What...this guy's dead already, right? That's good." Mordred slung the sword over his shoulder, smiling as he looked at Nianzhuo behind him. "How about it? I didn't disappoint you, did I?"

"—Of course not, that was great teamwork, Mordred." Nian Zhuo didn't hold back his praise, since the battle was over now.

“But it’s really scary—” Mordred looked at the dragon with its bulging neck at her feet, still somewhat incredulous. “This kind of monster is actually a dragon or something… what…” She muttered a few words of dissatisfaction, it seems that the aversion from her genes made Mordred not like the appearance of this dragon.

On the other side, under the parasol, Tong Yao's eyes revealed a look of disbelief.

In the picture book she held, the drawing of the scabbard dragon gradually turned to ashes.

She reached out her hand, trembling, but it was all in vain.

The Frozen Neck Dragon is dead.

"—Alice's friend... has fallen short again..." Tong Yao flipped through the picture book in her hands with distress, her eyes gradually brightening. "She... she just wanted to find Alice's..."

Buzz—A golden phantom gradually appeared on the lawn in front of us.

The clanging sound of armor clashing suddenly appeared in front of Tong Yao.

"Eh..." She opened her slightly red eyes and looked at the soldiers holding long spears who appeared in front of her. "You are..." She quickly opened the picture book in front of her and turned to the last page.

"【Ace Soldiers】..." This is the collective name for the numerous soldiers that appeared before us.

“Alright—” Then, the girl clapped her hands, and the many tall soldiers in front of her knelt down, as if the girl in front of them was the king they served.

"Go, go... wipe out all the bad guys who are standing in Alice's way...!"

Upon receiving the order, the numerous soldiers stood up with a clang and marched in unison into the depths of the dense forest, following the girl's guidance to find the two wanton enemies.

Meanwhile, Nian Zhuo and Mordred were also deep in thought.

After defeating the Frozen Neck Dragon, they advanced most of the way into the depths of the jungle, where the paths gradually became more and more complex.

At first, the two could each choose different paths, but they would always meet after several intersections, and then they realized that the paths in this jungle were actually connected.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, they now stood at the point where the two roads converged.

There were no more forks ahead, but two deep paths leading in different directions, and there could only be one road that would lead to the end.

"Well then, I'll take this route~" Suddenly, Mordred appeared on the right-hand path, wielding her sword and waving at Nianzhuo. "My intuition tells me there's something here that will satisfy my interests~"

"--Then, I'll go this way." There was no point in saying more. Nian Zhuo stood on the left side of the road, looking at Mordred across from him. "Remember, be careful in everything you do... I don't want to lose an ally like you before the very end."

"Seriously... you're even more long-winded than Jekyll." Shaking her head helplessly, she turned and walked deeper into the path. "Don't worry! I'm very strong!"

“…” Nian Zhuo nodded and walked down the path on his side as well.

Gradually, their figures disappeared at the end of the road.

Mordred, looking at the increasingly open scenery around him, clicked his tongue in annoyance.

"Could it be that my answer is correct...?" Mordred looked at the unchanging scenery around him, his hand gripping the hilt of his sword unconsciously tightening.

Then, she suddenly sensed something and jumped up.

The spear whistled through the bushes around her, and soldiers burst forth from the surrounding undergrowth.

"That's more like it!" Instead of being surprised by the sneak attack, Mordred felt the pleasure of another battle and stepped back onto the ground.

At the same time, many soldiers wielding long spears sprang out from the surrounding bushes and trees.

Surrounding Mordred in the center, these puppet-like soldiers stared at her using devices called "eyes."

“Enemy detection…only one person…only one person…” Immediately afterwards, the outermost soldiers put away their spears and prepared to leave with mechanical steps.

But suddenly, a crackling sound of electricity came from behind, shattering all the soldiers in a straight line.

"Don't say such boring things~" The knight in the center remained completely calm, beckoning to the numerous mechanical puppets in front of her. "Is this all you've got?"

Then, something unexpected happened.

The shattered soldiers before him gradually floated into the air.

Then, centered around these parts, almost the next moment, the soldiers who had been shattered stood on the ground again, gripping their spears tightly.

Sensing the extraordinary nature of the enemy before them, this time none of the elite soldiers prepared to leave. Instead, they gripped their spears and surrounded Mordred.