Drake broke the Juggernaut's claws, using them as hidden weapons, shooting them into the Juggernaut's eyes.
But Drake watched as that severed claw turned into black ash, dissipating into the air, then the broken area recovered to its original state in black smoke, even exaggeratingly lengthening by more than 30%.
Drake still remembered that the Juggernaut could devour monsters and acquire the corresponding monsters' abilities, but this Juggernaut had just been born. Who knew where it had gotten the ability to rapidly self-heal.
Moreover, Drake remembered that the Juggernaut's blue-purple armor should only have magic resistance, but after personally experiencing it, it could actually defend against a portion of physical attacks.
Moreover, the Juggernaut's strength was related to the floor it was born on. This Juggernaut, born in the middle levels, shouldn't even be as strong as the one that Bell had encountered in the original story in theory. Its danger level should only be at the LV5 level.
But in Drake's perception, the dangerous aura on this Juggernaut was even stronger than Ottar.
All kinds of situations could indeed occur in the Dungeon. There simply wasn't any so-called theorem.
The Dungeon had perhaps sensed the strength of Drake and Ottar, who were destroying the Dungeon, so it had given birth to a powerful Juggernaut that would only be born in the deep levels.
The Juggernaut let out a hiss, then transformed into a phantom, disappearing before Drake. Drake revealed a trace of a disdainful smile, then also disappeared from where he was.
Everyone only saw a pale white shadow flashing around, and a fiery meteor closely following behind.
The two were constantly moving and colliding in the air, all the adventurers unable to see what was happening at all.
Tsubaki helped Ryuu, who was squatting on the ground, saying, "Are you okay?"
Ryuu shook her head, saying, "Drake, he... will he win?"
Tsubaki said with a smile, "Of course. Who do you think he is? He's the most dazzling existence in our Familia!"
After one collision, Drake and the Juggernaut finally revealed their figures.
Drake wiped away the blood flowing from the claw marks on his chest, feeling the itchy sensation of it healing.
That Juggernaut's must-break claws were indeed troublesome. Even in the Dragon King War Body state, Drake's defense had been cut open.
But the Juggernaut wasn't feeling good either. The shield that reflected magic had been violently smashed to pieces by Drake's fists in several places, the bony body being covered with cracks.
The two were both self-healing, also confronting each other. Just then, more adventurers appeared around them.
"What is that monster?"
"Just looking at it makes my whole body tremble!"
"Is that... Dragon Furnace?"
"Dragon Furnace will subjugate that monster, right!"
The Loki Familia's team had also appeared. Because of the conflict with the Freya Familia, they had searched in another direction.
They had only been attracted by the commotion when Drake and Ottar were fighting. The Dungeon's wails had made them quicken their pace, arriving just in time now.
Finn's thumb had already begun to twitch just from seeing the Juggernaut, saying with a wry smile, "How did this kind of monster suddenly appear!"
Gareth, carrying his battleaxe, said, "It looks like Little Drake's situation isn't good. Should we go up and help?"
Finn's smile was even more wry, shaking his head, saying, "This finger is telling me that it's best not to. That monster isn't ordinary. You can't subjugate it without being prepared to sacrifice yourself.
Moreover, Drake hasn't used all of his strength yet. I believe that he can resolve it. Most importantly, he also needs this battle."
Riveria looked at the adventurers who had gathered around, also understanding the reason why Finn had said these words.
Before, who knew who had leaked the news that there was a monster hidden in the Hephaestus Familia, making the entire Orario full of doubts towards the Hephaestus Familia, especially Drake.
The Loki Familia also had to express their attitude, taking certain actions.
But if things continued like this, Drake and the Hephaestus Familia's situation wouldn't improve. They would continue to be suspected and rejected by other adventurers because of the matter of protecting the monster.
And coincidentally, Drake and Ottar's battle had led to the birth of the Juggernaut.
As long as Drake subjugated this vicious monster before everyone, he could reverse the public opinion in one fell swoop.
Just like after Bell's battle with Asterius in the original story, the discussions that had been brought about by protecting Wiene before had all disappeared, and he had once again become Orario's seed of a hero.
And the effect was immediate. Seeing the progress of this battle, Drake's public opinion had already begun to reverse.
Drake didn't care about these things, but since his friends were all here, it was impossible for him to let the Juggernaut run rampant.
The Juggernaut's eyes had become even more bloodshot, a large number of spikes protruding from the armor on its body, becoming even more ferocious.
So the Juggernaut was indeed a unique monster, actually evolving as the battle progressed.
In the end, Drake was also lacking information about the Juggernaut. After all, this monster had only appeared twice in the original story.
The Juggernaut's body had expanded by nearly 50%, the dangerous aura becoming even more intense.
Drake's fighting spirit also rose, summoning the Dragon Flame Battle Gear.
Drake, who was clad in dragon flame armor, seemed to have truly transformed into a scorching furnace, just like his title. The heat wave was clearly felt by even the adventurers on the periphery.
If it was an ordinary person, they would have been dried out before fighting Drake. It was thanks to the Juggernaut that it hadn't been affected that much.
In the instant that the Dragon Flame Battle Gear had appeared, the Juggernaut unleashed even more amazing speed, grabbing at Drake with a claw as it approached.
That claw, which could even destroy first-class equipment, had been blocked. No matter how exaggerated the must-break attribute on the bony claw was, there was no way to break through the inherent spirit armor that had Drake's soul manifested.
Especially after Drake had obtained the development ability , as long as Drake's will didn't die out, the inherent spirit armor wouldn't be destroyed.
So Drake had easily blocked the Juggernaut's claws.
The Juggernaut's special joint structure in its limbs allowed it to possess amazing speed and the ability to jump continuously, the speed of its attacks also basically being brought about by its body speed.
But its simple attack speed wasn't fast. After Drake had blocked the first strike, it had revealed a huge opening.
Drake didn't chase, but raised his hand, grabbing the sharp tail that had stabbed down from above his head.
Drake roared, grabbing the Juggernaut's tail, directly throwing it out.
Drake immediately chased after it, about to tear off that troublesome armor on its body. But the Juggernaut in mid-air flickered, actually disappearing out of thin air.
And Drake keenly sensed the dangerous aura behind him.
"Fire Dragon's Hook Claw!"
In a upside-down golden hook position, Drake kicked the Juggernaut's claws. The surging flames directly knocked it to the ground.
Fortunately, the fact that the shield was an active skill was still correct. This strike of Drake's had caused considerable damage.
However, in the large pit that had been smashed out, the Juggernaut's transformation was still continuing.
It had to be said that this was a monster that made people despair. It didn't have a magic stone, didn't have any so-called vitals. There was no way to subjugate it except by completely crushing it.
And this Juggernaut was even more special. As the battle progressed, it wasn't only self-healing, it was also self-evolving in order to adapt to the battle.
But it was just like this that made Drake's fighting spirit even stronger. Let the Juggernaut continue the battle that had been interrupted with Ottar!
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