Issei looked at opponent with a serious gaze. His opponent is a dragon and not just any dragon, a former Dragon king. Although he still doesn't know how strong a dragon king is, according to Draig they are only a realm below a Heavenly dragon. Which still didn't give him a good description as he had never seen a Heavenly Dragon fight.
So Issei, not wanting to make things difficult for him, thought of Tannin as a person with a power level on a similar level as that wired demon monster who came at the peace conference.
'Although your reasoning is a bit flawed you are right about Tannin's power level. ' came Draig's voice as he heard Issei's thoughts.
'But the power level is the same right, ' Issei argued. Did these guys forget he was a human a few months ago. He still doesn't know what even a high class devil is despite it being his goal.
' Sigh sometimes I wished I had a physical body to teach you some very important life lessons ' Draig said as he released a helpless sigh.
' Hey what does that mean ' issei asked but he never got an answer.
" Are you ready, Red Dragon Emperor? Oh, do you need some time to enter balance breaker. " Tannin asked as he took a battle stance.
Issei shook his head as he said, "No that won't be necessary. " just as he finished his words he entered balance breaker in a flash.
Due to Draig's continuous training Issei had to improvise his tactics. Or else he would be roasted, literally.
Seeing his actions Tannin was surprised. " Impressive you managed to enter balance breaker at such a fast speed. And that too without showing any aura outbursts. " He praised.
Few could do what Issei did. Not only is hard for someone to enter Balance breaker it is way harder for them to control their sudden increase in aura when they reach balance breaker. This shows how frightening Issei's control over his sacred gear is.
And to top it all off he is still young. He could even be considered a baby if they take into account the lifespan of a normal supernatural being.
' Such potential and talent . As expected of one of the hosts of the heavenly dragons' Tannin thought internally as his fighting intent soared. To dragons they love to fight
And as both of them agreed to this beforehand they both dashed at each other at the same time. Both of them trusted fists at each other as soon as they were in range.
As soon as their fists met each other a sonic boom was heard as the ground they stood on was suddenly blasted away.
Both of them ignored this and continued to throw punches at each other. Similar phenomenas happened each time their fists met. But the two dragons continue their attacks and even increased their speed.
After exchanging about close to hundred punches did they break the flow and distanced themselves from each other.
During the brief exchange they realised that their strengths are almost at a similar level. But despite that both of them reached another conclusion.
Issei had low stamina. After that exchange his breathing was a bit heavy while Tannin didn't even break a sweat.
Since he found out his advantage Tannin wasn't one to let go of it. So he once again attacked Issei. Issei too made his move.
He began to dodge Tannin's attacks. Since he would just waste what little of stamina if he tanked them, Issei began to plan his attacks carefully. He would only attack every now and then when tannin's defences were opened.
Slowly tannin was beginning to lose in the exchange. Although he managed to deliver some hits on issei compared to what he received it was insignificant.
After another few minutes both of them once again distanced themselves. In the second exchange both of them received injuries. Tannin had some of his scales broken leaving some notable injuries while Issei had some cracks in his armour and almost every muscle of his body was screaming in pain.
' So this is my current level huh ' issei thought with a bitter smile. Despite all the training he did he couldn't even land a fatal blow to Tannin. Despite all the injuries none of them were fatal enough to harmTannin. With his inherent regeneration Tannin's injuries would be healed in a day or two.
' I need to get stronger ' issei thought with a determined gaze. His current target is to surpass Tannin who he considers to have a similar strength to the demon at the peace meeting.
And so Issei dashed straight towards Tannin. Since he is here to train he needs to dive straight towards danger. Like they say, only in dangerous times does a warrior show their true capabilities.
While the two of them were fighting Roxanne who was watching everything while sitting on a small stone pillar had a big smile. She is very satisfied with Issei's determination. How could she not.
As a person who loves the thrill of battle she could feel how Issei was doing his best to improve himself while fighting. Although it was small the improvement was still there.
"Now I really want to train him myself. I can now understand what Master was feeling when she finally decided to teach. " Roxanne muttered as her eyes glowed.
At first she just wanted to come and say hi to Issei since she was in the neighbourhood. But after watching that amazing display she changed her mind. She wanted to see how much of a monster he could become after her teaching.
"But where should I take him to train? " Roxanne asked herself. Although she could train him here she didn't think it would be best. Who knows how many spies are hidden here. In the supernatural world there is no better place for terrorists to hide other than the underworld.
"Hmm, should I bring him there? Although that place is a bit far I'm sure we could have enough privacy. And besides I'm sure she will like it if I bought in some visitors " Roxanne mumbled as she touched her chin.
" Yeah, that would be the best. Just to make sure Issei's disappearance is not noticed I should bring Tannin with us too. " Roxanne said as she stood up.
"Now then Let's do a kidnapping, " Roxanne said with an excited smile.
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The battle between Tannin and Issei was getting more violent each second. At this stage both of them were punching and kicking each other without bothering to defend. Both of them decided to select the last one standing as the winner.
" Huff huff hey Tannin how are you huff holding up " Issei asked breathing heavily. His whole body is filled with injuries. His armour was cracked and with his miniscule demonic power he was unable to fix it.
"Hahaha I could ask the same Red Dragon Emperor how are you holding up " Tannin asked with a little chuckle. Compared to Issei he was in a better condition. At the end of the day he is an Ultimate class being who is on the verge of reaching Satan class. So the spar with Issei is far from enough to take him down.
" Say why don't the two of you take a little break from all this sparring. " a sudden voice rang in the air as before both of them could react they were swallowed up by a huge shadow.
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