Witnessing his flight's counterattack, Zephyrus halted his advance and narrowed his eyes.
Was there no need to help?
Unfortunately, the momentary hesitation turned into the death of three more of his loyal subordinates.
To Kazeroth's horror, despite his teeth sinking deep into Menas' wings, he failed to tear it from its roots.
He wasn't strong enough to do so.
A dragon's body part—especially the scales—grew tougher the more it suffered damage and recovered.
For someone like Menas, who had narrowly escaped death's grasp countless times, his body had naturally become extraordinarily tough.
Years of enduring injuries that brought him to the brink of death and long periods of recovery had forged his resilience.
The bite force of a recently matured wind dragon—one with little experience in dragon-to-dragon combat and scarcely any history of serious injuries—was nowhere near strong enough to tear a part of him from his body.
