The Witch Hunter System

At that moment, Fraegar's draconic body was filled with wounds. She had several dozen broken scales, and blood spewed out of her exposed flesh. Her current state was far from the proud majesty a true dragon should have.

However, she had a tenacious, unbending will that refused to submit to a greater power. She would die before she bowed her head, and as long as a single breath remained in her, she would keep fighting until the end.

Nevertheless, despite her bloody and gruesome sight, Fraegar's wounds couldn't be considered severe. They were only surface wounds.

Evidently, Velorina enjoyed toying with Fraegar, torturing her slowly like a cruel hunter who took pleasure in making its prey suffer.

Although Velorina expressed her interest in taking Fraegar's scales to embellish her beauty, what she truly enjoyed was ravaging other flowers whenever she saw them.

Through their battle, Fraegar learned that Velorina was a psychotic bitch with an extensive yet envious view of beauty. She would ruin everything remotely associated with beauty so she could be the only one.

Truly a vampire with a loose screw.

"What's the matter, Dragon Lady? Are you ready to croak? We can't have that yet, can we? Not before I see your despair as you beg me to end you," Velorina cruelly said.

She swiped at Fraegar's damaged body with her sharp nails, easily peeling off her dragon scales like a scraper.

The difference between their strength was too great.

Even after fortifying the body with [Physical Enhancement], Fraegar could not close the gap between their power. With her dwindling mana and stamina, her strength also declined. As a result, her exhausted body was subjected to even more physical violence and abuse.

Nevertheless, Fraegar's expression remained determined and stubborn. Her body may break, but her spirit will never bend--not to a sorry-sight-of-a-being like Velorina. She refused to.

"You can keep dreaming, Vampire! I am a proud dragon! I would rather die than submit to your whims! But even at the cost of my life, I will make sure to take you down with me!" Fraegar roared furiously.

"Kekeke, is that so? Then let me see how you are going to do exactly just that. Go on; keep struggling. Entertain me more," Velorina giggled with disdain, completely unaffected by Fraegar's words.

In her eyes, Fraegar's threat was no different from the weak cursing of a dying man on his last breath – It sounded intimidating but had no substance. After all, a threat was, in the end, just a threat.

Fraegar's gaze flashed with a chilly glint.

Following her hardened resolve, Fraegar started speaking in a [Lost Language] that seemed even more ancient than the [Dragon Tongue]. Each word resonated with heaven and earth and drew more power from them.

The laws of heaven and earth were stirred in response. The trembling ground stilled, the rustling wind eased, and time itself seemingly froze. As the world turned silent, Fraegar's ancient words felt like the only thing that existed.

A frighteningly ancient power was awoken from its slumber as it slowly manifested in the sky. Before this power, regardless of gods or mortals – all seemed insignificant.

Pak!

Velorina flashed before Fraegar's head and smacked her into the ground, disrupting her forbidden incantation before she could finish it.

In that instant, the ancient power and otherworldly phenomenon vanished without a trace, making it all seem like an illusion – something false without real power.

"Forbidden Magic, huh?" Velorina coldly smiled at Fraegar's groveling figure with amusement and ridicule.

"Kekeke, I heard the Red Dragon Clan managed to decipher some words from the forgotten [Primordial Language] of the Ancient Gods of Origin and created a few forbidden spells out of them, but to think it was true."

"Indeed, something as absurd and out of this world as Forbidden Magic could threaten my life at the expense of your own. However, you must be a fool if you think I would just stand by and watch you finish such a powerful spell," Velorina laughed coldly.

She had anticipated Fraegar's last resort and intercepted her as planned.

However, if not for her curiosity regarding Forbidden Magic, she would have intercepted Fraegar even sooner.

That said, it was only for a brief moment, but the ancient power that barely manifested according to Fraegar's primordial words of beginning had Velorina's heart quaking with endless dread.

Thus, although Fraegar ultimately failed to cast her Forbidden Magic, she broke Velorina's calmness.

"I heard using Forbidden Magic comes with soul-crippling consequences that may follow you for several lifetimes. Since you are determined and so cruel to yourself, I should end you now to avoid incurring unexpected losses," Velorina coldly stated, determining to kill Fraegar.

"Hahaha…" Fraegar laughed fearlessly before snorting with contempt. "What's wrong? Are you afraid of getting burned after playing with fire for so long? You are more cowardly than I thought."

"Perhaps bats aren't your ancestral origin. The blood-sucking mosquitoes should be more accurate, right?" Fraegar added more salt to her insult.

Velorina was completely enraged. She had never heard such demeaning words before. It infuriated her to no end.

"Go to hell!" Velorina furiously screeched.

In that instant, Velorina stabbed at Fraegar's disdainful left eye with her needle-like hand, intent on penetrating straight through to her brain to kill her. But before Velorina's piercing hand could reach Fraegar's eye, Vaan instantly appeared between them, surprising them both.

At the same time, Velorina's hand drilled toward Vaan's seemingly defenseless back—only to come to a grinding halt a few millimeters from contact, as if an invisible force was preventing it from proceeding further.

In fact, Velorina's hand never stopped drilling forward.

However, to the naked eye, it appeared to have stopped completely. Within those few millimeters of space, the actual distance between Vaan and Velorina continuously widened due to his Spatial Law.

As such, while it was only a few millimeters of space on the surface, it was also an insurmountable chasm that couldn't be crossed.

"Supreme Leader…!" Fraegar weakly cried out with pleasant surprise.

"You've fought well, Fraegar. In the face of an overwhelming adversary, you have demonstrated the spirit and pride of the Red Dragon Clan," Vaan calmly praised, completely disregarding the vampire behind him.

"You may briefly rest before returning to the battlefield to help the humans. I will take care of matters here."

Following Vaan's words, he splashed Fraegar in a bottle full of purified Demigod-rank vampire blood essence, allowing her damaged draconic body to heal at alarming speeds.

Even her missing dragon scales were regrown at a visible rate.

Meanwhile, Velorina retreated after her attack failed to advance and glared back at Vaan with great alarm and wariness.

"Who the hell are you?! And what the heck did you just do!?" Velorina barked with silent trepidation.