The Dragon's wings lifted, blotting out the faint light above. Its roar carried weight, pressing against Zakar's chest, but he remained steady, both hands tightening on his sword. Before he could act, he caught glimpse of a shadow lurching from the smoke.
From the ruins, dragging chains of ash, the massive Dragon Zombie emerged. Its scales were broken, blackened with decay, but its frame was still enormous, towering with lifeless strength.
Where Baruka's wings burned with green lightning, this creature's body radiated death's silence, its gaze empty yet fixed on Zakar as prey.
The system flickered with another message.
[Dragon Zombie: Rank B]
[Type: Undead Variant, Aggressive and Endless]
[Additional Opponent Added. Eliminate both.]
Zakar inhaled, calm even as his heartbeat pushed harder against his ribs. Two B-rank monsters at once the thought might have broken another fighter, but to him, it was fuel.
