After leaving the Ganesha familia home, Draade his way through the duoward the 24th floor.

  Initially, he had po fight the monster Rex ‘Goliath’ aloo level up; however, he soon abahat idea.

  The reason was simple: monster rex's were closely monitored and o be cleared regurly to allow weaker familias to dive deeper into the dungeon.

  Challenging a monster rex required following specific procedures to avoid g with the is of other familias.

  Adhering to these procedures would mean others could track his location and activities, potentially allowing them to observe his abilities or even ambush him during the fight.

  The Bahamut familia was under scrutiny, and one reason they weren't stantly harassed was the secrecy surrounding their abilities.

  Drasured minimal tact with other adventurers while in the dungeon, so little was known about their bat skills.

  sidering all this, Draco decided it was best to seek out a green dragon, a mohat would present a simir challeo the Goliath.

  Fortunately, he had discovered a treasure tree protected by a green dragon two days earlier, and he quickly sealed off the paths leading to it.

  A green dragon was also one of the monsters Drateo tame eventually, along with a Vouivre.

  A Vouivre was aremely rare humanoid female monster, ae actively searg for one over the past months, he hadn’t spotted any.

  However, Draco wasn’t too disappointed; attempting to tame such monsters wasn’t his immediate priority.

  He had barely made progress with his firebirds and didn’t have the time or capacity to take on more responsibilities.

  Time flew by, and soon Draco found himself oh floor.

  He began making his way to the location of the treasure tree, flexing his hand around his spiked Kanabo.

  Drao limit himself during the uping fight with the green dragon.

  This was a strategy to increase the challenge and an attempt to acquire an evasion or defensive skill in his development ability list.

  He inteo avoid using any form of magibsp;

  With his partial dragon transformation, he could cover his body with hard scales, and his passive resistao elements would be suffit to withstand the green dragon's fire breath and melee attacks.

  Armed with his dragon cws and trusty spiked Kanabo, along with nearly maxed stats, he could inflict damage.

  If things got too intense, he could use his wings to create distance.

  With these thoughts in mind, Draco sent a pulse of earth magic to open the sealed route and quickly closed it again.

  He khe battle would be brutal and that the dungeon would likely spawn moo interfere.

  Within minutes, he stood before the treasure tree, a green dragon coiled in front of it, its eyes closed i.

  Suddenly, its witched as it caught the st of an intruder.

  Its reptilian eyes slowly opehe slits diting as Draco's form reflected in the membrane c its eyes.

  With a low, threatening growl, it stood up, its body t teers in size.

  It had two thick horns on its head and one on its snout, with four muscur limbs radiating power.

  Although it didn’t have wings, its powerful, spring-like limbs seemed more than capable of high jumps.

  Draco heard its bones crag and muscles tensing, as if preparing to sprint toward him.

  A savage grin spread across his face as he felt the iy of the dragon's bloodlust, potent enough to crush weaker adventurers.

  He could tell it was ready to kill him, a gesture that triggered his own primal draistincts.

  Draco didn’t feel the o suppress these instincts; he had taken all necessary precautions.

  Instead, he let go and prepared for battle, ready to eliminate anything that interfered.

  His body responded immediately, coating itself in thick bck scales as his draigs sprouted, and cws and talons emerged.

  Once his transformation was plete, Draco looked down at his spiked Kanabo.

  It felt a bit awkward in his cws, they got in the way of his grip.

  Redug the size of the cws on the hand that gripped his Kanabo, Draco felt more fortable.

  ‘Yea, this feels right,’ he thought, not taking his eyes off his oppo.

  Taking a deep breath, he expanded his lungs rapidly and unleashed a primal roar, releasing the full force of his draic aura and bloodlust toward the green dragon.

  The green dragon was temporarily stunned before responding in kind.

  Although it didn’t possess a draic aura, its overwhelming bloodlust and madness pensated for it.

  With a powerful leap, the ground cracked beh its feet as the green dragon made the first move.

  ……………………………………………………………….

  As the massive creature uself toward him with a mighty leap, Draco’s instincts kicked in.

  He braced himself, feeling the power c through his veins.

  With a thunderous crash, the green dragon nded mere feet away, its cws gouging deep into the ground, sending dirt and stone flying in all dires.

  Draco had only a split sed to reabsp;

  He shifted his weight, shifting his ter of gravity low, and dashed to the right just as the dragon’s massive jaws snapped shut where he had stood moments before.

  The sheer power of the dragon’s bite sent tremors through the ground, and Draco felt the air stir violently as the creature’s head swung baot letting him out of sight.

  Drac to his feet, muscles coiled like springs.

  He noticed the dragon preparing for another lus powerful limbs tensing as it gathered momentum.

  Using his wings for bance, he darted to the side, feeling the rush of air as the dragon’s tail whipped past him, narrowly missing him.

  He grinned, exhirated by the close call, but he couldn’t afford to let his guard down.

  The green dragon, uerred, pivoted sharply, its eyes gleaming with ferocity.

  It unleashed a guttural growl, and Draco felt a tremor in his bones.

  The dragon’s fidence surged; it was ready to deliver a crushing blow.

  The air thied with anticipation as it lunged fain, this time aiming for Draidse.

  This time, Draco was ready.

  He dropped low, sinking into a crouch, and swung his cws outward, intercepting the dragon's powerful jaws with a well-timed jab.

  The impact reverberated through his arm, but he remaieady, using the momentum to push himself upward, thrusting his spiked Kanabo forward with all his might.

  The on ected with the dragon’s jaw, nding a solid hit that sent shockwaves through both batants.

  The dragon recoiled, its scales shimmering uhe light, but it quickly regais posure.

  Draco seized the opportunity, ung himself into the air, his wings propelling him upwards.

  He aimed for a strike from above, aiming to nd a blow on the dragon’s babsp;

  His cws glinted, ready to tear into the tough scales.

  But the green dragon, not to be outdone, jumped and twisted mid-air, its tail whipping around to strike at Draco.

  Draco felt the air shift as the tail approached, and he barely mao dodge, barely grazing the ground with his talons.

  He nded on his feet, shifting his weight just in time to avoid being knocked off banbsp;

  The dragon’s tail smashed into the ground, sending debris flying.

  Seizing the moment, Draco charged forward, his Kanabo raised high.

  He swung down with all his strength, aiming for the dragon’s neck.

  The blow ected, but the dragon’s scales absorbed much of the impabsp;

  It was a gng hit, enough to stagger the beast but not enough to fell it.

  The green drago out a roar of anger, its eyes narrowing.

  It tered with a powerful swipe of its cw, aiming for Draco’s head.

  In a split-sed decision, Draco ducked low and dashed to the side, feeling the rush of air as the dragon's cw passed.

  He sprang back to his feet and tered with a quick swipe of his Kanabo, striking one of the dragon’s forelimbs.

  The dragon hissed, momentarily distracted by the pain, but it quickly refocused, spinning its body in a whirlwind attack, raising loose rocks and fauna and f Draco to create distaween them.

  The green dragon’s pn worked and the battle fell into a standoff.

  The two batants circled each other, eyes locked, both waiting for the other to make a move.

  Draco could feel the adrenaline surging through him, his heart pounding in his chest.

  He knew he couldn’t let the fight drag on; he could already hear other monsters in the distance, likely drawn by the otion of their battle.

  With a sudden burst of speed, Draco lunged forward, closing the distaween them.

  The green dragon responded instinctively, swinging its massive tail ialiation.

  Draticipated the move; he ducked and rolled underh the tail, feeling the wind whip past him.

  As he came up oher side, he swung his Kanabo in a wide arc, aiming for the dragon’s exposed fnk.

  This time, the strike nded with a resounding thud, the force of the blow sending the dragon staggering sideways.

  Draco pressed his advantage, following up with a series of rapid strikes, each blow aimed at weakening the creature.

  He was relentless, his cws striking with precision, each hit f the dragon to shift and adapt.

  The green dragon, now on the defensive, retaliated with a furious swipe of its cws.

  Draco ducked once more, narrowly avoiding the attack, but he could feel the heat of the dragon’s fury radiating off its scales.

  The creature was being increasingly desperate, its movements more frantic as it tried tain trol of the battle.

  Draco seized the moment and flew upward, using his wings to gain altitude.

  From above, he could see the dragon’s movements clearly, its massive body twisting and turning in an attempt to track him.

  He waited for the right moment, feeling the tension build, and then he dove down with all his might, cws extended and Kanabo raised.

  The impact was thunderous. Draded squarely on the dragon’s back, driving his Kanabo down like a hammer.

  The blow sent shockwaves through the beast, causing it to bud writhe beh him.

  Draco held on, his cws digging into the tough scales, using the momentum to swing his Kanabo around for arike.

  The dragon roared in rage, its powerful limbs thrashing in an attempt to dislodge him.

  But Draco was relentless.

  With a fierce cry, he unleashed a flurry of blows, each strike calcuted and precise, targeting the dragon’s vulnerable spots.

  The creature’s roars of auro cries of pain, and Draco felt the tide of the battle shift in his favour.

  Finally, after a series of devastating blows, the green dragon stumbled, its legs bug beh it.

  Draco seized the opportunity, leaping off its bad nding gracefully on the ground.

  He watched as the dragon struggled tain its footing, its breath ing in ragged gasps.

  ‘Sigh, what an awful sight’ Draco thought, feeling a little bit seal.

  He hadn’t thought much about many monster while he sughtered them, but perhaps due to his attat to the firebirds he took in, and a green dragon being a monster he wao eventually tame, he felt a bit weird on the inside.

  Quickly shaking off such dangerous thoughts, Draco refocused otle.

  With a final roar, Draco charged forward, his Kanabo raised high.

  He could feel the energy c through him, letting the thrill of victory within reach, distract his weird thoughts.

  He swung down with all his might, aiming for the dragon’s wound on its exposed nebsp;

  The blow nded with a decisive thud, and the green drago out o cry before colpsing to the ground, defeated.

  Draco stood over the falle, breathing heavily, a triumphant grin spreading across his face.