The dragon's harem

Chapter 226 [Bonus ] The Stalker’s Attack III

”Youʼre quite tough. That body is a waste on you.” The assassin said with a smile. He glared at Arad from a distance with a smile on his face.

”Thatʼs for me to decide. Itʼs my body, and I decide how to waste it.” Arad replied, holding his sword in a guard and watching the assassinʼs movements. ^I will look for an opening and cleave his head.^

”And wasting it protecting slaves was your decision? Wonʼt it be better if you joined us at the assassinsʼ guild?” The assassin extended his hand holding his dagger. ”We will make a great man out of you. Wild beasts need protection, donʼt they?” He already knew Arad was a werewolf from the claws.

”I wonʼt. And donʼt you mean the thieves guild?” Arad growled, glaring at the assassin with open eyes.

”Thieves guild? Do you have beef with them?” The assassin stared at Arad with a confused face, ”Thatʼs for the better. My client is someone else, and Iʼm sure they can help you with that.” He extended his second hand to Arad.

”Join us, and the thieves guild wonʼt touch you.”

”I refuse. You die here.” Arad changed his stance by mimicking Alcottʼs stance and pulling the sword back. ”Your guild will follow you soon. I was right. This city is rotten to the core.”

BAM! Arad lunged forward in the blink of an eye, his sword blazing with fire. SWOSH! The assassin bent backward, dodging the neck strike at the last moment.

”Youʼre strong, but that doesnʼt matter if you donʼt hit me.” The assassin swung his dagger up. ”Come to us! In a year, you would be able to cut my head.”

CLANG! Arad deflected the strike, ”I wonʼt follow someone who attacks a mother and her child. I donʼt know much about the world, but I wouldnʼt care less if that was normal. Youʼre dead to me.”

”HAHAHA!” The assassin laughed, ducking beneath Arad and swinging at his side with a stab. BAM! Arad lifted his knee and hit the assassinʼs hand, deflecting the strike.

”I only attacked that woman since you showed interest in her. Using your environment and enemyʼs weakness and interests is a lesson we can teach you.” The assassin smiled, jumping back and pointing his dagger at Arad.

BAM! A lightning bolt flashed from his dagger. Arad swung his sword up to cut it, but he got zapped.

Arad exhaled. The damage wasnʼt enough to faze him. But he understood that cutting lightning magic with a metal blade, and one good at transmitting magic at that. It was a bad idea.

”Whoʼs the idiot who tries to cut lightning?” The assassin giggled, ”You donʼt know much about fighting. The boss will be thrilled to teach you from scratch. He loves strong people.”

”So heʼs the one who taught you to attack a mother? I already hate him.” BAM! Arad replied, lunging forward with a heavy swing.

The assassin dodged with a bored face. It was the same as Aradʼs first charge.

Arad stopped midswing, shifting the attack sideway and chasing the assassinʼs neck.

The assassin smiled as he bent backward so much that his head almost touched the ground. His foot rose, kicking Arad in the chin with his sole.

Arad wasnʼt fazed and shifted his blade toward the assassinʼs crotch, trying to cut him in half.

The assassin flew sideways and up to the sky, dodging Aradʼs strike. ”That hit couldʼve been nasty. I will test it in my next fight or on you.” The assassin smiled.

”Care to shut up? Listing to you is making my head hurt.” Arad pointed his sword up [Firebolt] [Firebolt] [Firebolt] [Firebolt] [Firebolt] [Firebolt] [Firebolt] [Firebolt] [Firebolt] [Firebolt] [Firebolt] [Firebolt] [Firebolt] [Firebolt]

The assassin gracefully flew between the spells and looked at the slaves staying a fair distance away. ”I know how to pique your interest.” He smiled, flying toward them.

Arad looked behind him, ”I told you to get the fuck away!” Arad shouted as he saw the slaver and his slaves staying just a few meters from the bridgeʼs start.

BAM! Arad used all his might in a rush, trying to reach the slaves before the assassin.

”Itʼs you, woman! the one he doesnʼt want to get hurt.” The assassin smiled, and he threw two small knives at the woman.

Arad was still on the bridge. Running wonʼt get him in time, and he doesnʼt want to teleport. Thud! He jumped on the bridgeʼs side, bending his knees.

VROOM! BOOM!

The woman screamed, seeing the assassin throw two knives at her. The one in her shoulder steel burned like hot iron.

SWOSH! CLANG! CLANG! CRACK! Aradʼs body flew in front of her, cutting the two knives and crashing into a building.

”What?” The assassin gasped. He looked behind and saw that a chunk of the bridge side had collapsed.

^Did he jumps all the way here? The force of that alone broke the bridge?^ He couldnʼt believe his eyes.

Arad is a true dragon, and when he rumbles, his body returns to its original weight to offer the best support. The bridge simply couldnʼt support his weight, let alone the force generated by his jumping.

Arad stood, pushing the rubbles of the building away as he approached the slaves and stood before the woman and her child.

”Listen, mother and her child. Donʼt move from this spot.” He then turned toward others, ”The same for everyone. That bastard will chase you to drag me out.”

”Do you think you can protect them? I admit that was an inhuman jump, but you wonʼt achieve it.” The assassin said with a grunt, pointing his dagger at Arad.

”Sorry, I was wrong.” Arad looked at the assassin. Thud! He put his hand on the womanʼs head. ”I want to protect them, and Iʼm going to do it. I donʼt care about what you or they think.”

Arad took his hand off the womanʼs head. VROOOM! A loud rumbling raged from his chest as he looked up at the assassin.

”You dare lay your hand on someone in front of me?” Arad growled. [Frightful presence] He sent his blood lust and rage to the assassin, causing his spine to shiver. Imagining a large monster glaring at him.

[Awe presence] The slaves, especially the woman and her child, felt at ease behind Aradʼs wide back. They are under the dragonʼs wing.