Due to several hard disadvantages, the scarecrow's regular groove-eating is actually inferior to the light blade's.

So during the process of exchanging moves and collisions between the two sides, the center of the explosion kept moving towards the scarecrow.

"Such behavior is meaningless."

However, despite appearing to hold the advantage, Long Ren's expression wasn't pleasant.

Without his command, the half-dragon could easily act on impulse and miss the optimal strategic choice.

[Dragon Roar... Rotten Dragon!]

The result was indeed as he expected. After continuously releasing light blades, the half-dragon suddenly ran out of energy.

The reason is simple: energy depletion.

Belonging to the Explosive type, once it drains its energy reserves, the only way to recover quickly is to recharge by hitting a living target.

The blue firebird seemed to have life, but it was just a dead object.

So now, the half-dragon's energy was almost depleted, leaving only a little bit.

[Eat Groove!]

But the scarecrow's situation was the opposite; a blue firebird shot out again.

It's of the Wind type, and can quickly recover by staying within a certain range without moving.

And while rooted, the recovery speed is even faster.

[Escape, Escape Dragon!]

Seeing the situation getting worse, the half-dragon quickly retreated to dodge.

But what is the blue firebird? It is a move with controllable tracking abilities.

Moreover, its original speed is faster than the scarecrow's original speed.

So the ignorant half-dragon's attempt to dodge was futile; it was hit squarely.

[Painful Dragon!]

The temperature-less blue firebird exploded on its back.

Perhaps the blue scales have some peculiar effect; the normally sticky indigo flames burned for a moment and then extinguished.

Nevertheless, it still left scorch marks on the half-dragon's body.

[No Way Dragon!]

The half-dragon knew it couldn't continue like this, so it used the last remaining bit of energy to activate its displacement skill.

[LV2 Little Dragon Soar (A)]: Initiates a forward dash, greatly reducing damage taken during the process.

A blue, wispy energy emerged from its dragon feet as it crouched down.

This is a very energy-consuming skill, with the distance of the dash dependent on the amount of energy supplied.

Currently, the remaining energy was barely enough to dash in front of the scarecrow.

But the half-dragon thought that was enough; as long as it got close, it could recover energy by attacking the scarecrow.

Swoosh!

With a push of its feet, it turned into a blur and appeared right in front of the scarecrow.

In terms of speed, it surpassed [Quick Run] and was almost as fast as [Blink].

[Grass?!]

The scarecrow was startled by the situation and quickly manipulated the vines on its back to wrap itself up.

"Wh-what kind of move is this...?"

Seeing the scarecrow's transformation, Long Ren couldn't help but be amazed.

Controlled by the scarecrow, the many vine hands on its back, after wrapping around its body, rapidly re-formed.

Rewoven into a round armor shape.

This is a new form it invented by referencing the rolling tortoise.

Vine Turtle Form!

[Dragon Dragon Dragon!]

The half-dragon's claws decisively tore apart the vine armor.

[Grass!!!]

The scarecrow was frantic on the spot; why was the rolling tortoise shell so useless!

Actually, it wasn't that the vine armor was useless, but the half-dragon's slashes were too strong against plants.

Then, the two sides entered the stage of hand-to-hand combat.

[Grass~]

Facing the physically strong half-dragon, the scarecrow unleashed its specialty, releasing all its strength and presenting a limp appearance.

[Dragon Dragon Dragon!]

The half-dragon roared loudly, delivering a dragon claw strike to the heart.

Its arm muscles were sculpted, the sharp five claws, leaving no doubt that if executed well, it would penetrate the enemy's chest.

[Grass~]

However, the outcome was unexpected; the scarecrow's seemingly soft grass hand rose and deflected the half-dragon's claws, leaving it empty-handed.

"This scarecrow, seems to be trained in martial arts!"

Seeing this scene, Long Ren became noticeably tense.

After those past rounds of collisions, he now had difficulty gauging the result.

Fortunately, when it comes to practicing martial arts, his half-dragon hadn't fallen behind.

[Whip Whip Dragon!]

The half-dragon's upper body slightly leaned back, as its dragon leg kicked towards the scarecrow.

[Grass~]

The scarecrow's mind quickened; the vine roots on its back pulled sharply, giving it a soft half-bend.

Swoosh!

The dragon leg, slicing through the air, swept past its nose though it didn't have a nose.

But missing the first kick wouldn't dishearten the half-dragon; the missed dragon leg barely hit the ground before quickly lifting again, up above the scarecrow like a rewinded image.

This time it wasn't a whip, but a lateral chop.

[Eat Groove Peep!]

The scarecrow's response was its eyes suddenly glowing an eerie blue.

[Wrong Dragon!]

Sensing danger, the half-dragon quickly withdrew its leg, only to see two slender, laser-like blue flames shoot out from the scarecrow's eyes!

After firing indigo flames from its mouth, its eyes could also now shoot!

This third edition of the Small Fireball (?), moved stealthier, faster, with stronger penetration.

[Lucky Dragon!]

The half-dragon breathed a sigh of relief after dodging the Small Fireball; without blue scale protection on its soles, getting hit could result in severe injury.

"Is this a robot or a scarecrow, can the eyes shoot lasers too?"

Watching the blue lights streak toward the sky, Long Ren admitted he was confused.

Yet at that moment, he saw something even more surprising.

In almost the blink of an eye, several vines silently emerged from behind the half-dragon and then formed into a scarecrow!

No, to be exact, this should be called a vine person, merely the shape was identical to the scarecrow.

This move, Vine Buddy, was demonstrated by the scarecrow to Li Pu before.

At that time, it wove vines into Vine Li Pu, Vine Scarecrow, Vine Pup-pup, and Vine Ugly Little Wolf, the result was quite disastrous.

Too many targets left it without control.

Weaving four at once was too difficult, but in a rooted state, weaving one or even half within a certain range, the scarecrow managed well.

The vine person moved quietly, raising its hands high in a hammer-like manner.

It seemed intent on delivering a solid blow to the half-dragon's back.

Meanwhile, the half-dragon's full attention was on the scarecrow that had just demonstrated eye lasers, completely unaware of the situation behind.

"Watch out!!"

In a moment of urgency, Long Ren unwittingly exclaimed.

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