"Wow, it is huge."
Caesar was high in the sky. He had already arrived at Dorashir's location.
From the station, it was impossible to see the entire city clearly. From high above, Caesar could see the whole city below.
This was a city larger and more prosperous than Crocus, the capital of Fiore. From an aerial view, it was clear that it was a city built on the right side of Alderon's hand.
One hand. One city.
Likewise, the back of the left hand, the left shoulder, the right shoulder, and the back also held cities. There were a total of five cities.
"However, Alderon is much easier to deal with compared to Mercphobia."
Caesar smiled slightly.
Mercphobia wanted to coexist with humans. Alderon's method was much simpler.
He merely treated humans as sustenance.
He allowed humans to build towns on his body. In return, he absorbed the life force of everyone living in those towns.
The seemingly prosperous cities were actually hellish prisons. The people living there had long since become nourishment for Alderon.
They slowly turned into existences similar to wooden clones.
Perhaps there were still a few people who had not been completely absorbed.
However, there could not be many left.
So Caesar did not need to hesitate.
To put it simply, he just needed to take down Alderon in one strike.
"But this will probably be tough. With a body this large, he can likely endure for a while just by relying on size alone."
A flash of light burst from Caesar's body. He activated Super Saiyan 2.
He clasped his hands together. A pale blue Kamehameha gathered between his palms.
"Let us try first. I have unlimited magic power anyway. I will stack it to the maximum."
Caesar paused for a moment.
"No. I should hold back a little. I cannot destroy the planet."
He thrust his hands forward.
In the next instant, everyone in the city saw a terrifying shockwave tear through the sky. It struck Alderon's sleeping head at nearly the speed of light.
"Roar."
Even though he was sealed and asleep, Alderon was awakened instantly by the fatal attack.
Just as he tried to lift his head, it was smashed back down toward the ground.
Cracking sounds echoed through the air.
Wood fragments exploded outward as Alderon's neck shattered.
Before the horrified gazes of countless people, Alderon's neck snapped. His head was pulverized into dust by the Kamehameha.
The attack blasted a crater more than a hundred meters deep into the ground.
"Alderon is dead."
The inhabitants of the cities stared at the scene in disbelief.
They were completely stunned.
Caesar hovered in the sky and frowned.
He knew that Alderon was not dead yet.
If Alderon had truly died, his entire body would have collapsed into mud and wood.
But now, his body remained intact.
"Wait. What is happening."
"Mom, what is wrong."
"No. Darling. Answer me."
"The trees. They are turning into trees."
The remaining living people suddenly screamed in terror.
The friendly people around them began sprouting branches and leaves.
Living humans were transforming into trees.
They took root directly in Alderon's body.
They injected the final traces of their life force into him.
"As expected of a wood type dragon. The recovery ability is truly frightening."
Caesar spoke coldly.
Just moments ago, he felt the auras of tens of thousands of people vanish.
When combined with changes over the past century, Alderon had killed more than three hundred thousand people.
He used this cruel method over the span of a hundred years.
It was terrifying.
It showed how desperate the era of dragon rule truly was.
At the broken neck, branches twisted and grew wildly.
A massive wooden head regenerated at a visible speed.
"Roar."
Alderon opened his mouth and unleashed a furious roar toward Caesar in the sky.
"Dragon Slayer Roar."
Caesar roared back.
At the same time, spatial magic activated.
The remaining humans on Alderon's body were teleported away from the battlefield.
The two roars collided.
They canceled each other out completely.
Caesar frowned.
His current size limited the power of his roar.
So he changed tactics.
Caesar's body rapidly expanded.
In an instant, a dark golden dragon nearly a thousand meters long appeared in the sky.
Even so, compared to Alderon, his size was still not overwhelming.
"Dragon Slayer Roar."
Caesar opened his massive jaws.
A roar far stronger than before burst forth.
It engulfed nearly half of Alderon's body.
"Roar."
Alderon trembled.
Countless wooden spikes erupted from his body and shot forward.
They collided with the roar.
The result was hopeless.
The spikes shattered into fragments instantly.
Alderon's body was torn apart by the overwhelming force.
Yet before Caesar's eyes, the shattered body regenerated once more.
The resilience was horrifying.
"Let me see how many times you can recover."
Caesar sneered.
He unleashed roar after roar.
Each attack destroyed Alderon's body.
Each time, it regenerated again.
The cycle repeated endlessly.
On the surface, they seemed evenly matched.
In reality, Alderon could only defend passively.
Caesar restrained his power.
He did not want to destroy the land of Fiore.
After being bombarded more than ten times, Alderon's stored energy was finally exhausted.
One final roar blasted through him.
Half of his body was annihilated.
Alderon swayed violently.
Then his massive form collapsed.
His body crumbled into mud and wood fragments.
Only then did Caesar confirm his death.
"I will not waste this."
Caesar returned to his human form.
In a flash, he extracted Alderon's heart.
Flames surged.
The heart was thoroughly cooked.
Caesar devoured it in large bites.
The dragon power within him surged once again.
"Not bad."
Caesar wiped his mouth.
"This battle was loud enough. Those who needed to notice me surely have by now."
"I will wait and try to contact the Moon God Dragon Selene."
"Do not disappoint me."
With anticipation in his eyes, Caesar vanished.
A short time later, a fire dragon descended.
He landed before Alderon's remains.
"The heart is gone. It seems a formidable opponent has appeared."
Ignia sneered.
"But do not think you can stop me."
With a powerful beat of his wings, Ignia soared into the sky.
He disappeared into the clouds.