Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her-Chapter 152: Mountain’s Fury

A few minutes earlier...

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Rock was still standing on his spot, his eyes closed and hands folded on his chest. He heard Aurora’s every word and nodded ever so slightly.

His thoughts were going back to his childhood. Rock lived in a small town and was the son of an Adventurer. Because of his body and big appetite, his father worked extra hard to feed him.

He was born from his mother’s affair, but his father still supported him and showered him with love. He was the man Rock looked up to and wanted to be like him.

However, one day, he watched his father die in a beast tide. He clearly remembered that moment because it had changed him greatly.

His father was a Fire Mage and was fighting on the front lines. Sadly, he died because the tank of their team ran away after he saw the danger. Their whole team was annihilated because there was no one to take the damage.

That day, Rock had lost his only family member and also his home. He still remembered his father’s last words that he told him before he went to fight the Beast Tide.

"Remember, Rocky. Always be Grateful to the person who feeds you and protect those who you admire and want to protect. You want to become a Tank, right? Then become someone they could trust their life with. The shield who would take all of their damage."

Rock had failed him. Veer had not only fed him but also trained him. He was someone Rock admired and had sworn to protect. And now here he was in the back line while the person he was supposed to protect was fighting in the front line.

He had failed as a Tank.

It frustrated him to the core, as he felt disgusted with himself. But more than that, he was burning in flames of determination. If he wasn’t living up to his potential, then he would break that potential and go past his limits. Experience tales at novelbuddy

Never again would he ever allow himself to feel disgusted with himself.

When he heard Aurora say that the Assassins were near, his eyes snapped open as he muttered, "Come!"

In the next moment, a powerful aura burst out of him as his skin tone changed to an odd mix of dark brown and metallic silver. His eyes turned hollow as he stepped forward, raised his hand, and brought it down.

With a loud smash, the ground below him shattered like a spider web, making wide gaps quickly appear around him. Then, he pushed himself to the side, where he punched a tree with such force that it collapsed after a second.

With a swoosh, something flashed past him and hit its intended target. Rock’s eyes then returned to normal once again when he heard a low groan.

Before him stood Jonathan with a wooden arrow dug deep into his hands. He glared at the towering man before vanishing from his sight.

Rock frowned and thought, ’How did he do that?’

On second thought, it didn’t matter. He only had one job, and it was to protect Aurora, and he would do it. He once again closed his eyes, while his skin remained the same the entire time.

He brought his hands above his head, then, clenching his fists, he brought them down on the ground with such force that all around him, the ground shattered and only managed to keep itself together because of the trees.

However, he didn’t care about that and began to smash the ground around the tree Aurora was standing on. He also kept his instincts on full alert, and whenever he felt anything near the Aurora’s tree, he would deal with it quickly.

After two rounds of smashing, he once again came to intercept an attack as a dagger landed on his forearm but passed through it like butter.

He just smiled, clenched his fists, and pulled his hand back. It came off as a surprise to the assaulter, as he had made the dagger appear in the physical world.

The dagger got stuck in Rock’s arm, as he mocked, "Is that the best you can do?"

Jonathan gritted his teeth and backed off, abandoning his treasured dagger. It made his heart bleed to lose it, but his life was more important.

Rock tried to catch Jonathan, but he was quick enough to hide himself. Shaking his head, Rock got back to work again and began to destroy the area around Aurora’s tree.

He heard the firing of arrows occasionally, which made him wonder what Aurora was doing. Guessing that she was dealing with the Magical Creatures, he continued his work.

After he was done with the ground, he picked up the fallen tree. It was heavier than he expected, as it made his muscles burst out through his battle suit.

"Aghh!" He screamed loudly and spun, still having the tree in his hand. The tree was like a moving mountain as it collided with all the other trees and took them down.

Rock stopped after he completed a semi-circle, then did the same on the other part. After he was done, he went back to the single tree that stood within the radius of thirty metres.

All around it was a destroyed area, filled with debris of upturned soil and the fallen trees. It was a total mess, but it also meant that Aurora’s tree was the only high point there.

It meant that the only way to reach Aurora was by climbing the tree. The tree that Rock guarded with his life. Like a mountain, Rock stood beside the tree with his eyes closed.

After a full minute of silence, he smelled blood to his right, so he punched to both of his sides. Though only his left hand felt a slight ticklish feeling before something struck him in the neck.

A mocking smile appeared on his face as he said, opening his eyes, "What? An Assassin can’t cut someone’s throat?"

Jonathan was burning in fury, but he knew he stood no chance of winning in a direct fight, so he once again backed off to buy some time.

’If I can’t win then you also can’t.’

His expression changed when he noticed Rock directly looking at him. Confused and scared, he tried going around him, but his eyes never left him.

’How is that possible? How can he see me?’