The reason why a dragon couldn’t be raided even with a large number of transcendents gathered was because the dragon’s absolute defense and scales couldn’t be penetrated. The fight itself couldn’t be established because they couldn’t inflict damage. 

‘It is a terrifying power.’ 

In that sense, Hayate was a different person. 

A Dragon Slayer—the Dragon Killing Sword that Hayate created could easily break the dragon’s absolute defense and split apart its scales. The scales of an Old Dragon were no exception. There was no need to form the Dragon Killing Sword. His will trembled like a lightning bolt and the energy of a Dragon Slayer tore Trauka’s scales to shreds. To be precise, it was the ‘scale that came off Trauka’s body’ and he had to take into account that this was Hayate’s mental world. 

It was still great even when considering these things. It was all the more so considering that when Grid first smelted Trauka’s scales, he needed the help of the flames of Hexetia and the Red Phoenix. 

‘It looks like a pine cone squid... Shit.’

This was Grid, who had laughed when Peak Sword saw Innocent, Mercedes’ exclusive weapon, and said that it looked like star candy. He had asked, ‘Is this the only way...