Crunch. Waltz’s calm eyes grew frightening, and dragon scales began to grow all over her torso. Wings shot out of her shoulders, and when her tail thumped on the ground it was as though an earthquake had shaken the ground.

Waltz’s Dragon Human body was one step above Yeon-woo’s since she was at the sixth step of the awakening. She could already send her mind to affect the natural laws—an ability called the Heart Sword by the One-horned tribe—and different types of magic passed down by the Summer Queen activated over her. Multiple buffs amplified her aura, and a storm of qi rose from her in a blue wave to meet the black shadow around Yeon-woo.

The atmosphere grew tense as neither blue wave nor black shadow seemed ready to back down. Then, a new pressure poured from the sky to bear down on Yeon-woo’s shoulders.  

[An intense pressure is restricting your body. You have been afflicted with ‘Stun’.]

[Your trait, Cold-blooded, has helped you maintain composure.]

[The status 'Stun'...