Choose to be a Dragon

Chapter 7

Together with the devilish laugh from the Manananggal, the wings made a sudden stop which caused both of them to dive down.

The girl being creeped out of the Manananggal's ability, let go of her wings and jumped away leaving the Mananagal's back when suddenly, its thick long hair moved like a snake and grabbed her foot midair!

"Zhēn ěxīn!" (means disgusting) The girl shouted. "Let me go bat or I will destroy you and every member of your cave!"

"Kyaheheheheh! Dragon Meat! Kyaehehehi~" Unyielding to its cravings, the Manananggal only replied with a demented laugh.

With a sudden jerk, the naked girl lost her balance mid-air and she was dragged in the air by the Manananggal's hair!

Like a human toy leashed by the Manananggal's hair, she was carried along like a children's toy.

She was smashed in the ground, in the trees, and thrown even on solid rocks just to completely weaken her but the naked girl seems to be persisting.

Not a single scratch or a broken bone at all can be seen in contrast to her slim and soft-looking body!

"If only I could transform right now this crazy bat would surely regret crossing against me!" the girl continued to protect her self from the impact with a vindictive gaze towards the lunatic bat.

If only she could transform back to her original form, this arrogant beast should be a crispy toast in no time!

The girl tried to conjure another fireball but her body was still too weak and the forceful impact against the solid ground and trees caused her to lose focus.

Every time she was about to release the fire, the Manananggal would just smash her again and again to the ground!

"You need more than that to kill me disgusting bat!" Shouted the girl with a daring tone.

"As expected from those Dragons!" With a smile, the manananggal continued flapping her wings wildly." I just have to be more patient with you! I am just softening up your delicious meat for my breakthrough feast later!"

"There is a human nearby why don't you go for it stupid bat?!"

"Who would choose a bland fish for a delicious steak!?"

"Lowly creatures like you should be eating rotten fish for the rest of your life!"

Suddenly, the Mananaggal forcefully dropped the dragon girl to the ground with a forceful swing!

BAAAAM!~

"Who's the lowly creature now again?" Said the Mananangal, who's flying just above the dragon girl's struggling body.

Facing the ground and struggling to get up, the proud dragon girl answered back,

"You are a lucky bat that I am currently recovering from my tribulation. Or else, I would -- Aaah!"

The Mananaggal's sharp nails suddenly pierced behind the weakened dragon girl's back.

"Or else what? Kheieiehehehehe... This is my chance to become stronger! You should know by now how much the world coveted your race's blood and meat! Kheiiehehehei~ Do you think, Do you think I, will let this opportunity go? I will eat you till you have nothing left!"

With salivating mouth, the Manananggal added: " I will feast on you until the last of your precious skin and bones. With your help, I will be able to attain unparalleled strength amongst all cursed beast and dominate the night sky! Nyahahahaha!~"

The Mananangal raised her other arm with long and sharp nails as it slowly grew longer and sharper. The dragon girl had finally lost all her strength with her injuries draining her. Her vision has finally blurred and she is slowly losing consciousness.

She was laughing with her mouth wide open in celebration while preparing for the final blow when suddenly came a rock bigger than the size of a fist!

It was thanks to its speed and color that it manages to conceal from her detection right before it came across and went straight to her face.

PLUHG!~

The fist-sized rock went straight to the mouth of the Manananggal causing her to choke on the spot.

Khuhalkakh! Gkhgk!~

The Mananaggal lost its celebratory mood after it choked on the huge rock. In a panic, it hurriedly reached for the rock stuck in her throat when it forgot its oversized sharp nails and accidentally pierced itself instead!

KSSSK~

Realizing its mistake, the Mananaggal screamed with a weird frightening sound as it crawled in pain and regret.

With red furious demonic eyes, the mananaggal refocused herself despite the terrible pain.

Her mouth creepily stretched at an abnormal level together with its neck. The stuck rock was about to roll out of her mouth when Aldwin suddenly dashed right from her back holding a solid tree branch!

Aldwin had to run barefoot to increase his speed since his slippers were already covered heavily in the mud. His had already steeled his heart in this attack against the legendary aswang and since he had already started this, he would not be sure if he could avoid being hunted by the aswang later on.

Let's end this hunting right here! It is time for the hunter to be hunted.

Too distracted from her pain and the sound of the rain, the Manananggal was like a baseball stand when Aldwin courageously smashed the rock back in with every bit of his strength!

PANG!~

It was too strong that the rock came out behind the Mananangal's head through her back neck and had almost knocked the latter out!

Aahaagghgghg aggaaaaagah!~

The Manangal lost its mind with a creepy sound. Losing its balance and proper reasoning, the Mananaggal was unable to fly! In its unending struggle, it madly swung its long sharp nails everywhere, while its bat wings flapped in frenzied movements.

Fearing that it might recover right away, Aldwin put in more powerful smashes in the head as the monstrous being fought back by swinging its wings and nails.

The dragon girl who is trying to recover her strength could do nothing but feel grateful for Aldwin's help despite her loathing the latter a while ago.

As much as she wanted to destroy the Manananggal herself, the wounds and internal injuries she had incurred from the lightning, the impact from falling and the merciless attack from the manananggal were enough to incapacitate her rendering her unable to move.

Right now, her body is trying to recover from its injury and she could only hope for Aldwin's desperate struggle for survival. He fought with all he got against the madly swinging Manananggal before him.

With he and the dragon girl's lives on the line, he had no other options but to fight this evil creature and make sure to see its end!

AAAH~

WHAM~ SLASH~ WHAM~

KYAAAH~