Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her

Grey clouds filled the sky, preventing sunlight from reaching the massive Red Coliseum. Its red walls towered over everything as if connecting with the heavens.

At the coliseum's centre was a raised ring, big enough to house multiple battles. On it, a bloody fight was happening as the participants injured each other to the best of their abilities.

As Elara punched one of the Iron Soldiers, making a hole in its armour, she backed away. Panting, she wiped the blood from her face and once again jumped in the middle of several Iron Soldiers.

Her battle suit was practically destroyed by now, with only some parts covering her body. Her athletic body was on full display, however it was covered in blood from head to toe.

The blood was obviously hers, as the Iron Soldiers didn't know how to bleed. They just knew how to attack, and that's what they did.

"Aghh!" Elara kicked one of the Iron Soldiers, who was trying to pierce her with its spear. However, doing so made an opening for others.

Normally, she would have easily filled up the opening, sadly she was too exhausted. Her mind had already gone numb after fighting for so long, and her body was barely standing.
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But she didn't give up. Her heart and body refused to give up. As the heavy hammer collided with her shoulder, dislocating it in the process, Elara laughed and grabbed the hammer with her other hand.

"Learn how to wield first," Taking the hammer away, she spun on her tiptoes. The hammer was heavy, but it fit perfectly in her hand, as she cleared away the Iron Soldiers.

After making some space, she put the hammer down and leaned forward. Her breathing hitched, as she soon coughed up blood.

'Like hell I'll lose like this,' Elara groaned and then punched her right shoulder, sending a jolt of pain across her body. Gritting her teeth, she once again punched it and got it back in its right place.

It still hurt, but she would be able to fight. That was all she wanted now.

Picking up the hammer once again, she shouted with a grin on her face, "Come at me again, you metal fuckers."

As if hearing her taunt, more than ten Iron Soldiers attacked her from all sides, overwhelming her. But as always, she cared nothing about it and used her bare fists to punch holes in them.

Her eyes filled with maddening lust for battle, and her crazy laughter would have sent chills down anyone, alas she was fighting mindless puppets.

As for the puppeteer, she was sitting high on a pedestal, looking at Elara's fight with an indifferent look in her eyes. She wore a silver armour, covering even her face. Her long blonde hair flowed down, coming out of her helmet.

'Not bad. She can fight my Iron Soldiers for so long, despite being only at Beginner Stage,' she thought. 'But this isn't enough!'

Suddenly, she turned her head to the sides and muttered, "That woman...as reckless as ever. How did she escape so quickly?"

Then, she shook her head and stood up, 'I will need to quicken the process before she ruins everything. Lily, just stay where you are.'

She flicked her hand and jumped down. Her silver armour hugged her body, as she landed on the ring. By then, Elara had cleared another round of Iron Soldiers.

As the puppeteer walked towards her, she heard a low voice.

"Nine thousand seven hundred twenty four!"

The puppeteer stopped, as a smile formed on her lips, 'So, she was counting all along, Crazy woman. Just the way I like!'

"Stand up," the puppeteer commanded, but it was clear Elara had outdone herself. Even as she tried, her body refused to stand up again.

Glaring at the person who had been tormenting her for who knows how long, Elara smiled, "Did your metal trash run out? Heh, I was thinking of completing my ten thousand streak."

"Just sit down," the puppeteer said, as she also sat down on the ring. "Let me introduce myself, I am Martial Saint Athena and all those Iron Soldiers you defeated belonged to the trash category. They are imperfect and weak, so I use them as cannon fodders."

"So what? You just kept me here for your personal entertainment?" Elara scoffed. "Sadly, I enjoyed it just as much as you did. If you have any more trash, then get them out. I'll destroy them too."

Athena shook her head and said, "I like you, actually, but you should really calm your arrogance. I also enjoy battles but not losing battles."

Rolling her eyes, Elara said, "I'll be dead the moment you decide to kill me. What's the point of begging around? I don't want to die a pathetic death."

She had teleported right into this Coliseum, and then was forced to fight by the mad woman. Elara didn't like her at all. She wanted to go and find Veer as quickly as possible, however it seemed impossible with her current situation.

What Athena said was true. Even random soldiers were as strong as Elara, so one could just imagine what would happen if she truly brought out her best soldiers. Elara liked fighting, but not a one-sided battle.

"Why don't you try to beg me?" Athena smirked. "I'm a very kind person so I might let you out."

"Kind my ass!" Elara spat on the ground. "No kind person would randomly kidnap people and throw their soldiers on them."

"Tsk! Tsk! So you can't even lower your pride for your loved ones," Athena shook her head, as she mocked Elara. "Your lover might already be dead by now, you know."

Elara looked into her eyes, hands clenched as she muttered, "You really underestimate him. Also, I know you won't agree even if I beg. I have no problem in putting away my pride for him, but only if it's useful. You... you're a true warrior."

A look of astonishment appeared on Athena's face as she thought, 'This girl is really interesting. Sadly, she fell in that bastard's hands.'