Actually, if you know the specifics of Crooked Dragon’s abilities, it’s quite simple to counter him.
His abilities originate from the boasts he made online as a Keyboard Warrior.
So, as long as all of his posts are deleted, it would essentially strip him of all additional powers.
In fact, the abilities Crooked Dragon used before have already become ineffective.
He boasted excessively online, and picked fights everywhere, leading to some of his posts being deleted by admins.
For instance, he bragged on a medical professional forum that he was the Medicine King.
He belittled other doctors as worthless, boasting that he could bring the dead back to life and cure all complex illnesses effortlessly.
The post ignited a wave of arguments, granting Crooked Dragon the power of the Medicine King.
But later, things escalated, with someone doxing Crooked Dragon’s arbitrary address, seeking to challenge him to a fight.
The impact was incredibly adverse, leading the forum to delete the post and ban Crooked Dragon’s account.
Thus, he could no longer be the Crooked-mouthed Medicine King.
However, Wen Wen was unaware of this trait of Crooked Dragon, leaving him no choice but to face him head-on.
Crooked Dragon’s fingers moved swiftly, typing out two to three thousand words of boasts within seconds with enviable speed.
After typing those, Crooked Dragon transformed, growing two sharp horns on his head, his face adorned with fine dragon scales, and a golden scale forming the character ’King’ on his forehead.
His gaping mouth tilted slightly, appearing crooked, a state known as ’Crooked-mouthed Dragon King’—the origin of Crooked Dragon’s nickname.
The Dragon King ability was the most successful boast Crooked Dragon ever made.
He bragged on an anime enthusiast site, claiming to be the Dragon King with villagers offering him beautiful virgins as brides yearly, even crafting himself a story.
For instance, his third son had his tendons pulled by a brat, prompting Crooked Dragon to flood the child’s town.
Not even the heavenly gods could dissuade him; the city was doomed to flood just as he declared.
Another story involved a rude monkey requesting a weapon; he casually handed the monkey a stick, and with it, the monkey became a notable figure between heaven and earth.
There were many similar tales, making the Dragon King a richly developed character with enhanced powers.
Hundreds of users on the site treated him as the site’s pet, viewing him as a troll with intelligence issues, thereby making the ’Dragon King Legend’ a cultural feature of the site.
In the Crooked-mouthed Dragon King state, Crooked Dragon’s strength is said to be the strongest... below Catastrophe!
Wen Wen picked his nose, looking at Crooked Dragon and saying, "Why have you turned into this ghostly form? What’s with the fierce look in your eyes, are you planning to strike at your father?"
"You unfilial child!"
Steam emanated from Crooked Dragon’s head, his facial whiskers trembling from irritation caused by Wen Wen.
Angry but amused, Crooked Dragon laughed at Wen Wen’s taunts.
"You can keep mouthing off, but I’ll pull out your tongue and intestines and rearrange them, so you won’t be able to be so glib anymore."
Crooked Dragon suddenly stomped his foot, kicking up all the dust to form a tornado-shaped sandstorm, concealing his figure within.
Wen Wen grew wary, sensing something odd with the sandstorm, attempting to unleash a wind to disperse the dust, to no avail.
Each grain of sand seemed to have its own presence, greatly interfering with Wen Wen’s perception.
Even so, Wen Wen had a way to find him.
Mysterious Swordsmanship Dao · Heart Eye of the Sword!
A thin Sword Qi emanated from Wen Wen, forming an inconspicuous ten-meter spherical Sword Qi barrier.
Within this ten-meter range, everything was within Wen Wen’s control, allowing him to sense anything with murderous intent.
Suddenly, a peculiar wave appeared, and Crooked Dragon silently emerged behind Wen Wen, his sharp, scale-covered claws reaching for Wen Wen’s back.
If this claw connected, it could instantly extract Wen Wen’s heart.
But Wen Wen was already aware, quickly ducking to avoid the claw, then kicking out his right leg. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on novel⸺fire.net
’Gui Wu Dao · Hell’s Whip Leg!’
Wen Wen’s leg struck Crooked Dragon’s calf solidly, causing Crooked Dragon to fall, while Wen Wen swiftly retreated.
Wen Wen’s eye corner twitched slightly as he glanced at his calf, which was now bloodied and even had slight bone cracks. Though he hit Crooked Dragon, Wen Wen ended up harmed.
Standing up carelessly, Crooked Dragon displayed a devilish smile with his mouth tilted almost to his temple.
"To evade my attack and launch a counterattack, your strength isn’t bad."
"But..." Crooked Dragon wagged a finger in front of Wen Wen, "Your attack is so weak, it makes me want to laugh."
He tore open his ornate robe, revealing dense dragon scales beneath.
Under Crooked Dragon’s control, they rhythmically lifted or folded.
They could be the strongest shield or the sharpest spear, extremely sharp to easily cut through the flesh of a True-order Master.
"You unfilial child, do you intend to commit patricide?"
Wen Wen continued to mock him verbally, despite growing wary within, as Crooked Dragon, though a masochist with a sinister smirk, had strength well beyond Wen Wen’s expectations.
Could being a son-in-law bullied by a mother-in-law enhance one’s strength?
Besides that, Wen Wen could not fathom why a master would willingly endure such indignation.
"Why do you think, as a True Sequence, I could lead Yuriano and make numerous True Order Monsters fearful of rebellion?" Crooked Dragon gestured to the Bronze Wedge behind him, "Is it just because I have this thing?"
"No, it’s because even if they harbor rebellious thoughts, I can easily crush them!"
Crooked Dragon lunged forward, swinging a fist towards Wen Wen, who scrambled to dodge, looking quite embarrassed.
This wasn’t just an act; he was truly at a disadvantage. If Wen Wen unsheathed the Blood River Sword, he could indeed battle Crooked Dragon.
But doing so would expose Wen Wen’s identity to Egger, who certainly wouldn’t continue watching so amusedly.
Transforming into Catastrophe State would also easily defeat Crooked Dragon, but his remaining strength might not defeat Egger. There were many other monsters here, and once he dropped from Catastrophe-level strength, he’d definitely face attacks from all sides.
Even if his Catastrophe-level strength could eliminate everyone present, he didn’t want to expose his identity in front of Qiao Feiya.
So waiting for Black Night Knight and others to come to aid was best.
Now it was a one-on-one between him and Crooked Dragon, so the other monsters wouldn’t act hastily, leaving Wen Wen’s main task to stall for time.
The second-best way to stall is using kite-flying tactics against Crooked Dragon—keeping a distance while continuously attacking him from afar, disrupting him without exposing oneself to harm.
The best way, of course, is relying on overwhelming strength to steamroll Crooked Dragon...