[Terror (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]
Woah! VifiYoks kick pushed right onto the floor, a testant she was still strong as ever. However, just as I braced myself for the landing, my [Foresight] activated just as an arrow flew past where I had been standing, far too late for to dodge it if the demonkin hadnt intervened.
Ha! The true dragonkin dodged your shot, Namul! The leonid female sohow misunderstood the situation, looking more excited than before. We got a real challenge here, boys! That things skull will make a fine hamr!
S-skull?! Shit! Get a grip of yourself, Hestia! This isnt the ti to feel scared! Stand up! Stand up! Wuraaaaagh! HYDRA!
I smacked my hand on the ground, conjuring a brown magic circle to summon a large glob of purple sli, morphing it with mana into an elephant-sized creature with three heads. The corrosive sli corroded the ground, causing it to slightly sizzle as the creature towered over the dragonslayers.
Survival! This is a survival match! I need to fleFuck, wait!
I couldnt run now. Saoris students just got the wrong opinion of , thinking I was actually an enemy. Did VifiYok assu a new identity to trick them? This Valeria persona? But, if she had bad intentions, then why did she just save from that arrow? How was I supposed to convince the students I was not their enemy but VifiYok was if I couldnt speak with them through [Telepathy]?
Regardless, these high-speed thoughts of mine were quickly interrupted as the armored spearman shouted Taunt! drawing my attention with one of the most annoying abilities in this world. I couldnt flee, my body was forced to target the man. Still, at least I could choose how I would fight and that was to spam spells.
Buffs! Music! Clouds of Thunder!
[Various Spell Buffs] [Music Resonation (Moderate)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]Terror (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]
[Lightning Magic Lv. 5] spell [Clouds of Thunder] was another huge, continuous spell similar to [Cyclone Madness] and [Levin Core]. In other words, a fantastic spell to create chaos on a battlefield, helping control the situation better.
With a black cloud forming at the ceiling, thunder began to rain down on the three dragonslayers, avoiding the students as best as I could. I also readied [Bedrock Blades], [Levin Core], and [Cyclone Madness] to further escalate everything to create a smokescreen for ; however, [Taunt]s job wasnt just to pull my attention towards the tank, it was to keep in place.
Dodge! my parallel minds shouted in unison just as [Foresight] and [Danger Perception] activated, a second too late as the dual blade hunter rushed at , appearing before as if he had used [Flash Fire]. His weapons clashed against my halberd. My reflexes saved .
However, as I was just on the ground a mont ago, my balance and posture was terrible. The man pushed back, causing to stumble. As I saw him swing his weapons, I shot my scales out, trying to block his attacks, but to my bafflent, he sliced through them as if they were butter.
Huh?! Our weapons clashed again, this ti the impact pushed onto the ground.
Auracoil! Pavise!
My [Crimson Dragon Princess Exoarmor] finally had its maiden voyage with this dungeon dive, and now, it would have its first use as I activated two runes on it. Two barriers of mana surrounded instantaneously. The yellow Auracoil, sadly, broke upon impact but the blue Pavise withstood it. Auracoil for magic, Pavise for physical; I forgot!
A chill ran down my spine, the sa fear I felt before reappeared as I glared at the dual wielders psychotic smile. His brown eyes were wide open, showing all the red veins, as his focus was completely on . His constant hunting ti, hunting ti mumble sounded like a mantra, irritating my ears. Thankfully, this narrowmindedness helped as my [Hydra] smacked him into the floor with itsNo, it missed!
The shock and adrenaline brought back to my feet as I saw the man once again do that [Flash Fire] tricksuperspeed movent. However, with the panic subsiding and my fighting instincts activating, I noticed his two green, monster-material made scimitars were glowing red. A visible aura was surrounding his weapons, arms, and legs, which I confird was made from his mana and linked to his heart with [Mana Eyes].
Before my parallel minds could finish the next set of spells, I snapped my head up as I saw a blue magic circle appear in the air, materializing a giant water tentacle. [Krakens Destruction]! The mage amongst this party was using water magic!
Transform!
Five-versus-one. This was beyond unfair! I couldnt afford to attack, I had to dodge and humanize back into a dragon. With my rocket boosters, I flew out of the trajectory of the spell as blue mana was released from my body. I swung my wings out, roaring as I showed everybody my true form.
Its the crimson dragon! One of the students shouted. The church is right! That lizard is an enemy! Everybody get ready!
It was that Hero Takuma Akanishi; his brilliant, flashy armor and the fact he was wielding a sword and shield made him look like a stereotypical hero. However, just as Tatsuya once described him to , he had this annoying, confident, arrogant attitude. And it showed as his blade shone white just as his appearance transford into that of an armored angel.
With a hood covering his face, making him look less angelic and more intimidating, he swung his feathered wings and took flight. At the sa ti, the other students went into action, along with the knightthe Hand of Heaven.
Yuuko-chan, barrier around our frontliners! That transford Takuma shouted as his blade grew to the size of a greatsword, ready to swing at . Everybody support the dragonslayers and rescue Valeria!
Hai! (Yes!)
[Im not your enemy! Saori Segawa sent to help you!] I shouted, hoping dearly my ssage would reach them, but once again, I couldnt form the telepathic link. That damn Yuuko, or whoever, was still blocking my mana from reaching them!
Identify!
Na: Takuma Akanishi Level: 89
Na: Galg Level: 141
Na: Lautrex von Cashim Level: 120
Verdammt!
I managed to appraise the people before , but once again, information was getting blocked here and there. I got a general gist of their skillssince most were stock standardand stats, though. The summary was that I had to flee, right now. I was vastly underpowered even in my dragon form to handle all of them.
Takuma was the strongest, being higher leveled than any of the students I have t, with an annoying unique skill called [Savior]. Not only a higher boost in stats but also this transformation where he was near immune to any holy and dark elental attacks. On the other hand, his student allies had a myriad of unique skills which allowed them to support him as a competent team. Even if I could defeat all ten of them if we fought alone, they were a dium threat if they support the stronger fighters.
The next was Galg and his team of level 110 and up dragonslayers. Galg was almost as strong as Larent Antonodius, the ex-Hand of Heaven I t in Elyonda. While not the strongest person Ive fought before, this guy was decked out in equipnt made from true and lesser dragonkins, including blades drenched in anti-draconic blood and the venom Winters Gift. Largest threat.
The Hand of Heaven knight was, on his own, probably a huge problem considering he was an imperial knight of the Empire of Folschreck. Larent was once part of this organization, so I naturally couldnt underestimate him. The thing was, his weapons and armor were all focused on holy and sacred attacks. In other words, no threat unless he pulls out his normal sword.
Mid-way through my thoughts, I set my tails on fire using [Hellblade Dragon] and channeled so solar energy there, using [Drakonian Sunlight Edge] to fully boost its damage. As Takuma ca flying at , I held back my strength, not wanting to kill him, and smacked him out of the air with my tail.
Strangely, though, one of his party mbers appeared before him, taking the blow aid at Takuma. Both fell onto the floor, but while the person I wanted to hit was alright and engaged again, his friend was being healed by the priest-looking Aiko.
This is a problem!
Back to my thoughts, how the hell do I escape?! The hallways were far too small for my dragon form to fit through, but I needed this form to fight and run right now. That was the dilemma here. I had to speak with the students, but at this point my survival was more important and I had to cut my losses. If I got away, I could always deal with them another ti.
Which brought back to the original point: how do I escape?! The obvious answer was to call for support. Suspace ergency reinforcent was an optionI could call Yorshka, Master, and Neill overbut I had to be inside the subspace to do so. In the anti, the dragonslayers could enter it or, in the worse case, destroy the [Room] runes. Rajah, Tatsuya, and Kyouya were still inside the dungeon.
aning, the ga plan was this: create chaos -> open subspace -> reinforcent -> defeat or escape. I couldnt just flee in this situation.
Lets go! Parallel minds, engage!
In my purgatory, I make the devil cry
In Hellfire
All you hear are his screams, begging to be released
Its Music
Set students as allies. Set dragonslayers and only them as enemies! Hand of Heaven as an ally to not agitate the students! Levin Core, Cyclone Madness, Ruinous Rockfall. Go, go, go! Purple Flash, Symphonie des Feuergottes!
Music?! The students on the ground noted, before the Hand of Heaven knight told all of them to back off at the sight of the huge red magic circle in the air.
Takuma, noticing this, retreated, too, while the dragonslayer just didnt call. In fact, all of them outside the armor guy kept targeting . The mage shot water spells, the archer was trying to shoot my wings, the leonid hamrer was supporting the duel wielder, while the latter swung his blades around as mana chains kept them chained to his arms.
Banging his shield on the ground, the shielded spearn then raised it up in the air. Martyrdom!
Swamp Monster! the mage shouted as a chocolate brown magic circle appeared next to the dragonslayer tank, creating a giant mud golem to shield him.
As my strongest fire spell was almost ready to activate, fire teors in the shape of dragons bombarded the area, thunderclouds and a lightning orb rained electrical shocks, a brown magical circle showered everybody with a hail of rocks, while a tornado began to suck everybody in. However, these dragonslayers didnt look back. They activated their [Auracoil]s and continued fighting as aggressively as ever.
And just as the duel wielder almost reached , the fla waterfall erupted.
[Symphonie des Feuergottes Movent (Allegro)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]
My vision was clouded in a veil of flas, but my instincts told that an annoying dragonslayer would still hit at this distance. I swung my tail, defending myself and sending the guy flying down.
A mont of silence fell onto the battlefield as the flas dissipated, causing to grimace as I saw my five targets still standing. Four of them were unhard, aside from so trivial burns. How did they survive my spells? The answer was the golem hidden inside that mud monster.
As the golem slowly broke apart from all the damage, the shielded spearman revealed himself, falling onto the ground with a loud tallic thud. His giant tower shield was burned to a crisp, looking carbonized, while the man himself was covered in ash. Why was he the only one damaged? What did Martyrdom do?
I see. That armor is laminated in cockatrice resin. A dwarf-made armor for a dragon? Survival before pride Galg noted, finally noticing my exoarmors true form.
As promised by Grimnir, my chestplate had a dormant and unleashed form. While as a dragonewt, it was dormant, but the mont I transford into a dragon, the armor expanded, covering up not only my chest and solar core, but also the upper parts of my limbs and tail. I was no longer relying on just [Panzer] or my scales for protection, I now had Grimnirs sweat and effort shielding from danger.
She burned down iks armor and shield?! They were made from that fire drake we killed! the leonid expressed in horror. Strongest fire elental dragonkin ever, I see. This might be a problem!
Galg didnt react to this, instead, he dashed towards his fallen comrade. Cover !
That shielder isnt dead! They are planning sothing. Hydra, attack!
The chaotic battlefield was still filled with tons of spells, still keeping things in my favor. However, just as I ordered my still intact [Hydra] to attack Galg, a giant water sword[Azure Blade]split my spell in half, forcing my golem to regenerate itself before it could continue attacking. In fact, the mage in the back seed to be fully focused on disrupting my spells with his own.
anwhile, the leonid hamrer and the katzune archer covered their boss by attacking . Using her hamr, the forr was slugging the rocks from [Ruinous Rockfall] at like a baseball player, while the blindfolded archer was far more accurate than I thought he would be. Two shots hit my wings, piercing through my mbrane.
Are you kidding ?! Pradreo and Skardrvo were right, these dragonslayers have weapons that ignore my [Draconic Barrier]!
Thankfully, those arrows didnt do any substantial damage, but the showed staying still to breath fire would be a problem. I had to constantly fly around, keeping the archer and hamrer in check with [Dragon Fire] and corrosive fire. At the sa ti, my parallel minds covered in a new set of [Panzer] while conjuring [Halo of Consecration] to heal my wounded wings.
I cant escape with Galg alive or conscious! Take him down! I need to take him down, then I can call for reinforcent!
As I shot out more and more spells, while using [Symphonie des Feuergottes Movent (Allegro)] to the best I could to dodge everything, I managed to inflict several injuries onto the three people trying to stop . This allowed the space to aim at Galg. For so reason, he wasn't using his superspeed to rush to his comrade; instead, he was just running normally. Why was this? I couldnt appraise this part of his Profile and that just made nervous.
A fact that was proven correct the mont I breathed [Hellfla Breath] at him, only for my eyes to look up, seeing the guy appear from the shadow cast from the light of my flas. He was a dark mage!
This is why I hate [Identify] now! I hate you! Give back the ability to look at Profiles!
And from his shadow, his superspeed showed again, appearing right next to my eyes with a new set of dual blades. White, beautiful, and elegant; two longswords with an edge made from scales. I could feel an icy chill around them.
Dont risk it! Just dodge! Kriffiek kllk gaaung!
[Battle Frenzy (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]
Flash Fire!
As white tinted my crimson scales, my stats increased and I used a god ability to teleport over to a portion of fire in the sky, completely avoiding the dragonslayer. I gnashed my fangs before spewing purple flas at the guy in midair. I was sure I got him this ti.
Unfortunately, my mont of elation vanished as my [Detection Sensor] noticed sobody was actually right next to , hidden underneath a pile of mud, rubble, and smoke. The armored spearman from before appeared, suited up in a new set of armor and weapon. Two empty potions dangled from his mouth like cigarswhich should be completely useless since [Dread Burn] caused by my fire attack nullified all sources of healingbefore he aid his spear at . Two runes lit upone cyan and the other bluebut it blasted a freezing ice blast at .
Hydra!
[Hydra] sprang before , taking the attack in my stead, but the liquid sli froze up, turning into so kind of non-obsidian solid. I had to thaw it, but without a mont to act, the other dragonslayers re-engaged . All of them were drinking potions like crazy, ranging from stamina, fire resistance, and even stat boosters. They ca here extrely prepared! Thankfully, with [Dread Burn], they couldnt heal themselves, so an attrition battle was still possible.
I had to shut my mouth, forced to dodge with my rocket boosters as I saw Galg hanging on the ceiling with a burned arm. Casually, he drank antidote to combat the toxin from [Corrosive Fire]. All while his teammates kept busy.
Taunt! Once again, the tank managed to shout that annoying ability, but unlike the first ti, it only lasted for a couple of seconds. Still, a second of delay was enough for the hamrer to smack my left front leg and the archer to land an arrow into one of my wings.
Venom! Winters gift, confird! Not enough to cripple us, but its spreading! Manager Mind warned , pushing [White Flas] to heal.
Shit! Why do they have good teamwork?! Enough, Territory ti! Dreadfla Aura into Magmakam
A portal appeared right in front of , and from it, the girl called Yuuko ca out.
Beast of Yore! I call upon thee, Magic Breaker! The veins on her face bulged up as her hand grew blue. After everything that happened, I wasnt in the position to dodge this point blank shot but I could prevent it since [Dragon Fire] still counted her as an ally.
aning, she couldnt be damaged by my fire attacks!
Burn!
Krrriiiiiaaaaaaahh! The intense heat wasnt ant to hurt her, only blow her away, while damaging the dragonslayers. It all worked out just as I wanted, with Yuuko being blown back through the portalaning one of the students had learned [Warp Point].
[Magic Breaker] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]
But my eyes widened as I felt sothing inside disconnect. My mana stopped streaming out of my body, instead, it was locked up in my body as if chains held it all back. I could only stare in horror as the countless spells I had inside this room slowly dissipated as their magic circles vanished.
Effects: [Battle Frenzy (Minor)] [Terror (Minor)] [Magic Breaker]
This trepidation grew as I looked at my Profile, noticing how all my buffs were gone, including [Symphonie des Feuergottes], replaced by a new one called [Magic Breaker]. My music stopped, I couldnt use [Aerokinesis] and keep [Dragon Fire] playing, aning all the fire teors stopped and also the fire protection on Yuuko.
Kayyyyyaaaaaaaaahkkkk! A shriek, a chilling shriek colder than the icy blast from the spearmans attack.
What? How did she stop my
Yuuko-chan!
Another cry, but this ti, it confird the reality I was hearing.
I could not appraise people correctly. I couldnt not fully look into their Profile as I wanted to, aning I lacked intel. Yuukos [Magic Breaker] sohow managed to affect without touching , explaining why it felt like my mana couldn't escape from my body. However, it didnt seem to affect draconic abilities, since [Hellblade Edge], [Drakonian Sunlight Edge], and, most importantly, [Dreadfla Aura] were all still active.
I had just burned Yuuko.
Wait, no! No! No! No! I didnt an to! Turn it off! Turn it off!
YOU LIZARD! Takuma, in his angelic form, rushed out of the portal as I deactivated [Dreadfla Aura], his blade ready on hand with four other students. All of them cried out how I had burned their friend.
Krk! Shit!
Kriiiiiiiiiiaaaaah! I roared, fighting through my guilt, to blow all of them back into the portal. I then gouged out the ground where the portal was, destroying the magic circle hidden there.
Get out! Get the [Room] runes out! Were forcing the portal open now!
I opened my [Storage Magic], pulling out two runes and op
Hunt!
Swoosh!
The sound of wind being cut resounded in the chamber, followed by the sound of bones cracking. The world slowed down in my head as [Foresight] and [Danger Perception] rattled my head with warnings. I looked down as I noticed a spray of red droplets from underneath , only to see it all co from my right leg. The limb itself flew off my body, landing with a loud thud a bit farther away.
[Poisoned (Winters Gift) (Minor)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]
I could feel the pain, but I also couldnt. My nerves hadn't sent the damage to my brain yet, but at the sa ti, I perceived my body getting hurt. My heart drumd louder as I stared at the person responsible for thisGalg. He had successfully cut a limb off and was now aiming for my stomach. Once again, how was he so fast? Why was he surrounded in an aura of red?
Why does my [Identify] not work? Why has it not worked properly on any of my strong opponents ever since I first fought the demonkins? Why is this once-useful skill so useless now?
But, that was a question for later. For now, I had to think of a way to save myself.
Rune accold!
My mind. Why was I seeing double? Why did I feel so drowsy? I needed to activate activate
Hestia-san! Taunt! A voice I couldnt recognize.
Why was I losing balance? Why was the world turning around ?
Oof! Sobodys groan entered my ears, but I couldnt tell who it belonged to. I couldnt concentrate on anything, I felt so tired. I wanted to sleep. What was I doing here>
Hestia! Hestia! Sobody called for , but I couldnt recognize anything as I felt sothing land on my face and body or was it more apt to say that I landed on the ground? I wasnt sure, I wasnt sure.
I couldnt think.
Original Mind! Snap out of it! Give us [Telepathy]Shit, we cant use it! Our mana is still blocked! Parallel minds, we need to get rid of it! Tatsuya, please understand!
Voices in my head. Who was speaking? I didnt know. I couldnt see properly. Everything was duplicating in front of the wall, the floors, the colors, even the people.
What
Shes poisoned!
But I could still hear. I could still hear properly, but I just couldnt recognize any of them.
You?! You bitc
Yer gonna lose Hestia if you keep complaining! Winters Gift! Do you have an antidote for her?
What?! W-we d
FEED IT TO HER! Ill keep these bastards off her and your friend! Cat, fight!
Who? What? What is going on?
Uurgh! Shit! Hestia-san, open your mouth, please! Dammit, I need to All-In this!
[Master! Please, stay awake! Master, Rajah is here for you!]
Rajah? Rajah? Are you here? Mouth? Mouth, right, Im hungry.
I couldnt feel anything. Everything felt numb. I didnt know if I was moving my jaw down or not but I tried my best to do it. I felt cold and hungry. I wanted to e
Uuurghp?! Urrrrgk, wh-what is this nasty taste?!
Rajah, close her mouth! Shes about to puke it up!
[Yes!]
I wanted to puke, I wanted to puke, I wanted to puke! But I couldnt! Sothing was stopping and I couldnt control it at all sohow, though I could taste. My tongue didnt feel numb anymore. I felt warmth. A comforting and soothing liquid; it was rancid but I had to drink it. I couldnt puke it out!
Raaaargh!
Kyouya! Drink a potion! Hey, bitch, how are youWoah!
Snuff it, I know what Im doing. Keep that dragon safe, otherwise I cant repay my debt to her!
Fuck off yourself! Potions! Here! Drink them! Health, mana, stamina! Ill cover you! All-In!
Tatsuya? Kyouya? Rajah? That last one VifiYok?
Stop it! However, this ti, I really couldnt recognize that voice but, for so reason. Sothing in my soul told I should. That dragon isnt an enemy! Saintess Fleindia!
Huh?! Bastard!
I could see! The world wasnt turning any longer, but it still felt like I was trapped inside a blizzard without the strength to move my body. However, with my mind intact, I could do sothing even if I myself was incapable of it.
Parallel minds, I grant you permission to control my body! Save !
You got it, girlfriend! Ten voices cheered inside my head as my body suddenly jerked up.
An injured Kyouya, Rajah with his new armor busted, Tatsuya fighting but being unable to hold back Galg, and, surprisingly, an injured VifiYok fighting back four dragonslayers all by herself. What exactlymy limb! The dual blades! Winters Gift, right!
So this is how it feels to be poisoned by that venom? Urgh, the fire dragon killer is a fitting na for it.
At the sa ti, the [Magic Breaker] from Yuuko was still active. I still felt the limiting factor inside , aning I couldnt use my spells. That limited my options as it included [Aerokinesis], however, it couldnt block draconic abilities. From what I could see, [Draconic Roar] couldnt be stopped either, as it worked on pushing Takuma and his friends back through the portal.
Permission to use prestige points to buy [Musical Renaissance Diva]! We need to bust through and that is only possible with VifiYoks or Tatsuyas help! We need to increase their stats!
Granted!
[Star Idol] Prestige spent. Benefit slot, [Musical Renaissance Diva Lv. 1] gained. [Giocoso Drear] now unavailable
Goodbye, [Giocoso Drear].
[Humanize (Moderate)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]
I had to sing, and that was not possible in my dragon or minor form. I had to assu my moderate body even if I halved my stats. I had to rely on my allies.
In the midst of the desert
A bright ray of light shines
Pure and brave, that she was, as she walked
She was the ideal for
The bringer of childrens smiles
Alas, the world seed bleaker without her
In my purgatory, I make the devil cry
In Hellfire
All you hear are his screams, begging to be released
Its Music
I descend on Earth with Wings of Death!
A Storm of Fury
Creating Ash and Dust
I am the Incarnation of the Sun
I shine so brightly, I bring your death
My lineage belongs to the God of Dragons!
[Music Resonation (Moderate)] [Stage Fever (Minor)] [Shield of [The Light]] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]
It was a butchery of songs, far too rough to call singing. However, [Musical Renaissance Diva] allowed to have two spell songs active as long as I could sing and perform them correctly. Even if I had to ruin my beautiful songs and rap them, singing so quickly you really couldnt call this proper music, it was still working.
Our gambit was correct. [Magic Breaker] did what it said, break magic. Not spell songs nor draconic abilities, fortunately. It was the right gambit.
Everybody on !
Rajah swooped up, with Tatsuya and Kyouya getting on. VifiYok hesitated, but changed her mind when she had to block an arrow for . She went and mounted Rajah with the boys, and with now everybody on, I kept blasting my vocal chords before activating [Magmakamr].
Mana Release activated. Aura used as control unit: [Draconic Aura Lv. 4]. Territory [Magmakamr] has been established
The plan was to utitlize two of my strongest spell songs in unison. The 10% stat boost and barrier from [The Heir of Hope] and then the fire immunity and dragon teor from [Dragon Fire]. Both used in conjunction would act as our smokescreen, but in order to use [Bardic Cadenza] and [Musical Crescendo] from my unique Job to further enhance my spellsongs, I was required to fully focus on nothing else but on singing.
Bardic Cadenza: A skill focusing on the bards musical abilities. Activates once a spell song is used, increasing the effects of the songs effect as long as the bard only uses songs as a ans of attack, defense, or support
Musical Crescendo: A skill that applies additional effects the longer the bard continues playing any kind of spell songs. Escalation depended on [Music Resonation] and the length being played. Minor: Increases bards stats by 5%. Moderate: Shares the full effects of all buffs on the bard without reaching Major. Major: Songs travel through mana, bypassing any silence fields or sound protection areas
VifiYok on shooting duty, Kyouya on blocking duty, Rajah on running duty, and Tatsuya on steering duty. We had to escape!
Down the stairs! Tatsuya shouted, pointing at the entrance to the 15th floor. Hey, use that lighting
Can ya see my face, you blind asshole?! Purple! Purple! I already had [Arcane Fever] long before you ca, asshole! The more mana I spend, the more unstable my heart will beco. I can use my voltaic lightning if ya want, but I'd also turn into a bomb with no way to tell when Id explode! Move it, cat!
Mreow!
Stop arguing! Defend Hestia!
Everybody was shouting cause I had to sing. I had to blast their ear drums out otherwise I wasnt sure if [Musical Renaissance Diva] could work. If I had [Aerokinesis] active, I could have definitely toned it down, but I didn't.
I turned my head around as Rajah started to run, only to notice only the archer and dual wielder were continuing their pursuit. The others looked like theyd given up as they looked injured and tired from all the fighting.
Using [Shield of [The Light]] as best as he could, Kyouya was abusing it with his shadow armor to block everything. If he needed healing, he would chug a health potion to heal himself. VifiYok, on the other hand, had to keep shooting bolts at Galg, but the veteran dragonslayers could just use his superspeed to close into us.
Tatsuya turned around and used his spear to block the attack, but that nearly caused Rajah to fall over. VifiYok shoved him back to the front, telling him to focus on guiding Rajah forward, while she defended us from the guy.
Dammit, if only you hadnt broken my rapier, draWhat?! My glaive flew into her hands, guided by my parallel minds.
Ill trust you with it, I mumbled quickly before continuing my song.
Just watch a Warbringer work.
I couldnt control the lava inside [Magmakamr] with [Obsidian Blaze] due to [Magic Breaker], but the unstable footing and intolerable heat was clearly slowing Galg down. Despite being heavily weakened, VifiYok managed to block any of his attacks with my glaive, fending him off as we quickly made it to the staircase, nearly reaching the entrance to floor 15.
However, at the sa ti, Galg used [Shadow Dash] to spring up in front of us, forcing Tatsuya to redirect Rajah, narrowly dodging the dragonslayer. His pursuit, however, continued.
Hunting ti! Hunting ti! Hunting ti! the psychopath continued shouting.
Things were going well enough, but with all the stress and everything going on, the boys and I sohow had forgotten the dungeons gimmickan exploding tile on the floor to the guardian boss.
The shield from [The Heir of Hope] protected us completely from the damage, but it still sent us flying up, leaving a window of opportunity for Galg to use [Dark Tendrils] to pull himself towards us. His bloodthirsty eyes stared at as he ford a grin, ready to slice my head off with his weapons. But
Clank!
An arrow hit his blade monts before they hit , ruining the slashing angle. As he missed, he tried to attack once again, but VifiYok reacted in ti, parrying his duel blades as he slowly flew over us with his [Dark Tendrils]. As he stared at us in shock, Rajah twisted his body, kicking him in the face to accelerate our trip down into the hole created by the explosion.
Daisy? Tatsuya mumbled.
Tatsuya! Kyouya! A mans voice entered my ears but I couldnt see who it belonged to. However, once again, it felt like my soul had the answer for this.
I just couldnt think of it as we fell into the abyss. I deactivated [Magmakamr] and my songs, taking deep breaths afterwards to fill up my empty lungs. As we kept on flying down, I told everybody to hang on tightly before I flapped my wings and activated my rocket booster, softening our landing.
Sadly, there was no ti for rest.
You have triggered a monster house. Prepare yourself for waves of monster spawns! Survive and you will be rewarded
The five of us stared at knight status gaining sentience, moving with loud cracks as their eyes gained a blue color. They looked at us and moved forward like soldiers, turning this large room smaller and smaller with their numbers. It looked like an army had surrounded us.
Like a terracotta army.
The challenge chamber will begin
You missed? Rikara, the leonid woman twirled an arrow, displeased as she looked at the young man who just barely reached her chest.
Yes, I thought I could kill the dragon for the experience. I apologize, I was greedy, Light answered the giant woman, trying to lie his way through his actions. The leonid hamrer, however, wasnt so easily fooled, baring her fangs as he ruined a perfect hunt.
However, people quickly ca to his rescue in the form of his allies, his party mbers and Saintess Fleindia. They supported his excuse, which prompted the katzune archer dragonslayer to laugh. Humans are lousy archers, anyways, he exclaid, insulting Light and throwing so shade at Lautrex.
Quit it, Rikara, in the end, though, the leader of the dragonslayers interjected. We have a dragon to hunt. ik, pick up that dragon arm.
Yes, boss.
Galg, without saying anything to the students and their allies, walked ahead, following Hestia's escape path. However, he didnt jump down the hole. The single-minded dragonslayer had no need to hurry. His party needed rest and every dragonslayer knew the importance of patience and proper preparations. One couldnt survive long in this profession without a healthy dose of caution coupled with insanity.
As such, his team went down to floor 15 the normal way. After all, the only way for the dragon to escape was through the normal paththrough all the stairs. There was nowhere the dragon could hide from this cantankerous hunter.
anwhile, back at students, Lautrex sighed, I apologize I should have been there to protect her.
Everybody stared at Yuuko, the [Magic Breaker]. Her armor was burned to cinders, sticking to her skin like glue while large blisters ford underneath her skin, ready to burst open. Black spots could be seen, evidence of the searing pain she had to endure.
Now unconscious and sleeping, Saintess Fleindia was trying to heal the damage, hoping she arrived in ti to stop the scars. However, similar to Saintess EsheHestias blessed ntorFleindia had gained a buffing blessing from Aurena instead of one for healing. She could heal well, but it couldnt be compared to Hestias [Miraculous Grace]. There was a low chance Yuuko would look the sa after this incident.
That dragon must die! Yuukos party mbers shouted, calling for Hestias head, further agitating the already exhausted students. Nobody rejected the idea.
Light, unwilling to participate in this, walk away, trying to inspect everything only to find two interesting-looking rocks. He picked them up, noticing they had grey-colored runes on them. He wasnt sure what they were, but he was sure the dragon had dropped and forgotten about them when she escaped. He placed his [Identify Ring] over them.
[Room]? These are runes made from [Room]? What are they supposed to do?
He packed them up, safely, hiding it from all his classmates.
We will et soon, Hestia.
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