Chapter 223
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There was a high-pitched metallic clang as the demon sword bounced off . I frantically jumped back into the air .
“Damn . I forgot about that!!”
The body of a dragon was impenetrable unless you used a weapon that was enveloped in magic . I regretted focusing so much on my strategy and nothing else .
“Asagi!”
“I’m fine! I can still do this!”
There was no point in moping . I had to attack!
“GRRRAAAAA!!!”
“HAH!!”
I threw the demon sword aside and raised the speed of Legs of the God Wolf all at once . And then I created a giant ice sword and swung down .
But my timing was off, and it wasn’t the definitive blow that it should have been . The tip of the sword merely cut through parts of the wing . A wound like that wouldn’t take long to heal .
“Hah!”
Just then, Daniela attacked with a wind bullet . It went right through its wing as well . The wound was getting bigger and affecting the wind dragon’s speed . And I wasn’t going to let it go unpunished .
“There!!”
This time, I focused on speed . I threw away the giant ice sword and created one of standard size . Then I rushed forward, this time, cutting the entire wing clean off .
“GGGGAAAAAAGGGGHHH!!!”
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Blood sprayed from the wound and the ground turned red . The sea of blood quickly covered the blood apes and bandit corpses .
I moved away as the wind dragon writhed in pain and I reunited with Daniela .
“Perhaps it is because I am not used to it, but the magic depletion was excessive . ”
“Can you still fight?”
“Enough to support you . ”
“That’s fine . Can you distract it?”
“Of course . ”
The wind dragon’s wounds closed as we altered our plans . It was now glaring at us with murderous rage . I created a second ice sword in my other hand .
For a time, we stared at each other . Two against one . I slowly moved away from Daniela and activated a thin layer of Legs of the God Wolf . Daniela slowly nocked an arrow .
The wind dragon folded its remaining wing . Its eyes swayed from me and then to Daniela, as if intent on ensuring that neither of us got away .
Eventually, we were far away enough that it had to look entirely towards Daniela . And at that moment, I activated Presence Block and raised the speed of the wind as I ran .
At the same time, Daniela unleashed her arrow . It went right for the dragon’s face . The dragon jumped to the left in order to dodge it, and that’s when it lost me completely .
“…!!”
I held my breath and put as much power behind the two swords as I could . It would take immense strength to cut those thick hind legs . I just had to believe in my status I had worked hard to raise as I rushed behind the wind dragon and towards the leg in front of me . And then slashed outwards with all of the strength I could muster .
There was less resistance than I was expecting as the leg split into two . The scales, skin, muscles, and bones all came away .
I felt rather good about my power then . But quickly had to move back as the wind dragon shrieked and thrashed in pain . Its voice was much more pained than before, and there was no longer any sanity in its movements . And so I moved in and lopped off the other leg without hesitation .
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“Ggg…GGGGAAAHH…!”
Its blood ran without anything to stop it . I was careful not to step in it as I moved to the side where the wing had already been removed and looked for another spot to attack . Well, the front legs were the only place .
However, the wind dragon was doing more than screaming .
“Asagi! The breath!!”
I looked up just as I heard Daniela’s voice . The wind dragon was looking down at me and our eyes met . While I couldn’t see anything in its open jaw, I could feel that energy was being compressed to a shocking degree . It would be worse than that other time .
“…!!”
I frantically sent ice magic into the ground and had it shoot out, right under the wind dragon’s head . There was no name for this spell . It was similar to Icicle Inverse, but that was a spell that brought out countless icicles from the ground in order to skewer enemies .
The thing I created now was a single icicle . A thick and long thing that shot up into its jaw .
“Ggghfff…?!”
Its voice was muffled by the forceful closure of its mouth . Its head now pointed upwards and rays of light leaked from the holes in its closed mouth .
“Bbbgggaaaahh!!”
It raised its voice in a dulled cry as the pressurized wind was released . And like that, the blockade that was its own mouth, was blown away .
“Hahh…hah…!”
In fact, I was still in a panic . But all of my experience fighting up until now had allowed me to always have this little corner of my brain where I could think, and maintain the ability to make decisions based on the environment .
Though, there were always limits . I was having trouble thinking of my next action .
“Asagi!”
Bam! Something hit me in the back . I nearly fell, but managed to catch myself . Then I turned around to see Daniela looking at me with a confident smirk .
“That hurt…”
“Forget about that! You were able to use such magic in that situation…that was amazing!”
I heard her say . Was it really? It was the only thing I could think of .
“The wind dragon is barely breathing now! We must kill it! But my attributes will not do . So you must do it!”
She slapped me on the back once again to urge me on .
I took a step forward . Then another . The dragon seemed to be unconscious . The closer I got to it, it began to dawn on me that this really was quite a feat .
For an instinctive reaction, had it not really been the perfect action to take?
It was hard to shake the thought once it came to me . It was as if some hidden talent had been unearthed at that moment .
“…Right . ”
I was calm now . I understood everything . I just needed to cut off its head and we were finished .
I conjured a greatsword made of ice .
The wind dragon had no hindlegs now . Its front legs were supporting its body as its back arched . And so I did not need to lift myself with the platinum and green wind in order to reach its neck .
I pulled the sword back and hunched forward .
Then I aimed for the neck . And swung .
And like that, this rather convenient encounter ended safely after a mishap or two .
After that, Daniela and I used our magic in order to dig graves and bury the dead . That being said, Daniela was sure to take the head of the leader . It was wrapped up and placed carefully in a different bag .
We also took the long red tails from the blood apes . Nothing would go to waste .
Of course, I was sure to pick up my fallen weapon .
Once most of the blood had been drained from the wind dragon, I put it into the hollow bag . If I used these materials, I would be able to make superior versions of my poncho, waste mantle and half pants . Thinking back, I really shouldn’t have sold half of the stuff . From now on, I would be more careful about keeping a stock of valuable materials .
In fact, there were other things that changed during this fight as well . The willingness to make sacrifices and never giving up . A lot had happened up until now, but no fight had left as big an impression on me as this one . To think that abandoning something would weigh so heavily on me…but it was something I knew was coming, and I could bear it .
Still, I might be a little unstable… I would definitely have to take it easy once we returned to the city .
“We are going, Asagi . ”
“Yeah . Let’s go . ”
I picked myself off of the ground and looked at the mountain that had turned into a battlefield . I was glad that it had already been a wasteland .
I jogged after Daniela but then stopped . No, I would walk slowly today . That’s what I felt like .