Chapter 104: 104
F-Rank Warrior vs Dragon
I immediately created a magic barrier to protect everyone .
It would be pointless to only cover one side, and so I made it cover us from every direction and above our heads .
The fire was incredibly powerful .
It burned the walls of the ruins and the bodies of the goblins were burned in an instant .
The magic barrier kept it from hitting us directly, but the temperature was still rising .
And it didn’t seem like the fire would stop any time soon .
“This is a very long fire attack . ”
“If this continues, we will not be able to breathe anymore . ”
“Indeed . ”
This fire was magical . Magic fire did not need oxygen to burn .
That being said, it did make things easier .
And speaking of air…
“I was thinking about braving it and then attacking when it let its guard down and entered, but that won’t be easy now . ”
And so I began to use wind magic while maintaining the magic barrier .
From inside the ruins to the outside . The wind burst out into the open .
Unlike most wind magic, I could not use the air that was around us .
If I did, it would create a vacuum .
But I could create wind magic by substituting the air with magical energy .
In other words, it was a powerful wind of magical energy .
And it now pushed out of the ruins, driving out the flames in an instant .
“GyaaaaGYAAAAA!!!!”
I heard a scream coming from outside . It must have been hit by the flames .
Its own flames . You reap what you sow .
If we wanted to escape, this was the time .
“We’ll go out at once . Follow me . ”
“Understood . ”
“I’ll run!”
“Yes!”
“Groof!”
They followed me as I ran .
I could stop the flames again if we were attacked, but it was a lot of trouble .
And so I took them all and ran straight out of the cave .
And there was a dragon .
A dragon so close to the royal capital was no ordinary thing .
And it wasn’t a small lesser dragon either .
It was a giant great dragon .
The dragon looked at us and gave a terrifying roar .
Shia and Serulis shuddered .
They had been overwhelmed by the magic energy in the roar .
The hunting rank for great dragons was AAA .
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That meant you needed to have a party with multiple Rank members .
Shia was B-Rank and Serulis had the combat abilities of a B-Rank, so it would be too much for them .
“Ahh!”
“Gyan!”
Nia and Grulf let out a scream .
Facing a dragon’s roar on your first Adventure was rather shocking .
Grulf’s tail was curled between his legs and he was shaking .
A yellow puddle appeared on the ground under him . He must have been so scared .
But he was still a pup, so it couldn’t be helped .
And in a way, it was a good thing to have an instinctive fear of dragons, who were so overwhelmingly more powerful .
So Grulf still had some of the wild animal in him . I would have to praise him later .
“We should retreat at once!”
“Ye-yes!”
Shia and Serulis had decided to escape and then call for reinforcements .
It was a good and sound decision . But that would take too much time .
“I think I’ll have to do something about it for now . ”
I sent magical energy throughout my body in order to strengthen it . Then I rushed towards the dragon .
The dragon unleashed its fiery breath . The ground turned into a sea of fire .
I created multiple barriers to protect Shia and the others .
At the same time I cover my left hand with magic and wave away the fire that was directed towards me .
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“GYAAAGHH!”
The dragon screamed weirdly, perhaps in shock .
I reached the dragon and then jumped up into the air .
When I was level with the dragon’s eyes, I slammed my fist into its nose .
“GYAAAGGHHH!”
It stumbled and then its knees hit the ground . Its mouth opened in order to breath once again .
My attacks don’t stop there, and I drive my foot into the side of its giant head .
“GY…”
As the dragon’s head twists to the side, so does its breath .
The forest began to burn . This was bad .
And so I unleashed a wave of ice magic over a wide area .
In a flash, the entire scene was bathed in white as if it were a winter day .
“GGG…”
The dragon groaned as I shot a magic bullet into it .
I wanted to avoid the spreading of damage by taking too long .
It would be simple enough to kill it . But I wanted to ask the dragon why it was here .
I had to make it surrender and then talk to it .
But even after being hit by the magic bullets, the dragon would not give up .
It tried to breath again . I filled its jaw with ice .
“Guu…”
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As its mouth was closed, the fire spewed out from its nostrils .
Then the dragon spread its wings . It would try to fly away in order to escape .
But I wouldn’t let it . Just as its body lifted from the ground, I froze its wings .
The dragon fell and crashed to the ground .
And with that, I started to cover the dragon in ice .
Everything but its face . And it wasn’t just any ice . It was magic ice .
It would not melt easily and it could not break .
The dragon could no longer move .
“GYAAAGHH!”
“Surrender, and then I will forgive you . ”
“You have defeated me . Do as you will . ”
The dragon declared its defeat in the human tongue .
Serulis looked surprised .
“It-it just talked!”
“Well, yes . A dragon this great would not find that difficult . ”
“Is that so…”
As Serulis and I talked, the dragon interrupted us .
“Can you release me now? I am very cold . ”
“Ah, sorry about that . ”
And so I deactivated the ice magic .
The released dragon continued to shiver for quite some time .