The dragon wasn’t outdone—it wasn’t a simple creature. Sure, it expected Caleb to tremble in its presence, but if he didn’t follow the script, that was fine too.
Even without seeing him, the dragon knew the puny human was blazing through the flas, sohow ignoring their power.
As the floor boss, it was aware of the minions above it and the abilities they wielded.
Caleb spatially displaced himself as the flas engulfed him. His montum faltered for a mont before he gritted his teeth.
’Tsk! Even in a separate space, the flas are strong enough to be felt.’ He channeled more mana into the ability, but felt no different. ’It’s not just about using more mana—there’s sothing about grasping its nuances.’
Erging from the flas, Caleb appeared before the dragon, his right hand clenched into a fist.
The creature didn’t remain idle, responding almost instantly. As soon as Caleb appeared, it gave a low growl and swung its tail at him.
’Shit!’ Caleb cursed, startled by how fast the tail ca at him. He redirected his blow toward it.
BANG...!!!
Fist and tail collided in a thunderous explosion, whipping the tail to the side, trembling from the sheer force of impact.
BOOM!
Caleb crashed onto the scorching ground, skidding several ters before coming to a stop.
’Damn...’ His eyes burned with determination as he stared at the creature. ’That blow was heavy as fuck.’
His right hand trembled from the impact, his feet ached from skidding across the hot ground, and even his shoes showed signs of burning and wear.
Despite all this, a grin was plastered on Caleb’s face—he was clearly enjoying the challenge.
Without hesitation, he moved, and the dragon responded in equal asure. It understood that taking on this opponent required it to act proactively.
’Never judge an opponent by its size.’ Caleb made a ntal note as he clashed with the dragon a second ti.
BOOM...!!!
By all logic, the size difference should have made it impossible for Caleb to move such a beast, but his physical strength was far beyond mortal limits.
Claws t fists in another eruption, sending shockwaves rippling through the space. Pools of lava splashed everywhere, craters ford with every clash, and boulders crumbled into dust.
Undeterred by the destruction around them, Caleb and the dragon sped across the domain, exchanging blows like the mad creatures they were.
The dragon attacked with its massive fangs, claws, body, and tail, yet Caleb countered every move, delivering his own strikes in return.
At a glance, they seed evenly matched. But that wasn’t the case.
For Caleb to keep up, he had to move twice as fast just to cover the sa distance.
’Hehe... this dragon is amazing,’ he mused, his grin widening. ’Its scales are tough as nails. My attacks aren’t breaking through at all. I’ll have to go all out... but then, the dragon hasn’t gone all out either.’
His gaze briefly flicked to the monster’s description on his HUD.
[Inferno Dragon: A red dragon and the final boss monster of the dungeon]
[Abilities: Capable of unleashing powerful, incinerating flas. Can create a fire domain that traps its targets, becoming the master of flas. Able to condense its body into a humanoid form, boosting speed and power.]
’This thing is a true monster.’
Caleb’s eyes t the dragon’s as they separated for the umpteenth ti.
The battlefield was a wreck of burning craters and rivers of lava—they had more or less reshaped the entire floor.
’Waiting for the monster to go all out might be a stupid move.’ Caleb narrowed his eyes at the dragon. ’It’s best to eliminate it before it unleashes that domain or takes its humanoid form.’
Then, the air around him shifted, and the dragon picked up on it instantly. Its sharp instincts scread that the puny human was about to do sothing dangerous—sothing that could threaten its very existence.
Caleb set his mana ablaze, his aura erupting with ferocious montum. The ground and air trembled as gravity seed to triple in force.
Then, he dashed forward, leaving a blazing trail in his wake. The dragon reacted just as fast, raising its head and letting out a deafening roar.
A red aura engulfed its massive body, and a powerful shockwave burst forth. The wave spread rapidly, colliding with Caleb mid-run like a speeding train.
Caleb saw it coming and crossed his arms to absorb the impact. But he had underestimated its sheer force.
BOOM...!!!
"Ugh...!" A groan escaped his lips as he was sent hurtling back several hundred ters.
The mont he crashed into the scorching ground, a sudden shift in temperature surrounded him—an unbearable heat rising even further.
"Fuck..." Caleb cursed, steadying himself. "It unleashed its domain."
Looking around, he saw a massive semi-sphere surrounding both him and the dragon. The do had a radius of over seven hundred ters—making it a staggering 1,400 ters in diater.
The air had turned red, laced with visible heat flares. The ground beneath his feet smoldered, radiating searing heat.
Everything was scorching. Sweat dripped from his brow, down his back, between his joints—everywhere.
"Oh, fuck ..." Caleb groaned, turning his gaze toward the dragon in the distance.
The massive beast had taken on a humanoid form, standing over three ters tall.
A crown of sharp, curved horns jutted from its head, pointing upward and slightly back. Its eyes burned a fiery red, glowing with intensity, dripping flas like molten tears.
Blood-red scales covered its entire bulky fra, except for its joints and stomach. A thick, scaly tail extended for balance, and a pair of powerful wings stretched behind it.
Everything about the monster radiated raw power and savagery—an apex predator, without a doubt.
And to complete its transformation, it let out an earth-shaking roar, infused with so much killing intent that a normal adventurer would have died on the spot.
"Yeah... no kidding." Caleb muttered with a serious gaze. Things were no longer simple.
[Mana: 86%]
For the second ti, he set his man ablaze, increasing his physical stats. His shirt was more or less rags now and had to be thrown to the side.
Caleb stared directly at the creature and the monster did the sa, the air thick with tension.
"Huu..." He let out a steamy breath, closing his eyes for a mont before abruptly opening them. "Ti for round two."
BOOM...!!!
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