It Seems The Production Skill Acquired In Another World Is The Strongest (LN) Book 2: Chapter 18

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Chapter 18 I Tried To Fight The Great Calamity

I picked up Gram and pulled it out of the magic circle.

Once again, a tallic sound ringed from the silver blade.

As if in response, the Dragon God shield held by Iris also made a similar sound and vibrated violently.

Kyaaa!?

Iris made a startled sound, but she imdiately seed to have guessed everything and turned her head toward .

Hey, Kou, could this be?

Yeah. The Gluttonous Dragon is coming.

I can feel the horrifying presence

Lily gulped. Her face was pale, and her body trembled faintly.

Its like my soul is being crushed

Are you okay?

Yes, sohow

Lily seed to regain her composure as she took several deep breaths and nodded with a stout expression.

Kou-san, lets go back to the surface.

You are right. Lets hurry and go back.

Just after I answered, Surara shouted from the altar.

Master-san! Ive changed the owner of this facility to ! I will use the transfer device to get to the surface, so please co closer to !

Nice work, Surara.

Thats what you call a godsend.

I imdiately ran over to the altar. Iris and Lily followed .

Touch !

Suraras voice was heard, and we touched his body.

It felt nice and cold.

Here we go!

At the sa ti as Suraras voice, our entire bodies were enveloped in a floating sensation. The landscape around us distorted as we stood at the foot of the mountain.

It was only a mont

Iris shouted in surprise.

I wonder if the Elder Lich was using the transfer device too.

Maybe.

I looked up at the sky. The sun was shining in the afternoon, but for so reason, it was as dark as night.

It was clearly an unusual situation.

Kou-san, Iris-san, look at that!

Lily pointed to the right.

A translucent sphere, like a soap bubble, was floating in the mountain adow area.

It was pretty large. Its diater must have been over fifty ters.

The translucent sphere was expanding little by little, quivering and pulsating.

Eventually, as if unable to bear its own weight, it began to fall.

It hit the ground and burst from the inside.

Gram and the Dragon God shield emitted a violent tallic sound as if to warn.

Then, the great calamity appears.

RUUUUUYAAAAAAAAAA!

It was an oddly high-pitched, song-like cry.

It was so far removed from what is generally imagined when one hears the words Dragons roar.

The form of the Gluttonous Dragon was also too bizarre to be called a dragon.

It had neither wings nor fangs.

If I were to compare it to an earth creature, it would be similar to a chambered nautilus. It carried a bone-like shell on its back, and countless tentacles extended from the front part of its face.

Master-san, is that a dragon?

Surara muttered in bewildernt.

I felt the sa way. Can we call such a thing a dragon?

With a feeling of bewildernt in my heart, I activated [Appraisal].

Emptiness Gluttonous Dragon (Imperfect Form): A great calamity dragon that flew in from the outside of this world. It is the natural enemy of all life. The Gluttonous Ritual was interrupted, so it was resurrected in an incomplete form.

From the description, it seems that our defeat of the Elder Lich was not in vain. By interrupting the ritual, we at least avoided resurrection in its full form.

The question now was whether or not we could defeat this Gluttonous Dragon.

If we escaped at this point, Surier would surely be destroyed.

I would not accept such a bad ending.

I had no choice but to do what I could.

At the sa ti as I regained my grip on Grams, the Gluttonous Dragon let out a cry.

RAAAAARUUUUUU!

The giant body of the Gluttonous Dragon begins to move, raising a cloud of dust.

When I looked closely, I saw hundreds of centipede-like legs sprouting from the underside of its shell.

The Gluttonous Dragon was not heading in our direction but in the direction of Surier.

Iris shouted.

Kou, the city is in danger!

I know!

I called Dest and Grand Cabin from my [Item Box].

What do you need, Master?

Get everyone on board and go after that monster. Full speed.

Understood!

What about you, Master-san?

I answered Suraras question while taking out the Flying Potion from my [Item Box] with my left hand.

Im going to go ahead and stall the Gluttonous Dragon.

I swallowed the Flying Potion in one gulp and activatedWind Blessing S . I soared into the sky and chased after the dragon at full speed.

Anyway, I need to draw its attention to !

I held Gram on my right shoulder and put magic power into its blade.

TheGod of War Slash S is activated.

Haaaaaaaahhhhh!

I swing down the sword.

A silver flash was released, tracing the trajectory of the slash.

It struck the shell covering the back of the Gluttonous Dragon. A large crack appeared in its shell, and its rainbow-colored bodily fluids gushed out like a fountain.

RAAAAAARUUUUUUU!

The Gluttonous Dragon scread, then slowed down while making clouds of dust made a u-turn, and turned around to face .

It was easier than I thought it would be to slow it down.

RUUUUUUUUUYAAAAAAAAAAA!

The tentacles of the Gluttonous Dragon turned toward one after another. Each tentacle had a mouth-like feature with jagged teeth on the top and bottom.

Countless mouths opened wide, and they emitted dark-colored heat rays all at once. The number of heat rays exceeded hundreds or even thousands.

It was as if a dark-colored wall was closing in on .

Kuh!

I activatedGod Speed Blessing EXand quickly raised my altitude to avoid the heat rays.

It was close.

If the activation were delayed even for a mont, I would have received a direct hit from the heat rays.

Now it was my turn.

I readjusted Gram as I lowered my altitude.

My remaining magic power is about 80%, and I put 20% of it into theGod of War Slash S .

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh!

With determination, I swung Gram down, and a silver slash was released, cutting off the tentacles of the Gluttonous Dragon in one fell swoop.

Rainbow-colored bodily fluids gushed out from the severed surfaces and poured down onto the grassland like heavy rain.

The surrounding area was transford into a burnt field with a sizzling sound.

Whether it is a strong acid or poisonous, it seems that the bodily fluids of the Gluttonous Dragon are quite dangerous.

But that aside

At the mont, the battle was progressing in my favor.

The Gluttonous Dragon was already heavily wounded. Its back shell was cracked, and more than half of its tentacles had been cut off.

If possible, I would like to push through this battle.

RAAAAAARYUUUUUUU!

The Gluttonous Dragon scread.

At the sa ti, the tentacles began to regenerate.

Thats troubleso

I muttered to myself.

Maybe I should take care of it all at once before it becos a drawn out battle.

I offered fifty percent of my magic power and activated theGod of War Slash S .

Uoooooooohhh!

Gram, which beca a sword of light so huge that it pierced through the heavens, slamd down toward the Gluttonous Dragon.

I will decide with this single blow.

That was the plan.

REEEEEEEEEYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

The Gluttonous Dragon emitted an unprecedented high-pitched squeal, and its body beca translucent.

The slash of light slipped straight through the body of the Gluttonous Dragon and struck the ground.

A huge crater was born with a thunderous roar.

However, the Gluttonous Dragon was not even scratched.

Whats going on?

While I was making puzzled voices, all the tentacles had finished regenerating.

The Gluttonous Dragon, still translucent, aid thousands of tentacles at and released the heat rays.

Kuh!

I used theWind Blessing S to acrobatically weave between the heat rays.

When I thought I couldnt avoid it, I activated theGod Speed Blessing EX.

In order to ensure my safety, I retreated and kept my distance from the Gluttonous Dragon.

My remaining magic power was less than 10%.

I cant waste anymore

I muttered to myself as I looked at the semi-transparent, Gluttonous Dragon.

It was at that ti.

The figure of the Gluttonous Dragon disappeared in a flash.

Wha-!

I turned around when I felt a deadly presence behind . I looked back and saw it at close range.

RUUUUUUUUUUUUURAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

While maintaining its translucent state, it slamd one of its tentacles toward .

I imdiately activatedGod Speed Blessing EXand tried to take evasive action.

But for so reason, I couldnt move at all. It was as if I was being drowned in a muddy swamp.

Eventually, my magic power ran out, and theGod Speed Blessing EXwas deactivated.

The translucent tentacles, however, hit directly without any difficulty.

Gah!

I felt as if I was being blown away.

I wore the Fenrir Coat over my Armored Bear Armor. In addition, I had the Black Spider Gauntlets on each arm, so my defense was very high.

Thanks to this, my body was not hard, but I lost control of the wind and was knocked to the ground from the hit. I quickly activated my [Dexterity] and rolled to absorb the impact of the collision.

Looking at my left arm, I saw that the Black Spider Gauntlet was half broken.

Gram was not in my hand, and it was sticking into the ground quite far away.

Apparently, I had let go of it when the tentacle struck .

What a fool.

My attack slipped through, but the attack from the enemy connected.

I dont understand.

Imdiately after, I heard the inorganic voice of [Full Assist].

The analysis of the unique ability of the Emptiness Gluttonous Dragon has been completed.

It is presud to be [Spatial Manipulation].

What on earth kind of ability is that?

As if to answer my question, information poured in.

It seems that the Gluttonous Dragon can cause various phenona by interfering with the space around it.

By becoming translucent, it can slip through enemy attacks, warp a short distance, or even block an opponents movent by fixing the space around it.

However, there is a limit to its effective range, and it seems that as long as one maintains a distance from the Gluttonous Dragon, their movents will not be blocked.

Fortunately, the Gluttonous Dragon did not pursue .

It turned its back from and resud moving toward Surier.

What should I do?

The Gluttonous Dragon had [Spatial Manipulation].

As long as that power exists, the result will not differ even if I challenge it to a rematch.

Its the sa as before, a return blow.

Worst case scenario, I may even lose my life.

However, fortunately for , the Gluttonous Dragon prioritized the attack on Surier over .

As long as I did not provoke the Gluttonous Dragon, it would be possible for to escape.

I would be abandoning the town of Surier, but it would be aningless if I died. So if I think about it realistically, this is a situation in which I should retreat.

Well, I know that, but

The guard guy who had the [Magic Trick], Cal, the people who applauded my trumpet performance.

I dont want them to be killed.

Running away from this would not just leave a bad aftertaste. I would regret it for the rest of my life.

Then there was only one answer.

Im going to challenge it.

I havent exhausted all my options yet.

There are still plenty of items and skills that I havent used. If I try them one by one, I might be able to find a way to break through the [Spatial Manipulation].

I will not give up.

At the mont I made up my mind to do so, a warm golden light enveloped my entire body.

What is this?

I knew this glow.

It was the one that saved my life in the battle against the Black Dragon before.

Then I hear an inorganic voice.

The seal of Yggdrasils bow has been lifted.

It can be used at 20% output.

At the sa ti, magic power filled my whole body.

My MP increased by the equivalent of 50,000, 100,000, 200,000 exceeding the upper limit.

The montum was even more trendous than before.

In the blink of an eye, it surpassed 10 million and reached 100 million.

If this is the case, will I be able to beat the Gluttonous Dragon?

I took out the Yggdrasil bow from my [Item Box].

The bow emits a green divine light.

When I held it in my hand, I heard the voice of [Full Assist].

To use the Yggdrasil Bow, you will need the magic power of the [God of Wars Shrine Maiden].

This will nullify the [Spatial Manipulation] of the Gluttonous Dragon.

Is it necessary for to join up with the [God of Wars Shrine Maiden] Lily?

Right after I muttered that, the Grand Cabin ca to a halt in front of with a cloud of dust.

Nice timing, Dest.

I felt the montum coming my way.

Are you all right, Master?

Yeah, Im fine. But, more importantly, go after the Gluttonous Dragon. Go as fast as you can.

I told Dest, and activatedWind Blessing S to jump onto the roof of the Grand Cabin.

There I found Iris, Lily, and Surara.

Kou, are you okay? I an, youre kind of glowing?

Well, a lot has happened.

I cant explain it well either, so Ill answer in vague terms.

Master-san, you look so shiny and cool! Oh, your left arm gauntlet is broken! Are you hurt?

Im fine. My body is strong.

I answered and put the broken gauntlet in my [Item Box].

Kou-san. So you have broken the bows seal.

Lily has a thoughtful expression on her face and stares at Yggdrasils bow.

Why does she look so sad?

I understand how to use it. Ive seen it many tis in [Foresight] since I was little.

Then that makes things easier. The magic power

Thank you for everything you have done for until today. I give my life to you, Kou-san.

Huh?

I was a little confused by this unexpected statent.

I dont want your life; I just need your magic power.

Eh?

Lily looked stunned and blinked repeatedly.

Then she regained her composure and replied.

I-Im sorry. What I said earlier was a misunderstanding. Please forget it

No, indeed, that excuse is too forceful, isnt it?

But thats not the point right now.

The first priority was to defeat of the Gluttonous Dragon.

In response to my intention, an inorganic voice told , Please ready your bow together with the [God of Wars Shrine Maiden].

Lily, lets talk about the details later. Draw the bow with .

Understood. So its the sa there as in my dream.

When Lily muttered sothing aningful, she turned to the right side of . The two of us were going to hold the bow together, but there was too much of a height difference between Lily and .

This ans that Lilys back would not be able to reach it.

Fortunately, the Flying Potion was still in effect.

I activated theWind Blessing S and lifted Lily up, including her within its area of effect.

Thank you, Kou-san.

No problem. Lets go.

Yes!

The two of us exchanged glances and prepared to fire the bow.

The silver light from Lilys body overflowed and took the form of an arrow.

A crimson flash was released.

It struck the Gluttonous Dragon with a ferocious force, engulfing its entire body and causing a huge explosion.

A roar resounded.

A gust of wind blew.

A huge pillar of fla rose up, scorching the sky red.

RYUUUUUUUUYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

The screams of the Gluttonous Dragon echoed through the air.

Its huge body gradually beca smaller and smaller in the flas, and eventually, it disappeared completely.

The darkness that had covered the sky cleared.

I won.