Wheres Tina? soone shouted. Can soone go get her? Her ice magic is the best counter to a leviathans poison transformation!
Delphina frowned when she heard that. With such a huge commotion going on, it was hard to believe her party leader hadnt heard it. If she wasnt here by now, it ant she was otherwise preoccupied, or she simply didnt want to be involved. The demon looked around. Chad wasnt anywhere to be found either. Had more dangers other than the dragon erged?
Tinas not the only one capable of freezing things, another person said.
Whos that? Keith asked Delphina, causing the demon to raise her eyebrows.
Why would I know? Delphina asked in return. It was a human that spoke. Shouldnt you tell ?
Keith shrugged. Im not a people person, he said and stood up. He made circular motions with his arms before stretching out all his limbs. Alright, Im ready to kick so dragon ass. He glanced at his party mbers. So far, only he, Danielle, and Joseph had recovered enough to return to combat.
More like get your ass kicked, the woman who silenced Keith said.
Arent we companions whove gone through life or death with each other? Keith asked and scowled. Shouldnt you be hyping up in front of all these people instead of putting down?
Shut up, Keith, Joseph said. He glanced at the woman who just spoke. You too. We should avoid making too much noise lest we draw the dragons attention. It obviously ca here for us since we were the ones it attacked first. Lets wait until everyones back to their peak condition before attacking. Luckily, theres so many other parties here to buy ti for us to recover.
Keith sighed. If only we knew we were going to hunt a dragon, he said and shook his head. I wouldve brought the dragon-slaying ballista with .
Joseph shook his head. Didnt you see what just happened? he asked. Even if the ballista shot it, itd just dissolve into a puddle of poison. Ive never heard of a dragon that could escape its bindings by becoming a liquid.
As he spoke, the ocean-blue dragon dissolved into a puddle of poison once again. Chains, ropes, and roots were left in midair in the shape of the dragon for a brief mont before they fell to the ground as well. The easiest way to defeat a leviathan was to bind it and force it to use its poison transformation before freezing the poison.
Frost Explosion! the human mage shouted, and an explosion of ice rang out in the center of the poison puddle. The poison froze, and everyone imdiately launched another salvo of attacks at the icy ss.
There was a roar as the dragons head reerged. The adventurers flinched, but their attacks only paused for a second before continuing. The dragon climbed out of the poison puddle, its scales cracked and broken in many places. There were multiple lacerations along its body, blood leaking from the wounds.
Its working! Devon shouted and pointed his middle finger at the dragon. How do you like that, big boy!? You thought your laser could kill , but Im still perfectly fine. Did you not eat breakfast? Why are you so weak? He laughed and slapped his shield, creating a tallic ringing sound akin to soone scratching a chalkboard. Whats the matter? Never been hurt in your poison form before? Didnt know it could happen?
Bind it again before it decides to flee! the human mage said. It cant last much longer!
The ocean-blue dragons eyes shone with a golden light, and a white aura enveloped its body. Its wounds closed up, and its scales regrew in front of the adventurers. During the process, it lunged towards the human mage, completely ignoring the obnoxious, shield-wielding demon.
Hey, hey! Devon shouted. Your target is ! A ring on his finger glowed, and he pointed at the human mage. Their figures blurred, and before the ocean-blue dragon arrived, the two had completely swapped places. Devon raised his shield, blocking the dragons slash. He grunted as he was forced back, his legs leaving two lines in the ground. Is that all you got? Im Devon the invincible! He laughed. Its going to take a lot more than that to hurt !
The ocean-blue dragon furrowed its brow. Ranged attacks landed on its body, but it ignored them. It stood there for a second as if processing how to deal with the shield-wielding demon that couldnt be hurt by laser nor claw. Then, the dragon reached forward and grabbed Devon. It stood on its hindlegs, and with a grunt, it swung its front claw and launched the demon as if he were a ball. Devon scread, but the sound he made faded away as his body turned into a dot on the horizon, his figure getting smaller and smaller with every passing mont. The dragon snorted, and another wave of white light washed over its body, healing all the injuries it had sustained during that brief interaction.
The human mages face paled as the ocean-blue dragon swiveled its head to stare at him. This cant be real, the man said. He frantically looked around. Whos proficient with curses? If we cant stop it from healing itself, well never defeat it!
The dragon swiped its claws, and the human mage shattered like ice. His body reappeared dozens of ters away within the middle of a group of human adventurers. The dragon furrowed its brow as if it were asking why every person here was so troubleso to deal with. It looked around; there were over two dozen people with their weapons out, aning at least four SSS-ranked parties were participating in the battle.
Im proficient in curses, a woman said. She was wearing a sickly-green robe, and her companions were wearing outfits of the sa color. Ill need three minutes to prepare everything. Can you protect until then?
Three minutes? I can guard you for ten, a large man from a different party said. He took a step forward and punched his gauntleted fists together. I
Dont get thrown away like Devon, Keith shouted, giving ain his opinionhelpful reminder.
Goddammit, Joseph said and slapped his forehead with his palm. Silence him!
The woman who silenced Keith nodded and silenced Keith again much to Keiths dismay.
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