Chapter 172
It was, at best, magic created by humans.
It wouldn’t be able to do any damage, and it was only possible to increase its power by using a demonic sword.
However, this piece of flame had escaped from that concept, and was pressuring herself with another pain.
‘It’s not difficult to recover.’
In the first place, even when he was cut by the pure white sword, he created a new arm by converting his mana.
The mana was overflowing, and even if it disappeared a little, there was no problem.
However, this piece of flame was surprisingly hot, and even his own body shrank due to his instinctive repulsion.
‘It’s only a moment to be cut, but this flame never ends.’
The heat of the flames, the deeply concentrated mana, and the faint will.
All of this combined to create a pain that would not go away.
Of course, it would have been possible to throw away the part exposed to the flame fragments, but it was so trivial that even paying attention to it was annoying.
‘It’s annoying. Doing something so irritating… … .’
The flame fragments do not end in one.
Dozens rushed swiftly, and hundreds pierced everywhere.
When you reach thousands, the subtle pains combine to draw a strong pain.
That’s why the human who embodies this piece of flame had to be eliminated first.
‘It’s like white magic.’
The slime dragon opened its mouth again after recognizing the direction of the flame fragments.
I must have sent three orbs at the same time earlier.
However, only an explosion occurred, and the presence and mana did not fade.
In other words, it meant that he was counterattacking while completely blocking his attacks.
“Can you stop this too!”
The slime dragon started pouring crimson orbs while aiming at one point.
Three spheres hit in succession, disorganizing their path and sweeping around them.
Again, the magic of the humans surged, but the slime dragon spit out spheres without hesitation.
Attribute magic was already attacking from the other side.
However, it was bearable enough, and the movement of the body only slightly slowed down.
After getting rid of the flame pieces and the white magic, he would have the upper hand.
‘It was quite difficult for a human, but… Even so, he is human.’
The flame fragments and white magic no longer appeared.
Even the magical power that blocked the sphere was slowly fading away.
It was probably because some of the humans were injured or killed and the power was weakened.
‘Is there one left now?’
Only then does the slime dragon reap its magic and fall into a strange sense of satisfaction.
All sides were covered with his magic, and everything was destroyed, leaving only a barren land.
Not even a single blade of grass, let alone a tree, could not be found, and numerous pits were proving its strength.
‘Those who have played tricks… … .’
The slime dragon regenerated its severed arm and tried to find other humans.
In an instant, the pure white sword flew in, and pieces of flame flew after it.
This time, the shoulder was cut, not the arm, and numerous pieces of flame burned the whole body.
“Kaguaaa!”
A brief moment of inattention turned into trouble.
Perhaps because of the traces of the sphere, his presence and magical powers were erased, and he would have used the environment to hide himself.
Nevertheless, he must have suffered considerable damage, but did he know that he would counterattack intact?
‘You tricked me!’
The slime dragon quickly converted its mana and recovered its lost body parts.
The total amount of mana was still vast, and even the recovery speed was not lagging behind.
However, I couldn’t get rid of the psychological pressure, and at some point, a dizzying feeling of uneasiness crept into my heart.
‘I made the power of Asymokus and Veldaz mine. I even have a demonic sword!’
I had no doubts that the past would not repeat itself and that we would always win.
I just thought that the Narak King, the Great Sea King, and the Shadow Dragon were weak, and that the Demon God was foolish.
Even though he has come close to being a true dragon, why is he looking forward to defeat?
‘… Being human is getting stronger as time passes.’
The slime dragon belatedly realizes the reality and transforms its body.
From the looks of it, I can’t tell what has changed.
Even magic is stable, and since it is manipulated while hiding its form, humans cannot notice it.
It was just that part of the body was restored to its original form and the fundamental power was lost.
‘Flame, white magic… … .’
Because of only those two factors, he was throwing away his hard-earned power.
As it returns to its original form, the powers of the Chimera Dragon and the Bone Dragon are also divided.
Once lost, power cannot be regained, and it is bound to lead to permanent loss.
‘It will be unavoidable.’
The slime dragon tried to conceal another attack by spewing spheres.
He could just give up his power, but humans would lose their lives.
Since he could handle difficult humans with a slight loss of power, it wasn’t a huge loss.
‘I feel the magic… I’ll see you right through.’
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Surprisingly, Shion blocked all of the Slime Dragon’s attacks.
Of course, while moving with Enrite, he tried to offset only the attacks that could harm his allies.
Whenever that happened, Acid Rain resonated with El Tesoicb, and a blue color flowed out, completely extinguishing the crimson sphere.
‘I didn’t expect it to be interpreted this way.’
Shion stood at the forefront with Enrite and intensively attacked only the crimson sphere.
I’ve definitely achieved resonance, but I haven’t been able to bring out the sword skill yet.
So, while concentrating on defense, I tried to create an environment where allies could try to counterattack.
‘The artificial magic sword works.’
Lecia had only thrown her sword at the slime dragon from before.
It didn’t miss even once, and it gave the slime dragon distinct pain.
However, since the core could not be broken, it was regenerated without fail, and Lesia was still looking for the slime dragon’s core.
‘Hanet is also doing well.’
There was quite a distance from the slime dragon, but Hanette overcame even that and sent out pieces of flame.
It couldn’t remove immortality, but it was enough to keep the slime dragon in check.
‘Is it a bit difficult for Oz and Seran?’
Oz was assisting Harnett’s flame magic to make sure he couldn’t reach the slime dragon.
Saeran was unable to step forward or pull out, just taking an awkward stance.
‘The King’s side seems to be fighting better than us.’
Numerous elemental magics were wrapped around the slime dragon.
It must have been the blue sages and presidents of the society.
In addition, since the king and the 3 princesses can utilize the earth and ice attributes respectively, I wondered if they were mixed with those magics.
‘If you see me wasting my magic… There must be a way to recover.’
Shion frowns as he recalls the artificial sword.
As expected, not only the core, but also the artificial sword must be destroyed together.
Because the demon god will try to intervene in some form through the artificial demon sword.
If either of the two remained, a variable could have been created.
‘We have to find the nucleus while maintaining this state… … .’
At this distance, only the outline of the slime dragon could be seen, but the position of the core could not be grasped.
In addition, the color of the nucleus should have been busily moving inside the body while remaining transparent.
It can’t be attacked with normal methods, so shouldn’t we cooperate with the king and drive the slime dragon?
‘If you freeze or evaporate your body, the space you can move will decrease.’
Even if the slime dragon absorbed the other four major disasters, it did not change its essence.
Rather, as the body matured, the strengths disappeared and only the weaknesses remained.
If the mucus is deformed, the internal bones and organs will be broken, and even the original form of the body will collapse.
That body is the basis for drawing out the full power of the dragon, so if even that body was abandoned, he would have to continue fighting while remaining weaker.
‘But it will be temporary… If I push too hard, I might try to throw away that body.’
Only by destroying the core can the slime dragon’s immortality be removed.
If the core remains, it will somehow regenerate even if the whole body is cut off.
Of course, if they dragged it into a long-term battle, they could find the nucleus, but their allies wouldn’t be able to hold out until then.
‘If we get closer, we become dangerous, and if we get farther away, it’s difficult to find the nucleus.’
Pliable slime and an acidic liquid that dissolves anything.
Even if you remove the slime with magic, you can’t stop the rampage of the slime dragon.
Temporary exposure to acid can be solved with magic, but it was not easy to get out if the whole body was covered.
‘If I could only kill the slime dragon by resonating… … .’
Theoretically, I thought it would be possible.
If the sphere of magic that the slime dragon spewed out was treated as evil, then the slime dragon would also be close to evil.
Wouldn’t the power to destroy evil be able to annihilate only the slime dragon itself?
“White, another strategy… … .”
“for a moment!”
Lecia screamed and twisted her body at the same time as she swung Dran Calgonis.
Something soared up from under the ground, touched the blade and bounced off as it was.
Lecia was relieved, albeit belatedly, but she couldn’t erase her doubts.
“There must be a few more… … .”
“ah… … .”
Harnette released her mana and then stopped.
Red thorns stretched out along the ground.
The thorns had pierced Hannette’s abdomen, holding drops of blood.
‘perishing… Will?’
Harnette intuitively foresaw her future.
Magical power did not move as intended, and the whole body was slightly bent.
My breathing was already disturbed, and tinnitus began to ring in my ears.
In the meantime, the two eyes were looking at only one person.
‘ah… I can’t die… … .’
From the moment he became a knight and entered the battlefield, he was prepared for death.
Of course, I was afraid and anxious, but I was able to overcome it somehow because Zion was there.
However, after he died, Shion would not stand still.
‘If I die… Zion again… … .’
“sister!”
Shion rushed first, and Enrite and Lesia hurriedly cut off the thorns.
Oz and Seran panicked and started covering their allies.
“Zion… … .”
Shion wrapped her arms around Hanette and held her hand.
Harnette felt her whole body heat up, but she tried not to show it.
“Lesia! Can you stop it?”
“Do the treatment first!”
Lecia stood in front of him with Dran Calgonis.
The crimson orb was approaching, but he had no intention of backing down.
You’ll have to get rid of everything until the treatment is over.
“this… … .”
Enrite breathes magic power into the wound while sighing.
Because the body itself had been pierced, there were so many places to heal.
If the wound heals, the bleeding will naturally go away, but it takes a lot of time to restore the pierced organs and crushed bones to their original state.
Even if the treatment is urgent, other parts are left behind, so I had to endure as long as possible to become a patient.
“sister… … .”
“tooth… composure… stay calm… don’t get excited… go… … .”
Harnette endured the pain and spoke with difficulty for Zion.
Zion can’t overcome the miserable feeling and pours out transparent things.
“Do not say. You can treat this. Because it can be cured… … .”
Shion urgently stretched out his hand and tried to cover the wound.
However, the blood did not stop, and blood streams poured out along the armor.
It was a serious wound, and even if he used the holy method, he wouldn’t be able to heal quickly.
“If you die… not… … .”
Harnette’s lips did not move.
The focus of the eyes is getting blurry, and the heartbeat has already faded.
Enrite recalls the word death for a moment and can’t even exhale.
“sister?”
The answer does not come.
The same, yet friendly voice stopped.
He didn’t even move his fingers, and his breathing died down before he knew it.
When even the warmth disappeared, I had no choice but to deny the reality.
“… … .”
Shion quietly rose from his seat.
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Just the thought of wanting to kill made my whole body shake.
“White, you need to retrieve the acid lane later.”
“What is that… … .”
Enrite pondered, but belatedly realized the meaning of the words.
However, Shion had already put magic into the Acid Rain and was slamming it down towards the ground.
The moment the tip of the sword of the acid rain touched the ground, a vast and infinite darkness spread out.
The darkness continued to spread, eventually absorbing even the slime dragon.
Shion looks up at the slime dragon as he lies in the middle of darkness.
“You took away something more precious than my life.”
The blue armor started to crack little by little.
Light purple lines were drawn irregularly, and a hideous aura spread out between them.
The thin stems flowed down the light purple eyes, as if tears were being drawn.
“so… I will risk my life to kill you.”