Chapter 396: Bane of Dragonkins: Dragonyers.
<strong>[Terror (Minor)] </strong>inflicted on <strong>[Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]</strong>
Woah! VifiYoks kick pushed me right onto the floor, a testament she was still strong as ever. However, just as I braced myself for thending, my [Foresight] activated just as an arrow flew past where I had been standing, far toote for me to dodge it if the demonkin hadnt intervened.
<em>Ha!</em> The true dragonkin dodged your shot, Namul! The leonid female somehow misunderstood the situation, looking more excited than before. We got a real challenge here, boys! That things skull will make a fine hammer!
<em>S-skull?! Shit! Get a grip of yourself, Hestia! This isnt the time to feel scared! Stand up! Stand up! Wuraaaaagh! HYDRA!</em>
I smacked my hand on the ground, conjuring a brown magic circle to summon arge glob of purple slime, morphing it with mana into an elephant-sized creature with three heads. The corrosive slime corroded the ground, causing it to slightly sizzle as the creature towered over the dragonyers.
<em>Survival! This is a survival match! I need to fleFuck, wait!</em>
I couldnt run now. Saoris students just got the wrong opinion of me, thinking I was actually an enemy. Did VifiYok assume a new identity to trick them? This Valeria persona? But, if she had bad intentions, then why did she just save me from that arrow? How was I supposed to convince the students I was not their enemy but VifiYok was if I couldnt speak with them through [Telepathy]?
Regardless, these high-speed thoughts of mine were quickly interrupted as the armored spearman shouted Taunt! drawing my attention with one of the most annoying abilities in this world. I couldnt flee, my body was forced to target the man. Still, at least I could choose how I would fight and that was to spam spells.
<em>Buffs! Music! Clouds of Thunder!</em>
<strong>[Various Spell Buffs] [Music Resonation (Moderate)] inflicted on [Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]Terror (Minor)] </strong>inflicted on <strong>[Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]</strong>
[Lightning Magic Lv. 5] spell [Clouds of Thunder] was another huge, continuous spell simr to [Cyclone Madness] and [Levin Core]. In other words, a fantastic spell to create chaos on a battlefield, helping me control the situation better.
With a ck cloud forming at the ceiling, thunder began to rain down on the three dragonyers, avoiding the students as best as I could. I also readied [Bedrock des], [Levin Core], and [Cyclone Madness] to further escte everything to create a smokescreen for me; however, [Taunt]s job wasnt just to pull my attention towards the tank, it was to keep me in ce.
Dodge! my parallel minds shouted in unison just as [Foresight] and [Danger Perception] activated, a second toote as the dual de hunter rushed at me, appearing before me as if he had used [sh Fire]. His weapons shed against my halberd. My reflexes saved me.
However, as I was just on the ground a moment ago, my bnce and posture was terrible. The man pushed me back, causing me to stumble. As I saw him swing his weapons, I shot my scales out, trying to block his attacks, but to my bafflement, he sliced through them as if they were butter.
<em>Huh?!</em> Our weapons shed again, this time the impact pushed me onto the ground.
<em>Auracoil! Pavise!</em>
My [Crimson Dragon Princess Exoarmor] finally had its maiden voyage with this dungeon dive, and now, it would have its first use as I activated two runes on it. Two barriers of mana surrounded me instantaneously. The yellow Auracoil, sadly, broke upon impact but the blue Pavise withstood it. Auracoil for magic, Pavise for physical; I forgot!
A chill ran down my spine, the same fear I felt before reappeared as I red at the dual wielders psychotic smile. His brown eyes were wide open, showing all the red veins, as his focus waspletely on me. His constant hunting time, hunting time mumble sounded like a mantra, irritating my ears. Thankfully, this narrowmindedness helped as my [Hydra] smacked him into the floor with itsNo, it missed!
The shock and adrenaline brought me back to my feet as I saw the man once again do that [sh Fire] tricksuperspeed movement. However, with the panic subsiding and my fighting instincts activating, I noticed his two green, monster-material made scimitars were glowing red. A visible aura was surrounding his weapons, arms, and legs, which I confirmed was made from his mana and linked to his heart with [Mana Eyes].
Before my parallel minds could finish the next set of spells, I snapped my head up as I saw a blue magic circle appear in the air, materializing a giant water tentacle. [Krakens Destruction]! The mage amongst this party was using water magic!
<em>Transform!</em>
Five-versus-one. This was beyond unfair! I couldnt afford to attack, I had to dodge and humanize back into a dragon. With my rocket boosters, I flew out of the trajectory of the spell as blue mana was released from my body. I swung my wings out, roaring as I showed everybody my true form.
Its the crimson dragon! One of the students shouted. The church is right! That lizard is an enemy! Everybody get ready!
It was that Hero Takuma Akanishi; his brilliant, shy armor and the fact he was wielding a sword and shield made him look like a stereotypical hero. However, just as Tatsuya once described him to me, he had this annoying, confident, arrogant attitude. And it showed as his de shone white just as his appearance transformed into that of an armored angel.
With a hood covering his face, making him look less angelic and more intimidating, he swung his feathered wings and took flight. At the same time, the other students went into action, along with the knightthe Hand of Heaven.
Yuuko-chan, barrier around our frontliners! That transformed Takuma shouted as his de grew to the size of a greatsword, ready to swing at me. Everybody support the dragonyers and rescue Valeria!
Hai! (Yes!)
[Im not your enemy! Saori Segawa sent me to help you!] I shouted, hoping dearly my message would reach them, but once again, I couldnt form the telepathic link. That damn Yuuko, or whoever, was still blocking my mana from reaching them!
<em>Identify!</em>
<strong>Name: Takuma Akanishi Level: 89</strong>
<strong>Name: Galg Level: 141</strong>
<strong>Name: Lautrex von Cashim Level: 120</strong>
<em>Verdammt!</em>
I managed to appraise the people before me, but once again, information was getting blocked here and there. I got a general gist of their skillssince most were stock standardand stats, though. The summary was that I had to flee, right now. I was vastly underpowered even in my dragon form to handle all of them.
Takuma was the strongest, being higher leveled than any of the students I have met, with an annoying unique skill called [Savior]. Not only a higher boost in stats but also this transformation where he was near immune to any holy and dark elemental attacks. On the other hand, his student allies had a myriad of unique skills which allowed them to support him as apetent team. Even if I could defeat all ten of them if we fought alone, they were a medium threat if they support the stronger fighters.
The next was Galg and his team of level 110 and up dragonyers. Galg was almost as strong as Larent Antonodius, the ex-Hand of Heaven I met in Elyonda. While not the strongest person Ive fought before, this guy was decked out in equipment made from true and lesser dragonkins, including des drenched in anti-draconic blood and the venom Winters Gift. Largest threat.
The Hand of Heaven knight was, on his own, probably a huge problem considering he was an imperial knight of the Empire of Folschreck. Larent was once part of this organization, so I naturally couldnt underestimate him. The thing was, his weapons and armor were all focused on <strong>holy</strong> and <strong>sacred</strong> attacks. In other words, no threat unless he pulls out his normal sword.
Mid-way through my thoughts, I set my tails on fire using [Hellde Dragon] and channeled some sr energy there, using [Drakonian Sunlight Edge] to fully boost its damage. As Takuma came flying at me, I held back my strength, not wanting to kill him, and smacked him out of the air with my tail.
Strangely, though, one of his party members appeared before him, taking the blow aimed at Takuma. Both fell onto the floor, but while the person I wanted to hit was alright and engaged me again, his friend was being healed by the priest-looking Aiko.
<em>This is a problem!</em>
Back to my thoughts, how the hell do I escape?! The hallways were far too small for my dragon form to fit through, but I needed this form to fight and run right now. That was the dilemma here. I had to speak with the students, but at this point my survival was more important and I had to cut my losses. If I got away, I could always deal with them another time.
Which brought me back to the original point: how do I escape?! The obvious answer was to call for support. Suspace emergency reinforcement was an optionI could call Yorshka, Master, and Neill overbut I had to be inside the subspace to do so. In the meantime, the dragonyers could enter it or, in the worse case, destroy the [Room] runes. Rajah, Tatsuya, and Kyouya were still inside the dungeon.
Meaning, the game n was this: create chaos -> open subspace -> reinforcement -> defeat or escape. I couldnt just flee in this situation.
<em>Lets go! Parallel minds, engage!</em>
In my purgatory, I make the devil cry
In Hellfire
All you hear are his screams, begging to be released
Its Music
<em>Set students as allies. Set dragonyers and only them as enemies! Hand of Heaven as an ally to not agitate the students! Levin Core, Cyclone Madness, Ruinous Rockfall. Go, go, go! Purple sh, Symphonie des Feuergottes!</em>
Music?! The students on the ground noted, before the Hand of Heaven knight told all of them to back off at the sight of the huge red magic circle in the air.
Takuma, noticing this, retreated, too, while the dragonyer just didnt call. In fact, all of them outside the armor guy kept targeting me. The mage shot water spells, the archer was trying to shoot my wings, the leonid hammerer was supporting the duel wielder, while thetter swung his des around as mana chains kept them chained to his arms.
Banging his shield on the ground, the shielded spearmen then raised it up in the air. <em>Martyrdom</em>!
<em>Swamp Monster!</em> the mage shouted as a chocte brown magic circle appeared next to the dragonyer tank, creating a giant mud golem to shield him.
As my strongest fire spell was almost ready to activate, fire meteors in the shape of dragons bombarded the area, thunderclouds and a lightning orb rained electrical shocks, a brown magical circle showered everybody with a hail of rocks, while a tornado began to suck everybody in. However, these dragonyers didnt look back. They activated their [Auracoil]s and continued fighting as aggressively as ever.
And just as the duel wielder almost reached me, the me waterfall erupted.
<strong>[Symphonie des Feuergottes Movement (Allegro)] </strong>inflicted on <strong>[Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]</strong>
My vision was clouded in a veil of mes, but my instincts told me that an annoying dragonyer would still hit me at this distance. I swung my tail, defending myself and sending the guy flying down.
A moment of silence fell onto the battlefield as the mes dissipated, causing me to grimace as I saw my five targets still standing. Four of them were unharmed, aside from some trivial burns. How did they survive my spells? The answer was the golem hidden inside that mud monster.
As the golem slowly broke apart from all the damage, the shielded spearman revealed himself, falling onto the ground with a loud metallic thud. His giant tower shield was burned to a crisp, looking carbonized, while the man himself was covered in ash. Why was he the only one damaged? What did Martyrdom do?
I see. That armor isminated in cockatrice resin. A dwarf-made armor for a dragon? Survival before pride Galg noted, finally noticing my exoarmors true form.
As promised by Grimnir, my chestte had a dormant and unleashed form. While as a dragonewt, it was dormant, but the moment I transformed into a dragon, the armor expanded, covering up not only my chest and sr core, but also the upper parts of my limbs and tail. I was no longer relying on just [Panzer] or my scales for protection, I now had Grimnirs sweat and effort shielding me from danger.
She burned down Meiks armor and shield?! They were made from that fire drake we killed! the leonid expressed in horror. Strongest fire elemental dragonkin ever, I see. This might be a problem!
Galg didnt react to this, instead, he dashed towards his fallenrade. Cover me!
<em>That shielder isnt dead! They are nning something. Hydra, attack!</em>
The chaotic battlefield was still filled with tons of spells, still keeping things in my favor. However, just as I ordered my still intact [Hydra] to attack Galg, a giant water sword[Azure de]split my spell in half, forcing my golem to regenerate itself before it could continue attacking. In fact, the mage in the back seemed to be fully focused on disrupting my spells with his own.
Meanwhile, the leonid hammerer and the katzune archer covered their boss by attacking me. Using her hammer, the former was slugging the rocks from [Ruinous Rockfall] at me like a baseball yer, while the blindfolded archer was far more urate than I thought he would be. Two shots hit my wings, piercing through my membrane.
<em>Are you kidding me?! Pradreo and Skardrvo were right, these dragonyers have weapons that ignore my [Draconic Barrier]!</em>
Thankfully, those arrows didnt do any substantial damage, but the showed me staying still to breath fire would be a problem. I had to constantly fly around, keeping the archer and hammerer in check with [Dragon Fire] and corrosive fire. At the same time, my parallel minds covered me in a new set of [Panzer] while conjuring [Halo of Consecration] to heal my wounded wings.
<em>I cant escape with Galg alive or conscious! Take him down! I need to take him down, then I can call for reinforcement!</em>
As I shot out more and more spells, while using [Symphonie des Feuergottes Movement (Allegro)] to the best I could to dodge everything, I managed to inflict several injuries onto the three people trying to stop me. This allowed me the space to aim at Galg. For some reason, he wasn''t using his superspeed to rush to hisrade; instead, he was just running normally. Why was this? I couldnt appraise this part of his Profile and that just made me nervous.
A fact that was proven correct the moment I breathed [Hellme Breath] at him, only for my eyes to look up, seeing the guy appear from the shadow cast from the light of my mes. He was a dark mage!
<em>This is why I hate [Identify] now! I hate you! Give me back the ability to look at Profiles!</em>
And from his shadow, his superspeed showed again, appearing right next to my eyes with a new set of dual des. White, beautiful, and elegant; two longswords with an edge made from scales. I could feel an icy chill around them.
<em>Dont risk it! Just dodge! Kriffiek kllk gaaung!</em>
<strong>[Battle Frenzy (Minor)] </strong>inflicted on <strong>[Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]</strong>
<em>sh Fire!</em>
As white tinted my crimson scales, my stats increased and I used a god ability to teleport over to a portion of fire in the sky,pletely avoiding the dragonyer. I gnashed my fangs before spewing purple mes at the guy in midair. I was sure I got him this time.
Unfortunately, my moment of tion vanished as my [Detection Sensor] noticed somebody was actually right next to me, hidden underneath a pile of mud, rubble, and smoke. The armored spearman from before appeared, suited up in a new set of armor and weapon. Two empty potions dangled from his mouth like cigarswhich should bepletely useless since [Dread Burn] caused by my fire attack nullified all sources of healingbefore he aimed his spear at me. Two runes lit upone cyan and the other bluebut it sted a freezing ice st at me.
<em>Hydra!</em>
[Hydra] sprang before me, taking the attack in my stead, but the liquid slime froze up, turning into some kind of non-obsidian solid. I had to thaw it, but without a moment to act, the other dragonyers re-engaged me. All of them were drinking potions like crazy, ranging from stamina, fire resistance, and even stat boosters. They came here extremely prepared! Thankfully, with [Dread Burn], they couldnt heal themselves, so an attrition battle was still possible.
I had to shut my mouth, forced to dodge with my rocket boosters as I saw Galg hanging on the ceiling with a burned arm. Casually, he drank antidote tobat the toxin from [Corrosive Fire]. All while his teammates kept me busy.
<em>Taunt!</em> Once again, the tank managed to shout that annoying ability, but unlike the first time, it onlysted for a couple of seconds. Still, a second of dy was enough for the hammerer to smack my left front leg and the archer tond an arrow into one of my wings.
Venom! Winters gift, confirmed! Not enough to cripple us, but its spreading! Manager Mind warned me, pushing [White mes] to heal.
<em>Shit! Why do they have good teamwork?! Enough, Territory time! Dreadme Aura into Magmakam</em>
A portal appeared right in front of me, and from it, the girl called Yuuko came out.
<em>Beast of Yore</em>! <em>I call upon thee, Magic Breaker!</em> The veins on her face bulged up as her hand grew blue. After everything that happened, I wasnt in the position to dodge this point nk shot but I could prevent it since [Dragon Fire] still counted her as an ally.
Meaning, she couldnt be damaged by my fire attacks!
<em>Burn!</em>
<em>Krrriiiiiaaaaaaahh!</em> The intense heat wasnt meant to hurt her, only blow her away, while damaging the dragonyers. It all worked out just as I wanted, with Yuuko being blown back through the portalmeaning one of the students had learned [Warp Point].
<strong>[Magic Breaker] </strong>inflicted on <strong>[Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]</strong>
But my eyes widened as I felt something inside me disconnect. My mana stopped streaming out of my body, instead, it was locked up in my body as if chains held it all back. I could only stare in horror as the countless spells I had inside this room slowly dissipated as their magic circles vanished.
<strong>Effects: [Battle Frenzy (Minor)] [Terror (Minor)] [Magic Breaker]</strong>
This trepidation grew as I looked at my Profile, noticing how all my buffs were gone, including [Symphonie des Feuergottes], reced by a new one called [Magic Breaker]. My music stopped, I couldnt use [Aerokinesis] and keep [Dragon Fire] ying, meaning all the fire meteors stopped and also the fire protection on Yuuko.
<em>Kayyyyyaaaaaaaaahkkkk!</em> A shriek, a chilling shriek colder than the icy st from the spearmans attack.
<em>What? How did she stop my</em>
Yuuko-chan!
Another cry, but this time, it confirmed the reality I was hearing.
I could not appraise people correctly. I couldnt not fully look into their Profile as I wanted to, meaning Icked intel. Yuukos [Magic Breaker] somehow managed to affect me without touching me, exining why it felt like my mana couldn''t escape from my body. However, it didnt seem to affect draconic abilities, since [Hellde Edge], [Drakonian Sunlight Edge], and, most importantly, [Dreadme Aura] were all still active.
I had just burned Yuuko.
<em>Wait, no! No! No! No! I didnt mean to! Turn it off! Turn it off!</em>
YOU LIZARD! Takuma, in his angelic form, rushed out of the portal as I deactivated [Dreadme Aura], his de ready on hand with four other students. All of them cried out how I had burned their friend.
<em>Krk! Shit!</em>
<em>Kriiiiiiiiiiaaaaah!</em> I roared, fighting through my guilt, to blow all of them back into the portal. I then gouged out the ground where the portal was, destroying the magic circle hidden there.
<em>Get out! Get the [Room] runes out! Were forcing the portal open now!</em>
I opened my [Storage Magic], pulling out two runes and op
Hunt!
<em>Swoosh!</em>
The sound of wind being cut resounded in the chamber, followed by the sound of bones cracking. The world slowed down in my head as [Foresight] and [Danger Perception] rattled my head with warnings. I looked down as I noticed a spray of red droplets from underneath me, only to see it alle from my right leg. The limb itself flew off my body,nding with a loud thud a bit farther away.
<strong>[Poisoned (Winters Gift) (Minor)] </strong>inflicted on <strong>[Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]</strong>
I could feel the pain, but I also couldnt. My nerves hadn''t sent the damage to my brain yet, but at the same time, I perceived my body getting hurt. My heart drummed louder as I stared at the person responsible for thisGalg. He had sessfully cut a limb off and was now aiming for my stomach. Once again, how was he so fast? Why was he surrounded in an aura of red?
Why does my [Identify] not work? Why has it not worked properly on any of my strong opponents ever since I first fought the demonkins? Why is this once-useful skill so useless now?
But, that was a question forter. For now, I had to think of a way to save myself.
<em>Rune old!</em>
My mind. Why was I seeing double? Why did I feel so drowsy? I needed to activate activate
Hestia-san! <em>Taunt!</em> A voice I couldnt recognize.
Why was I losing bnce? Why was the world turning around me?
<em>Oof</em>! Somebodys groan entered my ears, but I couldnt tell who it belonged to. I couldnt concentrate on anything, I felt so tired. I wanted to sleep. What was I doing here>
Hestia! Hestia! Somebody called for me, but I couldnt recognize anything as I felt somethingnd on my face and body or was it more apt to say that Inded on the ground? I wasnt sure, I wasnt sure.
I couldnt think.
Original Mind! Snap out of it! Give us [Telepathy]Shit, we cant use it! Our mana is still blocked! Parallel minds, we need to get rid of it! Tatsuya, please understand!
Voices in my head. Who was speaking? I didnt know. I couldnt see properly. Everything was duplicating in front of methe wall, the floors, the colors, even the people.
What
Shes poisoned!
But I could still hear. I could still hear properly, but I just couldnt recognize any of them.
You?! You bitc
Yer gonna lose Hestia if you keepining! Winters Gift! Do you have an antidote for her?
What?! W-we d
FEED IT TO HER! Ill keep these bastards off her and your friend! Cat, fight!
<em>Who? What? What is going on?</em>
<em>Uurgh! </em>Shit! Hestia-san, open your mouth, please! Dammit, I need to All-In this!
[Master! Please, stay awake! Master, Rajah is here for you!]
<em>Rajah? Rajah? Are you here? Mouth? Mouth, right, Im hungry.</em>
I couldnt feel anything. Everything felt numb. I didnt know if I was moving my jaw down or not but I tried my best to do it. I felt cold and hungry. I wanted to e
<em>Uuurghp?! Urrrrgk, wh-what is this nasty taste?!</em>
Rajah, close her mouth! Shes about to puke it up!
[Yes!]
I wanted to puke, I wanted to puke, I wanted to puke! But I couldnt! Something was stopping me and I couldnt control it at all somehow, though I could taste. My tongue didnt feel numb anymore. I felt warmth. Aforting and soothing liquid; it was rancid but I had to drink it. I couldnt puke it out!
<em>Raaaargh!</em>
Kyouya! Drink a potion! Hey, bitch, how are you<em>Woah</em>!
Snuff it, I know what Im doing. Keep that dragon safe, otherwise I cant repay my debt to her!
Fuck off yourself! Potions! Here! Drink them! Health, mana, stamina! Ill cover you! All-In!
<em> Tatsuya? Kyouya? Rajah? Thatst one VifiYok?</em>
Stop it! However, this time, I really couldnt recognize that voice but, for some reason. Something in my soul told me I should. That dragon isnt an enemy! Saintess Fleindia!
<em>Huh?!</em> Bastard!
I could see! The world wasnt turning any longer, but it still felt like I was trapped inside a blizzard without the strength to move my body. However, with my mind intact, I could do something even if I myself was incapable of it.
<em>Parallel minds, I grant you permission to control my body! Save me!</em>
You got it, girlfriend! Ten voices cheered inside my head as my body suddenly jerked up.
An injured Kyouya, Rajah with his new armor busted, Tatsuya fighting but being unable to hold back Galg, and, surprisingly, an injured VifiYok fighting back four dragonyers all by herself. What exactlymy limb! The dual des! Winters Gift, right!
<em>So this is how it feels to be poisoned by that venom? Urgh, the fire dragon killer is a fitting name for it.</em>
At the same time, the [Magic Breaker] from Yuuko was still active. I still felt the limiting factor inside me, meaning I couldnt use my spells. That limited my options as it included [Aerokinesis], however, it couldnt block draconic abilities. From what I could see, [Draconic Roar] couldnt be stopped either, as it worked on pushing Takuma and his friends back through the portal.
Permission to use prestige points to buy [Musical Renaissance Diva]! We need to bust through and that is only possible with VifiYoks or Tatsuyas help! We need to increase their stats!
<em> Granted!</em>
[Star Idol] Prestige spent. Benefit slot, [Musical Renaissance Diva Lv. 1] gained. [Giocoso Dreamer] now unavable
<em>Goodbye, [Giocoso Dreamer].</em>
<strong>[Humanize (Moderate)] </strong>inflicted on <strong>[Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]</strong>
I had to sing, and that was not possible in my dragon or minor form. I had to assume my moderate body even if I halved my stats. I had to rely on my allies.
<em>In the midst of the desert </em>
<em>A bright ray of light shines </em>
<em>Pure and brave, that she was, as she walked </em>
<em>She was the ideal for me </em>
<em>The bringer of childrens smiles </em>
<em>s, the world seemed bleaker without her </em>
<em>In my purgatory, I make the devil cry </em>
<em>In Hellfire </em>
<em>All you hear are his screams, begging to be released </em>
<em>Its Music </em>
<em>I descend on Earth with Wings of Death! </em>
<em>A Storm of Fury </em>
<em>Creating Ash and Dust </em>
<em>I am the Incarnation of the Sun </em>
<em>I shine so brightly, I bring your death </em>
<em>My lineage belongs to the God of Dragons! </em>
<strong> [Music Resonation (Moderate)] [Stage Fever (Minor)] [Shield of [The Light]] </strong>inflicted on <strong>[Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]</strong>
It was a butchery of songs, far too rough to call singing. However, [Musical Renaissance Diva] allowed me to have two spell songs active as long as I could sing and perform them correctly. Even if I had to ruin my beautiful songs and rap them, singing so quickly you really couldnt call this proper music, it was still working.
Our gambit was correct. [Magic Breaker] did what it said, break magic. Not spell songs nor draconic abilities, fortunately. It was the right gambit.
Everybody on me!
Rajah swooped me up, with Tatsuya and Kyouya getting on. VifiYok hesitated, but changed her mind when she had to block an arrow for me. She went and mounted Rajah with the boys, and with now everybody on, I kept sting my vocal chords before activating [Magmakammer].
<strong></strong>Mana Release activated. Aura used as control unit: <strong>[Draconic Aura Lv. 4]</strong>. Territory [Magmakammer] has been established
The n was to utitlize two of my strongest spell songs in unison. The 10% stat boost and barrier from [The Heir of Hope] and then the fire immunity and dragon meteor from [Dragon Fire]. Both used in conjunction would act as our smokescreen, but in order to use [Bardic Cadenza] and [Musical Crescendo] from my unique Job to further enhance my spellsongs, I was required to fully focus on nothing else but on singing.
<strong></strong>Bardic Cadenza: A skill focusing on the bards musical abilities. Activates once a spell song is used, increasing the effects of the songs effect as long as the bard only uses songs as a means of attack, defense, or support
<strong></strong>Musical Crescendo: A skill that applies additional effects the longer the bard continues ying any kind of spell songs. Esction depended on [Music Resonation] and the length being yed. Minor: Increases bards stats by 5%. Moderate: Shares the full effects of all buffs on the bard without reaching Major. Major: Songs travel through mana, bypassing any silence fields or sound protection areas
VifiYok on shooting duty, Kyouya on blocking duty, Rajah on running duty, and Tatsuya on steering duty. We had to escape!
Down the stairs! Tatsuya shouted, pointing at the entrance to the 15th floor. Hey, use that lighting
Can ya see my face, you blind asshole?! Purple! Purple! I already had [Arcane Fever] long before you came, asshole! The more mana I spend, the more unstable my heart will be. I can use my voltaic lightning if ya want, but I''d also turn into a bomb with no way to tell when Id explode! Move it, cat!
<em>Mreow!</em>
Stop arguing! Defend Hestia!
Everybody was shouting cause I had to sing. I had to st their ear drums out otherwise I wasnt sure if [Musical Renaissance Diva] could work. If I had [Aerokinesis] active, I could have definitely toned it down, but I didn''t.
I turned my head around as Rajah started to run, only to notice only the archer and dual wielder were continuing their pursuit. The others looked like theyd given up as they looked injured and tired from all the fighting.
Using [Shield of [The Light]] as best as he could, Kyouya was abusing it with his shadow armor to block everything. If he needed healing, he would chug a health potion to heal himself. VifiYok, on the other hand, had to keep shooting bolts at Galg, but the veteran dragonyers could just use his superspeed to close into us.
Tatsuya turned around and used his spear to block the attack, but that nearly caused Rajah to fall over. VifiYok shoved him back to the front, telling him to focus on guiding Rajah forward, while she defended us from the guy.
Dammit, if only you hadnt broken my rapier, draWhat?! My ive flew into her hands, guided by my parallel minds.
Ill trust you with it, I mumbled quickly before continuing my song.
Just watch a Warbringer work.
I couldnt control theva inside [Magmakammer] with [Obsidian ze] due to [Magic Breaker], but the unstable footing and intolerable heat was clearly slowing Galg down. Despite being heavily weakened, VifiYok managed to block any of his attacks with my ive, fending him off as we quickly made it to the staircase, nearly reaching the entrance to floor 15.
However, at the same time, Galg used [Shadow Dash] to spring up in front of us, forcing Tatsuya to redirect Rajah, narrowly dodging the dragonyer. His pursuit, however, continued.
Hunting time! Hunting time! Hunting time! the psychopath continued shouting.
Things were going well enough, but with all the stress and everything going on, the boys and I somehow had forgotten the dungeons gimmickan exploding tile on the floor to the guardian boss.
The shield from [The Heir of Hope] protected uspletely from the damage, but it still sent us flying up, leaving a window of opportunity for Galg to use [Dark Tendrils] to pull himself towards us. His bloodthirsty eyes stared at me as he formed a grin, ready to slice my head off with his weapons. But
<em>nk!</em>
An arrow hit his de moments before they hit me, ruining the shing angle. As he missed, he tried to attack once again, but VifiYok reacted in time, parrying his duel des as he slowly flew over us with his [Dark Tendrils]. As he stared at us in shock, Rajah twisted his body, kicking him in the face to elerate our trip down into the hole created by the explosion.
Daisy? Tatsuya mumbled.
Tatsuya! Kyouya! A mans voice entered my ears but I couldnt see who it belonged to. However, once again, it felt like my soul had the answer for this.
I just couldnt think of it as we fell into the abyss. I deactivated [Magmakammer] and my songs, taking deep breaths afterwards to fill up my empty lungs. As we kept on flying down, I told everybody to hang on tightly before I pped my wings and activated my rocket booster, softening ournding.
Sadly, there was no time for rest.
<strong></strong>You have triggered a monster house. Prepare yourself for waves of monster spawns! Survive and you will be rewarded
The five of us stared at knight status gaining sentience, moving with loud cracks as their eyes gained a blue color. They looked at us and moved forward like soldiers, turning thisrge room smaller and smaller with their numbers. It looked like an army had surrounded us.
Like a terracotta army.
<strong></strong>The challenge chamber will begin
You missed? Rikara, the leonid woman twirled an arrow, displeased as she looked at the young man who just barely reached her chest.
Yes, I thought I could kill the dragon for the experience. I apologize, I was greedy, Light answered the giant woman, trying to lie his way through his actions. The leonid hammerer, however, wasnt so easily fooled, baring her fangs as he ruined a perfect hunt.
However, people quickly came to his rescue in the form of his allies, his party members and Saintess Fleindia. They supported his excuse, which prompted the katzune archer dragonyer tough. Humans are lousy archers, anyways, he eximed, insulting Light and throwing some shade at Lautrex.
Quit it, Rikara, in the end, though, the leader of the dragonyers interjected. We have a dragon to hunt. Meik, pick up that dragon arm.
Yes, boss.
Galg, without saying anything to the students and their allies, walked ahead, following Hestia''s escape path. However, he didnt jump down the hole. The single-minded dragonyer had no need to hurry. His party needed rest and every dragonyer knew the importance of patience and proper preparations. One couldnt survive long in this profession without a healthy dose of caution coupled with insanity.
As such, his team went down to floor 15 the normal way. After all, the only way for the dragon to escape was through the normal paththrough all the stairs. There was nowhere the dragon could hide from this cantankerous hunter.
Meanwhile, back at students, Lautrex sighed, I apologize I should have been there to protect her.
Everybody stared at Yuuko, the [Magic Breaker]. Her armor was burned to cinders, sticking to her skin like glue whilerge blisters formed underneath her skin, ready to burst open. ck spots could be seen, evidence of the searing pain she had to endure.
Now unconscious and sleeping, Saintess Fleindia was trying to heal the damage, hoping she arrived in time to stop the scars. However, simr to Saintess EsheHestias blessed mentorFleindia had gained a buffing blessing from Aurena instead of one for healing. She could heal well, but it couldnt bepared to Hestias [Miraculous Grace]. There was a low chance Yuuko would look the same after this incident.
That dragon must die! Yuukos party members shouted, calling for Hestias head, further agitating the already exhausted students. Nobody rejected the idea.
Light, unwilling to participate in this, walk away, trying to inspect everything only to find two interesting-looking rocks. He picked them up, noticing they had grey-colored runes on them. He wasnt sure what they were, but he was sure the dragon had dropped and forgotten about them when she escaped. He ced his [Identify Ring] over them.
<em>[Room]? These are runes made from [Room]? What are they supposed to do?</em>
He packed them up, safely, hiding it from all his ssmates.
<em>We will meet soon, Hestia.</em>
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<strong>Bio:</strong> Hey there, AbyssRaven here. I''m just an avid Light Novel and Fantasy story reader who randomly thought of a story and began writing about it.
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