Chapter 90: The Battle Against the Dragon
“Ann Teikaaaaaaaaah!”
Along with Cornelia’s dignified voice, a light like an extremely thick laser was swung at high speed.
【Ann-Teaker】. The ultimate secret technique of swordsmanship. A finishing blow.
Moreover, what Cornelia wields is the Holy Sword with its curse lifted. It has a special attack bonus against the Evil God and its monstrous minions. Even a dragon should inevitably take massive damage.
It seems Cornelia aimed for the dragon’s neck from the start. If this landed, she might have even lopped off the dragon’s head. But—!
Faced with the approaching torrent of light from 【Ann-Teaker】, the dragon recklessly threw its body to the right.
ZUGOGOGOGAGAGAGA!!!
With a deafening roar, the dragon threw itself onto the grounds.
Did it finally recognize 【Ann-Teaker】 as a threat, I wonder?
However, because of that, Cornelia’s 【Ann-Teaker】 only ended up obliterating the dragon’s left wing.
This is the worst.
It would have been fine if we could beat the dragon. I was thinking it would be okay even if we just drove it away, but now we’ve robbed it of its ability to fly. This is going to turn into a desperate battle to the death for one of us.
“All Heal.”
“You…!? Why have you come here!”
“Headmaster, please fall back with the teachers.”
After healing the Headmaster and the teachers, I stepped forward.
Right now, the dragon’s gaze is fixed solely on Cornelia. If this continues, Cornelia alone will be targeted by the dragon, and that’s dangerous. We need to divert its attention.
“Slow! Flash! Punish!”
I unleashed a series of spells at the dragon. 【Slow】 to impede its movements, 【Flash】 to rob it of its sight. 【Punish】 is one of the few offensive spells available to a Healing magic user.
“Lily, use your magic! Bach, charge in!”
“Mm.”
“Aargh, fine! Roger that! Hraaaaaaah!”
When Lily pointed her staff at the dragon, a giant rock materialized at its tip.
“Shoot.”
The moment Lily murmured, the rock slammed into the dragon at a speed too fast for the eye to follow.
“GYAAAAAAAAAAU!?”
The rock struck the dragon’s left shoulder directly, shattering its scales and gouging its flesh. Black blood spurted from the dragon, and it let out a pained shriek.
This was the first time I’d seen Lily use her magic with all her might. I never imagined it would have this much power…! As expected, Lily’s Gift is formidable.
“Not yet.”
“Eh?”
Surprised, I looked at Lily, and at the tip of her staff was an unbelievably large magic circle. A follow-up attack!?
“Shoot.”
Lily’s murmured words. Contrary to her listless voice, the spell was incredibly powerful.
A colossal magic circle unfolded in the sky, and torrents of light, like incredibly thick lasers, rained down. It was as if they were impaling the dragon with needles of light, turning it into a specimen.
A spell so powerful it was almost overkill. I don’t know any magic like this!?
And Lily only acquired her Gift about two months ago. The only monsters she’s defeated in that time were weak ones in the forest near the Royal Capital. For her to be able to use such powerful magic despite that…!
I felt it with Cornelia too, but Lily is also so strong it’s frightening to think about her future.
“Dual-attribute magic!? And a user of Light magic at that!? And this spell!? What in the world is happening!?”
I heard the Headmaster’s fearful voice from behind me. As someone who also wields dual-attribute magic, he probably couldn’t comprehend it.
That figures. Lily is a seven-attribute user. She can use magic of all attributes, after all.
“GUGAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!?”
The dragon, pinned to the grounds by pillars of light, struggled to break free. However, the pillars of light didn’t budge an inch and continued to restrain the dragon.
“Uraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
Bach’s roar could be heard as he finally reached the dragon’s feet. He leaped onto the dragon’s leg and activated his Gift.
Bach’s Gift is Boiling. Bach can make any substance boil just by touching it. The dragon’s hard scales were no exception.
The dragon’s scales rippled as if they were melting, bubbling violently. This was the effect of Bach’s Boiling Gift. It gradually spread its range.
“GYAU!?”
The dragon swatted its leg and flung Bach off.
“Heal.”
I immediately cast 【Heal】 on Bach, who had been knocked down.
“Uooooooooooh!”
Bach immediately got back on his feet and leaped onto the dragon again.
Bach must be incredibly annoying for the dragon.
Can we win like this?
But it seems it won’t be that easy. The dragon’s mouth began to glow, and I saw jet-black flames spill from it. A telltale sign of Dragon Breath, its signature attack.
This is bad.
“Haste, Quick.”
I pushed off with my magic-enhanced legs and accelerated instantly. With each step, I rapidly closed the distance to the dragon’s massive body.
Dragon Breath is a powerful wide-area attack. There’s no way to defend against it… None!