Chapter 23: Dragon Slayer
Then the black dragon let out a massive roar.
ROAR!!
A powerful shockwave spread across the entire chamber.
Arya was forced backward by the overwhelming force.
The wind was so strong that he struggled to stay in the air.
His clothes and hair fluttered wildly in the violent air current.
For a moment, Arya almost lost his balance.
But somehow, he managed to steady himself.
Before the dragon could attack again, Arya quickly rushed forward.
He pointed his right hand toward the black dragon.
His left hand grabbed his right arm to support it.
Then he used his Fire Attack.
A stream of flames shot toward the black dragon, completely covering its body.
For a moment, the dragon was engulfed in fire.
But when the smoke cleared...
The black dragon was still floating in the air.
Nothing had happened to it.
Fire could not harm a dragon.
The dragon immediately opened its mouth again and fired another giant fireball at Arya.
Arya quickly created an Ice Shield in front of him.
He knew it would break, so he immediately created another behind it.
Then another.
He used six ice Shields in total.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The dragon’s attack shattered every single Ice Shield.
Before Arya could dodge...
The fireball hit him directly.
BOOM!!
Arya crashed heavily into the wall before falling to the ground.
He was badly injured.
Half of his body was burned, and he could barely move.
If the dragon attacked again...
He would die.
Arya had thought he could kill the dragon.
But he was wrong.
The black dragon was far more powerful than he had imagined.
All of Arya’s Ice Shields shattered one after another.
If he had not created those Ice Shields, he would have died instantly. The Ice skill he had obtained from Rohan had saved his life, but only barely.
Now Arya lay on the ground.
His injuries were too severe.
Pain spread throughout his entire body, making it impossible for him to move. He could not even use any of his skills properly.
The black dragon looked down at him once again.
This time, it believed Arya would not move anymore.
To the dragon...
The battle was already over.
It slowly took a long breath.
A massive fireball quickly formed inside its mouth before it fired it toward Arya.
The fireball reached his position in an instant.
BOOM!!
A deafening explosion echoed throughout the chamber.
The walls cracked, countless rocks shattered, and thick dust covered everything.
For several moments, nothing could be seen.
When the dust slowly settled, the broken stones fell onto the ground one after another.
The dragon looked at the destroyed area.
It thought Arya was dead.
But just as it was about to turn away...
Arya activated the Blue Recovery Stone.
It was a one-time-use magic item.
The moment he used it, a blue light covered his entire body.
Every wound disappeared within a second.
His burned flesh healed instantly.
Then the blue stone lost its light.
Crack...
It shattered into countless small pieces and fell from his hand.
Just before the fireball had reached him, Arya had dodged at the last possible moment.
He immediately used his Ice skill to completely cover himself inside a ball of ice.
Then he hid behind the broken stone wall, avoiding the explosion.
As the dragon turned around to leave, Arya finally understood something.
None of his own skills were strong enough to defeat this monster.
Then he remembered the System’s hint.
It had specifically told him to bring the magic items with him.
Now he finally understood why.
Those magic items were not for survival.
They were meant to kill this dragon.
Arya slowly stood up.
He looked toward the sky where the dragon was flying.
Then he shouted with all his strength,
"Why are you turning back? Come on! I’m still here! You can defeat me in this life!"
His voice echoed throughout the massive chamber.
The black dragon immediately heard him.
It turned around in the air and stared directly at Arya with furious eyes.
Arya activated Air Walk once again and quickly climbed into the sky until he reached the dragon’s height.
He raised his right hand toward the dragon once more.
It looked exactly like he was preparing another Fire Attack.
At the same time, he secretly activated fire magic item.
The dragon did not even bother dodging.
It believed Arya’s fire could never harm it.
Arya released a massive fireball.
Just before the attack reached the dragon...
The hidden magic item activated.
Suddenly, the dragon’s expression changed.
For the first time...
It felt pain.
Its enormous body trembled before crashing toward the ground.
BOOM!!
The dragon quickly stood up again.
It spread its wings, trying to fly.
But the moment it flapped them, it realized something.
Both of its wings had been badly burned.
Large holes had appeared in them.
It could no longer fly.
The injury made the dragon even more furious.
A terrifying crimson aura burst out from its body.
The entire chamber shook violently.
The river rippled, rocks trembled, and the air itself became heavy.
The dragon let out an earth-shaking roar.
Then it opened its mouth once again and took an even longer breath than before.
A fireball slowly began forming inside its mouth.
This one was completely different.
Instead of orange flames, it glowed with deep purple and crimson fire.
The surrounding air twisted from its overwhelming heat.
The dragon locked onto Arya.
Arya did not move.
He wanted the dragon to use its strongest attack.
That was exactly what he had been waiting for.
Just before the dragon released the attack...
Arya activated black magic item.
A small glowing sphere appeared in his hand.
Without hesitation, he threw it straight into the dragon’s open mouth.
The small sphere entered deep inside the dragon’s body.
The dragon tried to fire its ultimate attack.
But suddenly, the magic item activated.
A powerful force pulled the enormous fireball back inside the dragon instead of letting it escape.
The dragon desperately tried to spit it out.
But it was too late.
The massive fireball was dragged into its stomach.
Its stomach began to swell.
Larger...
And larger...
The dragon roared in pain as its body continued expanding.
Then—
A terrifying explosion erupted from inside the dragon’s body.
BOOOOOOMMMMM!!!
The dragon’s body blasted apart into countless pieces.
Blood spread everywhere.
Its entire back body was gone.
Only a small part of its front body and its head remained.
Its eyes slowly closed, losing all signs of life.
Blood poured from its mouth as the enormous black dragon collapsed onto the ground with a thunderous crash.
The mighty dragon...
Was dead.
