Chapter 88: Fighting the Dragon ①
Translated by AmaLynne
「Now, let’s go all out right from the start.」
Flying high into the sky, Sam saw the red dragon above the royal capital, and he unleashed his full magical power.
Sam inherited not only magical skills and knowledge from Ur, but also magical power, but he is not able to use even Ur’s magical power with his originally large amount of magical power.
Although he was training for this, he was still inexperienced.
Sam’s full strength now was only his full strength using his magical power.
「I don’t know what your reasons are, but there are people I care about living in this country. I can’t let you trample on them.」
The dragon’s size is such that it covers the city.
It is considered to be a very high-ranking and long-lived individual among dragons.
The scales covering its body and its sharp red eyes suggest that it is a dragon that controls fire.
(Is it a Western dragon type, which is not uncommon in this world.)
The nuisance of the dragon’s breath is familiar to Sam.
Dragon’s breath is affected by the attributes they govern, but a single strike is often comparable to the highest level of magical offensive magic in human terms.
Even dragons, the lower species of dragons, have breaths that are comparable to advanced magic.
It was only natural that humans would consider them a threat.
(In addition to breath, dragons use their magic, so the only way to defeat them is to attack them and crush them before they can touch you.)
The strategy is quite simple.
Attack faster than the enemy and defeat him with firepower.
If you fail, what awaits you is death.
「―――Let me take your life.」
Sam flies straight at the dragon.
He wanted to do something before the dragon entered the sky over Royal Capital.
The next moment, the dragon roars.
「―――Tsk, my eardrums are about to burst!」
The dragon identified Sam.
Sam was about to be blown away by the hostile roar, but he held his ground by deploying a barrier.
「―――Let’s go. This is what I’m all about.」
He punched the red dragon in the face with his fist, which had been physically strengthened to the limit.
「GuuooooOOOOOOOOOOO!」
A roar echoed through the air, and the air shook.
The dragon, which did not manage to punched out, stopped in its tracks, its wings stopping in front of the royal city.
Hostility and killing intent reach Sam through the dragon’s eyes.
Sam shudders and stiffens in the face of a wave of anger so thick that it seems to boil in his veins.
「Haaaaaaaaaaaaa!」
But Sam forced himself to break the rigidity by making a spirited yell.
「Can you understand me? Can you recognize me? I am your opponent, I am your enemy!」
Sam hit it once, so it’s too late now, but Sam needs it to properly recognize him as an enemy.
If they can turn their hostility toward him, Royal Capital will be protected while Sam fight.
When Sam showed his hand to the dragon as a provocation, the dragon roared.
The dragon completely recognized Sam as an enemy.
The next moment, a ward covered the entire royal city.
「Looks like Günther got it right.」
His words and actions are those of a pervert, but only his warding techniques are top-notch.
Sam would have respected him if he were a little more normal. Sam chuckled at the thought of Günther, who has an unusual fondness for Ur and himself.
Thanks to him, at least Sam doesn’t have to fight to watch his back.
「First, I’m going to draw you away from Royal Capital. Then we can start fighting in earnest.」
Needless to say, the dragon is a superior opponent.
In the past, when Sam fought the Dragon King on another continent with Ur, he almost died, but thanks to her, Sam is still alive.
However, that dependable mentor is no longer with us.
Since he will be fighting a dragon feared as a natural disaster all by himself, he is naturally nervous.
But strangely enough, he was not afraid.
「―――Water God Fist.」
Sam deployed advanced water-based magic in both arms.
He chose water magic to counter the red dragon, which has a flame attribute.
Water magic is attack magic that simultaneously deploys body enhancement magic, which is Sam’s forte, and water attribute attack magic.
It is also close combat magic, requiring concentration, mental strength, and magical power to maintain the magic.
Normally, this magic requires long chanting, but Sam deployed it in a single breath.
「Let’s go!」
Sam kicks the air.
In a straight line, he faces the dragon and takes flight.
He increases his magical power and concentrates it in both arms.
The dragon opens its jaws wide to release its breath, but it does not allow itself to be attacked so easily.
Sam flies wide and lands right in front of the dragon’s eyes, swinging his fist with all his might and forcibly interrupting the breath.
「There’s more to come! ―――Water God Legs!」
The feet are also covered with water-based upper magic and attacked.
Fists and kicks collide with the dragon’s scales one after another.
Of course, the dragon is not all beaten up.
With a roar, it shakes its claws and tries to tear Sam apart.
The dragon’s claws are fast for its huge body, but Sam, who has strengthened his body to the limit, can avoid them without any problem.
And Sam’s attack continues.
(―――Damn, so far I’m the one who is attacking him and he hasn’t retreated even once… Is there something in Royal Capital that bad?)
Sam’s attack caused the dragon’s scales to peel off and fresh blood to flow.
Its wings are bleeding as well, and it even looks as if it will win if it continues to push.
However, the dragon was relentless in its pursuit of the royal capital of the Kingdom of Skye, and no matter how much it attacked, it never retreated.
It was a persistent effort to get to the capital no matter what it took.
「―――Heaven, give me strength with the blessings of rain and water. My desire is the power of the raging waters and the force of the storms, which will sweep away my enemies―――」
Fresh blood spurts from Sam’s cheeks and forehead due to the increased magical power beyond his limits.
Normally, a longer chant would be required to reduce the consumption of magic power, but the time is short, so it was omitted.
Because of this, he is deprived of magic power from all over his body.
The dragon must have also decided that Sam was going to use a big move.
Opening its jaws wide, it deployed multiple layers of magic circles.
But Sam was faster.
「I’m going to feed you the finest magic! ―――Amegino Maelstrom!」
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