163 Chapter 160 A Lesser Dragon (2/2)
This should have been too big for the dragon to reverse back at him, but it was able to dodge it. The giant block of rock crashed into one of the neighboring mountains. The dragon opened its mouth again, and shot an icy breath at him.
TELEPORT.
The breath dissipated before it could go very far, barely causing a cool mist to fall upon the people in that direction.
ACID STEAM STORM.
A dense cloud of 600-degree hydro-fluoric acid vapor appeared all around the dragon, but none inside its territory. As the dragon dissipated it with a whirlwind, Joseph followed up with a stream of MOLTEN SALT JET.
A scream ripped out of the dragon as the droplets sprayed all over it. Casting RESIST FIRE, to protect itself from the salt jet gave Joseph just enough time to set up FRYING ANTS. The magic used to focus the sunlight like a giant magnifying gla.s.s. It could only work during the day, but no magic would actually be used inside the dragon's mana territory.
The very sky seemed to grow dim as a blinding column of light struck the black dragon squarely on its back. This spell was meant to be used against enemies with magic resistance but it worked great here, too. RESIST FIRE may protect from heat, but this much light couldn't be completely ignored with just the first or second level of it.
The dragon obviously hadn't thought the third level was needed as it fell in a smoking heap. Joseph quickly re-aimed the focal point to keep baking it.
”STOP! I YIELD!” it screamed.
Joseph created a small gate to loop the sunlight infinitely. When he released the gate, if it wasn't serious about giving up, the resulting damage would likely punch a hole through it, and the underlying bedrock.
”BWAHAHA!”
Joseph was so startled by the dragon's laugh that he almost released the gate.
”I will acknowledge you, human.”
”I'm not a human,” Joseph yelled at it.
The dragon shook its head, then cast RESTORATION on itself. The light had blinded it, and the damage had melted its ears shut.
”I was told a human had cheated on the sacred duel, for the honor of King, against one of our lesser kin?” The dragon looked up at him, curiously, and Joseph flew a little closer. The dragon was clearly confused.
”Then, why did you bring the wyverns?” Joseph asked.
”Oh, I didn't. They were flying this way when I left my cave.”
Joseph sighed. ”Then why did you attack me?”
”To see if you were strong enough to have won the duel, of course. With that much strength you wouldn't have bothered cheating in the duel. If you can defeat me, there is no reason to cheat against a mere kin.”
”Who told you I had cheated? And why did you attack me if I had Bahamut's blessing?”
”I don't wors.h.i.+p Bahamut. I wors.h.i.+p the G.o.d of battle. And a delicious human came to tell me about the duel.”
”Why would you believe a human?”
”Most people, knowing that I will eat the messenger, won't come to me with lies. Things like, I give my life if you will burn this city, or kill this lord, sorts of things.”
”Stop, just stop,” said Joseph, rubbing his head.
”Ok, boss.”
(YOU HAVE BEFRIENDED A DRAGON? MADE IT A SUBORDINATE?)
”Go back to your cave and get your stuff. We're going back to my home realm. I have trouble with an evil G.o.d there, and at some point, I'm gonna have to kill him.”
”Right away. This will be epic!” The dragon jumped into the sky with a ma.s.sive grin on its face and flew much quicker than it had approached, back to the mountains.
Joseph released the spells he had going, and covered his eyes as the resulting blast turned a section of rock, where the dragon had just been, into a molten pit. Two nearby trees burst into flame.
”It's ok. It's not my realm,” he told himself before teleporting back to Stella. She had already returned to Ormir's side. This just reaffirmed his suspicions that Nurkong was behind all of this.
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