1416 Result of Clashing Head-on Part 1 (2/2)

That was pure, overwhelming power. While the moon's power of rules paled in comparison to that of lightning, the problem was that the skeletal dragon itself had far higher power than Saleen.

This is going to take forever!

Saleen unleashed Fluorescence, which exploded in the air. The pumped-up warriors and mages charged outside the Baldur's Gate and headed straight for the other corners of Alchemy City.

There were still untold numbers of half-dead beings lurking about in Alchemy City; all of them were the skeletal dragon's lackeys. What Saleen was doing there effectively was clipping the skeletal dragon's wings.

It refocused all its attention on Saleen. There was no need for it to be concerned with rescuing its lackeys. Only those capable of staying alive would have what it takes to serve it. It was a testament to the World of Spirit's brutality.

”You have a lot of help, mage. But you are weak,” the skeletal dragon looked at the sky and said.

Rafel appeared at Saleen's side, holding a green spear in her hand. The divine power of the Inferno Spear was inadequate for taking on beings of levels like the skeletal dragon.

Sika wanted to attack but was forbidden by Saleen. Her metal totem pole was definitely capable of hurting the skeletal dragon, but Sika would have put herself at risk doing so. Saleen was done putting Sika in any danger due solely to wanting to secure victories.

The weapon spirit of the magic amplifier hid behind Saleen and dared not attack on its own. It was unsure if the skeletal dragon was even aware of its existence. As far as guts were concerned, they paled in comparison to its master.

Saleen grinned slyly. The dragon spoke to him—an act saying that the skeletal dragon was unsure of itself. He did not bother replying, opening the eyes of the Figure of Fate instead.

The power of the Signet of Silence was brought to the fore. The skeletal dragon felt as if everything had grinded to a halt, just like during its death...

The glory when it was still alive!

The skeletal dragon let out a terrifying roar and spit another piece of equipment from its mouth: a huge ax and a weapon of some unknown god, emanating might that would have made opponents shiver.

The skeletal dragon died fighting the gods. It had absorbed some of the gods' power at the time of its death so that it could be converted to a spirit.

It still possessed the memories from when it was alive, which stayed intact even after its conversion to its current form was completed. It served as both its source of power and its source of pain.

That ax was something left behind by a god it killed, which was also the most powerful equipment in the skeletal dragon's possession. Saleen possessed special weapons that put the skeletal dragon on guard.

Using the Signet of Silence, he could pinpoint the skeletal dragon's weakness in a second.

The skeletal dragon's weakness did not lie within the soul fire in its eyes. Saleen was startled to discover yet another soul inside the skeletal dragon's body. That was something the skeletal dragon had conjured on its own. Ah, it wanted to resurrect itself!

Rafel came before Saleen and thrust her spear. Hundreds of intense sonic booms were heard. That ax was knocked off by Rafel's spear and returned to the dragon's mouth.

Rafel's face turned pale, and she almost lost feeling in one of her arms.

Saleen took the chance and fired the five remaining lightning icicles into the skeletal dragon's eye sockets in one go. While it was not a location that would have proven lethal, he had no intention of exposing the fact that he knew of the dragon's weakness.

The skeletal dragon was simply too powerful. His Signet of Silence was unable to even slow the dragon down for more than six frames.

The 200-meter distance was closed in at the greatest speed Saleen was able to muster. Still, it could not get within the required range of four frames. With the additional two frames required to cast magic, it made slaying the skeletal dragon difficult even with the Crystal Finger.

It was only then that Saleen realized that equipment was not all that reliable when facing off against super-powerful beings.

His Signet of Silence was practically ”against the rules” for being able to stop time and locate enemy weaknesses in an instant. That, coupled with his forceful methods of assault, would have enabled him to do almost anything. However, the dragon's ring of defense was right outside the range of his attacks.

If he were to not use the Crystal Finger, the skeletal dragon would have had numerous ways of evading Saleen's attack from a distance. That soul within its body was not something Saleen could have targeted at a given moment.

Many of Saleen's attacks would have hurt the skeletal dragon. But if he were to kill it outright, it would have been able to overwhelm and crush Saleen nonetheless even when beaten half to death.

Not only did that huge ax fend off Rafel's attacks, it also blocked the remaining five lightning icicles. Saleen came to realize that the only things he had to kill the skeletal dragon with were ball lightning and his family badge.

He never expected that, despite having avoided using that piece of equipment. In the end, he had to use it.

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