Chapter 175 To Fight a Dragon 2 (1/2)

Arran stared at the giant dragon that was fast approaching hi the sense of panic that was rising within him He knew that if he succu this crisis, he needed his wits

The creature ered in its veins, but its vast size meant that it crossed half the distance between them in moments Just a few moments on near, Arran felt an overwhele to flee, but he resisted it As soon as he er hide him, and there was no way he could outrun the creature when it saw him

Instead, he steeled his nerves and forced himself to remain motionless If what he had in mind was to work, he could only move at the very last moment, and not a second earlier

Only two hundred paces reon, and it crossed another hundred paces in just a few short steps By now, it had reached the rock-filled edge of the valley, and here, the beast briefly paused, its single re across the area

Arran s that the beast wasn't anywhere near as stupid as its younger cousin had been For all its size and viciousness, there was a hint of intelligence to the creature as well And even it wasn't on erous than it would be otherwise

After taking a brief look at the rocks and boulders that lay in front of it, the dragon suddenly swiped forith its claws

The attack hit with devastating force, easily crushi+ng the rocks within a dozen paces of the creature, with the shattered re off to the sides Even the few barn-sized boulders and rock outcrops that lay before the dragon could not resist its staggering power, and they were shattered like glass

Then, it took another step forward

Arran did not move as the beast on's ree, when the creature was too close to dodge or block the shot And to do so, he would need to wait until the very last moment before he revealed himself

It wasn't on did not crush him before he could attack and the shot was successful, he would be left within range of an enraged colossus, with little hope of escape

Still, it was the only chance he had

But just then, when only fifty paces reon, there was a sudden flash of light as a streak of liquid fire shot toward the creature's head It i an explosion that would have obliterated a Shadowflame novice A second streak of fire followed ion only a ed off the attacks unhar in the direction of its new foe It let out a vicious roar, and for a moment, it seemed like the beast was about to attack the latest threat

After only a et It seemed the creature had decided to deal with its second attacker only after the first was dead

Yet the brief distraction was enough Thetoward its re eye It crossed the fifty paces in a fraction of a second and slaet

Arran did not wait to see the result of his attack The instant he loosed the arrow, he turned and ran as fast as he could, using every bit of power in his body to escape