Chapter 462: Killing a Dragon (1/2)
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Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Earth Lizard Dragon’s gigantic body smashed through the stone wall. With an enraged roar, it let out another blast of dragon breath. I was about 30 yards away from it, so I had enough space and time to reach cover. I suddenly reversed course as I accelerated, darting toward the nearby clustered stalactites so I could borrow them as cover. Given my reaction speed, it would be pretty easy to keep on dodging its breath attack.
Hissss...
A scorching hot pain up from my arm. Even though I had done my best to dodge, it had still grazed my forearm, causing me to take more than 2000 points of damage.
I turned around to look at the long black scar on the ground, undoubtedly left behind by the Earth Lizard Dragon’s breath. Hmmm, a diagonal dodge wasn’t quite enough to completely evade the attack, so next time I would have to make sure I wasn’t in the 60-degree arc cone in the middle of the Earth Lizard Dragon. That way I could escape unscathed with absolute certainty.
Dragon Slaying Slashes flew from my sword continuously as a barrage of attacks slowly whittled down the Earth Lizard Dragon’s health. The Dragon Slaying Slash had already become my number one treasure when it came to killing bosses.
As a warrior who couldn’t use either traps or magic, I didn’t have a lot of freedom to maneuver when fighting a boss. And so, the Dragon Slaying Slash, a long-range attack with incredible power, had given me a lot more flexibility to kite and maneuver around bosses. In fact, I could confidently say that this skill would allow me to take on any melee-based bosses!
The Earth Lizard Dragon roared furiously as it reared up and swiped at the stalactites separating the two of us with its claws, crushing the stones into powder.
Fuck, this boss is way too ferocious! The way this map was designed didn’t allow for the exploitation of any bugs, so the player could only rely on their mechanics and maneuvering to kill it!
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Thud, thud, thud, thud…
Huge claws relentlessly pounded against the ground as the Earth Lizard Dragon leapt onto the uppermost part of the cave. It furiously launched attacks at me from above, its huge body lunging forward before its jaws snapped wide open. The stink of sulfur pervaded my nose before it shot out a stream of dragon breath at me once more. However, I had already anticipated its attack and moved out of harm’s way the instant it tried to breathe on me.
Even then, it still tried to bite at me with a snap of its mighty jaws. Its fangs collided against each other with a mighty crash, causing my heart to race with shock. It didn’t even give me a chance to catch my breath as it swung those lethal claws at my face.
Claws as sharp as razors clashed against the Heaven-stealing Sword consecutively and I was sent reeling backward. A huge chunk of my health also went flying away at the same. But this damned lizard refused to let up as its head lunged forward again.
It wasn’t trying to bite me because I could see a ball of scorching fire gathering in the back of its throat. Its neck began to swell, and I could immediately tell that this blast would be fatal if I let it hit me!
The dragon claw smashed into my left arm and pressed it against the wall. I couldn’t move and I was suddenly overwhelmed by the feeling of impending doom. I sheathed the Heaven-stealing Sword with a speed that defied thought as streams of fiery red energy began to swirl around my iron gauntlet. I clenched my teeth and fiercely smashed my fist into the giant dragon’s mouth!
Magic Piercing Punch!
Boom!
The mighty punch rattled the Earth Lizard Dragon so hard that I rattled the brain in its skull. The dragon breath it had been about to spew died in its throat as it shook its head vigorously!
2563!
Tsk, tsk, this Magic Piercing Punch really isn’t bad at all! It did a significant amount of damage while also interrupting skills. It had dealt even more damage than an all-out basic attack from the Heaven-stealing Sword!
As the Earth Lizard Dragon staggered backward, I swiftly took advantage of the situation and whipped out the Heaven-stealing Sword out. I battered it with a flurry of blows, ensuring that the dragon remained poisoned, before turning around and slipping away like a human eel. As I backed away, I launched several more Dragon Slaying Slashes at it, shaving off even more of its health. I was very confident that the Earth Lizard Dragon’s HP was above 200000, so I’d probably have to wait until next year if I wanted to wait for the poison to kill it.
”Graaaaawwwwrrrr!”
The Earth Dragon Lizard let out a howl filled with rage after suffering such great humiliation. Its mouth suddenly yawned open as a never-ending stream of fire seemed to pour from its throat. As it shook its head, it spewed fire all over the cave, setting it alight in a sea of flames. And I… just so happened to be smack dab in the middle of these flames!
Even though I was hiding behind the forest of stalactites, the scorching flames swirling all around me were causing my HP to drop like a rock!
4023!
4284!
4227!
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I hurriedly used Tenacity of the Dead and chugged down a Rank 9 Health Potion, barely dragging myself back from death’s door! Before I could even breathe a sigh of relief, the Earth Lizard Dragon charged toward me with incredible swiftness. As it reared up in front of me, it raised one giant claw high in the air before smashing down on top of me.
Bang!
My entire body shook violently as I flew into the corner like a kite whose string had been cut. I used Guard, but that blow still sent me flying! This Earth Lizard Dragon had at least twice the Strength that I did! If not, its blows wouldn’t be so overbearing!
I rolled out of the corner like an unkillable cockroach the moment my body hit the ground. As I flipped off the ground and sped away, the Earth Lizard Dragon’s skull smashed into the huge stone behind me just half a second later!
Fucking hell! If it was any normal player and not as someone as quick as me, they would have been reduced to a bloody paste right then and there!
”Graaawwrrrr…”
The Earth Lizard Dragon roared like a bloodthirsty beast before it came barreling toward me once again. Its mouth stretched wide open as it prepared to unleash another blast of dragon breath!
As I stared at the dragon’s mouth, I began counting down in my head. Once the timer in my head hit zero, my war boots abruptly stomped against a stalactite with a thud! My body flew through the air like a bolt of lightning. I had flown out of the 60-degree arc blast! While I just barely dodged its flaming breath in the air, I swung the Heaven-stealing Sword backward!
Dragon Slaying Slash!