Chapter 462: Killing a Dragon (2/2)

Bang!

3874!

I hit it right on the nose! Dragon Slaying Slash wasn’t a skill that needed to lock onto an enemy, so I didn’t even need to see the enemy to fire off a slash at it. Since the Earth Lizard Dragon was a bright red spot on my minimap, I was easily able to calculate its position without even physically looking at it. This technique resembled blind-sniping in the fps game, Counter-Strike, in which the player would use his instincts and experience to deduce the position of an enemy player and pre-fire as soon as they peeked out the corner. It was a reaction so fast that it exceeded the speed of thought, and it was this style of play that would give me the most time to flee and reposition myself.

Ten minutes flew past in the blink of an eye, and I once again summoned the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf which had already died once. I took control of the little wolf’s movements while using Dragon Slaying Slash to batter the Earth Lizard Dragon simultaneously. This style of play instantly made it two times more difficult to execute my moves perfectly, but it also made this boss fight much safer for me.

The greedy wolf let out a low growl as it sped toward the Earth Lizard Dragon in a zigzag pattern. Thankfully, this Earth Lizard Dragon was a landbound dragon. If it was a flying dragon, my dreams of using the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf as a meatshield would be nothing more than wishful thinking.

The originally quiet and serene cave shook with thunderous explosions. The cyan energy waves projected by my Dragon Slaying Slash flashed across the cave like lightning bolts as the dragon’s roars intermixed with the sound of fierce combat. All of these sounds melded together into a mournful dirge that seemed to be a requiem specially composed for this vicious Earth Lizard Dragon.

……

My senses were heightened as every single cell in my body focused on this fight. I ducked and weaved away from its pursuit as my feet drew an ”S” on the ground. My mind remained completely calm and composed, it was as tranquil as the smooth surface of a lake. I had to be able to maintain this focus and composure in order to perform this perfect multitasking. The pathing of the greedy wolf was absolutely something that deserved to be studied. It could not allow the boss to evade its zigzag blocking, but it also couldn’t be too bold in cutting off the boss's movement. If he made a single mistake, the Greedy Wolf would end up aggroing the boss, and it wouldn’t last more than a few swipes of the claw.

This sort of strategy actually wasn’t too different from the ancient way of kings. The ruler had to control his subjects with a delicate hand. He could not oppress them but he also had to uphold the strict laws of the country. The king had to strike a delicate balance between freedom and order, happiness and stability.

My current battle strategy really followed the same principles and it was if the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf was toying with the Earth Lizard Dragon at this moment. It continued to get in the way of its movement, but the moment it seemed like the dragon was about to smite it, it immediately fled away to get rid of all the aggro before returning again to frustrate the dragon.

Even though I had managed to pull this off, there was still no way to avoid the Earth Lizard Dragon’s scorching dragon breath. My health continued to drop while I was trapped in this sea of fire and I was practically dancing along the edge of a cliff as I kited it.

This boss hunt was exceedingly difficult, and it felt like I could die at any second. I had to continuously charge at the dragon to apply the poison, I had to Guard at crucial moments, and I also had to know exactly when to block an attack or use the greedy wolf to impede the dragon’s movements. I was applying nearly all of my mechanical skill and control to execute each and every move and it felt as if I was rising to a whole new level.

However, my health pots continued to disappear from my inventory at a furious rate in spite of my superlative skill. The Earth Lizard Dragon was simply moving too quickly and its attack power was so overwhelming that it left me barely clinging onto life. All in all, killing this boss was going to tire me to death before I actually kicked the bucket.

Beep!

It was at this precise moment that I received a message from Beiming Xue: ”Big bro, it’s nearly eight! Have you finished getting ready to accompany me to the student gathering?”

I looked at the boss's HP bar. It still had 41% of its health remaining. I could probably kill it if I kept up my relentless attacks for the next hour. So I replied: ”Yes, finish your preparations and get dressed. I’ll probably finish up before 9, and I’ll go pick you up after that. I shouldn’t be too late.”

”Okay! Big bro, what are you doing now?

”Lemme send you a video…”

”Oh?”

I shared my vision with her so that Beiming Xue could also see what I saw. She instantly let out a startled cry, ”Wah, what a huge dragon! Big bro, you really are slaying a dragon…”

”Mn, aren’t I strong? If it drops any leather equipment, I’ll give it to you!”

”Heh! Big bro, I love you to bitsss!”

Me: ”...”

……

Beiming Xue went offline soon as I continued my struggle. The Earth Lizard Dragon’s HP slowly dwindled while I danced on the edge of a sword. The dragon constantly hounded me as I stunned it with Thunderous Charge time and again. I also kept using Magic Piercing Punch at crucial moments to get me out of trouble. My confidence was rising. If I hadn’t learned Magic Piercing Punch before fighting this dragon, I would have already died countless deaths.

Time slowly flowed by as the dragon nest soon became dotted with huge craters. The entirety of the cave was scorched black by dragon fire and the Earth Lizard Dragon’s health bar was swiftly falling to zero!

My Dragon Slaying Slash wasn’t an instant-cast skill, so I couldn’t simply keep firing it off undisturbed. I could only grab myself a chance to use it after ten seconds of running around for my life. In sum, I could only deal 40k damage in a minute, 400k damage in ten, and 4m damage in a hundred minutes. Since I’d been doing this for more than an hour, I was keenly aware of how ridiculous the Earth Lizard Dragon’s health was. It had, at the very least, surpassed 3 million, and it was probably even higher than that.

When the clock struck 8:47, the dragon’s health finally fell to less than 5%. But I also started to tense up. Everything would be decided in these next few instants. The closer I got to victory, the more vigilant I had to be. I couldn’t afford any slip-ups!

A glittering cyan blade formed in the air before it exploded against the dragon’s head. The Earth Lizard Dragon had to be completely sick of this skill by now. It roared as it rushed forward, but the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf’s interference meant that it could not reach me with its claws or fangs. Furthermore, I was able to easily dodge its dragon breath by now.

As I watched the boss's heath slowly whittle down to zero, my heart started pounding faster and faster.

4%!

3%!

2%!

1%!

When the boss's health dropped to a tiny sliver, I grinned! The Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf blocked its way and I used my ultimate technique at the same moment the Earth Lizard Dragon was charging up its breath attack!

A beam of purple light rushed toward the sky as countless streams of energy swirled around the Heaven-stealing Sword. The image of a purple dragon soon formed around the sword and as I slashed forward, the purple dragon roared!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Purple Dragon Howl exploded out of my sword and the Earth Lizard Dragon wailed miserably! It was at this moment that this Level 150 boss finally fell to my blade!

Whoosh!