Chapter 247: Aquis’ Last Words part 1
Kim didn't have time to think about what might have happened to Jonas. All she knew was that he'd been knocked away. Even as the magical volleys that she could tell were doing at least some damage diminished, she didn't let her attention shift away from the dragon.
She had managed to amputate a couple more toes from the dragon, which seemed to dissolve into nothing as it separated from the flames of the dragon's body, but she knew she had a long way to go if the kept on at that pace. It felt more like she was doing superficial damage rather than anything meaningful. Like the dragon would be able to heal those injuries easily somehow.
As Kim dodged a snapping maw after a swing of the dragon's foot, she leapt forward swinging her bastard sword, slicing into the dragon's chest. While it first seemed like it was going to be a clean, deep cut, when it struck the breastbone of the dragon, it almost felt like it had encountered a hard piece of metal that had her sword bounce completely out of the wound she'd opened up. Part of what felt so surprising was the fact how after it had burst into flames, cutting through its skin had started to feel easier. Where there wasn't as much resistance.
Kim quickly moved back before the dragon could strike again. She didn't know what happened, but she didn't think that she should try that again. Not with how her arms still felt like they were vibrating from that impact.
Kim watched the dragon carefully, not sure what its next move would be, but as another volley of a magical fiery column erupted on its back, Kim dashed forward, ignoring a burst of flame from the dragon's mouth, swinging her sword at the left foreleg of the dragon, feeling the blade slice through something that felt similar to muscle in the leg, although she couldn't be sure about what it was exactly.
As the blade completed the swing, Kim suddenly felt like the dragon was off balance. Not that she thought it would help her out much, given how it had three legs still that it could balance on. At least unless it took time to heal its other leg.
Determined not to give the dragon a chance to do just that, Kim ran up to the dragon's chest and plunged her blade as deeply as it would go into the dragon's chest. She didn't know where its heart or lungs might be located, but she was still confident that its chest was still where those would be. Where she had the best chance of doing some serious damage. Maybe even a way to kill it without have to drag this fight out much longer.
When the sword was stopped only by the hilt, Kim tried to pull the sword free, but it felt like it was stuck. She didn't know what else to do about it, so she let it go as the dragon tried to crush her by dropping its body at right where she had been standing.
Kim didn't like abandoning her sword, but it wasn't like she had much choice at the moment. She still had her short sword, but it wasn't like the sword that was still in the dragon's chest. The sword that was sitting in the dragon, like how the legendary sword Excalibur was in the stone.