Chapter 276: The Fire Dragon part 3
Elwin wasn't quite sure how his sword was able to block something as insubstantial as flames, but he wasn't going to complain. Of course, he also didn't understand how the flames could move of their own accord. That they were sentient on their own.
Still, if he could block them with his sword, then that would mean he'd be able to use his sword to damage the creature as well. Provided he could actually get a chance to attack. Which he wasn't sure he'd be able to do without someone else assisting him.
When Leon joined, Elwin knew he'd be able to do something now. Assuming Leon didn't steal all the glory that was. While Leon normally didn't do that, with Elwin already fully engaged with the creature, it wasn't likely that he'd be able to get much glory out of this himself. Which was a hazard of charging in like he did. Although, he had a feeling that if he hadn't done that this time, that this creature probably would have gotten the rest of the group before they were ready.
When Leon swung his sword into the side of the creature, Elwin didn't really expect much. After all, the creature was made out of fire, so he couldn't see how Leon's strikes would have any effect.
However, when Leon's sword made contact, the dragon's roaring in pain surprised Elwin. As far as he knew, the creature was insubstantial, and so shouldn't be affected by regular steel. So, as he saw an opening, Elwin swung his sword at the creature, intending to drive it back to the point he'd be able to finish it off, whatever it was.
With Leon fighting the creature, they were able to put it on the defensive and were pushing it back. When Bart showed up and began attacking the creature with his staff, Elwin barely paid him any attention. As long as he was going after the creature of flames in front of them, Elwin didn't feel the need to pull any more of his attention away from the fight than he already had. While he and Leon were dealing damage to it, Elwin felt like something was going to happen.
It wasn't because he was superstitious, but rather because he felt like there was something about this fight that didn't feel right. It wasn't anything that he could see or that he thought the creature wasn't putting its full efforts into the fight, but rather it seemed like something that he couldn't quite explain.
Elwin then saw an opening and stabbed his sword point first towards the chest of the creature. Or at least what looked like a chest, since he couldn't be sure that this creature was more than just the blue and purple flames that had been made to look like a dragon. If this was the fire dragon, Elwin wasn't sure what made it so dangerous that it would be marked as a set challenge.
Yet, as he lunged, a flash of blinding light flared from the creature of fire blinding Elwin, forcing him to close his eyes. Though, the fact he couldn't see didn't slow his lunge down, but when he reached the limit to his reach with his sword, he hadn't felt his blade coming into contact with anything.