Chapter 184 : Chapter 184
Chapter 184 : Bone Dragon
The Bone Dragon's forefoot and the Dragon Slayer's Great Spear collide.
It was an impossible feat in itself to have a contest of strength head-on with that giant body, but at least deflecting the swung forefoot by borrowing the power dwelling in the Dragon Slayer's spear was possible.
KABOOOOM!!!
While the Bone Dragon, whose forefoot was struck, staggered, I grasped the great spear as it was and stabbed toward the Bone Dragon.
Swish!
Swish-swish!
Plausible techniques were not needed.
I didn't know how to do them in the first place.
All I had to do right now was just grasp the spear fast and strong and drive it in.
Thwack!
Thwack-thwack-thwack─!
Every time the Dragon Slayer's spear tip, harboring both Demonic energy and the Postponer of Ruin's power together, struck the Bone Dragon, shattered bone fragments splattered around.
Clearly, there is damage.
However, to put it differently, it also meant that even with the Dragon Slayer's weapon, I was only able to inflict this degree of damage.
‘Filthily sturdy.’
The Bone Dragon's ignorant level of sturdiness is to the point of being a bit annoying, but paradoxically, I rather liked that sturdiness.
Because if it was to that extent, it was such a powerful existence that other players without the Postponer of Ruin's power dared not even look at it.
‘If conditions are met, I could even hunt a King of the Demonic Realm alone.’
To that extent, the Bone Dragon in front of my eyes was a powerful existence.
If it weren't for the Postponer of Ruin's power, someone like the current me would have been swept away by the Demonic energy the Bone Dragon shed and crumbled in an instant.
‘Well, doesn't matter.’
The level of Demonic energy the Bone Dragon harbored was denser and more powerful than any Demonic energy I had seen since coming to this world.
If there was an object of comparison, it would be the Supreme King, but it was also true that even the Supreme King paled in comparison to the massive amount of Demonic energy the Bone Dragon was spewing right now.
Because the Bone Dragon was such a powerful existence, the Postponer of Ruin's power opposing it was also spewing out unprecedentedly powerful output.
The power to destroy the Demonic did not tolerate an existence cursed from birth.
-SCREEEEECH!!!
The Bone Dragon swung its tail toward me and thrust its maw.
Every time agile attacks unbecoming of its size continued in succession, I faced the Bone Dragon's attacks while grasping the Dragon Slayer's spear.
Bang!
Kabooooom!!!
Every time a clash continued, it felt like the inside of my body was becoming a mess.
“Kugh…….”
Power to destroy the Demonic.
Spear to behead the Dragon.
Even while holding all of those in my hands, facing the giant Bone Dragon with a human body was not an easy task in many ways.
No matter how I tried to crush it with overwhelming compatibility advantage, it was because the basic weight class difference was distant.
If it was the time when I was Cain, I would have been able to sufficiently suppress the Bone Dragon with just one Dragon Slayer's Great Spear.
However, my current level was merely at level 6 at best, and due to that, the fight gradually became disadvantageous.
Without even a moment to rest, the Bone Dragon opened its maw wide as if to erase the existence called me from this world.
Rumble!
The wriggling of giant Demonic energy felt from the Bone Dragon's maw.
‘Breath!’
Even if it is a rotten, crumbled, and cursed existence, its root is a Dragon.
Naturally, power close to a Dragon's unique authority remained, even if in an incomplete form.
That was the Breath happening right in front of my eyes now.
Hiss───
The Bone Dragon's breath is inhaled deeply.
There is no way the act of breathing is meaningful for an Undead, but it must be repeating the action of spewing Breath that it had done while alive.
‘Once the Breath is fired, even if I have the Postponer of Ruin's power, I cannot handle it.’
Soon, I had to respond before it was fired.
‘Lion, must block that.’
[Understood.]
I offered Demonic energy reaching half of the Demonic energy I possessed right now to Lion as a price.
And soon after, the completed Spirit Magic dwelled in the Dragon Slayer's Great Spear.
Spirit Magic.
Unstoppable Spear Point.
Magic imbued with the concept of being unstoppable was engraved on the Dragon Slayer's Great Spear, and I grasped it and took a javelin posture.
‘The chance is only once.’
The tendons of the arm grasping the spear surged.
It was proof that the curse engraved on Haima's Pendant was being exerted stronger than ever.
The intensely amplified blood flow speed granted powerful strength, but to that extent, it was bound to strain the body including the heart.
‘Well…… it's not the time to care about things like health.’
The remaining Demonic energy after being offered as a price for Spirit Magic surged to support my body.
Stomping the ground strongly, I transfer the power delivered from the lower body wholly to the javelin throw.
Whoooooosh!!!!
Forming a huge trajectory, the fired Dragon Slayer's Great Spear headed straight for the maw of the Bone Dragon preparing to fire the Breath.
As the Breath that was just about to be fired clashed with the Dragon Slayer's Great Spear wrapped in Spirit Magic, it caused a giant explosion inside the Bone Dragon's maw.
CRASH!!!
If it was a decent level demonic beast, the head would have burst entirely with just that.
However, although the Bone Dragon took a huge blow, the event of its head flying off entirely did not happen.
Above all, the fired Dragon Slayer's Great Spear did not completely offset the Breath.
Rumble!!!
Residual Breath that the throw of the Dragon Slayer's Great Spear could not overcome was spewed from the Bone Dragon's maw.
[Vell!]
There is no time to dodge.
No, even if there was time, there is no method to escape from a wide-area attack like Breath.
‘Must block it.’
I activated the power of the Orb of Water to unfold the best defense I could do currently.
[‘Orb of Water’ protects the wearer.]
[‘Orb of Water’ deploys ‘Rotating Shield of Water’.]
In addition to that, I also exerted the power of Nak's Legacy to the maximum, and I squeezed out the remaining Demonic energy and overlaid it on the Orb of Water.
I don't know if I can endure this or not.
No, my honest feeling was that it felt a bit lacking even.
‘But…… must endure.’
Soon after, the Breath struck me.
At first, the powers dwelling in the Orb of Water seemed to endure it well.
Along with the best defense I unfolded, since the nature of the fired Breath was Demonic energy, the Postponer of Ruin's power was also activated intensely.
But the problem was that the absolute destructive power the Breath possessed exceeded the limit line I could block.
‘It's pierced.’
Cracks formed on the shield of water gradually grew larger, and soon, it completely shattered.
[The power of ‘Orb of Water’ has reached its limit, and the power is temporarily deactivated.]
Having lost the shield of water, I turned my back as a temporary measure and tried to block the aftermath of the Breath as much as possible with the Blade Black Raven Cloak.
Roar!!!
“Kughhhh……!”
The Blade Black Raven Cloak, equipment called quasi-legendary grade, burned dry, and feathers crumbled.
Even the feathers possessed by the ruler of the Sky Mountains could not oppose this giant power.
Although it was a decision made by sacrificing equipment, regrettably, the aftermath of the Breath reached me as well.
“Aaargh!”
The toxicity of the damn Breath struck my whole body.
At least the Postponer of Ruin's power blocked the corrosion of Demonic energy, but the problem was that what was in the Breath the Bone Dragon spewed wasn't simply just Demonic energy.
“Kugh…….”
It hurts.
It wasn't just painful; the toxicity dwelling in the Breath was literally melting my whole body alive.
It would have been better if the Orb of Water was intact, but the problem was that the Orb of Water was currently deactivated due to overload.
If there was one fortunate thing, it was that I was alive even amidst this pain.
Although the pain that came every moment I moved my body was truly terrible beyond measure, nevertheless, I moved.
“Damn, lizard bastard……!”
It was fortunate because I offset most of the power with the Dragon Slayer's Great Spear, if I had taken the Breath fully, I would have become a handful of blood no matter what defense I unfolded.
To that extent, the power of the Breath the Bone Dragon spewed was beyond common sense.
“Kk…….”
However, the Bone Dragon's condition was also not intact.
Due to the Dragon Slayer's Great Spear and Breath colliding inside the maw, even now the Bone Dragon could not come to its senses.
Now, I must finish it.
‘Is it…… time.’
I felt that the cooldown time of the weapons I used when sweeping the Bikers guild members at first was full.
Although it was true that the Dragon Slayer's Great Spear was quite an effective armament against the Bone Dragon, with this body condition, it was better to avoid a head-on fight with that ignorant hulk.
[Activates ‘Weapon Summon(??)’.]
[Personal weapon is summoned.]
[Summons weapon, ‘AKR-74 Assault Rifle (GF-40 Grenade Launcher Combined)’.]
The AKR-74 Assault Rifle, which could now be called my beloved weapon, revealed its appearance in a blue halo.
Clack.
As I aimed the muzzle, the Bone Dragon also raised its body, perhaps having overcome the shock.
The bastard and I looked at each other.
“What are you looking at, you bastard?”
Of course, the only answer I would give the bastard was a grenade.
Thump!
The fired grenade was shot toward the Bone Dragon with a relatively light sound, and soon hit the Bone Dragon causing an explosion.
Kabooooom!!!
The Postponer of Ruin's power dwelling in the grenade steadily scraped away the Demonic energy forming the Bone Dragon.
-Screee…….
While the Bone Dragon staggered amidst the shock, I aimed the muzzle.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that the special effects of the AKR-74 Assault Rifle and GF-40 Grenade Launcher added through the Weapon Mastery ability this time were optimized for dealing with such a hulk.
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[AKR-74 Assault Rifle] [Lv.3]
Grants explosive rounds attributed to bullets.
Bullets granted explosive round attributes possess the property of causing an explosion on the target they contact.
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[GF-40 Grenade Launcher] [Lv.4]
Upon grenade explosion, powerfully transmits shock to the inside.
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-Ratatatat!!!
Having poured out one magazine in an instant, I summoned a magazine and changed it immediately.
And concentrated fire poured out again.
The explosive round attribute granted to the 7.62×39mm rounds inflicted not small damage on the giant body of the Bone Dragon.
-Squeak, squeak…….
Amidst the bombardment poured in succession, the Bone Dragon's body staggered and lost balance.
Without stopping, I simultaneously summoned the B686 Double Barrel Shotgun and Colt garrison B-09 and poured firepower toward the Bone Dragon.
Although it couldn't be seen that the two weapons had a great effect on the Bone Dragon, the Postponer of Ruin's power carried in the bullets alone was enough to shake the Bone Dragon's existence.
‘I'll finish it slowly.’
I pulled the Dragon Slayer's Great Spear fallen on the ground with Demonic energy.
I didn't want to grasp a spear with this body condition, but it was because I needed this to decide the outcome.
“Hup!”
Grasping the spear and kicking off the ground, I jumped up above the Bone Dragon's face at once.
The Bone Dragon sees me.
I also see the bastard.
Whoooosh──!!!
And the extended spear tip flew toward the Bone Dragon's empty eye.
Ziiiing!!!
The Dragon Slayer's Great Spear that stabbed the Bone Dragon's empty eye socket met intense repulsive force.
Even though all that would be inside there is surging Demonic energy.
‘Indeed, is it that?’
I didn't aim for it.
But the moment the Dragon Slayer's Great Spear stabbed the Bone Dragon's eye, I could instinctively feel that I had partially touched something that could be called the root of the Bone Dragon.
-Squeak, screeeech───!!!
The Bone Dragon, feeling its existence threatened, struggled and struck me at once.
“Keo-heok!”
Even while being pushed back after getting hit by the tail, I continued to extend the spear.
Both I and the Bone Dragon were already in a state no different from being a wreck.
If I get pushed back here, I die.
Solely within that thought, my consciousness entered a state of selflessness before I knew it.
Survive.
I survive here.
The spear tip swung endlessly and continued to strike and stab the root of the Bone Dragon.
The Bone Dragon also struck me with its forefoot and slammed down with its tail.
It feels like the bones of my whole body are crushed.
Nevertheless, I moved.
-Screee…….
Is it just my feeling?
It seemed the Undead that had transcended death long ago was looking at me and feeling the fear of death.
“Scared?”
Naturally, no answer came from the Bone Dragon.
Of course, I didn't need it.
I just extended the spear.
Kabooooom!!!
I can't distinguish whether I am currently holding the spear or not.
My vision is blurry.
It has already been long since I stopped feeling things like pain.
“Just, drop dead.”
The moment the spear shaft swung as if taking out anger struck the root of the Bone Dragon again.
-S-screee─
Finally.
THUUUUUD!
The giant body of the existence that cursed everything on earth and was also cursed fell powerlessly to the floor.