Chapter 149: White Dragon IX
For an instant, a brilliant light flashed, blinding everyone’s vision. It was so intense that it made distinguishing anything an inch ahead impossible, while simultaneously inducing fear.
As soon as the light vanished, Ophelia automatically frowned, feeling a sharp pain.
“Kuh…” she groaned, turning her gaze toward the source of the pain. Her left arm was tattered, nearly falling off. Fortunately, she had managed to avoid a fatal wound by using Karl’s Greatsword as a shield, but her left arm, which had been outside the defense zone of the sword, had taken significant damage.
‘If this continues… I won’t be able to use this arm anymore,’ she thought. Some tendons and muscles had entirely torn, and even some bones were missing. She wouldn’t be able to do anything with it until she could get a recovery spell later. For someone who understood how lethal it could be to lose the use of an arm in battle, this was a grievous loss.
But…
The face of the White Dragon Princess staring at Ophelia was unusually stiff.
“You… you… how can you be like this?” Princess Ellios stammered, her bewilderment and anger evident. She had clearly been the one to land a significant blow on her opponent. However, while the previous attack had depleted much of Ophelia’s mana, the damage Ellios had sustained was, in some ways, more severe.
The White Dragon Princess felt a burning pain. As Ophelia’s left arm was wounded, Ellios had her right ankle tendon torn. At first glance, it seemed like a minor injury compared to Ophelia’s shredded arm. But having a severed ankle tendon rendered Ellios virtually unable to walk—a crippling disadvantage in battle, more lethal than losing an arm.
‘Originally, I had planned to sever her entire ankle… But giving up an arm isn’t too bad,’ Ophelia thought. She had taken advantage of Ellios’ Brilliant Orbs and struck with an invisible sword, catching the princess off guard. Although it was a sudden blow, it didn’t achieve everything she wanted, but it met her minimum goal.