Chapter 64

The protagonist succubus charged towards the dragon, while at the same moment, the vampires, coerced by the dragon, rushed towards Xiao Bai. In the narrow, narrow, narrow ice fissure, a new round of battle began.

"Almost out of spell slots. The same goes for the buffs I cast on myself. This might make things a bit—"

Before attacking the dragon, the protagonist succubus couldn't help but think this—just moments ago, the effects of the Bull's Strength and Haste spells on him had completely worn off. At the same time, the magic items and scrolls were also gone.

"But it doesn't matter—"

With this thought, the protagonist succubus aimed his longsword at the dragon's eye, flapped his wings vigorously, and charged forward—meanwhile, he noticed the mocking and cunning intent in the dragon's eyes.

"A trap? But—"

In the next moment, the dragon suddenly turned, and as it turned, its thick tail, like a chain, lashed out at the protagonist succubus—

"So fast!"

The protagonist succubus braked abruptly in mid-air, flapping his wings desperately to withstand the intense wind pressure and the lack of blood flow to his brain caused by inertia, changing from a charge to an upward climb. He dodged the dragon's tail strike, sheathed his sword, and gripped two throwing knives in his hands, throwing them—

The dragon's tail missed, striking the ice instead. The ice, which had existed for who knows how long, shattered with a loud boom. At the same time, the dragon raised its head and opened its blood-red mouth. The throwing knives met the dragon's breath, freezing and being blown away—

"Failed. Not just the attack speed, but the reaction speed is top-notch too. Despite its massive size, it's so agile. How does it do it?!"

In the next moment, the distracted protagonist succubus suddenly felt the sky above him darken—dragon claws loomed over his head.

"Trouble—"

He crossed his sword and claws to protect his chest, blocking the dragon's mountain-splitting claw strike. As he withstood the immense force, he involuntarily fell. His arm bones felt like they were about to disintegrate. The pain was unbearable—

"Such strength, it's just—"

Before the protagonist succubus could hit the ground, the sky darkened again. This time, it was the dragon's hind foot stomping down—when the dragon's hind foot landed, the entire ice fissure trembled as if in an earthquake.

"Pretty quick to dodge, demon."

Watching the protagonist succubus leap backward to avoid his attack, the white dragon revealed a very anthropomorphic, malevolent smile.

In the first round of the battle, the dragon had the upper hand. The dragon's arrogant and proud nature made him temporarily stop his actions. After confirming two points—namely, that the protagonist succubus posed little threat to him and that the protagonist succubus was worth fighting—he felt he could relax a bit and fight with a mindset closer to play and post-meal exercise.

"Hey, mage, need help?"

At the same time, Xiao Bai, who was handling the other vampires with ease thanks to his cheating sword, noticed something was wrong and shouted to the protagonist succubus.

"Just a little Xiao Bai, don't get too cocky!"

Saying this, the protagonist succubus almost turned into an ice sculpture from the dragon's breath.

"What do you mean 'Xiao Bai'? You're the one at a disadvantage! Do you look down on dragons?! I hate being called Xiao Bai the most!!!!"

The dragon roared in anger, spraying dragon breath with 120% of its usual power, completely discarding its previous playful attitude.

"Ah, well, I mean, Xiao Bai wasn't calling you... but even if I say that, you won't believe me." The protagonist succubus thought weakly.

While dodging the dragon's breath, he didn't forget to use throwing knives or the few remaining magic scrolls to counterattack. But it was all in vain. The ancient dragon's magic resistance was ridiculously high, and its scales were equally tough.

The dragon ignored these spells that were mostly below level three. For the mithril throwing knives, which posed a slight threat, it used its breath to counteract them, or if it couldn't, it used its wings as a shield—if it had no choice, it could take a few hits. These knives could only pierce the outer skin. For the dragon, such flesh wounds were negligible.

"Next move, I'll finish you!"

At the last syllable of this sentence, the dragon's volume suddenly increased tenfold, even a hundredfold. The sound wave exploded in the protagonist succubus's ears—sound blast, and without chanting a spell, should he praise the dragon for its prowess?!

"Pain—"

The protagonist succubus, hit by the sound blast, had his eardrums burst instantly. His brain buzzed, and his internal organs began to bleed internally. Although it wasn't life-threatening, it was certainly not something to laugh off—

"Hey, mage, are you okay?"

At the same time, Xiao Bai, who had a moment to look over, really noticed the protagonist succubus's crisis and decided to support him—if he could.

The other vampires also sensed this, so they tightened their grip on him—after realizing they couldn't defeat him head-on, the remaining vampires changed their tactics to just entangle him, not to fight to the death. They seemed to be waiting for the white dragon to decide the outcome and then win without a fight.

If it were a straightforward battle, Xiao Bai wouldn't need to fear. But if he were entangled, Xiao Bai couldn't win in a short time...

"...What are you saying, so talkative." Although temporarily deaf, the protagonist succubus still replied as if nothing was wrong: "Mind your own business! We agreed, this dragon is my prey, no one is allowed to take it!"

"Do all demons talk big like you? You're almost dead... hmph." The dragon, after the success of the sound blast, became arrogant again.

"So, are all dragons as arrogant as you? If you die because of this, you can't blame anyone else." The protagonist succubus, barely swallowing a mouthful of blood, forced himself to say this—at least in terms of spirit, the demon and the dragon were evenly matched.

"Hmph... annoying."

The dragon was very displeased—seeing a determined opponent was not something he liked. He wanted to see fear, despair, and trembling before his power, like the group of vampires exiled here by the other families of Netheril.

But it was clear that the protagonist succubus was not like those scum.

"Throwing knives don't work, magic doesn't work. In the end, I can only use the sword... but my speed and reaction time can't match his. Even in close combat, I'll only fail... hmm... right, I remember there's still one scroll in the dimensional bag. Should I use it here? If so, I might as well—"

"What's wrong, demon? If you regret it, a great dragon like me can still give you a chance—"

"Save your dreams for bedtime!"

The protagonist succubus said this while tearing the scroll in his hand. He held the sword—both hands on the sword to increase its power—

"Dragon, I've thought of a spell that suits you!"

The magic from the scroll was cast on the protagonist succubus—Dragon Force.

Saying this, the protagonist succubus charged towards the dragon again. At the same time, the dragon sensed something was wrong—

"Power, surging towards him! It's the power of the abyss—what is he?!"

While running, the protagonist succubus activated the power of the abyss. From the victory prize of the previous gladiatorial match—power from the abyss surged from all directions, rapidly converging on him. His body became stronger, faster, and more reactive, and his skin turned dark red. The protagonist succubus could no longer maintain his human form, revealing his true, demonic body!

If he was going to do it, he would do it to the best of his ability. The protagonist succubus, ignoring his physical condition, forcibly used two high-level buff spells. In a short time, he possessed physical abilities comparable to, or even surpassing, the dragon!

"Succubus—no, more advanced, Lilith—demon absorber—yet not quite—"

Seeing the protagonist succubus's abnormal form, the dragon was secretly surprised, but what surprised him even more was the protagonist succubus's speed—

"So fast!"

As the dragon exclaimed, the protagonist succubus was already in front of him, holding the sword with both hands and thrusting it with all his might at the dragon's forehead—

"What a joke?!!!"

The dragon roared, swinging its front claws to meet him. His body leaned forward, and his hind legs pushed back. He used all his strength.

The dragon's claws collided with the sword. A piercing, almost sound blast-like roar spread out from the point of impact—equal strength—no, the protagonist succubus was still at a disadvantage. He could basically counteract it, but that was all.

"Hmph. Indeed—what—"

Before the dragon could relax, the protagonist succubus's sword jumped up, using the dragon's claws for leverage, and flipped over to the dragon's front leg.

"So fast—"

The dragon immediately swung its other claw at the protagonist succubus—missing—before that, the protagonist succubus had already rushed forward and left the spot.

The feeling of hitting oneself must not be pleasant... because the protagonist succubus had left, the dragon's claw naturally hit its own wrist. There weren't many weapons that could penetrate the dragon's scales, but its own claws were one of them. This was the first time the dragon had bled since the battle began.

"I'll kill you!!!"

The pain and intense humiliation made the dragon roar again. This roar was also its last words.

The sword hit the dragon's forehead, piercing its proud scales, tough skin, and skull, and naturally, its brain.

The roar turned into a scream, and the dragon crashed to the ground.

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