[Taint] took effect, and the bone dragon charged at Mel with flames blazing, as if out of control.
The air warped slightly under the searing heat of the Netherflame.
Mel unleashed his sword qi with all his strength.
[Dual Sword Dance] built up attack speed. As the twin blades grew faster and faster, the space before Mel seemed to turn into an absolute vacuum zone.
The two collided violently in midair.
[Sword Qi Draw Slash] sent sword qi spreading outward, extinguishing the open flames on the bone dragon.
Under the lethal slash, the dragon body made of bones began falling toward the ground.
Mel switched to daggers and activated Aerial Flash Strike, dealing damage before it hit the ground.
Then, at the instant of landing, he only needed to use the scarecrow and Flash to avoid the damage.
As the bone dragon's health bar began dropping rapidly, Mel's goal seemed close at hand.
If this bone dragon, five levels above him, could grant him three levels, then he would be confident of escaping this place.
The generals of the Demon King's army watched in silence. No one stepped in to help the bone dragon, and not even the Demon King himself made a move.
At the instant it hit the ground, the last of the Netherflame within the bone dragon's body exploded. Straw leaves flew everywhere from the blast, while Mel, having already used Flash to open the distance, prepared his Dragon Extinguishing Magic.
Fear flickered in the bone dragon's pitch-black pupils. Under such devastating injuries, it could not even defend itself or move.
As Dragon Extinguishing Magic emptied its final sliver of health, Mel successfully leveled up, rising from level 95 to level 97.
Yet this increase made Mel frown slightly. He slowly walked forward and collected the bone