Meanwhile, Rhode seized the opportunity while the Dragon was distracted by Serie and cast Plant Magic. Countless thick vines burst from the earth and shot into the sky, coiling around the Dragon like giant pythons.
They actually dragged it down, allowing Norn and Som to launch their attacks.
The Dragon began tearing apart the vines. In mere moments, the vines wrapped around its body started snapping layer by layer.
"Som! Now!"
The Dwarf warrior seized the moment, leaped up, and swung his battle axe at the Dragon's flank.
Clang!
The instant the battle axe struck the Dragon's skin, it rang out like steel colliding with steel. Looking closely, one would see that Som's strike had only left a white mark on the Dragon's body.
"Damn it, these scales are too hard!"
Som retreated helplessly.
No wonder Dragon scales were the finest material for armor. Even unprocessed scales alone could withstand most attacks.
Norn followed up immediately, but he aimed for the Dragon's wings, which it relied on for flight. His sword left a shallow wound.
Clearly, this Dragon's wings were not covered in scales, and their defense was much weaker.
Rhode immediately noticed this and said to Serie, "Attack its wings!"
Upon hearing that, Serie immediately condensed a spear of light in her palm.
The Light Lance shot straight toward the Dragon's wing.
Serie's attack was clearly much stronger than Norn's. Caught off guard, the Dragon had both wings pierced through by the Light Lance, and the intense pain drew an even more deafening roar from it.
But a single Light Lance did not completely rob the Dragon of its ability to fly. Still, now that they knew its weakness, things became much easier.
Norn and Som worked together to delay it, while Rhode and Serie were responsible for the main assault. Countless Light Lances and Arrow Rain flew toward the Dragon's wings.
Even the Dragon's desperate blasts of fire were useless. Its wings filled with wounds, blood rained onto the earth, and its massive body fell with them toward the ground.
But that did not kill it completely.
The battle continued.
The fallen Dragon threw back its head and roared.
It had never imagined that it would one day suffer such grievous injuries.
It had slaughtered countless weak creatures and destroyed who knew how many villages and tribes. Because of that, it had fought many living beings.
But it had never been driven into such a state before.
It was all because of those two despicable mages.
Their magic was far too unusual. Whether it was the overwhelming Light Arrows or the magical barrier capable of resisting its Dragonfire, it had never seen anything like them.
The Dragon glared fixedly at Rhode and Serie. Even from a great distance, the two could clearly sense its intense killing intent.
But Serie showed no trace of fear.
If she was afraid of even a mere Dragon, how could she kill a god?
The Dragon moved its mountain-like body, crimson, scorching energy radiating from all around it as it charged toward them.
"So you're trying to run me over like a Dragon carriage, huh?"
Rhode cursed under his breath and cast a magical barrier, hoping to pull off a Dragon-stopping maneuver.
Yet the barrier that had instinctively resisted Dragonfire was now as fragile as paper.
The moment it touched the Dragon's body, it shattered.
Seeing this, Rhode's eyes widened in fright. He hoisted Serie onto his shoulder again and turned to run.
Norn and Som hurriedly dodged as well, but they were still knocked to the ground by the scorching shockwave around the Dragon. Erik, who had arrived late and saw this scene from nearby, immediately stopped in his tracks.
"It's in the Mana Release State!"
Serie recognized the Dragon's unusual condition at once. She had done something similar before—when she killed that member of the Demon Race and its Monster subordinates, she had completely released her own mana.
It seemed this Dragon had used all its mana to enhance its physical strength.
Staring at the Dragon, whose pupils had narrowed into thin slits, Rhode said, "It's going all out."
The entire valley began trembling with the Dragon's charge, and rocks came tumbling down with it.
Even the temperature in the surrounding area rose considerably.
Fine! Fine! Fine!
If it was risking its life, then so was he!
Rhode set Serie down. "Buy me some time."
Serie immediately understood what Rhode intended to do and said, "Your damage isn't enough. We'll do it together."
Their long-standing understanding allowed them to act in an instant.
An improved Defense Magic rose out of thin air. With their combined strength, they erected a Barrier Wall before them.
Like the ancient Steel Great Wall, this Barrier Wall forcibly stopped the Dragon's charge.
But the Dragon was not about to sit still and wait for death. It gathered mana in its mouth once more, and flames poured forth. It was no longer merely fire, but even more terrifying crimson lava.
Even this magical barrier began to develop tiny cracks under that breath attack.
Meanwhile, Rhode and Serie were still charging their magic.
The space around them was gradually consumed by darkness—not in an instant, but through a slow, steadily expanding devouring that lasted far longer.
"We're running out of time!"
Rhode stared at the cracks in the barrier, growing anxious.
To kill it in one strike, he and Serie had to maximize the power of this move, which required more time.
But now, they had little time left.
Fortunately, they were a team.
He still had his companions!
Som and Norn attacked from the side, forcing the Dragon to stop breathing fire and turn to deal with the two of them.
But that gave Erik an opportunity instead.
He swung a longsword identical to Norn's, leaped high into the air, and slashed at the Dragon's neck.
With a full-force strike, coupled with the Dragon's neck not being entirely covered in scales, he actually managed to leave a fairly deep wound.
The price was that the sword in his hand was completely ruined.
After all, both his and Norn's swords were ordinary weapons, far inferior to the specially Enchanted Dwarf-made weapon Som wielded.
Scalding Dragon blood sprayed from the Dragon's neck. In pain, it violently swung its head and sent Erik flying.
Norn hurried forward to catch him, and the two rolled into a ball across the ground.
And at that very moment, Rhode and Serie's magic was complete.
The space around them had been completely consumed by darkness. From outside, their figures could not be seen at all. The Dragon seemed to sense a fatal threat, but before it could flee, a beam of light shot out from the darkness.
It pierced straight through the Dragon's scale-protected chest.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment.
The Dragon's movements stiffened. It did not even feel pain, because the flesh and nerves around its chest had been completely burned away, along with its life force.
Then—
Boom!!!
The explosive effect of the Light Pillar erupted. The Dragon's body exploded from within, and countless burning fragments scattered in every direction.
Thus, the Dragon that had been quite famous even in the Mythical era died completely.
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