Rogue braced his hands on his knees and gasped for breath.
Blood streamed down from his forehead.
His left shoulder, chest, and abdomen were all wounded, and several tears had been ripped into his clothes.
The continuous fighting had nearly drained all his magic power.
But Livia was still standing there.
It had barely moved from its spot.
"It's not over yet."
Rogue raised his head.
He forced out the last of the magic power within him.
Black shadows rose from beneath his feet and covered his entire body.
"Shadow Dragon's..."
Rogue took a deep breath.
A vast amount of black magic power gathered in his mouth.
"Roar!"
Boom!
A pitch-black shockwave blasted straight toward Livia.
The ground along its path was torn up.
The ruined walls on both sides collapsed one after another.
The Shadow Dragon's Roar struck Livia in the chest, and smoke and rubble exploded at once.
Rogue stared fixedly ahead.
"I hit it..."
The smoke slowly dispersed.
Livia was still standing where it had been.
The scales on its chest were unbroken.
There was not even a single crack.
Rogue's eyes widened.
"That's impossible..."
Dragon Slayer Magic could indeed injure dragons.
But the gap in their strength was far too great.
His attack simply could not break through Livia's defenses.
The black dragon scales on Rogue's body began to fade.
The shadow magic enveloping his body dispersed as well.
"Cough!"
Rogue coughed up blood.
His legs gave out, and he dropped to one knee.
His magic power had been completely exhausted.
He could not even stand up now.
Livia lowered its head and looked down at Rogue.
"This ends here, Rogue."
Rogue jerked his head up.
"What did you call me?"
Livia did not attack.
"Humans cannot defeat dragons."
"Keep fighting, and you still won't change