Whoosh—
Scorching flames instantly engulfed Li Wei, heating even the nearby stone walls until they glowed hot. The residual heat warped the air.
Fire Resistance (8:00)
Drawing his longsword, Li Wei swept aside the remaining flames. Feeling the terrifying heat around him, he sucked in a breath of hot air, his heart pounding with lingering fear.
Luckily, he had drunk the potion quickly enough, chugging down a Potion of Fire Resistance in one go. He had to admit, that blast of dragon breath had some serious kick. If he had reacted any slower, it might have blown him straight into the air.
"Oh? A human who isn't afraid of fire..."
A tremendous disturbance came from deep within the passage, surging all the way toward Li Wei.
Boom.
A gale swept through, and in the blink of an eye, a mountain-sized body blocked the other end of the passage. A massive dragon head lowered itself, one eye fixed on the tiny figure below. Its pupil, larger than a human head, brimmed with curiosity, so much so that it did not immediately attack again.
"So, you're the little bug the Dark Lord mentioned? Do you think being immune to fire is enough to deal with me?"
"How naive. Hahahahaha..."
The dragon grinned, letting out an eerie laugh.
Li Wei gave it a quick once-over and estimated that it was at least a hundred meters long.
This was the largest fire dragon of the Third Age—and also the last one.
"You're Smaug?"
"That's right, little bug. Why have you come here? For treasure, something in the mountain, or were you sent by someone to serve as my snack?"
"I've been waiting for you for a long time..."
"Still, I really can't see what makes you, the person the Dark Lord specifically