Thunder Spear

"Uwaaaaaah!!"

The Demon Dragon let out a pained scream. It could feel that this power was completely different from human magic; its magical resistance was almost useless against it, and this strike had dealt it severe damage.

It would have been fine if it had not been injured. It could have withstood an attack like this without any trouble. But in its current wounded state, such an attack was fatal.

At that moment, a thought suddenly flashed through its mind—death.

No matter what, it could never have imagined that one day, it would be driven into such a desperate situation by a mere human.

"No! I can't die!!"

"I am a noble dragon! How could I possibly be killed by a mere human?!"

"That's right! I don't need to fight him head-on!"

"This guy's transformation only lasts one minute. Several dozen seconds have already passed. As long as I avoid him for the remaining seconds, I'll be safe."

"Then I can deal with him afterward! Why should I make myself suffer?"

At that moment, the Demon Dragon's fierce will to survive erupted. It pushed off the ground with all its strength, spread its wings, and shot rapidly into the sky.

"The Demon Dragon ran away?!!"

Everyone was stunned to see the Demon Dragon flee. Such a powerful Giant Dragon had actually been driven away by Qi Yan. His strength was far too terrifying.

"Brat! I won't fight you. In a few dozen seconds, you won't have any combat strength left! Then won't you be completely at my mercy? Just wait. I'll make you watch everyone die right before your eyes. I'll torment you endlessly until you wish you were dead!!"

"This is bad!!"

Hearing the Demon Dragon's words, everyone's expressions changed. If it really came back to attack them, they would be finished.

Qi Yan was not flustered in the slightest. He said calmly, "Can you escape?"

Qi Yan brought his hands together, gathering Spirit Particles in his palms, then pulled them apart to either side.

A Spirit Particle spear engulfed in azure flames floated before Qi Yan.

"Thunder Spear!"

Qi Yan raised the spear in his hand and watched the Demon Dragon gradually fly farther away. Rather than attack immediately, he waited patiently.

"Mm... this distance should be about right. If it's too close, the others might be in danger."

Qi Yan assumed a throwing stance, then hurled the Thunder Spear at the Demon Dragon with all his strength.

The Demon Dragon seemed to sense something and turned to look behind it. It saw the Thunder Spear shooting toward it. Just as it prepared to dodge, a searing pain suddenly erupted from its wounds. They were the wounds left behind when Qi Yan had used Take Over Magic on Yoriichi Tsugikuni. It had not expected them to flare up at this moment. Because of that pain, the Demon Dragon missed its chance to evade.

"No—!!"

Amid Demon Dragon Alazam's terrified gaze and agonized scream,

Squelch!

The Thunder Spear pierced into the Demon Dragon's body.

"Boom——!!"

An explosion of energy comparable to a Giant Dragon's roar erupted in the sky. Azure energy transformed into a pillar of light and rapidly spread outward.

The Demon Dragon's body was instantly swallowed by the energy blast.

"Eekaaaaah!!"

"Waaaaaah!!"...

Everyone cried out in terror. The power of this energy explosion was no weaker than the Demon Dragon's roar. They had never expected to experience magic of such destructive force again.

The energy shockwave annihilated everything around it. Fortunately, this explosion occurred in the sky and far enough away from the city, so the impact and destruction on the city were much less severe.

Not long after, the explosion subsided, and the Demon Dragon was nowhere to be seen in the sky.

Everyone stared at the sky in shock.

"The... the Demon Dragon... is dead?"

The speaker sounded uncertain.

"Yes! It's dead!"

Quite a few people present were magic swordsmen with magical power. They could easily sense whether the Demon Dragon's immense magical power was still present. Yet they could no longer sense even a trace of its magic, which proved only one thing: the Demon Dragon had been killed.

"OOOOOOH!! This is great!!"

"The Demon Dragon has been killed!!"

"We survived!!"

"Long live Mr. Qi Yan!! Long live Mr. Qi Yan!!"...

After confirming that the Demon Dragon had truly been eliminated, everyone cheered.

Not long ago, after witnessing the Demon Dragon's terrifying strength, everyone had fallen into despair. Who could have expected that at the critical moment, Mr. Qi Yan would step forward once more and destroy the nearly invincible Demon Dragon? He was truly incredible.

[Ding! SS-Rank mission: Eliminate the Demon Dragon, completed!]

[Reward obtained: Two ten-pulls!]

Seeing the system notification, Qi Yan let out a sigh of relief. Since the system said he had completed the mission, the Demon Dragon was truly dead.

Qi Yan released his Take Over state. In the next instant, an indescribable wave of exhaustion swept over him. Before he had any time to react, he collapsed to the ground with a thud and passed out.

When Qi Yan woke up again, he was already lying in a large bed. It seemed that someone had carried him back after he fainted.

Qi Yan opened the system panel with practiced ease.

[Host: Qi Yan]

[Age: 18]

[Race: Human]

[Magic Power: ★★★★]

[Magic: Take Over Magic]

[Character Cards: Ulquiorra Cifer (Gold), Yoriichi Tsugikuni (Gold)]

[Current Draws Available: Twenty.]

Looking at his panel, Qi Yan felt a strong sense of accomplishment well up inside him.

His magic power had reached four stars. Even in the Fairy Tail Guild, that would count as first-rate.

Fortunately, he had not recycled either of those Character Cards. If he had recycled either one during this battle, he could never have achieved the final victory.

With twenty draws, he wondered whether he could pull another gold Character Card.

"Creak!"

The bedroom door opened, and Erza walked in from outside.

The moment she saw that Qi Yan was awake, delight flashed across her face. She quickly walked over. "Qi Yan, you're awake!!"

"How are you? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?" Erza asked with concern.

Qi Yan shook his head. "I'm fine. I'm just alright. I only used up too much magic power."

Erza could not help but breathe a sigh of relief upon hearing that. "That's wonderful! You've been unconscious for three days. I was worried sick."

"Three days?!"

Qi Yan had not expected to have been unconscious for three days. He had thought he had merely slept for one night. It seemed his own body was still too weak and could not quite withstand the consumption of Gold Character Cards. Once he returned, he would need to hurry up and train his body more.

"I can't believe that just sleeping once took so long. Is His Majesty the King alright?"

"His Majesty is fine. He's handling official business right now."

"That's good, that's good!"

He had not forgotten why he was here. He still had not received the SS-Rank mission reward or the championship prize for the World's Strongest Swordsman Tournament.

Qi Yan eagerly jumped out of bed.

"Let's go see His Majesty. Now that the mission is complete, it's time to collect the payment."