Chapter 133

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Chapter 133: Underground World (7)

Squeeeeeak!

A jet of black light spewed forth toward the front.

The spot where Ria had been standing was completely devastated, melted away.

Even a specialized tanker focused on defense would have their life taken in one hit by this powerful force.

Naturally, there was no way a magician who hadn’t prepared defensive magic could withstand it.

However, her status visible through the party window remained perfectly fine.

Thud!

“Goodness gracious, what if the person who said that can’t dodge?”

It turned out Roden, who happened to be nearby, had reacted and saved the unresponsive Ria.

For a moment, everyone was surprised at what had happened, but then Ria, realizing she was alive, bowed her head.

“I’m so sorry…”

“Haha, there’s nothing to apologize for.”

Roden cheerfully smiled and set her down on the ground.

Meanwhile, Lisa had fired another bolt into the dragon’s wing joint and hurriedly approached them.

“I’ll take care of Lady Ria.”

“Then I’ll leave it to you!”

Poof!

With his spear firmly gripped, Roden handed her over and left.

Though healers are usually the ones prioritized for protection, in their party, the healer instead took on the role of guarding the rear damage dealers.

This was possible because she could manage both keeping track of party members’ buffs and health while flawlessly protecting the party members.

“There’s a new pattern beneath your feet!”

Eil shouted, sensing something amiss.

Simultaneously, something bulged up from the floor.

Ziiing!

Large spikes emerged targeting the party members.

This was a new pattern shown by the dragon, and all the party members dodged by throwing themselves out of the way.

Before the spikes appeared, there was a faint vibration underfoot, and detecting this was necessary to avoid the pattern.

Due to its incredibly fast activation and subtle signs, most users wouldn’t even realize what was happening before they died.

But things were different for Eil and the three other party members.

Even though it was a pattern they were encountering for the first time, they had already noticed and figured out where the spikes would appear.

Of course, Ria wasn’t skilled in this area, but thanks to Lisa’s protection, she remained safe.

Ziiing!

Eil avoided all the patterns that activated multiple times beneath his feet.

And he grabbed the launcher, lodging an anchor into the dragon’s shoulder.

However, the chains he had fired earlier couldn’t last forever.

Zeeeng!

One by one, the initial chains started snapping as they couldn’t hold up any longer, causing the creature to thrash about more violently.

They needed to fire more chain anchors to restrain it.

But the dragon wasn’t just sitting idly by.

Kwaaang!

Thrashing about, the dragon broke several launchers on the upper-left side.

Despite being weapons designed to handle dragons, they weren’t indestructible when cumulative damage piled up.

‘This will get troublesome if all the launchers break. We need to finish this quickly.’

Surviving against a dragon with no restrictions would be unlikely.

Determined to hurry, Eil moved toward the launchers on the lower levels.

Tuuuung!

But then, the dragon’s eyes glowed as it emitted mana.

The dragon’s mana spread across the floor, covering the entire area, and soon froze all the party members in place.

‘Damn…’

‘We’ve been caught.’

Roden and Lisa were the same.

Unless you knew the pattern beforehand and prepared accordingly, there was no way to avoid this unavoidable evasion pattern.

Party members affected by the mana couldn’t move an inch.

Given how powerful this wide-range binding technique was, the duration itself wasn’t very long.

But being held even for this amount of time against an Epic Boss was fatal.

Hoooom!

The dragon’s arm stretched out toward Eil.

Among the immobilized party members, the creature had chosen Eil, and its sharp claws lunged to tear him apart.

Kwa-drrr!

But the dragon’s claws only scratched the floor.

Though it left a large mark after destroying much of the level, it failed to finish Eil.

He had already leapt high above, aiming his longsword at the dragon’s swinging arm.

[Steadfast Will (Hero)]

The abnormal state removal skill Eil had used moments ago.

One of the two active skills he had recently gained, allowing him to instantly escape the binding and leap upward to evade the attack.

Kwaaaang!

With great force, the crescent slash slammed down onto the dragon’s arm.

Clearly, the dragon possessed formidable health and high defense, requiring attacks with high defense penetration or immense firepower to be effective.

And right now, Eil met both conditions.

Crescent Slash with a penetrating effect passive skill, combined with the high-damage Crescent Slash technique.

CHAAARRRK!

The dragon’s crimson blood sprayed violently.

Its left arm had been cleanly severed.

This severance was made possible due to the significant health reduction.

KRAAAAAA!

Enraged, the dragon lost all sense of reason and charged toward him with full force.

But during that time, the bindings on the other party members had worn off.

Kwaaaang! Kwaaack!

A series of massive explosions occurred, swallowing the dragon’s gigantic body in noise and smoke.

Ria’s Seed of Annihilation struck the beast directly.

As expected, it was tremendous firepower.

Even though the casting was briefly interrupted due to the pattern, her concentration allowed her to continue the spell uninterrupted, living up to expectations.

Her incredible speed in casting magic and explosive damage dealing.

Her presence was making an impossible raid possible.

Tuuung! Kwaak!

During this time, Roden stationed on the opposite side had embedded a new chain anchor, and the assault proceeded at a rapid pace.

And as the monster’s health significantly decreased, a new pattern emerged.

Drrrrrr!

The violently shaking ground.

The second phase was activated as Belaragos the Drake’s health reached 30%.

Creeping darkness enveloped the creature’s battered body.

Then, from within the darkness, the dragon reappeared, now reduced to just bones, opening its enormous mouth wide.

Kiiiieeeeek!

What was classified as a dragon just moments ago was now a complete undead, exuding an even more malevolent aura.

Moreover, its level had instantly increased by 20.

The dragon unfurled its skeletal wings, now nothing but bone.

“That’s…”

“Crazy!”

Lifting its massive body, the dragon began to fly.

Shaking off all the chains, it circled around, bombarding the party with attacks.

KWAANG!

A black fireball shot from its mouth bombed the surroundings.

Everything exploded and fell into chaos, and Eil was caught in the explosion’s range, barely hanging on to his remaining health.

Lisa’s immediate healing replenished Eil’s health.

But with the situation like this, the launchers were useless.

“At this rate, we can’t bring it down!”

‘Damn! There has to be another way…’

Unexpected patterns had Eil struggling to come up with a countermeasure.

Ria also couldn’t easily cast her spells, and continuing like this would inevitably lead to a total wipe.

We had to find a solution.

‘Got it…!’

In a flash, Eil recalled the strategy and swung his arm.

[Apostle Exclusive, ‘Contribution Point Shop’ is now open!]

[As an Apostle, you are not restricted by regional limitations!]

[Search function has been activated!]

[Current Contribution Points: 31,160]

Eil opened the Contribution Point Shop interface.

His accumulated contribution points had already exceeded 30,000.

And he boldly spent 5,000 points to purchase a single scroll.

It was quite expensive, but now wasn’t the time to be frugal.

Paaaaaah!

Light emerged from the magical scroll laid on the floor.

This scroll required a considerable casting time to activate.

But the enraged dragon didn’t let the suspicious light below go unnoticed.

KWWAAAHHH!

A black breath attack soared toward Eil.

With no one around to help and still needing time…

“Eil-sama!”

“Hurry and dodge!”

The party members shouted at him.

Either abandon the scroll and run, or get caught in the breath attack.

The choice between the two options was obvious.

But Eil chose neither.

“Hmm…”

He raised the longsword he held in both hands, driving it forcefully into the ground.

A circular, pure white protective barrier expanded from where the sword was planted.

The dragon’s breath attack, which seemed capable of melting everything, was neutralized and disappeared upon contact with the light shield.

[Shield of Protection (Unique)]

A divine magic barrier skill that protects the surroundings.

Worthy of its top-tier Unique rank, it boasted enough durability to withstand even a powerful breath attack once.

And at that moment…

The awaited scroll activated, emitting a brilliant white light.

KWWAAAHHH!

The soaring white light pierced through the dragon.

An effect so intense it filled the room, yet it dealt no damage to the creature.

Because the scroll Eil had used was a ‘Gravity’ magic that forcibly pulled airborne objects to the ground.

[Top-Tier Gravity Scroll – Level 133]

Kiiiieeeek!

The dragon’s body twisted unnaturally, losing power in its wings.

Helplessly dragged down by some unknown force, it plummeted to the ground.

Though it cost 5,000 points to buy the Top-Tier Gravity Scroll, such a grade was necessary to affect an Epic Boss.

Drawing his sword, Eil shouted to the party.

“The duration is 5 minutes! We’ll end this within that time! Everyone, follow me!”

Eil boldly descended to the ground floor where the dragon was writhing.

Despite the giant dragon thrashing about with its blind tail and threatening wings, he paid no heed.

“Okay, let’s do this!”

“Ria-sama, please cover the back.”

Roden and Lisa, understanding the situation, immediately followed him down.

[The purchase is complete!]

[Top-Tier Banishment Scroll – Level 133]

[Top-Tier Weakness Scroll – Level 133]

New scrolls appeared in his left hand, and Eil stepped forward without hesitation.

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[Heresy against the Church has been punished!]

[The designated punishment according to ‘Sentencing’ has been successfully executed. Skill effects double stat bonuses.]

[Goddess’s Favor +3.51% (Current 102.96%)]

[Light Church Contribution +4,500]

[Faith Stat +20]

[Madness Stat +20]

[Title ‘Dragon Slayer’ obtained!]

[Epic Boss Monster, ‘Drake Belaragos’, has been defeated!]

[The legendary evil dragon awakened from the seal has been defeated! Your fame spreads throughout Eltris!]

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