Before I realized, Crystaâs fireball was about three cars huge.
The dragon seemed like it was gasping for breath.
ăEveryone! Escape! Youâll get caught in the attack!ă
I was taken aback by Dante-sanâs voice. That fireball might be able to defeat the dragon, but we will surely get caught in the explosion as well.
Crysta shot the fireball at the dragon, not waiting for the evacuation of the adventurers and soldiers â at that moment,
ăThe dragon isâŠ!ă
My eyes widened.
The dragon shot flames from its mouth, which was manyfolds more powerful than it was before â thrusting the dragonâs body forward.
ăWha!ă
It was the same type of acceleration that Crysta was producing with his explosions. However, the dragonâs explosion was uncontrolled, as such, even the dragon wasnât unscathed.
Even so, the dragon took that gamble.
âWounded beasts are most dangerousâ â we have been reminded time and again of that fact.
The dragonâs body crashed into the massive fireball that Crysta had just shot. The large explosion that wouldâve occurred nevertheless, enveloped Crysta together with the dragon.
Blinding light burst out.
Shock waves ran across. Flames from the explosion burned the city.
Just before the explosion, I got further away from the building. But the flames and shock wave travelled between buildings and threw me off the ground.\n
ăWhaaa!ă
I did not catch on fire, but I was blown away by the shock wave. I was blown about 5 meters forward and crashed into the stone pavement.
âŠHurts.
The pain felt as though every limb in my body was broken. My body was feeling numb. I cast a very small amount of healing magic â I wanted to save as much mana as I could, for if I had to heal a seriously injured person â and slowly stood up.
My ears did not pick up any sound. My eardrums might have not been torn, but I was temporarily deaf.
Debris was scattered on the stone pavement and the visibility was poor due to smoke and dust. The building I was hiding behind was partially destroyed.
When I went around the building and returned to the battlefield, I was left speechless.
There was a crater of about 30meters in diameter on the ground.
âŠIs that an adventurer or a soldierâs corpse that is sticking to the wall of the collapsed building like a blood vomit?
Looking at it would only make me vomit, so I tried not to look that way.
A little far away, the dragon lay with its neck twisted. Debris and rubble piled on it. Most of its scales had come off and the body was bloodied.
ăYou damn inferior creatureâŠ!ă
I was startled.
Those words entered my ear just when I was recovering my hearing.
The voice came from the sky. When I looked up, Crysta, whose clothes were half burned and his bloody skin exposed, descended while fluttering his tattered cloak.
He softened the impact of landing with ăFire Magică, and landed on the ground. Right when he landed, he went down to his knees. His hair was scorched and his face was full of soot. His original elegance was nowhere to be found.
ăHaa, haa, haa⊠Choosing to suicide bomb at the last second⊠Dragons donât make sense! I wish all dragons would just go extinct!ă
Crysta stood up while spitting curses, and walked towards the motionless dragon.\năSuch a pain in the butt! I am the âCrimson Dragon Slayerâ! You piece of shit!ă
He kicked the dragonâs huge belly. It looked like he was just kicking a wall. But for Crysta, it probably doesnât matter if the opponent was unresponsive, as long as he can let out his anger.
ăFuu⊠Where are the soldiers? It is beyond pathetic that these guys would run away from this kind of battle. Iâll never take another job in this backwater place againâ Huh?ă
At that moment, Crystaâs body just stopped.
I was watching from beginning to end, but I wasnât even able to raise my voice.
Because he moved way too fast, and also, I did not expect it at all.
ăI finally found you⊠Crysta-La-CrystaâŠ!!ă
Crystaâs stomach was skewered, with an arm sticking out.
That hairy arm was the one which held my head just a moment ago â it was Raikira-sanâs.
Raikira-san, who seemed to have been hiding from view, must have been waiting for this moment â the moment when Crysta defeats the dragon, and lets down his guard out of self-conceit.
The opportunity to avenge his brethrens.
Blood overflowed from Cristaâs mouth. It was clear that Crysta was only a few steps away from death, even without looking through ăWorld Ruleră.
ăRaikira-san!!ă
But I screamed.
Not to blame what Raikira-san has done.
But because my ăWorld Ruleră also reported another thing.
ăReiji⊠IâŠă
ăThe dragon is still aliveâă\n\nMy movement was a perfect copy of Raikira-sanâs flying kick. My kick landed right onto the dragonâs face, and I further added an explosion with ăFire Magică, which blew the car-sized face in the opposite direction.
ăWorld Ruleră informed me that my leg was cracked.
ăâŠâŠYou â were the one on the roofâŠâŠ?ă
My body was at its limit. My mana was also almost used up.
ăMimino-san⊠Mimino-san!ă
ăâŠReiji-kun?ă
ăPlease run away. You must at least surviveâŠă
I stood with my back to her and spread my hands. I knew that such a thin body cannot protect her. But still, I had to do it.
ăN-No, Reiji-kun! You should runâă
ăTell the reinforcements that the dragon is on its last leg.ă
I used my last bit of mana to activate ăFire Magică. Mimino-san was blown far away, and my body was blown in the opposite direction â rolling towards the dragon.
ăReiji-kun!!!!!ă
ăDonât go near, Mimino-san!ă
âŠI hear Non-sanâs voice. I wonder if she was nearby. If she holds down Mimino-san, I will be more than happy.
I was completely out of gas. But I protected Mimino-san.
ăâŠâŠYour body has a 10-star skillâŠâŠ? No, it doesnât matter. Breathe your last breath, small Brave OneâŠă
By the time the dragon opened its mouth, I had lost consciousness.
Iâve done it.
Iâm sure I must have been smiling in my last moments.