Chapter 116: Death of the Dragon (Part One)
2015-03-19
Author: Floating Tower
Roar!
A deep, muffled roar echoed, seemingly filled with immense pain. The massive body of the adult white dragon shuddered, and then its thick dragon tail was retracted, sweeping toward Soren on its back. Hot blood splattered as Soren’s twin blades struck the dragon’s wing bone, creating a wound nearly twenty centimeters long, faint traces of bone visible underneath. Even though the white dragon exhaled frigid dragon breath, its blood was boiling hot, with a temperature close to fifty or sixty degrees. When it splashed onto the skin, it felt slightly burning.
Dragon blood has a certain burning effect.
The dragon tail, accompanied by a whistling wind, struck at Soren, who did not turn around at all. Using his ability to listen to the wind for positioning, he stretched out his hand against the dragon’s back to support himself, then twisted his body to slide sideways, evading the horizontal sweep of the dragon’s tail. The enormous body of the dragon provided him with ample attacking angles, while also making it easier for him to dodge the enemy’s attacks. In the eyes of many top-tier wanderers, fighting within the range of a giant dragon was safer than confronting it head-on.
Clang, clang!
A series of seven or eight blade flashes appeared as Soren continuously slashed at the white dragon’s body.
It seemed that blood was splattering everywhere, but the data and Soren’s experience both told him that these injuries were not fatal because he had only cut through the dragon’s flesh. He had not penetrated deep enough to damage any internal organs, and slight bleeding would be hard to bring down an adult dragon in a short time.
“Activate Sword Intent: [Heavy Chop]!”
“Armor-piercing attribute triggered! … You deal 12 (+3) slashing damage to the target! …”
“Activate Sword Intent: [Horizontal Slash]!”
“Armor-piercing attribute triggered! … You deal 6 (+3) slashing damage to the target! …”
………………
Soren’s seemingly fierce attacks actually inflicted quite limited damage since the adult white dragon’s scale defenses were too strong, almost negating the majority of Soren’s damage. Unless he could continuously hit the same spot, meaning after he broke through one layer of the dragon’s scale defense, his next attack would have to target the same point to deal more damage. But for Soren, who still needed to dodge the dragon’s attacks, such a requirement was too high.
Roar!
The white dragon finally grew angry and annoyed by Soren’s jumping around on its back. It abandoned its majestic dragon presence and directly rolled over like a lazy donkey, attempting to crush Soren under its massive body. However, this was evidently hard to achieve; Soren swiftly dodged as the giant dragon flipped over, immediately slicing toward the dragon’s abdomen. With a metallic scraping sound, sparks flew, but Soren found that he couldn’t even penetrate the dragon scales.
Dragon scales are made of metallic material.
Every pureblood dragon has a habit of devouring metallic ore, so most of their scales have a metallic structure. Dragon scales are not like those of snakes or lizards, which are made of keratin. Therefore, Soren’s slash felt like hacking against incredibly tough armor. Especially when the dragon was puffing up, its incredibly strong muscles made it difficult for his attacks to penetrate deeply and reach vital areas.
—”Dragon Wing Strike!”
A gust of wind surged up. Soren barely avoided the attack, yet still got grazed.
After forcing Soren down with a flip, the white dragon immediately flapped its wings and struck him. The previously thrown spear had started to take effect, ripping a more than half-meter-long gash in the dragon wing during its next attack. A large quantity of blood gushed out; its own attack caused tearing damage that, surprisingly, was higher than the three to five slashes Soren had initially inflicted. At least the dragon wings on either side were nearly torn apart.
Boom!
Soren’s figure was swept by the dragon wing, sending him flying. The raging wind caused him to roll over continuously. He grit his teeth and swallowed back the blood that had nearly reached his throat and then stabbed his curved blade into the ground, curling up in place. The dragon wing strike was an extremely aggressive attack method, and one lacking sufficient physical attributes could be directly knocked unconscious. Soren, lucky or simply quick on reflex, narrowly avoided a full strike, so his injuries weren’t too severe.
One, two, three.
Soren silently counted the time in his heart. When the fierce wind suddenly paused for a moment, he suddenly dropped to all fours, adopting the pose of a sprinter as he dashed forward fiercely like a cheetah. This time, he burst forth with extraordinary speed, practically leaping into the air with the strength of his transformation. The smaller a creature’s size, the more impressive its jumping ability, so even though the dragon’s strength was astonishing, its large body limited its leaping capabilities.
—”Sword Intent: [Decapitation]!”
Finally, seizing the opportunity after the white dragon executed its dragon wing strike, Soren’s eyes gleamed with a hint of bloodlight as he struck directly at the dragon’s slender neck. After a person attacks, there is a brief period of stiffness, and the giant dragon in front of him was no exception. It would take a deep breath before releasing its dragon breath and still needed another deep breath afterward. The powerful dragon wing strike required even more recovery time. Soren had been waiting for this moment, knowing that after a dragon wing strike, almost all dragons experienced roughly a second of stiffness, just like trying to retract a full-force punch.
One second of time.
For Soren now, it was enough!
Clang.
Soren’s agile figure executed a nearly 360-degree rotation mid-air as he gripped his blades with both hands, striking toward the white dragon’s neck. This time, his powerful attack finally broke through the protection of the dragon scales, the force sufficient to sever iron biting deeply into the dragon’s neck, becoming lodged against the vertebra. Soren had never expected he could sever the dragon’s head with one strike, unless he were a legendary-level raging barbarian, so after hitting the dragon’s neck, he immediately stepped back.
Roar!
A shrill, miserable cry erupted as the white dragon violently shook its long neck, directly using the horns on its head to ram into Soren’s abdomen. Accompanied by a muffled sound, blood gushed out abundantly, as the white dragon’s fierce might pierced through Soren’s abdomen with its horn. Not only did blood flood out in large quantities, but even the intestines inside were faintly visible!
A ruthlessly cold data appeared:
“Activate Sword Intent: [Decapitation]!”
“Decapitation failed! … You deal critical hit effect! … Target takes 76 slashing damage! … Target enters bleeding status!”
“Hit by dragon horn puncture! … You take 69 piercing damage! … You enter severely injured status! … You enter bleeding status!”
………………
Thud.
Soren’s figure fell to the ground, finally unable to contain the blood, which erupted forth, and he couldn’t stop coughing slightly.
If he remembered correctly, the power attribute of an adult white dragon was around 27 points. This terrifying power was more horrifying than that of many giants, and any casual attack could inflict tremendous damage on an enemy. However, the white dragon’s injuries weren’t much better; Soren’s decapitation attack had hit a blood vessel, also putting it into a bleeding state. If it were just the two of them facing off, the chances of the white dragon winning would likely be higher, but there was not just Soren present.
How could dragon-slaying be a solo battle?!
Without absolute confidence, few would dare to do so.
“Attack!”
Soren struggled to stand up, looking a bit disheveled. A faint spell light emerged from his hand, and then he saw a portal connecting to the earth element plane, followed by an earth element appearing before him. As Soren struck the vital area of the white dragon’s neck, other pirates regained some courage. He took a small step back and said in a deep voice, “Surround it and attack; it’s almost done for!”
In fact.
The adult white dragon in front of him still had more than half of its health remaining, and its combat power was still very formidable. However, Soren needed to give his subordinates confidence, so he had to create the illusion that the giant dragon was close to collapsing. Only in this way could they continue to fight, as pirates love to take advantage of a situation and press an advantage; they couldn’t unleash their strongest combat power in a challenging situation.
A bottle of healing potion was poured into his mouth.
Soren pressed his hand against his abdominal wound, quickly bandaging it with a makeshift tourniquet to staunch the bleeding as quickly and crudely as possible.
It looked like a shocking injury!
But Soren’s combat power had hardly decreased, as his current physique had transcended that of mortals. Compared to the time he was stabbed in the heart in Taro Port, this injury was hardly worth mentioning.
Swish, swish, swish!
A series of spears were thrown out, and daring pirates circled around the white dragon to attack, although two more of them had died within just a minute. However, they could clearly see that the giant dragon’s reaction speed was no longer as quick. Soren had struck its vertebra, which made it inconvenient for its head to turn, and its enormous body made it difficult to evade attacks. The nearly torn dragon wings on its back further hindered its movement, unless someone helped pull all the grappling spears off its wings.
—”Vampire’s Touch!”
Just when the adult white dragon took a deep breath, preparing to unleash its dragon breath once more, Soren suddenly dashed forward and lightly touched it.
A radiant flash of divinity emerged.
The white dragon’s entire body stiffened for about half a second, its dragon breath paused momentarily, and then a pure stream of life force surged into Soren’s body. As a special spell generated from weakened divinity, Vampire’s Touch should be one of the hardest abilities for Soren to evade. It directly siphoned off sixty points of life from the adult white dragon before transferring it to Soren.
His injuries rapidly healed!
However, the white dragon’s injuries had plunged it into a severely wounded state.
Soren’s combat power retained nearly ninety percent, while the white dragon’s life force had diminished by almost half, and a third of the surrounding pirates had fallen.
The balance of battle had begun to tilt in Soren’s favor! (To be continued ~^~)
