A voice suddenly rang from behind. Ur spun around just in time to see a test-tube-shaped vial of perfume hurtling toward him through the air. Not only that, but Ichiya, lying prone in the distance, gave him a thumbs-up and flashed a grin so bright it almost made Ur gag.
Hurriedly grabbing the Flying Perfume, Ur quickly shifted his focus back to the battlefield. Logically, Ichiya was definitely a good teammate; his magic was invaluable in combat.
But in other ways… Ur had every reason to believe this guy would eventually die by his own hand.
With the Flying Perfume, Ur finally had the means to engage Hitsuya in aerial combat. Ichiya's Aroma Magic was incredibly unique. The moment Ur inhaled the scent, a mysterious surge of magic flooded his body, quickly manifesting into a pair of invisible wings on his back. With just a thought, these wings could lift him into the sky, moving with surprising agility.
Buzz!
A massive wave of magic rippled from above. Ur looked up to see a huge green magic circle suddenly appear before Hitsuya, incomprehensibly massive. Countless strands of wind magic converged, whipping up a violent storm that engulfed the entire sky.
Ur: "…."
You might not believe it, but dragons can cast magic too, not just roar.
"Destruction Storm!" Hitsuya unleashed the spell. The gigantic green magic circle on his chest flared with divine light. The violent hurricane, filled with countless razor-sharp wind blades, instantly covered the space Ur occupied.
Ur's expression hardened. He poured magic into the Dark Dragon Fang; its edge blazed even brighter, as if forged from the fires of hell itself, radiating a menacing aura.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Ur slashed through the storm, blade flashing densely. Sparks flew from the Dark Dragon Fang as it collided with the wind blades.
He fought while retreating.
Finally, the storm fully enveloped him. Ichiya and the others saw a blinding flash, and then, Destruction Storm detonated.
Boom!
As expected, the mountain peak exploded again. The shockwaves rattled the entire ridge. Cracks appeared, landslides tumbled, massive boulders and chunks of earth sliding down the cliffs, as if a massive earthquake had struck.
Dragons possessed a natural biological edge over humans; their massive frames served as reservoirs of magic far beyond mortal comprehension. While Hitsuya might have lacked the tactical depth of a master like Makarov, his raw magical reserves were staggering, potentially even rivaling or exceeding the old master's.
Ichiya and his team watched the display, their eyes wide with disbelief. It was an inhuman force, and no matter how many times they witnessed it, the sheer scale of the power was difficult to process.
They worried for Ur, but at that moment, a figure shot out from the center of the storm. In the blink of an eye, he reached Hitsuya's side. The Dark Dragon Fang's flames flashed, a single slash embedded deeply into the dragon's body, blood gushing like a fountain.
"ARGH!!" The dragon howled in agony. Its scales were incredibly tough, but the Dark Dragon Fang was no ordinary weapon. With magic infused, more than half the blade sank into the dragon, cutting a massive diagonal gash.
Ordinary blades could not harm such a colossal body.
"ROOOAAR!!" Pain turned Hitsuya's eyes blood-red. He spun around and unleashed a Wind Bullet at Ur.
Ur dodged swiftly, circling behind the dragon. His Lava Body Armor glowed on his arms; several thousand kilograms of sheer mass, amplified by magic, slammed into Hitsuya with unmatched force.
Boom!
The sound was like rolling thunder, the air around him shattering under the impact. Hitsuya staggered from the blow, but before he could counterattack, Ur's relentless barrage rained down like heavy rain.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Each punch reverberated with a heavy thud, sending shockwaves through the air. Hitsuya's massive body was forced downward, finally crashing to the ground with a thunderous crash.
Snap!
Lava Magic, Lava Giant Claw!
Without hesitation, Ur unleashed a Lava Giant Claw +4 Enhancement. The complex magic circle beneath the drake flared to life, rapidly drawing in magic. A gigantic rock hand, at least two to three times larger than before, shot up and pinned Hitsuya's massive body to the ground.
The drake struggled instinctively, but even with its strength, it could only wobble against the enhanced Lava Claw—it could not break free.
Ur prepared to follow up with an Explosive Flame, but suddenly, pain shot through both his brain and body.
"No way! Not now!" Ur's heart leapt.
Continuously unleashing high-level spells, especially these ultra-powerful ones, was an enormous strain even on him. And he was already in poor condition.
Hitsuya's Destruction Storm had left countless scars on the Lava Beast Armor. The Dark Dragon Fang had developed more than a dozen nicks when cutting through wind blades, and a few wind slices even tore a bleeding gash across Ur's side.
"Damn it! This useless piece of junk. Why now of all times?!" Ur could only grumble silently.
[System: ...]
You can complain all you want. It's none of my business.
"ROOOAAR!!"
At that very instant of Ur's brief pause, Hitsuya opened his massive jaws and unleashed a deafening roar at the ground.
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