The enormous Black Dragon soared in the sky. The ground was unlike the Dungeon; in the Dungeon, no matter how high, there was a limit, but the sky above ground had no dome.
And with the city's ultimate weapon, no, Orario's strongest Familia half-crippled, how was Orario going to fight this monster that had seized air superiority?
Just as people were at a loss.
A violent explosion erupted from a ruin.
"What happened! Was it another monster attack!"
Of course not. After the explosion, the people around saw a figure soar into the sky from where the explosion occurred.
Approaching the Black Dragon in the air at an extremely fast speed.
"Hey, hey, hey! That's, blast!? He's not dead yet!"
"Go! Blast! Take it down!"
Just like Takatsuki's title, Takatsuki stepped on the shockwaves generated by explosions in the air, constantly using small explosions to change direction, rapidly closing in on the Black Dragon in the sky.
The sound of the explosion attracted the Black Dragon's attention, but with one eye blind, it could only move its head to see what was making the explosion.
Then he saw something topped with crimson flames, striking upwards fiercely on its chin.
"Fire Dragon's... Sword Horn!"
Although the immense impact failed to penetrate the Black Dragon's scale armor defense, it caused its head to lift sharply, and Takatsuki's body also rushed upwards.
Blast!
Upon flying above the Black Dragon, a massive explosion flashed in the sky. The twenty-meter diameter explosion's impact force violently blasted Takatsuki down from the air again. Haki and 'Haki' simultaneously wrapped around his body to resist the explosion's damage, but his body was launched like a cannonball towards the Black Dragon's back.
"Fire Dragon's! Exploding Fist!"
The fist, imbued with Takatsuki's full power, slammed heavily onto the Black Dragon's right wing.
The Black Dragon had tough scales; even a full-force attack couldn't break through its defense, and Shikoutazer's bombardment couldn't harm it in the slightest. This was why it could rampage through Orario and annihilate Zeus and Hera Familia.
To kill the Black Dragon, one must have the attack power to break through its defense. Simply increasing the attack range and impact force was meaningless.
The giant explosion cloud seemed to be influenced by Takatsuki's will, converging towards Takatsuki's fist, then concentrating to a single point, reaching its peak.
The weakest wing membrane was forcibly torn open by the explosion's impact, creating a hole.
Even the Black Dragon had to follow basic laws of physics.
With one wing leaking air, it couldn't maintain balance in the sky and plummeted heavily towards the ground.
"The Black Dragon is falling! Get out of the way!"
The adventurers below cheered immediately when they saw Takatsuki's attack take effect. Once the Black Dragon fell, even they could attack it.
"Everyone! The chance to create a myth is at hand! The goal of the ultimate adventurer's quest! Its greatest advantage has now been nullified! We absolutely must not let it escape again! If it recovers its combat strength, then it will surely destroy Orario! Destroy our homeland!"
Finn stepped forward at the opportune moment, encouraging the surrounding adventurers.
In fact, without his call, some powerful adventurers already knew what needed to be done.
Ais had already rushed up, wrapped in a black hurricane, while Raul quickly ran to Takatsuki, who had been sent flying by the Black Dragon's wings when it fell.
"Mr. Takatsuki! Are you alright?"
Raul, holding an all-purpose elixir, saw Takatsuki in the ruins looking disheveled, but that wasn't the most important thing. Takatsuki's right fist was already bloody and mangled, revealing the white bone beneath.
Even though it was his own attack, and he had made full preparations, Takatsuki's right fist still couldn't withstand this immense power.
Raul unhesitatingly poured the potion in his hand onto Takatsuki's fist.
He knew that Takatsuki's combat power was the most crucial in this battle, after all, he was the only one who had broken through the Black Dragon's defense.
Although the adventurers below managed to restrain the flightless Black Dragon by various means, they couldn't break through its defense. They used ropes to tie the Black Dragon's body on both sides, and then adventurers on both sides pulled simultaneously, turning the battle into a pure test of strength.
If we can't break through its defense, then we'll restrict its movements and let the one who can break through come!
This was the core of this battle.
The all-purpose elixir's effect was remarkably significant, practically bringing the dead back to life and regrowing flesh on bones. With a hiss of steam, Takatsuki's fist healed.
"Thanks, Raul."
Takatsuki clenched his fist, feeling his healed injuries, and thanked Raul.
"No problem, Mr. Takatsuki, you are an important combat force. I need to go assist others, so I'll be going now."
With that, Raul ran off with his backpack.
"Takatsuki!"
"Takatsuki-kun!"
Familiar voices came from a distance. Takatsuki turned his head and saw Fu Hua leading the Hestia Familia running over.
"You all, have you recovered?"
Mei said somewhat shamefully, "Yes, I'm sorry, Takatsuki-kun, because of us, you suffered."
"That's right! That Freya woman is too despicable! She actually tampered with our memories! Where is that guy! I will definitely teach her a good lesson."
"Idiot Kiana, Freya has probably already been sent back."
"Ah!? Has that woman already been sent back? Did Takatsuki do it?"
Takatsuki shook his head: "The one-eyed Black Dragon did it. Don't say any more for now, I need to find a way to deal with that guy."
At this time, the Black Dragon was being restrained on the ground by adventurers using every possible means: ropes, heavy blows, gravity magic, adhesives, nothing was spared.
"Let's go help too, this Black Dragon doesn't seem very powerful after all."
Kiana said somewhat casually, looking at the Black Dragon lying on the ground, unable to break free.
Although the adventurers couldn't break through its defense, even Ais's black hurricane, generated by her Revenge Princess combined with magic, couldn't break through the Black Dragon's eyelid defense.
After one eye was blinded, the Black Dragon naturally knew how to protect its other eye.
"Let's go help too! My The Hand will definitely easily pierce its armor!"
"Yes! Let's go!"
Although Takatsuki had decided to leave Orario after this incident, he knew that this Black Dragon had appeared because of him, so within his capabilities, he still hoped to resolve it. Although he was selfish, he wasn't without conscience.
Moreover, he felt that there must be a hidden quest in the system to kill the Black Dragon and complete the final commission, and the rewards would undoubtedly be very generous, so it was worth fighting for. Of course, if things became impossible, he would still choose to flee.