It's a bit of a letdown so far, but...
It's kind of creepy, isn't it?


　Xeno, who first took the blazing old dragon's hate, is still unharmed, and Hannah, the dodging tank flying next to her, is trying to observe her opponent's movements. However, the blazing old dragon has so far only struck a corrosion breath that can be comfortably avoided by retreating into the air, and its movements are as slow as a turtle.


''Power Arrow.''
"Salamander bracelets.


　But as Diniel's bone piercing arrows and Leia's spirit magic attacked it, reddish-black blood began to flow down from the bones of the cured old dragon. The blood, which showed no signs of hardening even after being struck by the flames, dyed the whole body of the sore old dragon black. At the same time, a change occurred.


''That was........''


　As blood swirled around the left chest of the bloody old dragon, Korina definitely heard the sound of life pulsing at the same time. The sound was not an auditory hallucination peculiar to her that could read signs of death, but it was definitely pulsing in the empty left chest of the fiery old dragon.

　As soon as the huge heart was created, the burning old dragon let out a powerful roar as if it had been born from its mother's belly, in contrast to the grudge-laden one before. At the same time, red blood that appeared to be fresh blood splashed around, but some of it was clearly heading towards the Xeno at an angle.


''Kook!


　The red blood coagulated in the air in the blink of an eye, pointed like a spear, and attacked Xeno's armor. The hand shield only prevented a direct hit to his face, but because he was in the air, he couldn't withstand the impact and retreated.


It seems to be able to control blood. Do you want to shoot for now?
''We'll just have to wait and see. We'll assess the attack first.
'There's a hint of trouble with excessive watchfulness. Maybe that's not just the heart that's regenerating, either.


　Red blood was circulating around the burning old dragon as if it was an invisible blood vessel, and the thin red line made the outline of the dragon slightly visible. And inside the body, black blood was beginning to gather in one area again, and there were signs that it was regenerating in the same way, though not as rapidly as before.


''If Hannah can't function, what she can fight won't be able to fight. And for that reason, we have to let the attacks go out to some extent.''
Well, I guess we'll have to deal with that first.


　While listening to Leleia's thoughts, Diniel fired arrows with unseen handwork to destroy the blood spear of the burning old dragon that is still relentlessly aiming at Xeno. It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you are looking for. However, the blood spear is still alive and well now and heads towards Xeno without losing its initial momentum.


'It's troublesome that it has to be destroyed!　Combat Cry!


　The number of blood spears that will follow you all the way down if you don't destroy them has decreased, which gives Zeno the time to draw his sword, and he releases a silver fighting spirit while cutting down some of them that are still coming at him with his short sword. At the same time, the healing wish that Korina had turned in beforehand comes true and Zeno's injuries are healed.


'The main body is coming too!


　The blazing old dragon that received the Combat Cry ran towards Xeno with a faster movement than before. As time passed, the number of invisible blood vessels continued to increase and the blood circulated throughout the body with every heartbeat. In proportion to that, the seared old dragon, which has increased in speed, raises its paws to knock off the Xeno in the air. But it was still as slow as a mounted golem in its initial state.

　Naturally, Xeno avoided the creepy paw with only blood circulating around the bones. However, as soon as that paw hit the ground, a blood vessel popped and fresh blood flew up in the air at the same time.


'I knew it would be something like that!


　The blood that came out of the ground from the ground where he swung his paw down was in the shape of a spine, and was approaching to pierce his body in the form of a thorn, but Xeno, who was expecting it, used his aerial movement to avoid it. Then the blood crystals that protruded like a sharp iceberg quickly melted and turned into liquid underneath the sore old dragon, returning.


''Diniel. Please refrain from attacking the place where that blood is running through. I'll aim for the heart first.
"If I shoot Stream Arrow, it's going to be a disaster. Twin arrows.


　If he destroyed the blood vessels, the overflowing blood like he had just done would come at the hate-bearing Xeno. Diniel sharpened his eyes as he half-jokingly said it and used his skills to release two arrows at the same time. A sound that sounded like a burst in the ancient castle of oblivion.

　An ordinary archer's twin arrows would just be two arrows flying, but Diniel's arrows were still blazing towards the old dragon's heart while the first and second arrows lined up neatly. A double arrow that can be shot only because of Diniel's decades of experience, his mature physical abilities as an elf, and his understanding of the skills of an archer.


''Ah.''


　However, it was difficult to avoid all the countless blood vessels, or perhaps it was difficult to avoid all the blood vessels, and several of them were torn to shreds on the way, making the arrow feathers wet with blood. However, the momentum didn't wane as the first shot pierced the heart, followed by the second shot that followed in the same place.


''It's too much trouble.''


　Along the way, he also uses Eagle Eye to observe the perspective of the arrows, and Diniel releases them one after the other with modifications. When releasing the occasional mixed attribute arrows, especially arrows using lightning magic stones, a roaring sound that could be mistaken for a lightning strike can be heard.


It's still a bit of a mess. Without skills, that was strange, right?　It's like a monster pulling a bow.


　Hanna, who was looking at the way she was too powerful to even see the trajectory of a normal shot, was chilled to the bone. It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to get a good idea of what you're looking for. That may be partly due to her high skill in handling the bow, but it wouldn't be possible to talk about it if she didn't have the muscle power to begin with.

　Hannah was also confident in her muscle strength among the female explorers. In fact, it was safe to say that when she was in Aldoret Crow, she had rarely been defeated by leg strength.

　However, after coming to the Infinite Circle, he was losing that confidence. Even Korina, who was the most impotent in terms of status, was stronger than a man's Tsutomu, probably because she was trained on the job when she was a nurse. And in terms of pure power, Amira is the best in the infinite circle, which makes me wonder what the days of women being impotent a long time ago were all about.


'Hannah, is it about time you got a grasp on this?'


　Unknowingly, Hanna's mind had begun to dominate the muscle thing, and she didn't seem to be able to concentrate, so Korina, who still had plenty of time to spare, approached and called out to her. Then Hanna spread her blue wings as if she was giggling, but quickly returned her gaze to the blazing old dragon.


''The attack seems to be fine for now, even if you replace the tank right away. ........But it doesn't seem to be that way, does it?


　He had roughly grasped the attack pattern of the Glazed Ancient Dragon. It's not that scary at the moment. The problem is the blood manipulation attacks, but looking at it calmly, there are many of them in a pattern.

　Basically, they usually come at you in the form of a blood splash, and they don't have that much range or tracking ability. The only thing that's troublesome is the auto-tracking blood spear shown at the beginning. And although Xeno dared to take it because he was verifying how much damage he would take if he was hit by the attack, he would also be in the category of being able to avoid it if he wanted to.

　However, there is no way that a hierarchical lord of a hundred levels would end up like this. In fact, the signs of this can also be felt in Hanna. The increase in blood vessels and regeneration of organs. Perhaps it could be imagined that it would become stronger as time went on.

　Corina nodded at Hannah's words and squinted at the part of the sore old dragon that would be regenerating.


''Perhaps now, from that shape, it's making a liver.
The liver...?
It's a liver, as the Japanese call it. It has a bit of a bitter taste, but it's a delicious part of the body.
Oh, you know, something nutritious, right?　I don't like it, but...


　Hannah stuck out her tongue, remembering the bloody smell peculiar to the liver, or maybe it was just her tongue.


'That hierarchical lord started attacking with blood after the heart was created.
Well, what happens when the liver regenerates?
I don't know what happens to it exactly, but I suppose the most noticeable role of the liver is detoxification. Is it that poisons become ineffective?
Poison.... that should be okay, right?
We won't know for sure until it's regenerated, so we urgently need to find out what will happen if any part of the body is regenerated this time. It would be best if we could destroy the heart, but at that rate, it's unlikely to happen soon.


　In the range of not taking away the hate from Xeno, Diniel and Leia are attacking the heart, but although they are able to inflict wounds, they are not able to stop the powerful pulsation of the heart. It's a good thing that you can't use blood to destroy the huge heart, which is made up of rubbery muscles, but it will likely take a reasonable amount of time to stop it from functioning.


''However, I might be able to help a little this time.
'Oh?　That's unusual. Corina says that much.
''I'm sure there are differences between different demons, but I know more than most people when it comes to organs. From the looks of it, that hierarchical lord's organs are also in the category that I can identify, and if that's the case, I can do it.


　Corina said with a happy smile, happy that her knowledge might be useful in attacking a hundred levels.


'I can't heal people like a terrific surgeon, but I know the structure itself well, thanks to watching it up close. If it's to break them, I can do it too.
Hey.


　Hanna was almost don't expecting such behavior and expressions from Korina.