13-The decisive battle with the dragon




"Come on, you fragile wizard! I want to die!

'Uh....'

 The dragon swings its wings and flies high as it is.
 I don't know what in the world they are trying to set up. Although from the skill structure, it will probably either bite you or spit out flames.
 I can't just take the attack.

Eat my flames!

Oh, you're giving me notice.

 With a shout, a ball of flame is spat out from the dragon.
 This would mean that this is the power of flame level 60. It's coming at me at high speed, and I strike it as hard as I can. My fist is swung out with all my might, and the ball of flame is easily erased.
 It's a little hot from my wrist, but that's about it.

'........Mm.

 But the dragon wonders what I did.
 Well, you hit the ball of fire with your fist and then just disappeared. It's hard to understand. I also don't know the principle behind the disappearance. Is there some kind of vacuum wave being generated?
 The dragon once again spat out a ball of fire at me. This time in succession, about five in a row.

''Die!''

f*ck it.

 He swings his fists out, kicks his feet up and drowns out the ball of fire.
 If it doesn't hit, this is just a performance. It's not even very powerful. If it was a beam of fire that was spat out endlessly, it might be a threat, but at best it was only something I could drown out.
 I don't understand why I'm so ecstatic about this level of power. This is the first time I've fought a dragon, but I wonder if it's like this.

 Next, the dragon spread its wings with all its might and glided down, charging towards me.
 It must be planning to bite me with its mouth lined with sharp fangs.

''Hah!''

 With the dragon's roar, its huge mouth is approaching.
 However, I'm in no particular hurry. I'm not going to be able to tell the trajectory of an attack that is coming at me in a straight line. I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what to do with it.
 It's just a bother because it's flying through the air.
 If you're going to come all the way up to me, I'm grateful.

"Hmph!

What?

 I raise my leg as hard as I can towards the mouth of such a dragon that is approaching me. However, just enough not to crush it.
 It's a bite that you're proud of, that you've taken the trouble to produce. I don't know where she intended to bite me with those sharp fangs, but I'm not sure.
 My leg kicked up its lower jaw as hard as it could.

I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what to expect. Wha........!

Is that all you got?

Guhaha!

 A horn, growing on the dragon's head.
 I grab it and slam it to the ground as hard as I can. No matter how huge the dragon is, it can't move if its head is held down.
 I use my full strength to block the dragon's movement.
 I grab its horns and hold it down, and it does not move at all. The dragon screams in confusion.

Wha...? Why? Why this, my dear!

 This is the first time I've fought a dragon.
 But I've fought other demons many times. For five years, I have been challenging not only the ruins of Rilkara, but also various other labyrinths.
 There were also flying demons. There was also a huge enemy that would bite me. There were also enemies that spit out balls of fire. I've defeated all of them.
 The demons that appeared, such as the lowest level of the Lil'Cara Ruins, were all in the 80s.

 For me, who had been running through there.
 A level 66 dragon - to borrow his words - is dwarfed and vulnerable.
 If you put your mind to it, it's nothing more than an enemy that can be kicked to death with a single blow.

''Hey........''

'Ugh! Hey! Get your hands off of me!

 You said a lot of things about people.
 That demon wielders are weak or defective. That only diminutive dogs could mate with them.
 But you know what?
 You're the one who said so much, and now you're going to be my friend.

How can you........how can you be so close to death?

Ha, ha!

What do you want me to do? It seems that as long as you activate the chains of servitude, you'll recover all your strength for now. But if you get serious and kick it, you might die.

 I don't know what to do to bring the dragon to the brink of death.
 So, it's a good time. Let me examine it.
 The head of the dragon that's being held down - the head of the dragon that's growing in its mouth, I put my hand to its fangs.

 The skill of capturing a demon is to 'take control of a certain percentage of demons that are incapable of fighting'.
 However, this 'inability to fight' is vague, and it's unclear what kind of state it's in. That's why I thought it should be verified.
 Currently, 'inability to fight' is equal to dying. It means that the attack is threatening our lives indefinitely.
 But is there any other way to get to 'incapacitated'?

''Nunn!

'Ughhhhhh!

 With all his might, he snaps the dragon's fangs.
 It's thick and sharp fangs, but no demon would die if its fangs were broken. I know that if the head or belly or any other important part of the body was destroyed, it would die. However, if it's fangs, it won't die easily, no matter how many times you break them.
 But by breaking the fangs one by one.
 That's where the pain comes in.

"But, ah...! You, you, you, you...!

'Oh come on, you've only broken one. Nuh-uh!

'Guhaaaaah!

 The second fang is snapped off.
 Blood gushes out from the base of the fangs and spreads to the ground where I hold it down.

"Ki-sama....what the hell...!

How do I make you surrender to me?

What...

I think I'm going to verify it.

 The condition for capturing a skill demon is 'incapable of combat'.
 Is it limited to the case of a physical near-death situation? Or is that not the case?
 A grin twisted his mouth. What's about to take place is one-sided violence.
 You've disrespected me a lot, so this level of retribution is fine.

'For now, I'm going to break your fangs. Once the fangs are done, the claws are next. When those are gone too, we'll scale them.

What are you doing?

"Until you surrender to me with all your heart. Until you are mentally 'incapable of fighting'. Hmph!

Gooaaaah!

 He snapped the third tusk and then went on to the next one.
 A physical 'inability to fight' and a mental 'inability to fight'.
 If a dragon sincerely thinks 'I can't beat this guy', it would mean that it is equal parts 'incapable of fighting'.

'Come to think of it, you didn't have a name, did you?'

Oh, God...!

'Rejoice. When you give in to me, I'll give you a name. Well, how about Puppy or something like that? Cute, right? Phew!

'Ughhhh!

 The dragon screamed at my one-sided violence.

 The chains of servitude were wrapped around its neck as it snapped its twenty-fifth fang.