Episode 160 Battle with the FireDrake

I intended to get close to it by erasing my presence as much as possible. However, when the FireDrake noticed my presence, it raised its long neck and turned its gaze towards me, letting out a terrifying roar.

It didn't have the magical effect of the CrazyBear, but it was powerful enough to frighten the enemy. I tried to activate 'Thunder Sword' but it was too late.

The FireDrake with its wings spread wide created a strong wind and flew into the air. To fly with that huge body, strength alone wouldn't be enough. I thought some kind of magic was at work, but I didn't know.

I quickly activated 'Boomerang Wing'. When I got on the Reverse V-shaped Wing that appeared, the seat belt was automatically tightened.

I jumped into the air and chased after the FireDrake. The Mid-boss, FireDrake, was calmly dancing in the sky. But when it saw me jumping it, it began to approach me.

I activated 'Magnetic Barrier'. The FireDrake, which was flying higher than me, glared at me and swooped down.

Then, it opened its mouth wide. At that moment, a Magnetic Barrier Wall was deployed diagonally upward. The FireDrake spat out a flame breath towards me.

A band of flame, like a flamethrower, hit the Magnetic Barrier and bounced back. When I looked at the D-Particle Magnetic Core, its size decreased visibly. It consumed D-Particles to increase the strength of the Magnetic Barrier.

The FireDrake and I crossed in the air. I gained altitude while turning left. The FireDrake seemed to have swung in the opposite direction.

When I drew a circle and returned to the starting point, the FireDrake also circled and came towards me. I prepared to cast 'Thunder Sword'. The maximum range of this magic was about 200 meters, but the effective range was about 80 meters.

It was my first time in a full-fledged dogfight, so I couldn't get a sense of the distance. Apparently, I activated 'Thunder Sword' before it entered the effective range.

The FireDrake exhaled a flame breath towards the D-Particle Thunder Sword. Thanks to that, the D-Particle Thunder Sword malfunctioned. Before it approached, the D-Particles were converted into free electrons and released towards the FireDrake.

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A bolt of lightning ran through the air and hit the FireDrake. However, due to the distance, the power had dropped. The electricity had dispersed along the way like the branches of a tree.

The FireDrake let out a cry of pain, and for a moment the paralyzed giant fell in altitude. However, in just a moment, it began to flap its wings and take distance.

I chased the fleeing FireDrake. When I chased after it at the maximum speed of 180 km/h, I slowly approached it. The FireDrake noticed it and turned right.

I also made a right turn, but maybe because our flight speed was fast, I made a large turn. I felt that the FireDrake was superior in aerial maneuvers. Since the distance had opened a little, I chased after it hard.

"Aerial combat is difficult."

[ This is not the time to complain. We will soon be within the effective range of 'Thunder Sword'. ]

While trying to activate 'Thunder Sword', the FireDrake turned left. I hurriedly turned left and followed, but I separated from it again.

After that, I approached it many times, but it was able to turn around and escape just before I could attack.

"I will attack this time."

As I frantically closed the distance, the FireDrake changed the angle of its wings and rapidly decelerated while lowering its altitude. Since it was an immediate action, I couldn't deal with it, so I went straight ahead due to inertia, and I felt a terrifying bloodlust from below.

When I looked down, the FireDrake, which suddenly slowed down, looked up at me and opened its mouth.

"Fire breath!"

I deployed a Magnetic Barrier under the inverted V-Wing. High-temperature flame breath hit the Magnetic Barrier. Hot, the heat that leaked out from the outside of the barrier reached me.

It suddenly rose up and somersaulted. The FireDrake, which had finished spitting out its flame breath, flew in the opposite direction.

[ Confirm the D-Particle Magnetic Core. ]

Metis' voice echoed in my head. When I turned my gaze to my chest, the D-Particle Magnetic Core had become so small that it almost disappeared. After canceling 'Magnetic Barrier', I activated it again.

"What do you think I should do?"

[ I think you have to bet here. The FireDrake will turn right or left to escape when approached. After confirming that, you will inevitably be late. ]

"What do you think I should do?"

[ The moment you approach, anticipate whether it will be left or right, and start turning. ]

"If I miss, I'll be far away."

[ That's why, it's a bet. ]

I decided to take that bet. I increased the flight speed and approached the FireDrake, and the moment I thought the enemy would turn, I turned right.

"Uuh, I got it wrong."

The FireDrake turned left and flew away. It took me a while to catch up this time. Then, when approaching again, I turned left. At the same moment, the FireDrake also turned left.

The distance with the FireDrake suddenly closed and we lined up side by side. I activated 'Thunder Sword' towards the FireDrake. The D-Particle Thunder Sword flew towards the FireDrake.

The approaching D-Particle Thunder Sword turned into a bolt of lightning and attacked the FireDrake. The monster that was bathed in a large current fell while writhing.

I chased after it while swooping down. The moment I tried to finish it off with a follow-up attack, the flight speed of the inverted V-Wing suddenly dropped.

"It ran out of time at this timing."

'Boomerang Wing' seemed to be running out of its effect. I landed quickly. The FireDrake seemed to have crashed some distance away.

I started running towards where it crashed. The FireDrake had crashed between two different large rocks. The FireDrake was screaming in pain.

The FireDrake noticed me running over, glared at me with bloodshot eyes, and opened its mouth wide. I deployed a dome-shaped Magnetic Barrier around myself. The flame breath hit the Magnetic Barrier, and it raged, trying to crush the Magnetic Barrier.

The D-Particle Magnetic Core visibly shrank. I the blood rush from my head all at once.