Episode 249 Battle with the EarthDragon

I stared at the Shadow Magic Stone that I picked up, but it didn't look any different from other Shadow Magic Stones. After that, I collected the magic stones other than the Shadow Magic Stone using 'Magic Stone'.

After taking a short break, I moved forward while searching for DarkLizardmen. Luckily, I encountered and defeated two DarkLizardmen. In total, I got three Shadow Magic Stones. However, there was still no Shadow Clay dropped.

The first DarkLizardman was hiding in the shadows of another monster, but that seemed to be a rare occurrence. The second DarkLizardman popped out from behind a bush, and the third was lurking around a corner.

"The DarkLizardman had a black sword, but what is that sword?"

[ What about it don't you understand? ]

"The DarkLizardman brought that sword into the shadows. How do you think it did that?"

[ It's simple. That sword is endowed with the shadow attribute. ]

"I see, so if it has the shadow attribute, it can be put in the shadows."

'Sorcery Eyes' and 'Sorcery Ears' could be put into the shadows by merging with a Shadow Puppet. That sword wasn't even integrated, but it went into the shadows, which made me wonder.

[ Let's move on. ]

Prompted by Metis, we proceeded. After descending to the 24th floor, I used 'Wing'. After that, each floor progressed smoothly, and when I finally arrived at the 30th floor, it was past 5:00 in the evening.

The 30th floor was a mountainous area, and there was a caldera on the high mountain in the center. The caldera was the Mid-boss room, and there was a gate at the entrance.

I decided to fly to the mountains and camp near the gate. I took out the giant turtle shell from my Storage Armlet. After that, I sent Taabou and Tamegorou out from the shadows to guard the surroundings.

I lifted the edge of the shell with 'D-Jack', and when I got inside, I took out the lantern-type lighting and placed it on the ground. I took out my outdoor folding bed and sleeping bag and got ready to sleep.

After getting ready to sleep, I went outside the shell. Then I ate dinner and started talking to Metis.

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"The Mid-boss room is a large basin, isn't it. If that's the case, can't you fly outside?"

[ I think that's probably no good. I can feel a barrier made of magic covering the basin. ]

Did that mean that there was no other way to escape other than defeating it or using an Escape Ball. I checked how high the magic barrier was.

[ Using the Combat Wing would be difficult. The barrier is in a low position. ]

"I see, that's a pity."

It was possible to ride the Combat Wing and fly in a low position, but I was afraid of the Stone Breath. As Metis and I were talking, Taabou came running with a cry and jumped on my lap.

Then, it turned its gaze to the right front. When I listened carefully, I felt something approaching me. When I confirmed the appearance of a Thornsaurus, the monster full of spines fired its thorns.

Hurriedly, I activated the quintuple-activated 'Protective Shield' and hid my body behind the D-Particle Durable Shield that was formed. Thick thorns hit the D-Particle Durable Shield and bounced off.

At that moment, Tamegorou leapt forward and slammed its Holy Claws into the Thornsaurus' neck. That one blow killed the Thornsaurus.

I praised Taabou and Tamegorou. After that, the Thornsauruses didn't come near.

The next day, I headed to the Mid-boss room. The entrance was surprisingly small. The metal-like door was open, and when I passed through it, it closed.

There was no going back. There was no choice but to escape outside by defeating the EarthDragon or using the Escape Ball.

The EarthDragon was glaring at me near the center where many rocks were lying. It was bigger than the FogGiant that I thought was big. It was overall a blackish color, but not pitch black.

The intimidating feeling emitted from its rugged giant body was not strange, and it made me feel that this was a Dragon. I made as many preparations as possible, such as switching on the black scale armor, 'Sensing Zone' and 'Auto Shield', as well as the 'Agility Ring'.

I slowly started walking towards the EarthDragon. At the same time, the EarthDragon started walking, and the distance between us shrank. Sensing this as a chance, I activated the seven-fold 'Direct Bomb'.

I thought that if done well and it hit a vital point, I would be able to kill even the EarthDragon. A D-Particle Detonation Shell like a cannonball was formed and fired at a high speed.

From the EarthDragon's point of view, the D-Particle Detonation Shell was a small particle. I thought it would ignore it, but it opened its mouth wide and spat out a StoneBreath. It seemed to have a sharp intuition.

The Stone Breath exhaled downward hit the ground and raised a large cloud of dust. As it was, the trajectory of the Stone Breath changed and headed towards me.

The Stone Breath and the D-Particle Detonation Shell intersected, causing an explosion. It seemed that it was intercepted by the Stone Breath before it hit the EarthDragon. When I put it into words it felt like a long time, but it happened in an instant.

I ran to the right and activated SeventhPileShot to test the EarthDragon's defensive power. The D-Particle Pile flew and pierced the EarthDragon.

However, the tip only stuck about five centimeters in. It seemed Life Magic created based on 'Pile Shot' wouldn't work.

I threw my body backwards with QuintCatapult. After taking a distance, I activated SeventhShotgun. Thirty Small Detonation Piles flew, hitting the EarthDragon around its waist and exploding.

The Small Detonation Piles didn't pierce, but seemed to deal damage from the explosions. It was bleeding from its huge legs. Feeling pain, the EarthDragon roared towards the heavens.

My body trembled from the sound pressure, and pain ran through my eardrums. The EarthDragon glared at me and opened its mouth wide. I threw my body to the left with QuintCatapult.

I watched the EarthDragon spit out Stone Breath while I moved through the air. Stone Breath hit a large rock with a width of about 5 meters, scraping away at the large rock and finally shattering it into pieces.

Horrified by its power, unpleasant sweat erupted from my back. Realizing my weakness I started running. I activated SeventhGlaive the moment I approached the EarthDragon.

A gigantic weapon was formed from D-Particles and mowed down towards the EarthDragon's feet. The D-Particle Blade bit into the huge leg and exploded.

The EarthDragon spouted blood and staggered. The moment I thought it was over, something flew from behind the EarthDragon. It was a long, thick tail.

The timing was the worst. It was the moment when I lost my concentration, so my response was delayed. In return, 'Auto Shield' did its job properly.

Nine D-Particle Shields moved to protect my body and received the blow from the giant tail. However, they were unable to completely absorb the impact and my entire body was knocked flying.

The impact caused the D-Particle Shields to collapse, causing pain that felt like a broken rib. I danced in the air and them slammed to the ground. The pain was so severe that I couldn't breathe, and I clenched my teeth. I took out an intermediate healing magic potion from my Magic Pouch and drank it.

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