I reported the information about the spire rock on the eighth level to the guild and then started drinking coffee in the waiting room.
While sitting on the couch listening to the conversations of the adventurers around him, Akagi's team of B-level adventurers walks into the guild. Akagi goes to the reception counter and reports his exploration in the Narukami dungeon and then asks the staff to explain information about the Aqua Dragon.
It seems that Akagi and the others were searching in the eighth level of the Narukami dungeon. I went in the direction of the spire rock on the right side, but Akagi and the others seemed to have camped in the forested area on the left side to investigate.
When he tried to return to the ground, he saw the warning board Goto had erected and learned of the Aqua Dragon's appearance.
One of the guild's services would have been to explain information about the dungeon."
Kato, who responded, looked troubled. The service existed, but it was usually for adventurers to examine the materials in the reference room on their own.
Akagi and the others seemed to have spared no time to investigate, so they started saying such things. Kato had no choice but to start explaining.
Grim, why don't you try the Aqua Dragon?"
Tesshin sat down next to me with a beer in one hand.
Aqua Dragon is not half as strong as it seems," he said. It's not an easy challenge."
Well, I suppose you're right. I heard Saijo was saved from a close call."
Did Mr. Ishibashi tell you?"
'Yeah, we had a lot of fun talking about it last night.'
I looked at Akagi and the others.
Are you concerned about Akagi and the others?"
Tesshin noticed my gaze and asked.
We are rivals in the same B category. I don't want to be ahead of them. But I'm a solo competitor, so I'm at a disadvantage.
'Well, Saijo just tried it solo and failed.
Akagi and his team said, 'Here's our chance, man,' and declared that they would defeat Aqua Dragon. They are going to take a day off, and the day after tomorrow, they are going to defeat Aqua Dragon.
They must be licking their chops at Aqua Dragon."
Tesshin questions with a look of uncertainty on his face.
Is there some kind of winning formula?"
No, no, no. There is no winning strategy against the five great dragons. Even Grimm had to be hospitalized when he defeated an earth dragon.
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You're not the only one who's been there.
I got a bitter look on my face as I thought back to the time when the earth dragon broke my ribs. If I had had the magic of "Crash Ball" or "Torpedo Doo" at that time, I might have been able to defeat it without breaking my ribs.
That makes the confident faces of Mr. Akagi and the others look funny."
'I see. You didn't get some new magic or magical weapon, did you?"
Maybe he got something in the eighth level of the Narukami dungeon."
Tch, if that's true, I envy you."
Tesshin spoke his mind honestly. I decide to go and watch Akagi and his team fight as well. I wanted to see the battle between the adventurer team and the Aqua Dragon.
The next day was spent thinking about formal
Can Akagi's team defeat the Aqua Dragon?"
I wonder. I've heard that there are special attack magic to defeat dragons that live in the water, but it's not always possible.
I entered the Narukami dungeon and descended to the third level. Adventurers were gathered at the entrance. They seemed to have gathered to watch Akagi and the others fight.
Good morning."
I saw Goto among the adventurers and greeted him. Goto returned the greeting and smiled.
I'm not sure how many people are watching. With so many spectators, isn't it hard for Akagi-san and the others to fight?"
No, Akagi and his men are not such a bunch of soft bastards. They are the kind of people who would go so far as to lead a dragon to a watcher if it became dangerous.
Goto's assessment of Akagi was terrible. I don't know much about Akagi, so I don't know if that is true or not.
"Whoa, here comes today's star of the show."
I looked behind me at the sound of Goto's voice and saw Akagi and the others just coming down the stairs. Akagi snickered when she saw us, and then launched her boat and climbed aboard.
As Akagi and the others departed for the underwater temple, the sight-seeing adventurers also departed by boat. I was not sure what to do, but decided to go by boat.
I thought about using the D-particle wing to watch from the sky, but that would have been oddly conspicuous, so I took the boat out. The ship had been repaired after breaking down once.
They would go out to sea to follow the other adventurers' boats and stop when they approached the underwater temple. We will stop as we approach the underwater temple and watch from there. Binoculars for this purpose are also provided.
I was watching the movement of the Akagis through binoculars. The Akagis seemed to have released some kind of magic towards the underwater temple. I heard an explosion and saw a huge splash from the surface of the sea.
This attack angered the aqua dragon. It jumps up from the surface of the sea and shoots its water-blade breath in the air toward Akagi and her crew. Akagi's ship dodged it at high speed. It seems to be faster than my ship.
Akagi released some magic. It hit Aqua Dragon but bounced back.
That's "Sword Force," isn't it?
Metis explained to me. It seems that Metis, who has a keen sensor for magic, can tell what kind of attack magic has been released.
Sword Force' was easily repelled, after all, Aqua Dragon's defenses are amazing."
As he said this, Akagi and another attack wizard jumped up into the air using "fly". They seemed to intend to attack Aqua Dragon from the sky above.
It looks like he triggered a "megabomb."
This magic did not hit the aqua dragon. It just landed on the surface of the sea nearby and caused a large explosion. The blast damaged Aqua Dragon.
Aqua Dragon seems to have decided to dive into the sea and attack from underwater. A water-blade breath is released toward the ship. The remaining wizards on the ship run in a frantic zigzag to avoid the breath attack.
In the meantime, Akagi unleashed his magic into the sea.
What magic?"
It's "Depth Charge". This magic has the same effect as the explosive mines used to attack submarines in the past. Perhaps this is the exclusive magic used to defeat dragons that live underwater.
I was expecting a bit more flashy magic, but I realized that this magic could effectively damage the aqua dragon.
Explosive mines, that might work."
Depth Charge" exploded underwater. The Aqua Dragon, startled by the explosion, jumped up to the surface of the sea. Another attack wizard fired some magic at its huge body. Aqua Dragon released a water-blade breath to intercept it.
The attack magic and the water-blade breath intersected, and the attack magic was repelled. The water-blade breath, with its overwhelming power, reaped off the attacking magic user who released the magic.
Ah."
I'm the one who shouted out. It was the first casualty in the battle against Aqua Dragon. Against the Aqua Dragon, which had also dived into the sea, Akagi continued to unleash "Depth Charge".
Several explosions occurred underwater, and Aqua Dragon jumped up from the surface of the sea again. Aqua Dragon seemed to glare at Akagi with its big eyes. It then unleashed a water-blade breath toward Akagi.
Akagi runs away desperately. His companions on the ship cover him with a bow, which seems to be a magical weapon. However, the flying arrow is bounced off the scales of the aqua dragon and explodes. It is not much of a cover.
He must be consuming a lot of magic power. Akagi approaches the boat and jumps on board.
I wondered what the adventurers, including me, would do, I noted.