“BOOM!”
Within the cave, fire erupted, growing from faint to strong, a wave of heat washed over them, emitting a thunderous sound.
It was dragon breath.
Before the battle even began, the green dragon spewed its breath from the cave, roaring towards everyone.
At this moment, the cave seemed to transform into a cannon, the dragon breath into a cannonball, the attack came with immense force, as if amplified multiple times, shattering everything in its path.
Under the dragon breath, the ground turned a glassy color.
It was melted.
Fortunately, Leos and the others were not directly in line with the cave, having already dodged to the side.
Although Leos' team was unexpectedly wiped out by the red dragon team, before their confrontation with the red dragon, they had already fought numerous types of dragons.
They were already familiar with attacks like dragon breath.
In fact, they were familiar with most dragon attacks and tactics, naturally avoiding the mistake of standing in the direct line of a dragon's attack.
The dragon breath landed, creating a large crater in the ground, the surrounding area turning red and flowing.
“So powerful!” Eriri exclaimed, “If we were in front of it, we'd be reduced to ashes, wouldn't we?”
霞之丘 詩羽 joked, “Eriri-san, you want to give it a try?”
“Who would try that? I'm not an idiot!”
As the two bickered, they felt the ground tremble. Looking towards the cave, they saw two giant red lanterns appear within.
Those were the dragon's eyes, filled with ferocity and terror.
If they hadn't already slain a flying dragon, Eriri knew she would have immediately wanted to run away.
No!
Her legs would have turned to jelly the moment she saw it.
An eighteen-meter long green dragon, its size far exceeding that of the seven- or eight-meter long two-legged flying dragons.
“Bind!”
Farin, who had participated in over a dozen dragon slaying battles, immediately cast her magic upon seeing the green dragon emerge from its nest. A network of ropes intertwined in the sky, binding the green dragon to the ground.
With this single attack, the green dragon was completely restrained to the earth, preventing it from taking to the sky and attacking them from above.
“Roar!”
The green dragon roared, its wings vibrating, causing the earth to crack, revealing fissures a foot wide. In the blink of an eye, the cracks spread hundreds of meters.
Leos roared, “Attack! The binding magic won't hold the green dragon for long. If it gets airborne, it's going to be troublesome.”
If the green dragon took to the sky, it would be a mobile artillery platform.
Their small team, while not weak, would only have the option of fleeing against a sky-borne artillery.
“Whizz!”
Kato Megumi was the first to attack, her refined gold arrow pierced the air, striking a dragon wing at a tricky angle. Immediately, dragon blood sprayed like a fountain, causing the green dragon to let out a painful roar.
Before the arrow could return.
Fujie had already nocked a new arrow and aimed.
After being guided by Lu Li for a few days, Kato Megumi's archery had significantly improved. While not yet able to hit a target from a hundred paces, she would definitely be able to hit a target as large as a green dragon.
Marushiru cast her magic, and the earth began to close up, allowing the binding magic to hold longer.
As for attacking with magic?
Marushiru, as a member of Leos' team, had participated in countless dragon slaying battles. How could she possibly do such a useless thing!
Dragon scales had incredibly high magical resistance.
Attacking a dragon with magic was like setting off fireworks for it to watch. It was completely useless.
“Are we really going in?” Eriri looked towards 霞之丘 詩羽.
霞之丘 詩羽 nodded, “Of course. After slaying the dragon, we'll get our level three achievement, then we'll just need to accumulate normal experience. We can't miss this opportunity. Be mindful of your positioning and don't get stepped on by the dragon.”
With that, she took a deep breath and charged forward.
It had to be said that leveling up was amazing. Originally, 霞之丘 詩羽's agility wasn't high, but after being bathed in dragon blood and leveling up, her speed was incredibly fast.
Even if she were to perform a Dodomeki Sae's dodging bullet move right now, Lu Li wouldn't be surprised.
Seeing this, Eriri quickly followed.
Shiina Mayu, Yotsuya Miiko, and the others were already swinging their swords, how could she be left behind!
Dragons!
They weren't that scary!
Besides, the Divine One said the dragons they slay are tastier!
Eriri cheered herself on, already rushing beneath the giant dragon, swinging her long sword, hacking at its body.
Clang!
The sound of metal clashing echoed, causing Eriri's ears to tremble, and the world suddenly went quiet.
She had temporarily lost her hearing.
“Its defense is so high!”
Eriri gritted her teeth, her arm tingling, and quickly retreated.
Leos roared, “Don't just hack randomly! Unless it's a refined gold or mithril weapon, you can't break a dragon's defense. Aim for the reverse scale!”
He thought he had already explained everything clearly.
But as soon as the battle began, everyone's fighting style was still chaotic.
They were supposed to be hacking at the reverse scale, but these guys were slashing at the normal dragon scales.
Could they even cut through that?
At least for now, it was impossible.
“Mayu, Miiko, catch the swords!”
Lu Li's expression shifted, and he threw his pair of dragon horn swords.
Hearing this, the two moved in perfect sync, tossing their own swords aside and each catching a dragon horn sword, charging back towards the green dragon.
The swords unsheathed, a pale yellow light emerged, leaving countless wounds on the giant dragon in the blink of an eye.
The combination of refined gold and the toughness of dragon horns was a true bane to dragon-like creatures.
The two, with their extraordinary skills, stepped onto the green dragon's back, leaped into the air, and in the blink of an eye, someone had reached the top of the dragon's head.
It was Shiina Mayu.
As the one with all SSS stats, after leveling up, her fighting abilities were even stronger than Yotsuya Miiko, who had been leveling up for a while.
“Die!”
Shiina Mayu's eyes were cold, she held her long sword and charged towards the giant dragon's skull.
Puff!
Everyone only saw a flash of golden light, and the dragon horn sword had already completely plunged into the green dragon's skull.
“Roar!”
The giant dragon howled in pain, it struggled to lift its head, and flames emerged from its mouth.
Shiina Mayu was still in mid-air, if she were to be hit by the dragon breath, it would be extremely dangerous.
Just then, the green dragon felt a sharp pain in its neck. It was Yotsuya Miiko, taking advantage of the dragon's injury and confusion, stabbing its reverse scale with a sword.
Instantly, the flames extinguished.
The giant dragon's body fell like a collapsing mountain, crashing to the ground with a resounding thud.
The green dragon was vanquished!
Shiina Mayu stepped off the dragon's back, landing gracefully, her long sword held lightly in her hand.
“Did we get our level up achievement?” Eriri asked curiously.
霞之丘 詩羽 was speechless, “Of course not. We only swung our swords a few times, didn't even break a single scale. We barely contributed anything.”
“That's too disappointing!”
Eriri was disappointed, “I was hoping this green dragon would give me the level up achievement!”
Yotsuya Miiko sheathed her sword and said, “That can be discussed later. As for the achievement, there are plenty of dragons in the dungeon and giant evil spirits. There's an abundance of them. For now, let's deal with this green dragon and see if there's any treasure.
PS: The scenes of Leos' team battling various dragons appear in the anime's flashback.