"What is this place?"
Before he realized it, he was in a different, vast location. It was no longer the room with the magic circle. Looking around, he spotted a woman trapped in a spherical, watery enclosure.
"There's someone over there!" Raqnid took steps towards the woman, even though the distance was quite far. Once he reached the woman, he noticed she was inside a sphere filled with water.
Raqnid touched the sphere, and an orange light radiated from it. The woman's face became clearly visible, displaying her exceptionally beautiful face.
"Elf!"
'Leave!'
"Huh? Whose voice is this?" After touching the sphere, Raqnid heard a voice speaking directly into his mind.
'Leave this place now!' she urged.
Raqnid looked around to see if anyone else was present besides himself and that woman.
"Who are you? Why are you telling me to leave?"
"Leave now before..."
Sudden bursts of fiery torches illuminated the place.
"Huh? What are those?" Raqnid was surprised and startled by the appearance of a massive creature.
'Run!' the woman's voice screamed in his mind.
"Geez!" Raqnid fled after hearing the woman's screams.
'KBOOMMM.'
Raqnid was sent flying from the force of the creature's attack.
"Ouch!" Raqnid staggered back but quickly regained his footing. He looked at the creature in front of him.
"ROAAARRR!"
"Ahh, it's a… DRAGON!" Raqnid stared in shock at the gigantic creature he had just encountered; it was a dragon.
'Hurry up run...'
"How do I get out of here?" Raqnid inquired.
'Run, there's an exit behind the dragon!'
"Alright," Raqnid responded, yet he didn't move from where he had been thrown.
"What are you doing? Hurry, run!" the voice implored.
Raqnid still didn't budge. He watched the dragon intently, his left hand prepared to grab his bow, and his right hand holding an arrow, prepared for a confrontation.
"RROAAARR!" The dragon flapped its wings, soaring towards Raqnid.
'Kid, run for your live!'
The Dragon approached him. His left hand reaches for the bow and his right hand releases the arrow simultaneously.
"Smoke Bomb Shot!" Raqnid released an arrow directly at the dragon. Thick black smoke surrounded the creature, obscuring its vision.
Raqnid sprinted towards the exit.
"Thank you!" Raqnid expressed his gratitude to the woman who had helped him. As he passed through the exit, he heard her final words.
"Farewell..." her voice sounded mournful and sad.
"Hah! I'm safe... but," Raqnid contemplated the woman who had been trapped.
"Wait... Dragon Heart! The dragon!" He felt that the dragon might have what they had been searching for all along.
"No, no. It's too dangerous to face it alone. I'd better inform them first," Raqnid thought, tapping his cheeks.
"But... what if this place disappears? Moreover, the gateway that led here didn't exist before." His mind was clouded as he struggled to make a decision. Then, he thought of Anne and the others who had been working diligently to find the Dragon Heart to save their world.
"Argghhh... " Raqnid re-entered the area through the portal, holding his bow, fully prepared to face the dragon.
"What are you doing, kid?" the woman's voice echoed once again after Raqnid had re-entered.
"No, it's too dangerous to go back alone. I should inform the others first." Raqnid tapped his cheeks as he contemplated what to do. He was torn, wondering about Anne and the rest, who had been tirelessly searching for the Dragon Heart to save the world.
"But... what if this place disappears? Besides, the gate that led me here didn't exist before." He was confused, unable to make a decision. Then he thought of Anne and the others who had worked so hard to find the Dragon Heart.
"Argghhhhhh..." Raqnid went back through the gate, clutching his bow, ready to face the dragon.
"What are you doing, kid?" The woman's voice began to echo in his mind again as Raqnid re-entered the place.
"Thunder Claw..." The arrow Raqnid released struck like a lightning bolt. The Arch Dragon, still hindered by the black smoke, roared in pain.
"GARRGHH!"
'You cannot defeat this dragon. It's not an ordinary dragon; it's an Arch Dragon,' the woman informed Raqnid.
"Sounds scary," Raqnid ran along the side, preparing for his next attack.
'You don't know Arch Dragon! How can that possible? Do you actually live in this world?'
"Haha, does everyone need to know this dragon?... Thunder Clap!" Raqnid shot another arrow, which split into many and released bolts of lightning throughout the dragon.
'That's common knowledge! Do you even realize how many lives this dragon has kill and how much city has been destroyed?' that woman argued.
"I'm sorry, I lack common knowledge about this world. Hiyarghh..." Raqnid continued to fire arrows at the dragon, unleashing his high-level attack skills, but the impact didn't seem very effective.
"Ugh, this dragon is really strong!"
"RROAAAR."
'Be careful. The dragon is about to release something from its mouth.'
"Teleport Item..."
The dragon's mighty breath attack had devastated everything in Raqnid's vicinity.
'It's impossible for anyone to survive that kind of attack!'
Before the dragon's attack, Raqnid intentionally let one of his arrows go astray to use it as a teleportation point if things didn't go as planned.
Raqnid put away his bow and unsheathed his knives.
[Assassin Mode On]
"Let's end this, Dragon!" Raqnid suddenly appeared five meters above the dragon.
'Huh? What's going on? How did he get up there?'
"Secret Art... Tornado Slash!"
[Secret Art: Tornado Slash] [SS] [skill]
'Zhossh'
The dragon was unable to react. Raqnid's lightning-fast knife attacks created a whirlwind of devastation, leaving a trail of damage in their wake. Because of Raqnid's swift movements, his strikes appeared as if a tornado was assaulting the dragon.
"Garggghh!" The dragon cried out in pain.
Critical Hit|
Backstab Success|
Critical Hit|
Critical Hit|
Critical Hit|
Critical Hit|
Backstab Success|
Critical Hit|
'How can an archer make attacks like that?' the woman wondered to herself.
"Hah!" Raqnid landed beneath the dragon after completing his attack.
"Inventory!... Gulp gulp gulp." Raqnid drank a 'mana' potion to replenish his mana, which had been exhausted after using his skills.
'Is he an archer or an assassin?' the woman pondered.
"Sorry for keeping you waiting, dragon." Raqnid was ready to attack once more.
"Hiyarghh… Vacuum Slash!"
[Vacuum Slash] [s] [skill]
'Zhoosh'
'Ting'
'Kling'
Raqnid continued his relentless onslaught against the Arch Dragon, employing every skill at his disposal.
"Who is this kid?" the woman mused.
"Hiyarghh...
Guargghh...
Ciyarggh...
Argghh..."
Their battle raged on for an extended period.
*Ah, I'm exhausted. When this dragon going to die? Why am I doing all this? Why am I trying so hard? I just want to live a normal life. Why is it so painful!" Raqnid grew more and more fatigued as time passed. His mana potions were running out, and even though the dragon couldn't touch him due to his speed, Raqnid couldn't hold out much longer.
Whoever held out longer would win – either Raqnid would run out of mana first, or the dragon would be defeated. If Raqnid made even a slight mistake, he would die. He needed to evade every attack from the dragon due to his low health and defense.
'Impressive... if he keeps this up, he might actually win,' the woman admired Raqnid's determination in battling the dragon.
"Fatal Wi... Huh!"
"RROOAAAARR!" The dragon roared, creating a shockwave in its vicinity.
[Rage] [B] [skill]
"Ergghh!" Raqnid was thrown far.
'KID!' the woman screamed.
DOOM! Raqnid fall to the ground.
'ARE YOU ALRIGHT?'
Only Raqnid's labored breathing could be heard. He lay there, exhausted and in pain.
'Get up, quickly run from there!'
"Inventory, mana potion!" Raqnid got back on his feet, retrieved his last mana potion, and drank it. 'Gulp.'
"Huff huff huff!" Raqnid gasped for breath. "Let's finish this!"
'Move from there!' the woman insisted.
The dragon powered up for its final attack, preparing to unleash it from its mouth.
Raqnid drew his bow, channeling his power into it, preparing for his last strike.
'Run, kid! You won't be able to stop that attack!'
'Ting'
'Ting'
'Ting'
'Ting'
Huge magic circles formed under Raqnid's feet, as well as on his bow, creating layered magic circles on it.
In the dragon's mouth, a matching magic circle formed, signifying the nearly perfected magic power about to be released.
*This kid is insane!* thought that woman.
Both of them were ready to release their attacks.
[Roaring Burst] [SS] [skill]
"RROAAAR!!" The dragon unleashed its devastating attack.
'Throooughh' The dragon's breath swept out.
"Secret Art… Phoenix Blassst!"
[Secret Art: Phoenix Blast] [SS] [Skill]
'Throooughh' Raqnid released his arrow.
The arrow transformed into a massive fiery phoenix that spread its wings and soared through the air.
'Zhooooosh'
*Phoenix? Skill tu benar-benar wujud! Skill legenda!* women thought
"Haawwwwkkk!" the phoenex flying toward the dragon.
'KBOOMMM!!!' A massive explosion occurred.
'ting'
- You gain a new title
[Dragon Slayer] [Title]