《Apostle of the Gods》Apostle of the Gods - Chapter 102.
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Chapter 102.
102 . Battle with the Guard Dragon (2)
At almost the same time as Dion’s declaration, Arti rushes straight in .
She was as fast as an arrow .
「G……」
The dragon flinched a little .
It must have thought of us as mere children .
Arti swings her sword .
A perfect surprise attack . Arti’s movement was fast and sharp enough to unleash a slash .
However, as expected of the dragon which serves as the leader of the guards .
Its reaction was fast and the response was appropriate .
「GRRRR!」
The dragon immediately leapt back and took distance .
Arti’s sharp slash cuts the empty space .
But Rosetta, who had read the dragon’s movement, shoots an arrow to the spot where the dragon leapt back .
The arrow flew right towards the dragon’s forehead .
「GRAAAU」
But the dragon flings off the arrow with its right arm and then opens its mouth wide .
ーThe breath is coming!
The moment I tried to deploy a magic barrier to prevent the breath .
The dragon’s body was enveloped in flames . It was Tina’s magic attack .
「GAAAAAAA」
The dragon still shoots its breath while screaming .
It’s a storm breath .
The storm breath blew off Tina’s fire magic that enveloped the dragon .
Of course, that alone doesn’t stop the dragon’s breath .
The storm is also trying to blow us away .
There are magic blades fused in the wind .
Taking it head on will surely shred us to pieces .
「It’s my job to prevent that from happening」
I immediately deployed a magic barrier and protected everyone from the storm breath .
What the dragon saw when it stopped the storm breath was, Arti jumping out right before its eyes .
Within the storm breath, Arti entrusted her defence to my magic barrier and closed the distance between the dragon and her .
「HAAAAAAAAA!」
「GU!」
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The dragon swings its left arm to match Arti’s slash .
The claws on the dragon’s left arm are extremely sharp and can’t be easily broken .
The dragon stops Arti’s sword with its claws .
Arti’s sword is handmade by me .
Even I thought it was a fine creation .
With my sword, Arti could even cut through steel .
However,
「Hmmm, it still isn’t good enough」
My sword still can’t break through a dragon’s claw .
And it isn’t even the claws of a top-ranking dragon .
Although it isn’t a low-class dragon either, it is a leader-class dragon that still can’t speak human language .
It was definitely not due to Arti’s lack of skill that the claws didn’t break .
Arti’s slash is at a high level .
Therefore, the reason definitely falls upon my sword .
My sword can cut through steel but can’t break the claws of a dragon .
「I really want to create a sword that can cut through a dragon’s claws and fangs…」
While I’m reconsidering my own weapons production, Arti is unleashing sharp slashes .
The dragon now uses both hands and continues to defend against the slashes with its claws .
And Rosetta keeps shooting arrows precisely .
Rosetta’s arrows are less likely to be fatal against dragon opponents covered with hard scales .
Nevertheless, the dragon couldn’t afford to ward off Rosetta’s arrows as it had its hands full with blocking Arti’s slashes .
It was also using magic defences to prevent Arti’s slashes .
「TAAAAA!」
Therefore, Rosetta’s arrow was finally able to injure the dragon .
About half of the arrowhead penetrated through, just enough to penetrate the scales .
Probably the tip of the arrow reached the dragon flesh . It wasn’t great damage .
「GAAAAAA」
Yet, it was undoubtedly painful for the dragon .
Rosetta is shooting at a pace of one arrow every two seconds .
Rosetta is skilled after all .
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Perhaps the dragon was irritated by Rosetta’s stinging attack . As it changed its line of sight towards Rosetta .
「Do you really have the time to look away!?」
Tina’s magic attack swoops down on the dragon .
She used fire last time, but this time it was ice .
The dragon’s whole body was enveloped in ice .
「GUAA!」
The dragon roars and swings its body .
At the same time, magic gushes out from the dragon’s body and the ice is blasted away .
Then the dragon took in a deep breath . It is getting ready to unleash its storm breath .
At the same time, a fireball appears above the dragon .
It was not Tina who made that fireball, it was the dragon .
It must be planning to shoot the fireball together with its breath .
「Everyone, watch out for the fireball!」
「「YES!」」
Rosetta and Tina energetically replied, while Arti silently nodded .
Arti assumes a low stance and slashed as the dragon .
Rosetta circles to the dragon’s rear while shooting arrows .
And Tina creates a mass of ice, which gets larger every second .
This is probably to counter the dragon’s fireball .
「GUAAAAAAAAA!」
The storm breath blows furiously . I immediately put up a magic barrier .
I protect Arti, Tina and Rosetta by deploying individual barriers for each of them .
The breath should also be blowing furiously where Regina and Dion were .
But, Regina and Dion should be able to handle the breath on their own .
They will surely protect the god-beasts too .
While shooting the breath, the dragon shifts its line of sight from Rosetta to me .
And then, shoots the fireball at me .
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