Chapter 13: Darude Sandstorm Dragon

Chapter 13: Darude Sandstorm Dragon

Darude! Dallion shouted as he rushed forward, pushing Gloria to the side.

He had already seen the giant green cone covering them both as well as the footprints telling him how to evade it. This time he had also seen a series of orange footprints. Diverging from the others, the orange markers went to Gloria, suggesting that would protect her as well. Either that, or meant that the path was more dangerous. Either way, Dallion decided to act.

The days of training had allowed him to execute the guard action flawlesslythe series of eight steps was matched without an issue. As before, time froze, only now a second series of yellow steps emerged along with hand positions.

So, guard skills can be used on others as well, Dallion thought.

Taking advantage of the adrenalin rushing through his veins, he grabbed Gloria in the airfollowing the instructionsthen ran on outside of the green cones range. Moments later he found that he had failed to do so in time.

A cone of sand emerged from the dragons mouth, blasting everything in its path. Dallion felt it brush against the sole of his foot, scraping off the lower part of his shoe, then continuing to the peel off part of his skin. The pain, thankfully, wasnt significant, but it was a noticeable warning not to take the challenge lightly.

What are you doing?! Gloria pulled away. The not thank you that Dallion expected, but not a reaction he was surprised with either.

Youre welcome, he grumbled.

I was about to attack! she hissed. All you had to do was

Get back! Dallion shouted.

A green circle appeared in the sand in front of them. As Dallion spoke, the dragon crashed down, disappearing from view. This time, Gloria reacted, doing a spinning back somersault from her spot. Her technique was flawless, capable of putting Olympic medalists to shame. Dallion had never been a fan of gymnastics, but he knew excellence when he saw it. There was no way such a feat could be achieved through training, it had to be a skill.

Ouch, I have to get back too!

The boy pulled back just in the nick of time, saved by his high reflexes. The green circle burst in a waterrise of sand as the dragon emerged. Dallions fear was that the creature would attack in some elaborate fashion, possibly swipe its tail. However, no green markings appeared.

Among the two options he had, one was to leap to the side, same as before. The other was far more interesting. Twice as complicated, it involved reaching Gloria, lifting her up, then thrusting her up into the air, before in turn plunging forward beyond the sand columns reach.

Two steps, one turn, three more steps, and a semi-twist with the last. The moment Dallion completed the sequence, time froze, as he expected.

Gloria, Ill boost you up. He could only hope she was capable of hearing him, if nothing else. Jump up from there and try to attack it. The weak spot is the eyes.

The moment he added the last, Dallion instinctively felt silly. Of course. Shed know where the weak spots were she had a perception far better than his own. If anything, it was likely thanks to her that he got to see any additional information at all.

Here goes. He completed the second sequence.

Dallions hands moved through the air, thrusting the girl up just strong enough to escape the dragons attack. When she propelled herself further, a smile appeared on his face. The plan had worked. She had managed to understand his intention and was now executing it. From this point on, it all depended on her. The only thing Dallion had to focus on was to leap away.

The two successful sequences triggered the guard skills additional ability, granting him the option to jump safely out of danger. Dallion took full advantage.

When time returned to normal, the sand torrent blasted past, less than a step away.

COMBINATION ATTACK

Dealt damage was increased by 200%

CRITICAL STRIKE

Dealt damage was increased by 150%

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