Chapter 290: Saria: [Raid Boss] (4)

Chapter 290: Saria: [Raid Boss] (4)

The armor and wings regrew fast, and Sofia threw herself against the wall.

Fuck, wind again.

Sofia grabbed her wing

A small and weak burst of flames appeared and were instantly drowned as Sofias body hit the barrier and her armor exploded for the third time.

Finally! I was starting to get dizzy. Minor fire resistance is better than no resistance.

No mana and one rune left

Looking up at Saria channeling her spell, she really wondered what it was going to be. Its been almost ten seconds

How was she still moving so much after all this? Saria, youre almost as scary as me.

Sofia saw something approaching the barrier from outside. It hit the barrier and was stuck there, on the other side. Oh, my scepters back? A bit late. I cant get you from inside here buddy.

Sofias vision shifted, Saria was still in the same place relative to her, but they were no longer underwater but on some kind of very large flat disc. Pareth stood halfway between them, both of his shields up and ready. The ink black sky and weird glossy floor illuminated by a faint bluish light were quite familiar. Saria was also now on top of a pile of gold and jewels sitting at the center of the disc. The ambient mana inside the barrier was so thick it was almost palpable. Outside, there was no mana at all.The initial posting of this chapter occurred via N0v3l.B11n.

The Margin?

And in the fake world?

The mana barrier is still there too, around the platform.

Saria was no longer channeling but she wasnt attacking yet.

Giving me a house tour?

Im back, Sofia announced after her first breath. The mana in the arena was so thick that this one shallow breath filled her back up from thirty two points of mana to above thirty thousand.

Sarias roar ended. It was no longer the room that shone with red light, but Sarias entire body. Her broken hind legs were propped up by some weird magic that enveloped her whole like an armor of raw mana.

Then the Dragon attacked.

Sofia had to activate the third tier of [Runeforged Overlord] to get away, using her omnidirectional free flight to dodge in at the best angles in the shortest time, and yet Saria was still keeping up with her, as if teleporting next to her.

Every single one of Sarias attacks were nothing but raw and primal physical force amplified to the limits by the mana around her. After ten near-misses, she stopped for a single beat. Long enough for Sofia to have the spare mental focus to shower her with rotting light.

And the attacks started again.

This time they were weaved with Draconic breath, spatial attacks and the areas of fire. It was like Saria had enough mana to last her forever, and her casting speed had quintupled. Sofia inevitably ended up almost taking a hit, Pareth was the one to take it for her, allowing her to survive until the end of this cycle of attacks, and to throw even more rot at Saria. Pareth was reduced to a lone skull rolling on the floor, but not dead. The mana in the room was growing thinner by the second, and the rot on Saria ravenously devoured all she had.

But Saria wasnt done. For the last time, she started her series of ten unhinged attacks, weaving claw and tail strikes as she and Sofia bounced around against the floor and mana barrier like two hyperactive birds in a small cage. Ten. Nine. Eight. Sofia still managed to avoid the attacks. Saria was no longer using magic, the malignant rot spreading like wildfire around the lair as it gorged on the free buffet of mana thick enough to absorb directly from the air. Seven. Six. Five. Sofias brain was overheating, acting almost on instinct; she could only do her best to avoid all the blows. Activating her demonic bodys magic wasnt even a possibility anymore; the best she could do with so little focus left was to charge an Angels bolt, as she was at a level where she could cast it without thinking. The blue plasma appeared around her arm.

Four. Three. Two. Sofia could almost see her victory. She was sure now. Saria was on a last-ditch effort. There would be no fourth series of attacks. One. Sofia was prevented from dodging by an unexpected slap of Sarias wings. The five claws of Sarias left arm raked through her flesh. Of Sofia's torso, there was left only a softly glowing golden spine. Saria opened her jaws for the ultimate fire breath.

One percent health left.

Sofia released the piercing-type Angels bolt.

The jagged trait of blue plasma entered Sarias rot-filled mouth and left through the back of her head.

The Dragon wavered; the heat at the back of its throat died, and it fell to the ground.

Pareth, HEAL!

Golden light enveloped the fallen Dragon whose body was reverting back to that of a young unconscious woman sinking into a sea of black rot.