Chapter 13: (1)

Chapter 13: (1)

Dragon Slayer II

The dragon subjugation group were running for their lives through the rugged terrains of the mountain ranges. And the one which was steadily closing the distance to the such a subjugation group, as it was chasing after them, was the jet black dragon.

From time to time, members of the subjugation group with bows and arrows would throw attacks to the dragon, but they seemed to be completely ineffective as the dragon didnt cease to come after them in the slightest. Homura, one of the members of the subjugation group, while she was also similarly running for her life, she cooperated with the other group members to attack the dragon with bow and arrow. Even as they were retreating, she was calmly analyzing the battle situation before finally reaching a conclusion. At this rate there was a high possibility for them to get wiped out.

As they were continuously being cornered by the dragon, she began to feel that the whole subjugation group was close to reach their respective limits. While they were retreating in such a situation, the two magicians, who seemingly had exchanged some words with each other, suddenly stopped their legs and casted seventh-order magic.

Ice Storm!

The dragon, as expected, ceased moving forward to defend against the powerful blizzard.Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

Just leave us behind and retreat!

The two magicians seemed to be thinking that they were slowing the group down. The two were without a doubt the slowest members of the group, and they were slowing down the group in their retreat. Thus, they both decided that betting their everything on this attack was better than getting the whole group wiped out because of them. It was very unlikely, but there was an off chance that they managed to kill the dragon with this attack, or even if they didnt manage to, as long as they could seal its movements for even a short while, it would increase their chances of survival. At the very least, the two decided that this action held a higher chance of survival than simply continuing to retreat along with the other group members. The other members decided to continue in their retreat.

However, this jet black dragon was unexpectedly even more of a monster than the subjugation group thought. As it roared in the midst of the powerful blizzard, it made a body charge attack toward them with an unbelievable leaping power. The two magicians, who received the attack upfront, were instantly killed. While the others somehow managed to avoid a direct hit, they were still blown away by the impact of its collision with the ground during the attack.

Its not good. I guess I have no choice but to move to the opposite direction of the mountain ranges, while hoping to somehow find myself a road which leads to Nishi town.

The monsters in the surrounding area were mostly around D rank. The best idea for Tanaka was to avoid fighting, and focus on running away. After deciding on his short term plan, he then began to move toward the opposite direction of the mountain ranges.

However, before he could even notice it, he had already encountered a monster. The monster looked like that of a frog, except for its protruding fangs. Its skin was also red in color around its tail.

Guh, this is the worst possible opponent at the worst possible time.

This monster was an opponent with a bad affinity for the current Tanaka. It was a D-ranked monster named Fire Lizard. It was totally not at all like the one which would be chosen as the first buddies by a boy and girl upon their journey. The fire lizard of this world was a monster that lived in a watery place while possessing an ability to spit fire, so it naturally possessed a strong resistance to both water and fire attacks.

The fact that Tanakas current main attack magic was Ignition and Water had turned this monster into a bad opponent which narrowed down his tactical attack. In fact, the flame of Tanakas Ignition possessed a firepower that far exceeded the fire lizards resistance, so he could easily incinerate it in an instant, however Tanaka naturally thought nothing but to run away as he was oblivious of this fact.

That was a natural choice for Tanaka, who prioritized his safety over anything, given that his opponent was of a D rank which was a level above his.

Gerogero! Gerogero!

The fire lizard began to let out strange cries that seemed to have rubbed Tanakas mind in the wrong way. Tanaka recalled the fire lizards tendency of calling out its friends, so he quickly unsheathed his sword and silenced it. In the blink of an eye, he killed the fire lizard by splitting it in two in a single strike.

Hmm, I dont want it to call out its friends, so I kinda killed it without thinking, but its somewhat weaker than I expected. Whats going on?