Narberal deftly dodged the Skeletal Dragon’s foreleg swipe and wanted to counter attack. As the swipe raised a gust of wind, Narberal made her way to the Skeletal Dragon’s chest.
She used all her might— and swung.
The three meter tall Skeletal Dragon was sent flying.
Followed by the tremble as it hit the ground.
“What!?”
Kajit was dumbfounded.
The Skeletal Dragon was formed from bones, so it looked rather light. But that was just the appearance. Sorcery-based Magic Casters sought the mastery of spells every day, and shouldn’t have the strength to give such a blow.
Kajit hid behind the enormous body of the Skeletal Dragon and yelled:
“—You, who the hell are you! Could it be mithril… No, orichalcum level adventurers!? There shouldn’t be any adventurers like that in this city, did you follow me or Clementine here!?”
Kajit ground his teeth irritably.
“Yes, this kind of agitation suits lower life forms (Burrowed Click Beetle) well.”
“You, you!”
How could the Skeletal Dragon, that exhausted so much negative energy and took the grand ritual two months to create, lose so easily. This was his Magnus Opus that took years of planning to execute.
While Kajit’s face was red from anger, the Skeletal Dragon stood up slowly with a cracking sound. The bones forming the chest had a giant fracture with fragments falling off constantly. It couldn’t take any more hits.
“No! No! No!”
“「Ray of Negative Energy」.”
Black rays shone from Kajit’s hand onto the Skeletal Dragon, repairing the Skeletal Dragon’s damage with negative energy.
“It has absolute resistance against magic, but it can be healed with spells.”
Ignoring Narberal’s nitpicking, Kajit continued casting magic.
「Reinforce Armor」, 「Lesser Strength」, 「Undead Flame」, 「Shield Wall」.
Kajit kept casting spells to strengthen the Skeletal Dragon.
The skeletal body of the Skeletal Dragon became tougher and stronger from magic, a dazzling black flame covered its entire body. There was even an invisible barrier before its body, shielding it from attacks.
“If that’s the case, I will do that too.”
「Reinforce Armor」, 「Shield Wall」, 「Protection Negative Energy」.
Narberal activated defensive spells too.
After both sides cast their defensive magic, the battle started anew.
Narberal swung her sword.
It hit the front leg of the Skeletal Dragon dead on, but Narberal frowned.
Although she could hit the opponent easily like before, the situation wasn’t good. She wasn’t proficient in melee combat and the weapon wasn’t suitable.
The Skeletal Dragon’s body was made from bones, so piercing and slashing weapons were ineffective. Since Narberal didn’t have any blunt weapons, which would be the most suitable, she could only use the sheath. She had the upper hand, but the balance of her attack was poor and she was unable to effectively damage the Skeletal Dragon.
A professional warrior might be able to achieve balance, but Narberal was a Magic Caster, she was not proficient with this.
The front limb of the Skeletal Dragon swiped over the head of the squatting Narberal. The black flames covering the Skeletal Dragon burned Narberal who evaded the attack, but 「Negative Element Resistance」 nullified the effect and the black flame disappears without a trace.
If she didn’t cast protection spells in advance, Narberal would had been hurt from the effects even if she did dodge the attack.
“「Negative Ray」.”
Kajit healed the Skeletal Dragon with his magic rays.
This was another reason Narberal was frowning. No matter how much damage she dealt, Kajit would restore the Skeletal Dragon from behind. Narberal wanted to take out Kajit first, but the Skeletal Dragon was in the way, stopping her.
Even if she use piercing spell such as 「Lightning」, it would be blocked by the Skeletal Dragon which could nullify magic. Wide area spells like 「Lightning Ball」 would also be resisted by Kajit’s magic defence, making it almost ineffective.
If she used mind control to release the defence, it could decide the match at once──
“—「Charm Person」.”
“—「Undying Spirit」.”
Narberal and Kajit activated their spells at the same time. Narberal used a spell that could bewitch humans while Kajit cast a defensive spell on himself that renders mental attacks ineffective.
The result was— Kajit smiling victoriously while Narberal clicked her tongue and frowned.
Maybe she was distracted by Kajit’s smile, a shadow loomed over Narberal’s face.
A white object that covered her entire field of vision appeared before Narberal.
— Impossible to evade.
With a flash of inspiration, Narberal rested the tip of her sword on her shoulder, using the blade as a shield. Her sword hand and shoulder took the brunt of the impact which numbed her body. Narberal flew into the air from this hit.
This was the result of the Skeletal Dragon’s tail swinging with Narberal’s face as the target.
“Oh, ohh.”
Narberal didn’t fall as she landed agilely with both feet on the ground, but she still stumbled backwards.
It was a great chance to press the attack, but the Skeletal Dragon stood its ground. It had to protect Kajit, so it couldn’t go too far. Watching the Skeletal Dragon act this way, Narberal waved her arm to relieve the pain and numbness.
Kajit showed his face from behind the Skeletal Dragon──
“— 「Acid Javelin」.”
“— 「Lightning Bolt」.”
The green spear-shaped object Kajit cast hit Narberal’s body. The javelin of acid should have harmed her, but it was blocked a few centimeters before Narberal’s body and dissipated. At the same time, the lightning was also blocked by the Skeletal Dragon and rendered ineffective.
Kajit and Narberal glared at each other.
“… Using defensive spells? How troublesome.”
“… That should be my line, lower life form (Bagworm). How about fighting honorably and stop hiding?”
“Why do I have to come out?”
“Wouldn’t it mess up your plans if you are trapped here?”
Kajit glared at Narberal when she mentioned that. In contrast, Narberal smiled nonchalantly.
“…There’s no other way.”
Kajit who seemed to have made up his mind held the strange ball up to the sky…
“Witness the power of the Pearl of Death!”
The ground trembled and Narberal’s body followed suit. That was a sign of a gigantic being showing itself.