Twilight Alchemist 25.1

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25.1. Thanks To My Comrades, I Could Endure It, Isn't It?

The dragon possesses the ability to nullify magic.

That's almost certain.

No matter how much magical power it gathers now, unleashing it directly is pointless.

However, that ability has a significant weakness.

It's the range of effect!

It's such a powerful ability, but it doesn't cover the entire area.

As evidence, it seems to not affect auxiliary magic.

So!

I channel the gathered magical power into the foundational magic formula for earth magic.

Magic is versatile. If one wishes, they can cause various natural phenomena.

However, that would be too wasteful.

That's why there are fixed magics and specialized magic formulas for them.

What I'm doing now is casting earth-manipulating magic.

But, it doesn't exist as a specific magic.

So, I only construct the foundation of earth magic and manipulate the magical power on the spot.

My brain felt like it was burning.

"Damn it! Here comes the earth and sand!"

The dragon raised, of course, its forelimbs.

Not at the striking distance, but its aim...

"Nooooo!"

"Please! Moda!"

Moda shielded me, facing directly the sand and gravel erupting towards us like a fortress.

"Gaaaah!"

Though I had defended against all stones and soil, Moda couldn't endure the final flying boulder, tumbling and being blown away.

"Moda-san!"

"Bepp, stay back! I'll handle the healing! That lizard bastard is completely fixated on Craft!"

Ignoring attacks from both sides, it advanced towards us, targeting us.

"Damn it! Face this way!"

"Mithril arrows! Unleash mithril arrows and sword skills!"

The adventurers on both sides attacked desperately, but it paid them no heed.

And finally, the dragon planted the claws of its four limbs deep into the ground.

"It's coming! Breath attack! I'll defend even if it kills me! Moda!"

"Uoooh!"

Moda extended the large shield, Raidoc, and Persia slipping behind to support Moda's body together.

Both had water pouches with healing potions in hand.

"[Fire Resistance]! [Heat Resistance]!"

"[Earth Rampart Shield]!"

Bepp chanted support magic, and Bardak invoked a spell to create a small earth wall.

Immediately, the world turned completely white.

The breath attack enveloped us.

"Uoooh!"

"Endure, Moda!"

Moda thrust the shield forward to support the earth wall.

However, my advanced earth magic barely restrained the fierce breath attack.

Bardak's earth wall was quickly eroded away.

But the combination of the earth wall and Moda's defense barely protected us from the breath attack.

Hot wind burned the skin, and an unbearable pain surged through the whole body, but we gritted our teeth and endured it to the point of breaking.

"Moda!"

"Craft-san!"

Priest Bepp, ignoring his own injuries, poured a healing potion on me.

Raidoc and Persia also poured healing potions on Moda like water, supporting Moda's body with determination.

Injuries all over.

But!

We endured! We showed that we could endure, damn it!

There was a reason we endured.

Clearly, the power of the breath attack had diminished compared to the beginning.

The attacks we made so far weren't in vain. Even a dragon gets fatigued!

The dragon finished spewing the breath attack and emitted sounds from its fangs.

Its expression clearly showed furious rage.

Driven by anger, the dragon prepared to unleash the breath attack once again.

But! Too late!

The lizard bastard hadn't noticed. Its enormous head was unnaturally shadowed.

Thanks to our allies' desperate defense and attacks, the lizard bastard didn't notice.

The massive rock I created with gathered magical power had moved above its head.