Black Dragon Subjugation

The chilling air began to warm.

Hwareureuk-

Flames engulfing Helena’s body scattered, forming bizarre shapes.

The fire flowing from her body began to blanket the surroundings.

,Th, This wicked demon race magician…!

Jupiter began to tremble, looking at the magician. It seemed he had deep-seated trauma regarding magicians.

,Are those the people?

Hot flames soared, cutting through the cold air.

Helena, the fire was moving as if reacting to her emotions.

,Yes. Those are the people. Very bad people.

,Did they bully Yeon-i?

,Bu, Bully? You’re talking nonsense… That guy is the wicked Demon King!

Jupiter never escaped the world he had set up.

He was a man truly immersed in role-playing.

The moment the thick shield waved menacingly, holy wings spread out behind Jupiter.

Seeing him put on the helmet he had taken off, it seemed like he was serious about fighting.

,I will destroy evil… That is the mission of Jupiter, the Holy Sword Hero!

Jupiter’s massive frame began to charge, thumping loudly.

It was a reckless charge using his solid defense and high resistance.

I narrowed my eyes and fixed my gaze on Melvin, who was standing behind him.

After Jupiter’s charge, he was rolling his eyes non-stop as if contemplating.

However, that contemplation didn’t last long.

Because Melvin made a decision.

Seureureuk-

Using stealth, Melvin melted into the air like a shadow.

But I can see him. Thanks to the rain falling from the sky, his movements could be clearly read.

,Melvin! Help me!

Jupiter’s mindless charge was possible because he trusted Melvin standing behind him.

But Melvin ignored the call. He turned around and started running away.

Cold rain fell on his transparent body, reflecting Melvin’s ugly appearance.

But it’s a wise decision. The opponent is none other than me, you know.

,Giyaaaak!

Kang!

I block the sword from being swung at Helena.

Black mana and golden divine power collided, creating a rough tearing sound.

As I was fighting against Jupiter’s sword, Helena approached from behind me and held out her staff.

Hwareureuk!

,Kuaaaak!

The flames spewing from the end of the staff resembled a dragon’s breath.

The flames were engulfing Jupiter’s body. Jupiter let out a groan of pain, covering his body with his shield.

But it was only buying time.

I went around the side of Jupiter’s crouching body and shoved my sword through the armor.

Kuuk-!

,Uaaak! Melvin! When the hell are you coming!

Jupiter didn’t realize that Melvin had abandoned him because he didn’t look back.

Because of that, he endured and endured. He planted his sturdy shield on the dark scales, becoming a giant fortress.

He endured the hot flames pouring over his body and took my sword with his whole body.

His crouched body was thoroughly protecting his vitals, making it difficult to kill him easily.

It’s damn hard. But it’s just buying time.

That’s what I thought.

The moment the cold raindrops falling down began to slow, I could spot something transparent approaching, wriggling at the end of my gaze.

The transparent thing was approaching Helena at a very fast speed.

Suddenly, Helena’s gaze came into view.

She wasn’t aware of the object approaching from the side at all.

Her gaze, like flames burning hwareureuk-, was capturing Jupiter’s crouched figure.

To be honest, it was too late. The transparent movement was rushing towards Helena even before it caught my eye.

There’s no time to open my mouth. The space where I was standing burst out as if distorted the moment I kicked off the ground.

Kwang!

,Yeon-ah?

The question filled with belated doubt slowly dissipates.

Chwaaak!

Helena’s gaze is filled with shock. Only then did she recognize the attack towards her.

The guy who appeared in a blurry form in the transparent air was Melvin.

The guy who we thought had run away had deceived us all.

Just before Melvin’s sword blade reached Helena, the sword that was barely extended deflected the attack.

Kaang!

Along with the mana lingering on the sword, pure white cold air scatters.

,Melvin!

,Oh no…!

I barely managed to block Melvin’s attack. If I had recognized his movement even a little later, Helena would have been helplessly butchered by his blade.

I blocked Melvin’s path, feeling my heart pounding.

Melvin, whose attack was blocked, did not continue with additional attacks.

He once again melted into the blurry shadows.

I took a step back, catching my breath. Fighting while protecting someone was unfamiliar.

The psychological pressure felt very great.

Helena, who was on the fire-type tree, had almost no means to protect her body, unlike ice-type magicians.

She’s a glass cannon. The moment she makes even a small mistake, Melvin’s knife will quietly come and pierce her heart.

At that moment, Helena took out several talismans with Chinese characters written on them from her bosom.

There was no need to worry about whether those talismans would work properly in the rough rain and wind.

Chwaaak!

This is because a huge magic circle was formed as rough flames soared from the talismans scattered in all directions.

Helena’s actions didn’t end there.

She scattered something towards the floor.

At that moment, the rough fire powder that spread from her hand covered the Black Dragon’s body.

Hwareureuk!

A wide-area debuff and a ground-based skill that deals continuous damage to enemies that enter it was deployed.

Melvin, who was hiding in stealth, had no choice but to distance himself to avoid the flames rising above his body.

That’s how the confrontation continued. It was a combination of Helena and me, and Melvin and Jupiter.

The surrounding battle was becoming more intense as time passed. People who had died and come back to life reappeared after receiving a summons.

The Black Dragon’s body was also not in good condition. Its health was heading towards the bottom, and the smooth scales on its back began to fall off one by one.

Now was the time to make a move.

,Yeon-ah.

,Yeah.

,Charge in as soon as I signal.

,What about Helena…?

,I’m okay, so don’t worry about me at all. Fight comfortably.

The moment we enter a full-scale battle, Helena will not be able to save her life.

Blink and Time Stop.

Those were all the survival-related skills that Helena’s job tree possessed.

She could use Time Acceleration to run quickly for a moment, but it’s no use for a magician to run.

But Helena only responded to my worried gaze with a confident smile.

[Kkieeeek!]

The moment the Black Dragon’s body writhed in pain was the signal.

Helena shouted, surprised by the Black Dragon’s greatly writhing movement.

,Yeon-ah!

At that moment, my body began to accelerate.

It was thanks to the [Time Acceleration] used by Helena.

The body begins to accelerate. The moment I recognized that fact, my head burned white, and I began to pull up my thoughts inside it.

The speed of the body and mind are synchronized, and the misalignment disappears.

It couldn’t be better. At this moment, I was confident that I wouldn’t lose to anyone.

My body, which moved quickly, slipped and swung my sword. It was an attack towards Melvin, who had hidden his body with stealth.

The moment the long-stretched sword strike brushed against Melvin’s body, a clear sensation was transmitted to the end of the sword.

But.

This attack was a failure. What was impaled on the sword was not Melvin’s body, but a huge log.

Immediately after that, Jupiter approached as if blocking my path.

But he’s slow. He’s just too slow.

I slid across the Black Dragon’s body and swung my sword.

The place where Melvin, who had run away from me, was heading was naturally the direction where Helena was.

Even though she clearly knew that an assassin was aiming for her, Helena’s gaze was more calm than ever.

Kung-

Helena’s staff lightly tapped the floor.

The shockwave that started from the end of the staff spread in all directions, stopping Melvin’s movement with a clock-shaped effect.

However, the next moment, Melvin’s figure disappeared faintly, and a log fell in its place.

He used the Switch skill to forcibly escape from the effects of the Time Stop skill.

Melvin, who succeeded in escaping, smiled slightly and moved, splitting into two directions.

It was clear that he was trying to confuse Helena by using the shinobi’s Clone skill.

I started running towards Helena, passing Jupiter.

I couldn’t understand why she asked me to charge.

Helena’s actions now were not much different from sticking her head towards death.

Attacks fly towards Helena from all directions, right and left.

But Helena didn’t avoid it. She didn’t even use Blink.

Her eyes were filled with firm belief.

Kung-!

Helena used the Time Stop skill once again.

At that moment, Melvin’s figure, who was running to both sides aiming for Helena, disappeared in an instant.

From the beginning, the main body was not there.

,Thousand Flow Bloodshed Cut!

Melvin let out a loud shout and fell from the sky.

His figure falling with the rough rain and wind was like black lightning.

Helena also recognized that fact.

At that moment, she raised her staff.

The only skill she could use now would be the [Time Stop] skill stored in the staff.

Kiing-!

As expected, a large clock-shaped effect burst out from Helena’s staff.

But what happened? Melvin didn’t disappear. Rather, his falling speed became even faster, and he stabbed a dagger into Helena’s shoulder.

Kwaddeuk!

Helena’s hand was severely cut, and blood gushed out.

But Helena’s gaze didn’t waver. As if she had expected this to happen.

,Uh, uh…!

On the other hand, Melvin was showing a very strange appearance.

Melvin was swinging his sword quickly at Helena, but the attack was closer to a flailing movement.

There was no sharpness like before.

,Kueu…!

It’s not the Time Stop skill.

Helena had given Melvin a Time Acceleration buff.

Melvin was showing a figure unable to adapt to the suddenly increased speed.

It’s a perfect opening.

I swung my sword without slowing down my running speed.

Kaang!

,Y, You bastards!

Melvin, with a desperate expression, swung his sword and blocked my attack, but the end of the sword was shaking precariously.

Accuracy has decreased. He couldn’t adapt to the increased speed, so he clearly couldn’t swing his sword in the correct direction.

At that moment, the Time Acceleration buff spread once again over my body and Melvin’s body.

The moment the slowed body accelerated, I swung my sword.

Kagagagak!

The long-stretched sword tip shakes like a snake, pressuring Melvin.

Clearly, Melvin and I could swing our swords at the same speed.

But his mind couldn’t. He can’t catch up. The reaction of the mind and body are misaligned.

Kwajik!

Melvin’s sword ultimately failed to reach me.

But my sword reached him.

The sword scattering black mana was piercing Melvin’s heart.

Melvin cannot escape death.

Helena had taken out all of the escape skills he possessed.

Melvin was caught nicely in Helena’s life-threatening trap.

,Melvin!

Jupiter, who belatedly grasped the situation, began to run, but Melvin was already turning gray.

I killed the most annoying guy.

The moment I pulled out the sword embedded in Melvin’s heart, his gray corpse slid weakly and rolled out of the Black Dragon’s body.

,You’re next.

I pointed my sword and declared Jupiter’s death.

But that declaration ultimately failed to bring about Jupiter’s death.

[Kieeeek!]

The Black Dragon wildly writhed its huge body, shaking off the users who were on top of its body.

,K, Kuaat!

Not just Jupiter, me, and Helena.

All the users around it began to roll wildly on the Black Dragon’s body and fall out.

,Kuaaaak! Demon King!

Jupiter didn’t abandon his setting even while falling.

His small body rolls around frantically.

The Black Dragon’s scales were wet with rain and very slippery.

,Uueuk!

The Black Dragon’s remaining health is about 2%.

But in the current situation, there were no users who could deal damage.

Everyone was just sticking to the Black Dragon’s body, trying not to fall.

At that moment, my hand slipped greatly, and my body began to fall.

,Hiyaayaaat!

I scratched the scales with the fingernails created by the Awakening, but the speed didn’t decrease.

My body continued to roll and was thrown out of the clouds.

That’s how I was falling through the clouds.

I could see something small sparkling under the Black Dragon’s chin.

I narrowed my eyes and examined it.

Scales, unlike other scales, were emitting a sparkling light.

And the direction they grew was different.

Scales that grew in the opposite direction.

The Black Dragon’s weakness. The reverse scale.

,Come out!

I quickly spread out both hands and summoned Bbyak-i.

,Bbyaaak!

I swung my sword, driving Bbyak-i and flying.

The quickly swung sword completely pierced the scales that grew in the reverse direction.

Kwajik-!

[Corrupted Divine Beast – Black Dragon]

Remaining health 0%

[Kieeeek!]