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After barely regaining my bearings, I thought of a countermeasure before the Amantium Dragon’s next attack.

After looking through my magic vision, I found that there were no gaps in the magic power he was wearing.

In addition, black scales covered the entire body without missing a single spot.

Is there a weak point somewhere in the body that could fit a sword?

Think, think!

No matter how forgotten the legendary monster is, there will definitely be a place to stab it somewhere.

At that time, the blade of the holy sword caught my eye.

Although my sword is called a holy sword thanks to the power of the goddess Stellania, it was originally a dragonite sword.

A special sword made when the magic power of demons and humans was mixed, making it impossible to control the magic power.

The snowy mountain monster that was defeated to make that sword was as strong as the Amantium Dragon.

Obviously the name… … It was Steelheart Dragon.

Even then, there was no way to inflict fatal wounds on the guy, so I searched for a weak point and found the area inside the mouth.

Yes, inside the mouth, no matter how protective its entire body is covered with scales, it is bound to be soft and weak.

Even an Amantium dragon would not have scales growing inside its mouth.

If so, wouldn’t it be possible to inflict fatal wounds if you stick a holy sword into the guy’s mouth?

“Sylphy! When that guy opens his mouth, aim for the inside!”

I quickly shared my thoughts with Sylphy.

“Yes?! Yes?”

“Same as Steel Heart Dragon! No matter how strong the outside is, the inside of the mouth is soft tissue!”

“Ah… all right! Senior!”

Sylphy immediately took a seat and prepared to shoot.

And I adjusted my grip on my sword, waiting for the guy to open his mouth again.

The Amantium Dragon opened its mouth wide.

The inside of the guy’s mouth, which looked as red as blood, looked like a sword could definitely fit into it.

However, I felt motivated for a while because I thought I had found a clear weakness.

Immediately, an instant death magical ray that took away life force began to spew out from its mouth.

“Ugh… … !”

It spewed out magic rays from its mouth and turned its head to pursue me.

It was still trying to block my retreat using its long tail.

Fortunately, this time I was some distance away from him, so it wasn’t an impossible situation to avoid due to angles on both sides.

“It’s like this… … .”

Obviously, the inside of his mouth is made of soft tissue.

If you sheath your sword, you will definitely be able to cause damage.

But there was a major problem that made it impossible.

Unlike the Steelheart Dragon, the Amantium Dragon emits magical rays from its mouth.

In order to insert the holy sword into the guy’s mouth, you had to penetrate the magic ray that would kill you if it touched you.

It’s difficult to dodge from a distance, but cutting through that and planting a holy sword inside?

… … To be honest, there was almost no possibility of it being realized.

In the first place, magic rays were coming out of the guy’s mouth, and rushing towards that mouth was suicidal.

Moreover, the situation was made even more difficult by the fact that it was not an ordinary magical beam with physical destructive power, but that it killed instantly upon contact.

If it had high physical destructive power, it would have found a way to withstand it and break through, but that wasn’t the case.

Is there some way?

Would you rather look for a weak spot other than your mouth?

Snow or something… No, I think I could block that guy just by closing my eyes.

As I was thinking about this and that and moving sideways to avoid the magic beam, something flew into the Amantium Dragon’s wide-open mouth, drawing a trail of intense light.

“Senior! Are you okay!?”

Sylphy took my words into consideration and fired an arrow into the guy’s mouth.

Sylphy’s arrow could not destroy the Demon Lord’s soul because it did not contain the power of the goddess, but its destructive power was outstanding.

It couldn’t pierce the scales, but wouldn’t Sylphy’s arrows be effective if it were inside a soft mouth?

Piiing-!

The arrow fired by Sylphy cut through the magic beam and entered the mouth of the Amantium Dragon.

Since the magical rays emitted by the guy had no physical force, the arrow was able to ignore the rays and fly into the guy’s mouth without any resistance.

“Is it effective?”

At the same time, the magical beam of light that had been continuously shooting out while tracking me suddenly stopped.

If only I could at least give him a good hit and weaken him even a little… … .

Cheeek-!

But soon those expectations were spectacularly betrayed.

This was because Sylphy’s arrow, which seemed to have hit the Amantium Dragon’s mouth, stopped right in front of it instead of hitting the flesh inside its mouth.

The arrow fired by Sylphy looked as if it was levitating inside the Amantium Dragon’s wide-open mouth.

The magic power contained in the arrow and the magic power of the demon king’s soul collided with each other, and an unpleasant noise echoed in the cave.

And after a while, the arrow lost all its strength and hit the Amantium Dragon’s snout and fell to the ground.

What on earth have you done?

I couldn’t understand what was happening right in front of me.

Is this guy really invincible?

Is there no way for us to deliver effective damage to the Amantium Dragon’s body?

If that’s the case, even if I somehow find an opening and stick my sword into its mouth, wouldn’t it be blocked in the same way?

“How… What should I do… … .”

The Amantium Dragon was slowly moving its legs and closing the distance towards me.

My mind goes blank. The narration was still silent.

I thought of many different ways, but none of them seemed right.

I thought about using my magical talent to steal the Demon King’s soul’s magical power.

However, it took such a long time to take away the magic power of the pseudo-demon king soul, and it was impossible to take away the magic power of the real demon king soul while also taking the attack from the Amantium Dragon.

I thought of many ways that I couldn’t figure out until I tried it.

However, compared to the risk of life involved in attempting such methods, the probability of success was ridiculously low.

Even nine lives were not enough to find a way by risking one’s life and repeatedly taking low-probability gambles.

“Krrrr… … Wow!”

As time passed without finding a way to pierce the Amantium Dragon’s outer shell, it raised its head and roared.

Then he turned his head and glared at me and Sylphy alternately and started preparing something.

It didn’t feel good.

After a while, a black sphere of magical power appeared next to the Amantium Dragon’s head.

one two three four… … The number of black spheres was gradually increasing.

“No way… … .”

In the end, eight black spheres stayed around the Amantium Dragon’s head.

Then it opened its mouth again and aimed the magic beam at me again.

“Sylphy! Quickly put the arrow in that guy’s mouth again!”

I saw what the Amantium Dragon was trying to do with my magic vision, and as soon as I realized it, I urgently shouted.

The black spheres summoned around were tightly packed with magical power.

Looking at the magic power, it was possible to distinguish between magic power that had an instant death effect and magic power that did not, even if the magic power was used by the same demon lord soul.

The eight black spheres summoned by the Amantium Dragon showed a flow of magical power similar to the magical rays spewing from its mouth.

What that meant was that magic rays that kill instantly upon contact could come from that black sphere.

If so many spheres emit magic rays, evading it would be nearly impossible.

That’s why I asked Sylphy to provide support fire again before it was too late.

Sylphy’s arrows didn’t work on him, but they succeeded in stopping the magic beam for a while.

As soon as it occurred to me that the summoned black sphere might be emitting magical rays, all I could think of was that I had to stop it somehow.

If you’re lucky, you might be able to stop his attack once again.

No, wait.

Stop the magic beam for a moment… … ?

It was a request for support fire as if I was desperately trying to survive, but when I think about it again, Sylphy’s arrows could have created an opportunity.

The biggest reason why I can’t insert the holy sword into the mouth of the Amantium Dragon.

That was because of the magic ray with the instant death effect that spewed out from the mouth.

However, the moment Sylphy’s arrow reached the guy, the magic beam that was fiercely chasing me stopped and Sylphy’s arrow lost its power.

This may be because the instant-death magic beam does not have the physical power to affect the arrow, so the nature of the magic power is instantly changed to deal with the arrow.

Even if you have a devil’s soul, you only have one head to think about, but it’s difficult to use magical power in multiple ways at the same time.

This is because changing the nature of magical power requires a great deal of mental power.

Piiing—!

Sylphy followed my request and fired the arrow again without hesitation.

If my guess is correct, the magic beam that the Amantium Dragon is about to fire will stop the moment Sylphy’s arrow is about to hit it.

Cheee!

Just like when Sylphy first shot an arrow into the creature’s mouth, a fierce noise of two magical powers colliding rang out.

And the magic ray… … As expected, Sylphy’s arrow did not shoot out until it lost all its power.

It was an obvious opportunity.

The nature of the magic power of the black sphere summoned by the Amantium Dragon around its head was seen to have changed momentarily.

As expected, it seems that in order to defend against Sylphy’s arrows, the magic beam must be stopped.

However, the eight black spheres summoned around did not disappear, but still existed with only the nature of the magic changed.

When the arrow fired by Sylphy runs out of power, the attack will begin again.

I became convinced that I should never let magic rays shoot out with that black sphere.

At this point, I didn’t know how many times the demon lord’s spirit would fall victim to the same tactic. So as not to miss this opportunity, I immediately kicked the ground and jumped towards the Amantium Dragon’s gaping maw.

As I jumped up into the air and looked directly at the maw that had been emitting magic rays just a moment ago, I was filled with fear as I felt as if the magic rays would attack me again at any moment.

However, there was still power left in the arrow that Sylphy shot.

Drive the holy sword into the guy before that arrow falls.

That’s the best I can do in the current situation.

Since the Amantium Dragon was gradually introducing new attack patterns, it was disadvantageous to take time.

I hope this attack works… … .

The Amantium Dragon’s red mouth got closer and closer.

Inside the mouth, Sylphy’s arrow was seen floating in the air, losing strength, caught by an unknown force.

“Waaat-!”

I approached the mouth of the Amantium Dragon with the holy sword raised at breakneck speed.

And with all the strength I had, I plunged the holy sword into its mouth.

Chijijijijijijijijik… … !

I felt that my power to thrust the sword was being hindered by a strange force, as if like poles of a magnet were pushing each other.

It was the very power that the Demon King’s soul held onto Sylphy’s arrow.

But if you give up here, he will fire another instant death ray.

And the position I am in is the perfect position to be hit directly by that beam of light.

narration… No, Goddess, please help me!

I hope this method I chose works!

Pajik-! Let’s go!

I gritted my teeth and began to force the holy sword back against the power of the demon king’s spirit pushing me away.

Sylphy’s arrow was also spinning fiercely as if it still had some strength left.

“Yaaa!”

Once again, I used all my strength to push the holy sword into the guy’s mouth.

And after a while─

Phew!

Finally, the tip of the holy sword pierced a spot in the soft tissue inside the Amantium Dragon’s mouth.

Paaat-!

And the power of the goddess Stellania within the holy sword was activated and began to emit light to extinguish the demon king’s soul.

No matter how strong the outer shell is, as long as the holy sword has already been inserted and the power of the goddess has been activated, the demon king’s soul will disappear regardless of the size of the wound.

“Ha… I did it!”

I felt my body relax with relief and watched the holy sword in its mouth emit light.

“Krrrr… Crrr!”

The Amantium Dragon roars.

I thought this was the end of everything.

But after the light of the holy sword faded.

“Oh… … ?”

“Krrrr… … .”

My face turned white.

The power of the goddess was clearly activated.

but… … .

The devil’s soul… It was not destroyed.