Damien leaped off Aquila with precision, landing squarely on the neck of the roaring Obsidian Drake. The beast thrashed violently, its glowing veins pulsing as it bellowed in rage.
Each twist and turn of its massive body seemed to shake the very air, but Damien held his ground, balancing expertly on the beast’s scaled surface.
Keith saw the opening created by Damien’s sudden assault and seized the opportunity. “Thank you! I’ll make do with this chance!” Keith shouted as he closed in.
With his blade glowing brightly from the magic essence he infused into it, Keith lunged toward the drake’s exposed side.
The Obsidian Drake, however, was no ordinary mana beast. It sensed the surge of power in Keith’s attack and snapped its head toward him with blinding speed.
Keith’s eyes widened in alarm as a massive claw tore through the air. “Fuck!” Keith cussed under his breath. He raised his weapon defensively, coating his body in a thick layer of magic essence to withstand the brunt of the attack. It wasn’t enough.
Booooom!!
The impact sent him hurtling through the forest, his body skidding across the ground like a stone skipping over water.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Trees snapped and splintered in his path, and he finally came to a stop hundreds of meters away, unconscious.
Damien didn’t flinch at the loss of Keith. He was entirely focused on the Obsidian Drake. “Guess it’s just me now,” he muttered, his blue eyes narrowing.
If anything, he seemed relieved that Keith was now unconscious. It meant that he could let loose and not be seen by either Keith or the other lady a few metres away from the battle ground.
With a deep breath, Damien reached out to his summons.
“Summon Fenrir, Cerbe, and Luton.” Damn gave his command to his system and he got a number of notification panels informing him of their successful summonings.
Three shimmering blue portals materialized in the air, their swirling energy expanding until they released three powerful figures.
Fenrir, the Monstrous Wolf, emerged first. Its once-massive form had grown even larger, its thick fur now streaked with a faint silver glow. Its crimson eyes burned with primal energy, and the ground trembled slightly as it stepped forward.
Next came Cerbe, the Three-Headed Hound. Its aura was darker and more menacing than ever, and its heads growled in unison, each maw crackling faintly with fire. Like Fenrir, it had nearly doubled in size since its first summon.
Finally, Luton, the Stellar Slime, appeared. Though its appearance remained deceptively small and bubbly, its aura had shifted dramatically. Now a Grade Four summon, Luton’s presence exuded raw potential, its red form shimmering faintly with the power it contained.
Kreeeeii!!
Aquila descended gracefully, landing beside its fellow summons with a majestic cry. The Griffin’s golden feathers glowed brightly, its piercing gaze locked on the Obsidian Drake.
Damien surveyed his summons, a faint smile on his face. “Let’s see what we’re capable of.”
At Damien’s command, his summons sprang into action. Fenrir and Cerbe moved to flank the drake, while Aquila took to the sky with Luton on its back. The formation was clear: Cerbe would act as the bait, while the others attacked from different angles.
Cerbe stood its ground, growling deeply as it opened its three massive jaws.
Ding!
«-1000 units of Magic Essence!»
«-1000 units of Magic Essence!»
«-1000 units of Magic Essence!»
A surge of magic essence flowed from Damien to the hound, draining his reserves by a staggering three thousand points.
Three blazing spheres of crimson fire materialized in Cerbe’s mouths, each one crackling with intense heat.
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“It got stronger and bigger.” Damien murmured.
The fireballs shot forth, streaking through the air like meteorites.
Two struck the drake’s eyes, and the third slammed into its thick forehead.
Booom!
The impact created deafening explosions, and the heat from the flames scorched the air around the drake. Its massive eyelids had closed just in time, sparing its vision, but the flames still seared its lids, leaving blackened marks that sizzled like burning meat.
The Obsidian Drake roared in pain and fury, its glowing eyes snapping open once more. Its gaze locked onto Cerbe, now the clear target of its rage.
The drake lunged at Cerbe, its massive jaws snapping shut just inches from the hound’s center head. Cerbe didn’t move, holding its position as planned, while the other summons executed their roles.
Fenrir darted to the drake’s right side, its movements blindingly fast for its massive size. Its fangs glowed faintly as it aimed for the vulnerable joints of the drake’s front leg.
Aquila soared overhead, its wings trailing golden light as it raked its talons across the drake’s back, aiming for the softer areas between its scales.
Meanwhile, Luton leaped high into the air, its gelatinous form expanding slightly as it absorbed stray magic essence from the battlefield. It seemed small and inconspicuous, but Damien knew it was ready to strike at a moment’s notice.
Despite the coordinated assault, the Obsidian Drake was far from defenseless. It twisted its massive body with surprising agility, throwing Aquila off balance mid-flight. Its glowing veins pulsed again, and molten lava began to drip from its open jaws.
It swiped its tail toward Fenrir, forcing the wolf to leap back to avoid being crushed. Fenrir growled, circling warily as it waited for another opening.
The drake then turned its attention to Luton, sensing the strange power emanating from the slime. It unleashed a blast of molten energy, the intense heat melting the air around it.
Luton shifted at the last second, its body splitting into smaller parts that reformed just beyond the attack’s range.
Damien gritted his teeth as he watched the battle unfold. The drake was a formidable opponent, but they took were just getting started.
“Hold formation!” Damien shouted, his voice carrying over the sounds of battle. “Cerbe, keep it focused on you. Fenrir, aim for the legs. Aquila, stay mobile and look for an opening!”
The summons responded immediately, adjusting their positions as the fight continued.
The drake roared again, its fury intensifying. Lava dripped from its claws as it charged at Cerbe, intent on crushing the hound beneath its massive weight.