How to Live as a Half-Dragon

032. battle (2).

I always felt good when I received compliments.

It doesn’t feel so good when you have expectations…

‘If it’s like this, it seems like I really have to do it.’

I felt like I had to recover and take care of the guy who was blinding me.

‘But to be honest, it must be difficult, right?’

Even if he was in a state of disrepair due to the aftereffects of the fierce battle with Leah, there were basic movements.

He himself is nothing more than a child who has just taken his first steps, and even in terms of his physical abilities, he is inferior to him.

In this state, even if you die a hundred times and wake up, you will never win.

but…

‘It’s not that there’s absolutely no way… .’

non-prosperous dance.

One of them was the use of Biyeongnanmu.

I don’t know what skill level Leah showed me, but it boasted tremendous destructive power.

‘But it’s probably impossible.’

Since Xian was in a position to observe it, he was able to make a conclusion.

There seemed to be a few conditions required to cast the Byeongnanmu, but if you were to pick the two most important of them, it would be speed and minimum proficiency.

But now, unfortunately, Xian had neither skill nor speed.

If you use it right away in actual combat and make even the slightest mistake, it’s like going to the next world, so what you should absolutely refrain from is, in a way, unlucky.

‘I wouldn’t have taken it into account that even Leah would do it all at once.’

In Xi’an’s mind, it was probably clear that what Leah asked him to see was not blocking the enemy’s attack at an ultra-close range before that, but rather the movement of shedding and slashing one after another.

‘And it didn’t seem to require skill compared to the non-young dance… .’

The principle seemed extremely simple.

It felt like reading the opponent’s attack and pushing it away with the sword.

‘But I can’t even do this in my current state.’

First of all, it was because it was a method worth trying even if it was supported by basic physical ability that did not lag behind the opponent.

‘Is that all there is?’

Xian held the necklace in his hand.

This is a way to fill that gap.

It was because it was to untie the necklace.

‘Then at least mana will come back and physical abilities will come up as well.’

If there’s one downside, it’s that you’re worried about the aftermath.

Although Leah is fighting poison energy while wandering between death and death, she is alive with both eyes open.

If mana rises abnormally out of nowhere, it was clear that he would doubt it.

I wouldn’t take it as a problem in the current situation where time is urgent, but it was a clear problem to go into Drake’s ears afterwards.

‘Still, now is not the time to choose means and methods.’

Even if you live in doubt.

Even if it can’t end on a good note.

Even if it’s better than dying right here.

“… … .”

Having made up her mind, Xian untied the necklace.

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Mana began to surge.

* * *

The mana that had disappeared returned in an instant.

To be honest, I thought I wouldn’t be able to recover soon, but at once, two mana hearts filled up heavily, and at the same time, I felt that my whole body was energized.

‘I’m already used to it to some extent.’

Proof that he has already adapted to training without mana is that his body feels as light as if he could fly away.

And that wasn’t all.

It was difficult to capture it, perhaps because there were dragon hearts and mana hearts as well.

It was to the extent that overflowing mana overflowed from his body and weighed down the surroundings.

“Did you have a hidden number… ?”

I heard the voice of the dragonian full of caution.

“Isn’t there a way that you’re the only one hiding a special move?”

“… … .”

It took a while for the Dragonian, who had remained silent while glaring at the grinning Xian, to open his mouth again.

“Make an offer.”

“proposal?”

“Hand over that guy. Then I’ll just let you go.”

I don’t know what that guy’s intentions are, but at least he seemed to have an intuition that arguing with him would be a dangerous game in which he would risk his life again.

“What if you don’t like it?”

“Don’t get me wrong, I’ll regret it if I think I’m afraid of you.”

If you look at the expression, it’s not a simple bluff or bluff.

It was because the fierce momentum seemed like it would come running at any moment.

‘Is there another reason?’

It’s hard to think of the reason for Xian, but it certainly seemed so.

‘But that’s not all.’

If that’s all, then there’s no reason to make an offer out of the blue after you take off the necklace.

‘At least it’s clear that my current existence is a danger.’

Xian made a decision.

After all, it was a proposal that was not worth listening to anymore, as long as the deal was made on the condition of Leah, who risked his life to fight together.

“Then we have nothing more to talk about, come on.”

The Dragonian said it was ridiculous.

“I can’t understand at all, why the hell are you covering the Slayer? You too… .”

Xian jumped out in surprise and swung his sword.

It was because it seemed like a big deal would happen if I let it be softer.

“Can’t you understand what I’m telling you to stop making noise and attack me? Or were you scared?”

“Keugh… .”

The attack became quite heavy, as if it were certain that the mana returned and the strength increased.

The spur I felt when I ran out also improved my strength.

The Dragonian, who chose to distance himself from Xian’s surprise attack, was startled.

“Is this dragon life? No way… ?”

He seemed quite surprised that he was using the dragon’s sword.

Heck, even Xian would have reacted like that if he saw an opponent he thought was a Dragonian using a dragon move.

That’s how much the dragon’s life on Xian’s sword seemed fatal to him.

“Why, I guess this wasn’t in the calculation?”

Well, it would be natural.

According to Hughes, Dragon Slayer is a skill like rat poison to dragons and dragonians.

I would have never imagined that a Dragonian would use it.

‘Come to think of it, Leah must have used the dragon slash too… .’

Perhaps he has accumulated more fatigue than is simply apparent on the outside.

It was said that the outside was no different from rags, but the inside was more like a mess.

‘I just need to push a little more.’

But I had no intention of doing it by force.

It was dangerous to do so, and above all, because there was a better way.

Xian acted as if he would run away at any moment and swung his sword, then…

Huung.

I could see the dragonian’s arms cutting through the air.

Xian raised an eyebrow.

As expected, it was clear that the guy’s sense of distance, already overexposed to the dragon kill, had been ruined.

Xian did not miss the gap and dug into his arms.

‘Attack… .’

Chow.

The place Xian cut was the guy’s thigh.

The decision to go there was because it was still less healed.

Perhaps it was because of another cut, the guy staggered and then attacked nervously.

Of course, Xian wasn’t there anymore, and he was only hitting useless ground.

‘The power is still quite fierce… I need to shake it more.’

Deciding that it was still too early to engage in close combat, Xian continued to attack the Dragonians in the same way.

Whenever that happened, the Dragonian was helpless.

I wondered if it could be this easy.

‘Well, Leah’s attack must have hit dozens of rooms.’

No, I don’t know because I didn’t count, but I think I might have cut myself a hundred times more.

‘Shall we finish soon?’

It was almost surprising that he was standing there with blood flowing from all the holes in his face.

In fact, the counterattack was significantly weakened.

Xian focused his dragon slash on the tip of his sword and pierced it in an instant.

There was no trickery this time. It was the reason why I judged that the opponent was already exhausted.

‘Heart at once… .’

However, that was a patch.

It was the reason why the Dragonian caught the blow that he had delivered with confidence in the last.

‘I got the sword… .’

His hand was cut and the blood that came out soaked the sword and flowed.

“I’ve been waiting for this time, kid!”

Just like Xian did before, he pretended to have completely lost his sense of distance from being attacked by the Dragon Slayer, and was preparing a blow while holding his breath.

The moment Xian checked the unmoving sword, there was a voice that could be heard in his mind.

* * *

“You’re not going to lose anything by learning?”

That’s what Drake said before he told me defensive moves for survival.

“What is it?”

I blinked my eyes wondering if it was a great skill like non-shooting, but Drake continued.

“It’s nothing great. However, in practice, it is very important.”

Whatever happens, there is such a thing.

It’s not particularly great, but it’s like a know-how that you can only learn by going through actual combat.

“You bastard, what would you do if the sword were caught?”

“The sword… Are you caught?”

Xian looked at the dagger he was holding.

It is quite thin and long for a dagger.

But, of course, it was clear that if I held it with both sides sharp, my hands would be very dirty.

“Is anyone catching this?”

“That sounds funny. If you don’t catch it right away, your life will be lost. Do you think you wouldn’t catch it?”

Drake said that it is something that comes out unexpectedly in real battles.

And usually, quite a lot of swordsmen lose their lives in embarrassment at such an unexpected situation.

“If the sword is captured… .”

I thought about it for a while, but couldn’t come up with a good idea.

At best, it was about hitting the opponent’s vitals with the remaining hand.

Or to put down the sword and retreat.

“It’s just your thoughts.”

“hmm… It wasn’t either.”

I hoped it would be the right answer even though I had a feeling that I had stopped it…

“Look carefully.”

Having said that, Drake grabbed Xian’s dagger.

Drake’s hand dripped with blood, soaking the dagger.

“that… What if I really catch it!”

“Stop making a fuss and check it out.”

Again, Drake spoke more calmly than Xi’an, as if asking for confirmation.

Of course, the sword didn’t even budge even if I pulled it, and it wasn’t appropriate to try to attack with my free hand.

“Usually, if you hold a sword, you hold the end or the middle of the sword rather than the handle, which means that the distance Nepal has to reach is greater than the length of the sword body.”

I felt like I knew it when I was in the situation.

As the distance of reach increased, the chance of the opponent avoiding it in advance would increase, but on the other hand, there was no way that the power would be properly applied no matter how it was hit.

‘Not to mention the feet… .’

It would be fortunate if the leg holding the ground was lifted and the sword was not stolen by falling over.

When I was put in that situation, it didn’t seem like an exaggeration or a bluff to say that a lot of people lost their lives pointlessly.

“I have to leave it and run away… !”

Drake’s sweet night continued.

“If you give your opponent a sword, what are you going to fight with!”

Xian raised his voice because he was in pain for no reason.

“You can just run away!”

Not to be outdone, Drake’s voice also rose.

“If it’s a situation where you can’t escape!!”

angry The voice over there is louder…

Anyway, Xian thought about Drake’s question.

“At that time… .”

After thinking for a moment, Xian opened his mouth.

“What?”

The current situation seemed like a situation in which Xi’an had an advantage when hearing only words.

That’s also true, because while holding the sword, the opponent was seriously injured in his hand, one of the body parts that are useful in battle, and Xian is fine.

But that method seldom comes to mind.

When Xian asked for an answer, Drake grinned, showing his teeth.

* * *

– Twist as much as you can!

Following Drake’s words echoing in Xian’s head, he twisted the sword with all his might.

Then, the flesh in the palm of the Dragonian holding the sword burst and blood splattered.

It was exactly what Drake said.

As the intense pain was transmitted all at once, the force that gripped the dagger decreased.

At that time, after hearing Drake’s words, I twisted it right away, and it was fortunate that it was worth getting another honey chestnut hit.

‘So how did you do it… ?’

However, the joy of overcoming the crisis by using what I learned was short-lived.

Xian had no choice but to move the sword he had retrieved immediately.

The reason was the Dragonian’s other hand, which struck as if splitting the top of his head.

‘done!’

Just like Leah had done, Xian deflected the attack with the sword face.

To be honest, I was afraid that I could actually use it because I had only watched it once, but surprisingly, there was nothing special about it.

‘Of course this… .’

The fact that he was weak must have played a big part.

He was already very tired as he was overexposed and cut here and there.

As Xian cut down the Dragonian twice in a row, just like Leah did, he counterattacked in the meantime.

“Keugh… This guy!”

He even thought about stepping down for a moment, but Xian gave up on that idea.

It’s obviously safe to keep your distance now.

but…

‘What if I run away?’

He is very quick to grasp the situation.

If there was no chance of winning, there was no guarantee that he would not run away with all his might.

‘I can’t give him a chance to think.’

Xian let out another attack and slashed once more. cut and cut again

I didn’t know when I was watching Leah do it, but I felt many things.

Surprisingly, his skin is thick and hard.

It is said that it takes more force to cut than expected.

That it’s harder to inflict a fatal wound than it looks.

But even so, Xian cut and cut again.

And as if that had worked, when I let go of its counterattack, I finally saw it stagger.

The wound on his thigh widens and blood gushes out.

‘Now… .’

It seemed possible to stab him in the vitals.

Hitting a vital point is not as easy as one might think.

As it is a vital point, the vigilance is so severe when the opponent is intact.

But now, somehow, it seemed possible. Xian focused his dragon slash on the tip of his sword again and tried to stab it.

‘no… .’

It was the reason why the memory of holding the sword earlier was vague.

‘Let’s end this clearly, I’ll use the non-yeongyeong.’

Xian made a lot of afterimages and moved to the rear and was startled.

It was the reason I met eyes with him.

got caught sure that too.

‘What should I do?’

It was already too late to turn around.

Its body was already accelerating, and its tail fired with the momentum to slaughter Xian.

‘If this is the case, half and half… .’

The probability of his attack going backwards faster than it reached was about that much, even if it was set high.

‘I was so stupid… .’

He was already familiar with Leah’s high level of non-spirituality.

It was foolish to try to deceive the eyes with such a level of mimicry.

‘sh*t… .’

Xian became like this when he risked his life.

Just in time, something caught Xi’an’s eye.

‘butterfly… ?’

It was Hughes’ butterfly that had been attached to his tail for some time.