Comprehensive Manga: The Master is not here today.

"Ah this..."

Looking at the situation below, Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched his cheek in embarrassment.

It was one thing that the Flame Dragon's defense was much weaker than she had imagined. Also, because it was her first time using the Iron Soldiers in this way, she did not control the strength well and accidentally made a bit too much noise.

The Lord of the Maze wouldn't ask her for compensation, right?

But on the bright side, she had successfully dealt with the Flame Dragon, which was smoother than they had originally expected.

At least Laos and the others should be happy to hear this good news, right?

So she took back the stick that had returned to its original shape and returned to the ground.

Laos and the others on the ground didn't know what had just happened, but the unusual noises coming from afar and the slight shaking of the ground made them a little nervous. Seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka land in front of them again, Laos hurriedly asked:

"Ms. Ritsuka, did you see what happened just now? Did the Flame Dragon come over here?"

"No, the Flame Dragon has been dealt with by me."

"...Eh?" xn

Laos was stunned for a moment, wondering if there was something wrong with his ears. Malucel and others beside him also had expressions of self-doubt.

Did they hear it wrong just now?

Among them, only Mashu showed a surprised expression and asked curiously:

"Could the noise just now be caused by Senior attacking the Flame Dragon?"

"Well……"

Fujimaru Ritsuka scratched his cheek and said a little embarrassedly:

"I accidentally went a little too far..."

After hearing the conversation between the two, the others finally reacted. Although they were still a little bit unbelievable, Laos still asked quickly:

"Has the Flame Dragon really been defeated? Where is its body now?"

"It's over there, follow me."

Seeing this, everyone lost their appetite and quickly followed Fujimaru Ritsuka all the way to where the Flame Dragon was. The scene before them immediately made them gasp -

First of all, there was a devastating scene. The ground was cracked and collapsed like a spider web. All the houses nearby collapsed. There was a deep sunken hole in the center of the cracks, indicating that this place had suffered a powerful attack.

On this street that seemed to have been ravaged by a powerful attack, the body of the Fire Dragon lay quietly on the ground, crushing half of the houses.

What was shocking was that its body remained intact and had not suffered any attack at all. Only the head on its neck was missing. Blood flowed down its neck, dyeing the ground red and emitting a fishy smell.

“How on earth did they do this…”

Chilchak stared at what was happening before him in amazement.

He could probably guess that some powerful attack must have directly destroyed the fire dragon's head, and the aftermath destroyed the area into its current state.

but……

"How did you do that? Ritsuka, did you use some kind of magic?!"

Malucil's exclamation also expressed the doubts in Chilchak's heart. From his perspective, the other party just threw the stick in his hand away?

However, in response to Marlucil's question, Fujimaru Ritsuka seriously corrected her:

"It's not magic. To be precise, it's a warrior's powerful attack!"

...You are kidding!

Chilchak couldn't help but complain that he had never seen a warrior with such destructive power!

On the other hand, although Laos was also curious about how Fujimaru Ritsuka did it, there was something more important to him now.

He and Senxi walked to the exposed belly of the Flame Dragon. Seeing this, Malucil and others who had reacted followed closely and their expressions became tense again.

"call--"

Laos took a deep breath and said:

"Anyway, let's check the stomach first."

However, they soon discovered that how to cut open the fire dragon's belly was also a problem.

Laos tried with his sword and found that it was difficult to even pierce the skin of the fire dragon, let alone cut open its entire belly to check its stomach.

However, at this time, Senxi silently handed over his kitchen knife and said:

"Use this."

"Hey, about the kitchen knife...eh?"

Chilchak was about to say something, but was surprised to see Laos take the kitchen knife and pierce it into the Flame Dragon's skin with incredible smoothness, cutting a hole with a little force.

"What about that kitchen knife? Ordinary weapons can't do that, right?!"

Senxi then confessed and said in a deep voice:

"It can cut through the bones and skin of all monsters. I take good care of it every day. It may be the only mithril kitchen knife in the world!"

"Mithril... kitchen knife...?"

The corner of Chilchak's eye twitched slightly. Although he was not a warrior, he understood how precious the metal mithril was. It was a material that countless warriors dreamed of.

But, it was actually used to make a kitchen knife! ?

...Is there no normal person in their team except him?

Maluciere: “?”

With the sharp weapon in hand, they finally started to act, but the blade of the kitchen knife was too short, so they could only dissect it bit by bit. After working for a long time and only going half a meter deep, Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but say:

"Well, maybe I can help."

As she spoke, she pulled out a samurai sword from [Minister's Treasure]. Laos was a little surprised when he saw this and said:

"It seems that this is the knife that Kikuro used!"

"indeed,"

Chilchak nodded, then looked at Fujimaru Ritsuka curiously and said:

"Come to think of it, Ms. Ritsuka's name sounds a bit like someone from the Eastern Islands."

“Maybe there is some connection, but I’m not from there.”

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled, came to the front with a samurai sword, and with a light swing, a large piece of dragon meat was easily cut open, just like cutting tofu.

Everyone was surprised:

"Could it be that this is also a knife made of mithril?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled and said:

"I don't know what material it is made of, but it is definitely very sharp."

To be precise, this was a gift given to her by Senko Muramasa, a sword forged by him personally.

This knife doesn't have any magical powers. The only thing worth mentioning is that it is extremely sharp. No matter whether it is an ordinary monster or a so-called dragon, they cannot resist its sharpness.

In short, with the help of Fujimaru Ritsuka, their progress finally began to speed up, and they soon touched Yanlong's stomach. However, after cutting open the stomach, they did not find the body they were looking for.

"—!"

Everyone's faces darkened instantly, but no one said anything. Instead, they continued the dissection and searched all of the Flame Dragon's intestines, but still found nothing.

Malucier's expression finally wavered strongly, and then she spoke with an expectant tone:

"Could it be that this fire dragon is not the same one we encountered before?"

However, Laos shook his head and said:

"No, judging from the wounds on its body, it should be the same one."

"Then...! Go find some more feces...!"

"Hey!"

Chilchak quickly stopped the completely panicked Malucil, while at this moment, Laos frowned and lowered his head in deep thought. The next moment, he suddenly spoke:

“And the burning bags!”

"The Fire Dragon will put some indigestible things into the combustion bag to use as fuel for its fire breath!"