Chapter 3: The Blessed Weapon
Luke barely managed to dodge the dragon's attack.
[You have lost 40 Health Points.]
His chest was bleeding as it was slashed by the monster's claws.
A handful of seconds later, the wound started healing.
'Am not making any progress! I need something to do more damage! Punches aren't cutting it...'
He remembered something.
"Inventory!" Luke shouted as he moved away from the incoming monster.
A sort of digital screen showed many empty squares.
Only one of them contained something.
He selected that one full square.
The next instant, a weapon appeared in his right arm.
It was a well-polished sword made of iron.
The weapon's blade appeared to be blueish.
Luke grabbed it with both hands.
'I must... look like a Hero right now...'
He shook his head and stared at the ferocious monster in front of him.
A weak smile on his face.
The next instant, Luke got an idea.
He sidestepped towards the spot the dragon had launched him towards previously.
Small rocks had fallen from the wall.
He grabbed two of them and, while maintaining a safe distance from the monster, threw them towards its eyes.
While one missed, the other one hit its eye.
Obviously, these did not damage it at all. But it was enough to anger him.
The dragon was indeed getting impatient.
It had been a while since it had last eaten.
Just like Luke had hoped, the dragon had a habit when impatient.
It lowered its head and opened its mouth wide.
Luke already started moving forward as the stream of fire approached him.
He closed his eyes at the moment of impact.
'Yep. It's warm...'
Luke still found it hard to believe that he was now immune to even a dragon's breath. Although of course, this was a Weakened Inferior Dragon.
Nonetheless, it was still a dragon.
As he reopened them, he thought about what to do.
'The throat? The heart? Where is its heart anyways?? No, I should...'
The next thing the dragon saw was a blueish sword exiting the flames and entering its right eye.
The dragon roared as it stepped back. Its right eye was bleeding and was now closed.
Luke did not have the strength to stab the dragon deeply. Still, he was glad he got a reaction out of his foe.
'Dodging its attacks should be easier now. It can either attack with its fangs or its claws. If it breathes out fire, then that's extra for me!!'
While trying to stay at the monster's right, Luke kept dodging the attacks.
He very rarely found an opportunity to strike.
His attacks could break the monster's tough scales, but the spots he had already attacked were getting softer and softer.
"How many Health Points does this guy have now??" Luke shouted as he dodged another attack.
[ 2125/2500. ]
The dragon swung its left foreleg horizontally.
Luke dodged by moving towards the monster's right, its blindside.
He stabbed the right side of the dragon's throat.
The scales cracked and fell to the ground, leaving its skin defenseless.
'Finally! I hit that spot at least 5 times now!'
Luke's attack did not cause the monster any pain. Therefore, he was still unnoticed.
A second stab was thrown.
This time, the sword penetrated the dragon's body deeply.
Blood started flowing out as Luke pulled his sword outside the monster's wound.
The dragon felt a sharp pain coming from its blindside.
As was its habit, it breathed out a stream of fire at the spot it was attacked.
'Whenever it's in danger or surprised, it uses its breath...' Luke thought as he stabbed the monster was more.
He managed to stab the same spot four more times before being thrown away by the monster's foreleg.
Luke was launched away and rolled on the ground many times before both his legs were dipped inside the lava.
'Shit!'
He pulled himself towards the ground.
'So Fire Immunity doesn't fully protect me from lava...'
"Health Points left?"
[1355/2500.]
'A bit over half, huh?' Mark thought as he looked down at his blueish sword.
The weapon was blessed. It was a Water Blessed Sword which meant that it dealt extra damage to monsters related to the Fire Element.
Not only that, but these types of weapons could help the user develop new Magic Skills related to the Water Element.
Luke knew all this. Which was why he was extremely thankful for the weapon.
'Without this... winning would have been impossible...'
Luke chuckled weakly.
'Let's win first though!'
A series of attacking, dodging, fire breaths and injuries ensued.
The final stream of fire was breathed out.
The final sword stab took place.
Luke's body was bloody.
[You have defeated a Weakened Inferior Fire Dragon!]
[You have obtained 8500 Experience Points.]
[You have leveled up!]
...
[You have leveled up!]
[You have received 3 Burning Claws.]
[You have received 5 Fire Dragon Scales.]
[You have obtained the Title "Dragon Slayer".]
[You have obtained the Title "Elite Newbie".]
The dragon's body turned to ash and disappeared.
Luke kept his weapon between his hands.
He didn't drop his guard.
About thirty seconds later, tears started going down his face and he broke down like a baby.
'I did it... I DID IT!!'
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