Volume 13 Chapter 14 Dragonbone Mountain
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
We got to what looked like an old ruin, and at the entrance was a skeleton dragon made from Dragonewt bones, standing guard like a monster.
Rosvita told me she had a feeling this Dragonbone Mountain was a dragon graveyard passed down in the Black Dragon Dukedom.
Maybe this ruin was the tomb of the first Black Dragon lord, Bendabar.
”Anyone who defiles our sacred resting place, even if they’re kin, won’t be forgiven!”
The hollow eyes of the skeleton dragon flickered with a creepy red light.
At the same time, a Dragon Breath blasted out of its mouth.
A sharp whizzing sound sliced through the air as the ground got perfectly cut in 2.
”…Looks like this is my ancestors’ grave… but I can’t leave it messy, so while I’m here, I’ll clean it up real nice.”
Charging up my Fighting Spirit Technique again, I wrapped myself in battle energy and dashed at the skeleton dragon.
But the skeleton dragon surprised me──despite its huge size, it reacted super fast and swung its tail at me.
…Damn, I couldn’t dodge it.
I couldn’t escape the sudden Tail Swing and barely blocked with my left arm, but the hit was too strong, and I got slammed into the ground.
”Ughh, it’s been a while since I got hit… Ow… Did my left arm just break or what?”
I barely got up, but my left arm that took the hit hung limp, not responding at all to my will.
Seeing that, the skeleton dragon started charging up another Dragon Breath in its mouth.
…If that hits me, I’m gonna be split clean in 2, huh…
My aching left arm made it hard to focus, and my fighting spirit was starting to fade.
”Lady Delprius!!! Getting all damp in spirit with just that kind of wound is pathetic!! Is this really the best of the Black Dragon Clan, known for their pure combat prowess?!!”
Rosvita’s voice echoed from behind, scolding me.
She usually tells me to avoid danger, but this time, she was pushing me to fight.
”But… my arm…”
When I turned around, I saw Rosvita glaring at me with pure rage.
My pathetic words seemed to fuel her anger even more, and honestly, I found her scarier than the skeleton dragon right in front of me.
”Delprius. You seem to be struggling. Then let me give you this.”
Ludmila, who had caught up, tossed a vial my way.
I caught it with my Right Hand, popped the cork with my mouth, and gulped down the contents.
Suddenly, the pain from my left arm faded away.
Thanks to the recovery potion she gave me, my combat spirit surged up.
”Thanks! With this, I can fight!”
The skeleton dragon unleashed another [Tail Swing].
This time, I quickly condensed my fighting spirit to activate [Steel Body], boosting my defense.
The aura I wrapped around me successfully mitigated the force of the dragon’s [Tail Swing], and I followed up with a punch to its tail using [Bone Smash].
”That’s for messing with my arm!”
[Bone Smash] hit with enough power, and I managed to shatter the now-bone-only tail of the skeleton dragon. It seemed to feel pain because it started releasing [Dragon Breath] all around it without a care. Suddenly, the entrance to the ruins became a deadly area filled with dancing rays of light.
”It’s going berserk! Close that dangerous mouth!”
I dashed up the flailing front legs of the skeleton dragon and delivered a flying kick to its jaw.
That clean hit made it lose its jawbone, and the skeleton dragon could no longer unleash [Dragon Breath].
”Lady Delprius. Please finish him off, right now.”
”But… this guy is a monster now, but he’s still the ancestor of the Dragonewts. Is it okay to smash him to bits…?”
”Even more reason to send him off properly~desuwa. Being made into an immortal monster must make him so sad.”
My 2 guardians pushed me to finish him off, even though I hesitated.
They were right.
Even though the monsterized Dragonewt was an ancestor, I had to defeat him to protect my land.
I’m sorry… As the Lord of Lindblum, I can’t let monsters run wild in this land…
I steeled myself and decided to finish off the dying Skeleton Dragon.
”Ludmila, I need to borrow your warhammer.”
I told Ludmila to throw me her big warhammer when I got to the head of the slow-moving Skeleton Dragon.
”Here, catch.”
Ludmila understood right away and threw the warhammer to me.
I caught the warhammer and held it high, then put all my strength into smashing the Skeleton Dragon’s skull.
Crack, crack, crack.
The Skeleton Dragon’s skull split in half.
At the same time, a lot of magic stuff started to burst out from the cracks.
”I’m sorry, ancestor, but you must let all your magic stuff out and return to the cycle of rebirth.”
I struck the skull again, which was now full of cracks.
With a *boom* sound, the Skeleton Dragon’s skull split in 2, and a lot of black mist leaked out.
At the same time, the bones that made up the Skeleton Dragon’s body turned into black mist and disappeared.
’Child of the mighty dragon. We will give you the right to enter the Black Dragon’s mausoleum. You should meet our king, Bendavar, to become the true Black Dragon King. Then, you will gain even more power.’
The skeleton dragon, now turning into black mist and fading away, left a thought-like echo in my head.
His dragon had been waiting here for thousands of years, it seems, to find the one worthy of becoming the Black Dragon King.
And so, by defeating his dragon, I, the first Black Dragon King and the second Demon Lord of the True Demon Kingdom, Bendavar, was granted entry into the resting temple of the spirits.
”…Rosvita… this place is said to be the spirit temple of the Black Dragon King, Bendavar.”
”…Indeed, it was… The numerous ore veins in this mountain range must be the work of the deceased Dragonewts and Dragonians, piled one on top of the other. Still, even with the chaos of the 4 clans and the loss of records, how could even the Black Dragon Dukedom forget the location of Bendavar’s spirit temple? Yet here it is…”
Rosvita, too, had not been told the location of the Black Dragon King’s spirit temple, and it seemed no one within the Dukedom knew either.
And so, I stepped into the grave of Bendavar, the first Black Dragon King.
~New monster~
Monster name: Skeleton
Hunt rank: F
Type: Undead
Features: Just bones of the dead people.
Armed with tattered swords and shields.
They say the bodies of people who died without being buried move around as just bones.
Fire magic, light magic, and bludgeoning weapons like hammers are effective.
Monster name: Skeleton Warrior (When there are 2 or more, they are called Skeleton Warrior Group)
Hunt rank: E (For the Skeleton Warrior Group, the rank goes up by one)
Type: Undead
Features: The remains of monster hunters, now just bones.
They say the regret of warriors who died unburied and in vain turned them into these creatures.
Sometimes equipped with magic-infused swords, shields, and armor.
The same tactics as with skeletons apply, but if you fight properly, the surrounding Skeleton Warriors might also find peace.
Monster Name: Skeleton Dragon.
Defeat Rank: A.
Type: Undead.
Features: A Dragonewt’s dead body, filled with magic, became a monster.
Its physical attack and defense are higher than when it was alive, and it sometimes has its old Skills.
It’s said to appear when a veteran Dragonewt dies in the dragon’s graveyard but doesn’t become a mineral vein.
Some say it guards the mausoleum, like a Gatekeeper.
New Skills
[Armor Break]… When using fists or Bludgeoning Weapons, it smashes armor and shields, lowering defense. Success is based on its physical attack minus the enemy’s physical defense. Costs 10 Skill points. Combat Skills.
[Steel Body Technique]… Wraps its body in fighting spirit, raising physical defense by 30%. Costs 10 Skill points. Combat Skills. Requires [Fighting Spirit Technique].
[Bone Smash]… Focuses fighting spirit into a sharp fist, raising physical attack by 20%. 70% stronger against bone and mineral monsters. Costs 10 Skill points. Combat Skills. Requires [Fighting Spirit Technique].
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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