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Chapter 92: A Dangerous Affair

"The City of Gloria is under attack."

They were merely words that were uttered. Whether they held any value to the listener was something that depended on where they were actually from and if they had any relations to it. Dragons who had just woken up couldn't care less, it was an endless cycle to himand perhaps that was an opportunity bestowed to the arrogance of such a creature. Although if one were to be completely honest, not a lot cared, even if they were located in the same continent. [ Elves ] and [ Dwarves ] were most concerned with their own wars.

In the Endless Passes, the people were still fighting off their own battles with countless Wyverns that erupted in the night. The towns and villages that were nearby were more concerned with making sure that they would be safe and couldn't spare any more thoughts for the capital city. Actually, the [ Demon Lord ] might actually be the only one who paid attention and hoped for its demise. The city was the City of Adventurers and trained future [ Adventurers ] and [ Soldiers ] of the Human King so that would put a major damage to their Kingdom. They were glad.

...and [ Goblins ]? [ Goblins ] were too busy as well, they were out doing goblin things and stuff.

Perhaps the only people concerned were the ones inside the city themselves but if things were truly to be measured and scaledthe City of Gloria wasn't actually being attacked. Far from it. 

The Colossal Wyvern flew around the night sky, beating its wings madly and creating wind gusts. It was flailing around as it tried to shake off a certain pest that was atop of its head, for some reason it wasn't going away. 

And so it was unaware or couldn't pay attention as another person leapt off from the ground and tried to reach it. Her fingers nearly grabbed ahold of the Colossal Wyvern's claws, except the creature flew into another direction

And then a strong gust of wind boosted her up.

The [ Half Elf ] felt winded down from the distance as she sent a wind blow towards the [ Tiefling ] but even she knew that it hadn't been enough. It was scarcely enough.

But somehow the [ Tiefling ] managed to grab on the tip of the Wyvern's claw and began to hoist herself up. She managed to stand up despite the creature flailing around blindly as they attempted to throw her off along with the [ Shadow Elf ]. And it was there that she began to scale her way up, clinging on its arm and trudged up bit by bit.

"You did it Ellynn!" Han praised her from her side. Somehow, he believed that it had been her.

And she did try to do so but her own winds could only go so far. There could only be one person who would manage to do it, she clutched her chest and felt relief flood in it. Her father was alright. But she only managed a weak smile, "It's far from over." They didn't need to celebrate too early. Her gaze fleeted towards the two atop the Colossal Wyvern.

One way or another, the two were holding on to the creature.

. 

Tierra barely managed to maintain her balance on the creature as she reached its neck, her [ Sure Footing ] helping her manage barely as she tried to punch through the scale. Her skin met scale and quickly regretted it. She couldn't do quick work with it.

Channeling energy into her fist, she once again landed another punch and felt the recoil run through her arms. What kind of sorcery was this?! How strong were the scales?! She punched harder and harder but found no satisfaction, if anythingthere were only bruises.

She did a stupid thing and glanced down and felt her vision blur.

They were all the way up. This hadn't been the best of plans.

Somehow the creature's scales were invulnerable to physical attacks. She gritted her teeth and summoned her chat and sent a message towards their only non-physical combatant. But she wasn't going down with a fight, if she had to summon hellfire then so be it. The [ Tiefling ] tapped into the ancient curse and released the block on it. Infernal energy flowed throughout her body and burned as she redirected it to her hands and felt her nails grow longer.

They turned to claws as she dug and stabbed the creature, the energy began to go past the Wyvern's scales as the creature continued its dance in the air, writhing back and forth as it spun to throw them off but they didn't falter. 

. 

The message had been direct and straight to the point.

Tierra: Blast it with magic you fools!

Lucia stared at the message and then back at the creature in the sky and began to channel mana into her palms once more. She looked at the other people she was with and cleared her throat, "There's not much ranged attacks I can do but if any of you could hit the"

A bolt of lightning shot out to the sky and hit the Wyvern across the chest.

The [ Light Elf ] stared at the [ Mermaid ] who had been holding the conch shell in her hands. The other woman cleared her throat and managed a sheepish smile, "The shell absorbs attacks and redirects it was I supposed to wait for a signal?"

A direct attack, square on the chest. But the Colossal Wyvern only seemed startled for a moment before shrieking and sending a blast of lightning in retaliation. How dare they attack it with its own lightning?

Did they want lightning? He'd give them lightning!

Compared to the spread out lightning attack that had filled the entire area, a concentrated lightning blast shot towards the [ Mermaid ] and [ Light Elf ] and for a good minute the shell was holding on its own. A powerful artifact to protect her.

But then it began to crack.

"Throw it!"

Odele gritted her teeth as she felt electricity burn her fingertips, but she'd already faced string rays and electric eels before. Just a little more and the Wyvern would tire out surely! "It can handle it" 

A gust of wind threw the two girls backward as the air around them clapped and the lightning formed a crater across the ground. The [ Half Elf ] wiped some sweat across her brows and barely held back a sigh, that had been a close case as well. Why were they all being like this? She frowned and looked across the skyright in time as the Colossal Wyvern dove down the sky.

It shot out in a blink of an eye.

Scarcely avoiding a direct attack, she stopped mid escape and found the edge of her cloak impaled down the creature's claws. The [ Half Elf ] pulled up a [ Mana Barrier ] right before the Wyvern could bite and split her body in half. Sweat immediately pooled her temple. The barrier immediately began to crack, the Wyvern swept its tail across the terrain and lashed towards the [ Mermaid ] and [ Light Elf ], flinging them backwards.

"Now would be a good time as any. Choke on this!" A large piece of a tree trunk was thrown into its gaping mouth, courtesy of an [ Unerring Throw ] as it hit the creature's throat. And the Wyvern began to choke and hack. And yet the [ Half Elf ] didn't move. "Ellynn, get away already." Han plucked out items from his inventory and began to chuck them against the mouth of the creature. Stones. Shells. Fruits.

It was at that moment that she realized that she was a bit of an idiot as well"This is your chance guys, hit it with all you got!" She was waiting on the others as well. 

But most importantly she waited for him to act.

Atop the Wyvern, the [ Shadow Elf ] already moved, skating the weapon across the scales before landing on the eye and plunging the weapon into its eyes. The Wyvern struggled and writhed, choking as it flung the barrier sidewards, throwing the [ Half Elf ] along with it and it flapped its wings, creating winds of its own and threw the others from their feet.

A [ Cleric ] that was heading towards the Wyvern had to hold her ground and held up her shield to block out the blast of wings. She gritted her teeth and asked for another miraclea golden and holy light blasted itself downwards and shot the creature atop its back. A [ Tiefling ] was thrown out with such a move, shrieking as holy light met infernal energy.

The Wyvern once again lashed out its tail blindly, one of its eyes was profusely bleeding as it shook his head and closed its other eye. Thick scales protected it from another dagger attack, the only fleshy and soft part besides its mouth. But it would solve that problem soon. Energy once again crackling and gathering in their core to dislodge the items thrown within its throat.

He could see it, the energy sizzling down the throat and the young man seemed mesmerized if only for that moment. A certain fascination for danger and a looming death within one's reach. Electricity began to shoot out towards Han who was still in front of the creature's front, he waved his hands. "Oi! I'm just right here!"

It was idiotic.

But a blinking blue screen was on his side and he may have been willing to trust their words. And it may just be the perfect chance to see how far his [ ???+ luck ] could take him as electricity crackled towards him

The Colossal Wyvern's jaws snapped close in the last moment.

Only a trickle of electricity escaped and sizzled across his face as the man was thrown backwards, a searing pain making him see white and taste blood in his mouth. And yet it was enough for him to see vines and branches wrapping and clamping down the creature's mouth. 

A certain one had been waiting for a dramatic and dangerous entrance.