Volume 2 Chapter 44 First Aerial Battle is Quite a Whirlwind
The mother dragon, covered in spikes, let out a frenzied roar and mercilessly descended upon my daughter, Flamme.
Flamme adjusted her posture, spinning upwards to dodge the attack.
I'm not sure what kind of magic she's got going on, but my buddy Lene and I are holding on tight to her back, and there's no way we're falling off.
"Flamme! Can you circle around to her belly side!? Attack her there!"
I entrusted Flamme with the maneuve ring tactics.
Unlike the heavily armored back, the belly side should allow our bullets to穿透 if we aim right.
'On her belly side, we'll be in range of her claws and tail too. It'll put Ryuuji and the others in danger, but are you okay with that?'
As it turns out, Flamme had already considered this and flown upwards.
She's still a kid, but she's learned the ways of the hunt pretty well.
"...Lene, is it alright?"
"We've come this far, it's either live or die, right? I'm prepared too"
Holding on to her back, I asked Lene, and got a matter-of-fact response.
Yeah, we're in this together till the end.
It goes without saying.
'Then, I'll fly without hesitation! Make sure to aim properly!'
With that, Flamme picked up speed and swooped in towards the mother dragon's belly side.
To be honest, it's making me dizzy, but I can't afford to let that distract me.
I took aim with my Alchemist's Gun, which I've imbued with 'Sharpness', and pointed it at the dragon's belly.
There's a trail of blood from where I shot it earlier.
I'm guessing that spot must be near the Magic Core...
"Hey, Flamme. Can you see where Mom's hurt? Is that close to the Magic Core?"
'Yeah. That's where our heart is. But, a little higher than that.'
Oh, nice, Lene.
I should have just asked Flamme.
I'm aiming at the spot Flamme told me, getting ready.
If I pull the trigger, the bullet will change course to hit the target.
'Uh oh! Attack coming!'
"What? Whoa!"
"Eep!"
Flamme suddenly twisted her body, and the protrusions that were attached to her mother's body where she was standing fell like rain, and we screamed.
The rain of protrusions exploded in mid-air as they fell towards the salt water lake.
If we had been caught in that, Flamme and I would have been blown to smithereens.
"...What the heck was that?"
"...If something like that fell into town, it would be a disaster..."
It's good that we were over the salt water lake.
Like Lene said, if those protrusions had fallen into town, it would have been a major catastrophe.
So, going for the belly, which is the weak point, is risky, but it's the only shot I have.
Adiliana really pulled a fast one on us.
'What do you do? Still go for her belly?'
"Yeah, that's the only place we can hit. Those golden demon beasts will regenerate if we don't target the Magic Core."
I answered calmly to Flamme, who looked worried.
Actually, the place I just shot seems to be healing already.
We're running low on ammo, so even though I can only shoot for a brief moment, I have to aim carefully.
"Flamme, let's try to fight over this salt water lake. Can you guide us?"
'Probably. As long as Mom doesn't get distracted by anything else...'
That'll be fine.
Right now, the frenzied mother dragon is fixated on us.
She definitely thinks that a threat to herself is right in front of her.
The mother dragon, who had been chasing Flamme, suddenly turned her belly to him and stopped.
It was probably his chance, but──
"I have a bad feeling about this."
"Me too."
Both Lene and I think it's not a good time to attack.
Why?
Well, she's taking a deep breath.
This is definitely...
"Flamme! Run!"
'No kidding!'
Before my words could sink in, Flamme made a sharp turn.
And just a beat later, flames burst from the mother dragon's mouth, chasing after us.
Wow, is that what they mean by "inferno"?
Still, Flamme said she couldn't breathe fire unless she was on the ground, but I guess that's what makes her a fully grown dragon.
The flames keep pursuing us relentlessly.
Flamme's tail is on fire, but she doesn't seem to be bothered, probably because she's a fire dragon and has fire resistance.
"Lene! Here, take this!"
"What's this?"
"It's a Magic Stone of Normal Temperature! I don't know if it can protect against a dragon's flames or not!"
Even though this magic stone can block fire, I don't know if it can block this unknown flame.
I can feel the heat, so it probably won't work, but it's better than having nothing.
So I gave it to Lene just in case.
Still, dragons are truly formidable opponents.
I guess it's no wonder they're called the kings of monsters.
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