Tale of the Red Dragon Without Dragon's Might-Chapter 16 - : Counterkill

No sooner said than done, Cole did not hesitate or pause. He hid behind a tree trunk and pulled out a Paralysis Potion from his waist pouch, smearing it on his dagger. The Paralysis Potion was meant to prevent a baby dragon from escaping, especially by flying. It was his treasured poison, and he really didn't want to use it unless necessary.

Everything prepared, Cole crouched down and entered Stealth mode, cautiously approaching the baby dragon. As he got within a step of it, the baby dragon was still engrossed in digging a hole, apparently distracted by something. His heart pounded wildly with joy clearly written all over his face.

An experienced pig butcher could kill a pig with just one stroke, the key being the technique accumulated over the years. One just needed to stab through the pig's heart, and it would die in a few minutes due to rapid blood loss.

However, Cole was not an experienced pig butcher, and the baby dragon was certainly not a pig... In fact, the location of a dragon's heart is similar to that of a pig, situated in the chest as with all mammals. The challenge was that the folded wings of the baby dragon were precisely protecting its sides.

In this situation, he could only settle for the next best thing. Cole hesitated for a moment and then, adopting an ice-picking grip, he held the dagger in reverse and plunged it into the baby dragon's major artery in the thigh.

Considering the scales on the baby dragon's thigh, he exerted a lot of force.

A stab and a pull, to avoid the dagger getting stuck in the baby dragon's thigh and losing his weapon.

Leon was busy digging a hole, about to find a rabbit, when suddenly he felt a knife strike his thigh. Due to dragons' heightened sensitivity to pain - since not everything can breach through their thick skin and scales - he instantly perked up and jumped to his feet, turning back only to see a person holding a weapon staring at him.

After the strike, Cole retreated several steps, already prepared for the fierce counterattack of the baby dragon.

He wasn't afraid of the baby dragon's counterattack. As an accomplished Ranger, he could even play with lions and tigers. The more fiercely the baby dragon retaliated, the better – the activity would speed up the blood circulation, and the Paralysis Potion would take effect faster.

Regrettably, his calculation was doomed to fail.

Typically, an attacked Red Dragon baby dragon would counterattack furiously until it realized it was outmatched. But Leon was not a typical Red Dragon baby dragon. Inside the baby dragon was the soul of an office worker from a peaceful society; his first reaction to a sudden situation was to flee.

As the baby dragon continued to grow, his brain became more functional. At that moment, Leon's mind spun rapidly. If the other party dared to attack, they must have some reliance. The best strategy is to retreat - if not now, then when?

A numbing sensation spread from his thigh, but that was it. It didn't affect Leon's frenzied escape as his adrenal glands secreted wildly.

Ah, it's running? It actually ran?

The baby dragon's escape was beyond Cole's expectations. He quickly chased after it, running while pulling out his bow, holding an arrow and silently chanting a Spell. Then, he let loose an arrow that struck Leon who had spread his wings, ready to fly. Instantly, a mass of Magic Vines entangled Leon.

That was a snare strike - until the end of the Spell, the next time you hit a creature with a weapon attack, a large mass of twisted thorny vines bursts from the point of impact.

But what of it? A slight curve formed at the corner of Cole's mouth.

Leon, whose movement was hampered by his thigh being entangled, fell to the ground, tugged a few times, and then, unable to break free from the Magic Vines right away.

Seeing the baby dragon fall to the ground, Cole immediately rushed over, drawing his bow tight like a full moon and circling around the baby dragon.

The baby dragon would not be captured so easily. Its most adept method, the Flame Breath, had not yet been used. The moment the baby dragon opened its mouth to unleash the flames was his chance; his arrow would shoot into the baby dragon's throat, taking its life in one shot... Even if it didn't die, it would be unable to breathe fire, losing its most powerful weapon.

"You're finished," Cole said. "It's a foregone conclusion."

Cole waited, while Leon finally calmed down. He raised his hand, not breathing fire as Cole had hoped, but silently casting an immobilization spell.

Who would expect a baby dragon to cast a Spell? When Cole saw Leon raise his hand, he was just a bit surprised. By the time he realized he couldn't move, it was already too late.

The immobilization spell had its limits; Dragon Sister could only control it for a few seconds, let alone against a stronger adventurer, a powerful Ranger. Yet those few seconds were enough for Leon to break free from the Magic Vines - after all, he had already torn half of them apart.

Leon, having stood up after freeing himself from the Magic Vines, did not flee.

Running in front of a Ranger, an expert in pursuit and snares, was by no means a good choice. Especially considering he seemed to be poisoned, his thigh was numb and not good for exerting force. At the same time, the numbness gradually spread to other areas.

Leon made up his mind. He had to seize the opportunity - once his soul-bound sword, which had been stuck in the ground, flew into his hand, he immediately gripped the hilt and stabbed towards the Ranger's chest.

At that moment, Cole finally shook off the immobilization spell's control. He couldn't care less about a baby dragon using a Human spell, the sudden appearance of a sword flying into the dragon's hands, and that the baby dragon could even wield a sword. He twisted his body, agilely dodging the incoming thrust and, with a light tap on the ground, lunged forward and rolled seven or eight meters away.

Feeling safe at this distance, Cole turned around, only to see something terrible - Leon, holding the sword, extended it towards him, and the sword actually flew straight at him.

Cole clutched his small shield and slapped away the Flying Sword. After a focused look, he saw that as the baby dragon flicked its claw upward, the sword actually flew back up. Circling in the sky following the baby dragon's finger movements, it began attacking him every time he made a move. Walking was ineffective, and so was drawing his bow.

One setback after another, mainly because the scene was too bizarre and absurd. Cole felt like he was dreaming, his mindset starting to collapse. A baby dragon not using sharp teeth and claws, not using Fire Breath, but quite human-like using an immobilization spell and a sword, and it's a Flying Sword at that... It's unacceptable, like a cat suddenly standing up and boxing with you.

"You're fake, aren't you?" Cole suddenly said.

Leon barely had time to react, but this seemed like an opportunity.

Dare to be Divided Mind at a time like this?

Now, seizing the opportunity, Leon flicked his claw upward, controlling the Flying Sword to fly high, then bending it downward, controlling the Flying Sword to stab vertically down at the Ranger who was attacking him in the head.

Illusion, this is an illusion, you can't fool me.

Up until the last moment when the sword pierced his head, Cole still couldn't believe in a baby dragon using a sword.

Blood is already flowing out, hey.

The wind was blowing, sweeping up leaves and sending them into the sky.

Ah, it's finally over.

Leon came back to his senses, let out a long sigh of relief, his body suddenly went limp and he sat down on the ground. At this moment, the effects of the Paralysis Potion gradually began to spread. That was close, really close, it was truly a last-moment counter-kill, and he felt tears almost flowing down.

Moments later, the familiar ding-dong sound in his mind made Leon exceedingly excited.

"First Blood—This opponent was worth the battle, overcome the invading enemy."

"Common Reward: Leaping Attack."

As usual, the prominent red notification popped up and soon returned to normal, the reward switched to another.

"Common Reward: Water Walking Technique."

Water Walking Technique?

What kind of Spell is that?

A Spell that allows one to walk on water?

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So why is it that simply filling one's stomach rewards the Breathing Skill, teaching him to harvest nature's spiritual energy, absorb Sun and Moon Essence? This is the basis for him to grow stronger than Salovis, for his crimson scales to be more beautiful, and to later be able to use various Spells.

Spending half a day to dig a nest rewarded the Sword Control Technique, an important combat Spell.

Effortlessly suppressing Dragon Sister to obtain an immobilization spell is an unimaginably powerful Control Magic.

It was a life-and-death struggle, and he only barely managed to kill the enemy; yet the reward is the most useless Water Walking? This Golden Finger is still not quite intelligent.

Leon couldn't even be bothered to try that Spell; in fact, he had no conditions to try, and his body was paralyzed and hard to move. It took almost five minutes of rest for that numb feeling to slowly fade away.

Leon staggered to his feet, ready to return to his nest for a good sleep to calm himself down, when he suddenly remembered an important thing—looting the body.

A dagger, shield, bow and arrows; a small bottle filled with a red liquid which felt like a Healing Potion, a small bottle with a green liquid that should be Paralysis Potion, the Eternal Torch was somewhat valuable, and the cylinder should be a telescope... After gathering his spoils of war, Leon was ready to leave when he suddenly heard the sound of flapping wings coming from the sky.

Leon looked up and saw Mother Dragon hovering in the sky.

He thought Mother Dragon had sensed the danger and rushed over to support him, feeling somewhat touched, until Mother Dragon spoke.

"Why are you stealing my things?"

Leon blinked repeatedly, he was also dumbfounded. Is this an illusion? What are you talking about? It made no sense.