An Extra’s POV

"Haha…" A voice echoed in the area behind the pile of smoke.

In a powerful gust of wind—most likely caused by the Dragon's whipped tail—the smoke cleared.

The humanoid silhouette of the Dragon emerged, and its twisted smile returned to its pale and handsome face.

"… Not bad, human."

He had an amused expression, and his cool gaze greeted Adonis' intense one.

All of the unease it displayed earlier seemed to have completely vanished—as if they never existed, to begin with.

"Your Skills are the real deal. But, it seems your Level is the issue." As the Dragon said this, a bigger smile crept up on his face.

Adonis could feel more tension wrapping around him.

"It seems I was worried for nothing, human. I don't know how you got so much power, or how you're able to use it so well, but…"

He stretched out both hands, as if welcoming an embrace.

"… You're still very weak!"

Adonis bit his lip the moment these words were uttered.

His opponent wasn't wrong.

'As expected, even though my Stats are heightened, they still don't compare to a Dragon Commander…'

Even his Skills weren't operating at optimal potential.

'My Divine Sword has 6 Forms, but right now I can only use its base state…'

And what of his [Absolute Defense]?

Well, the Skill of the Dragon felt like a hard counter to Adonis' defenses.

'To conserve Mana, I concentrated my defenses in predictable areas, but with this teleportation of his, I'd have to rethink my strategy.'

Just to be on the safer side, Adonis knew he'd have to buff up his defenses and ensure they circulated all around him.

He couldn't afford to be hit at this point.

isn't done yet. What's taking her so long? Could it

realized what was delaying the Grand Mage once

Magic that is holding Brutus captive,

didn't hold a candle to Dragons who had

on her anytime soon.' He heaved a sigh and took his stance once

to do

That's the spirit, human!

~WHOOOOSH!~

the very air around Adonis trembled as he took

of golden energy danced around him as he used both hands to

~WHUSH!~

being vanished, but Adonis already

'[Light Field]!'

distortion in space

Cloak] and [Light Boost] to

veins, and his current usage of Light Magic, Adonis reached a new realm

Yes, this wasn't sustainable.

was taking a toll on his

However…!

go all

~VWOOSH!~

the Dragon Commander appeared where he was supposed to, Adonis was already there, his blade swung

was inescapably close distance, one where Adonis was guaranteed to hit his

'DI—!'

he felt a burning sensation in his stomach, and

as a sharp kick implanted itself

a grinding halt, and an expression of both shock and confusion—mixed, of course,

radiated from his face.

get past my

build because he was

having Skills such as

However…

defenses

his feet had come through a

a safe haven around Adonis that was largely

to accommodate more people,

That was the problem.

long as there's space existing between you and your barrier, then I'm always going to

was sent to his stomach, this time creating enough