SWNOVELXO Chapter 23: 23. Dragon (2)
The lightning within him hadn't dissipated—it surged through his body, enhanced by the godlike precision of his 「Infinite Copy Eyes (SSS)」, amplifying his strength to impossible levels.
He inhaled sharply and braced himself, executing a move he had only seen online, something buried in the depths of martial arts memes.
『Keyboard Warrior Judo — Dragon Shoulder Throw! (A)』
With the dragon's massive tail locked over his shoulder, Licht curled his body forward and executed a perfect shoulder throw—one that launched the behemoth skyward like a ragdoll.
The dragon's cry echoed through the crypt, furious and disbelieving, as it spiralled helplessly through the air.
The divine had punished the proud, casting it down like a defeated fallen angel!
With that, the dragon smashed into the treasure-covered floor, sending waves of gold and jewels skyward like a fountain of shattered greed.
But Licht didn't even look.
His focus was singular on ending the life of this vicious beast in front of him
Landing, Licht grabbed his sword lodged deep in the dragon's tail, electricity surging through his sword and body as the sword vibrated violently like a chainsaw coming to life.
With that, in one fluid motion, Licht completed the job he had started earlier.
His sword sliced straight through the dragon's tail and severing it with a blue flash and a crack of thunder
ROAR!!!
The pain and humiliation drove the dragon mad as its gargantuan body thrashed around, trying to crush the bug that had caused this state
But before the beast could even reach him, Licht vanished from view.
Leaving behind only a streak of electric afterimages, Licht's body became blurred as he shot straight toward the dragon's head.
But—
Bang!
'A wall?' Thought Licht
No—
'A wing'
The dragon's massive wings moved faster than it ever had before, swatted him aside like an insect.
The impact sent Licht tumbling, crashing across the ground.
'The dragon has gotten faster'
He groaned, slowly opening his eyes, only to realise—
'No—it's not the dragon that got faster…..I'm slower…
Licht staggered to his feet, lightning leaking from all over his limbs like mist as hee feeling of overwhelming strength left his body
God's Descent was over.
Licht knew that if he could charge up another move, this fight could be ended quickly
But Licht knew that was just an ideal fantasy
Just one look at his body allowed Licht to see reality
If he used God's Descent again now, there wouldn't be a next time.
He would die.
Groaning, Licht reached into his pocket and popped a healing potion, the liquid scorching his throat as it went down.
A warm, fuzzy feeling soon spread through his muscles, allowing Licht a brief respite from the pain.
The potion was enough to stop the trembling, but still far from enough to restore him to a perfect state.
He was stable, nothing more.
But when facing a terrifying monster like a dragon, merely being stable wasn't good enough!
Roar!
The dragon's roar shattered the silence, echoing through the crypt like a furious earthquake.
Covering his ears, Licht looked above him only to see a claw as large as a little mountain come crashing down from the sky
『Rushing Thunder God! (A)』
Though it was meant as a sword technique, Licht had reimagined it as a movement technique, in a moment of split-second reasoning and pure instinct
His body blurred, leaving behind afterimage upon afterimage as he danced between the dragon's berserker stomps. Each one attacks was strong enough to crack the earth beneath them, but Licht fearlessly dodge and danced in between every single one
『Rushing Thunder God – Storm Chain Edge! (A+)』
Licht reappeared beneath the dragon's underbelly, delivering a rapid wave of slashes to its legs before leaping skyward. In one fluid spin, he carved across the dragon's back as he slid down—but the effect was minimal
Without divine strength provided by God's Descent, the dragon's scales no longer yielded.
His once deadly attacks bounced off dragon scales like pebbles thrown against a boulder.
Seeing this, Licht's expression darkened—
and then froze entirely.
He no longer cared about the impenetrable scales as the dragon was staring directly at him, eyes wide open and bloodshot, its rage boiling to the surface like raging magma.
Licht watched in horror as the dragon's chest expanded and the ground trembled.
This wasn't just another roar.
Licht could clearly see the dragon's throat pulse with deadly energy as its eyes shimmered with an ominous glow.
Now, its most feared weapon was charging.
『 Dragon's Breath 』
ROAR!!
BOOM!!!
A wave of searing, violet fire exploded outward, engulfing everything in its path!
Gold coins turned crimson as they began to melt, the walls liquefying around them.
The dragon tilted its head upward, unleashing a victorious cry amidst the storm of destruction it had created.
But it celebrated too soon.
From within the smoke, there was a flash and with a burst of lightning as a figure shot forward.
He was wrapped in crackling electricity. His uniform was torn, scorched beyond recognition.
His once-refined appearance was now in shambles. His hair was singed, his skin blistered, but his eyes remained unchanged. They still burned with arrogance and lightning.
It was Licht.
His sword howled through the air and—
SHUNK!
lodged it straight into the dragon's eye!
ROAR!!
The dragon thrashed violently, blood gushing from its ruined eye socket. Its massive claws swung wildly, catching Licht in a glancing blow.
-crack
Licht had tried to block with his sword, but even so, the moment the claw made contact,t he still heard something crack from within his body
Helpless, Licht coughed up blood as he was hurled like a ragdoll, smashing into a stone wall with a deafening crash.
Huff… huff…
Everything was spinning.
Licht's vision blurred with an eerie ringing sound as he struggled to make out what was happening
Am I… am I dead…?
Licht felt like he was already dead, but the pain told him otherwise, and so did the furious scream of the beast that still stood towering over him