Those catfish and seahorses received skill enhancements, but after being poisoned, they still met their end.
Kumoko easily dealt with all the seahorses and catfish, but Ryu Takeno's battle became a struggle.
It wasn't a struggle because he was losing; it was because…
"What the hell?! What did this thing eat to grow so tough?!" Ryu Takeno wrapped around the Blazing Dragon, trying to constrict it, but found its physique incredibly strong. It possessed intelligence, knowing it was in danger when constricted, preventing any chance of strangulation.
It also possessed Reverse Scale, a superior version of Dragon Scales, its scales exceptionally hard, his fangs unable to pierce its defenses.
The Blazing Dragon's fire attacks also couldn't harm Ryu Takeno, who possessed the Shokuryu Dragon Bloodline. It belongs to the fire dragon lineage.
Its teeth and claw attacks also couldn't pierce Ryu Takeno's scales.
What to do…
Entangled with the Blazing Dragon, Ryu Takeno couldn't think of a solution, until the Blazing Dragon swept its tail at him. His eyes lit up; a dangerous smile appeared on his face.
He slammed into the Blazing Dragon again, creating distance.
He looked around, searching for something.
"Takeno-kun, what are you doing?"
Kumoko watched Ryu Takeno looking around, puzzled.
Looking around during a battle wasn't a good habit.
Got it!
Ryu Takeno found what he was looking for: a pointed, conical rock.
He used his tail to break it off, continuing to dodge the Blazing Dragon's attacks. He didn't use the rock as a weapon, only holding it with his tail, keeping it from falling into the magma.
The Blazing Dragon turned, sweeping its tail at Ryu Takeno's head.
Now!
Ryu Takeno, having waited patiently, finally found his chance.
"Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh————!!!"
The Blazing Dragon let out a horrific scream, truly heartbreaking.
What kind of pain could elicit such a soul-wrenching cry?
It… must have hurt…
Kumoko, on the shore, felt the pain just watching.
Ryu Takeno, holding the bloody rock, watched the Blazing Dragon writhe in pain in the magma, wondering if he'd been too cruel.
He hadn't considered that monsters, whose consumed matter is converted into energy, could still have such a vulnerable area.
If it hadn't been for the tail sweep, revealing that vulnerable spot, he wouldn't have thought of a way to defeat it.
Now that he knew the weakness, he just needed to inject venom into the wound and wait for it to die.
"Shiro!! Give it medicine!"
Ryu Takeno wrapped his body around the Blazing Dragon, turning it onto its back, shouting to Kumoko on the shore.
Why not do it himself?
Are you kidding? I don't have Poison Magic, only Poison Fang. Should I poke its eye with it?
Leaving the poisoning to a professional was better.
"Ooh ooh ooh—!! Spider Venom, Ultimate Mega Dose!"
Kumoko suspended herself with silk, using magic to synthesize venom, pouring it into the bloody maw.
No! It's full! It's overflowing!!
The Blazing Dragon struggled violently; its belly, filled with venom, swelled, like an inflating balloon. Its HP dropped visibly; black venom dripped from its mouth.
Finally, the Blazing Dragon, the master of this sea of flames, died in a humiliating way at the hands of a spider and a snake. Tears welled in its eyes.
…We… won?!
Kumoko couldn't believe such a powerful creature had been defeated.
"Though the method was a bit underhanded, it's dead… and did you really need to pour that much poison? It overflowed from the top after you poured it in from the bottom! (#`o)!!"
Ryu Takeno didn't expect Kumoko to be more ruthless than him.
The dead Blazing Dragon's belly was swollen like a pregnant woman's. He suspected it hadn't died from poison but from being overfilled, with venom overflowing from its mouth.
"Hehe~ I didn't want the poison to be insufficient and fail to kill it~" Kumoko looked at the sky, tracing circles on the ground with her feet, explaining sheepishly.
[Experience points reached a certain level. Individual—Elroe Gunerush leveled up from lv19 to lv20.]
[Various base stats increased.]
[Skill proficiency level-up bonus acquired.]
[Skill points acquired.]
[Conditions met. Individual—Elroe Gunerush can evolve.]
[Can evolve into the advanced race Elroe Overlord Serpent. Do you wish to evolve?]
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