User will instantly die if hit by a World‑Eater Dragon's Red‑and‑Black Flame.

Raito's eyes widened.

What the hell… so I'm just going to die?

My shield is useless… the moment that fire touches me, I'm finished. That's what the system is telling me.

"Okay, system. Close," Raito muttered.

The notifications vanished.

Raito clenched his teeth, staring at the dragon.

What do I do about that attack?

How am I supposed to strike something like that?

I'm going to have to use everything I have. Everything. If I want to survive… I have to take that thing out.

The dragon roared and shot downward, wings cutting the air.

VROOOOM!!

It fired again—

and Raito dove aside while still speeding downward toward the beast.

VROOOOM! VROOOOM!

He moved sideways, flipping, twisting, dodging each blast by inches—

all while keeping his eyes locked on the dragon as he descended toward it with killing intent.

Raito flew at absolute speed toward the World Eater Dragon as the beast spit fire relentlessly from its massive jaws. Streams of red‑black flames streaked toward him, each one capable of vaporizing anything it touched.

Without hesitation, Raito's dagger vanished from his hand, replaced instantly by his cursed blade. His cursed attire appeared around him, his aura flaring as he charged headlong toward the dragon's colossal back.

The dragon's back was a fortress of scales, each one the size of a grown man. Five of the largest scales suddenly shifted, glowing as they shot beams of fire toward Raito.

Raito didn't flinch. He darted toward each scale, slashing and crushing them with the cursed blade. Sparks flew as steel met dragon scale. When he reached the largest scale, he slammed it repeatedly, the cursed blade digging deep until the scale shattered into pieces. Blood sprayed, sizzling as it touched the heat of the dragon's body.

The dragon screamed, a roar that shook the dungeon walls, and swung its massive tail with all its strength. The tail struck Raito like a battering ram, launching him through the air.

All my bones would shatter from that force… but…

Raito smiled.

"Ah, good. Perfect timing," he muttered.

[System Notification]

Indestructible activated. 30 seconds remaining.

Raito slammed into the torn walls of the dungeon—nothing happened. Pain hit him, yes, but his bones remained intact.

Scale activated. Indestructible. User is now invincible for 30 seconds.

He shot back toward the dragon, faster than the eye could follow. The dragon raised its enormous arm to slash him out of the sky, but Raito dodged effortlessly. Before he could react further, the dragon opened its mouth and blasted a stream of fire.

Raito twisted mid-air, grinning.

If that fire touches me… nothing. Not for 30 seconds.

He landed on the dragon's face in an instant. With the cursed blade, he slashed at the dragon's eye, sinking the weapon deep. The dragon screamed, fire spitting from its nose as its body heat surged—enough to burn any human to ash.

Raito pulled back, soaring into the air.

The dragon couldn't heal. The cursed blade blocked regeneration, even for a monster of its strength. Any wound inflicted by this blade would remain until its user was defeated.

Raito couldn't control the blood inside the World Eater Dragon… not until he had created an injury in its back. That wound couldn't heal, no matter how fast the dragon's body normally regenerated. A smile spread across Raito's face as he stretched out his hand, focusing his blood manipulation.

With a surge of power, 250 kilograms of blood erupted from the dragon, forming ten massive spears, each glistening with crimson energy. The dragon roared in fury, its body heat spiking, scorching its own skin as it tried to stop the blood from flowing.

Raito's eyes were locked on his target. The dragon launched a wave of fire, but Raito dodged instantly, closing the distance as one of the blood spears trailed down from his finger, slamming into the dragon's back.

"Ahh!" the dragon screamed, but before it could react, the other nine spears struck simultaneously, piercing its scales and forcing blood to spill continuously.

[System Notification]

User has gained 20,000 LP.

User has gained 50,000 HP.

User is now capable of making his familiar stronger (LP amplification).

Raito's grin widened. He controlled the blood again, sending it toward the dragon. But this time… it didn't work. The dragon reacted instantly, spitting fire from its mouth, the flames moving with absolute, blinding speed.

Raito activated Indestructible. The fire slammed into him—moving faster than his own reaction speed—and yet, nothing could harm him. His body remained intact, shielded by the system's power.

[System Notification]

Attack too powerful.

Indestructible cannot be activated again for 2 days.

Raito's eyes widened. "What the hell…? His flames— they've gotten stronger… bigger… more powerful than before."

The heat blasting across the dungeon was so overwhelming that even the air trembled. The dragon's red‑black flame surged like a living beast, swallowing the walls, melting the ground, distorting the space around it.

Raito clenched his jaw.

" I'm still going to have to win… All hope hasn't been lost…

"You can't win."

The dragon's voice deepened, rumbling through the entire dungeon like a collapsing mountain.

"You'd better use everything you've got in this final attack… because my next attack—"

Its jaw unhinged slightly, heat leaking out like a furnace tearing open.

"—I'm going to make sure I eat you."

Its eyes glowed blood‑red.

"I don't want to just burn you anymore. I want to devour you whole. And I assure you… you won't even be able to move the moment I start burning you. So get ready. You've proven yourself a worthy opponent, and you claim to be strong… so prepare yourself for my next attack, human."

Raito stared at the dragon, breathing hard, sweat steaming off his face under the heat.

"Well… it's actually not bluffing," Raito muttered. "Everything it's saying is true. It's like I'm fighting a completely different dragon than before."

He clenched his cursed blade in his hand.

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