Astral Online: Cursed by the Demon Lord to Become the Strongest Beautiful Girl, I Rapidly Grow and Dominate with Cheat Skills Despite Being the Weakest Profession - Chapter 81
Chapter 81: The Strongest Trio
The Lesser Dragon’s evolved form, the Greater Dragon.
According to the text data, this is a form of the Lesser Dragon that has grown after surviving many battles among its kind for a long time.
The level, as seen by Sora’s ?Insight? skill, is 70, placing it in the second lowest tier among the five levels of dragon hierarchy.
Having already defeated two Lesser Dragons on their way here, they didn’t seem particularly formidable.
However, with this evolution and a 30-level increase, it piques interest just how strong it has become.
Standing alongside her two friends, Sora, the greatest enchanter, holds the ?Silver Magic Sword? and faces off against the Greater Dragon.
The dragon’s attribute, as deduced, is still fire.
As an enchanter, Sora’s choice is clear.
Water is strong against fire.
In fantasy games, this is a fundamental and unchanging elemental relationship.
Activating the Support Skill ?Water Attribute Enchantment IV?, Sora applies it to herself and the two standing on either side of her before the battle begins.
Having used this skill three times, the total MP consumption is 135.
With a total MP of 500, this leaves her with 365 MP.
Detecting the MP consumption, her newly acquired “Ability” activates.
Her MP begins to regenerate at a rate of 5 points per second.
This phenomenon is due to the Unique Ability, ?Heavenly Magic Power?, from the new one-handed sword, the ?Silver Magic Sword?, Sora is holding.
The effect gathers magical power from the surroundings and grants it to the wielder.
Given the high MP consumption, Sora immediately chose this ability from the weapon’s ability list without hesitation after parting ways with Kirie.
There are no issues with the operation, and MP has already recovered by 25 points after 5 seconds.
With this, he should be able to use Enhancement Skills again during combat without needing a Magic Potion.
Hehe, my ?Enchanter? profession has further developed.
While smiling inwardly, Glen, whom she had helped, spoke seriously.
“Sora, I’ll lend my support as well.”
“Ah, that’s appreciated, but with the appearance of this dragon, we’re also getting additional Lesser Dragons. Rather than joining us here, Glen, please support the others.”
“Don’t worry, we’re not weak enough to fall behind against an enemy of this level.”
“After all, we’re said to be the strongest ‘Trio of Astral Online’.”
When Rou mentioned the name they were referred to by some top-tier players, Glen’s face showed a grimace.
“……Understood. I’ll pray for your success.”
Reluctantly nodding, he turned his back on us and ran off with the remaining comrades.
Watching him leave, Sora and the others faced the Greater Dragon once more.
If the dragon wasn’t attacking, it seemed to be wary of Sora, who had easily brushed aside its attack, and was waiting to see what would happen.
In that case, they would need to take the offensive.
“Shin, Rou, let’s use our usual tactics.”
“Got it, leave it to me.”
“I’ll leave the attacks to you two.”
The three of them, armed and ready, charged forward.
Shin, who had filled the four slots with Enhancement Skills for increased speed, took the lead with his long spear at rocket-like speed.
He chose the skill ?Sonic Lance III?.
With his enhanced speed, Shin, moving as fast as Sora’s ?Sonic Sword IV?, dashed past the dragon and canceled his skill just before reaching it.
He came to a sudden stop, bracing himself with his right foot, and activated the temporarily acquired attribute skill ?Ice Dual Spiral? thanks to Sora’s Enhancement Skill.
He converted the energy he had gathered into a powerful thrust, launching a high-speed double stab.
The Greater Dragon reacted quickly, raising its right arm in a defensive stance and using the monster-specific skill Scale Armor to further enhance its right arm’s armor.
The sharp double thrust of the spear was blocked by the scales expanded like a shield, dealing no significant damage.
Furthermore, as Shin’s posture was disrupted by the defense, the dragon seemed ready to counterattack, enlarging the claws on its left arm.
The side is wide open!
Sora, following a time delay, charged in with a slightly late assault.
“Hah!”
Leaping, I activated the water-attribute diagonal double strike ?Ice Dual Nail?.
Shouldering my sword, I slashed at the dragon’s flank with a diagonal cut and then spun rapidly to slice through the same line once more.
The weakness attribute and Sora’s enhanced attack reduced the Greater Dragon’s HP by a significant 30%.
As the dragon switched its target to me, it swung its left arm with ?Dragon Claw?.
“Not on my watch!”
Rou stepped in and blocked the dragon’s claw with his shield.
Enhanced by the ?Defense Power Boost Enchantment III?, Rou, now a formidable knight with near-impenetrable defense, stood his ground. With his shield’s enhancement and damage reduction skill, and the new skill ?Immobility?, he managed to hold his position without being knocked back.
“Hah!”
Not only that, but Rou, while absorbing the massive impact and taking damage, activated ?Reverse Shield?. He reflected all the absorbed damage back at the dragon, repelling the Greater Dragon in return.
“Well done, Rou!”
As the dragon struggled not to fall, Shin turned his palm toward it and began to cast one of his most powerful magic spells.
This was his first major spell, only available at skill level 20.
Advanced magic formula.
Invocation code request.
“—O great mother of water, with your mighty power, cleanse and wash away my obstacles.”
Code approved.
In exchange, all MP was consumed.
The process was complete.
The high-level water magic spell, ?Tidal Wave?, was now available to the mage Shin.
“Here it comes!”
The magic formula, infused with all of Shin’s MP, unfolded directly beneath the dragon. The spell, glowing in a light blue color in response to its master’s will, crashed a massive column of water up from below onto the dragon.
Hit directly by the high-level magic of its weakness attribute, the Greater Dragon’s HP fell below half, leaving it with only 20% remaining.
As the dragon thrashed about, indiscriminately spewing large flames for self-defense, Sora calmly evaded the attacks. With her ?Silver Magic Sword? ready, she charged across the ground to end this battle.
With the enhancement skill, Sora changed her usual balanced setup to an attack-focused one.
The ?Water Attribute Enchantment IV?, filling all five slots, allows the use of high-level attribute attack skills.
A blade radiating a dazzling light blue glow.
Along with this, she selects the strongest piercing skill she possesses, ?Strike Sword IV?.
As the Greater Dragon prepared to attack with its ?Crimson Breath?, targeting Sora, she thought, “This is bad.”
The ?Crimson Breath?, capable of obliterating HP in one hit, was aimed at her, and with her defensive capabilities rated ?D-?, Sora would not withstand it.
Evasion was impossible.
The crimson flames were closing in on her.
At that moment, Rou, the greatest guardian, intervened at the perfect timing and blocked the flame breath with his shield.
Despite using ?Phalanx? and ?Reinforce? to strengthen his defense, Rou faced the dragon’s most powerful attack skill.
The damage, too great to completely defend against, gradually reduced Rou’s HP.
“That was close.”
“…Sorry, Rou. I’ll be counting on you!”
“Ah, yes. Go ahead.”
With a sudden idea, Sora accelerated further.
Receiving Rou’s permission with a brief exchange, Sora focused and jumped, using Rou’s shoulder as a foothold.
She then concentrated her power, timing her jump with the use of ?Sonic Sword IV?.
With the instant acceleration of this level 4 skill, she soared high into the air.
Sora’s successful maneuver, balancing on Rou’s strong core and avoiding a fall that would plunge her into the dragon’s breath.
Approaching rapidly from above, Sora drew near the Greater Dragon.
Seeing the airborne enemy, the dragon halted its breath attack and tried to swat Sora down as she approached.
But it was too late.
With her sword poised, Sora activated her skill mid-air, receiving system assistance.
To use that skill, you need at least level 4 in five ‘same attribute granting’ skills and a weapon proficiency of 70.
The combination of a one-handed sword’s piercing skill and high-level attribute enhancement skill produced a top-tier attribute attack skill that only Sora could use.
Its name: ?Absolute Zero Strike?.
The blade, emitting absolute zero coldness, collided with the dragon’s toughest head armor.
The silver blade, enhanced by strength and weight, gradually pierced through the armor without reducing its durability, penetrating the head.
Combined with the attribute weakness, the dragon, receiving significant damage, had all its remaining HP reduced to zero.
The black-red dragon let out a dying scream and then disintegrated into particles of light.