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Chapter 86: Dragon Breath

The beam of light fired from the main cannon of the battleship subsided in a few seconds.

Although the dragons immediately took evasive action, several of them were grazed by the attack and fell from the sky.

「Drake, I’ll heal the wounded with potions!」

「Okay! Sorry, bro!」

「Don’t worry. I’ll catch up with you when they recover. More importantly…the enemy side has opened fire. You don’t have to hold back.」

「I know. I came here having made my resolve. I’ll turn all those guys into scrap iron.」

「Then I’ll leave it to you, Drake! Show them who is the ruler of the sky!」

After saying that, I jumped off Drake and, while adjusting my falling position with [Air Dance], I landed near the injured dragons.

『Gyaruruoooooo! ! !』

Drake’s roar could be heard from the sky.

Sounds like he’s raring to go!

Along with that roar, the other dragons also changed their formations and prepared to attack.

The attack grazed and injured four Dragonewt warriors.

All of them had reverted to human form due to the impact of the crash, but the two seriously injured had severe burns to their legs and arms. As I poured potion on each of their wounds, the wounds gradually healed.

Thanks to the evasive action taken on the spot, everyone was able to avoid fatal injuries. There seems to be no danger to their lives.

One of the two who had relatively minor injuries made the two seriously injured drink more potions. Potions had been distributed to each of them beforehand

「Sorry, but I want to return to the front line as soon as possible. Can someone fly me there on their back?」

「Thank you for healing us! I will examine the two who are seriously injured!」

「In that case, Aun-san, please get on my back! My name is Mester!」

「Thank you, Mester!」

Mester transformed into a dragon and bent down to make it easier for me to climb.

As soon as I got on his back, he kicked the ground to accelerate and started running at full speed in order to return to the front line as quickly as possible.

As soon as we soared into the sky, I could see the dragons firing their breaths at the airships all at once.

Those who have finished firing their breaths immediately circled around to the back, so as not to get in the way of the following wave of attacks.

「Amazing. So this is the fighting style of the dragonewt tribe…」

「We have been practicing this wave attack formation ever since Aun-san left for the snowy mountains. If only I didn’t get hurt, I would also be…」

「I think Mester is amazing enough just to be able to dodge the attack from the main cannon. And there are still opportunities for you to join the fray.」

「Yes! To start with, I will first send Aun-san to Drake!」

When the wave attacks from the 16 dragons stopped, I saw two battleships crash-landing onto the ground as smoke came out from everywhere.

The battleship seemed to have been equipped with a barrier magic tool, so the damage to the aircraft wasn’t as bad as expected, but the power source for flight was probably damaged.

However, if it only suffered that level of damage after taking on that many Breath attacks, doesn’t that mean that the barrier is a fairly tough armor? The possibility that normal magic wouldn’t be effective is high.

There are 3 more ships left… if the situation gradually grows worse, we will also suffer damages.

As I was sorting out the battle situation, I saw the bows of the three remaining battleships opening up and preparing their main cannons.

「By the way, where did Drake go? I can’t seem to find him…」Mester.

Indeed, I couldn’t find Drake either.

As I surveyed the surroundings, keeping the battleships in sight, suddenly a beam of light was shot from the sky towards the battleship, piercing its armor with a roaring sound.

The shot down aircraft crashed into a wasteland area. The next moment, a large explosion occurred on the ground and black smoke billowed up.

Looking up at the sky, I saw a conspicuously large black dragon, with the sun at its back, announcing its presence by spreading its wings wide as the blue pattern on its body glowed.

「Up there! What destructive power! Drake’s Breath is unbelievable!」

It was overwhelmingly different from the other dragons…a laser-like Dragon Breath. Its penetrating power and destructive power were in another realm of its own.

The dragons that were flying around stopped and looked up at him with a stunned look.

「It seems like Drake will be able to demonstrate his power better if I don’t ride on him. Mester, I’m sorry, but can you keep flying me as is?」

「Ah… y-yes! Even so, I’m surprised to see that Drake is that strong…」

「Actually, I’m pretty surprised too. I didn’t expect him to have that level of destructive power.」

Drake began to build up energy in his mouth again while taking a position in the sky where the enemy’s main cannons would not be able to aim.

A few seconds later, he fired his second Breath.

Unlike the first shot, the bluish breath was fired over a wide area, catching the remaining two battleships within its range.

This Breath seemed to contain ice-attribute magic, as I could see the enemy’s hull, which somehow managed to endure the attack, was gradually frozen.

The two battleships that received a direct hit from Drake’s Breath seemed to freeze not only at their external armor but also at their power source. Gradually tilting, and crashing to the ground.