Hellmode ~A Hardcore Gamer Becomes Peerless in Another World with Retro Game Settings~

Moving its heavy body, the White Dragon walked towards us.

The earth rumbled as it made its way down the mountainside and began to move its wings, which were small compared to its body.

(We could talk, but you still want to fight regardless, huh.)

It asked us to name ourselves, so Cecile and Kiel named themselves, but the rest of us hadn't. I feel that the White Dragon reacted strongly to the word "defeat".

"I've been waiting for you! I've been waiting for you!"

As if muttering, biting, or seeking, the White Dragon smiled out of the corner of its mouth, and the flap of its wings got stronger.

With those heroic words, the impact sound of stomping on the desolate mountain slopes caused birds to flap their wings and beasts to flee in unison across the vast expanse of the White Dragon Mountains forest.

The leader of the White Dragon Mountains was closing in on us.

"Kurena, Dogora! The White Dragon is trying to fly. Hold it to the ground!"

"All right!"

"Oh!"

The White Dragon tried to fly, who were riding B-rank Birds fighting in the air.

I had made sure that Kurena and Dogora were close enough to the White Dragon to prevent it from flying.

(Dogora isn't used to using a shield at all, but thanks to Griff, he's getting by.)

Dogora, equipped with a huge axe and shield, was having some difficulty, but thanks to the skillful positioning of B-rank Bird he was riding on, it was easy for him to attack and defend.

I didn't know what kind of power was at work there, but B-rank Bird's movement speed was the same even when ridden by a heavily equipped Dogora.

Due to its high intelligence, B-rank Bird played with the White Dragon always going for its blind spot.

"Huh, you little bastard!"

A bulge started rising from the bottom of the White Dragon's throat.

Flames spilled into its mouth.

"Cecile, Ice Magic!"

(I'm glad she got a new Talent.)

"Leave it to me!"

When Cecile became a Grand Mage from a Mage, the shuffling of the attributes of the four magic she could learn occurred. As Cecile's Level and Skill Level increased, she could learn up to four attributes of magic, and she acquired Ice Magic, which she could not use before.

It was also true for Sophie, who became a Spirit Magician.

Since the skills at Skill Level 1 were the same for all of them, I thought that they would learn the same skills when their Talents changed, but I was wrong. After Skill Level 2, their skills change.

I didn't know if it was the probability from a gacha or what, but attributes that were not available before greatly increased the number of techniques we could use as a party.

Cecile's magic produced a block of ice that could not be created by the Water Magic.

A huge block of ice hit the face of the White Dragon.

However, before the ice block hits its face, the White Dragon spits out a breath, and the huge ice block evaporates without liquefying.

"Get out of the way!"

The B-rank Bird that Kurena and Dogora were riding reacted to my words.

(At Level 45, they can't tank the White Dragon's breath.)

Everyone's Talent had risen by 1-star, and they were all Level 45, carrying over half of the status of their previous Talent.

All of them had slightly higher stats than when they were Level 60 before changing Talents.

However, they were not strong enough to fight the White Dragon fearlessly.

Cecile's Ice Magic was overpowered by the White Dragon's breath and in an instant, it vaporized the huge block of ice, and the breath hit Kurena and Dogora.

With Cecile's then Ice Magic, even if the timing was right, it would only kill the power of the breath for a moment.

I had B-rank Bird take evasive action, assuming that scenario.

As soon as we dodged, something came up to the White Dragon's throat.

"Formar, use [Arrow of Light] at its mouth."

"I know!"

By the time I had shouted, Formar had already started to use his Extra Skills.

It was because the power of the breath, which had vaporized Cecile's huge ice block in an instant, made all of us tense.

Formar decided that if Cecile hadn't suppressed the power with that ice block, how powerful it would have been, and if it would have reached Sophie who was behind him.

Formar's Extra Skill, [Arrow of Light], was sucked straight into the mouth of the White Dragon, which had raised its chin significantly.

"What?"

A blow to the head so powerful that even its body moved, and the White Dragon's entire body recoiled backwards.

The breath disappeared with a little flame leaking from its mouth.

Seeing that, Kurena and Dogora approached and drove their huge swords and axes into the White Dragon's pure white scales.

A metallic sound and sparks so strong that it was hard to believe that they had struck a living creature, emanated from the White Dragon's scale-covered skin.

Even attacks by Kurena and Dogora using their skills were not fatal, as they only managed to remove a few scales.

The White Dragon seemed to have overwhelming [Endurance].

"Agh!"

Dogora was blown away by the White Dragon's tail.

He used his large shield to block it just in time, but he was blown away to the very back among us with B-rank Bird.

(I want to defeat it without damaging its body. But should I reconsider?)

There were many ways I could use it to defeat the White Dragon.

For example, I had millions of B-rank magic stones.

One way was to keep attacking the White Dragon forever without rest.

Another way, Cecile could use her Extra Skill [Small Meteorite] from far above the White Dragon to attack it.

Even so, I chose the method of defeating the White Dragon without damaging its body as much as possible.

However, even with my summons' aid, our attacks couldn't get through to the White Dragon.

"Master Allen, do you need help from the Spirit God?"

Sophie called out to me from behind, who was flying in the middle guard position.

If Sophie summoned the Spirit God with her Extra Skill [Great Spirit Manifestation], he would cast [Spirit King's Blessing] on us.

In fact, the Spirit God didn't need to be summoned because he was already on Sophie's shoulders.

But only if Sophie consumed all her mana and used her Extra Skill, the Spirit God would use [Spirit King's Blessing]. At other times, he would only hold onto Sophie's shoulders or head and basically did not participate in the battle.

Sophie asked if she could use the [Spirit King's Blessing] to raise Kurena and Dogora's [Attack], as they are currently lacking it.

[Spirit King's Blessing] increased all your stats by 30%.

"No, focus on blocking its movement. Considering the White Dragon's [Endurance], Kurena or Dogora's Extra Skill will be enough."

(The Higher Demon Glaster was probably at the limit of the A-rank. If he was any stronger, he would have been an S-class equivalent.)

I instructed her to use another Extra Skill instead of the [Spirit King's Blessing], based on how much damage the White Dragon took when it was attacked by Kurena and Dogora.

"Stop the movement. I accept. Great Spirit. Please answer my voice."

A large rock began to form at the feet of the White Dragon.

It got bigger and bigger, then turned into a huge upper body.

Then, with only its upper body, he hugged the White Dragon's belly and entwined it so that the rock covered the White Dragon.

"... I am the Great Spirit of Earth, Gnome. By contract with the Spirit King, I lend you my power in exchange for your mana..."

"Noooo! What the hell is this?

With a blistering sound, the White Dragon tried to forcibly remove the rock covering its body.

"Dora-Dora, Mirror, you're up!"

"Oh!"

"..."

A Commander B-rank Dragon and a B-rank Stone appeared from both sides of the White Dragon.

Up until that moment, I had not produced a summon.

I was looking for an opportunity to catch the White Dragon off guard.

"What? Why will Dragons serve humans?"

(Hmm, you surprised me.)

It reacted overwhelmingly more strongly to B-rank Dragon than to B-rank Stone summon.

It seemed that the White Dragon couldn't accept the fact that a Dragon nearly its own size (after <Command>) would follow a human.

(It's a good idea to be smart. You're making understanding a priority.)

"Dogora, now! Attack its neck with all your might!"

Sophie's Great Spirit of Earth was at its feet, and B-rank Stone and B-rank Dragon were blocking its movements on both sides.

"Oh, I get it! Whooooaaaa!"

Dogora threw his Adamantite shield into the air and tightened his grip on his axe with both hands.

He concentrated all of his strength into his great axe, and with a shout, he approached the neck of the White Dragon.

However,

Gakiiiiiiiiin!

Dogora's axe stopped after flicking off a few scales on the White Dragon's neck.

(Another failure. I mean, he hasn't had a single successful shot since the one he took against the Demon General Razel.)

Dogora expressed his disappointment with his entire potato face.

In the dungeon, I had tried to get Dogora to use his Extra Skill [Body and Soul] again but he never succeeded.

That time, it was a battle against a powerful enemy, the White Dragon.

I thought that maybe he could use the Extra Skill [Body and Soul] in that situation, but no luck.

"Dogora, get back! Kurena, use your Extra Skill!"

The White Dragon tried to bite down on the Dogora who was at its neck, without his shield.

Once Dogora failed, I instructed Kurena to take the White Dragon out with her Extra Skill.

"All right!"

Hearing my words, Kurena's body refracted like a shimmer.

As usual, she activated her Extra Skill, [Limit Break].

She then grasped her sword with both hands and closed in on the White Dragon's neck.

She dodged the huge fangs of the White Dragon and used her skill to strike a blow with all her might into the neck of the White Dragon.

"What?"

It was a blow that came as a surprise to White Dragon.

With that blow, the White Dragon falls as if it were staring at its own body from above.

There was no head at its neck.

The White Dragon was decapitated by a blow from Kurena.

A large amount of blood flowed from its neck.

And the body, having lost its head, also fell to the ground on the mountainside.

"This is how I will die?"

"Hmm? Yeah, I guess we will win."

Only its head was left, but we had won and I talked to the head of the White Dragon.

"Are you the one who has been plotting to defeat me in the village at the foot of the mountain for a long time?"

"Huh? Well, yes. I've been planning to defeat you since I was in the village on the other side."

(How did it know about me? Could it sense my awareness of itself and my desire to kill it? That's quite a wide and powerful spying capability.)

"Oh, yeah. I've been waiting for this. This is going to keep me occupied..."

As I admired it, the White Dragon smiled and lost the sparkle from its eyes.

"You have defeated 1 White Dragon. You have acquired 28 Million Experience."

(That's a lot of experience. I mean, my friends are all up to Level 52 now.)

With a satisfied smile on its face, the White Dragon was defeated.

And a huge amount of experience went to Allen and his friends.