Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her

Veer was angry, but he was also happy. He wouldn't have minded if Rain really left through the portal, as that was his intention all along. He had confidence in himself to get there by himself, after all.

But her decision to stay for him, even risking her life, warmed his heart. Even if it put both of their lives in danger.

'Ah! Troublesome woman!'

Seeing that the beast was thrashing around, Veer already had a guess as to what Rain was doing. So, he stopped and ran back towards the Mist Guardian.

Dodging its heavy body that was shattering the ground below, he jumped and launched himself into the air. His target was the beast's nape, where Rain was.

However, due to the snake not staying in one place for even a second, his landing was a bit off, and he landed on the beast's back, which was destroying the area as the Mist Guardian rolled around.

Perhaps sensing Veer on its back, the beast thought he was the source of its distress, so it first targeted him. Since it couldn't attack him directly, it began to roll on the ground.

"Fuck!" Veer cursed, as he left off from its back. Just when he thought he could land on its back again, the snake began to roll forward and backward, making him frustrated.

He quickly conjured an Arcane Shield to jump away from the beast, and he noticed his Mana in his status bar.

[MP: 118/6400 (inaccessible)]

He had 200 Mana points accessible and had already used almost half of it. If this went on for long, he would exhaust himself.

Landing a short distance away, Veer looked at the snake and thought, 'Since she is on the spikes, she should be safe for now. But I need to get its attention.'

The beast would definitely notice her, given how she was basically devouring it, and then it would kill her. Rain wasn't him and wouldn't survive one of its attacks.

Taking a deep breath, Veer once again ran forward when he noticed the snake had stopped rolling over. However, his heart went cold when he saw its tail rising.

The beast had noticed the source of its distress, and now it was aiming for it.

Veer coated his feet with dense Mana and shot forward like an arrow released from a bow. His speed surprised even him, but he didn't have time to think of those things.

The tail was approaching Rain at breakneck speed, and he didn't know if he would reach in time. And even if he did reach there, he didn't have any means to actually take that tail head-on.

'What should I do?' Veer clenched his fist, as he ran on the black scales of the beast. Coming to a decision quickly, even if he wasn't sure it would work, Veer raised his hand and formed a Magic Circle.

It was the Magic Circle of the Arcane Shield Spell. However, the runes were slightly off, and the topmost rune was closest to the bottom-right.

It was the modified version of Arcane Shield, the One-Handed Arcane Shield. Veer had managed to make it focus on a single side, making it much more durable. The runes always did wonders.

However, he didn't stop at that, as he maintained the Arcane Shield and made another one. It was hard, considering he needed to focus on many things. But he didn't have a choice. He needed to do this.

'Just a little more,' Veer gritted his teeth and jumped, having two One-Handed Arcane Shields on both of his hands.

With a sonic boom, a heavy tail crashed into him, breaking both shields in one go and throwing him back. However, it did the work, as the tail was deflected to the sides.

After a backflip, Veer caught onto one of the spikes, followed by a heavy gust of wind from the outburst of its tail. Still, he won the clash.

With a wide grin on his bloodied face, Veer stood up. He spat out a mouthful of blood and said, "Finish what you started!"

Rain must have heard his words, as the beast suddenly hissed in pain, its body trembling as if someone was sucking away its Soul.

Casting a glance over his shoulder, Veer saw the place Rain had injured the beast, a little below the spike's tip. He smiled and thought, 'So, that's your weakness, huh.'

He quickly took out his Novice Spellblade and sliced at its weak point, making it shudder in pain. He didn't stop there, as he pushed the blade inside and muttered, "Mana Pulse!"

His spell messed up the beast's insides, as it began to roll and thrash around. Fortunately, they were in a relatively safe place.

Veer expected another tail attack, but surprisingly, the Mist Guardian began to slither towards the mountain. It had come a little off in its mad state, but the mountain was still close. Explore stories on empire

However, instead of decreasing its speed, the beast increased it even more. It didn't take a genius mind to understand what the beast was trying to do, and that made Veer worried.

'This guy isn't playing by the rules. Bro, why are you changing the battlefield?' Veer quickly turned towards Rain and found her swaying left and right.

A dark mist leaked from her mouth and nose, giving her a menacing look. Nevertheless, Veer saw her eyes clearly. She wasn't faring any better than the snake.

'She can't devour so much all of a sudden,' Veer thought, as he separated Rain from the beast, breaking her devouring process. It made her gain clarity again, as she looked at Veer, dazed and confused.

"Boss?"

"Don't speak and just listen," Veer said, as he held a spike with one hand and Rain with the other. The snake was trying its best to throw them off, especially with its speed.

"This guy is going to slam its body on the mountain," Veer said. "Before that, we need to jump and run towards the portal. Got it?"

The Dark Mist Guardian was really daring to risk getting heavily injured just to kill the duo.