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Lizardman.
A humanoid reptile monster.
They have an appearance that is easy to associate with lizards, but that is not the case.
Reptiles are poikilothermic animals and are therefore vulnerable to external temperature changes.
To compensate for this vulnerability, lizardmen have scales covering their entire bodies that are resistant to fire and ice attributes.
On the other hand, they also have the advantages of reptiles.
Tough skin, powerful strength, and a flexible body.
In addition, they also have excellent regenerative abilities.
Whoosh.
Flames began to flicker on Davian's hand.
Having already been discovered, the five lizardmen gave up trying to silence their footsteps and ran at full speed.
"Fire not scary! Croak!"
"Magician stupid! Weak!"
"Giant wake up not matter now! Stab before weapon take! With spear!"
"Human meat! Crrr!"
Everyone was excitedly running forward.
But the chieftain lizardman couldn't shake his uneasy feeling.
'That magician eyes. Not scared eyes.'
Humans are fearful.
If they think they're going to lose, they stick together in groups or hide behind walls and only put up a defensive fight.
Weaker humans just run away.
But that magician human is different.
Even though all he does is throw fireballs that won't even leave scorch marks on the lizardmen's scales, he has eyes that aren't afraid at all.
"Wait! Stop! Krong!"
But they were already going too fast.
Despite the chieftain lizardman's shout, the lizardmen, excited, could only scream and charge forward.
Whoosh.
The flames on the magician's palm began to surge.
It was as if the flames were alive.
'Dange... rous!'
Kuuuuung!
With a roar, the dim cave instantly lit up.
The chieftain lizardman was too blinded to see what was happening right away.
But one thing was certain.
"Hot! Croak!"
"Fire hell!"
"Kaaaack!"
This was no ordinary fire.
The last remaining hope was that the lizardmen's scales had strong defense against fire attributes.
It was too hot to bear, but at least they wouldn't be burned to death.
"Don't stop! Charge! Stab the magician to death!"
"Kack! Burning!"
"Hot!"
The flames quickly intensified.
The lizardmen eventually had no choice but to retreat.
Whirr!
As if alive, the flames turned and blocked their retreat.
"Fire alive! Crrr!"
"Hot!"
"Oh, that's interesting."
Davian used the level 9 skill 'Song of Fire.'
The use of active skills is simple.
Just say the skill name in your mind.
'Song of Fire.'
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[Skill 'Song of Fire Lv.9' activated]
Duration: 5 minutes
Fire elemental magic power increased by 26%
Creates self-moving flames
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After activating the skill, he manifested fire elemental magic.
After actually using it, Davian found that the Song of Fire skill not only increased the power of fire attribute magic.
'This is like...'
The fire elemental magic manifested after the skill activation felt like it was alive and moving on its own.
He just wanted to check the power increase range since the lizardman with strong skin against fire elemental magic appeared.
So, he just injected about 3-star mana and sent out the flames.
But.
'It's not just power increase. It's as if the living flames are fighting the lizardman and moving on their own.'
Davian just shot the flames at the lizardman in the front.
But the flames shot out, then sank to the floor and became a huge flame that tied the lizardman's feet.
Then, it went around and surrounded the five lizardmen.
The scale was small, but it was as if a fire army had surrounded the lizardmen.
With 3-star mana-level fire elemental magic, the lizardmen's fire attribute defense could not be penetrated.
That was the reason why Davian had deliberately operated 3-star mana to shoot the flames.
'If that flame is alive and moving, is it doing the maximum it can with the current level of mana?'
The power of the flame has become stronger than the injected mana, but at this rate, it can only inflict some pain on the lizardmen and buy time.
'Should I push more mana in?'
Davian reached out and injected more mana into the flames surrounding the lizardmen.
4-star level mana.
Kuuuu.
The flames seemed to surge, then began to rotate and narrow the radius of the circle.
"Hotter! Krong!"
"Flame alive! Crrr!"
"Coming! Closer!"
"Dangerous! Khing!"
Davian injected a little more mana.
The flames, having obtained 5-star level mana, began to attack the lizardmen in earnest.
Whirr!
The scales with fire attribute defense began to burn.
"Crrr!"
"Keuuuck!"
The five lizardmen began to thrash around in agony with fire on their bodies.
Nubes and Samantha, who had woken up in the meantime, stared blankly at this scene.
Samantha asked.
"Th-that what is it, Davian?"
"Did you wake up? Sleep more. It's nothing."
"That not lizardman? But body on fire?"
Nubes asked Samantha.
"Lizardman why?"
"Lizardman's scales not catch fire. I heard they have strong defense against fire and ice attributes."
"Aha."
Nubes, who was nodding, lay down again as if it were nothing.
"Opponent Davian. Davian is a magician who breaks common sense. No, swordsman? Anyway, that's it. You sleep more too, Samantha. We don't know what will happen during our watch."
"Huh? Uh... Okay."
In the meantime, the lizardmen had become burnt ashes and collapsed on the cave floor.
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[Skill 'Song of Fire Lv.9' deactivated]
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The skill duration of 5 minutes was over.
The flames, having already burned all the targets, had disappeared into the air.
"More useful than I thought."
"Huh? What did you say, Davian?"
"Nothing, sleep. Nubes."
Davian's group spent two nights inside the dungeon.
The battle with the monsters they fought during that time was eleven times.
"This the final boss room?"
"Yeah."
The time given for the dungeon exploration is 5 days.
Davian's party reached the final boss quite quickly.
Nubes took out the shield he was carrying on his back.
Samantha also loaded an arrow on the string with a very nervous face.
"Okay, going in. Prepare."
The dungeon so far was like a natural cave.
A humid and dark cave with no artifacts.
But here, in the final boss room, there was a huge iron door.
Creak.
Davian grabbed the iron door handle and pulled it with all his might.
A large space was revealed behind the iron door.
A similar-looking iron door could be seen further away at the opposite end of the space.
It was tightly closed now.
And several dark caves were connected to this space.
Nubes asked.
"There is another door over there?"
"But the final boss room on the map is right here. I guess the inside is where the dungeon core is. They told me not to go there."
"Ah, I see. Anyway, we just have to defeat the final boss here and go back, right?"
"Yeah. Then this evaluation will be over, right?"
Nubes and Samantha were making their own guesses about the space on the other side and the practical exam.
It was then.
Clatter, clatter!
Rough hoofbeats came from the cave stretching out to the right.
"This not spider sound?"
"It must be a really big one!"
A tense Nubes raised his shield toward the sound.
"Kroooo!"
The final boss appeared, revealing its huge body.
Its height was nearly 4 meters, and its brown body was covered in huge muscles.
And on its broad shoulders was the head of a large bull.
Two large horns protruded from the top of its head.
The final boss appeared with a huge hammer in one hand, glaring at Davian's group while panting.
"Minotaur!"
A half-human, half-animal monster.
It had tremendous strength and speed, and its skin was so thick that almost no physical attacks worked on it.
But it was not an existence that could be easily dealt with by magic attacks.
Thump, thump, thump!
The Minotaur, raising its huge hammer high above its head, began to charge.
"As practiced! Nubes prepare for close combat! Samantha aim for the vitals as best you can when it stops! I'll try to tie it down!"
"Got it!"
"Okay!"
Davian shouted urgently because the Minotaur was rushing in so quickly, but in fact, Davian was not feeling any particular threat.
The only reason he was trying to coordinate was to get a high evaluation score since that guy was the final boss.
Clang!
The Minotaur's hammer hit Nubes's shield.
Nubes, who boasts the largest size and muscles among the academy freshmen, looked like a toddler next to the Minotaur.
"Keuuk!"
He was pushed back a bit, but somehow managed to block the first attack.
The Minotaur quickly raised the hammer again.
'It will be difficult to block twice or three times in a row.'
Davian manifested wind elemental magic.
A strong wind pushed the Minotaur's huge body far back.
"Krrr."
The enraged Minotaur glared at Davian this time.
Whoosh.
While the Minotaur was focused on Davian and stopped for a moment, Samantha's arrow cut through the air.
Thwack!
"Kaaaa!"
The Minotaur roared loudly and snapped off the arrow stuck in its left shoulder.
"Too bad, Samantha."
"S-sorry! Davian!"
"No. Just keep doing it like now. Aim for the moment it stops. Eventually, you'll hit a vital spot once."
"Okay! I understand!"
"Nubes, how many more times can you block?"
"How many times? I have to block it no matter what!"
"Your hands are trembling right now. Let it flow next time. Don't block it head-on."
"Okay!"
Thump, thump, thump.
The Minotaur charged straight at Davian.
Nubes quickly threw himself in front of Davian.
Clang!
Nubes, who blocked the Minotaur's horizontally swung hammer with his shield, flew far to the left.
Whoosh.
The Minotaur's second attack immediately followed.
Crash!
Davian's quickly erected ice wall collided with the Minotaur's hammer.
Bang! Clang!
The angry Minotaur repeatedly struck Davian's ice wall.
In the meantime, Nubes came back and stood next to Davian again.
"I told you to let the attack flow, but what's with flying away?"
"Sorry, Davian. I'm not used to letting it flow yet."
"Is your body okay?"
"Yeah! Of course!"
Bang! Clang!
It could have turned around the ice wall and attacked again, but the Minotaur, as if extremely angry at the ice wall blocking its path, was only repeating the downward strikes.
Crack, crack.
Even though it was an ice wall with 5-star level mana, cracks were appearing.
"Samantha."
"Yes! Davian."
"Even if it looks like that and has that kind of personality, it's still humanoid. It means it can think."
"Okay!"
"When the ice wall is cracking and there's one more hit left, its movements will get bigger. To completely destroy it."
"Ah, okay. Aim for after that?"
"No. I'm going to get rid of the ice wall at that moment, so aim for that exact moment."
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