Chapter 58: invaluable companion

It was the colossal figure of more than 30 meters: a blue dragon with four wings and two large curved horns had claws like obsidian, fangs that could easily tear anything, and its body with blue scales was covered with lines that were a kind of runes that seemed to be a natural phenomenon rather than something created, even I have only seen it a few times on some powerful creatures.Although it was far away, I was able to detect thanks to my Eyes of Truth and its integration with clairvoyance that its range was about eight stars. Because of the range difference, my eyes were somewhat limited, but I could notice the mana it exuded, I could also tell that it was about to fire a dragon breath.The whole city vibrated just from the dragon accumulating mana for the breath, and the children began to tremble, paralyzed. 'Worst case scenario, I'll take the children and run away with teleportation,' I thought. But before anything happened, a great tiger-like roar could be heard, scaring the children even more.From my vantage point, I could see a small humanoid figure with armor that looked organic, like tiger fur, looking like a fusion of beast and man, who was flying in the direction of the dragon, facing the dragon's breath head on and deflecting it.Obviously it did not come out intact, as the force of the impact sent it to the other side of the city, even further than my eyes could see. But it seems it did its job, as surprisingly a large barrier was projected over the city and a bolt of lightning from the center of the city struck the dragon.The collision sounded like a big explosion causing a real earthquake in the city if it were not for the barrier the repercussions would be catastrophic, but I did not stop paying attention to what was happening and nothing escaped my sight I could see everything in detail.The dragon plummeted out of the city, and a great roar was heard from the fall. At that moment, my brain raced and I thought of all the possibilities, coming to a quick decision."This is not something I should squander,"quickly taking action. I transported myself out of the city, since the barrier wasn't blocking me. I was right next to the fallen creature, dying and on its last breath. The pressure it exuded was great, but I did not hesitate. I drew my top level (6 star) arcane elemental spear and aimed for its eye."Art of the Eclipse, third stance: Twilight Blast,"['damn old fool stop trying to kill us at every turn'.]"BOOMM!"Performing the most powerful attack he had ever done in this life. The spear pierced the eye of the eight star beast with a burst of grey lightning that made a huge explosion on contact, exploding its retina along with my spear.The blast was so strong that it blew a spear of that rank to smithereens If Lili hadn't reinforced my hands at just the right moment with a dark defensive spell with the absorption trait, the great blast would have shattered my arms causing me to lose them.But that didn't matter now, I could see that soldiers and other people were approaching and it would be a big problem even having Lili, with the concealment she activated as soon as she saw me teleport. Wasting no time, I put the corpse away and teleported to my room, where I passed out.......The next day, I woke up with Erlys and Miyuki by my side. I'm sure the door was locked, since I entered with teleportation. I looked at the door and it was destroyed. Feeling that this was too much, I woke up Erlys and Miyuki to scold them, but before I could say anything, Erlys pounced on me and hugged me tightly.My body still ached, so I groaned in pain. Hearing this, Erlys broke away from me with teary eyes, wanting an explanation. Miyuki, who seemed calmer, and understood my doubts spoke."Leader, yesterday, when the dragon arrived, you suddenly disappeared without us noticing. We were looking for you everywhere, we even knocked on the door and you didn't answer, so we broke it down. When we entered, we noticed that you were in a ragged state and your hands were wounded and bloody "said Miyuki.Understanding the situation more, I acknowledged that it was my fault for suddenly disappearing and coming back injured. I didn't feel like scolding them now, but before that."Did anyone else besides you come to the room or see me? "I asked, just in case."No. Erlys was going to call a doctor, but Chris stopped her and said that you were just exhausted and that with a vitality potion you would recover in the morning " Miyuki replied.I appreciated Chris' quick decisions. I had pushed myself to the limit and had done something crazy, but it was necessary. I must take advantage of every opportunity that came my way. I was sure that even if I lost a hand, it would be worth it.I was about to advance to rank four and with the death of that dragon I could already feel that I could advance. Also, I am sure that this time I will awaken the regeneration trait, improving healing.Advancement to rank four is different from the other ranks, as you undergo a qualitative change that greatly improves not only your stats, but allows you to obtain jobs that can greatly enhance your specializations.For me, the most important thing is that on promotion to rank four the probability of awakening a trait is very high, even if you don't understand it or have fully deciphered it. This promotion allows such a deep state of enlightenment that it can take an hour, as opposed to the normal few minutes.This gives you the very high possibility compared to the previous ones to awaken a trait. If you can't, it means you don't have much life experience and lack much knowledge.But I have both. Now that I've moved up in rank to three stars, I've been able to see the sealed spells I had up to nine stars, so my knowledge became more complete than when I ascended before. Although I have many ideas, I don't know which trait I will awaken, but I'm sure it won't be something simple.I still remember the moment of ascension in my past life. I felt as if I connected to a large base of information that completed my own and allowed me to attach it to my elements.In my previous life, my first conductivity trait of the lightning element was awakened at this rank, although I did not awaken any of the light element, but I am sure I will definitely awaken something. Concentrating again, I dismissed the girls so I could concentrate on finishing my recovery, circulating healing spells and more.At that point, it felt strange not hearing Lili, so I called out to her:"Lili, are you okay, what's wrong?"[...]There was no answer, but I could already sense what was going on."Come on, Lili, you know it was an opportunity that doesn't come easily. It was necessary."[...]Still, she didn't respond. I was left with no choice."I'm sorry, Lili. You know that sometimes I just act on the spur of the moment, but that's no excuse. I'm sorry I put us at risk."At that moment, she came out and started talking.[Lux, you know I don't mind the fact that I put you at risk, since that was our bread and butter in our previous life. What bothers me is that you don't share risks with me and don't warn when you are going to do dangerous things. Sometimes I wonder if you really consider me a partner]."I'm really sorry, Lili. I always keep you in mind and I know you will help me if the situation calls for it. It's impossible for me not to consider you my partner. I wouldn't have done that if you weren't with me."[...]"You are truly invaluable to me."[ don't think I don't know that lately you usually use sweet words to appease me, I'm no fool but this lady will forgive you anyway, but let it be the last time].This time I was wrong, but the situation called for quick measures and I didn't have time to come to an agreement with Lili.Still, she activated a concealment spell the moment we teleported and also activated a defensive spell at the right time, Lili and I already function as one so I tend to forget to share my thoughts with her as our synergy is exceptional.but I have to accept that if she had done the same to me I would be angry too, Lili may sound like someone who complains about anything, but she is a very understanding person as she has to put up with someone who doesn't know what to do the next moment and adapt.'I have to change this bad habit of mine or I will continue to make Lili angry'.Honestly, it was my first time using that art and I hadn't calculated how destructive it would be at my current rank. It was stronger than I thought, causing me to almost lose my arms.