Reincarnated As An Ogre, I’m Going To Enjoy Life In This Other World! - Chapter 108

For a while, the battle with the dragon continued in a deadly struggle.

“Grrr… Not bad… You’re the first to last this long against me… You can be proud…”

“Thanks.”

(Damn… It feels like he still has plenty of energy left.)

Both of us were getting exhausted, but neither of us had been able to land a finishing blow.

“To show respect to you… I’ll reveal my special move…”

“What…?”

Saying that, the dragon opened its mouth wide and began gathering flames.

(Is it the breath attack?)

I thought so, but something seemed different. The flames gathering in the dragon’s mouth began to condense.

(Could it be… that!?)

In the next moment, the dragon’s mouth flashed and then a straight beam of fire shot out.

“Whoa!”

I barely dodged by leaping to the side, and where the fire passed, a deep crack formed, and the ground melted into a puddle.

“A laser beam…?”

I broke into a cold sweat as I looked at the crack, and when I looked at the dragon, it was gathering flames in its mouth again.

“Sh1t!”

There was a flash, and another laser shot toward me. Then, one after another, the dragon began firing lasers in quick succession.

“Continuous attacks… that’s cheating!”

I ran away, and the dragon chased after me, firing lasers as it went.

“Kukukukuku… Running for your life, huh? Well, here’s the finishing blow… GAAAAAHHHH!!”

At the same time as the dragon let out a roar, it spread its wings. Four magical circles appeared in a diamond shape on each wing.

(Magic circles…? Can it use magic too!?)

From the eight magical circles, something similar to the laser that had been fired from its mouth earlier shot out.

“Seriously!? Damn it!”

I ran to escape, but the eight lasers moved unpredictably, making them impossible to predict.

“How long do I have to keep running!?”

Finally, one of the lasers pierced through my right leg.

“Ugh…!”

I lost my balance as my leg was pierced, and the dragon didn’t miss the opportunity, firing a laser towards me.

“Graahhh!”

I managed to jump on one leg, but I couldn’t completely dodge, and I was caught in the explosion, throwing me through the air.

(Damn… My leg is done for…)

“Kuku… Do you think you can run with that leg?”

Another set of magical circles appeared, and the eight lasers attacked me.

“This… is bad, isn’t it!?”

After that, I was relentlessly tormented. I was chased by the lasers, forced to run, and then blasted away by the fire breath. It was a vicious cycle.

“Hah… hah… ugh…”

“Guahaha! You’re too full of yourself… not knowing your place… this is what happens… the fools in the village did something stupid too…”

I was struggling just to stay on my feet.

“Regardless… I had planned to destroy the village anyway… so nothing changes in the end…”

“…What do you mean?”

“It means exactly what I said… whether a sacrifice is offered or not… I was planning to destroy the village from the start…”

I couldn’t understand what the dragon was trying to say.

“Then… why did you demand Saki-chan as a sacrifice?”

“It doesn’t mean anything…”

“Wh… what…?”

“If I had to put it into words… it’s just a way to kill time…”

“Killing time…?”

The dragon twisted the corner of its mouth into a sly grin at my words.

“Yeah… just killing time… seeing the faces of those fools when they realize the sacrifice was for nothing… that’s my greatest pleasure…”

“…Huh?”

Hearing the dragon’s words, everything in front of me became a blur of red. The surrounding sounds vanished, and the only thing I could hear was my heartbeat, pounding faster and faster.

“Saki-chan, Yuzuriha-san, and the others in the village… they’ve all lost those dear to them, and you’re telling me this is just to kill time…?”

“What’s the matter…? Do you have a complaint? What could you possibly do now?”

As my heartbeat quickened, strange changes began to occur in my body. Black, streak-like patterns appeared on my skin, my hair stood on end and turned red, swaying like flames.

“What… what’s with that appearance…?”

The wounds across my body started healing at an incredible rate.

“Hmph! Even if your wounds heal… you won’t escape my lasers… I’ll tear you apart again…!”

The dragon spread its wings again and activated the magic circles. Just as the lasers were about to fire, I instantly moved in front of the dragon and drove my fist into its abdomen.

“Ughhh…!!!”

My fist sank deep into the dragon’s abdomen, causing it to writhe in agony.

“Y-You…! What is this strength…?!”

I didn’t even know what was happening, but strength kept surging from deep within me. I grabbed the sword on my back, drew it from its sheath, and took my stance.

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