Knowing its secret was its super-strong scales, Ellie narrowed her eyes.
Looking at the bald Black Lizard in front of her, one more Explosion Magic should be enough to finish it off.
But now... her MP was insufficient.
The MP she had recovered in the few seconds she was lost in thought just now had also been used to fuel Self-Time Acceleration.
Once Self-Time Acceleration was deactivated, she would essentially have no MP left.
To construct an Explosion Magic of the same scale as before, she would need at least a few more minutes to recover.
Although a few minutes wasn't a long time, and even if this bald-scaled lizard became more agile, it might not be able to do anything to her.
But what Ellie was worried about now was, what if its scales regenerated again during the few minutes she was recovering her MP?
The reason Ellie thought about whether this guy would regenerate came from... Ellie's understanding of the Destruction Dragon King.
Although the original work didn't mention any of the Destruction Dragon King's abilities, it did mention that the Destruction Dragon King was about to revive... wasn't the meaning quite obvious? This guy could revive!
For someone who believes in resurrection, having regeneration wouldn't be surprising.
Although it was just a hypothesis, as long as there was such a possibility, she would definitely take it into account when formulating her battle plan.
So... what should she do?
Her Self-Time Acceleration had only a few seconds left. (As is well known, explanations come with a built-in time-stop effect.)
She had to come up with a solution in the last few seconds. Ellie, who had originally intended to dodge, looked at the Destruction Dragon King's wide-open mouth. Was it trying to swallow her whole?
Oh ho... I got it!
Ellie, having thought of some mischievous idea, snapped her fingers in this almost-still world, a snap that had never been heard before, directly deactivating Self-Time Acceleration, and then... the Destruction Dragon King bit down directly.
"Ice Aura! Level Five!" The moment Ellie was almost swallowed by the Destruction Dragon King, she immediately activated Ice Aura, targeting herself.
Instantly, Ellie froze herself into a block of ice. Of course, to be precise, she should have targeted the air around her, so Ellie directly created something similar to an ice coffin, successfully entering the Destruction Dragon King's mouth.
As soon as she entered the Destruction Dragon King's mouth and slid down its neck, Ellie immediately deactivated Ice Aura, emerging from the ice coffin.
Then Ellie immediately smelled an incredibly putrid odor and felt an intense heat.
She remembered that in many myths in the real world, it was said that dragons' stomachs contained lava, as they could breathe fire after all!
Although it was a legend, even if there wasn't lava, there would definitely be stomach acid.
Even if her Champion Armor could withstand stomach acid, who would want to swim in that sticky, filthy stuff!
So Ellie immediately reactivated Ice Aura, generating an ice sword in her hand, which she plunged into the nearby flesh wall to stop herself.
Looking down at the bottomless, well-like abyss below her feet, she must have been in the upper part of the neck.
Because the Destruction Dragon King's neck was so long, the Destruction Dragon King spoke at this moment.
The huge airflow and vibrations almost threw Ellie off. Luckily, Ellie reacted quickly, generated another ice sword, and plunged both ice swords into the flesh wall of the Destruction Dragon King's neck, securing herself.
That was close... falling down would mean losing... even if she could really swim in this lizard's stomach acid... she wouldn't do it anyway.
After all, in some sense, that would mean she lost! So a somewhat annoyed Ellie directly mocked the Destruction Dragon King.
"Hey! You tell me clearly! Stinky Lizard!! What exactly are you referring to when you say 'this kind of thing'?!" Ellie, extremely annoyed, pulled out her ice sword and continuously stabbed it into the Destruction Dragon King's neck.
"Ugh!! Damn it!! Damn it!! You're still not dead even after being swallowed by this King! Let this King slightly praise your perseverance! Dragon Emperor's Child!! However! Even if you think you're clever and hide inside this King's body, it's still a dead end!" The Destruction Dragon King said, clutching his neck.
"Oh ho! I'm so scared! So how do you want me to die?"
Although she was curious about what this guy meant by Dragon Emperor's Child, that wasn't the main point right now. Ellie naturally knew the Dragon Emperor's Child he mentioned, as it was directly stated in the original work that that guy was the Platinum Dragon Lord who had tricked her!
"Hmph haha! Scared now, aren't you! There's a big lake nearby. Just drinking a lot of water will be enough to finish you off!" The Destruction Dragon King laughed confidently.
Wow... this Black Lizard is really adorably stupid. It so easily reveals what it wants to do. How did this idiot survive until now?
Ellie didn't even know how to complain, but! She wouldn't give this stupid dragon another chance.
"Oh ho! Is that so, but before that..." Ellie only spoke half her sentence and didn't continue.
"Are you trying to beg for mercy! Wahahaha! This King's title is Destruction! Anyone who stands before this King must die!" The Destruction Dragon King laughed arrogantly.
"Before that, don't say I didn't give you a chance. Now, immediately prostrate yourself on the ground and expose your belly to this old lady, and maybe this old lady will spare your life." Ellie said leisurely.
"Don't be... play... Ugh..." The Destruction Dragon King hadn't finished speaking when he felt the airflow around him suddenly rush into his nostrils and mouth.
And his neck suddenly felt as if it had been twisted by something.
"Could it be!! You! You!!" The Destruction Dragon King immediately realized something was wrong!
"It is that 'could it be'! An Explosion Magic directly inside your stinky lizard body, show this old lady if you have the guts to block it! Dance! Power from the abyss, Explosion Magic! Activate!" Ellie directly cast Explosion Magic into the pitch-black space below her feet... "This?" When Bu Lai Nie Si saw the Destruction Dragon King, who should have achieved final victory, suddenly reveal an expression of extreme terror.
Before that expression of extreme terror lasted even a second, a loud bang accompanied by suddenly splattering flesh and blood... the Destruction Dragon King's body suddenly exploded.
Then, a figure shining with white light under the sunlight was seen leaping out of that blood mist, floating in mid-air.
That human was still alive! And had even defeated the Destruction Dragon King using this method! Bu Lai Nie Si was speechless with shock at the sight before him.
As a neighbor... the Seven-Colored Dragon King Bu Lai Nie Si was very familiar with the Destruction Dragon King's abilities.
Although he saw that it was that human of special identity who had been scheming against him and fighting the Destruction Dragon King.
But he had never thought that the Destruction Dragon King would be defeated by that human, even if that human was not simple.
The reason was the Destruction Dragon King's proud and super-strong defense. He and the Destruction Dragon King had fought many times before.
But he had never truly managed to defeat him. All his attacks were unable to break through the Indomitable Scales on his body.
The defense of these Indomitable Scales was truly heaven-defying. Even the Dragon Emperor's strongest Original Magic, Ultimate Explosion, had not been able to completely destroy his defense.
As an enemy... the Destruction Dragon King was indeed the most troublesome, yet... this troublesome guy was actually finished off by this method.
This human... no, she should be called the Dragon Emperor's Child... He never thought that the Dragon Emperor, who had been missing for so long, had actually gone off to have children with a human!
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