NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 173: Chapter 173 - Amaterasu
"Forget it, I might as well play along with her for now."
Seeing that no one else was around,
Raven made up his mind to find her—
And deliver punishment on the spot.
However—
He had barely taken a few steps when—
The scene changed dramatically.
The once-blue sky instantly turned crimson.
A pitch-black void twisted into existence in front of him.
Then—
A massive ice dragon, over a hundred meters long and over twenty meters tall—
Burst forth from the void.
"ROOOOOOAAAAARRRRRRR—!!"
The dragon's body was covered in pale blue-white fur,
With blue-purple horns on its head—long and strong.
Its wings, made of icy crystal scales, emitted a terrifying blue glow,
Contrasting sharply with the soft fur.
The wings were massive, constructed entirely of jagged ice-blue plates.
The edges—saw-toothed and razor-sharp.
At a glance, it exuded majesty and immense intimidation.
This dragon's name was Disandy—a colossal dragon-type monster.
Its potential level was Lv.9, with S-rank stats across the board.
A creature of ancient times, it had once pushed a legendary High Elf to the brink of death.
(Note: Disandy is not an original creation—it appears in the mobile game adaptation.)
(Image for this chapter: The dragon's form.)
As soon as it appeared—
Its massive clawed feet instantly froze the rooftop beneath,
Spreading a thick layer of ice.
"Wh-What the hell?!"
"A…dragon?!"
Raven's pupils shrank. His shock was palpable.
"No, no…"
"Isn't this supposed to follow RPG logic?"
"Don't you usually start off with weak mobs?"
"Why am I facing the final boss—right in the newbie zone?!"
"I've barely taken five steps—why ramp up the difficulty like this?!"
To the ancient dragon Disandy, Raven was nothing more than an insignificant insect.
"ROOOOOOAAAAARRRRRRR—!!"
With its head thrown back, the dragon let out a thunderous roar that made Raven's scalp tingle.
It flapped its wings and soared skyward.
A powerful gust of wind instantly lifted Raven off his feet, hurling him into the air.
Nearby floodwaters surged into waves several meters tall—
A tsunami crashing in every direction.
"Damn it!"
"My magic…"
"I can't use any of it?!"
"What kind of messed-up mechanic is this?!"
Spinning helplessly in midair, Raven cursed inwardly.
He realized—
His mana wasn't responding at all.
Then—Disandy opened its maw.
A deep-blue energy orb began condensing rapidly inside.
Sensing danger approaching, Raven, falling through the sky, closed one eye and covered the other with his hand.
"Looks like…"
"I'll have to use my new cheat."
His spirit energy surged—converging fiercely in his eyes.
A burst of crimson erupted in his pupils.
His ordinary black irises instantly transformed into the three-tomoe Sharingan.
Then—
The tomoe rapidly spun, evolving in a flash into the Eternal Mangekyou.
Its swirling black pattern pulsed like a living creature.
At the moment he opened his eye—his left pupil narrowed onto the target.
"HRRAAAAAAAAAAGHHH!!"
From the whites of his eyes burst golden-red tears—
Molten streams of blood trailing from the corners.
"[—Amaterasu]!!"
The ocular technique activated—releasing Amaterasu, the inextinguishable black flames.
They bypass both physical and magical resistances, dealing true, continuous damage.
Once hit—
The target would burn until utterly annihilated.
Dragon scales sizzled and curled into blackened shells under the licking black fire.
Within Raven's Mangekyou, the dragon's figure burned, pierced entirely by the black flames.
The rampant blaze spread madly—
Breaking through its armor at the wing joints.
As the flames burrowed beneath its reverse scale and into its core—
Disandy shrieked in agony, its cries tearing through the sky.
At that moment—
BOOM—!
The dragon, having finished charging its breath, fired a beam of frozen energy straight at Raven.
This strike—
He knew he couldn't dodge it.
"HRRAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHH!!"
Free-falling from the sky, Raven roared once more.
Sacrificing a massive chunk of stamina and mental energy—
He activated the strongest technique of the Sharingan—
—Susanoo.
With tears of blood running from both eyes—
A bluish-purple skeletal arm and ribs materialized instantly around him.
"C-Captain…"
A familiar voice suddenly echoed from deep within his mind.
Raven froze—
The intense battle scene around him faded into mist.
Then—
He suddenly opened his eyes in the real world.
Cassandra, frantic and teary-eyed, quickly pulled him into her arms.
"Thank goodness…"
"C-Captain…"
"You're finally awake…"
His head buried against her chest, Raven was still haunted by the nightmare's lingering fear.
He said nothing.
Cassandra, eyes brimming with tears, sobbed as she apologized:
"W-Waaah… I-I'm sorry…"
"I'm an unlucky woman… Just sleeping next to you gave you a nightmare…"
"It's all my fault, Captain…"
"I'm so sorry~~"
From all the screaming earlier, Cassandra was certain he had experienced a terrifying nightmare.
As for what he'd dreamed of—
She had no idea.
As consolation—
She held him tight, gently stroking his hair with one hand—
Trying to calm his heart.
It took Raven a moment to regain full awareness.
"What time is it now?"
Cassandra paused, then replied in a nervous whisper:
"E-Eight in the morning…"
"Still early, huh."
Raven inhaled deeply, catching the sweet, milky scent lingering in the air.
"Thank you…"
"For pulling me back to reality."
No scolding.
Only heartfelt gratitude.
"Oh, right, Cassandra…"
"Do you want to… experience what it's like to grow stronger like you're cheating?"
"Hmm~?"
Cassandra stopped crying, her sleepy eyes turning puzzled.
Then—
She felt something below twitching against her thigh.
There was no helping it.
It was early in the morning, after all. A bit of energy was only natural.
…
Ding…
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