Only My Skill Tooltip Is Strange

Chapter 93

The only skills I've shown so far are Frozen Prison and Ground Strike.

I’ve also used Cheolpo Samgong and Survival Instinct, but those aren’t visible skills, so there's a high chance people wouldn’t know about them.

‘What the Swordmaster expects from me is probably Frozen Prison.’

Considering he mentioned wizards, it seems like he’s hoping for ice magic...

But I don’t know how to use magic.

What magic could someone like me, just an Earthling, use?

The skills I have aren’t really related to magic.

It’s a bit far-fetched to fulfill the Swordmaster’s expectation of me playing the role of a wizard.

So, I couldn’t easily accept the Swordmaster’s words.

“I’m not a wizard. I just have one skill.”

“…You’re not a wizard? You made an ice wall with that much durability?”

When it comes to skills that create obstacles, most of them have fixed durability.

Frozen Prison is the same.

The reason my ice wall is especially tough is due to a tooltip error.

‘He’s misunderstanding this part.’

Skills from the Soul System have fixed durability, but magic cast by individuals has varying durability.

That’s why the Swordmaster thinks I’m a wizard.

After all, I blocked the Dragon’s Breath.

‘He knows it’s impossible with just a simple skill.’

There’s no room for excuses.

At that moment, Yuki stepped in.

“I reinforced the wall. It was just lucky.”

A chill flowed from the tips of Yuki’s fingers.

She showed her ice-based psychic abilities, adding weight to her statement.

The Swordmaster narrowed his eyes, looking at her.

It was a reaction of surprise.

“…So this means…”

The Dragon roared.

There was no time to talk.

“We’ll stick to the plan.”

A myriad of magic circles spread around the Red Dragon.

In a situation where we didn’t know where the magic might come from, the Swordmaster decisively charged towards the Dragon.

The Dragon soared, increasing the distance between itself and the Swordmaster.

Its flight speed was unbelievably fast.

Despite its large body, it was agile—almost like watching a fighter jet.

Flashes of flames surged from its claws.

Every time the Swordmaster extended his sword, the Dragon let out a scream of agony.

Dragon Fury.

“Ugh!”

Some players collapsed to the ground.

It seemed as if their legs had given out, and they couldn’t stand up.

[‘Herald’s Step Lv.1’ resists ‘Fear’.]

I wasn’t affected by the Dragon Fury.

Thanks to Survival Instinct, I was able to boost my stats and resist the debuffing skill.

“Phew. This isn’t easy.”

Even Alice wasn’t completely immune to Dragon Fury.

Her Mana Expert level seemed like a baby in front of the Dragon.

Yuki and Hikari were even more affected.

Their expressions clearly showed their discomfort.

Boom—!

Magic bursts erupted.

The Dragon was focusing more on the Swordmaster than on the players in the plains.

Could the Swordmaster, dodging around like a mosquito, really be hit?

From what I saw, it looked more like the Dragon was sweeping everything away.

‘In the end, we have to take down the Dragon.’

The Swordmaster doesn’t have infinite stamina.

Wasting time won’t help.

Before he tires out, we need to act quickly.

I rushed toward the Dragon.

Activated Survival Instinct, so my agility had reached 90, and I could at least keep up with the Dragon’s speed.

‘Ground Strike.’

Crowd control skills don’t discriminate based on species.

The only thing that needs to be avoided is the agility stat’s ‘evasion’.

Boom—!

The ground trembled.

I didn’t reach the airborne Dragon.

However, the Dragon flinched.

The airborne effect kicked in, and its movement slowed down.

“Nice!”

The Swordmaster’s roar echoed through the plains.

His sword gleamed, and a deep mark was left on the Dragon’s body.

Roar—!

The Dragon’s roar.

It wasn’t a roar—it was more like a scream.

It was a scream filled with pain.

Since it wasn’t Dragon Fury, the players didn’t collapse again.

ZZZZZZZ—!

My Ground Strike showed its potential.

No matter how strong the Dragon was, it was still just a monster bound by the Soul System.

If we cooperate, we can hunt it down.

The first to react was Yuki.

A trained agent, she immediately released cold air and froze the Dragon’s wings.

Whaa—!

It was a Red Dragon.

It has resistance to ice-type attributes.

Even Yuki’s psychic power had less effect on the Red Dragon.

But for the Swordmaster, it was enough.

The Swordmaster immediately responded, unleashing his sword aura.

The blade seemed like it could tear through the sky as it pierced the Dragon’s scales.

On the surface, it looked like there wasn’t even a scratch.

I started to wonder if the damage was even going through, as the Dragon still seemed unharmed.

Roar—!

The Dragon’s head suddenly snapped toward me.

It had been focused on the Swordmaster, but now it was glaring at me.

It seemed to have realized that Ground Strike was my skill.

Boom—!

Flames rained down.

It felt like it was raining fire.

I dodged the flames and distanced myself from the Dragon.

“Hahahahahaha!”

The Swordmaster laughed maniacally.

Looking closely, he was perched on the Dragon’s body.

The sword gleamed again.

Roar—!

The Dragon released magic from its back to throw the Swordmaster off.

“How much time is left on that skill?”

The Swordmaster was falling, but within the blink of an eye, he was back near me.

‘…With agility at 90, that’s certainly beyond my range of perception.’

The Swordmaster’s speed was outside my ability to track.

“Ground Strike?”

“A skill that definitely pins the Dragon down. Seems pretty effective.”

“20 seconds.”

“Can you use it now?”

I nodded.

The Swordmaster smiled and jumped.

He understood what I meant.

Roar—!

The Dragon was approaching.

I used Ground Strike on it.

Considering the range, I had to get pretty close, but it was fine.

If I ran with all my might, I could at least dodge it.

Boom—!

The Dragon’s body froze for a moment.

One second airborne.

For someone like the Swordmaster, one second is enough to kill dozens of players.

And that’s true even against the Dragon.

The sword gleamed.

He swung multiple times, driving the blade into the Dragon’s scales.

Even so, it wasn’t enough.

The Dragon’s vitality exceeded the common sense of any player.

It seemed like the 6th Floor administrator had truly designed the mission to be a challenge.

Would it have been possible to clear it without the Swordmaster?

I wondered.

“…Shoot, shoot!”

Players hastily fired their skills.

It seemed like they had shaken off the effects of Dragon Fury.

“We need to stack our contribution!”

“……”

It seemed like their desire for contribution helped them overcome their fear.

I couldn’t just stand by either.

‘It’s impossible to be number one because of the Swordmaster, but I can’t let him take second place either.’

I don’t trust the players.

In the Tower of Struggle, trusting players is just the same as saying you want to die.

What I trust is the situation.

With the number of players visibly reduced, there’s no one here who’ll stab me in the back.

I can face the Dragon with peace of mind.

Moreover, right now, the Swordmaster is drawing the aggro.

If I don’t act, I’ll be an idiot.

“The skill is missing.”

“Even if you shoot it properly, it won’t work. The difference in agility between you and the Dragon…”

But sometimes, there’s a lucky hit.

If one crowd control skill hits, it would be a big help.

It would significantly raise my contribution.

I quickly searched for Hikari.

She was perfect for a hit-and-run strategy.

“Why me?”

“Are we just going to waste time like this?”

Hikari was standing next to Yuki.

It seemed like she didn’t plan to move on her own.

So, I used Yuki’s personality against her.

‘She won’t just sit and watch meaningless death.’

She’s the type to help when she can.

She’s similar to me, so it’s easy to understand her.

I gave Yuki a sidelong glance, and Hikari frowned and glared at me.

She had figured out what Yuki was going to say.

“Do you have a way to kill the Dragon?”

If there’s a way, it seemed like she was offering herself to help.

“I have a finishing move. It’s a pretty strong skill.”

“But it has a short range, huh?”

“You’re sharp.”

The time we spent on the 3rd floor wasn’t wasted.

Yuki gave Hikari a side glance.

She secured a mount that was almost like teleportation.

“I’m not sure if this will work.”

The finishing move I had prepared was Soul-Draining Blade.

It required concentration, but it was a C-rank skill with tremendous destructive power.

‘How will the concentration check go?’

It’s a question.

But there’s no choice but to do it.

“Get close. If the Dragon targets me, run away immediately.”

“I’ll do that without you telling me.”

I entrusted my body to Hikari and activated the skill.

The skill summoned a Soul-Draining Blade, and it automatically began gathering energy.

Boom—!

The Soul-Draining Blade condensed with an ominous sound.

It was so loud that all the players’ attention shifted to us.

The Dragon noticed too.

Three seconds.

Short, but long enough.

For a player within the superhuman range, three seconds was more than enough to decide life or death.

The Dragon unleashed magic.

Light erupted.

Completely defenseless, but Hikari pulled me out of the way and avoided the magic.

‘It’s working.’

Soul-Draining Blade was launched.

Puff—!

It pierced the Dragon’s body perfectly.