chapter 1135: get off me

archer woke up with a yawn as nala and talila were cuddled up to him. this brought a smile to his face before using blink to get out of bed. he reappeared by the window only to see dark clouds casting darkness across the sea.
the 1st fleet had all the lights on, but it only reached a few meters away from the vessels. "what nightmare have we arrived in?" he thought.
following that, he put some clothes on and wrapped a thick cloak around himself before walking toward the bridge. five minutes later, he found olivia and elara chatting while looking out at the deck below.
archer quickly realized there were fewer sailors than usual, most were still fast asleep. he walked up to the two women and, with a playful grin, slapped both of their asses, making them yelp in surprise.
olivia was the first to spin around, her face lighting up with a big smile. "morning, arch," she greeted, pulling him into a kiss. "you scared me."'
elara smiled warmly at him and quickly wrapped him in a tight hug. "it's good to see you, my love," she said, her voice soft. "we were just talking about the weather."
archer chuckled at their reactions as he embraced the redhead while replying to the white- haired woman, "sorry liv, i can't help myself touching you both," he said.
he turned to elara and answered, "this weather is giving me a strange feeling. is there anywhere the fleet could avoid the incoming storm?"
when the two women heard this, they got confused just as olivia questioned, "storm?"
archer nodded before pointing out of the window. "a primordial monster is heading in our direction that the swarm has sent after me. you need to anchor the fleet in some kind of bay because things will become chaotic."
elara's eyes widened in shock, while olivia's face drained of color as his words unsettled her. archer gave them both a reassuring smile, placing a hand on each of their shoulders with a cocky grin.
"it may be a primordial, but i'm not weak either," he said confidently. "i'll give it a good fight. long enough to buy you the time you need to escape."
"why not let us fight with you? the 1st isn't weak arch!" olivia protested as she steeled herself.
"ari and brooke are already tied up with another group of monsters, and this one is here for me," archer said, his voice firm as he met their concerned gazes. "but i'll find a way to win like i always do. you, however, need to focus on saving the fleet."'
with a last glance at the women, archer stepped onto the balcony and summoned his wings. he took off, soaring through the air toward the monstrous threat. as he drew closer, his eyes widened in disbelief.
the impact was so forceful that it was sent hurtling down into the ocean below. archer didn't relent. he transformed back into his dragon form, diving after his fallen foe. as he reached the water's surface, he unleashed a hail of slashes, his claws tearing into its scaled hide.
blood sprayed into the sea, turning the waters crimson as archer carved deep, furious wounds into his enemy, refusing to let it recover. the red dragon was getting overwhelmed as the four women jumped into the fray.
archer slashed furiously at the monster's scales, carving deep gouges as the others joined the assault. demetra charged, ramming her shoulder into the dragon's side, but her efforts barely
left a mark.
in revenge, the beast lashed out with its tail, striking her and sending the shark woman hurtling through the water. it then lunged at nyx, jaws wide open, but archer threw himself in
its path.
the red dragon's jaws clamped down on archer's leg with a sickening crunch. he roared in agony as the beast tore his limb clean off, sending a white-hot surge of pain ripping through his entire body like wildfire.
he quickly blasted it with a dozen eldritch blasts that slammed into the enemy's body and tore chunks off it thanks to already being weakened. as that happened, he charged in and bit down on the red dragon's neck.
the two clashed violently, their claws destroyed scales, flesh, and bone in a furious exchange. archer winced as he felt another leg go limp, nerves severed by the dragon's assault. gritting his teeth, he retaliated with a savage strike, tearing the creature's wings clean off in a spray of blood and scales. that's when the women joined in once again and swamped the red
dragon.
archer and the dragon relentlessly tore into each other, neither willing to back down. with a brutal snap, the beast ripped one of archer's wings, causing it to collapse, sending them both spiraling toward the ocean below.
they crashed into the water with a deafening roar; the impact shattering the surface and plunging them into chaos where demetra was already waiting, poised to strike. the shark woman roared as she bit down on the red dragon.
it was overwhelming archer as the injuries finally caught up, but he didn't give up. that's when the world stopped as a large translucent elemental appeared from his body and hammer-punched the enemy dragon.
the women scattered as demetra seized archer by the tail, urgently dragging him to safety.
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