Despite the dragon's violent, area-wrecking objections to being attacked by everyone and everything, Archer retained his position atop its back. It was doubtlessly a perilous place to perch; increasingly explosive ranged attacks were being tossed at his 'mount' and the miasma it was spewing everywhere would have started to do some notable damage if not for his resilience and choice of attire. Ranma's attack, particularly, required jumping up and out of the blast zone--only to land once more atop the dragon's back, right as it decided to commit a suicidal attack.

Clinging on was rather difficult, but with the opportunity it presented, he could hardly afford to let go: with his arms wrapped around the reptile's neck, the short length of his blades came in handy. If it had still been struggling and trying to fight off the enemies assembled, such a good opportunity would have never presented itself. In its current state, Archer had a clear shot at cutting its neck open--and whilst the dragon spiralled and dived, he was busy trying to tear its throat out.