244. With the dragon (1)
#244
They followed Alibrihe for a while again. He did not tell me the exact destination this time either.
Asher fainted once and then woke up after learning that the identity of the long-haired shirtless man was Orsay. Perhaps because the investigation network had expanded in earnest, I encountered the Dragon King’s subordinates frequently.
“Die…Keoeook!”
“we are here! Requesting support…kwaaaaak!”
It seemed like we ran into each other roughly once every thirty minutes. Ronan and Orsay killed them as soon as they encountered them.
Usually, the method was to detect its presence before turning a corner and kill it the moment it turned. Every time the spear and sword moved, dismembered body parts danced in the air.
If he returned alive, the main unit would be called, so I made sure to kill him. One time, quite strong-looking half-dragon soldiers rushed from behind.
“Hyaaaaaaa! “It came out!”
Asher, who was walking behind, was scared and waved his arms. Quaaaang! Soldiers struck by invisible fists flew away as if they were balls.
“Gagging…!”
Kwasik! They stopped only after they fell against the opposite wall, more than thirty steps away. The half-dragons’ heads lowered.
No one woke up again. After confirming whether they were alive or dead, Orce muttered as if he was dumbfounded.
【···He died instantly. All five people.】
“You could say it’s a clever killing machine. You’d better be careful too. “My hobby is to charm people with my pretty appearance and then pull out their livers and eat them.”
“I-I never did that!”
Ronan chuckled. Judging from her output, it seemed like she had fully recovered her strength while sleeping. Asher violently waved his hand and denied it, but Orsay’s reaction was not too bad.
【That’s okay. It’s a killing machine.】
“···to?”
“Stop saying anything strange and come quickly.”
Alibrihe, who was walking ahead, narrowed his eyes. They were able to reach their destination after walking for about an hour.
Like the place where I met Orsay, it was an empty space, but it was so large that it was incomparably large. Quaaaa-! A stream of murky water was pouring like a waterfall from a drain high up on the wall.
Ronan’s eyes widened. Even without much explanation, she seemed to know where this place was.
“This place can’t be…”
“okay. “It’s the basement of Sky Tower.”
Alibrihe placed the basket full of food on the floor. He explained that if you follow the drain on the wall, you can go to the first floor of Sky Tower.
This is what it meant to take a position under the enemy’s chin. Ronan said.
“I don’t know what to say about this… uh, thank you so much.”
“I did it because I wanted to, so there’s no need to do that. And let me tell you in advance. “This is the end of my involvement in your affairs.”
“yes?”
Ronan raised his eyebrows at the unexpected remark. Orsay was also looking at him with puzzled eyes. Alibrihe continued.
“The reason I saved and helped you was to satisfy my personal curiosity rather than good intentions. Normally, when you get older, you want to do many different things. “I’ll have the old man get out of here.”
Ronan’s face hardened. The change in her stance was too sudden.
“If we couldn’t stop the Dragon King’s ritual, wouldn’t it be dangerous for everyone? “Including you.”
“That’s right. It’s usually not dangerous. “Do you remember what I said about my first and last vacation?”
Ronan raised his eyebrows. He realized that this was a continuation of the conversation he had had before meeting Orsay.
“I remember.”
“okay. I didn’t say that for nothing. “I heard that there has been a change in Abel’s plans recently due to the simultaneous occurrence of unfortunate events in the church.”
“change···?”
I had a really bad feeling about this. Alibrihe shook his head.
“okay. If I remember correctly, Abel definitely said that he would hasten the arrival of the stars. Looking at the situation, it looks like they are planning to make their mark here. “Once the ritual is over, the first star will descend.”
“Fuck.”
Ronan’s eyes widened as if they were about to pop out. If it was the arrival of a star, it was clearly the mass appearance of the bald men he last saw before his death.
And to descend the first star, what kind of bullshit is this? Alibrihe said.
“I think they thought that if there was a further delay, there might be a setback. “It’s a shame.”
“What the fuck…what are those giants in the first place?”
“I don’t know much about that. Only Abel, the cult leader, knows the truth. “The identity of those mysterious beings who lend us the power we call power…”
For a moment, Alibrihe’s face hardened. It was because her terrible memories came to mind. He had seen a scene where Abel seemed to be communicating with the heavens above.
I couldn’t remember the exact date. However, it was a night full of stars in the sky.
Abel was standing in the middle of a distant field, stretching out his arms toward the night sky. The waves of power sourced from the church were swirling with the wind, and chanting spells were constantly flowing from his mouth.
In front of Abel, the shape of a winged giant was repeatedly fading and becoming clearer. Because it was a secret ceremony, no believers other than himself were around.
Alibrihe was unable to even breathe properly as he was weighed down by the overwhelming power radiated by the giant’s illusion. Abel grabbed his neck and said this to him who was shaking.
– Isn’t it cool?
Alibrihe chewed his lower lip. Although it was a memory from hundreds of years ago, it was still vivid. It was around that time that Alibrihe’s hopes that the monster would one day come to its senses were dashed. After a short rumination, he opened his mouth.
“Anyway, this is all I can tell you and help you with. “It seems like we have reached a certain level of agreement, so let’s do our best.”
“Damn, if it’s such a serious situation, isn’t it right that we all try to work together? Don’t do that…ah.”
Perfect! Ronan, looking for a means to persuade Alybrighe, snapped her fingers. Come to think of it, there was one thing she hadn’t told him yet.
“You got one, so I’ll tell you one too. Cain is still alive. “She can’t tell me the details, but if she gets Abel’s blood, she might become healthy.”
“What…”
Alibrihe was startled. Ronan sensed that his eyes were shaking and internally cheered. But Alibrihe soon closed his eyes.
“That’s a good thing. But my will remains unchanged.”
“What, are you serious?”
“okay. It’s a blessing that Cain is still alive, but it doesn’t change anything. Even if he regains his health, it is impossible to stop Abel now.”
The silence fell. Suddenly Ronan’s eyes fell on his face. Alibrihe’s eyes were as empty as an abandoned garden. The kind where all the flowers and trees have withered and only fallen leaves remain.
“I am exhausted. Like I said, I don’t want to interrupt my first and last vacation. If you are caught directly rebelling against the church, things will become even more troublesome. “This is also my own way of dealing with the end, so I would appreciate it if you respected it.”
Ronan twisted his lips without saying anything. He could easily see that Alibrihe’s heart was completely broken. He seemed to have been indescribably traumatized by the past.
‘Damn it.’
It was a situation where there was no answer. Even if we knew that Cain was alive, there was nothing we could do if it came out like this. It wasn’t a matter that could be solved with force or threats. Ronan, who had been scratching her head for a while, opened her mouth.
“···He says he is like that, but there is nothing he can do about it. “She was so grateful.”
“It was fun. Please achieve what you wish.”
Alibrihe smiled bitterly. He shook Ronan’s hand and then left.
Ronan watched until his back disappeared around the corner. The sound of footsteps moving away sounded particularly pitiful.
My mind was confused. The information that the star’s arrival was suddenly brought forward was the most shocking thing I’ve heard in recent years. Is this how you feel when you hear the news that your unmarried lover is pregnant?
‘···Now is not the time to look at the bigger picture.’
Ronan, who was organizing his thoughts, clenched his fists. Even if the star’s arrival came earlier than expected, what had to be done now had to be done. We had to destroy the Dragon King’s magic circle and rescue Schlieffen, who was presumed to have been captured.
“hey···”
Ronan’s face crumpled as he turned his head. Orsay was sitting comfortably in front of the basket brought by Alibrihe, tearing off the dried hind legs of a pig. Suddenly, he handed the same thing to Asher and said,
“Eat. A killing machine.”
“Well, hey… I’m really fine. yes. And my name is Asher…”
“If you want to eat, eat.”
“Hey, hey! Ah, I see. “I’ll eat it…!”
Asher cried and took up his hind legs. Lifting something almost the size of his head didn’t seem easy.
Only after Orsay saw him take a bite of meat and swallow it did he resume his meal. I don’t know why, but it seemed like we had become quite friendly. Ronan, who was watching the little girl dumbfounded, opened her mouth.
“···What are you guys doing?”
“I guess this boring story has finally come to an end.”
Orsay’s voice became softer. He spat out, throwing his bone back.
“Are you blind because you can see and not notice? “It’s about filling your stomach before fighting.”
“···It looks like that.”
Seeing Ronan looking so calm, I unconsciously laughed. Unlike himself, Orsay didn’t seem to care much about Alibrige’s departure. Should I say he looks like a dragon?
“And I’ve been thinking about it. I’ll take you up on your offer.”
“proposal? no way···.”
“okay. I will accompany you, at least temporarily. May you know with glory.”
Ronan’s eyes widened. She couldn’t tell what the sudden wind had been. Orsay continued.
“You and this wizard both have useful aspects. “I don’t want to waste energy, so I’ll have to clear a path for you to reach the top.”
“Even if this bastard speaks… he doesn’t. “Okay, well thought out.”
The tone of speech was very awkward, but Ronan brushed it off. Not only was it not the time for us to argue among ourselves, but such a statement could not have been made if he did not trust himself and Asher. Because dragons don’t say empty words.
“Instead, if you hold me back, I won’t let you go. “I will give you the most painful death, so just know that.”
“That’s what I want to say.”
Ronan laughed. He soon sat down and started eating the remaining food.
I don’t know if it was because I starved for a long time or because I moved around so much, but it was very delicious. My hot head was slowly cooling down.
okay. For now, I had to do what I could.
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“Hey, have you heard anything about Naransonia? “I recovered, I came to my senses…”
“Well… I’m not sure. “The cut was so deep, it looks like they are doing everything they can.”
“I still can’t believe that the Iron Empress was defeated by a mere human.”
“You were fine when you spoke to us. “It’s so complicated.”
Some time has passed since the state of emergency was declared. The two sentries who had just finished their search mission were chatting in the bathroom on the first floor of Sky Tower. These were the guards who were pointed out by Naransonia while talking about the Dragon King’s ritual.
A magical light was shining above the urinals made to human standards. There was only a short amount of time to play around on the excuse of going to the bathroom, so I had to go back soon, but with all of Adren in turmoil, this was a nice break.
“By the way, did that crazy guy get caught? Wasting time on behalf of his colleague…”
“okay. Just barely. “My master, Radavankaja, is in charge of the interrogation.”
“I guess a lot of people died there too? From what I heard, he is a different person than the guy who defeated Naransonia.”
“Don’t even talk. Because they’re still cleaning up the body. “Sky Tower’s pride has fallen to the ground.”
The sentry with a scar on his cheek shook his head. She got goosebumps all over her body when she thought that she had almost been put into that scene.
The human youth, who managed to escape his comrades, ran out of strength and was subdued only after cutting down almost three-digit numbers of people. His bearded sentry snorted at him.
“Heng, it’s all just an excuse. Seeing blood because they couldn’t catch even a single person. “If I were there, I would have grabbed the three guys by the scruff of their necks in one fell swoop.”
“The guy who was so scared even in front of Naransonia speaks well. “You will one day bleed for that bravado.”
“Do not be ridiculous. No matter what, I can’t lose to humans. “Whether you’re a human or a demon dragon, Orse, if you’re going to come, come and see.”
He chuckled and pretended to swing a spear. The scarred sentry sighed. It was just as they were slowly turning their steps to return.
– Asher, did you just hear that? They say he’s alive.
“···hmm?”
“what?”
They both heard clearly. A young man’s voice came from somewhere in the bathroom. The bearded sentry stopped in place.
“hey. “You heard it too.”
“okay. “Where did that sound come from?”
They started looking around like meerkats. Although I couldn’t hear the voice again, I could clearly feel the presence of someone somewhere.
visor. At that time, the sound of metal clashing rang out from somewhere. Suddenly, the scarred sentry’s eyes turned to the drain in the floor.
“What’s down here…?”
The scarred sentry bowed. He put his eyes into his drain and began to examine his insides. He seemed to have something, but it was dark so I couldn’t see it well.
It was a car that a bearded guard was trying to scold, asking what could be in a place like that. Kwaaaaang! The floor shattered with a loud noise and something popped out from below.
“Huh, huh!!”
It was an instant. The bearded sentry sat down. It felt like a small volcano had erupted. As he rolled around on the floor in shock, an unfamiliar voice rang in his ears.
“Fuck you, why come out to the bathroom? “Dirty.”
【It’s obscene.】
“Hey, hey! “Wow, I can’t believe I’m coming here again!”
The sentry, who was maintaining his balance, barely raised his head. The colleague who was looking at the drain was shaking back and forth with his upper body hanging from the ceiling. Three humans, each looking different, were climbing out of the shattered bathroom floor.
“You, you…?!”
The sentry’s eyes widened. Their impressions matched what they had heard. Two intruders who dared to spy on the Dragon King and the polymorphed demon dragon Orsay. Why are they here? Ronan, who was grumbling, suddenly caught his gaze.
“aha. “It’s you.”
It was clearly the voice of a guy talking about Schlieffen. Slurp! In an instant, Ronan aimed the tip of his sword at his neck. The frozen sentry sucked in a breath.
“Say, save me. please···!”
He instinctively felt that he could not defeat the human in front of him. Manyong from a moment ago flew away like a dandelion seed in a storm. I couldn’t even see him pulling out his sword.
Orsay and Asher were silently watching from behind. Ronan, who brought his face close to hers until their noses touched hers, opened her mouth.
“Tell me about the interrogation just now in detail.”
