245. With the dragon (2)
#245
The first floor of Sky Tower functioned as a lobby, like other buildings. The wide space, like a plaza, was decorated with all kinds of luxurious statues and paintings, and with a little bit of exaggeration, a chandelier the size of a small whale.
The splendor was at a level that reduced the imperial palace’s ballroom to a simple village rest area. However, dozens of minutes had passed since an unidentified explosion was heard from the bathroom, and the rock of the world’s most prestigious tower had been transformed into a hell that even vagabonds would not go near.
Everywhere you looked there were corpses. There was a thick bloody smell that made me dizzy. The statues made of precious stones were shattered into pieces that looked like gemstones freshly mined from a mine.
The precious metals displayed to show off wealth were sparkling like crumbs in a pool of damp blood. Because the chandelier had fallen, the space that was always lit was left in darkness, not much different from outside at dawn.
Sigh! The sound of a blade piercing scales signaled the end of the battle.
【Gagging…!】
Dragon Pradvice’s eyes widened. The vertically narrowed pupils faced the back. He saw a long sword dug deep into the back of his neck and a human youth holding it.
It was easy to realize that a vital point had been pierced. It was difficult to breathe as blood continued to build up in my throat. The young man, who was clutching his hilt with both hands, thrust his sword deeper.
“Stop messing around now. Dragon.”
【Yes, bastard…】
“Compared to Naransonia or something, she’s ridiculously weak.”
Pradvice gritted his teeth after hearing Ronan’s review. I couldn’t even imagine that I would be insulted like this by a person who was less than a mouthful away.
I should have chewed it and swallowed it right away, but I couldn’t move it because my wings and limbs were trapped in the ice. It was not ordinary ice that neither broke nor melted. A chill, as if drawn from the shadows of the underworld, was encroaching on his body.
I later regretted that I should have killed the wizard first, but it was already too late. He rolled his glossy eyes and looked at the wizard trembling in his corner.
【You, damn wizard…!】
“Hey!”
Asher flinched with the force of obliterating his existence. Regardless of his timid actions, the chill of the ice was getting stronger.
The fresh blood flowing from Pradvice’s neck and mouth froze as it fell. Chang… With a mournful sound, the drops of blood that hit the floor shattered.
【I, Juhan.】
Pradvice looked back at Ronan again and spoke as if regurgitating. The light went out in his eyes. Even if I twisted the blade once, there was no response. Ronan, who confirmed her complete death, spat bitterly.
“I don’t have a place to rent even your curse.”
When Ronan pulled his arm, La Mancha’s pure white sword body came out. Because the surrounding temperature had dropped due to the chill of the ice, steam rose above the wound.
A haze-like anticipation was wafting over the blade. The trait of drinking blood and increasing sharpness was still intact even though it was combined with the holy sword. As expected, Rin’s voice saying that dragon’s blood was delicious was echoing in her head.
“What?”
Ronan jumped off of Pradvice’s body. He turned his head and focused his gaze on Asher, who was shaking in the corner.
“I’m killing Asher. Now I can just turn into an ice mage.”
“My, I can’t believe I trapped a dragon…”
“Be proud of your magic, man. “I tell you this many times, but the only thing you lack is confidence.”
Asher, who was mumbling, nodded. For someone who had contributed greatly to dragon hunting, he had a very passive attitude.
When Pradvice and his men came in right after coming out of the bathroom, I thought we were all going to die, but when we actually fought, it ended without much trouble than I thought.
I thought it was a good idea to leave Vajra behind. If she had seen this scene, her self-proclaimed teacher, the Winter Witch, would have been talking loudly all day. Ronan said.
“Hey, we’re done here.”
“This side is over too. “I can’t even warm up.”
Orsay turned around. Blood was dripping down the spiral-shaped spear blade. There were more than thirty punctured bodies of half-dragons and familiars scattered around him. Blood of different characteristics was mixing and coagulating repeatedly, creating a red carpet.
Above the long spear close to the pillar, Orsay’s unique black energy was rising like smoke. Orsay swung or stabbed every enemy only once, and no opponent could withstand it twice.
‘What on earth is that made of?’
Ronan shook his head as if he was fed up. She didn’t know what materials she used, but it had incredible durability and destructive power. Perhaps if that bastard had been in charge of Pradvice, things would have been done faster. I was in the middle of thinking that.
“Monsters, monsters, monsters…”
The bearded sentry spoke for the first time in a long time. He was sitting in front of the bathroom entrance, just like before the battle started.
He was the only survivor of this hell. The comrades who came after hearing the explosion were killed in the blink of an eye. Every time Ronan and Orsay’s spear knife drew a line in the air, their bodies were torn apart like thin paper.
I knew it was strong, but I never thought it would kill even the dragon Pradvice. Ronan slowly approached him and stopped in front of him.
“good. “Then let’s finish the story.”
“Well, I’ll tell you anything. So just keep your life…!”
He rolled his eyes desperately, but there was no possibility of a reversal. The translucent curtain covering the entire lobby was swallowing his hopes.
It was a soundproofing spell that Asher in front of me installed at the beginning of the battle. This was the reason why reinforcements did not come even while a massacre was taking place under the pretense of fighting. Ronan said.
“First things first. “Where is my friend?”
“Ah, if you are talking about the dark blue-haired swordsman, he is most likely on the third floor. That entire floor is Radavankaja’s rare. “There will be an interrogation going on there.”
“It’s the 3rd floor… but it’s still not that high.”
Ronan nodded. Of course she couldn’t just like it. There are definitely guys like this on every floor.
“When you think about it, why not go up outside?”
“Bye, I don’t think that’s a good idea. “Did you move outside when you went to the summit?”
“however.”
“We were aware of that, so more troops were deployed outside. “You will probably be intercepted the moment you are discovered.”
Ronan heard those words and looked out the window. Indeed, dozens of dragons were seen circling in the air. Soldiers transformed into half-dragons were walking around the tower holding torches or standing in place on guard duty.
“Nimi.”
Ronan chewed his lower lip. It was a scene that made you swear. At that level, it seemed better to go up from the inside.
“···I can’t help it. By the way, let me ask you one more thing.”
“yes?”
“The four moons have arrived, but where is the Dragon King?”
Ronan asked again. She had been curious from the start, but looking outside made her even more suspicious. It was an emergency of this magnitude, and I could not understand why the most powerful person did not step forward.
‘I don’t think you’re the type to just sit around and snap your fingers.’
Moreover, the deployment of troops was strange. If he had any intention of catching an intruder like Orsena himself, it would have been right for him to disperse his forces more.
However, most dragons and servants were only located around Sky Tower. As if trying to protect something in the tower. The sentry who was hiccuping shook his head.
“Well, I guess I’m probably in the throne room, right?”
“Don’t be a rip-off. “Do you want to lie down there with your friends?”
Ronan stretched out his index finger and pointed at the corpses. Colleagues who had snorted at the prospect of a fight were crushed under the chandelier and turned into unrecognizable pieces of flesh.
“I really don’t know. “His Majesty’s personal movements are kept completely secret…”
The sentry’s face turned blank. Ronan, who was staring at him, spat on the floor.
Judging from his reaction, it seemed like he really didn’t know. It seemed like I would have to catch those who were a little higher and beat them up. I don’t know if those proud dragons will obey.
“Oh, shit.”
Ronan sighed and swung his sword. Sgak! A thin slash passed over the engraving on the sentry’s neck.
The pattern symbolizing the owner crumbled and disappeared. The sentry felt the strength leaving his body and grabbed his neck.
“Huh! W-what have you done…!”
“You are no longer a servant or anything.”
Ronan blurted out. It was, in its own way, a hush-hush with the implication of not making a fuss. There was a high chance that an ordinary human walking around the castle would be attacked at first, so he wouldn’t be able to go out recklessly.
“Stay here and get out when the sun rises. “If I said something unnecessary…”
“Ro, Ronan! Dangerous!”
Ronan was in the midst of making threats. Suddenly Asher’s cry rang out. Sensing a threat, he raised his head. A torrent of crimson, seething flames was approaching right in front of his eyes.
“What…!”
The speed of the fire was faster than expected. Ronan quickly grabbed the guard by the neck and bit himself. He escaped completely, but unfortunately the sentry’s lower body was engulfed in flames. A blood-curdling scream erupted.
“Kaaaaaaaa! “Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!”
“shit.”
Ronan frowned. Soon the fire died down. Only black scorch marks remained where the sentry’s lower body had been.
The struggling sentry went limp. Ronan, who threw away the half-body, turned to look in the direction where the flames were shot.
“What is that again?”
“Khaaaaaak!”
A dozen drakes the size of a house were coming down the huge stairs. The advancing dinosaurs, spewing black smoke from their mouths, were reminiscent of living siege weapons.
The wide staircase that suddenly appeared in the north was clearly a structure that did not exist originally. It looked like it had probably just been created through magic or some strange method. Actually, it’s even weirder that there isn’t such a device.
“We found them! Catch it!”
someone shouted. The troops pouring down from the upper floors included half-dragon soldiers who had cut off triple digits just today. A woman dressed in flowing silk clothes was riding on the back of the largest drake.
【Oh hoho! I thought something was strange so I came down and looked, and it was there as expected. Your indulgence ends here!】
She covered her mouth with the back of her hand and laughed. Her nasal laughter echoed in the room filled with her corpse. Anyone could see that it was a polymorph dragon.
“Hi! “Oh, how!”
Asher was astonished. Judging by the fact that the silence force field was still intact, it seemed like he had really been struck by instinct. Orce muttered as he brushed the blood off the window.
“It’s annoying. “Why are there so many miscellaneous dragons?”
【They say the weaker you are, the more ostentatious you become. That’s exactly what it is. You demon dragon, you don’t even know the topic. You are this Alan…Kyaaaaa!】
A woman who tried to give her name let out a scream. Kwasik! The Spear of Orsay, which had blown off her left arm, pierced through the top of Drake’s head behind her before sinking into the wall on the other side.
She became crippled in an instant and spit out curse-filled words. The enemy camp was in confusion. Ronan took advantage of that moment and rushed forward.
He dug deep into enemy territory and swung his sword. Suddenly! The head of the Drake the woman was riding rose into the air.
【What!】
“Kuhuhuhhh…”
The headless body tilted. The head, which was high in the sky, whirled around. The fresh blood sprayed in a circle added a red color to the already gory space.
“No, catch them!”
The soldiers who belatedly came to their senses strengthened their fighting spirit. The dragon woman who had fallen down let out a roar and got up. It seemed like she was thinking of returning to her original form as scales began to appear on her face.
Ronan, who was watching the scene, clicked his tongue. It seemed like her comfort level had already gone wrong. The only consolation was the fact that if I removed those things, I could go up to the third floor.
“이 개새끼. “Just try to die.”
Ronan muttered and grabbed the hilt of his sword. Asher’s ice grew through the floor and pierced through the enemy running at his head. thud! Drake’s spinning head fell to the ground and the battle resumed.
