257. Clash (8)
#257
“What are you two doing here? “It’s unsightly.”
“Ro, Ronan…!”
Asher cried. Tears like chicken shit were flowing down my wrinkled cheeks. Ronan’s appearance as he cut down her giants of light was as dramatic as the dawn breaking over the ridge.
“You’re safe.”
Then again, a familiar outline walked forward. Schlieffen, who fell with Ronan, maintained his unique integrity. Asher buried her face in Orsay’s neck and began to cry.
“Schlieffen…! “Thank goodness.”
However, neither of them looked in very good condition. From the blood all over their bodies and the wounds here and there, it was possible to infer that they had gone through a great deal of hardship. Orsay, who had been dumbfounded, opened his mouth.
【···He wasn’t dead.】
“okay. Although the hardships were frustrating.”
Ronan spat on the floor. He and Schlieffen had a very boring time being chased by the Dragon King’s men.
It was no easy task to outwit eleven dragons driven by blind loyalty. Ronan said, looking around.
“Anyway, you guys must be pretty tired too. “There are just a lot of them, but they’re not that strong.”
The giants of light that had been torn apart by Ronan had now disappeared, leaving only a dusky afterglow. Ronan said, kicking away feathers on the floor. It was Duaru’s feather that formed the skeleton of the light giants.
Summoning creatures using feathers as a catalyst was a technique used by bald heads when fighting against a large number of people or when they wanted to wipe out every living creature in the target area. Asher lowered his head as if he had disowned her.
“I’m sorry… I used up all my mana. Mr. Orsay too…”
“Good job. Still, it would be better to be thoroughly prepared in the future. “Ahayute, the bastards that that bastard is spreading are on a different level from these.”
Ronan, remembering the decisive battle in his past life, twisted his lips. Looking at the two Aru, it seemed that not all giants had the same abilities.
The Ahayute he killed turned the battlefield into hell by scattering summons that were even more shitty than this. You will only know the skill of using a spear when you compete with it yourself. Orsay frowned.
“Ahayute?”
“there is. “His friend.”
Ronan responded, pointing at Douaru with the tip of his chin. He was already high up in the night sky and looked like a pure white dot, no different from a star.
‘When are you going to take that thing down again?’
Ronan clicked his tongue. If he goes up that high, even his aura that pulls the opponent cannot reach him. He was about to say something.
“Gooooooo!”
“Shit.”
Suddenly, screams rang out from all directions. Asher, who was looking around in surprise like a rabbit, took a deep breath.
“Hey, hey!”
【I’m so sick of it.】
Orsay frowned. There were more giants pounding towards me than the ones I had cut down earlier. Ronan, who was scratching his head nervously, looked back at Schlieffen.
“Schlieffen.”
“hmm.”
Schlieffen held his sword upside down without saying a word. The aura of the storm began to swirl across the surface of the sword body. It was the moment when he grabbed the hilt of the sword with both hands and plunged it into the ground. Kwaaaaang! Dozens of huge whirlwinds broke through the ground and surged up.
“Wow, it’s amazing…!”
Asher’s eyes widened. His abilities were much stronger than before. The whirlwinds that sprang up around them formed a huge fence around them. The sharply forged wind was tearing the bodies of the charging giants to shreds.
“Gooook…!”
In the end, the giants who did not pass through the whirlwind were transformed into particles and disappeared. First of all, it seemed like we could stop the guys that were coming in without any trouble. Ronan patted Schlieffen on the shoulder and looked back at Asher and Orsay.
“Now tell me what happened while I was gone. “What is this vibration?”
“Yes. therefore···.”
Asher nodded. He explained the events that occurred during Ronan’s absence as plainly as possible. The collapse of the Sky Tower, the fall of the Dragon King, and even Duaru’s evil plan. Ronan’s eyes widened.
“You’re going to crash Adren? “What the fuck is this?”
“Well, that is…”
Asher, who was stuttering, turned his head. The only person who knew the full story was Orsay. He slowly got up and opened his mouth.
【Literally. There is a huge floating stone in the center of the ground where Adren stands. The current vibration is caused by damage to it.】
“Floating seats? “Are you talking about the magic stone that goes into that airship?”
【okay. It is a treasure that can’t be found anywhere, and is said to have been sought by Navarre. That monster plans to destroy the entire Dragon City by destroying it.】
“Nimi.”
Ronan laughed. For some reason, I thought the shape of the vibration was very strange. Was that why he threw the spear where there was nothing?
【That monster senses the presence of floating stones. As much as it is the heart of Adren, it has a lot of defensive magic, but with that kind of destructive power, it’s only a matter of time before it breaks through.】
Schlieffen’s face, who was listening from the side, hardened. The situation was much more serious than I thought. The fallen Adren would be shattered into pieces, and the Dragon City, which boasts a long history, would be reduced to a playground for stupid fish.
It seemed pretty funny, but it really shouldn’t have come true. Ronan asked.
“Is there a way to stop it?”
【does not exist. Injecting mana directly into the floating stone will reduce the falling speed, but that is only a temporary measure. We must prevent the destruction itself. 】
After hearing those words, the group looked up at Duaru. Every time he threw his spear in the distant sky, the vibrations grew stronger. Kwaaaaang! Once again, a pillar of light rose from afar and pierced the night sky.
Moreover, Duaru was constantly fluttering his feathers. The giants of light, whose power was growing stronger, were spreading throughout Adren like a glowing fungus.
“It’s not easy.”
Ronan narrowed his eyes. It seemed that breaking through the siege and approaching would not be easy.
Still, there was no choice but to move forward, so they gathered their heads together and began to plan a strategy. Ronan made his first rhyme.
“Orsay. “First of all, can you turn into a human?”
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Now the stars were barely visible. The sky, closer to blue than black, signaled that dawn was not far away.
Of course, it was unclear whether Adren could see the sun. Ronan glanced behind her and clicked her tongue.
“No matter how many times I kill, there is no end to it.”
The dismembered bodies of the giants became light and were scattering. It felt like I had cut down 300 just to get here.
“How far have we come now?”
“You just have to go a little further.”
Orsay answered. After polymorphing into a human, he returned to his appearance as a long-haired man. At Orsay’s side, a limp Asher was stuck like a shopping cart. he muttered.
“I’m sorry… for always causing trouble like this…”
“Does not matter.”
“good. “Then let’s keep going.”
The group looked at each other’s faces one by one and started walking again. They were crossing a broadleaf forest created as a park. Every time I took a step, the sound of leaves rustling was spreading quietly.
Their operation was a surprise attack. The plan was to get as close to Douaru as possible, have Asher and Schlieffen cause a commotion, and then Orsay and Ronan, who flew up immediately, take care of him. It was so simple that it would be a shame to call it an operation, but there was no other way.
···bang!
···Kwaang!!
The closer we got to Duaru, the stronger the roar and flashes became. The vibrations caused by the breakage of the floating stone were now continuously shaking Adren like a chronic headache.
Duaru didn’t seem to notice the group yet. Or maybe you don’t care. Maybe I should have walked about ten more minutes. Suddenly, the forest parted and an open space appeared.
“here···.”
Ronan’s eyes widened. A huge pit had been dug that could bury a million people alive. Quaaaaang-! Spears of light falling at regular intervals were striking deep into the pit.
Soon the light subsided. From the deepest part of the pit, something as bare as a bead was sticking out of the top of its head. The coral-colored brilliance scattered throughout the area was quite beautiful.
That part alone was enormous, but the whole thing seemed to be almost as big as the dormitory building where Ronan lived. Orsay pointed to it and said:
“You have arrived. “That is a floating stone.”
“Floating stone? “That?”
Ronan laughed. I heard it was big, but it was bigger than I could imagine. Well, you have to be at that level to be able to lift the whole Adren. Ronan, looking at his floating seat, frowned.
“It doesn’t look very good.”
“It looks like it won’t be long before it breaks.”
The defensive magic had long since been destroyed. There were already signs of damage on the worn floating stone. The cobweb-like crack was growing in size every time Duaru’s spear struck down.
When I raised my head, I saw Duaru floating in an almost vertical line. Although the distance was extremely long, it was still a route that could reduce unnecessary movement as much as possible. Asher, who caught sight of a strange object at that time, raised his eyebrows.
“Um, what is that?”
“Huh?”
Ronan turned his gaze in Asher’s direction. Looking closely, I saw firefly-like objects moving around Douaru.
I think I saw something similar when I fought Ahayute? Ronan soon figured out their identity and cursed.
“ah. “Fuck.”
The true identity of the fireflies was that they were giants of light with wings. Among the summoned beasts born from feathers, there were sometimes individuals that flew in the sky like their owners.
Instead of contributing to the destruction, they were circling around Doaru, creating an air defense network. Aha Ute also used those things to kill people, and he was such a thorough bastard that it made me feel bad.
【Kaaaa!!】
At that time, a dragon roared and flew up from the outskirts of the city. It was a fairly large blue dragon. Judging by the anger and sadness in his voice, it seemed like he had lost someone precious.
“It’s reckless.”
Ronan chewed his lips. The dragon, which had strengthened itself with various magic, was heading straight for Duaru. The giants of light circling around blocked him. Kwaaaaang! The dragon somehow broke through the defense line and came out.
【Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmm, let go of this!】
However, five or six giants of light clung to his body like barnacles. No matter how much they shook or spewed fire, they held firm. Flight speed was noticeably slowing down. At that time, Duaru turned and threw his spear at the dragon.
【ah···!】
“Oh, no!”
Asher closed his eyes tightly. Kwaaaaang! As soon as the spear hit the dragon’s chest, an explosion accompanied by a flash of light occurred. An unrecognizable piece of crushed meat fell to the ground. The giants of light also disappeared, but Duaru was still spreading feathers at that time, so it was virtually meaningless.
“What a disaster.”
Schlieffen intoned. Everyone’s faces were stiff. Asher said in a panicked voice.
“Uh, what should I do? “If that happens…!”
Ronan gritted his teeth instead of answering. I didn’t expect that there would be guards in the sky as well. In this case, the difficulty of breaking through the Orsay seemed to have increased several times.
“…What can I do if I break through?”
Ronan, who had been silent, opened his mouth. She said it would have been much better if there had been more people, but it was something she couldn’t help. It was the car he was about to announce the start of the operation. Suddenly, someone’s voice rang out from behind.
“what. “Is everyone alive?”
“ok?”
The group turned around almost simultaneously. A large man was standing about twenty steps away. Ronan shrugged his eyebrows.
“you are···?”
He was a writer who gave off a very strange impression. His face resting on his sturdy shoulders was as beautiful as a sculpture carved from marble. The rich blond hair that fell down to his shoulders was reminiscent of his lead male lion.
Should I say that masculinity and femininity coexist? I couldn’t tell the gender at all. What is this, you bastard? Suddenly, Ronan, who had been looking him up and down, took a deep breath.
“What the fuck.”
“what···!”
Schlieffen, who was next to him, also reacted violently. She was so busy moving around that she didn’t notice right away. The mana that he had experienced so much at Sky Tower was gushing out from above the monster’s shoulders.
Slurp! Ronan and Schlieffen stepped back and pulled the hilt of their swords. Orsay was already holding the spear he had pulled from his chest. Asher, who was the last to notice his identity, turned pale.
“Hehehe! “No way, you…!”
“your majesty. “It’s dangerous if you go too far!”
It was the car where he was about to let out a loud scream. Suddenly, the bushes behind him rustled, and a familiar face popped out. The smooth-looking girl’s hair was as gray as steel. Asher looked away and was startled again.
“Me, Naransonia?”
“You…?!”
Naransonia stopped. Behind her, people with unusual clothes were flocking in. It wasn’t that hard to figure out that they were all polymorph dragons. Ronan, aiming the tip of her sword at the monster, growled lowly.
“What’s going on here? “Dragon King.”
“Put down your sword. “There is no hostility between you now.”
