Chapter 139: 139 Dragon Slayer
Four days had passed since then. While on a forced march, they headed towards the Demon King’s Tower, taking appropriate breaks.
Occasionally, they encountered monsters they had never seen before and engaged in combat, and there were many times they were exhausted from even night raids.
It really felt awful.
Still, it wasn’t as tough as I thought. Strangely enough.
"Rather, it’s Adolf constantly trying to pick a fight that’s inconvenient. That’s the most inconvenient thing!"
I sighed and glared at Adolf. Even as he shook the blood off his sword, he glared back at me and clicked his tongue.
He’s just trying to find any excuse to get me. No, does he really have to be like that?
That’s why if you get on a tiresome person’s bad side, you’re fucked.
The surrounding Heroes yawned.
"This is too easy, isn’t it? Are these really the Demon King’s elite troops?"
"We might be stronger than we thought...?"
"Honestly, isn’t the Demon King nothing special?"
"It’d be funny if he just ran away. Hehehe!"
They even whispered among themselves. That’s how much they had only achieved victories as they advanced so far.
Yes, victory. It was certainly sweet and pleasant, but...
It was a victory that felt somehow alien. Was the Demon King subjugation force’s advance really this easy?
"What in the...."
It felt strange, but I followed for now. I couldn’t know what would happen, and it might just be good luck.
Adolf turned around and called out to them.
"Alright, everyone quiet! Refrain from banter that could disrupt discipline!"
Anyway, he’s the only one trying to enforce discipline. Our Adolf, always ruining the mood.
The Heroes reluctantly replied. I just shook my head.
"He has no friends, I’m sure of it."
I rubbed the back of my neck and continued to move forward. I didn’t know when this march would end.
It felt like they had come quite a distance.
"Left Commander."
Just then, a magic adjutant in a staff position approached Adolf. He pointed somewhere.
Where he pointed, it was visible.
"Look beyond that mountain! The tower is visible!"
At his words, everyone murmured. Where he pointed, the towering Demon King’s Tower was visible.
Finally, their destination was in sight.
"At the end of this forced march, the main game of this journey will begin."
It felt like it was only just beginning. Perhaps everything until now had been a prologue.
Kreeeeeeeehk.
But then, a monstrous cry was heard from the flank. Looking back, Wind Drakes flapped their wings and surged towards them.
They were flustered by the momentum of the Wind Drakes diving down from the sky.
"Fuck, what is it?!"
"Everyone, be alert. Battle formation!"
"My life to McGuire!"
Wind Drake.
What is commonly called a ’dragon’ in this world is actually a drake.
A slender body with thick scales and fine muscles, a long lizard-like snout, and membrane wings.
But it was an immature dragon, not a true Dragon.
Because its horns were small, and it didn’t possess any special abilities!
"However, they do have characteristics depending on their color."
In the case of Wind Drakes, they use acceleration as their weapon. So they were all fast and threatening.
Adolf drew his greatsword and shouted.
"Finally, elites worthy of the name have appeared! Let’s show those winged lizards the pride of our nation! Chaaaarge!"
That bastard, he’s excited.
The Heroes also followed, running, while mages and archers began unleashing ranged attacks.
Dozens of drakes roared and unleashed wind-shaped breaths.
Or they flew at speeds exceeding Mach 10, disrupting formations.
The drakes initially clashed with the melee Heroes, then changed tactics and charged at the ranged Heroes.
"Ugh, get them off!"
If the rear collapsed, the front would also become chaotic. Some action seemed necessary.
"Not on my watch!"
And then Auntie stepped forward. As she unleashed her power, the ranged Heroes became safe from the drakes.
She instantly turned the tide of the battle.
At the same time, Lumina leaped and punched the drake’s snout.
Aki shot spirit arrows at the staggering drake to finish it off. It was a magnificent combination.
The surrounding people exclaimed in admiration.
"What, they’re that strong?"
"I thought they were some unknown Hero party...!"
"Then how strong is Lucian, their leader?"
People’s gazes once again focused on me.
Why is it always me? What did I even do? Damn it.
As more and more eyes watched me, I felt burdened.
Alright, let’s focus on the battle.
Time passed as they fought the drakes.
Gradually, the battle turned in their favor. It was only natural.
But then, the back of my head felt numb, as if it would fall off. A sudden roar came from the rear.
"Has it appeared?"
I felt like I knew who the owner of this roar was.
Soon, a colossal being spread its wings and rose.
Its long beard and massive, diagonally curved horns glowed.
Its entire body was a subtle light blue, and its wings held such immense majesty that one felt apologetic just looking up at them.
It was a Wind Dragon.
A gloomy atmosphere, as if the end of the world had come. The mere presence of the Dragon obscured the entire sky, not even allowing sunlight through.
"That’s a true dragon, one of the pinnacles of life. A Dragon!"
An absolute being that dozens of Master-level practitioners couldn’t guarantee victory against, even if they gathered.
The source of magic and special abilities, a higher being possessing the most profound knowledge.
I drew Dawn. Adolf’s voice was heard.
"Rear units, be careful, be careful! A true Dragon has appeared!"
Adolf was trying to quickly return to the rear. However, the drakes were throwing themselves at him to stop him, making it seem difficult.
It seemed there was a lair nearby, as the drakes gradually increased in number.
How dreadful.
I flew towards the Dragon, riding on Dawn.
"It would be nice if we could be friends, though."
"How great would it be if all transcendent beings were like Goddess?"
I stopped before the Dragon. The Dragon asked me.
"Have you come for the Demon King?"
"That’s right."
"A futile effort. The Demon King is...."
What’s it saying? It keeps cutting itself off.
"What?"
"The Demon King is... you see. Pathetic Mortal."
"Why do you keep cutting yourself off?"
"What are you talking about? I said... and... Tsk, are you an ape who can’t even properly understand my words?"
I felt wronged. How dare it call me an ape. Have you ever seen an ape with such a big dick?
I realized something from this instance.
"There’s definitely something going on. This situation is interesting."
Perhaps it was some kind of perception interference, or a device that prevented even the Dragon from speaking properly.
For example, should I call it an intentional bug caused by the system?
I held Dawn and floated in the air by self-levitation.
"I didn’t come here to chat. Call off your drakes."
"No, I cannot. Unfortunately, we are bound by the Demon King’s deterrent force."
"Then I’ll send you off peacefully."
"A mere Mortal at the Master-level? How laughable!"
The Dragon, which had briefly scoffed, tilted its head back. It then thrust its head forward again and flapped its wings.
It was just a flap of its wings, but a widespread storm erupted.
Not only them, but even the drakes disrupting their formation were blown away like leaves.
『Side Quest - Dragon Slayer』
-Objective: Defeat the Wind Dragon.
-Reward: Special Byproduct, Wind Dragon’s Heart
I checked the quest and was pushed back. I then controlled Dawn again to move forward, clicking my tongue.
"That’s a considerable amount of mana. To unleash this mana, fully fused with the power of nature. How dragon-like. But...!"
I grinned and gripped Dawn tightly.
"It’s not as strong as an avatar of the Outer Gods."
I looked down. Even amidst the fighting, I saw people sending gazes of doubt and expectation.
And there were many Heroes fighting, showing off their skills.
"Shall I shine the brightest among them? Father, Grandfather, watch closely."
I gripped Dawn and glared at the Dragon. I’ll finish it in one blow!
I began pouring all my ki into Dawn. Then I shouted.
"Auntie, please restore my ki later!"
"Leave it to me."
I chuckled at Auntie’s reassuring reply. I activated both Electric Aura and Aura simultaneously. My opponent was a Dragon.
An absolute intelligent being, a transcendent, an absolute powerhouse imbued with wind.
I will overwhelm that being with power!
All my ki gathered into Dawn. In that state, I swung it towards the Dragon. The ki gathered in the sword’s blade shone brilliantly and flew towards the Dragon.
"Dawn Gaurdiannnnn!!!"
Could it block a full-power Dawn Guardian? The Dragon glowed all over, emitting an enormous amount of mana.
"I shall bring calamity upon you. I am the Great Cataclysm itself!"
[Plasma Impulse]
The density of space-time changed. A fierce storm raged around the Wind Dragon, its very nature shifting and tearing apart the surroundings.
Its range expanded towards me, towards us.
Gradually, yet so certainly that it felt unstoppable.
Soon, it collided with Dawn.
As the two overwhelming energies collided, surrounding trees, rocks, and even parts of the mountain ridge began to vanish and fly away.
Those watching could only gasp. It was a battle they couldn’t possibly intervene in. And then, the result came.
The Wind Dragon’s corpse, reduced to rags, fell ignominiously.
I also descended, feeling exhausted. I shook my head.
[Enemy defeated!]
[Acquired 50000 Collector Points (CP)!]
After clearing the quest, I also separately looted the Dragon’s corpse.
I looted the byproducts and let out a sigh.
"Show and Prove."
Just then, the battle ended. All the Heroes cheered.
Only the joy of victory and the sense of accomplishment from overcoming the unexpected were felt.
Adolf approached me.
"Hmph, don’t get cocky. Of course you should catch a Dragon! For the sake of the nation, bring back the Demon King’s head. That is loyalty, that is patriotism!"
This bastard, I want to take him to Earth. Let’s see if he still says that while living there.
Adolf, who was turning away, added.
"Hmph, still, well done. Impressive."
I tilted my head, watching Adolf leave.
"Is he a tsundere or what?"
I sighed and went to Auntie. Auntie hugged me warmly.
"Did you see it?!"
"Yes! You did well, my nephew♥"
Receiving healing from Auntie, they began to advance towards the tower once more.
The real game starts now!
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