Chapter 78 (2/2)

It seems that he attended to level this entire area with the Dragon Breath attack he used before.

Something like a carpet bombing strategy.

The green light covered the Dragon King’s mouth and the next moment a beam of light was sent flying towards my direction.

When the Dragon Breath attack collided with the tornado in front of me, the beam of light dispersed as if it had hit an invisible wall.

I somehow made it in time.

The humanoid summoned beast was over five meters tall.

Four large ears stood up atop the summon beast’s head, it had a long face and gray skin but strangest of all was its four-armed, bipedal, giant anteater-like body.

Since it was a humanoid beast, the creature wore a ornamented burka on its body, wielded a kindjal in two of its hands and shields in the others. The summoned beast was also calmly floating in the air thanks to the tornado under its feet.

This was a summoned beast of the intermediate level that could create wind blades and area of effect storms.

It was a summoned beast that used the same wind attribute as the Dragon King and could fly.

『Seteka』 opened and closed its eyes before focusing its golden pupils on the approaching dragon, starting to emit light and wind from its body.

“What is that mass of spiritual power!? Could it be one of the Spirit Kings!?”

I heard the Dragon King’s surprised shout in my head just as he collided with the 『Seteka』, which had surrounded itself in a raging storm.

The force created by the collision sent a destructive storm through the area.

The over thirty meter tall dragon and the five meter tall summoned beast rose above the forest while intensely fighting.

Sparks flew as the 『Seteka』 held it’s kindjal against the claws on the Dragon King forepaws.

A similar standoff occurred when the Dragon King went in for a bite. Every time the two engaged each other, a shock wave jolted me to my very core.

When the two disengaged from each other, the constant bombardment of long ranged magic attacks from both sides prevented either from closing the gap.

Countless wounds had appeared on the two of them as the long and short-range battles continued. 『Seteka』 was by no means inferior to the Dragon King in terms of power.

Despite that, there was a limit to how long a summoned beast could last.

So it wasn’t the deciding factor in this battle.

However, it was a temporary distraction that had bought me enough time.

The four most powerful skills of the Heavenly Knight: 【The Executor], 【The Judge], 【The Guardian], and 【The Prophet].

Each skill is equivalent to a weapon of mass destruction. There was no wiggle room when using them and each carried a twelve-hour cooldown time. Even with my large mana pool I could only use three of them at a time.

Since the enemy was a Dragon King, 【The Judge] may be the best one to use.

It would allow me to soar in the sky like the Dragon King after all.

I returned my gaze to the battle raging in the sky.

The skill was rather annoying to use in the game, so I wondered what would actually happen when I used it…… That was the question running through my mind as the Dragon King’s and summoned beast’s fierce battle unfolded before my eyes.

I was certain that taking this guy down would create an immeasurable amount of collateral damage.

But…… there was no helping it.

As I raised my sword to the sky, a surge of power filled my body as I prepared to activate the skill… However, a group of water wolf summons suddenly hit the Dragon King and the summoned beast.

I recognized those wolves as something created with Chiome’s ninjutsu.

“Please halt this duel, Dragon King-sama!!”

Chiome leaped out of the remains of the forest, did an impressive aerial twist and soundlessly landed in front of me, pleading with the Dragon King in the sky.

She managed to run all the way over here without any transfer magic. The tremendous speed of a ninja is quite terrifying.

When the Dragon King saw Chiome, he stopped moving and narrowed his reptilian eyes at her.

《Ho…… That appearance, art thou a member of Hanzo’s clan?》

The Dragon King had brought up that name a while ago, when I used 【Dimensional Step], so maybe he had some connection to Chiome’s Clan.

Although she was a little startled by the Dragon King’s question, Chiome managed to answer him.

“My name is Chiome. I possess one of the six titles that have been passed down since Hanzo the first led the clan.”

The Dragon King smiled a little at her reply.

《One so young, already bearing a spirit crystal…… Is that a testament your skill or of your clan’s decline?》

Chiome looked up at the sky when she heard the Dragon King’s calm voice.

Then I heard the familiar voice of the last person late to this party.

“Dragon King, that person is our companion. My name is Ariane Glenys Maple, of Great Canada Forest. Would you please excuse his rude behavior and listen to our story?”

“Kyun!”

Ariane’s long, white hair was jostled by the wind that the Dragon King’s flapping wings created.

The fluffy-tailed Ponta barked at the enormous dragon as she sat on Ariane’s shoulder.

There was no sign of Ponta’s timid nature as she stared down the Dragon King. She was even wagging her tail in an attempt to get its attention.

Ariane, also acting out of character, had knelt before the Dragon King and spoke to him in a polite tone.

When Ariane appeared, the 『Seteka』 that had been fighting the Dragon King disappeared into thin air.

It seems the time limit had run out.

The Dragon King’s fighting spirit faded as well and he landed on the ground in front of us before folding his large wings.

I returned my sword to my sheath and broke my combat stance.

《Forest dweller from beyond the mountains…… This one is known as Williahsfim. I will accept your apology and hear you out.》

The Dragon King identified himself with a snort strong enough to blow up a dust cloud.