29 Deathfight of Holy Dragon Mountain (1/2)

Dark Knight Kroki

He lowered Glorious down to the entrance of a cave on the side of the mountain where the Silver Holy Dragon King would live.

The cave was large, and even Glorious, whose body was huge, could easily get inside.

I am now dressed as a dark knight. The reason is that there may be a sudden battle.

But if that happens, I will flee at once.

It's not a good idea to take away the horns by force. He wondered if he could bargain with them and get their horns. Of course, it would be unlikely.

The cave was wide and deep, with darkness at the back.

I walked through the cave with Glorious.

I wonder how far we walked, and suddenly we were in a wide open space. The wide space was bright even though it was supposed to be a place where the sun's rays did not reach.

Inside the cave, there were countless glowing crystals that lit up the cave with light.

And there was one of those dragons in the center of the space. That dragon was definitely the Holy Dragon King.

That dragon was much larger than Glorious, and most importantly, it was very beautiful.

Unlike most dragons, that dragon had no visible scales and was covered in silvery white body hair, and each hair was glowing.

And the sight of the dragon's silvery white body glittering in the crystal light is very magical.

I can't help but admire it.

I'm not sure if that dragon has noticed me or not, but it turns to me. The blue eyes of the dragon catch me.

I didn't feel any hostility. Rather, the sign seemed to be gently enveloped.

''You are very welcome here, dark knight. I knew you were coming.''

He speaks to me in a clear voice.

Did you know it was coming? Could it be that he has the ability to predict things?

'I got a call from Modes,'

But what came from the dragon was a surprising word.

'Have you heard from Modes?'

The dragon nodded.

'I was having trouble with my horns growing too long. You can cut these horns cleanly, right?

Ha, ha. ......

The dragon's words make me feel a little weak. I was prepared to be attacked out of the blue, and I'm disappointed that I came here. But we should be glad that we didn't have to fight here.

Come to think of it, Modes told me to go get a horn, but he didn't force me to get one.

I was just misunderstanding myself.

In short, just a simple errand boy. I apologize to Modes for what I suspected in my mind.

I look at the dragon's head. It has magnificent horns that are clear and brilliant, shining brighter than the crystal around it.

The horns are large and huge, and when combined with the body of the dragon, they hit the ceiling. It is certainly not convenient to do this.

It's a good idea to cut it down from the middle. Anyway, it will grow to the same size in 5,000 years, so I'll ask you to do it again then.

I don't know if I'll still be around in five thousand years, but I nodded to myself.

'I understand. I'll leave it to you.

Dark Knight Kroki

Glorious shakes a little as he slices off his horn and ties it to Glorious with a rope.

'I'm sorry, Glorious. Just bear with me for a moment.

I apologize to Glorious for myself.

The horns are large and, like Glorious, they don't fit into the magic circle at the transfer point. Also, I couldn't even carry it in my flight because it was too big. That's why I decided to tie it to Glorious and carry it.

''Oh no, thank you for the help.''

The Holy Dragon King thanks you.

''Here's my thanks. Thank you, Holy Dragon King White Silver.''

I also bow to the Holy Dragon King myself.

''Hm. ......''

The Holy Dragon King watches as he bows his own head.

''What is it ......?''

I ask the Holy Dragon King.

''It seems you have the ability to be a dragonslayer after all. I can smell good from you.

The Holy Dragon King pulls his nose closer to mine.

He's a little confused, but when he strokes his nose, he looks happy. Glorious sees this and pulls his nose closer to mine.

I thought the Holy Dragon King laughed at that.

''I've been watching you ever since I came to this land.

The Holy Dragon King's words surprised me. If such a huge dragon was looking at him up close, he would indeed notice it.

''I have the ability of clairvoyance, you know. I can see with that power. And as expected, it seems that you can't detect it without hostile intent.

Sensing his own doubts, the Holy Dragon King replied.

''Besides you, the other brave men were also watching. As expected, the short-haired girl seemed to have somehow noticed your gaze.

The girl with short hair is probably Todoroki Naomi. It seems that her sensing power is considerably higher than mine.

'That's why I saw what happened in that country too. The thread of Zarxis binds even the gods. I would have fallen prey to that one once I entered that realm.

I am shocked by his words.

'Do you know about Zarxys?'

'Yes, of course. But if you want to know more about that one, you'd better ask Modes. They were my friends to begin with.

It was the first time I'd heard of it.

'So I'll have to thank you for that as well. It's you, isn't it? I stopped Xarxis. As expected, I couldn't see the scene because of the wards, though. That country and I had a bit of a relationship. I would like to thank you for protecting me instead of me having no strength to fight. Thank you, Dark Knight Dihardt.

Although the White Silver Holy Dragon King's appearance was huge, he wasn't very good at direct combat.

''No, I'm not such a ...... big deal.''

But I don't feel bad about being praised by people ...... or even the dragon. I can see my own face turning red.

''I didn't expect you and the brave men to fight together, after all, do you cooperate with a common enemy?''

No, we didn't fight together: ......

I deny it. I didn't mean to fight with you. It's just a coincidence.

'Well good, but I'm basically going to stay out of Modes and Raina's fight. I'll try to remain neutral.

That's what I heard from Modes. The Dragon King is neutral in this conflict.

'Also, I can sense a dragon's soul from you. Perhaps you have freed the dragon's soul from Zarxis's captivity.

This dragon seems to have everything figured out.

'I wasn't sure if I should give you the horn, even though it was overgrown at first. But then I looked at you and thought I could give you the horn.

That's right: ......

'You could use those horns to build a goddess. Apparently you're just as unlucky with women as Modes is.

I think that's a bit of an afterthought. That makes me want to cry.

But with these horns, you can build a goddess. For that, we should be grateful.

My power is healing. A goddess born of my horn must have the power to heal. I am sure she will be able to help you.

The Holy Dragon King looks at the horns tied to Glorious and says

He pats the horn. The horns are brighter and more beautiful than the crystals in this place.

I'm sure it will give birth to a beautiful goddess.

Thank you, Holy Dragon King. I would like to come back once the goddess is born.''

I bowed my head again and the Holy Dragon King smiled at me.

''Ah, come again, you who misses the dragon.

Yes. Let's go, Glorious.

I bowed my head and then urged Glorious to return to the entrance of the cave.

There's a lot to do when we get back to Nargol. I may get busy.

I walk with that in mind.

And when I reached the entrance of the cave, I felt an intense flow of magical power along with hostility.

''Hey ...... this is!!!!!

When I stop Glorious, I activate my magic.

''Extreme dark hole!

A huge black hole is created in front of you. At that moment, a rush of light comes towards you.

It was in the nick of time. The light was sucked into the dark hole and disappeared.

The light had a memory. It was the light magic that Rage used last night. If I had tried to receive that magic with normal defense magic, that defense magic would have been annihilated in its entirety. I'm not going to be able to get rid of it.

What was he thinking when he used such a powerful spell even though the Holy Dragon King is behind here?

Glorious. Wait here.

I let Glorious wait a short distance from the entrance of the cave, and I walked out of the cave alone.

Just as I expected, there was Rage and his friends.

There were seven of them. All of them except for a girl named Kyouka, Rage's sister. Naturally, Shirone is there too.

I don't know why they're here. I was completely caught off guard.

''Dehart!

The dark-haired girl shouts out. It's Chiyuki Suiji.

''You are indeed strong. You would be no match for each of us individually. But what if it's against all of us?''

When she said that, Rage and the others held up their weapons.

Wait a minute---! I screamed in my mind.

◆Chiyuki, the black-haired wise man

Spirit of the wind, help us all.

With Reno's words our bodies become lighter. We move easier and more quickly.

'Holy power, bless us all.

With Sahoko's words we are enveloped in a white light. This light is small but sustained and restores us.

The two of us cast a spell and prepare for battle.

I cast a spell, too. Everyone's weapons are imparted with magic. This should have increased our attack power.

In front of me is Dihardt. This is the third time we've met.

I was surprised to see Rage unleash his divine light cannon as soon as he arrived here. Even though the Holy Dragon King might possibly be alive.

If Dihardt hadn't used his magic to prevent him from doing so, there was no telling what would have happened inside the cave.

Rage doesn't care about anything else as long as the girl isn't harmed, so he probably doesn't care what happens to the Dragon King who protects the Rox Kingdom.

But still, what a guy to prevent that magic of Rage. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to prevent that magic from being used by ordinary defensive magic. Once again, the opponent's strength is realized.

Seeing where Dihardt came out of the Holy Dragon King's cave, the horns must have been taken away. I wonder what Raina is doing.

This time it's Raina who's making the plan and all we've heard is that we're stalling Dihardt.

That Raina didn't show up to see if there was an accident.

That's why she had the Holy Dragon King's horn whipped away from her.

At first she was hesitant to fight Dihardt, but not now. They wanted to kill all the people of the Rox Kingdom. They are very dangerous people, and we can't let them go unchecked.

I still think we should tread carefully, but I'm no longer hesitant. I'm going to take them down with all my might.

The formation is centered on Rage, with Shirone and Kaya in the front line, with Nao supporting them from the flanks. Reno and I will attack from behind with magic and Sahoko will restore the front line. It's our winning pattern.

This time, there doesn't seem to be any black fog like last night's, so we can fight with our original strength.

First up is Nao with her flying tools. Nao's boomerang attacks Dihardt.

When thrown, Nao's boomerang splits apart and creates a vacuum blade that slices through multiple targeted enemies.

But Dihardt pulls his sword and with a single swing, the vacuum blade disappears, knocking off all the boomerangs. The movement of the sword is brilliant, with no hesitation.

The boomerangs were easily blocked, but that's okay, because Rage attacks where he swings his sword and is defenseless.

Syrone and Kaya say that Rage's attacks are very hard to read and avoid. It's not possible to avoid Dihardt, who has lost his stance.

''Eh ......!!!''

For a moment, he didn't know what had happened. Rage's attack had slipped through Dihardt's body.

Even Rage, who had cut him, was stunned.

He didn't know what happened in the end, but next the winged Silone attacked from the sky. It can't be used in a confined space, such as inside a room, but in this open space, the effect is great. It's a good idea to fall at high speed from a considerable distance above your head and swing your sword. But that sword is easily ducked by Dihalt's slightest movement.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a good deal more information on this topic. If Kaya's fist is hit, even if you receive it with a shield or armor, the impact is transmitted inside, causing damage and making it impossible to prevent.

However, that Kaya's attack also passes through Dihardt just like Rage's attack.

''Everyone---!　Step aside: ----!

At the sound of Reno's voice, the four of them leave and come back here.

When I looked, I saw a woman in a tall blue and white dress standing in front of Reno. And above her head, a huge bird dressed in lightning was flying.

They are the Snow Queen and Thunderbird, the two high-level spirits that Reno had called up.

It seems that there are few elves who are skilled in spirit magic who can summon a high level spirit, much less two of these high level spirits at the same time, and only an elven queen can do it.

But Reno can do it.

Even if physical attacks don't work, how about the simultaneous attacks of two high level spirits?

'Please, genie!　Get rid of that guy!

At the sound of Reno's voice, the Snow Queen releases a blizzard of ice spears as a thunderbird releases a storm of lightning.

With a roar, the vision is momentarily covered by a cloud of dust.

A few seconds later, the dust cloud clears. Dihardt was standing there.

'What the hell, that guy!　All these attacks won't hurt you!

I am appalled. What is that guy?

'It's abandonment and passing off. The attack doesn't reach me at all. There's an anecdote about Miyamoto Musashi receiving a slash with a grain of rice on his forehead and letting his opponent cut only the grain of rice, but maybe he can do the same thing.'

Kaya explains to me when she returns.

'What's that?!'

I can't believe he can do such a joke of a feat. What should I do?

''But it looks like you weren't able to prevent the spirits from attacking you.

Eh, .......

When I looked, I saw that Dehardt's body was shaking a little.

''And they haven't attacked me since earlier, they seem to be doing their best to just defend themselves.

I laugh at Kaya's words. If I can at least do some kind of damage, I have a chance to win.

''Then let's let him slowly chip away at it without giving him time to recover.

What happened in the basement was really scary. It wasn't done to me directly by Dihardt, but he was one of the men in that mask, so it would be the same. I'll get even with him, I promise.

Let's make Dihardt pay for it, including the people of Roxx Kingdom.

Dark Knight Kroki.

'Ouch ....... Ouch ...... na.

I couldn't prevent the magical attack of what was probably a higher level spirit. My body hurts.

As expected of a 7 to 1 is tough.

It's manageable for now.

It's easy to duck Syrone's attacks, her sword has been hit many times. It's the same thing when flying through the air. In fact, flying attacks are straighter and easier to avoid.

The attacks of a girl swinging her fist are harsh. But it's not as scary as the master. So far I've been able to avoid them by dodging them.

Rage's attack is scary. This guy's sword would be enough to cut people in the original world. Each strike is coming at you to capture your own life.

However, you can read Rage's attack pattern to some extent. It will never stand in front of you and attack from out of sight. It moves like a wild animal.

Normally this would not be possible, but Rage's physical abilities make it possible. That's why I managed to duck by shifting my vision and guiding them.

But we can't prevent spirits from attacking us. I'm sure that if we put up a better magical defense barrier, we could prevent it, but Rage and the rest of the front line won't let us do that.

Now, what should we do?

We'll have to take our chances and run. But that would be difficult. You can't leave Glorious behind when you try to escape with transference magic.

When you look, you see Rage and his fellow girls coming towards you again.

If it was just Rage, the situation of the girls around them coming to capture their lives was mentally tough.

I don't want to fight with Rage's girls.

How did this happen: ......

It makes me want to laugh.

But if you think about it, you knew this was going to happen, didn't you?

If you turn Rage into an enemy, the girls around them will also become enemies. That's not going to change in this world or the original world. We should have predicted this when we fought Rage.

That's why everyone didn't want to make an enemy of Rage in the original world. In a way, it can be said that Rage is protected by the girls.

Those Rage girls are coming up alongside Rage. What an unpleasant situation.