Chapter 316: Zainan Gorge (1) (2/2)
The giant winged snake was a huge monster resembling the White Snake in Frost Anvil.
“Hiiiieee…”
Kirara could not even properly cry now, but Cordelia was different. She did not care whether Nagaros roared or not as she only saw one place.
‘Over there.’
A place where the power of the dragon veins gushed out.
She would not have known it in the past, but she was able to tell now due to her numerous experience in the wild lands.
‘It’s not easy.’
The dragon veins were deep. To stimulate and explode it at once, an ordinary attack was not enough.
“KIIIIIAAAA!”
“HIIIIIE!”
Kirara screamed in response to Nagaros’ roar, and Cordelia rushed with the Phantom Steed again.
She ran straight towards Nagaros who was rushing at them with its mouth wide open, and then cast while on the Phantom Steed.
Swoooosh-!
They passed through Nagaros.
And she felt it.
Fear.
The fear magic emitted by the Serpent King.
But it worked out for them rather well. Because of the fear magic, there was no living creature around the place.
In other words, there was no need to consider the damage that an explosion would cause.
“KIIIIIAAAA!”
Having missed its attack, Nagaros quickly turned around.
It was a gigantic monster that was incomparable to a higher being like Malekith, but with its several tens of meters in length, it appeared terrifying when it stretched its wings and twisted its body.
So Kirara screamed again, but Cordelia did not even look at her. With a strong wind magic, she blew away the poison Nagaros exhaled, and gripped Moonlight at the same time.
“Melissa!”
[I’ll help you!]
Malekith’s Dragon Heart shone. Cordelia’s mana that had been depleted by the Spirit King Punch was instantly refilled, and Cordelia bit her lips, enduring the pain as she chanted a spell.
She ran towards the ground as if they were going to crash into it. And soon, she spread out black wings and shouted.
“”
A huge black spear formed above the head of Cordelia who was in her Fallen Angel mode. The ground was now close. But instead of hurling the spear right away, Cordelia held Magic Blaster in her left hand.
“Unite!”
She put the Spear of Calamity in the Magic Blaster.
She converted the powerful magic into pure destructive power!
Magic Blast.
As its name implied, it was Magic Blaster’s special skill!
“LET’S GOOOOO!”
“KYAAAAAA!”
Cordelia’s shout and Kirara’s scream were mixed into one. Serpent King Nagaros roared behind them as if telling them not to ignore it, but Cordelia only looked forward and yelled as they rushed.
“Lance Charge!”
No need to look back!
Let it touch the surface of the ground.
Let it collide.
Let it smash and turn the ground into a mess!
Bang!
Magic Blaster spewed fire.
A pure white light hit the ground surface and struck the dragon veins. At the same time, Cordelia’s arm could not withstand the backlash and broke. The Phantom Steed soared up the sky.
“KIIIIAAAA!”
The enraged Nagaros tried to devour Cordelia and Kirara. Kirara mustered up her courage and stretched out her hand towards Nagaros. She knew that it would not work, but she still tried to talk to it.
But it was useless.
Cordelia was sweating profusely as she corrected her left arm that was bent in a bizarre angle. She clenched her teeth due to the pain, and looked down the ground.
It would reach them.
Nagaros would devour them!
Kaboom!
The explosion stopped Nagaros.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The series of explosions baffled Nagaros.
Nagaros could not understand the current situation.
What?
What’s happening now?
What’s going on here?
“Fly high!”
Cordelia knew though. So she strengthened the Phantom Steed with a spell. With everything she had, she somehow raised their altitude.
Kirara reflexively looked down the ground. Unlike Cordelia, she gasped and froze in fear.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ground exploded. The surface of the ground split. White light from the depths shone out, and a massive earthquake thoroughly destroyed the nest of Nagaros.
Babababababang-!
“KIAAA?!”
A huge rock fell on the head of Nagaros who had hesitated in its confusion. With its head injured, it stumbled and collapsed as the gorge came falling down towards its head.
Babababang! Booboobooboom!
The day the capital of Magellan disappeared.
It was like that time.
The entire area of Nagaros’ nest was completely destroyed, and Kirara was unable to say a word due to the massive signs of destruction.
And Cordelia moved. Crying as she aligned her broken arm, she sent Magic Blaster into the air with her telekinesis. She held Moonlight this time and focused on Nagaros.
“Last hit!”
It’s not our goal, but I still want to kill Nagaros!
Cordelia poured her remaining magic towards the head of Nagaros that was on the verge of death from being crushed by the gorge.
Bang!
Nagaros’ head exploded, and Cordelia was surrounded by a ring of light before she turned to the direction of the lava giant. She cried out in joy amidst the pain she felt.
“Good!”
As I expected!
The lava giant that lost its destination had stopped in the air.
It hesitated as if it did not know where to go, and then suddenly turned to the far west.
‘Wild lands.’
A place with many dragon veins.
It was not a distance that could be reached in a few minutes. It would clearly take several days to arrive there at the shortest.
So instead of running after it, Cordelia landed on the ground and unsummoned the Phantom Steed. She slumped to the ground and completely collapsed.
“Haa… haa…”
The exhausted Kirara fell besides Cordelia and roughly breathed.
After a dozen seconds or so.
Jude who had the same thought as Cordelia flew their way.
“Cordelia!”
“Here, here…”
She just murmured small as she could not answer properly, but Jude found Cordelia.
He sighed in relief after landing in front of Cordelia who was covered in sweat.
“Haa.”
It’s a relief.
A quarter of Zainan Gorge had collapsed, but they had prevented a disaster from happening. He thought that was enough for now.
Jude sat down in front of Cordelia and looked up the sky again. The animals living in Zainan Gorge were flying in groups as they were apparently frightened by the sudden incident.
And in the west direction.
The lava giant was slowly flying towards the distant wild lands.
It seemed like they could gradually knock it down after they recovered enough of their strength.
‘Or just leave it to Golden Dragon King.’
Anyway, that was not what mattered now.
Jude sat closer to Cordelia and took out a potion for her to drink.
“Haa… ugh…”
“Are you okay?”
Instead of answering, Cordelia raised herself up with a scowl.
They had some time now, but they still could not rest. They did not know what else the demon followers might do, so they had to catch their breaths and fight the lava giant again.
“But drink some potions first.”
Cordelia gulped down a potion and also poured another potion at her broken left arm.
Three minutes passed.
Although her whole body was sore, Cordelia pulled herself up and summoned the Phantom Steed again.
“Let’s go.”
Let’s beat up that lava giant.
“Okay.”
If not us, who will stop it?
Jude had a bitter smile and pinched Cordelia’s dusty cheek once before riding his Phantom Steed.
And after two hours.
Lying on top of the wreckage of the destroyed lava giant, Jude and Cordelia were sweating profusely and breathing heavily.
Jude almost had infinite stamina, but he was exhausted and the same was for Cordelia. They were pretty much lying down like corpses.
But they had managed to defeat the lava giant.
They defeated what could have been one of the seven major calamities that caused the empire’s destruction.
“B-by the way…”
As Cordelia gasped, Jude raised his upper body and turned to Cordelia.
Cordelia continued as she tightly shut her eyes.
“Something, something’s not right.”
We defeated Nagaros and the lava giant.
We also leveled up and stopped the plot of the demon followers.
But why?
Why do I feel so uncomfortable, as if I forgot something?
‘Kirara?’
It was not her. Kirara was panting with her face on the ground.
She appeared to be tired given her trembling, but it was not life-threatening.
What is it then?
What in the world did I forget?
“Ah.”
Jude said and Cordelia blinked her eyes. She soon spoke the same way he did.
“Ah.”
What they had forgotten.
Their goal that they had forgotten because of the lava giant.
The fourth slate in Zainan Gorge.
Jude and Cordelia hurriedly looked east.
They laughed and cried at the sight of the destroyed Zainan Gorge far away from them.