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Episode 273 Advent of the Four Dragons (2)

Where is the place of appearance?

Not far. Outside the city we are in. A vast plain in front of the castle.

What is the expected damage?

I can’t put it into words. It is the gateway to this place, the center of the territory. Travelers, merchants, adventurers. The daily traffic is enormous.

Currently, movement has stopped due to the war with the black wizard, but a considerable number of Arden knights are returning through that road.

Hundreds are basic just by appearing. The longer the battle with the Four Dragons lasts, the more severe the damage will be. We expect at least tens of thousands of casualties, and at least more than 10 cities will disappear.

Lastly, where is it?

Fortunately, it has not fully revealed itself. It has been hiding underground, and is now breaking out from under the ground.

But there is a problem. Someday, that guy will come above ground, and all living things in the land nearby will die.

I have to stop it. That thought filled my head. Before the damage gets too big, there were people I loved staying here. I had to protect them.

As soon as I finished thinking, I moved my body. At the same time, Evan burst through the door. Sweat was dripping from his forehead. Evan shouted to me in a urgent voice.

“Brother!”

“Explain later and move first!”

“Yes!”

Urgent situation. There is no time to dawdle and explain. We arrived at the plain by teleporting right away. Then, the energy of the Four Dragons that was constricting my whole body. It is thousands of times stronger than what I felt at the mansion. Both Evan and I felt it.

In addition, the mana of the Four Dragons flowing out through the cracks in the ground. It was corroding the life force of the ground.

“What is this….”

“Be quiet for a moment.”

I let mana flow under the ground. The mana containing my will swept down through the underground, and information from inside the earth entered my head in real time. After going down for a while, I came into contact with the Four Dragons and the mana rising through the ground.

──────!!

At that moment, the guy’s cry burrowed into my head. It recognized my existence. I immediately withdrew my mana.

“Hoo….”

I exhaled and calmed my throbbing head. It only touched me for a moment, but the impact is huge.

“Brother, are you okay?!”

“I’m okay. More than that….”

I knew the Four Dragons were strong. The novel described it as being comparable to a god. But this one was even stronger. It was comparable to the god I faced in the Holy Kingdom.

Of course, there is an error in this comparison. The god we faced did not exert its full power, and this Four Dragons did not reach divinity. It was just a lump of power that had been recklessly inflated. So, it is unreasonable to see the two as equal.

But the power of the Four Dragons is real. The power it possesses is second to none to a god. That’s why it’s more of a problem. The stronger the power, the greater the damage to the surroundings. It was a big deal for me, who has many people to protect.

“It seems difficult to solve this with just us.”

“Is it that strong?”

“We can handle the fight with just us. The problem is the damage caused by it. The opponent is a dragon. A dragon with similar power to the god we killed. Can we protect this place while fighting that guy?”

“Hmm, that’s for sure…. Even the Holy Kingdom didn’t have any places intact. But what are you going to do? It looks like it will appear soon.”

“No, it will take at least 2 hours.”

Dragons are the patriarchs of magic. Even the Four Dragons that was killed and resurrected does not change that fact.

If so, it could have used magic to come above ground, but it is coming up directly with its body. This means one thing. It is not in a situation where it can use magic. Perhaps it is highly likely that it lost its reason in the process of summoning and strengthening the dragon.

In addition, the location where it is is very deep. I can see why it hasn’t been discovered until now. Of course, it must have been hiding using magic, but either way, it was good news for us that it would take time to come out from down there.

“So while I’m preparing….”

“Kyle!”

“Oppa!”

“Brother!”

Then, familiar shouts were heard from afar. They were the people I loved. It wasn’t just the three of them who were coming, but people from the Holy Kingdom and Arden were also running, feeling the energy.

I’m glad they came to help, but it’s dangerous to be here now. I immediately teleported in front of the group. Evan followed.

“Oppa, I was worried because you suddenly disappeared!”

“Brother, what on earth is going on…!”

Vail and Estella, who were running in the lead. I grabbed them and said.

“Listen carefully. Go back right now and evacuate the people. Everyone, without exception.”

“At least explain….”

“There’s no time for that. Remember what happened in the Holy Kingdom? Something similar will happen. If you don’t evacuate soon, many people will get hurt or die.”

“Then what about Oppa?”

“I have to stay and fight the enemy. This guy.”

I pointed to Evan with my thumb. The Four Dragons is stronger than before, but it was no match for us. It just takes a long time.

Then Estella shouted.

“Why are you two staying! What if you get hurt!”

“The reason I’m telling you to evacuate is because you might get caught up in the fight. We’re fine.”

“I don’t believe you! I’m weaker than Oppa, but I know how strong the enemy coming from below is! I’m going to stay too!”

“Ha….”

Estella showed a strong will to stay. No, to be exact, it was closer to stubbornness.

Of course, it would be a great help if she was with us. Estella was a saintess, and she, who is loved by God, is one of the strongest in the continent. So, if she assisted the two of us from the side, it would be a great help.

In the end, I had no choice but to give up on evacuating Estella.

“Keep in mind. You are only an assistant. Not going to the front. Unlike in the Holy Kingdom, you only have one chance. Never, never overdo it.”

“I’m a saintess. The most outstanding saintess in Ustia history. That won’t happen, so don’t worry, Oppa.”

Estella puffed out her chest and said. I’m taking her with me, but I’m a little worried.

“Brother, I….”

Next, Vail said. Unlike Estella, who said she would accompany me, my brother couldn’t continue speaking. I put my hand on Vail’s shoulder.

“You evacuate the people. You are the person in charge of Arden.”

“But I want to be with you, Brother….”

I shook my head because I knew what my brother was going to say.

“You know. How much difference there is between you and the guy coming from below.”

“Yes….”

My brother answered in a very dejected voice. Of course, everyone here felt it. How strong the being in the ground is.

Master? That’s not enough.

7th Circle? That’s not enough either.

At least Upper Master, 8th Circle must be able to fight with us. And only a very few inside the mansion meet this condition. One of them is my father.

But I can’t bring them. My father is injured, and it was better for the remaining strong people to help evacuate the people. Above all, as I keep saying, there is nothing wrong with our power. Maybe it’s better for us to fight with each other because we have good teamwork.

“So I’m asking you to take care of the other side. You have to evacuate everything within at least 3 hours.”

The Four Dragons will come up in 2 hours. But if I delay a little, it is possible up to 3 hours. Of course, anything more than that is impossible.

“I understand, Brother.”

Vail gave a short greeting and left first. This is to quickly evacuate the mansion and the castle because time was short.

After that, Lana said.

“I’m sorry, Kyle. For not being able to help.”

“It’s okay.”

Lana conveyed her apologies for her situation where she couldn’t do anything. But I didn’t care at all.

Of course, Lana is not weak. It’s not by luck that she faced God for a moment. If her summon’s powers are combined, she could eliminate several variables.

But the Holy Kingdom incident was a special situation, and it is not now. Many things are different from then. In the first place, I had no intention of putting my beloved in danger.

“Don’t get hurt and come back. Okay?”

Lana put her hand on my cheek and said. Her eyes were full of worry. I smiled and answered.

“I will definitely do that.”

“Yeah, good.”

After nodding, Lana said to the other two.

“Estella, and Kyle hoobae, don’t get hurt either. Please take care of Kyle.”

“Hehe, I’ll protect Oppa at the risk of my name.”

“Trust us. We are fighting with Brother.”

After that, Lana went back, and the remaining people also left the plain. So only the three of us were left.

“So what should we do first?”

“Just tell me, Brother.”

“First, put up a barrier. So that it can cover this whole place.”

Our top priority was not killing the Four Dragons. How much damage can be reduced. That’s almost the only goal. Of course, I’m going to put up other barriers, but there’s no need to put up just one layer.

“Okay!”

“I’ll start right away!”

The two scattered widely to both sides. Soon, the powers of the saintess and the hero enveloped the plain. Watching the scene unfolding without any problems, I moved my feet.

The place I arrived at was the location where the Four Dragons was thought to appear. It is tens of kilometers away from where I was. I stood there and held the sword in reverse.

“Hoo….”

To be honest, I don’t want to borrow this power. Because the owner of this is the henchman of that damn bastard.

However, the fact is that its power exerts absolute power against dragons. That’s why it was called the nemesis of dragons.

I called that bastard by arousing the senses that were connected someday.

“Hey, lend me some power.”

Dragonslayer, a power that ranks far above Dragon Slayer. A unique achievement possessed only by that one person.

That’s why people, gods, and all life forms in all dimensions called him this.

Knight of the Dragon’s Demise. A being born to kill all dragons.

***

Across time, across space, across dimensions, existence is connected. The stem that stretched out from a certain world eventually reached him.

“……”

As soon as he felt the other person’s existence, he frowned. Even faint anger was felt in his expression, which rarely changed. He muttered, touching the connected senses.

“A sin, daring to.”

He, who committed an act that he should not have dared to do and should not have even thought of, was a sin in and of himself from any point of view.

An act that deserved to die, an act that should be in pain forever even after death. That was the act he committed.

He is, no matter what anyone says, the worst villain.