Ch.164Chapter 164. Ancient Serpent (5)

Chapter 164. The Ancient Serpent (5)

With the Guardian’s blessing buff, MeleeSpy’s area buff, and all kinds of buffs from the paladins, Lakye defeated all the high-ranking demons.

While dealing with seven high-ranking demons, she never took a single effective hit. She allowed a few attacks, but they all disappeared after being blocked by the divine power enveloping her body.

Unless they could handle small amounts of divine power like the Nightstalker demon, perhaps even high-ranking demons were no match for Lakye.

“…I used quite a bit of power.”

After defeating the last high-ranking demon, Lakye exhaled heavily. Beads of sweat formed on her forehead. So Lakye had been pushing herself too hard.

“I’ll catch my breath for a moment.”

It doesn’t seem like a moment will be enough. She should probably rest a bit.

– Lean on me.

The ‘Healing Totem’ is still active.

Lakye needs to be in good condition for me to use incarnation with peace of mind.

In a situation where I’m fighting those dragons, I can’t afford to worry about the Tribal Federation headquarters. Lakye, MeleeSpy, and Dina need to handle things well.

I may be the one defeating them, but protecting people is her role. A true ‘Guardian,’ you might say.

“…Should I?”

Lakye brightened up and leaned against Totem #1. She could feel its warmth.

Slowly.

Lakye gradually lowered herself until her bottom touched the ground. Though she tried to act strong, she was clearly tired.

“We’ll hold them off for now!”

The paladins, including the Fallen Power Knight, filled Lakye’s vacant position. All the high-ranking demons that had fallen from the sky were dead, so there weren’t any major threats.

Just occasionally some agile mid-level demons climbing up the walls.

“An area healing skill. And it even has purification functions. Totem healing… that’s balance-breaking.”

MeleeSpy, who had somehow approached the totem, was also enjoying my healing.

“I need to cool off before going back.”

The fact that he still won’t take off his helmet even in this situation shows how crazy he is.

“Paladin, did you just speak to Lord Malak without honorifics?”

Lakye stepped in after hearing MeleeSpy’s muttering. Ah, I thought something like this might happen, but I didn’t expect it on the battlefield.

“Does the ignorant barbarian not understand the concept of ‘talking to oneself’? Besides, I would never submit even to a god…”

This bastard is about to spout nonsense again.

– He’s mentally unstable from being alone for too long. Don’t associate with him.

I shut him down completely.

“Understood.”

Lakye, who had been glaring at MeleeSpy, turned away.

“…”

MeleeSpy was awkwardly smacking his lips. Still, the fact that he didn’t say anything more suggests he doesn’t actually want to fight with a god.

[DinosaurPunch: Hey! Look at that! A demon with a head like a siege spring!]

ㄴ [DinosaurPunch: (Photo of a big-headed demon with what appears to be a very hard head)]

ㄴ [Kilimanjaro: You mean siege ram. What’s a siege spring?]

ㄴ [DinosaurPunch: Is that important right now? We need to stop that thing!]

ㄴ [DinaPrincess: I’m on my way.]

ㄴ [DinaPrincess: Taken care of.]

It seems they’re handling things well at the base of the fortress without major crises.

Now I should rest a bit and prepare for incarnation…

“Lord Malak!”

I quickly turned at Luna’s call. Luna was aiming her magic wand.

“Now!”

Right, I can at least strike down some lightning. It doesn’t consume much mental power anyway.

Rumble!

Another high-ranking demon turned to ashes.

Oh, there goes another one.

Crack-!

Harry, riding the giant god, grabbed the neck of a massive high-ranking demon and ripped it off. Ugh, its spine is dangling. This is like a fatality move.

I was worried when he struggled a bit fighting the stingray demon, but that was unnecessary.

‘That was because I wasn’t used to it. Everything was new then. It’s different now. I’ve figured out how to handle this massive steel beast.’

I thought he was just showing off, but it’s true.

After watching the decapitated high-ranking demon turn to ashes, I checked the seven-headed dragon demon’s reaction. By rough estimate, we’ve probably taken down about fifteen high-ranking demons.

They should be starting to feel threatened by now… huh?

– …!

My eyes met with the seven-headed dragon demon’s. It’s not my imagination. It was staring directly at Totem #1.

It slowly opened its mouth.

Shaaaaaa…!

It exhaled hot breath. Was its mouth full of fire?

That was the signal. The dragons surrounding it all took flight at once. Twelve in total. Each one larger than a giant god. Their shadows covered the ground.

These are the ones that burned down all the magic towers. They must also be the ones that destroyed the capital in an instant and brought down the empire.

“The dragons are moving!”

“Those are the lizards that burned the magic towers…!”

Both possessed players and natives were terrified.

“So the main force finally makes its move.”

“Damn it…!”

Lakye and MeleeSpy stood up.

Now is the time to use incarnation. I’ll slaughter all of them and rip off the seven-headed dragon demon’s neck.

“I’ll be waiting for your return.”

Lakye was confident in my victory.

Now that I think about it, it’s really nice to have someone who supports me unconditionally.

– Lakye, I’m counting on you.

I used incarnation. Lightning struck Totem #1, and I gained Malak’s body.

Krooooo-!

I let out a loud roar to establish dominance.

The dragons flinched slightly but then glared as if nothing had happened.

You brats. I saw that. You had scared puppy expressions for a moment.

Kiii!

I grabbed the neck of the first dragon that came at me with my small front paws. It scratched at the scales covering my body with its two longer front limbs, but couldn’t leave a single scratch.

Chomp! I bit its neck. When I applied pressure, it caved in. I tore off a chunk of flesh.

It fell without even being able to scream. Only then did I spit out the flesh.

Kiuuuu…!

The other dragons couldn’t approach and circled around me. They were intimidated by my aura.

It might have been a good match if they fought one-on-one with the giant god, but not against me.

Shaaaaa-!

Thud! Thud!

After watching my one-sided battle, the excited seven-headed dragon demon whipped its tail on the ground a few times, then finally lifted its heavy rear.

The crown-shaped horns attached to its heads glowed green. It wasn’t enough to ascend, but powerful divine power was contained there.

I faced it as it took flight. It was about 1.5 times my size. Maybe because of the wings.

…All seven pairs of eyes had a strange look in them. Like “I’ve finally found my match!”

This one was definitely a battle maniac.

Krooooo-!

Shaaaaa-!

Thud-!

The creature and I headbutted each other simultaneously. A great shockwave occurred as our two massive bodies collided.

Neither of us was pushed back. Our strength must be similar.

Now, let’s see a battle between the strongest beings in this world.

***

While Malak and the dragons were engaged in a spectacular aerial battle, Hannah and the special forces were struggling at the base of the fortress wall.

“Kheuk!”

Jackson, a paladin skilled with dual swords, rolled on the ground.

‘Damn it!’

Hannah inwardly cursed.

The moment Malak went up with the seven-headed dragon and the other dragons, the high-ranking demons took the front line. As if they no longer needed to be cautious.

With that, Malak’s absence in suppressing them was felt enormously. She thought that if he hadn’t immediately transformed into a dragon and faced the seven-headed dragon, the Tribal Federation would have collapsed long ago.

After just a few minutes, they finally broke through the section of wall Hannah was guarding.

Two high-ranking demons played a decisive role in destroying the wall. Only Dina’s special forces without Dina and dozens of native warriors faced them.

She requested help from Dina through the community, but she was also busy fighting high-ranking demons and didn’t respond. In the end, they had to hold with just the personnel they had.

After much struggle, they defeated one demon. By using every skill they had while under various buffs. The other one… there was no way to handle it.

“No, no. Sisteeeeer!”

The younger Bella held her convulsing older sister Bella and wailed. The older sister, whose jaw had completely melted away, couldn’t respond.

It was a futile end for a high-level paladin.

“Bella! Hey!”

Hannah shouted several times for her to get a grip and fight, but Bella, who had already lost her mind, couldn’t hear.

“Haa, haa.”

The paladin who used the nickname Ppuppuppung in the community, Gukbap, was leaning against the wall with a serious injury to his left foot.

With Jackson just blown away, now only Hannah could stop the demon.

“You son of a bitch.”

Hannah raised her sword and aimed it at the high-ranking demon. The opponent was a monster slime wielding thousands of blade-like sharp tentacles.

‘…Can I hold out until reinforcements arrive?’

Hannah tried to shake off the creeping fear of death by glaring at it.

Click. Click. Clickclick.

A mocking sound came from the mask attached to the center of its body.

Thanks to the activities of Malak and other super-strong individuals, it might have been overshadowed, but high-ranking demons were such hopeless opponents.