episode_0097

“Do you want to play?”

The Dragon King asks us a question. Since I have to hunt anyway, I have to say yes of course, but for some reason I can’t open my mouth easily.

Just by making eye contact, I was overwhelmed. The true value of Dragon King Endros is revealed. There is no better, it is the strongest in name and reality.

“Welcome… Did I use a shallow trick?”

The warrior Serjel bravely raised his sword and shouted. That’s great courage. It may be reckless, though.

“When I walk in a dream, lurking in someone else’s bedroom to make a surprise attack doesn’t seem like something to say.”

“… .”

“I don’t mean to criticize. In the world, it is not the strong who win, but the one who wins is strong. It is completely natural for a wild animal to hide its claws to catch its prey.”

Endros spoke in a calm tone, as if maintaining his composure. Merlin and I passed dry saliva through our anxious throats. A strange tension settles in the space.

“However, if you are an outstanding beast, you must fully understand your level. You couldn’t even see through this old man’s illusion, so you’re trying to point your sword at me?”

“… He said that you need to know how long and short it is. Don’t be cocky, Dragon King.”

“As expected, you have good energy because you are young. Okay, I’ll join you. But don’t expect it to be gentle.”

The Dragon King conveyed his thoughts with his heart and took a step forward. The ground caved in and the ceiling shook.

“Katarina! Victor! Igor! Everyone, get ready for battle!”

The warrior and his party quickly rushed out. Merlin gave them a buff spell that allowed them to run like the wind. Next to Merlin, I leisurely watched Nioh unite with the hero party.

The stage was set. Now all you have to do is take a look. I don’t know how they killed the Dragon King in his past life, but I just watch and don’t intervene.

Kwasik-!

Damn it!

The Dragon King’s front paw struck the ground. The ground trembled greatly and the waves extended towards the charging party of warriors. The warrior party all avoided it with agile movements.

“Great power of the earth that binds all things, bind the monster! Gravitation!”

Merlin’s thin, high-pitched voice rang out, and the Dragon King’s body roared! and sank. Right now, the Dragon King must be feeling close to ten times his usual weight. The ground he was standing on was caved in.

“Reverse Gravity.”

As the Dragon King muttered briefly, a reverse gravity field unfolded. The blue circle made the air refreshing. Merlin’s gravitational force returned to nothing due to the reverse gravity field.

“Well done! Merlin!”

Although Merlin’s magic failed to restrain the Dragon King, it succeeded in attracting his attention for a moment. Taking advantage of that opportunity, the warrior Serjel approached the Dragon King and swung his great sword with sharp force.

The place Seryeel was aiming for was the area where the Dragon King’s heart, also known as ‘Dragon Heart’, is located. Meanwhile, Igor and Katarina, who were agile, jumped up on both wing ridges of the Dragon King, and Victor aimed the sharp tip of his spear at the Dragon King’s eyes.

Wait, but where is Nioh? This big guy isn’t big enough to hide anywhere… Ahh!

“Kaaap! leg! Pick it!”

“Hey, Johan! Why are you there!”

Quad deud deuk-!

Without anyone knowing, John approached the Dragon King’s feet and wrapped his arms around the Dragon King’s ankles. An ankle full of muscles thick enough to make even a large tree go away is grabbed by the muscle-filled arms of the king of humans. The ground Nioh steps on is fragmented into strange shapes.

Nioh let out a wild cheer and stretched his arms. The Dragon King’s feet slowly lifted, like exercisers lifting a barbell through deadlifts. The huge body tilts.

“… !”

The Dragon King was drooling, as if he had not anticipated Nioh’s enormous power. Without stopping, Nioh turned his ankle as if he was carrying him. The Dragon King, who lost his balance, had no choice but to fall. A cloud of dust rose again.

However, this time the warrior party did not hesitate even though their view was slightly obscured. As each of them were veterans who had experienced a lot of combat, the warrior party found their location and attacked even in the obscured field of view.

bang-!

The Dragon King’s scales were not something that a single piece of iron could penetrate. Serjel’s sword was the only one that pierced the black skin, but other weapons were impervious to it. It just scratches or scratches the scales a little.

puck-!

On the other hand, Victor, who was trying to pierce the eye, was hit by the Dragon King’s paw and was sent flying far away. For him stuck against the wall… I could no longer find my left arm.

“Aaagh! Everyone be careful! Toenails become deformed!”

Victor desperately warns, clutching his severed left shoulder. After hearing his advice, I moved my gaze towards the Dragon King’s claws.

“Children, the sum is quite good.”

The Dragon King stands up again, regaining his balance. One of his claws was long and curved like a scythe. Seeing the blood dripping from the blade, I thought that was the main culprit that cut off Victor’s arm.

I cut off the arm of one of my party members, risking a few minor injuries.

“Electric Storm!”

Puzzle-!

A thunderbolt struck in the empty air and struck the Dragon King. The Dragon King endured the stinging electric current flowing through his entire body without even blinking.

It is truly a monster. It’s fortunate that they aren’t trying to kill us out of spite or mercy. If the Dragon King had come out sincerely from the beginning, things would have been very different from what they are now.

“You’re doing quite well.”

The Dragon King looking down at us. It is a gaze so distant and deep that the end is unknown. I stuck right behind Merlin to protect him from any possible danger.

“It’s worth going somewhere and making noise.”

“Dragon King, don’t be overconfident with the attack and defense just now. Not yet for us… .”

“Spleen number left? That’s right, unless you’re crazy, there’s no way you would have challenged me without a secret plan. Okay, now that I see your level, I will change my stage.”

Ugh-.

Space is sucked into the center of the black dragon. The curved space looks heterogeneous. I held on to Merlin tightly so as not to lose him.

“Earthquake.”

Coogugung-.

The earth screams and the ground collapses. The ground cracks and the huge cave collapses. Piles of stones fall with threatening force from all directions.

“Nuclear launch.”

Puh-uh!

Hot flames explode. The flames occupying all directions encroach on us, exploding like a volcano. Merlin summoned a barrier before the fireball reached our skin. It doesn’t matter because I have ten layers of transparent protection around me, but I guess it’s not a warrior party.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!!

The mountain, unable to withstand the impact, finally exploded. Trees, dirt, and stones erupted in all directions, and the cave we entered became a basin under the sunlight. Of course, there was nothing to see because the dust and all kinds of impurities occupied the field of vision.

Crazy, I never thought I would use that high circle magic in succession. I think I underestimated the Dragon King. How on earth did the Seryel warrior party catch such a monster?

“Everyone go up! I will support Victor!”

“Nyan!”

“Suoka! What should we do?”

“Follow Serjel’s words! I will protect Merlin!”

Just before being crushed by the collapsing mountain debris, the Dragon King roared, shook off the falling object, and went out. I grabbed Merlin, who was concentrating on maintaining the barrier on his colleagues, and followed him up.

Rumbling!

“Ma, that’s ridiculous… How did one live… .”

“Chlokkolok… Merlin, be careful. Your body is weak, so if you touch even one thing, it will be fatal.”

[Krrr!]

The Dragon King, who came out to a vast place, roars high into the sky. The loud, resounding cry overwhelms the force. It was a moment when I was worried that I may have accidentally touched the tail of a sleeping tiger.

“Katarina! Igor! John! Merlin! Suoka! Is everyone safe?”

The sharp cry of the warrior Serjel was heard in my ears. Fortunately, I think I survived the explosion and earthquake well.

“Yes, yes! I’m with Suoka!”

“Chiit, except for Merlin and Suoka, the whereabouts of the others are unclear. Can not help it! Merlin! Go to Plan D! Those who hear my voice immediately implement plan D!”

“… yes? Plan D… What… ?”

“There is no other way! I do not have time! We’ll take our time, so hurry up and prepare for ‘the magic’!”

Merlin’s pupil lost his place at Seryel’s command. Why, what is it? What is Plan D? That’s why they’re doing this. What is ‘that magic’?

“Ha, but Plan D… Ugh… .”

Merlin’s reaction seemed somewhat disapproving. Even the horse’s tail is shaking. If a person who placed absolute trust in Serjel would be so shaken, then ‘Plan D’ must have been dangerous. There may be something big at stake.

“nyang! I heard you! Plan D!”

“Cat beastman! What about the plan… What is that?”

“Follow me! Fit me! We just need to take our time! And when I give you the signal, you have to take it out! Nyang!”

“This is okay too! Focus on the dragon king’s heart! Because Serjel carved a scar.”

From a place hidden by smoke that has not yet completely subsided, the voices of Igor and Nioh can be heard talking. Fortunately, both seem to be fine. Nioh had a very strong body, so I didn’t worry about it in the first place.

“… Since everyone has agreed, there is nothing we can do. All creatures of the universe that surround this world, I call for a part of you. Call the stone that lives in the farthest place. The goal is destruction and destruction, and there is nothing that dares to stop you… … .”

Merlin takes each step and seriously chants the casting. Usually, once you reach the 6th circle, most magic can be performed without chanting, and up until now, Merlin had been casting magic by just reciting the name of the dharma. This means that the magic that Merlin is preparing now is not ordinary.

But for some reason, casting orders are not unfamiliar to me. I think I heard it somewhere. This is a spell I know.

What kind of magic spell was that? I have a vague and hazy memory that I can’t easily recall. I think you’ll understand if you listen a little more.

“Hyaap!”

bang-!

With the sound of a cannonball exploding, Nioh struck the Dragon King in the side. The attack that destroyed a forest earlier during the day exploded right on the dragon’s side.

“… !”

The unyielding Dragon King is shaken. After looking at it again, I feel like the strongest person in this group is Nioh. It’s not that the hero’s group is weak, but from earlier on, only Nioh was able to land a decent hit on the Dragon King.

“Good job! Nyang!”

Igor, who had dug into the inside of the Dragon King’s wing, threw his dagger into the thin space between the wing and the body. When the Dragon King lightly flapped his wings and created a gust of wind, the dagger flew away in vain.

Next, the Dragon King’s claw attack, which cut off Viktor’s arm, was launched, but Igor avoided it by moving out of range with agile movements.

“Dragon King! Take this sword!”

“The kids… .”

While Nioh and Igor were paying attention, Serjel climbed up to the Dragon King’s head. When he struck down the sword he had raised in one go, a red straight line was drawn on the dragon king’s strong-looking forehead. However, the Dragon King was not too embarrassed this time and turned his head to the left and right to drop Serjel.

Hwiiing-.

“Qu… !”

“For a guy who doesn’t even know how to fly to recklessly occupy the upper floor, where did he learn fighting etiquette?”

Serjel, who fell from the air, was defenseless. The Dragon King did not leave him defenseless. The Dragon King’s long tail swung and struck Serjeel.

Victor threw the spear as hard as he could with his one arm, but the spear was only about 3 meters long and could not cause much damage even if it hit the Dragon King. Serjel’s arm, which flew a long way and rolled several times, was strangely bent. It felt like it was broken.

“Hey, warrior!”

“Merlin! Don’t get distracted! It’s Plan D!”

“Oh… ! Ugh… Ha, the great piece coming from the sky, the judge of destruction wrapped in a fireball, please come down to this earth and destroy that mighty monster… … .”

When Merlin saw Serjel’s damaged arm, he lost his composure for a moment, but Serjel quickly scolded him and brought Merlin back to his original state. At this point, Merlin came to his senses and began to chant the spell again.

The green magic blooming around Merlin becomes stronger. The form of the magic formula also becomes clearer.

Oh, but if it’s ‘a huge piece coming from the sky’, ‘a judge of destruction wearing a fireball’, or ‘a stone derived from space and coming from the farthest place’… There’s only one thing that reminds me of it? meteor. When cast as magic, it is the highest level of magic called ‘Meteo’.

Are you really calling that meteor right now? Are you trying to end the Dragon King? So you’re not even on the front lines of the battlefield?

“Uaaap!”

“ Just a little! Hold on just a little longer!”

“You just have to hold on until Merlin’s magic is complete! Remember! It’s Plan D!”

With their arms cut off or broken, the warrior party fearlessly attacked the Dragon King and moved around. The Dragon King was not invincible, so he shed blood, but he was not as staggered as the damage suffered by the warrior party. Nevertheless, the warrior party continues to rush forward.

Why do they force such a reckless fight? I think I understand now. Plan D is a plan in which Merlin drops a terrible magic called Meteor onto the battlefield while the hero party is wasting time, and finishes off the enemy with one blow.

A few questions remain. If the meteor falls, not only enemies but also allies will be swept away. Is that okay? Perhaps that was why Merlin hesitated at first. However, the answer is that if you remain silent like this, you are destined to be defeated due to the gap with the Dragon King. Igor also told Nioh to leave when he gives the signal.

It is questionable how Merlin, a 6th circle magician, can use the 7th circle magic Meteor, but geniuses are not supposed to have limits. Because they are the ones who break the world’s standards and common sense and establish three theories.

“Yes, it was something like that… .”

Sweat beaded on Merlin’s forehead. This may be due to the extreme concentration, but the fundamental reason is that the sky is hot. I wiped the sweat and looked at the sky.

Kugugu-.

As expected, Meteor was right. A huge meteorite coming towards us, engulfed in a fireball. A very large magic that can destroy a single ‘country’ if used well is falling from the sky.

“Finally… !”

“nyang! John! Prepare to evacuate!”

“Whew, Dragon King. It was fun. Goodbye.”

“It’s coming! Get ready!”

The meteorite approached with rapid acceleration. Meteor’s size is somehow far greater than the abilities of a 6th circle wizard, but since he is Merlin, that’s okay.

Now I understand. How this party killed the Dragon King in their past life, and everyone except Merlin and Nio died. It was because of that Meteor. Merlin survived because of the magic he casted, and Nioh survived because his body was so strong, but the others were hit by that meteor.

Will this episode’s hero party also die in Meteor as in history? I can not know. Because I intervened, the history here changed a little. A disaster may occur where people who should die live.

“Hmm.”

decided. When a meteorite collides with the ground and everyone’s vision is engulfed in a storm, the warrior party is killed without anyone noticing. Then, it will definitely flow as it should have.

As I made up my mind, I was fiddling with the trump card in my arms.

“No… .”

Merlin, who was standing next to him, muttered in an absent-minded voice. The meteorite was right in front of us. I felt like my whole body was going to melt from the heat, so I wrapped my cloak around me to protect myself.

But you just said ‘no’? what? What isn’t it?

“I didn’t summon it… !”

… uh?

“Avoid everyone!!!”

Merlin shouts at the top of his lungs with all his might.

Magic power no longer blooms in his body.

Wait a minute, if that meteorite wasn’t summoned by Merlin, then who summoned it… .

“Ignis Versus.”

The Dragon King’s heavy bass voice murmurs low.

A line of flames rose from the ground and bound the body of the warrior party trying to escape.

The warrior party tried to escape, but the rope was strong and strong.

I quickly grasped the situation and, without any further thought, rushed towards Merlin. I pray that the protective shield surrounding me will absorb the shock.

A vast meteorite touched the vast ground.

“Meteor.”

With a low chant, the world turned over in a hot white flash.

*****

ha.

What on earth did the hero party from our past life do? They’re not at the level of fooling around, so how did they catch a dragon king like that?

In the end, they all died without even being able to do anything.

Fortunately, thanks to me, Merlin only fainted and escaped death… Did Nioh live too? I don’t know, I can’t see where it’s buried. I hope you live.

“Young demon, you are the only one who can hold on to your spirit.”

“Of course, Endros. My whole body aches because of your meteor magic.”

“This old man definitely gave me some advice. If you want to suit me, you have to risk your life.”

Damn, it hurts. I don’t know what the warrior party from their previous life did, but in the end, they couldn’t resist much and died. If it weren’t for the ten-layer barrier, I probably would have crossed the Nether Road by now.

He took out the trump card in his hand. My head is pounding, but I need to correct it so that history is not distorted. If a saint is not born, this life has no meaning.

You must kill the Dragon King. I am the only one who has come to his senses here. Therefore, I must kill the Dragon King.

He killed most of the warrior party, made the human king go missing, and knocked out a promising wizard named Merlin with a single blow.

I have to kill that monster alone.

Churrr-.

There is no need for long words. I took out a thin card. A slightly different card from the 48 trump cards.

In the center of the card is a picture of a clown wearing a mask. Five letters of the alphabet are engraved vertically where patterns, numbers, or the alphabet would have been placed on other cards.

JOKER

The most unique, special, and weird card I’ve ever owned.

It’s time to go back to the past.