episode_0098

Dragon. They are too powerful, great, and supreme beings to be creatures living on the same land. This idea is something that all living creatures with at least an organ called the brain have, and humans who have virtually conquered this continent with excellent adaptability and technology would also agree without disagreement.

Fortunately, beings outside the standard do not show much interest to others. If you don’t provoke it first, you won’t encounter much in life. Of course, that didn’t mean it was completely safe. Their staple food was the creatures of the same land, including humans, so whether they like it or not, their relationship with them is an element that needs to be paid careful attention to.

Therefore, humans had most of the information about dragons. This is because securing as much information as possible about which dragons live where, how aggressive they are, and how strong they are is one of the important factors for survival.

Among humans, the hierarchy among dragons became a very interesting topic. It was a characteristic of humans that we liked to line up wherever we went. Of course, each individual’s opinion may differ, but the ‘strongest dragon’ in most people’s opinion was Arjen.

Of course, humans cannot fight all dragons and rank them. Isn’t life more precious because we only have one life? However, even without fighting, Arjen’s glory grew beyond control.

It is not unusual to blatantly play rare in the most fertile and fertile land on the entire continent, but it wipes out a ridiculous amount of orcs and goblins every year. Since it is very rare for a dragon to show off its power this often, the emphasis was naturally placed on Arjen.

The biggest reason why she is so highly regarded is because she blew out her breath and turned the meteorite that fell on Eletrove into powder. She was considered the ‘strongest dragon’ because more than one eye saw the sight of a meteorite with a diameter of 200 meters being destroyed.

However, for humans, there was a separate ‘most fearful dragon’. This is because most dragons do not regard humans as anything more than livestock, in direct contrast to Arjen, who until recently used humans as their staple food but has begun to show clearly pro-human behavior.

Just as humans don’t think much about eating pork, dragons also don’t think of anything special when eating humans. No, it was safe to say that it was treated worse than pork. At least in the case of humans, the butcher himself will feel something.

And this ‘most fearful dragon’ was also the ‘most unknown dragon’, ‘smartest dragon’, and ‘most ferocious dragon’.

The dragon’s name is ‘Akasha’. This was the identity of the man currently confronting the human warrior Wayne.

“…Even though he’s a dragon, isn’t he too fearless to call the name of a great god with ease?”

“What? Puheap… Hehehehe!”

At Wayne’s words, Akasha giggled as if it was very funny. It was so funny that he couldn’t control his shaking shoulders, and the recoil caused his hair, which was as colored as outer space, to flutter.

” Calling a ‘great god’ to something that is neither great nor a god. I guess it was because it had been a long time since I was having a conversation with another person, so I let my guard down. I can’t even manage my facial expressions.”

Akasha was sarcastic with all her might, casually saying things that would be overturned if heard in the Vatican.

“But why? Putting aside what a bitch Stella is doing… I don’t want to hear that from you, right? Is it my mistake to think that being a warrior only puts on a show on the outside but has zero respect for God on the inside?”

“…I don’t know what you want to say.”

Wayne played it off for the time being, but he was able to roughly guess what Akasha meant when she said that. After losing the Holy Sword to Eugene and having a sexual encounter with Arjen, Wayne himself was vaguely feeling that the faith he had always had was fading away.

Quang!

As if to prove that, regardless of her religious beliefs, Stella still finds her pretty, the aftermath of Wayne swinging the holy sword created an explosion sound. No matter how you look at it, it was not a sound that could be described as a sword being swung, but the result of her horizontal slash completely collapsed the entrance to the cave that Akasha had been in just a moment ago.

In other words, it meant that it did not cause any damage to Akasha herself. Akasha, who blocked the holy sword by simply extending her left hand forward, continued speaking in a dry voice.

“It would be truly unfortunate for you who have lived your whole life with the power of the Holy Sword, but Stella’s power does not work for me this much. You’ll be surprised to hear how much I’ve devoted myself to researching that bitch.”

Wayne pouted his lips at his words. Although he was clearly showing dissatisfaction, it did not reveal anxiety. It is natural to be frightened when witnessing something that is not subject to the power of a great god, but contrary to her expectations, Wayne maintained an overly carefree atmosphere, and Akasha became more and more curious.

“…I’m not the first, right?”

And this dragon was a being that was able to come up with answers to the questions it posed. The answer he gave was, ‘In addition to himself, the hero met someone who neutralized the power of the holy sword.’ Naturally, Akasha’s heart was filled with excitement.

“Who lives where? I can’t believe there was someone other than me who could peel off a layer of Stella! This is not the time to be playing house with crazy people in a remote area like this!”

curiosity. It was a drug for dragons who lived a life that felt like eternity. Akasha, with a burning desire to explore, asked Wayne about the unknown entity with a bright face.

“If you kill me, I’ll let you know.”

Akasha clicked her tongue at Wayne’s strong answer.

“Tsk, that’s not possible. Unfortunately, even if you revive the warrior’s body as an undead, that body cannot be maintained for even 10 seconds. So, as a compromise, how about cutting off all your limbs and answering your question?”

“…as much as you want.”

Although it was a brutal proposal, Wayne’s eyes actually became calmer. This was thanks to the fact that the fear I felt when I first encountered Akasha had subsided considerably. He was certainly a fearful being, but Wayne’s path as a warrior and the power he gained through Arjen’s oath were not easy either.

“It’s nice to see such a refreshing answer. Then right away.”

Akasha sharpened all the nails on her right hand. It was a dragon’s claw. If there was someone nearby who could recognize the sight of controlling the high magic called Polymorph with such detailed control, it would definitely have been frowned upon.

He waved his arms with sincerity. It was an attack designed to quickly and cleanly cut off the warrior’s arms and legs. According to Akasha’s prediction, the warrior should have sacrificed his limbs without even being able to detect his movements.

“…?”

However, instead of the feeling of soft skin being split, what he felt was the recoil of a hard, sharp blade. Next, he saw the hero’s intact body, and finally, a sharp metallic sound reached his ears.

Kaang!

Puhwaak!

And the numb yet hot sensation that followed later. Akasha’s head was thrown into confusion at the strange and unfamiliar feeling that spread through her arms and into her brain.

Grumbling….

“It’s been a long time since I saw my blood.”

Akasha’s inner peace was shattered when she recognized that the sensation was ‘pain.’ The five deep cuts on her right arm meant that the warrior had cut Akasha’s arm as many as five times in that short period of time.

“Ahh… I don’t know how much I have to show you to be rude before I get angry. A guy like me is so…”

When Akyasa realized that she had overlooked an important fact due to her focus on exploring the unknown, she sighed and began to blame herself. The fact that this was not the first time the warrior encountered something that neutralized the power of the holy sword also suggested another fact.

“I should have been suspicious of you, who was still alive after meeting that guy.”

The holy sword in Wayne’s hand was still splendidly scattering Stella’s golden energy. However, unlike when the cave entrance was smashed, my entire body was wrapped in a harsh silver magic that made me feel cold.

“If I realized it in exchange for one arm, wouldn’t it be a cheap deal?”

The result of the first proper attack and defense had a huge impact on each other’s momentum. Since the dragon’s right arm had been turned into a rag, it was natural that Wayne’s morale would increase.

“It looks like the human warrior still lacks experience fighting dragons. This level of damage to a dragon doesn’t even apply to the wound axis…”

Akasha stopped speaking and then closed her mouth. Contrary to his expectations, the wound on his arm cut by the holy sword did not heal at all. Of course, he also knew well that if you take damage from a holy sword imbued with Stella’s power, the damage will be deeply engraved into your soul.

However, apart from that, Akasha herself was prepared for Stella’s power, if not more than enough. Basically, not only was it possible to defend against attacks from the Holy Sword, but even if one was injured, there were means and methods to quickly recover.

However, the reality that struck was different from the theory, and neither means nor methods worked.

‘Ha… It’s not even moving.’

His right arm didn’t move, probably because the nerves were damaged. Wayne’s second sword strike came towards him.

Akasha had no choice but to reflexively give up her left arm in response to the surprisingly heartless attack aimed at the left.

Phew!