episode_0173

The distance to the Wyverns, which had already become quite close, allowed me to see them in detail.

Those flying in the sky with huge wings flapping had a similar appearance to the legendary dragons. I’ve never seen it in person, but it looked similar to a dragon I’d seen in various illustrations.

However, it was not completely the same. A dragon would have boasted a very elongated body, but a wyvern’s body was not that long. Compared to the long wings, the body was short from front to back and spread out to the sides.

Also, dragons are known to have four legs, but wyverns have two legs at the back, and small claw-like features can be seen in the middle of the wings at the front. A wyvern was a creature that folded its wings in half and used those parts as front paws.

Still, except for those parts, it had a shape quite similar to that of a dragon.

“Wow, that’s why it’s called a winter nightmare.”

“Winter’s Nightmare? What do you mean by that?”

As Amy looked at the wyvern flying in the sky, she said something like it was a winter nightmare or something. I thought it was a childish nickname, but it was a nickname with a reason.

“Look at the color of the wyvern. Doesn’t it look like the color of ashes left over after being burned very well?”

“… … Now that I think about it, is that right?”

When I looked at the wyvern again after hearing Amy’s words, its color caught my eye. While the princess’s hair was gray, close to silver, the wyvern’s leather color was a fine ash gray.

“That’s why it’s called a winter nightmare. What is the color of the sky on a day when snow is pouring down?”

“… … Ah.”

On a day when snow was pouring down, the sky was almost gray. Considering that, it seemed quite possible for the wyvern to be called a winter nightmare.

It would have been easy to find it on a clear day like today because the sky was blue, but if it had been a day with pouring snow, it would have been impossible to find it. Since it was the same color, almost like a protective color, there was a possibility that it might not have been noticed until it was attacked.

Considering that it suddenly appears on a snowy day and eats someone, it was nothing short of a nightmare for ordinary people.

“Ah, it’s coming down.”

As I was thinking about the appearance of the wyvern, the wyvern came closer and began to descend.

It was clear that they were coming to target my territory residents as prey. Of course I didn’t just watch it.

I immediately took out the skeletons that I had not taken out. Not only did they take out ordinary skeletons, but they also generously took out Skeleton Knights and Skeleton Mages.

“… … I’m sure it won’t kill you instantly.”

Seeing the numerous skeleton knights and skeleton mages, I was now worried about the wyverns. I thought it might have died to the point where its wings and other forms were unrecognizable.

“You fool! Damage!”

“Wow!”

But as I was thinking about that, I suddenly felt like my body was being pulled and my vision was instantly shaken.

I did something, but Amy, who was next to me, pulled me out of the way. Even if I were an adult male, it wasn’t something that Amy, whose body was strengthened with mana, couldn’t lift lightly. If his body had been strengthened with mana, he might have had some repulsion power, but since he wasn’t, he had no choice but to move in accordance with Amy’s fluttering hands.

Anyway, after I changed my position and my dizzy vision was corrected, what I could see was a wyvern with a huge gray body.

I saw a wyvern looking at me with its wings half-folded and its claw-like claws resting on the ground. Even with the wings folded, the length from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail appeared to be well over 4 meters, and the width of the body also appeared to be 2 meters.

Of course, such a huge guy immediately flew into the sky, avoiding the attacks of the Skeleton Knight coming from the side.

“… … What, what.”

“What is it? Since you were the most dazed, I thought you were being rude and tried to grab me.”

“I couldn’t even hear you?”

“You can tell just by looking at its appearance, but wyverns move secretly. It doesn’t make any sound when it hits the ground. At least it makes a bit of noise when flying up from the ground.”

Because they said I might have been eaten by a wyvern, a chill ran down my spine… … I felt it. Because I was always feeling the energy of death, I didn’t even feel a chill down my spine when I had no wounds.

But I couldn’t help but feel that way. This is because the wyvern that went up to the sky and the two wyverns that still remained were still targeting me and the humans around me as prey.

And, the wyvern immediately began descending at high speed. I don’t know if it was because I was already caught, but I could see it descending quite roughly, unlike before when I couldn’t even hear it.

“Here we come again! Everyone, come to your senses and prepare!”

Amy shouted to the surrounding soldiers as the wyvern was struck down with the flap of its wings making a rustling sound. I don’t know if it was because they were looking directly at the wyvern that had been struck down a moment ago, but the soldiers were trembling with fear.

Amy’s shout made the soldiers come to their senses as if it were a conditioned reflex. It seemed like it was because Amy often said she was bored and had been involved in the training of spiritual soldiers on several occasions.

Anyway, thanks to this, the fearful soldiers came to their senses and began to respond.

The soldiers holding long spears huddled together with the skeleton soldiers and raised their spear tips towards the sky to prevent the wyverns from attacking as they struck.

In fact, perhaps it was an effective response, as one of the Wyverns that had been descending from the sky turned sharply and rose into the sky again.

“Boss! Avoid!”

However, the guy who had targeted me at first seemed to still be targeting me, so Jiena, who was nearby, quickly screamed and threw herself away. As Jiena grabbed me and threw herself, my body was instantly pushed several meters away.

thud-!

And then, a huge wyvern body landed on the spot where I was a moment ago. The guy who failed to hunt this time made a croaking sound and looked at me with regret.

It goes without saying, but since I had already experienced it once, I didn’t remain blank.

“Become a colleague… … !”

Dozens of skeletons rushed towards the wyvern, which appeared to be nibbling on the ground with its wings folded.

However, the skeleton kicked off the ground and flew into the sky a little faster than the skeletons could reach the wyvern.

“Kya la la rock.”

As if this wasn’t enough, it flapped its wings a few meters up and made a mocking sound.

“That bastard… … .”

“Andrew! What are you doing! Pay attention there too!”

But there was no time to react to that wyvern. This is because a total of three wyverns were not leaving around us.

The one that was targeting me went up into the sky again, but the remaining two were continuing their attacks, targeting the soldiers.

“Ugh!”

“You idiots, don’t be afraid, pick up your spear and stab! The spear is meant to stab, so swinging it that way is meaningless to the wyvern! Stay together to avoid being bitten, so don’t spread out!”

The good news was that Amy was working hard to lead the soldiers. Although the soldiers were not calm, they eagerly stabbed their spears under Amy’s command.

Thanks to this, I was able to make very shallow wounds on the wyvern’s abdomen or legs. As the spear, which had been swinging randomly, was thrown forward properly, there were cases where a wyvern that was approaching was lucky enough to be hit.

Of course, that level of attack could not cause the wyvern to die. Rather than causing death, it only served to infuriate the large monster Wyvern.

Eventually, the wyvern became so angry that it began to attack ignoring its defenses. It didn’t pay any heed to the spear being pierced, and lunged towards the soldier with its huge snout wide open.

“Live, live… … ! Ugh!”

A soldier who felt the fear of death as the wyvern’s snout, full of dozens of sharp teeth, lunged forward, tried to scream for help. But even faster than that, a skeleton pushed away the soldier’s body and took his place.

Pap-duk!

And, at the same time, the skeleton’s upper body disappeared into the wyvern’s snout. With its hard, sharp teeth and strong jaw strength, the skeleton was split in two in an instant.

“Keee!”

But it was clearly Wyvern’s mistake. Skeletons were not undead that were completely destroyed when the upper and lower bodies were separated.

The skeleton swallowed by the wyvern’s snout went inside the wyvern’s snout and attacked various places. I used the sword I was holding to cut off the guy’s tongue and stabbed the roof of its mouth, inflicting damage.

“Kyaarrr!”

Perhaps because they were angry at the sight of their colleague like that, the other wyverns quickly approached the wyvern. At the same time, it vigorously flapped its wings and tail to attack the entire surrounding area.

“Ugh!”

Thanks to this, several soldiers were hit by the violent action and floated in the air for a moment before rolling around on the floor. It looked like he was a little injured, but not to the point of death, so we moved a few skeletons and rushed them to the temple.

Instead, the Skeleton Knights were deployed at once towards the Wyverns, who still seemed to be glowing. The guys armed with swords and shields ran towards the wyvern without any sense of fear.

And at the same time, the Skeleton Mages fired curses and black magic at the Wyvern. More than a hundred black flames flew around in the air to prepare for those who could not fly, and as a result, various curses were placed on the bodies of those who could not fly.

“Kyaaa!”

Starting with the curse of weakness, all kinds of curses hit the Wyverns’ bodies and began to take effect. They realized that their physical condition had worsened in an instant, but even if they tried to fly away, they could not do so because of the black flames that were already decorating the sky.

And while the Wyverns were hesitating, the Skeleton Knights quickly rushed towards the Wyverns.

“Amy?!”

No, I thought only the Skeleton Knights were running towards me, but Amy was suddenly running towards the Wyverns at high speed, holding a sword in her hand.

I was horrified by Amy’s actions, but fortunately, she was not in danger. This is because they hid among the skeleton knights and adopted a thorough hit-and-run strategy.

“Become our colleague… … !”

Amy, who had taken her place among the Skeleton Knights rushing towards her to become her companion, did not care as she saw the Skeleton Knight in the lead being hit by the wyvern’s snout, shattered into pieces and flying away.

Amy dug into the gap created by sending off a skeleton knight and stabbed her sword into the back of the wyvern’s neck. He must have been using up his mana to the point where he could clearly feel the mana even though he was a bit far away.

Amy’s sword, which had weakened due to the curse of weakness and had strengthened her body with full use of mana, easily penetrated the back of the wyvern’s neck.