episode_0177

The North was a vulgar land.

Every year, there were extreme cold temperatures that made farming impossible, and the monsters that lived here were extremely ferocious.

In order to survive in such a northern region, the northern tribesmen had no choice but to grow strong.

Born with Mana, strong against the cold, he learned from his elders how to fight monsters, and survived in the North using vision skills traditionally passed down from his tribe.

Even though they were such a tough northern tribesman, they were bound to be weak when facing an unknown enemy.

“Advance.”

Duke Starr, known as the Northern Grand Duke, has declared a full-scale conquest of the North starting this winter.

To eradicate the barbarians who were pillaging their territory and to unify the North.

The northern tribesmen did not take it easy either. The northern tribesmen, except for the Frostclaw tribe, united as one to put up a fierce resistance.

However, they were helpless against the knights’ numerical strength and systematic operations.

As Duke Starr’s conquest gradually became a fait accompli, the Binghua tribe, which had maintained neutrality, also joined the war.

Kuooo!

“It’s Ice Dragon! Everyone, scatter!”

An ice dragon appeared one day and blocked their march.

“Damn it! The march is delayed because of that guy again!”

“Wizards! Light a fire right now! The soldiers are freezing to death!”

“Dante, we must kill that dragon right now.”

“Wait, it’s not time yet.”

However, Duke Starr was not someone who would be easily defeated.

“Dante, who is this?”

“He is a priest personally invited by the Duke from the church.”

“Hello. My name is Karthus of the Church of Light.”

The knights began to stir at the sight of eyes that had only the whites of their eyes.

Not only was it not easy to meet an uncommon priest, but such a holy being was also a fearsome presence.

◦Can you do %◦?”

“It is possible. God created the sun to protect us from monsters.”

“I did not ask about the power of the Sun Goddess. I asked whether you can perform the miracles of Sunna.”

“I cannot judge that dragon with my meager abilities, but I can tie its feet.”

“How much can you tie?”

“It’s about the same as Il-da-gyeong.”

“Then, tie up its feet as soon as you’re ready.”

“Yes.”

The knights of Duke Starr, who had set out to hunt dragons in earnest, were full of spirit.

‘Does this make me a dragon slayer too?’

‘I’ll have one more dance to brag about to my son.’

‘I hope Duke Peperoan doesn’t find fault with this.’

The priest’s majesty was this great.

Although not all of the individuals were very strong, the morale of the unit increased dramatically by making it possible for them to kill enemies that otherwise would have been unkillable.

“Aren’t you going to participate?”

“I’ve said it time and time again, but we Frostclaws will not attack Oronak’s child.”

“Because of your stubbornness, you might get into trouble with Duke Starr.”

“Huh, don’t worry. We decide our own path.”

The Frostclaw Tribe, who had submitted to Duke Starr, declared that they would not participate in the dragon hunt, but the Knights confidently went into the dragon hunt nonetheless.

Because there is a miracle of God behind them.

“Greatest Goddess, please bring down that ugly dragon.”

Cassus praying to Sunna.

As he concentrated his power, the ice dragon that had been spewing cold air from the sky suddenly began to fall.

Kuooo!

Even Bingryong started to struggle, but it was not enough to resist the miracle of God.

“Now!”

The knights began to attack the Ice Dragon that had fallen to the ground.

Since everyone was a skilled user of Aura, Bingryong was helpless, and among them, Sir Dante was the best.

His skills as a captain were of the 3rd rank.

True to his nickname, the Northern Swordsman, he instantly reduced Bingryong to a near-death state.

“The end!”

The moment when Dante was about to cut off Bingryong’s head.

“■■■■!”

A divine command fell from the sky.

“Ugh?!”

Sir Dante, a third-ranked knight, was able to withstand the sudden roar that attacked his mind, but the other knights were not able to. They all fainted on the spot as if their souls had been ripped out.

‘Wasn’t there just one monster?’

Kurur, bang! bang!

Sir Dante, who made a quick decision, tried to escape with his men, but it was difficult to protect his own life due to the blue lightning striking everywhere.

There was even an unidentified entity that came at him at lightning speed.

The man, who resembled a tiger, subdued Dante in one breath.

“Are you a knight of the Duke of Starr?”

“Who are you?”

“You? Haven’t you felt the difference in strength yet?”

“Kaaah!”

Sir Dante, who supported his body with lightning and realized that there was something unusual in front of him, shouted to Cassius.

“Priest! Bind this man’s feet immediately!”

“Ahh… ”

“Oh, priest?”

Although Cassus was Dante’s only hope, he was terrified of the man in front of him as if his soul had been taken away.

“Oh, how can you have such divine power? Are you a god?”

“Hmm? A priest? This is my first time seeing a priest besides a nymph.”

Perhaps intrigued by the priest, the man threw down his copy of Dante and approached the priest.

“Where do you belong? If you’re from the Holy Kingdom, you probably know me.”

“I, I belong to the Order of Light.”

“The Church of Light? Wow… We found an important guest.”

At the sight of the man with the sinister smile, Karthus trembled with the intimidation he felt from the man in front of him.

“Priest, bow down!”

Dante, who had returned, attacked the man with his sword in order to protect Cassius.

As expected of a master of the quick sword, he threatened with a swift attack, but unfortunately, he was unable to reach the man.

“I guess I’ll have to start by hitting first.”

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The man who melted the sword that touched his body with lightning immediately subdued Sir Dante mercilessly, and when Karthus saw this, he could not help but tremble at the overwhelming violence.

. . .

I thought the North would be in chaos, but I didn’t know it would be this bad.

‘Duke Starr, now you are out to conquer openly.’

I knew from the beginning that Duke Starr was greedy for the lands of the northern tribesmen, but seeing him act like this despite the warnings of the Holy Kingdom, I wondered if he had some kind of hidden agenda.

‘Isn’t this one also being controlled by the ‘Forgotten One’?’

Even Hadron, one of the three great evil forces, was ultimately controlled by the ‘Forgotten One’ from behind, so there was no guarantee that he would not be subject to a plot.

‘Let’s investigate the minor issues later, and save the northern tribesmen first.’

I don’t have a lot of good feelings towards the northern tribesmen, but they are still the home of Sylvia and Vivian.

I felt better about suffering a little rather than seeing them sad.

“That looks the most dangerous.”

With lightning surrounding his body, he quickly moved around the northern regions.

The knights of Duke Starr who saw me were greatly surprised, but they drew their swords first, perhaps mistaking me for a northern tribesman.

‘Let’s not kill them, because there may be diplomatic problems.’

Of course, he had to be held accountable for pointing the knife at me.

If you show hostility towards me, I should be grateful that you don’t kill me.

“Cough!”

“What is power?”

“God, it’s a monster!”

A large, familiar old man approached me.

“You?”

“Ah, Vivian’s father?”

He was the chief of the Wisdom Tooth tribe and my father-in-law.

I went to greet my father with joy, but for a moment an awkward atmosphere flowed.

‘If I had known this would happen, I would have found you first.’

I can speak some northern tribal language, but it is not the vocabulary I need in this urgent situation.

Conversely, the same was true for Vivian’s father.

I had no choice but to reassure my father with the best vocabulary I could muster.

“Vivian is doing well.”

“Is that so.”

Vivian’s father, who heard what I said, didn’t ask any questions, just greeted me and left for a safe place, taking the tribesmen he was responsible for.

I also moved on immediately to protect the other northern tribesmen.

Then, I could see the Ice Dragon attacking the knights of Duke Starr in the sky.

‘What about that guy?’

It was him.

A strange creature that was sleeping under the lake where the Ice Flower Tribe lived.

At first I wondered what it was, but as expected, it seems to be related to Oronak.

‘Is Oronak like a child?’

I don’t know much about Oronak’s mythology yet, so I shouldn’t judge it hastily, but I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that it was at least a decent being.

‘In a fantasy world, it’s all about dragons.’

If only I could climb atop the Ice Dragon and become a Dragon Knight.

I, like other men, had a dream of traveling the world on the back of a dragon’s neck.

“Huh?”

But when I saw the sudden crash, I thought that maybe the dream should remain a dream.