63 – Ruler of the Sky
As autumn begins in earnest, monsters flock to the continent of Sudiya.
There were so many monsters that it was hard to handle them before, but the main unit that came after the second roar was on a different level.
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To put it simply, the number of individuals was too large.
I expected the population to be similar to that of cranes or wild geese, but the main group I encountered was as large as the pigeons at Tapgol Park.
Monsters fly in place of clouds in the indigo sky, and loud roars are heard at any time of the day or night.
All kinds of monsters attack at any time, and every time, everyone in Qingqing Yingyue risks their lives to go hunting.
Fortunately, we were able to survive by taking measures, but as the situation continued for several weeks, everyone was having a hard time.
“Druid leader! “A wyvern has appeared beyond the west gate!”
“Is it a wyvern again? “Can’t you guys do some hunting this time?”
“If you burn your tail hair with your breath, you’re going to get scolded again, right? “It will be over soon, so please work hard!”
“Ugh. I get it.”
But the atmosphere of the city was not as bad as I thought.
This is because the large-scale movement of monsters was a natural phenomenon that formed the continent’s ecosystem.
No matter how annoying and scary they are, monsters are ‘food’ for us, not ‘enemies.’
Thanks to this, an atmosphere of working together to overcome the problem was created.
“Beep. Did you hear? “Let’s go quickly.”
[I don’t like it. Bothered. I want to rest next to Kaa. This time, you go alone.]
“Yes. We are of one mind. “Absolutely not.”
[hehehehe….]
I put the whining Piyi into the breastplate and put on his deer antler helmet.
Then, he called Rudolph, the moose that was resting in the stable, and climbed on his back.
If you want to chase down a winged wyvern, it would be much more efficient to ride Rudolph.
“It smells like burnt fur.”
[Isn’t it a delicious smell?]
I got on Rudolph, turned my butt, and checked the saddle.
Rudolph, who had been running around the rough hunting grounds for a while, started shaking and warming up as if he was used to it.
At that time, Kaa, who was examining the injured at the clinic, spotted us and approached us.
“Are you going out alone again?”
Kaa smiled softly and placed Rudolph’s reins in my hands.
Perhaps because we had been living together for several weeks, it felt like the distance had become closer.
I answered her, nodding her head.
“Okay. I decided to hunt wyverns as much as possible. “Because I’m the only one who can survive even if I take a hit from the breath.”
[Hey! I’m going with you too? If you’re going to say yes to being alone, will you leave me alone?]
“…… Of course, Pii is with us.”
In response to our answer, Kaa nodded her head with a bitter expression.
Then he gently cupped my hand and started praying to God.
Soon after, the miracles of Hreas, the goddess of healing, were granted to me.
I don’t know what kind of magic she cast, but Kaa’s desire to protect me was clearly conveyed.
“It’s a healing spell that suppresses the heat for a while. I want to go with you, but you won’t allow me to go. “Please come back without getting hurt.”
“I will try my best. “Please take my empty seat for a moment.”
“Yes. Okay. “Don’t worry.”
After finishing her answer, Kaa let go of my hand and she took a few steps back.
Then Piyi, who poked her head out from her breastplate, snorted mischievously and said,
[Do you know what kind of war this guy is going to? Why don’t you at least give me a kiss goodbye?]
It was a practical joke that came out after a long time.
Kaa refuted the attack by jumping up and down with a good feeling.
“Well, wasn’t he just worried! “I didn’t mean anything special, so don’t misunderstand!”
[Who would believe that! These days, you two are always hanging out together! What kind of green newlyweds are you!]
“Ugh! Si, newlyweds… That’s not yet….”
[Not yet? What is it yet! Oh, it’s frustrating! Ghaul! Attack that guy tonight! Breed, breed! If you make a baby─ Argh!! Why are you hitting me!?]
I fed honey chestnuts to Piyi who was running wild.
No matter how pitiful this joke is, it has gone beyond the appropriate level.
When she raised her head, her eyes caught sight of Kaa, whose face was red and broken.
If he’s in that state, he won’t even be able to make eye contact with me for a while. It would be more helpful if I stayed away.
Judging that, I pulled Rudolph’s reins and shouted.
“Don’t worry, it won’t attack! I will be back!”
“Well, I never worried about that!”
Kaa shouted something, but Rudolph had already turned around.
I drove Rudolph straight toward the west gate where the wyvern had appeared.
– Patter. Fillet. Fillet.
I entered the forest with the distinctive sound of deer’s hooves.
The exact location of the wyvern was not reported, but it didn’t really matter.
The surrounding environment of Cheongcheong Yeongwol was a forested terrain with dense growth of trees, and there were limited places for the monster to land near the west gate.
Rudolph was also naturally heading to his destination along the road he often took.
I don’t think it would be a problem to leave the wyvern’s chase to this trusty deer.
I took a deep breath of mana and prepared for the battle that would follow.
[Ugh! I don’t like dealing with only wyverns. You won’t get scorched by the breath again.]
I smiled and nodded.
Since we have been hunting wyverns intensively these days, it was natural that Pii would be bored.
“But there’s nothing we can do about it. “If we don’t do it, the other kids will burn all their tail hairs.”
The reason I came forward to take charge of the Wyverns was simple.
That’s because among the seven types of monsters, the wyvern emits the most breath.
Wyverns, also known as the rulers of the sky, have the greatest flying ability among all monsters.
Thanks to his strong and huge wings, he was able to fly on his own, so he did not need to use gas to lose weight like other types of monsters.
Because of that, the Wyverns spewed out the oil from their flame pockets without sparing anything.
Other monsters lose their ability to fly when they blow out their breath, but Wyvern was able to blow out his breath while flying.
So I, who can withstand the breath thanks to the spirit armor, had no choice but to step forward.
If other members deal with a wyvern, they will burn its fur and eat it.
[I guess you forgot, my body is wood? And trees hate fire?]
“Spirit trees don’t burn in fire.”
[Still, you hate it?!]
“Even if I don’t like it, I have to endure it, right?”
[Yikes!]
As I ran through the forest talking with Piyi, a wyvern began to appear in the sky between the trees.
A wyvern circling in the sky like a bird of prey looking for its prey.
It seemed like he was looking for a place nearby to get off.
There is only one place around here where a monster can land.
I pulled the reins and led Rudolph west.
“Captain! “This way!”
When I arrived at my destination, a search team consisting of 5 people greeted me.
Seeing as there was no smell of burning wood at all, it seemed that the wyvern had not yet discovered it.
I jumped off Rudolph’s back and approached them.
“I thought the leader would come as expected.”
“Okay. It was a lot of hard work. “Since when has that guy been flying?”
“It has been flying ever since I discovered it.”
I looked up at the wyvern while listening to the member’s report.
The sun was setting and the sunset was setting, but the guy kept circling in place.
“It’s difficult.”
The guy was not flapping his wings, as if he was riding an upward current.
But since he didn’t even raise his altitude, he didn’t seem to have any intention of flying far.
No matter how much he is the ruler of the sky, he would have to come down to the ground and rest at night.
What on earth is that guy thinking of doing that?
“Shall we shout to get their attention?”
“No. “Last time, there was a guy who didn’t come down and just blew out his breath.”
[It was so terrible. I don’t want to experience this again.]
If it doesn’t come down to the ground, there’s no way to attack it, and it’s also impossible to make it come down.
If you fly to a distant place like that, there will be confusion in Qingqing Yingyue’s defense line.
That was when we were just looking up at the sky like dogs chasing chickens.
– Tooung─! Tooung─! Tooung─!
A sound like a thick rope being snapped rang out continuously from somewhere.
It was an extremely artificial sound, clearly made by humans.
And then,
– Kyaaagh—─!!!
The wyvern hovering in the sky began to scream and fall.
“What!?”
I frowned and glared at the falling wyvern.
I poured mana into my eyes and looked closely, and I saw three ink-colored spears stuck in the body of the falling wyvern.
“Black window… Ballista Bolt….”
It was only then that the puzzle pieces came together and we were able to figure out what had happened.
A sound like a thick rope being plucked. A huge, familiar ballista bolt.
As far as I know, there was only one person to whom such information was meant.
“Sise Ranches Owl….”
High elf hunting leader. Surrounding golden spears.
It appears that the bonus woman, Shizu, is nearby right now.
[You are now in big trouble.]
“No, why?”
I obviously didn’t do anything wrong, but I just wanted to run away.