Episode. 13 Dragon Hunt (3)
The old man brandished his spear.
Every time the tip of his spear pierced the air, a strong piercing sound rang through the cave.
There was no more pain in his arm that seemed like it would fall off any moment, and no more tired mind from countless repeated penances.
All that remains is unconsciousness.
“Whoop, whoop!”
The muscles that could never be called an old man’s body swelled as if they were bursting. Blood was spurting through the abnormally protruding veins.
This is literally quenching.
Like steel that has been smelted thousands and tens of thousands of times, Gide pushed his body to its limits.
kill the dragon
Take out the heart of the bastard and present it to the young master.
Only that goal was the driving force behind quenching.
Numerous knights stopped Gide.
Why on earth would he sacrifice himself for an idiot like Richard?
Gide’s answer to that was simple.
just.
There was no need for grandiose rhetoric.
I really just wanted to tell that child the mystery of mana.
I wanted to belatedly show a new world to that pit that was despised by everyone.
A body that has become old and useless anyway.
Wouldn’t it be worth burning it for once?
Gide said that and left.
Four months have passed since I settled here.
tall-
His body, which had been moving ceaselessly like a machine, stopped.
A strange light began to flicker in the unfocused eyes.
Good luck!
The swollen muscles expanded as if they were going to explode, then suddenly contracted.
As the process was repeated countless times, Gide’s body turned red.
The vigorously beating heart raised the strength of the whole body along with the blood.
Coo-goo-goo-!
A bright red haze rose above the red-hot body.
Quenching.
A forbidden technique that forcibly breaks the limits of the weak human body.
At this moment, Gide was able to rise to the level of a superhuman, albeit for a moment.
◈ ◈ ◈
Finally, the day of the decisive battle came.
Richard struggled to suppress his thumping chest.
“Status window.”
[Hor] [Minimum Deity]
▶ [Cult level? One]
□ Number of followers? 12 □ Religion? 54,772
□ Authority – [Appoint a follower] [Receive prayer]
□ Unlocked positions – [Low-class missionary] [Low-class paladin] [Low-class priest]
‘I only collected 54,000… … .’
It was too weak and shabby faith to be a godhead.
“I guess I should have done some evangelism as well.”
After muttering that, Richard immediately shook his head.
The risk was too great to blindly shout God in front of the knights, and there was no time to stop and preach in other villages.
Rather, slow steaming was a hundred times better option.
However, from the standpoint of a decisive battle right around the corner, the amount of faith inevitably seemed small.
Faith accumulated per day is approximately 1,500 points.
Of those, a whopping 1,000 points were for Adele’s meal, and of the remaining 500, 300 were steadily consumed to increase the skill level of the Holy Aura.
For the past month, I have hardly gathered my faith.
“Adele. Can you really bear fruit?”
“Yep! Trust me and leave it to me!”
Adele clasped her small hands tightly and let out a snort.
Her aegyo, which was more than usual, was an effort to relieve Richard’s tension in her own way.
Tok, tok-
In response, Richard patted Adele on the head with a sense of admiration.
‘okay. I wrote it where it should be written anyway.’
In fact, 50,000 points is by no means a small amount. The only problem is that the opponent is a dragon.
He took a deep breath and sighed.
The fact that Holy Aura was promoted to E rank not too long ago was comforting.
“If you’re that nervous, you’re resting at the garrison. I will extract his heart right away.”
At that moment, a gruff voice hit Richard’s ear. When I turned my head, Polk was standing there with a smirk.
After looking at him for a moment, Richard narrowed his eyes and said,
“Are you going to eat me up when I’m not there?”
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“no! How can you have such doubts!”
“Why, it might be a waste to give it to me.”
Should it be a tacit agreement? They deliberately exchanged a few small words to relax.
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen Gide.”
“I already asked you, but never approach Sir Gide.”
“I know. How many times do you say that?”
Despite Richard’s disgust, Polk’s expression was determined.
His tone was as if he should be more careful with Gide than with Dragon.
“Sir Gide must have lost his temper already. You will not be able to distinguish between blood and blood. It’s okay since you’ve already familiarized yourself with the subjugation plan, but… … .”
In a word, it means don’t die from being hit by a blind spear.
You won’t even be able to pick out the bones.
“By the way, this is the place to fight the dragon, right?”
Richard, who hurriedly changed the subject at Polk’s nagging, looked around.
It was not a garrison where he and his knights were fully armed.
A large clearing located halfway between Dragon Peak and Gide’s Cave.
It was the best hunting ground that the 3rd Knights had chosen over the past few months.
“It’s wide open, so it’s easy to shoot with a ballista, and the knights can move organically, so there’s no place like this.”
“hmm… … .”
Richard, who was looking at the clearing, turned his head.
Behind him, numerous knights stood in line.
Their tense, hardened expressions caught my eye.
“You guys, don’t die!”
“Ah, Bocchan! How many times have you told me not to die?”
Jack trembled at Richard’s sudden shout. And the knights following him also opened their mouths.
“I won’t die until I kick your ass, Bocchan!”
“you’re right! I’m not going to die, so take care of yourself, Bocchan!”
What should I do with these ungodly bastards?
Richard, who had moved his lips a few times, just smiled and turned his head.
Next to him was his faithful knight, Aaron.
Richard put his hand on Aaron’s shoulder and said.
“Aaron, don’t worry about Gide. If it’s Adele’s fruit, it’s an aftereffect or something, and it can definitely be cured.”
“You have already said that several times. About fifteen times.”
“Oh really. Are you like that too?”
How come there are no people who just pass by like this?
The rapture approached stout Richard.
“Chwik, what are you so nervous about? It’s just one of the two. Whether or not the baby lizard dies here today! Of course I’m going to beat him to death! Chwiyiik!”
As he said that, sweat was beading on his forehead.
“I wasn’t too nervous. And neither one nor the other. Dragons must die today.”
I suffered so much, but if I couldn’t defeat the dragon, I felt like I couldn’t live.
You may die from a vase.
Richard fixed the crown.
As the coldness penetrated his head, his mood gradually became calmer.
At the same time, the knights also sharpened the momentum that had been disturbed.
Now is the time to begin the battle.
The flow of air surrounding the mountain range was proving him.
“… … Before going back to Battenga, let’s eat the dragon meat to our stomachs.”
“That’s a really good idea.”
“Kwyiik!”
and that moment.
Coo-goo-goo-!
Overwhelming energy surged from the direction of the cave where Gide was located, behind the clearing where they were lined up.
The hair all over his body stood on end and he shuddered.
It was as if the mountain shivered at the superhuman force that was emitted without filtering.
“Life is burning. If this isn’t really my fruit, I can’t help it.”
“Adele. You must leave room to bear fruit.”
“Dad, only take care of your body. I will definitely save that person.”
Richard nodded at Adele’s trustworthy words.
It was then.
Gide’s aura instantly expanded.
Wedge-Ae-Ae-!
At the same time, a gigantic spear the size of a forearm flew with a piercing sound that could tear the sky apart.
Quaang!
In an instant, it was entrenched in the dragon’s peak. No, I couldn’t shut myself in and collapsed the peak.
and.
■■■■■■■-!!
The monster’s furious roar swept across the mountains.
“aaagh!”
Dragon Fear.
Hearing that terrible roar, several knights grabbed their heads.
However, this much was expected.
Richard raised his faith.
The faith that climbed the mana route reached the vocal cords.
“The 3rd Knights-!”
he shouted with all his might.
The voice filled with faith had the power to clear the mind of the listener.
“Prepare for battle-!”
A cry rang through the mountain.
Beyond the knights of the clearing, it even reached the low-ranking knights deployed everywhere to deal with the ballista.
■■■■■■-!!
A dragon emerged from the collapsing peak. The guy who constantly poured his peers spread his wings.
The reptile’s eyeballs turned to one point.
He didn’t even care about the weak people in the clearing.
There is only one goal.
He only glared at the existence that had awakened him from his sound sleep and exuded a very disturbing energy.
“come!”
It spewed ferocious energy and flew towards the cave where Gide was.
The distance narrows in an instant.
Polk held his breath and timed it.
One, two, three.
“young master!”
“firing-!”
A voice full of faith rang out once more.
bang! Quaang!
Immediately after that, as if responding to Richard, a roar erupted throughout the forest.
It was the noise when the ballista was fired, and the declaration of war that would knock the dragon to the ground.
“Kraaak-!”
Vicious chunks of metal were fired at the guy who was flying without hesitation.
Charleuk!
A chain attached to a lump of metal spun a web in the air.
A total of nine shots were fired.
A few hit his giant body, but couldn’t pierce the hard scales.
The rest just passed by and couldn’t reach him.
But that was enough.
“Inject mana!”
Richard’s fourth cry.
At that cry, the eyes of the low-ranking knights, five for each ballista, shone.
Soon, they poured all their mana into the power unit attached to the ballista body.
The thick chain connected to the main body swayed and absorbed mana.
Charleuk!
And it began to move as if it had a will.
“K-Kraa-!”
The young dragon howled.
The five-stranded chains that instantly clamped down on my body restrained my freedom of flight.
Activated ‘anti-dragon dragon ballista’.
It was the strongest net in the world, and the Dwarf’s magic power was concentrated in it.
coo-!
Soon the dragon fell to the ground with a deafening roar.
A large shadow wriggled in the white dust.
At the same time, Gide’s energy rapidly approached.
『Speciality – Ultra Concentration Activation.』
“let’s go.”
Richard and the knights drew their swords.
The dragon hunt has finally begun.