126. invisible dragon (4)
In the hands of the apostle who came out to catch the dragon that tried to destroy the world in the past, the legendary greatsword said to be able to kill even the greatest dragon, the strongest creature on earth, was held in sheath.
However, the dragon that had lost its body had not uttered a single word since the apostle appeared, and had only silently glared at the person who had come to capture it.
“Keraphim, why are you not saying anything? Will you obediently follow me to the Pantheon? Or should I use force?”
[…] … .]
“Well, it doesn’t matter if you say it or not. If you don’t continue to express your will… … .”
The invisible dragon continued to chew on the apostle’s words, and at this point, the apostle seemed to be puzzled by the strange behavior of the talkative dragon.
The apostle hurriedly pulled out his large greatsword and said while holding a weapon that must have been wielded with both hands with one hand.
“I will take you by force.”
Of course, there is a reason why this proud, brash dragon suddenly became reticent.
—… … Hey, how long do I have to keep my mouth shut?
I told the dragon to keep its mouth shut, because if you flirt around, it would get in the way of having a serious conversation with that friend.
【Keep shutting yourself up. Because we have to talk to that friend first.]
I was immediately caught between the apostle and the dragon.
Of course, I didn’t forget to raise a very unusual sword on this side as much as I was pampering with an unusual sword on the other side.
Sreureung-!!!
[Excalibur] came out of the scabbard and gave a clear sound.
“Hey, buddy.”
“… … Commander of the corps, would you have said you had nothing to do?”
“Ah, that’s because I have something to do with you.”
Seeing the [Excalibur] in my hand, the apostle flinched slightly, then moved his gaze as if he had finally thought of talking to me.
“… … Keep your business simple.”
“Well… … .”
That’s something I often say to people around me.
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard that word to keep things simple, and the feeling was a bit more subtle than I thought.
“That’s something I used to say often.”
“I definitely told you to keep things simple. Say the second now.”
Yes.
Right now, that friend said to me, ‘Simple business’ as if you were treating a subordinate.
“Yeah, good. Just like my friend said, let’s keep things simple. My business is twofold. First, this Yonggary belongs to me.”
“… … What do you mean?”
“Hey, don’t you understand people? The owner of this dragon is me. If you want to take someone else’s subordinate, shouldn’t you first get permission from the owner?”
“No, what nonsense is that? Are you the owner of that mad dragon?”
After hearing my words, the apostle showed a confused expression in his eyes.
“A dragon is a being that does not yield to anyone. Your words are credible… … .”
The apostle shook his head, and the Kerapim, who had been listening to me, also screamed loudly in their heads.
-hey! I have never recognized you as a close friend! However, as the only divine dragon of the great race, why do I, like your subordinate… … .
Oh, he’s so noisy.
I put my index finger to my lips once, then mouthed it.
‘Could you please shut up?’
I could see some blurry figure frowning and making a scary expression, but I lightly ignored Keraphim’s reaction and continued with what I wanted to say.
“Now, the second business. If the legendary swords held in each other’s hands now, [Dragon Slayer] and [Xcalibur] collide strongly, which weapon will be more intact?”
If I’ve said this much, no matter how naive and ignorant he is, he will understand my words to some extent.
And as I expected, the apostle who understood the language finally satisfied me with an annoyed expression.
“… … Are you going to stop taking that cursed dragon with you now?”
“OK.”
“Why?”
Why?
Isn’t this kind of high-end unit something I’ll have to pamper myself with?
“Hey, what are you going to use this Yonggary without a shell for?”
“It’s none of my business, and it’s not something I should know. The apostles of the Pantheon only faithfully carry out orders, and it is only the realm of the gods that decides everything in the world… … .”
“No, that’s the circumstances of those high-ranking people, I don’t know.”
I cut off the words of the apostle, whose tail was showing signs of getting longer.
“The owner needs to know how to use it before lending his subordinates. I don’t know where to use it, but where in the world is there a guy who lends his subordinates? So, tell me how to use it. What are you going to use Keraphim for?”
Well, this is a very obvious thing to say, but it was really obvious what would happen the moment that dragon was dragged before the gods.
However, in response to my question, which kept pretending not to know what purpose he was taking it for, the apostle could not find the timing to attack me or Keraphim first, and completely lost control of the conversation.
“I do not know.”
“What?”
“I made it clear that it was none of my business.”
“No, I don’t know where to use it, but I’m going to take it. Is this a horse or a donkey?”
I continued aiming at [Excalibur] like this, grabbing hold of the horse’s tail, and spoke to the familiar aura of divine power nearby.
【Come on, old man. Are you almost ready?]
-of course.
It was.
If he had dragged on this much time, he would have had enough preparations to subdue at least one apostle.
“… … If you want to go against the will of the Pantheon, I have no choice. I know very well that you are trying to prevent the destruction of the world, but I also have to complete my mission, so I have no choice but to subdue you and take it by force… … .”
The apostle of Pantheon, who came with the order to slay the dragon, unfortunately couldn’t finish the kind word to take the dragon from me.
“Oh, nice to meet you guys!!!”
Just like when the apostle appeared, a person gently cut through the air and popped out.
The old manager very ignorantly swung his [Holy Sword], imbued with sparkling divine power, with the scabbard, and very coolly slashed the back of the apostle’s head who was busy talking to me.
Poo-!!!
A loud sound resounded as if a watermelon were being broken, and the apostle, who had been struck in the back of the head by surprise, let out a frustrated moan.
“Ugh!!!”
However, he turned his body right away, showing amazing strength and quickness, and reflexively swung [Dragon Slayer] at the unknown enemy who had stabbed him in the back of the head.
The famous sword, which is said to be able to kill even the most powerful creature on earth, the bones and skins of many famous dragons, including Keraphim, created a goose-bumping star in the air.
Dig-!!!
Seeing the incredible apostle’s reflexes, I unknowingly let out a short exclamation.
If you look at the Apostle’s counterattack scene with normal people’s body vision, the attack was so terribly fast that you would only see a ray of light produced by the sword.
“Slow. So, where do you go to listen to the voice of the apostle?”
However, the apostle’s terrifying counterattack was evaded very lightly by the elder manager, who showed a mysterious movement as if he had stepped on the air and stopped, then quickly pulled out of his body.
The legendary master sword lost its goal and just cut through the air in vain, and I felt absurd for a moment watching the old man’s unusual movement.
“… … Crazy.”
No, did I see it with my own eyes and avoid the attack that was so fast?
In addition, I could see the movement of the apostle, although it was fast when I focused, but the movement of the elder was almost at the level of teleportation using a portal, so I couldn’t see it.
In the real field of ‘violence’, there was no doubt that the old man was a nobleman who had reached a great level.
-what are you doing? take the sword quickly
―If you keep procrastinating, this guy could really die to me.
As I was stunned and just watching the tremendous inaction, I heard an elder’s voice telling me to quickly carry out the rest of the operation.
-now! throw it!
Going through this process of attacking the back of the head several more times, the apostle exposed his back to me in a completely defenseless state.
My [Excalibur], which did not miss this chance, flew away aiming for the apostle’s wrist with a terrifying piercing sound, and how did the apostle know this? … .
Caan -!!!
The moment swords collided with each other, a metallic sound that stung the ears and wild sparks exploded, the apostle’s eyes widened as if they were about to tear.
“Oh, this can’t be… … !!!”
The only thing in the apostle’s hand right now was the handle of the [Dragon Slayer] that was left after the blade of the sword had been blown away.
A legendary sword that can even split space when it is swung hard, it even cleaved the blade of another famous sword in the apostle’s hand.
“My, my sword!!!”
The moment I heard the apostle’s cry, I gave an order to my subordinates who had been prepared in advance.
“Tie that bastard up.”
At the same time as my order was given, the Legion’s spiders, who had been buffed enough by the priests to exert their power even against transcendent beings, rose through the ground.
“Let go of this! Let go!!!”
After a fairly fierce battle over such a really fleeting time.
All that was left before us was the apostle of the Pantheon, bound like a silkworm’s chrysalis in a strong, layered spider’s web.
“great. Operation successful.”
The elder first made the apostle lose his senses, and in that gap, I took his sword and bound him.
The mission to capture the apostles we set up was a very clean success.
[…] … What did I just see?]
The dragon, who had been watching this scene blankly from behind, muttered something to himself with a blank expression that seemed to be filled with empty emotions.
[To capture the Dragon Hunter so easily without inflicting a single wound… … .]
I shrugged at the dragon.
“If you kill that friend, you’ll have to blush with the Pantheon or whatever. I tend to hate needlessly killing anyone, so I have to return them alive.”
I gave a satisfied smile to the apostle who was glaring at us with his eyes burning while being chained, and picked up the blade of the famous sword that had bounced off in the distance to examine it.
“With this, we can resurrect the extinct dragon.”
Indeed, the fishy essence of the dragon was waiting for me from this blade.
* * *
“In the end, this is how it happened. Commander of the Legion, have you ruined all the grand plans of ruin?”
At the same time, the head of the devil who was sitting in the lake created by the lava flowing from the gate of hell stood up.
“It’s all my mistakes.”
The Lord of Ruin had no idea that his plan to turn the tide of battle by stealing the legion reptiles from the enemy would fail in this way.
Little did he know that the ruler of the Legion had the whereabouts of the fabled mad dragon and a way to awaken the seal, he never expected to even be able to control it.
Furthermore, the demonic commander, who thought that he would choose to kill himself but would never stick to the enemy who crippled him, rather reappeared as a traitor who launched an onslaught against his subordinates.
“But I can’t back down like this.”
The Lord of Destruction, he was thinking of not entrusting the work to his subordinates.
“The ruler of the legion. you guys don’t know Just as you have the key, I also have the key.”
He looked down at the ‘Crystal of the Prophecy of the other half’ in his hands, and let out a deep echoing voice to himself.
“I will seal you.”
The crystal in the hand of the Lord of Destruction was emitting a soft and mysterious light from a certain moment, vibrating little by little as if he wanted to be used quickly.
“The Crystal of Prophecy says that either you or I will die in the end. However.”
The unknown door opened, and the Lord of Destruction moved out of hiding and finally ended his long life in the dark.
“All these prophecies of death are directed at you.”
A huge devil’s wings spread in the air, and bloody winds began to blow in an unknown world.