178 – The only island descending from the sky (2)
Cheonggong Island was an unknown territory that other races had not even set foot on yet. In a way, it was natural. Because the races here haven’t conquered the sky yet. I ran into a problem here.
It was a very fundamental problem, how to get to Sky Island. There are no airships either, and Wyverns are more likely to exhaust themselves and crash before reaching the sky island.
According to the records of the orcs, actually. In the past, when the influence of the Orcs was strong, they rode Wyverns to conquer the Celestial Island, and most of them fell and died.
That said, let’s go all the way to Cheon Gong Island with magic. There are too many risks. Then the best way would be to rely on the Dwarven Principality’s engineers. That too is uncertain.
“Can the Dwarven Principality make a machine that can fly?”
“No matter how dwarven the principality is. I think that will be difficult.”
“As expected.”
I wonder if now is a peaceful time. It is very difficult to develop a completely new weapon in a wartime situation. Even iron ore was missing considerably to manufacture steel thunderbolts.
Of course, there is no shortage of iron ore itself. The problem is that the total amount of iron ore obtained through mining is still tight. Besides, where would a new machine be built at once?
You will have to go through countless trials and errors. Naturally, there are numerous resources, including iron ore. With this in mind, the possibility of coming out cooperatively from the Dwarven Principality was extremely low.
“I really can’t see the answer.”
“For now, I think it’s best to research old records, myths, folktales, etc.”
“Myth or folktale.”
“Yes, there are many cases where myths and folk tales are the motives of real events. Above all, there are not a few records of people who have reached the Celestial Island in old records.”
Cluna’s words were certainly right. You should be able to get a hint by researching old documents and records that say you have reached the Celestial Island. That would be much better than staying still like now.
Having made that decision, Hans summoned the members of the Royal Knights to try to find the records. If he hadn’t personally witnessed a dragon falling from the sky like a meteorite.
Tiangong Island is the home of dragons. But the dragon suddenly fell from the sky? No matter how you looked at it, it was nothing but an ominous sign. Hans looked at the members urgently and shouted.
“Everyone! Get ready! We have a place to go right now!”
“You mean the place where the dragon fell from the sky?”
“I’ll gladly follow you! Hans!”
“…….”
Bayard, who rejoined after resolving this issue, was following him blindly, to the point where even Hans felt burdened. It’s not a bad thing, but sometimes it’s scary.
But at least the term “Veteran” Is not overshadowed. They send infinite affection to Hans, but on the other hand, they want to march as soon as words run out. Prepared quickly.
It was only a problem because I used the rest of my free time on something that was attached to Hans like a leech. They looked like babies following their mother. It was a problem because he grew up too much as a baby.
Anyway, Hans went to the spot where the dragon crashed with the members. Because Thunder Fortress was a fortress built in the territory of the Asmodians. The moment you leave the fort, you don’t know what will happen.
So, it was only natural to walk while being wary of the surroundings. At least on the outside, they didn’t seem to be wary. The moment Hans tried to point out with a sigh.
“The monsters are gathering.”
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“The number is about 100.”
“Did you feel the dragon’s presence? Trash.”
“It’s hunting! It’s hunting!!”
Uh…… ?
Hans was also aware of the presence of monsters flocking around her thanks to her senses sharpened by her Dragon Heart. However, thanks to the girls who reacted too quickly, the reaction was delayed.
As if spreading, the scattered members disappeared in an instant. For a very short time, the sound of bones and flesh being ripped and torn echoed nearby. Has it been about 10 minutes?
With blood and flesh all over their bodies, they returned to Hans. I couldn’t feel the presence of 100 monsters. All of them were subdued in a short time of less than 10 minutes.
“You’re back.”
“I killed them all. Good job, right?”
“Chi, it would be nice if you complimented me…”
“Wait a minute, I’ll bring you something to eat!”
The atmosphere is back to normal. Except for the blood and flesh on their bodies. Lua was openly mumbling while putting a piece of the monster’s meat in her mouth. hahahaha.
No matter how you look at it.
Everybody seems to be twisted somewhere.
* * *
Whatever your personal feelings are. They were able to reach the place where the dragon crashed without difficulty. There, the huge dragon we saw earlier in Thunder Hammer was lying on the floor.
Hans tilted his head. I remember seeing this dragon somewhere. Where was it? However, before the thought was over, the dragon, who had closed its eyes as if it were dead, opened its eyes.
[Keuuh…… This place?]
“This voice…”
“Dragon Lord, why did you fall from the sky?”
[You…… Is it the watchman of the forest?]
Cluna revealed his identity instead of Hans. The Dragon Lord, the head of all dragons. He, the guardian of the balance of the continent, fell from the sky without power.
No matter how you think about it, it wasn’t a normal situation. The other members who were listening to the story all focused on the Dragon Lord. The Dragon Lord rolled his eyes and examined each one.
Then his eyes fixed on Hans. Uncharacteristically for a dragon lord, his eyes shook with agitation. But that was short-lived, and soon the Dragon Lord staggered and raised his huge body.
[I see, was he alive? The leader of the Royal Knights.]
“You’re not as surprised as I thought.”
[I am quite surprised by this. It’s the first time I’ve been surprised in 300 years.]
“Is that enough?”
Dragon Lord had many wounds on his body. Although he looked like a wound from a fight. Some of them were rather close to torture. Hans stuck out his tongue. Who the hell is the dragon lord?
[I guess I’m curious who made me like this.]
“That’s right. You made that dragon lord such a mess. It’s honestly hard to believe.”
[My daughter made this.]
“If it’s a daughter… Yuren?!”
At the Dragon Lord’s calm confession, Hans asked with a shocked expression. Of course, it is true that Yuren is a dragon and strong. No matter how much she is, she is not at the level of overpowering the Dragon Lord.
However, in the current situation, there was no reason for the Dragon Lord to lie. As a result of judging with a cold head, Hans had no choice but to believe the words of the Dragon Lord in the end.
But then the question arises. Why did Yuren dare to attack her father, the Dragonlord, and cause her to crash into her land? On that point, Rod gave the answer he came up with.
[I think it must have been mercy.]
“You said you had mercy? You beat me out like this?”
[The other dragons are still on the Celestial Island. Of course, the ending won’t be much different, but you won’t be able to survive if you’re on an island in the sky.]
“You can’t survive? Tian Gong Island is the home of dragons and the land closest to the gods. Who is going to invade the heavenly fortress?”
Cluna’s question was valid. There are countless modifiers attached to Cheon Gong Island. Among the many modifiers, the most famous was the homeland of dragons and the land closest to the gods.
As you say. It floats high in the sky, a place that even the strongest wyvern among creatures that can fly, excluding dragons, cannot reach. Who would dare to invade Cheon Gong Island?
However, unlike the other members, Hans was listening to the story of the Dragon Lord with an expression that he had already expected. Noticing such a sign, the Dragon Lord sighed and smiled.
[It seems that you were predicting it.]
“Yes?”
“What do you mean?”
“Until now, the condition of the members was not very good. They were blindly moving only for their own purposes, taking away their reason with hatred and anger.”
Cluna and Clara tried to destroy the demons directly for revenge, and Bayard created a ridiculous weapon of destruction without caring about damage to annihilate all the demons.
Even though they didn’t think of each other. If there was at least one thing in common. The point is that the emotions of hatred and anger were fixed in most demons. But what if that’s not the case?
Until now, it was just a hypothesis. However, after seeing the Dragon Lord this time, Hans was convinced. Yuren now blamed all her hatred and anger on the world.
In other words, her purpose is…….
“To destroy the continent by crashing the sky island.”
Devils and Continents too.
Because everyone hates it.