Black Dragon Kaybern is on the move again to destroy human civilization. The spirits and fairies are warning once again.>
“Kaybern will be heading to Nehaless in a week.”
The next target was the old capital of Brent Kingdom, Nehaless.
“It’s finally destroyed.”
“So, it did really destroy all of that. It ended faster than I expected, though.”
“The amount of wreckage is endless.”
The users that hid with the architects were sad to see all of Castle Bawell and the houses gone.
It would have been great to stall for longer, but a dragon’s magic attack was indomitable.
Kaybern spread its wings and flew up.
The dragon flew a great distance from the ground and roared with a gaping jaw.
– Kuaaaaargh!
Kaybern flaunted its presence from the skies.
Michel witnessed the scene and reported what she saw.
“Weed-nim! It seems Kaybern will head to the lair now.”
***
Python and Oberon were fending off commander Bademix, but his sheer strength was enough to make them struggle..
Especially for Oberon who blocked the halberd with his s.h.i.+eld each time, the crus.h.i.+ng impact sent him flying to the wall.
“K-ugh!”
The dragon soldier was empowered by the dragon’s magic. Bademix charged at Oberon with fearsome strength.
Oberon saw Python shouting as he rushed in from the rear of Bademix.
He was a step too late, and that would lead to lethal consequences.
“Rising s.h.i.+eld.”
From the corner, Oberon stuck his s.h.i.+eld on the ground and ascended.
*Boom!*
He saw Bademix tearing the wall into pieces. It had such a huge impact that it shook the ground, and nearby dragon soldiers were sent flying.
“Pesty dwarf… Die now!”
Oberon barely escaped by hanging on the ceiling but soon faced another threat.
– Tiny friend, a delicious prey.
A s.h.i.+vering voice tickled his nape.
‘Zultan!’
It was the appearance of the a.s.sa.s.sin guarding the dragon lair.
Oberon only heard stories about the a.s.sa.s.sin.
As a warrior who leads the frontline, the a.s.sa.s.sin was a natural predator, but it was better to trust his comrades at helpless situations like so.
– I will cut up that small body of yours.
*Slas.h.!.+*
A scythe flew in from nowhere and sliced through the air.
He was hanging on the ceiling and below him were Bademix and a swarm of dragon soldiers. Beside him was a.s.sa.s.sin Zultan!
“Zealous Defense!”
Oberon saw no other way than to activate his skill and take the hit.
Holding a few seconds on the ceiling meant distracting Bademix and Zultan for that much longer.
‘This is the best I can do right now…’
*Slas.h.!.+*
*Sluck!*
The scythe sliced Oberon’s body, decreasing his health points in an instant.
< Critical Strike! >
< Decisive Strike!
Zealous Defense was depleted. >
< Life is in danger… >
< You are incapacitated. >
He fell into danger in just 3 attacks under the defense skill.
Zultan’s body was revealed temporarily while swinging the scythe consecutively.
It was a vicious being that wore a mask made of bones.
< Overwhelming fear stiffened your body. >
It posed an intimidating presence like the a.s.sa.s.sin type boss monster it was.
‘I’m pretty much dead even without that…’
That moment, Oberon caught a shadow weaving behind Zultan.
‘Was I hallucinating? Or was that a skill?’
The shadow elongated and grabbed the dagger in hand. Then, the hand stabbed Zultan right in the neck.
– Who dares!
Zultan took significant damage and backed off.
The shadow changed into a human figure and grabbed Oberon by the waist as he was about to fall.
“I’m late, aren’t I? Sorry. This guy is so elusive… It took a while to track.”
Though he was wearing a black robe, he was a neat-looking man.
Oberon had an idea who it was and spoke up.
“Are you one of Weed-nim’s comrades…”
“Yes, I am an a.s.sa.s.sin too.”
He spoke quickly as if he was trying to stop Oberon from speaking.
“Seasoned…”
“K-hmm. Let’s focus on getting out alive for now.”
Oberon thought it was impossible for him to survive in a state of decapacitation and isolation.
“Leave me and escape on your own.”
“I won’t do that. I can survive, but I also can’t leave anyone behind.”
“This is impos…”
*P-p-poof!*
That instant, a smokescreen arrow came flying and exploded.
“Now, let’s go!”
Seasoned Crab, with Oberon hanging on his side, kicked off from the ceiling and ran along the wall.
He sprinted with incredible speed as the attacks of the draconic warriors trailed behind him.
“You are so good at dodging!”
“Sure! I have to be! I’m an a.s.sa.s.sin unlike you. If I couldn’t, I would die in a few hits.”
“Oh…”
They had to go through Bademix in order to reach the safe zone.
“Will we make it?”
“I will make it happen. It will work, hopefully!”
– Pulverizing Slas.h.!.+
Bademix spinned its halberd in midair.
In a place with no cover, it was preparing a devastating attack.
*F-f-fwoos.h.!.+*
In an instant, over 50 arrows rained down at once.
Exploding, freezing and tearing through the air, various kinds of magical arrows caused a chain reaction and held down Bademix.
Seasoned Crab pa.s.sed Bademix by a hair.
“Defend!”
“Protect Oberon-nim!”
Once they got inside the lair, the dwarven warriors scrambled and stacked their s.h.i.+elds in rows. Their armor was stained and crumpled, but they were desperate.
“Leave the draconic warriors and shoot down the mages first!”
Pale continued to lead the battle with the archers.
At the lair entrance, innumerous draconic warriors and monsters squeezed through one after another.
Behind them was a cl.u.s.ter of overlord-level monsters capable of magic.
They were the dungeon boss monsters of Ulta mountain pa.s.s.
– Surrender! That is the will of Kaybern-nim!
Bademix pounced at the dwarves again and let out some of Kaybern’s aura.
Nearby dwarves instantly pa.s.sed out.
“We need more to push, so the wounded can back out!”
Oberon recovered his health points from the healing spells of priests. He dragged his half-healed leg to go against Bademix.
– Swift Coldwind: The situation is getting worse. The monsters of Ulta mountain pa.s.s are gathering. Monsters are sp.a.w.ning from every single dungeon. It’s doomsday outside the lair. The trees are being mowed down… It’s a flood of monsters.
An avian user delivered the news through the communication channel.
It was that monsters were gathering in response to the call of Bademix.
“If the attacks continue like this, we can’t defend…”
That moment, Oberon caught Weed and the dwarves dragging the Brazier of Sacrifice.
(To be continued…)