Chapter 452 – Dong? Tribe (2)

Dragons are extinct.

These days, it’s common sense, and it actually is, but if you think about it carefully, it’s a very strange statement.

Even if the dragon is strong, it is too strong.

In order to injure the physical body, one must at least reach the state of transcendence. They say you have to become a sword master, archmage, or apostle.

However, as dragons get older, they start using the archmage as a default. Sometimes, a quirky guy even learns to be an auror and doubles as a sword master, and he even has a long lifespan, so a guy who reaches that level doesn’t die very often.

The Lindelheit family, which only manifested blood thickly, was called a magic family and treated as a corruption, but the dragon, the original owner of the blood, must have been appalled.

It’s not for nothing that the evil spirit captured and killed all the Hechlings. If the dragons charged in with a sense of responsibility as much as arrogance, wouldn’t the country have done the same?

However, we must not overlook that there is a huge gap between wanting to do something and being able to do it.

Dragons are strong. It is strong enough to go beyond the evil spirit’s guard and cause a fight and uproot it.

Was it possible for such a dragon to find every single hatchling he had hidden, risking the fate of his race?

Isn’t this nonsense? If dragons are a race that knows nothing but fighting, aren’t they the lords of magic whose combat power is only incidental?

It is somewhat hard to believe that after the end of the Great War, they were not all captured and killed after tenacious pursuit over a period of 300 years, but that they were all found and killed within a few years during the Great War.

But there is a reason for this too. The reason is very simple and clear.

This is the existence of a traitor.

“Are you really saying that the fallen dragon Ajidahaka became the evil dragon?”

-Yes. I couldn’t believe it either, so I confirmed it myself using the magic of farsighted vision.

“Huh…”

Ajdahaka. An elder dragon who is the younger brother of the last Dragon Lord and can be said to have been born with the noblest bloodline.

After fighting evil spirits several times… He turned his back on everything and became an apostle of noble rule.

That’s because it’s strange that a dragon that should always be brave dies such an ugly death.

Thus, the name given was Fallen Dragon Ajidahaka.

Originally a powerful ancient dragon, it became stronger by gaining the power of an apostle, and based on this, it was able to swallow the heart of another dragon.

Power was the number one contributor to his arrogance, and the most efficient way for him, who was already stuck, to increase his power was a good elixir… For example, I thought it was absorbing something like a dragon heart.

In addition to killing dragons he encountered on the battlefield, he sold information about the hatchling to get other cultists to retrieve its heart.

As a result, all the Beechers across the continent where Hechlings were hiding were exposed. Isn’t it common to sell the future of the species to pursue one’s own prosperity?

… Well, to conclude, it was all nonsense.

The power he built up by eating his comrades and devouring his younger relatives… Because I was overtaken by Fafnir, who was just eating and fighting.

Actually, this is because Fafnir was too strong, not that Ajidahaka was bad. In any case, isn’t he a big man who greatly contributed to the fall of the dragon?

I know it well because I inherited some of Fafnir’s memories. Once he was caught, he was driven to the brink of death and then barely escaped.

The other ancient dragons actually died, and Jackie Chan and Hechlings took advantage of the gap and were brutally killed by the forces of other evil gods.

Fafnir, who had no choice but to watch, became even more vengeful and fought like crazy… At some point, he became stronger than Ajidahaka.

In the end, it was Ajidahaka who was reduced to half a corpse by Fafnir, but with the bizarre vitality of a member of an evil god, he barely survived and succeeded in escaping.

She fell into a deep sleep as she recovered from her injuries. Even now, 300 years after the end of the Great War.

The public perception is that, like Fafnir, his wounds worsened and he died, as the nose-catcher had not been seen in the past.

Of course, this is an illusion. In H&A, he appears as a boss in the latter half of the game. It is said that the wound has slowly recovered and it is time to wake up.

But Ajidahaka is already dead, and he becomes an evil dragon and roams the front lines? I honestly can’t believe it.

“How on earth… No. “I have a guess.”

All living things in the world can become undead. As long as you have enough mana with a grudge and death energy that exceeds your power when you were alive.

However, naturally occurring undead will have the serious problem of being extremely vulnerable to divine power and becoming much weaker than when they were alive.

However, there is someone who has overcome the chronic problems of the undead.

“I’m asking just in case. “They’re not naturally occurring undead, right?”

-If that were the case, no one else would have been able to devastate the Western Front of the Levantine Empire.

“It’s like that again.”

Unless you are a naturally occurring undead who is weakened and has obvious vulnerabilities, there is only one answer.

“Is this also a narrow-minded usurpation?”

-It is clear that he has other undead armies under his command.

“I’m going to turn around, proof…” .”

The undead of narrow-minded usurpation are tricky. Of course, low-level undead are still meat shields, but those created with full-scale divine power are on a different level.

While maintaining the same strength and intelligence as when alive, it continues to move until it falls to pieces as it is undead and does not feel pain or fear. How scary these guys are.

Well, if you’re an ordinary high-ranking undead, there’s no reason to make such a fuss.

Like many enemies so far, if you get hit with the Punishment, you won’t be able to move.

After divine power, the light attribute mana is the next most effective against undead, followed by fire attribute.

And Punishment is a complex magic of light and flame with power beyond the limits of higher-level magic.

Strong magic resistance and strong stamina. In addition, even the Reckless Roar family with monstrous regenerative powers evaporated, leaving behind only a few traces, so how could the undead survive?

Even if it survives, if you just scratch it with a dagger, you will attain Buddhahood.

But Ajidahaka is a dragon before he is undead. This means that he is a monster who has become an archmage.

Even if you can’t completely block my punishment or dagger attacks, there are plenty of ways to reduce their power.

“It’s difficult… It’s really difficult…”

Until now, I had confidence that once I hit the ground running, something would work out no matter who the opponent was.

Not anymore. Now, no one has yet become a grand wizard. Ajidahaka is a very strong opponent.

“If there is any way, it is Lord Havel.”

Although the Emperor of the Levantine Empire is a timid man despite his generous appearance, he knows how to understand the gravity of matters.

They are obviously forming a punitive force centered around Havel, the sword master. There might be a chance for someone to join in and fight together.

“Ha…”

Obviously, just a little while ago, I was so confident that anyone would come! I’ll destroy them all! How can I get the word out that it’s well-cooked? I was thinking the same thing.

Is this how Iris felt when she accidentally slipped her hand and fell while at the height of her height?

As I was just sighing, Rebecca opened her mouth as if to comfort me.

-It’s hard to even say this now… If you go to fight, I will give you all the support I can.

“Yes?”

-Actually, I wanted to do something for you for a long time, but instead of returning to the academy, I kept wandering around and catching evil spirits one by one, so the timing wasn’t right.

“It just so happened that it happened that way.”

-It’s a little disappointing, but fortunately, I heard this news while I was at the Academy. Anyway, as student Yandel predicted, this subjugation battle will center around the sword master, Lord Havel. The Western Front may be reeling in the meantime… That means you have some time.

“Are you going to give me the support you haven’t been able to give me? Thank you for your words, but didn’t I rob the chairman’s warehouse last time? Is there anything else left for you?”

-… I certainly gave away all kinds of rare reagents and materials. But that doesn’t mean my warehouse is in shambles.

Rebecca continued speaking in a slightly despondent voice, probably remembering the time when she fell for the surging blue scam(?).

-I will share some of the equipment I used during my active duty that you can use. If you are thinking of making something with the materials you brought this time, I will also provide you with the crafting diagram and recipe for the item I originally wanted to make. It will reduce trial and error.

With those words, Fei, who had been excited since yesterday wondering what to make, gasped! I took a deep breath. I don’t know much about alchemy, but it seems like it would be a big help.

-I really want to step forward myself, but I don’t think the circumstances are right. So the academy. No, we will provide you with anything except what is necessary to maintain the seal here underground. … So please promise me that you will survive and overcome.

“… “I promise.”

-Great. Then, everyone, please come to the location I designated. I will send the item there.

“Yes.”

I nodded and was about to disconnect. Rebecca’s voice flowed from the crystal ball that was still filled with light.

-Ah. And it’s not all bad things. There was also some good news.

“Good news? I don’t think it would be good to listen to anything in this situation…”

-I’m sure you’ll like it. That’s because it means that all of the noble ruler’s descendants are dead.

“Huh? Could it be that he died fighting against the narrow-minded forces of usurpation?”

-It is true that the two collided, but it was not to the point where either side was annihilated.

“Then what… ?”

-According to my informant, there was a woman who was wounded in the battle with the bigoted Usurman and chased down and killed those who were running away one by one.

“A woman?”

-Yes. A white-blonde woman who treats her tentacles like wings.

“… !”

It’s Tarla.