Ways to Slay Dragons Gently

After that, the group continued to move forward without encountering any Eudemons on the road.It seems that annihilating the large group of hungry ghosts will also wipe out all the hungry ghosts around.Now it is wolves and bandits that threaten the safety of travelers.

A group of people mercilessly eliminated the obstacles and continued on the road, even ignoring the dead bodies.Monk Ghaith will pray for the dead thieves, but Ulan Pok always goes first.At this moment, Thomas knew that the Eudemons Hunter boy was on his way.

"...Is he rushing forward desperately because of the victim?"

"You mean Ulan?" Yakenjel asked the strong man when he heard him talking to himself.

"Yeah, tell me earlier, it would be good to prepare a horse to ride from the beginning. I didn't expect him to be so quiet, troublesome brat." So the group bought everyone's horses at the hotel on the way before camping. .Sensitive horses will stir when beasts like wolves approach. They are the helpers and friends of the night watchman when they are camping.

After passing through the dark forest, the vision suddenly opened up.In the distance are criss-cross mountains, with towns at the foot of the mountains, and large vegetable fields in the suburbs where there are not many people.These dotted families should be the owners of those fields.

Although we have passed through the forest, we still have to walk downhill with overgrown grass to reach the nearest field.Crotia was secretly happy that she was able to take a good bath at the inn today, but she asked the monk who had been looking into the distance from a while ago in confusion.

"What's wrong? Did you go the wrong way?"

"...From my memory, that mountain should be the same as the surrounding mountains..."

"You mean that bald hill across from town?"

"Yes, after crossing that mountain, you will have a new shape." As Gass said, among the rolling mountains, there is only one peak that has only scattered vegetation from its waist to its top, turning into a brown, bald mountain.

"Even if the fire doesn't burn to the point where even the rocks are exposed? It doesn't look like a volcanic eruption or a mudslide? But judging from the remaining trees, it's not natural."

"And there is no heavy rain in the current season that can cause mudslides."

Thomas denied the young man's hypothesis. At this time, the young man who was walking in front turned around and said.

"There are phantom beasts, and they are quite powerful characters. The tree will wither probably because of the poisonous gas that that guy spits out."

"What--! It's not easy to get here so smoothly~ Is there any other way?"

"If you want to go another way, you have to go back a third of the way." Hearing the conversation behind him, the boy turned around in confusion.

"Why do you need to take a detour? Isn't your job just to destroy the Eudemons?"

"That's about the phantom beasts raised by Xinxing and the royal family of Fukui. Hungry ghosts are actively attacking, and we have to kill them as a last resort. Why do we fight wild phantom beasts desperately, and we can't get money? If it's because of this, it's okay It's a sacrifice."

"Really." Ulan Boke asked Thomas in front of the girl again. "Hey! You agree with this girl too?"

"The saying of not doing free work is generally the iron rule of mercenaries."

"That's right~~" Yakengel also agreed with Thomas's words, but when the eyes as deep as the night turned to him, he blurted out the opposite words, "I will act with you."

"I see—then, let's meet at the main gate of the new palace."

After decisively deciding to divide the troops into two groups, the boy slapped the horse on the rear.

A beat later, the former paladin youth did the same.

"Hey, wait a minute, I just said that generally speaking, it's normal!" Dorma hurriedly ran after the two galloping horses.

Gus and Crotia, who was left behind, watched them blankly.

"Are they playing for real? Are they really here?"

"This is to act bravely. Our clerics who serve the four-faced gods must not let go of the undead monsters with cursed lives, and the boy who is the legendary hunter of phantom beasts is also so loyal to his mission. How? I will follow Her Royal Highness no matter what."

"...Then go, go with these comrades-in-arms. Will the assault boy wait for us to get to the new form when we act separately? Oh, I can't believe it! If I am killed by the phantom beast, I will hate it for the rest of my life!"

"...In my opinion, if Her Royal Highness is killed, your life will be over. But it doesn't matter, it's hard to find someone as strong as them in Miyagi's Knights."

"I hope it's as you said."

Sighing desperately, the girl and the monk chased after the men in front.

The inns in the town at the foot of the mountain were all talking about the sudden appearance of phantom beasts on the mountain half a month ago.The inn for travelers and businessmen who climbed the mountain is currently only people from Miyaki who don't know the rumors of Eudemons, so there are few people.

"Is it a dragon?"

"Huh? I heard it's a big snake?"

"What's the matter? I didn't realize it was a waste of time until I got here. But if I turn around and go another way, I won't be able to keep up with the reservation." Everyone went to the bar and restaurant of the hotel to inquire about the news, and the townspeople and The travelers are talking.

The interior with a few simple round wooden tables is filled with the appetizing smell of bread and barbecue.When there are many customers, tables are placed in front of the store, so the facade and corridors are spacious.

"In other words, we haven't met anyone who turned back, so we didn't expect the ban on traffic to come here..."

The proprietress who came to greet the guests answered Thomas' questions. "There are still roads that are not major roads, but that road is a mountain road that can hardly pass horses and carriages. And there are a few places that are difficult to walk. It is impossible for ordinary merchants to carry large luggage on their backs, but Now there are woodcutters and hunters who are helping people carry luggage and lead the way. If the guests want to find porters and guides, I can take you to the hunter's lodge."

"Being a temporary introducer is your side job, Madam Boss?"

"It's not me, it's my son who picked it up to make extra money." The fat proprietress smiled cheerfully.

Gus leaned out from the back of the basket containing the hill-like bread, "I heard that there are people who were attacked by phantom beasts and are still alive, right?"

"That's right. It was Grandpa Shukel who was going to the grocery store on the other side of the mountain to buy goods. At that time, he quickly lost his luggage when several travelers were attacked, and escaped with only one life left. The monster had a man and a horse We ate them all together. Grandpa finally came back safely, but fell down with a fever. The doctor said it was because of being sprayed with poisonous gas... Ah, yes! Monk, the grocery store is the third one next door to us. Do you pray for Grandpa to get rid of the poison?"

"I will help as much as I can." The monk nodded with a steady smile.

A businessman complained with dissatisfaction, "There are monsters on the road, but the lord who governs this area has not done anything?"

"That's not true. Sooner or later, the news of the phantom beasts will spread and the town will be deserted. We also went to talk to the lord directly, but he said that after years of fighting, the retainers are all bruised and bruised, and they have no ability to send troops to destroy the phantom beasts." .”

"How can you say that! In the name of preparing the road, he has collected taxes from you, right? There are even lords who set up tolls for checkpoints. They waged wars for themselves, leaving fields barren, houses burned, and levies for the lords. You have caused so much trouble, but you didn’t do anything when it was important! Really, those knights of the king are simply bastards... Ouch.” The angrily traveler was stabbed in the stomach by his companion and quickly shut up.

Thomas smiled kindly at the man who was timidly peeking at him for fear of being troubled, and waved his hand.

"Don't worry, I don't want the master because I hate them too."

The relieved travelers talked enthusiastically with the strong man.

The work of collecting intelligence was left to him and Gus, who were popular, and the remaining three enjoyed the long-lost sumptuous dishes and wine on their own.

"Ah, freshly baked bread, excellent meat dishes, soup with a lot of ingredients, fresh vegetables and fruits. It's really a blessing~~--By the way, Ulan, don't drink beer It’s like pouring wine, it’s really immature. And you won’t get drunk if you drink so much in one breath, don’t waste things all the time, okay?”

It's not unreasonable for Crotia to be talkative.Because Ulan Pok has already started to line up three empty wine bottles side by side.

"Isn't the travel expenses enough?"

"I'm not talking about money. The problem with me is that wine is supposed to be good and fun to drink. It's a pity that you drink it like you're bored with a sullen face. Thomas He also knows how to drink cows, but he seems to be very happy and delicious. You are disrespectful to the farmers who work hard to make wine."

"Even if he doesn't drink, Thomas always looks like that." Yakanjill stopped the knife to defend the boy.If they were ignored, the daughter of King Miyagi would probably keep nagging without giving the quiet boy a chance to defend herself.Maybe it was just an illusion, but those black eyes seemed to be thankful.

"Oh, Yake always speaks for the kid."

"I don't mean anything else. You and Doma get along very well, and Gase is also someone who will stand by your side no matter what. Considering the unity of the team, it is reasonable for me to value Ulan's feelings."

"Maybe, but this kid often looks at Yake in a daze."

"...Huh?" I couldn't understand the other party's words for a moment, so I asked after a pause.

"You really didn't notice? Ah~~ A beautiful person like you wouldn't care about the way others look at you, that's great--, if I was half as beautiful as Yake, I wouldn't be looked down upon by my sisters gone."

"There's nothing good about a man's beauty."

"Is--is it? But the first impression will give people a good impression, isn't that great? Especially mercenaries, in terms of employers' attention, they are completely different, aren't they?"

The young man took great pains not to express his unhappiness. "Your Highness, the type of homosexuality is a very big problem for me."

"...Ah! Yes, I'm sorry. I said something insane..." The clever girl immediately understood what the "problem" the young man was talking about, and apologized redly.

Ulan Pok, who threw down the last glass of the fourth bottle, said seriously, "There will be a lot of guys who make up their minds. It can't be helped. Yakanjel is very valuable in many ways." The presence."

"Damn it! It's unbelievable that you are so thick! Seriously, kid, do you know what you're talking about?" Crotia gave the boy's slap fiercely before he finished speaking. One elbow on the flank.

The young man who had suffered countless unpleasant incidents pretended not to hear Ulan Pok's speech.However, he didn't feel the disgusting strong disgust he used to feel.Perhaps it was because the boy said it in a serious, even respectful tone.

…He is still a sexually immature child who has dreams and longings for the beauty of other people's appearance, Yakengel concluded.

Thomas turned around, "It's so noisy~~ What are you arguing about?"

"This child is so stupid that it makes people angry."

"Oh, you little bastard~~ Others don't even have time to eat and are busy collecting information on Eudemons. You actually drank four bottles of wine in this spare time. It's unforgivable!"

"What do you need to ask, it's Stovam."

The strong man stared at the understated boy with his mouth gaping.

"Didn't those men just say, a big snake like a dragon. The phantom beast with a snake body and a dragon head is Stovam."

"Isn't that a dragon?"

"It's a kind of dragon. It's just low in intelligence, and it can't use magic and can't fly. The only thing to pay attention to is the poisonous gas it exhales and the direct attack of its teeth and tail. But its recovery is very high, so it's the best looking All the quasi-attack points quickly attack together."

The boy even said the method of attack in one breath, and Dorma's face suddenly became ugly.

"You didn't say it earlier?"

"Okay, okay. Anyway, I'll ask the old gentleman in the grocery store later." After comforting Doma, the monk told the Eudemons Hunter the question he had in mind. "Just now you said that the intelligence is low and there is no magic. Does that mean that real dragons can use magic?"

"Yes, there are other magical beasts that can use magic. Don't you know the legend of the great magic that divides the world?"

That being said, it is true that it is human arrogance to think that Eudemons cannot use magic.

Thomas lay prone on the table, showing his weakness with a sad expression which was rare.

"...It would be terrible if you can even use magic. This time it's okay, but if one of the targets we want to eliminate is a dragon, it's really bad. With claws, teeth, poisonous gas, and magic, plus can fly."

"Oh, I'm freaking out before I even start working. This is not like 'Thunder' Dorma at all. It's okay, we have the Assault Boy, Eudemons Hunter, right?"

Yakanjel looked sympathetically at the boy who was being brutally stabbed by the girl.

Judging from their appearance, the two are about the same age. Although Crotia called him a child, no matter how you look at it, Ulan Boke is more mature.The boy didn't seem to feel any pain at all, instead he was comforting the depressed strong man.

"Among the dragon clan, the only ones who can use magic are dragons among dragons, that is, real dragons, but real dragons are all bound by ancient oaths. And there are three people with the blood of the holy king here, and they will definitely be able to defeat them." Yes, don't worry."

"I've heard that the oath of legend is roughly: like the Phantom Beast King saving the Holy King's crisis, the Phantom Beast King's descendants will also come to help when the Holy King's descendants are in crisis. But what does this have to do with destroying dragons? Although I heard It is said that the humans who killed the dragons appeared at the end of the two great turmoils, and then unified the whole land in a short period of time, but I have never heard that they are people with the blood of the Holy King."

"You will know it then. It's okay, trust me. I will never make mistakes or lie about Eudemons." The boy's strong affirmative tone surprised everyone together.

Thomas couldn't help smiling wryly, and stretched out his hand to poke Ulan Pok's forehead with his index finger.

"Understood, boy. Since you have said so, I can't believe you."

"-Ah, that, guests. Did your conversation just now mean that you are going to destroy the Eudemons?"

Crotia quickly stepped on the boy under the table, winked at him again, and talked back and forth.

"We have such a job, but it's not the Eudemons on the mountain."

"But you also have to pass here, don't you? Can you please kill that Stowe by the way?"

"It's just to see how much the lord wants to pay." The traveler and businessman next to him took the opportunity to say sarcastic words.

The girl glared at them fiercely.

"As you say, uncle in business, will you give away the hard-earned goods without money? For us mercenaries, business is to fight and defeat the enemy. Of course, we can't just do it for nothing."

Her quiet tone made the men shut up.

Wiping her hands with her apron, the proprietress spoke worriedly, "It's true as you said...but we are really troubled, don't you want to pass?"

"Miss Boss, we have already received half of the advance payment from our employer. If we die in this senseless battle, it will bring down the reputation of our peers, and none of us can't pass the steep mountain road man."

Crotia said this time in a regretful tone, and gave Thomas another wink while the proprietress was not paying attention.The strong man immediately understood her intentions.

"Wait, we haven't decided to take the mountain road, we should discuss it with the lord. As long as you don't have no money to make, and it's something to help people, you can be a little sloppy with how much money you have—"

"I also agree with this opinion." The monk nodded.

"You guys! I don't want a small amount of money. If you get hurt, wouldn't you be a fool?"

"I feel the same way as Tia." Yakenjell stood by the girl.

Ulan Boke didn't express his attitude, and asked the happy and worried proprietress beside him the way to the lord's house.

A group of people left the hotel, separated from Ghaith who was going to visit the elderly at the grocery store, and walked across the central square to the lord's house.

When you get here, you don't have to worry about being overheard, so Thomas said, "That's terrible, no, I'm really impressed with you, miss."

"Thomas also helped me very well. Anyway, the result is the same, so why not make a little more money?"

"That's right, Tia, you are really suitable to be a mercenary, I promise!"

"Wow~~Thank you--" the girl danced while hugging the thick arms of the strong man who sighed.

But Ulan Boke only looked at the gray stone road and walked forward.Although he was originally a taciturn and expressionless young man, Yakenjell still felt the other party's frustration.

"Money is not everything, but it is a very important thing. There will be mothers who sell their children for a little money, and some people will kill for money. The human world is not a good world for poor people. Like wild animals preying on the weak, most people are merciless to the poor..."

What was originally said to comfort the cleanliness boy actually hurt the young man himself.

Although this is just a general theory, the young man remembered the hateful memories one by one, his voice trembling.After countless rigorous practices, I still can't objectively see those memories as memories of the distant past. The insurmountable inner fragility and immaturity are really helpless and sad.

"... Woo." There was a feeling of nausea, and Yakenjell covered his mouth with one hand.

The boy also stopped, and held Yakanzel's other hand.The dry and warm feeling of that hand gave an inexplicable sense of reassurance.Miraculously, the nauseous feeling went away immediately.

Just as he was about to thank him, the young man realized that those dark eyes were looking up at him.

"To me, the oath is everything. I will guard Yakenjal until the end, from all that has caused him to suffer. I take this oath with my blood, my name, and my honor .”

He raised his dark eyes again, reflecting the confused young man, and smiled.

"--I love you……"

It was the same as his smile, with an inclusive tenderness and warm whisper.

Although it is the same sentence, it has different meanings, and this is the first time even for young people who have heard many meanings.Sneering, pleading, enthusiasm, desire, contempt, abandonment -- none of the empty words that had held those feelings ever really entered his heart.There was only one person, the one who wanted to say that to himself no matter what, but just kept beating him and insulting him.Chest pain.It was as painful as if the heart was being held vigorously and twisted by a powerful force.

"Hey, what are you doing stopping at that kind of place? Hurry up and follow!" Thomas, who walked ahead without noticing the two, shouted, and the young man's consciousness, which had been immersed in the dark world in his heart, returned to him at some point. Reality.

The young man shook off the boy's hand as if grabbing back his hand.

"Looks like Thomas didn't make it clear to you, so I'll warn you myself. I hate being too intimate, and being told 'I love you' by the same sex makes my stomach sick. Please don't approach me again, if you ignore the warning, You will get the corresponding retribution." Leaving a cold declaration, he turned and left immediately.

He usually declares that he is not a human being, and swears an oath with his life to Yaconjell, who has not even said a few words. This boy is abnormal, and his origin is unknown.Ever since he knew that he should never trust others when he was ten years old, he has always used his own strength to protect himself to this day.No help from others is necessary.

--Protect Arkenjel from all that afflicts him.

What a beautiful voice.Just this voice can convey Ulan Pok's unabashed affection.Even so, the handsome young man who was originally a paladin will never look back.

"Warning! There are phantom beasts in front of you, and you are forbidden to pass because of danger!"

After climbing over the fence where this notice board was inserted, the group entered an area with only scattered trees.

Thomas looked at the rocky outcropping land, and followed by a large number of companions.

"Okay, then wait for that Stowe to come out, what should we do with the poisonous gas it exhales?"

"Breathing belongs to the category of wind magic. Her Royal Highness can use air purification or wind magic."

The girl who can use four kinds of spirit magic blushed under the attention of the men.

"It's too difficult to blow a wide range of wind, so I have to use an air purification spell. This is a single-person magic, with a small effective range, and the duration is four and a half hours. However, intense exercise will shorten the effect, and you have to recast it once."

After listening to her explanation, the men were confused.How can it be possible not to exercise vigorously in battle?

Yakenjere immediately made a decision: "Whatever, we can't stay here forever."

"Never mind... well, this really doesn't look like something you can say."

"What does it look like? Whether we can overcome it depends on our ability, doesn't it, 'Xunlei' Thomas?"

"Yes, sir, you are right."

The strong man agreed, but at the same time regretted not finding a high-level magician from the middleman in the capital.The ultimate goal of the trip is to eliminate Eudemons, which is more difficult to find companions.But if it's an ordinary trip to Xinxing, you can definitely hire a good magician.

Ulan Boke said to Crotia without any scruples what everyone thought of but dared not say.

"It's time-consuming and labor-intensive for you, and it's not very effective."

"Then I'm sorry. I also practiced very hard. Since you have so many opinions, you should do it yourself."

"Okay, I'll do it."

"Ugh?"

The boy replied simply, his understatement made the girl doubt her ears.

The boy looked up at the sky with a few clouds floating in it and said in a low voice, "Come here."

In response to that low voice call, there was a roar in the sky, and there was only a breeze around the group of people just now.

The atmosphere turned into a violent wind vortex, rolling up dust that covered the sky and the sun.However, the center of the circular vortex is

It was calm, and the people standing in it didn't even have a single hair blown out of their way.Blowing from the sky opposite to the tornado

The flow of air to the ground ceased as abruptly as it had begun.

"Ah? What was that just now?" Thomas made a dumbfounded voice.

The other three people who knew magic were different from him who was asking, and saw what happened with their own eyes.

Thomas, who has no magic power, can't see it. Standing in front of the group are pale blue and transparent women.

Human beings are the same, each has its own personality, and each is so beautiful.Even Arkenjel who can't use elf magic

I also know that it is the spirit of the wind (Sylphite)

Usually only one is summoned and used, but this is the first time I have seen it appear in a semi-materialized form in front of humans like this.

"Why are there so many here? I only recruited the elves around here."

The sullen boy asked, and the slender beauties with fluttering skirts giggled together.

The air vibrates, whipping up a refreshing wind.Feeling the invisible mutation so much, he glanced around in surprise.

"-Will you watch the fun... Forget it, please."

Although they couldn't hear the elves' language, it was obvious that they had already discussed with the boy.

The beauties with their long hair coiled around their bodies flew into the sky just as they had appeared before disappearing as if dissolving into the air.

"Let's go."

"Go...? How can we go?"

Ulan Boke, who was already on the road, explained to the strong man impatiently.

"The wind spirits will protect us, so don't worry about the poisonous gas that is sprayed out."

"—That's it, that's good." Thomas walked away with the boy without saying a word.

The other three people who watched dumbfounded followed after a few steps too slowly.

"He... called Feng Ling without even doing the minimum incantations and handprints... That guy has arrived

What is it? "

Crotia cried and said that the young former paladin couldn't answer that.

Climbing up the rutted road, I came to the place where the merchant's luggage and the traveler's baggage were scattered.

"It stinks... Oh! That's a human leg!"

"From the cross-section, it looks like it has been bitten by a wild animal."

The maiden jumped away screaming, the monk said after examining the tragic relic carefully.

It was the right foot of the man with the shoe on. Whether the man who lost a leg could go back alive is a question.In front, there was an overturned carriage and the remains of a horse's head.

"It seems to be leftovers. That Stowe eats horses?"

The boy showed a somewhat displeased expression to Thomas who asked the question.

"What it wants to eat is horses. If it even eats people, it is either very hungry or crazy."

"Are humans such an unpalatable thing?"

"Phantom beasts that like to eat people are the most inferior existences in the Phantom Beast World. Hungry ghosts and little ghosts that eat humans as their staple food are like this."

"Weird guy, why are you angry? - That is to say, that Stoweed Eudemon eats humans who don't want to eat at all because it's starving? Besides, no one or horse has crossed this road recently. As soon as we pass by They will definitely come and eat us, right?"

Monk Gass put his big hands on the trembling girl's shoulders: "If something happens to Jia Guo, I will definitely use my life to stop it, and then please run away quickly, Your Highness the Princess."

"What are you talking about! Forget about horses, sacrifice your comrades and escape by yourself, there is no kindness between mercenaries, how can I do it!"

"...That's right, you can use horses as bait." The strong man clapped his hands as if suddenly enlightened.

In order to prevent the horses from running away in fright, they were stored in the hotel together with the luggage.

Yakenziel added coldly, "A horse is a very smart creature. When it is attacked, it will throw off its rider and run away. It's fine if it's a driving horse, but if the riding horse runs away, we'll all be thrown off. .It's really hard to say who is the bait."

"Tch, got it. I'll go ahead, kid—ah, there are two kiddos. Ulan goes second, Tia is in the middle, and then Monk, Yake, you lead the way. Let's go in this order. "

A group of people advanced according to the formation that Thomas said, carefully watching their surroundings.But maybe they are also on guard against them who are more conspicuous. The phantom beasts on the mountain have never shown up.

When I became more and more tense, I was almost at the top of the mountain. There were rocks on the left side of the road and cliffs on the right side. It was a terrain where there was no way to retreat once there was an ambush.In the past, when there were lush forests, no one would have thought that there was such a steep cliff on the right.Near the main road is still a relatively gentle slope and then extends to a steep cliff. You can see sparse woods and valleys in the opposite valley.

Thomas frowned and said, "It's not good, no matter how wide the road is, fighting with your back to the cliff is too bad."

"There is still a chance in the future, how about going back today?" Gass also stopped to suggest this.

"But, what if you are attacked from behind?"

Crotia's concern is justified, attacking from behind on the downhill road is very advantageous.

Yakanjieer asked the boy the most important question, "Ulan, do you feel the existence of Eudemons?"

"It's very close, it's watching us from the sidelines."

"That kind of thing--" You said it earlier, the words of the strong mercenary were drowned out by the sound of the rock pile on the left cracking.

What a group of people thought was a falling gray rock-like thing suddenly split into upper and lower halves, revealing a crimson mouth with sharp teeth, and a slender tongue with its tip split into two strands sticking out.

Just the length of the head of the huge dragon is comparable to the height of Dorma, and the texture and color of the surrounding rocks seem to be one, which is probably a mimicry used to deceive the prey.

The strong wind blowing from the side blows the poisonous gas spewed towards the group to other directions.

The middle-aged monk protected the standing girl behind his back, gestured with one hand and recited a spell.

A dazzling glare suddenly exploded in front of the dragon's eyes, which stretched its neck to attack people.The dragon, whose eyes were dazzled and stinging, let out an angry roar, and its twisted body slammed on the rock.

Many more rocks than before fell on the people on the road.Avoiding the stones under their feet and paying attention to the ones above their heads, they forgot the existence of phantom beasts in an instant.

A heavy wind-breaking voice came, "Akenjell!"

The young man's body was swept straight by Stovam's tail, which happened almost at the same time as the young man's cry

born.The young man who was sent flying out first hit a big rock slanting behind him, and then rolled down the cliff from the slope beside the road unabated.

"Stay until I come back!" Ulan Pok threw a sentence to Thomas and ran to the side of the road, jumping out as if he was going to commit suicide by throwing himself into the river below the cliff.

"Hey!"

Before the stunned Doma could scold the disappearing boy what he was thinking, the phantom beast attacked.Narrowly avoiding the sharp teeth passing by, he drew his sword and stood, no longer worrying about the safety of others.

After interpreting "until I come back" as "I will do my best to come back", Thomas put the matter of the two of them behind him for a while.

Yakenjer suffered a severe blow to the head when he hit the rock and rolled down the slope half unconscious.Although it bounced on the protruding rock, it still didn't resolve the strong falling momentum, and fell into the air again.

In his dim consciousness, he felt that he was desperately falling into the abyss of death, but on the way, someone grabbed his arm, and that person hugged his waist from behind.The falling speed slowed down, and then I felt that the body changed from the original vertical fall to rising in the reverse smooth parabolic track...

He tried his best to open his eyes, but the chaotic field of vision shook too much, and he closed them again.Just like that, he also understood that it was the black-haired boy who hugged him.

"If you're awake, put your arms around my neck!"

The wind made his voice barely audible, but he did as he was told.

"It's really inconvenient to not be able to change direction in time without a tail..." This seems to be talking to himself.

When they finally realized that they were flying in the air in the arms of Ulan Pok, the two had already returned to the road.

The corner of the field of vision that gradually became clear was blocked by a black object, and before he could figure out what it was, Yakanzel's feet touched the ground.The moment he left the boy, he lost his balance and fell down.His body was quickly supported by the outstretched hand again.

The boy who watched him worriedly had huge black wings on his back.Some resemble bat wings, but the bones are extremely thick, and the skin is neatly lined with black scales.Moreover, when the young man was too speechless to see, the pair of wings retracted and disappeared behind the young man.

"Can you use healing magic for yourself? Quickly stop the bleeding from the wound on your forehead, your clothes are all dirty."

It was only when he said that the young man noticed his bloody smell.

Gass, who was originally assisting Doma and Crotia in dealing with Stovam, rushed over after seeing the two of them.

"I'm counting on you, Arcanjell."

The boy left a word and ran towards the Eudemons instead of him.

Crotia said with an expression on the verge of tears: "That guy's scales are so hard, bows and swords are useless."

"Aim for the eyes and mouth."

The boy who issued a short order raised a hand towards the Eudemons.The fireball was generated from his hand, and after expanding to the maximum, it flew towards the Eudemon's head.The explosion shook the air.

The dragon-headed snake screamed and stopped moving.

Ulan Boke said loudly to the Eudemons: "I order you in the name of the Eudemons King! Obey the ancient oath, and submit your name to me immediately, or I will kill you." This is completely unilateral coercion.

Stovam's blood-red eyes flickered as if expressing inner struggle.If you look closely, as it breathes, its blood-red eyes turn brown, and then red again, repeating over and over again.In the end, the paired red remained unchanged.

"...Really, if you want to continue going crazy, then--"

The boy in black drew his sword with his left hand.The sword in his hand is also bright red with an ominous feeling, reminding Thomas of blood.

"Kill you with my hands."

His small body, which was incomparable to Doma's, emitted a murderous aura that overwhelmed his surroundings, and his eyes also turned blood red.The phantom beast raised its head in fear and screamed beseechingly.

"late!"

The boy sternly refused, climbed up the rock wall at an angle of nearly [-] degrees out of thin air, took advantage of the situation to jump high, and landed on the head of Stavam who was about to turn around and run away.The sword in his hand went straight to the hilt.

The phantom beast that was pierced from the top of its head let out a scream, the snake body twisted violently, spit out poisonous gas and slammed back and forth among the rocks.Then he lost his balance and fell straight down the road.

The rock that was hit by the snake's body knocked Crotia straight out. "Ah!" The slender body that was about to repeat the same mistakes of Yakenjell was hugged by Thomas with his left arm in time, and with the other hand, he inserted the blade in his hand deeply into the ground.The two stopped just as they rolled to the edge of the steep death slope and were saved.

Ulan Boke, holding tightly the hilt of the sword that pierced into the phantom beast, tried to maintain his balance in order not to be thrown off by the berserk phantom beast.It's definitely getting weaker, but no one else can get close.

Gass, who was healing the wounded former paladin youth, saw the dying phantom beast approaching, and hurriedly shouted: "Dangerous! Run away!"

The young man stood up shaking, put his bent left hand across his chest, and began to chant a spell.

"The great four-faced god who rules the myriad worlds, please use your supreme power to completely smash the evil that threatens your people--light cracking bomb!"

The index finger and middle finger pointing squarely at Stovam's open mouth.The gold-colored dots like gold dust are concentrated between the fingers, and when they become a sphere, they fly straight to the pointed target!The moment the ball of light, as big as two hands hugged, entered the mouth of the phantom beast, it exploded with a dazzling white flash.

Light sprayed out from the phantom beast's eyes, nose, and mouth, and the snake's body was also blasted, and the light poured out.The phantom beast, which was cracked by the light from the inside, fell down, and the ground roared.

Gass exclaimed: "'Light Cracking Bomb' is a sacred magic that can only be cast by the priest class even in the Four Gods. How can you use it as a monk class paladin like me?"

"The quality of magic is somewhat better than that of ordinary paladins, and some people advised me to abandon the sword and practice as a priest..."

Yakenjell was vague at the end, showing a wry smile.The so-called abandoning the sword means abandoning the sect.

Wulan Boke pulled the sword from the head of the underworld creature killed by the explosion, retracted it into the sheath, and walked towards the two.

"well done."

"First of all, I want to thank you. Although the method is very strange, you saved my life, thank you."

"I swore to protect you, of course."

"then--"

The young man who spoke quietly slapped the black-haired boy on the cheek with his right hand crisply.

"This is anger at your ignorance. I know you are special, but you don't understand at all why we form a team. The so-called team is to work together to defeat the enemy and protect the companions from danger. But you You acted arbitrarily and put Doma and Crotia in danger. I hope you can reflect on it. If you don’t correct that problematic action, I will give up this job immediately. In order to protect me and cause the entire army to be wiped out, then I But no one has the confidence to complete the commission."