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Chapter 86: Magic Spear
Surrounding Lucius, whoo was riding on the evil dragon, were squads of dragon knights flying in formation, synchronized with their breaths.
In front of their gaze was the menacing demon dragon.
A gigantic dragon with pale blue wings spread wide like bones.
Just moments ago, despite thousands of magic spears piercing through its entire body from the inside, it remained unscathed.
It seemed to possess a similar ability to the evil dragon’s super recovery.
Lucius and the demon dragon locked eyes, their gazes meeting.
“You are just an existence. Not an unforgivable one.”
Monsters attack humans, sometimes taking lives and consuming flesh. Some even serve as vessels for reproduction.
However, that doesn’t mean their existence itself is evil.
This country has built civilization by making monsters part of itself. The demon dragon before them, which caused unprecedented disasters, might one day become someone’s protector and save many people.
Taking and giving. In a sense, monsters are part of nature itself.
“I accept your existence as well. If you choose to live quietly deep within the Silverwood, I will guide you to the depths of the forest.”
Raising the magic spear.
The demon dragon growled, and a breath of cold air was released.
In response, the evil dragon clashed its dragon flame breath against the white breath.
The masses of red and white violence clashed.
The ground, melted by the heat, instantly froze in extreme cold.
Then, heated again, it exploded as if unable to withstand rapid expansion.
“…So that’s the answer.”
Awaiting Lucius’s judgment, the dragon knights dashed forward simultaneously.
These were skilled dragon knights wielding top-tier magic spears, facing the top-tier demon dragon.
Skillfully evading the demon dragon’s breath, they formed lines one after another, thrusting their spears into the demon dragon’s body.
With each thrust, countless spears sprouted from the demon dragon’s body.
In no time, the demon dragon’s body was covered in a forest of magic spears, resembling a thorn-covered wilderness.
As the demon dragon struggled, the magic spears made cracking sounds as they were torn off, but they only continued to multiply.
“Gyuuuahhh!”
The demon dragon roared, cutting through the air.
What’s this?
As if the cold had enveloped the surroundings, a blizzard erupted.
It wasn’t just around Bulgia; it was a blizzard extending to the dwarves’ village, the wasteland, and even Silverwood.
At its center was the demon dragon.
The swirling snow seemed to be more than just snow. When it melted on oneself, it felt like it was draining life’s warmth.
It’s absorbing life force and magic.
Looking around, there were surges of immense magic and life force flowing into the demon dragon.
Not only from Lucius but also from dwarves, Orleans, Silverwood, and the creatures and beings inhabiting this land.
A manifestation of hostility towards all life. Or perhaps to subjugate?
“The dragon knights…”
The dragon knights, beings of only magic, momentarily blurred like a mirage.
In the gap in the attack, the demon dragon tore off the thorns and thrust its head forward.
Then, it unleashed a stronger, more violent white breath than before.
Some of the knights were consumed by the blizzard and breath, disappearing.
With the thorns gone, the surroundings froze over, and the thorny magic spears turned into ice sculptures, crumbling.
In the snow, the fully formed demon dragon appeared.
Has it enhanced itself using the stolen magic?
As Lucius tried to join the frontline, two dragon knights descended to stop him.
The captain and vice-captain.
With them at the center, the dragon knights reformed their disrupted formation and once again charged at the magic dragon.
It seemed as if they were saying they would stop the demon dragon here.
“…Understood.”
The dragon knights were trying to fulfill their duty, even in death.
Then Lucius too must fulfill his duty.
Unlike the demon dragon, their magic was not endless.
Lucius, who had been fighting for a long time, had little magic left.
He needed to suppress the demon dragon and deliver a powerful blow.
The evil dragon soared into the sky at once.
Immediately covering the sky, it plunged into the clouds, creating a blizzard.
With the sun obscured, in a world of gray, Lucius gave his command.
“Evil Dragon. Perform the technique of sudden rain.”
He activated a spell that he had hardly ever used, along with the evil dragon’s roar.
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Thick clouds billowed with magic as the evil dragon roared.
From atop a distant rocky mountain, Crane watched.
He watched the disappearing sky where the evil dragon had gone and the ongoing battle between the dragon knights and the magic dragon.
Piercing through the rocky hills, the spears of the dragon knights.
Countless breaths from various sub-dragons.
And the demon dragon that freezes everything.
But perhaps, even this is the limit of our sight.
As if filling the space, deep snow dances and pours down, covering everything.
After the roar of the demon dragon, snow begins to fall, gradually obscuring his vision.
“Crane!”
Turning around, there was Fagra.
And other dwarves and young Orleans were with him.
Everyone had snow piled on their heads and shoulders.
“Fagra, it’s dangerous here.”
Fagra shook her head.
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Snow accumulated on her shortened hair cascaded down.
“It’s no different underground. There’s no safe place anymore.”
Since a while ago, we’ve been continuously drained of magic power and vitality.
Although we crawled up to the rocky hill, some of us have no strength left to stand and are sitting on the ground.
Probably fleeing to a place with a roof won’t make any difference.
This land, originally with little life, will likely see most of it perish under the demon dragon’s blizzard.
It will become a land of death.
Regardless of the outcome of the battle, it may no longer be a place where Orleans or dwarves can live.
“…It’s a sad thing.”
I glanced at the dwarves and Orleans behind Fagra.
Many people here probably didn’t come.
“What about the others?”
“My dad is completely exhausted and collapsed in the square. He told me to come check with those who can move. He said someone needs to witness this battle and pass it down to future generations.”
Crane thought that was true.
There was no doubt that this battle was a turning point in history.
The Orleans and dwarves came this far to witness it.
“Yes, you’re right.”
Crane turned his gaze forward again.
Then something hit his cheek that wasn’t snow.
—Rain.
Warm, no, hot rain began to mix with the snow.
Unlike the snow, it seemed to give a faint vitality.
I recognized the rain.
It was a spell used by the supreme-class monster, Ying Long, who once lived in the eastern region.
A torrent that swallows everything, yet breathes life, blooms flowers, and enhances healing.
“Rain of Vitality… it’s from Lucius-san.”
He likely activated the spell to counter the demon dragon’s blizzard.
The rain, which started sparsely, turned into a downpour.
The warm rain melted and washed away the snow, rapidly causing grass to grow.
The once barren brown land began to sprout green.
Conversely, the accumulating snow sucked the life out of the grass and froze it.
It was as if I was witnessing the struggle between life and death.
Beside Crane, Fagra trembled.
Unlike the rain from the big rock from before, this rain was warm. It probably wasn’t cold.
Crane squeezed Fagra’s hand.
“It’s okay, we’re together this time.”
“Yeah, I know.”
Fagra squeezed back firmly.
Meanwhile, Lucius was high above in the sky.
“To the edge of the clouds… let’s go.”
Lucius and the evil dragon pierced through the clouds.
There, was a blue and beautiful world extending as far as the horizon, yet it was also a cold world.
Lucius looked down.
—A vortex.
Thick clouds swirled like the eye of a typhoon.
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And at its center, the pale blue demon dragon was there, glaring at Lucius while fiercely battling the dragon knights.
“…Go ahead, evil dragon.”
In the airspace above the magic dragon’s blizzard, the evil dragon descended straight down, leaving Lucius behind in the sky.
Folding its wings, the evil dragon fell straight down.
And as it descended, it opened its three mouths wide.
Then, it unleashed three breaths from directly above.
The meteor-like dragon flame and the pressure-black breath pierced through the demon dragon.
But it was only for a moment.
Restored by the magic and life force it had stolen from the surroundings, the demon dragon quickly recovered.
Truly an immortal dragon.
In the midst of its delight, the evil dragon let out a roar.
The dragon’s roar, resounded to the heavens.
Then, particles scattered from the demon dragon, initiating it.
The particles were sucked into the wide-open mouth of the evil dragon one after another.
It was as if the evil dragon, having devoured life force stolen by the demon dragon, was now consuming it down to the last bit.
The demon dragon’s body, which continued to regenerate while stealing life force, was gradually being eroded.
The roar of the evil dragon contained both joy and a spirit of struggle.
Similarly, the demon dragon’s fighting spirit continues to rise.
At the top of the ecosystem, it cannot admit defeat.
The demon dragon lunged at the descending evil dragon.
The giant dragon’s fangs pierced into the evil dragon’s arms.
The evil dragon also lunged at the magic dragon with its three heads.
Both colossal dragons froze in place.
At that moment, a voice resounded from above.
“It’s over!”
Descending swiftly from high above, Chi You wielded a massive spear.
The demon dragon immediately released its fangs and unleashed a breath of cold air to confront Lucius.
Even so, Lucius didn’t stop.
Combining the speed of his descent from high above with the enhanced strength of Chi You, he swung down the magic spear.
The slash of the magic spear and the snowy-white breath clashed in the sky.
The result became clear in an instant.
The white breath was torn apart by the crimson-black spear.
The divided breath quickly shortened into two streams.
In the blink of an eye, Lucius and the demon dragon closed in on each other.
And then, it happened.
Lucius vertically sliced through the demon dragon.
As Lucius crashed into the ground, a thunderous noise resounded, and along with the aftermath of the slashing strike from the supreme spear, it scattered the snow.
Left behind were the demon dragon split in half and the still lunging evil dragon.
Despite being torn apart, the demon dragon continued to scream in its death throes.
The screams gradually grew fainter until finally turning into particles and being absorbed into the belly of the evil dragon.
Everything vanished without a trace.
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“T-That’s… it?”
Dion watched the disappearing figure of the demon dragon from a distant rocky hill.
No, he watched the entire sequence of events.
“Why… He was supposed to be at such a disadvantage.”
Expressing his discomfort and impatience at seeing something so unknown.
“Why… What happened? Someone explain!”
One of his vassals stepped forward.
“It seems to be because of that spear. Probably, it was a swing of the magic spear.”
“That spear… a magic spear…”
Dion clenched his fist so tightly it felt like his nails were about to pierce through. Then, he glared at the magic sword gripped tightly in his other hand.
“A mere tool obtained by chance led him to victory! How infuriating!”
The captain slammed the red magic sword he possessed into the ground.
“Dion-sama, that sword must be brought back as a symbol of authority. It’s also an order from Duke Weshite.”
“I know that! Someone pick it up!”
Dion glared at the fallen sword and then turned around. With an uncontrollable rage boiling within him, he headed towards the royal capital.
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Damur was alone, lying on his back in a square where snow and rain poured down.
The sky he looked up at was overcast.
Intense clashes of magic had been continuing since earlier.
It was no longer a battle within human comprehension.
“Do you think we can win?”
An elderly human woman approached him. Her name was Gufell.
He had seen her a few times when she was still young.
Although she was likely much younger than him, there was no sign of intimidation whatsoever.
“I don’t know.”
“You seem quite heartless.”
I exerted all my strength. Every last bit of it.
And entrusted it.
“I’ve done what I could. You, too, I suppose.”
“Well, I guess so.”
The outcome doesn’t seem that important to me.
Perhaps, this is what it means to live.
Words sent at such times are always simple.
“Do your best, little light, Lucius.”
Immediately afterward, the ground shook.
What followed was the roar of a dragon that seemed to swallow everything.
It’s over. That’s how it felt.
Was the owner of the scream the evil dragon, or was it the demon dragon?
And then, a warm breeze passed through.
Along with the scent of fresh green grass.
The dim clouds that covered the sky were blown away by the gust, disappearing all at once.
The radiant sunlight poured down on the village square.
Damur laughed heartily alone.
With tears barely held back in his eyes.
“Haha! Quite a bit of light reaching here! In such a dungeon!”