Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 245
245. With the dragon (2)
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The first floor of the Sky Tower served as a lobby, just like other buildings. The square-like space was adorned with all sorts of sumptuous statues and chandeliers the size of little whales, with a little bit of exaggeration.
The splendor was at the level of making the ballroom of the imperial palace look like a simple village shelter. However, dozens of minutes after hearing an unidentified explosion in the bathroom, the rock of the most prestigious old tower in the world had been transformed into a hell that even vagrants would not venture to.
There were corpses everywhere. There was a thick bloody smell that made my head dizzy. The statues carved out of jewels were smashed in a form no different from the ore that had just been mined from the mine.
The precious metals displayed to show off their wealth glistened like crumbs in a pool of soggy blood. Because the chandelier had fallen, the space that had always been lit was covered with darkness, no different from outside at dawn.
hooked! The sound of the blade piercing the scales signaled the end of the battle.
【Gagging…!】
Dragon Pradvice’s eyes widened. The vertically narrowed pupils turned toward the back. He saw a long sword that had dug deep into the back of his neck and a human young man holding it.
It was easy to tell that a vital point had been pierced. It was difficult to breathe as the blood accumulated in his throat. The young man, who was clutching the hilt with both hands, pushed his sword deeper.
“Stop drinking now. Dragon.”
【Your bastard…this.】
“Compared to the Naransonia or whatever, you are absurdly weak.”
After hearing Ronan’s comment, Pradvice gritted his teeth. I never imagined that I would be subjected to such insults by a human being who was not even a bite away from me.
It should have been chewed and swallowed immediately, but its wings and limbs were trapped in the ice, and it could not move. It was not ordinary ice that neither breaks nor melts. A chill that seemed to have been pumped from the shadows of the underworld was eating away at his body.
He belatedly regretted that he should have killed the wizard first, but it was already too late. He rolled his shiny eyes and looked at the wizard trembling in the corner.
【You damned wizard…!】
“Hee!”
Asher shrank with the momentum to erase his existence. Apart from his timid steps, the chill of the ice was getting stronger.
The fresh blood flowing from Pradvice’s neck and mouth froze as it dripped. With a sad sound, drops of blood shattered on the floor.
【Curse it.】
Pradvice looked back at Ronan and said as if regurgitating. The light went out in his eyes. Even twisting the blade once did not return a response. Ronan, who confirmed his complete death, spat out.
“There is no space to rent your curse.”
When Ronan pulled his arm, La Mancha’s pure white blade came out. As the surrounding temperature had dropped due to the chill of the ice, steam rose over the wound.
A haze-like anticipation wavered over the blade. The characteristic of drinking blood and adding sharpness was still intact even when combined with the holy sword. After all, Rin’s voice, saying that dragon’s blood is delicious, echoed in my head.
“Oops.”
Ronan jumped from Pradvice’s body. Turning his head, his gaze turned to Asher, who was fidgeting in the corner.
“I’m going to kill Asher. Now I can just turn into an ice mage.”
“I can’t believe I imprisoned a dragon…”
“Be proud of your magic, man. No matter how many times I say it, the only thing you lack is confidence.”
Asher, who had been mumbling, nodded. It was a very passive attitude for someone who made a huge contribution to hunting dragons.
When Pradvice and his men attacked right after coming out of the bathroom, I thought everyone was going to die, but when I actually fought, it ended without much harm than I thought.
I thought it was a good thing to leave Vajura behind. If she had seen this scene, her self-appointed teacher, the Winter Witch, would have been talking all day long. said Ronan.
“Hey, it’s over here.”
“This one is over. I can’t even warm up.”
Orsay turned around. Blood was dripping down the spiral blade. Around him, more than thirty corpses of half-dragons and familiars with holes were strewn about. The red carpet was made by repeating the mixing and coagulation of blood of different types.
Above the long spear near the pillar, Orsay’s unique dark energy rose like smoke. Orsay swung or stabbed every enemy with his spear only once, and no opponent could withstand twice.
‘What the hell is that made of?’
Ronan shook his head in disgust. I don’t know what material they used, but it had terrifying durability and destructive power. Perhaps if that bastard had been in charge of Pradvice, the work would have been faster. I was thinking about that.
“Monster monsters…”
the bearded sentry opened his mouth for the first time in a while. He was sitting in front of the bathroom entrance, just like before the battle.
He was the sole survivor of this hell. The comrades who came to hear the explosion were killed in the blink of an eye. Every time Ronan and Orsay’s swords drew a line in the air, their bodies were torn like thin paper.
I noticed that he was strong, but I never thought he would even kill Pradvice, the dragon. Ronan, who was stepping closer, stopped in front of him.
“good. Then let’s finish talking.”
“I will tell you anything. So at least my life…!”
He desperately rolled his eyeballs, but saw no chance of a reversal. A translucent curtain covering the entire lobby was swallowing up his hopes.
It was the soundproofing magic that Asher had installed at the beginning of the battle. This was the reason why reinforcements did not come even in the middle of a massacre under the guise of a fight. said Ronan.
“First, first. where is my friend?”
“Ah, if you’re talking about the swordsman with dark blue hair, he’s most likely on the third floor. The entire floor is Radavankaja’s rare. The interrogation will be going on there.”
“It’s the third floor…but it’s not that high.”
Ronan nodded. Of course, I couldn’t like it all. There must be these guys on every floor.
“When you think about it, how about going outside?”
“I don’t think rice is a very good idea. Didn’t you move outside when you went to the top?”
“however.”
“Our side was also aware of that, so more troops were deployed outside. You will probably be intercepted the moment you find out.”
Hearing that, Ronan looked out the window. Indeed, he saw dozens of dragons circling the air. Soldiers who turned into half-dragons carried torches around the tower or stood guard while standing in place.
“Nimi.”
Ronan bit his lower lip. It was a scene that made me swear words. At that level, it seemed better to go up from the inside.
“…it can’t be helped. Let me ask you one more thing.”
“yes?”
“It’s been four months, but where is the dragon king?”
Ronan asked again. I was curious from the beginning, but when I looked outside, my doubts deepened even more. It was an emergency of this magnitude, but I couldn’t understand why the most powerful person didn’t step forward.
‘I don’t think he’s the type to sit and wiggle his fingers.’
Moreover, the disposition of the troops was also strange. If you were thinking of catching an intruder like Orsena herself, it would have been better to disperse your troops.
However, most dragons and servants were only located around the Sky Tower. As if trying to protect something in the tower. The hiccuping sentry shook his head.
“That’s what I’m good at… Maybe you’re in the audience room?”
“Don’t make a fuss. Do you want to lie down there with your friends?”
Ronan extended his index finger and pointed at the corpses. Colleagues who snorted for a fight were crushed under the chandelier and turned into unrecognizable pieces of meat.
“I really don’t know. His Majesty’s personal movements are kept in complete secrecy…”
The sentry’s face became like a blank sheet of paper. Ronan, who was staring at him, spat on the floor.
Judging by the reaction, it seemed like he really didn’t know. It seemed that I had to catch the guys a little higher and beat them. I don’t know if those dragons with high self-respect will fire gently.
“Oh shit.”
Ronan sighed and swung his sword. Sugak! A thin slash passed over the mark carved on the sentry’s neck.
The pattern embodying the owner crumbled and disappeared. Sensing the strength draining from his body, the sentry wrapped his arms around his neck.
“Huh! What are you doing…!”
“You are no longer a servant or anything, but this.”
Ronan snorted. It was a silence of its own, with the meaning of not doing nonsense. Ordinary people walking around the castle now had a high chance of being attacked, so they wouldn’t be able to do anything recklessly.
“It stays here and goes out when the sun rises. If you say something useless…”
“Roronan! Dangerous!”
It was in the midst of Ronan’s threat. Suddenly Asher’s cry rang out. Sensing a threat, he raised his head. A torrent of crimson-infested flames was approaching right in front of his eyes.
“What…!”
The speed of the flames was faster than expected. Ronan, who hurriedly grabbed the scruff of the sentry’s neck, bit him. He got out completely, but unfortunately the sentry’s lower body was consumed by the flames. A bone-chilling scream erupted.
“Aaaaaagh! Aaaaagh!”
“shit.”
Ronan frowned. Soon the flames died down. Only black marks remained where the sentry’s lower body had been.
The struggling sentry drooped. Throwing away the half body, Ronan looked back in the direction of the flames.
“What else is that?”
“Haaaaaagh!”
Dozens of drakes the size of houses were coming down the huge stairs. The dinosaurs advancing, spewing black smoke from their mouths, reminded us of living siege weapons.
The wide staircase that suddenly appeared on the north side was clearly a structure that did not exist originally. It must have just been created through magic or some bizarre method. Well, it’s weird that there isn’t such a device.
“I found them! Catch it!”
someone shouted The troops pouring down from the upper floor included anti-dragon soldiers who had cut through three digits today. A woman dressed in light silk was riding on the back of the biggest drake.
【Oh ho ho! Something was strange, so I came down to check it out, but it was there as expected. Your self-indulgence ends here!]
She laughed, covering her mouth with the back of her hand. A snort of laughter echoed through the corpse-filled space. Anyone can see that it was a polymorphic dragon.
“Hee! uh how!”
Asher was shocked. Judging from the fact that the silence force field was still in good shape, it seemed that it had really come down with a hit by intuition. Orse muttered after brushing off the blood on the window.
“It’s annoying. Why are there so many miscellaneous dragons?”
【They say that the weaker they are, the more they bluff. Demon dragon who doesn’t even know the subject. You are this Alans… Kyaaaaaagh!]
The woman trying to reveal her name let out a scream. Kwajik! Orsay’s spear, which blew off her left arm, pierced Drake’s head from the back before crashing into the wall on the other side.
Crippled in an instant, she spat out words mixed with curses. The enemy lines in confusion were disorganized. Ronan did not miss the momentary gap and rushed.
He dug deep into enemy lines and swung his sword. Awesome! The head of the drake on which the woman was riding rose into the air.
【What!】
“Kuhhh…”
The headless body tilted. The head that soared high into the sky spun around. The blood sprayed in a circle added red to the bloody space.
“Catch the oars!”
The soldiers who came to their senses belatedly strengthened their fighting spirit. The fallen dragon woman raised her body with a roar. The scales began to appear on his face, as if he was thinking of returning to his original form.
Ronan, who watched the scene, clicked his tongue. It seemed that I had already made a mistake about going up for comfort. The only consolation was the fact that if they got rid of them, they could go up to the third floor.
“이 개새끼. Just try to die.”
After chanting that, Ronan grabbed the hilt of the sword. Asher’s ice, which had grown through the floor, pierced the enemy who was running in the lead. Thump! The battle resumed at the same time as Drake’s spinning head fell to the floor.