Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 255

255. Clash (6)

#255

【…Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…]

Ajidahaka’s middle head opened its eyes. My eyes swelled up as if there was fog all over the place. The musty air was mixed with a damp, fishy smell.

He was putting his head upside down in a large space. The limp neck swayed like an abandoned swing. Dark red blood trickled down between his gaping teeth.

‘What happened to me…?’

Ajdahaka groaned. I even remembered running into the giant while holding my breath. I think there was a flash of light, but I can’t remember what happened after that.

My body didn’t move. There was no sensation below the head, as if frostbitten. Even though most of the control had been taken away by the third head, it was the first time I had completely lost my senses.

The other two heads were not visible. As he rolled his eyeballs from side to side, he saw heads that were dangling like his own. Everyone had their eyes closed as if they were dead, but seeing them squirm and squirm seemed to be alive.

[This is…]

First, it was necessary to grasp the situation. Ajidhaka slowly looked around. Unfamiliar scenery unfolded so that I wondered if this was Adren.

It was open like a plaza and empty. The dingy stone walls were covered with moss. It gave the opposite impression in many ways to his gold-covered dwelling.

There was the sound of running water coming from somewhere. Suddenly, Ajidhaka’s eyes widened. This was the sewage system laid underground in Adren.

[…Ah.]

It seemed like something would come to mind. It was while he was frantically rummaging through his head. Suddenly, someone’s voice rang out from the corner of my field of view.

“This is another masterpiece. Did you come out for inspection?”

[Hmm?]

It was a voice I had heard many times before. Ajdahaka looked away. An old man was looking up at himself with his hands behind his back.

【You…!】

Ajidahaka’s eyes widened. Although it had a human form, it was not difficult to recognize that the essence was a dragon.

In addition, the mana flowing from his body was very familiar. It didn’t take long to figure out his identity.

[Alibrihe? Could it be you?]

“Long time no see. friend.”

Alibrihe smiled. Ajidahaka’s brow twisted in shock.

It was the first reunion in nearly a thousand years. The two dragons who were last separated had been together at a time when they had just escaped hatchlings.

I never expected to meet you in a place like this. Ajidhaka, who was blinking, continued.

【Why are you here? What is that old man’s face? When did you come to Adren?]

“It’s been a while. I’m sorry for you, but it’s nice to have a conversation with only one head. I’m tired of looking up and talking, so I’ll lie down here.”

【…His personality is the same as before. Do whatever you want.]

Alibrihe really lay down on the spot. I could have swallowed the blood that leaked out of my mouth, but I didn’t care at all. Ajidhaka, who was looking down at him dumbfounded, opened his mouth.

【Do you know what happened to Jim? I have no senses from the bottom of my head.]

“It has to be. Because you are dying.”

[What?]

Ajidahaka sighed. I couldn’t figure out what nonsense this was. Alibrihe continued.

“Still, I salute you for your vitality. It’s not enough to call it the next dragon after Navardoze. To think he was alive after being hit in the side by that monster’s attack.”

【monster? Ah…!]

Suddenly, Ajidahaka’s face hardened. Memories buried in the fog began to emerge one by one.

The descent of the giants and the collapsing Sky Tower. The shock declaration of the third head that I am a being that originated from you. A fight that ended in a miserable defeat despite using his subordinates as bait and aiming for a reversal.

The night sky I looked up at as I fell was glowing a pale dark blue. After colliding with the floor, he broke the ground and threw his head into the sewer. Ajidhaka, who remembered everything, gritted his teeth.

【Damn it…】

I felt unfair and resentful. However, there was no fighting spirit or sense of victory. Ajidahaka let out a sigh of resignation and smiled wryly.

【It’s futile.】

I didn’t know where it went wrong. Ever since Nebula Claziera joined hands with some shady guys? Or from the moment you decided to defeat Navardoze?

Now I couldn’t even remember why I wanted to beat Navardoze. Alibrihe, who had been staring at him, shrugged his eyebrows.

“The response is less lukewarm than I thought. Are you giving up?”

【You don’t know. ‘That’ is not an opponent that can be defeated.]

Despite Alibrihe’s provocative tone, he did not get excited. The despair of the moment weighed on him.

Ajidhaka remembered the image of the giant Duaru, who was still alive and well without a single wound even after being hit with a breath that gathered all his strength. Although I couldn’t see the damaged side, I could easily guess that it was in a terrible state.

His vision, which was getting darker, indicated that his life was not far away. The words of an old friend that he was dying seemed to be no lie. Alibrihe, who was silent for a moment, nodded.

“This can be happen. Because that is an obvious choice.”

Alibrihe did not particularly criticize Ajdahaka. He tinkered with his beard and continued.

“Then, before you die, would you like to talk about the old days with me? Time is too precious to be wasted on meaningless regrets or interrogation as to why I am here.”

【…Does not matter. It’s already over.]

“Yes. Good idea.”

Ajdahaka silently agreed. Everything was over anyway, and it didn’t really matter how the period ended. Alibrihe smiled lightly and started talking.

****

【Hey. Wizard.]

“Yes yes?”

【Do you know what that guy is doing?】

asked Orsay. The dawn sky, which slowly brightened, stretched out over my head. He was still imprisoned in a prison created by the Dragon King and his men.

The Dragon King left Orsay unattended to deal with the giant who suddenly appeared. It was a perfect opportunity to escape, but the seals that magically fixed all kinds of tough and hard plants and ores could not be released no matter how hard they tried.

Asher was limp in the space between his neck and torso. Even if he wanted to do something, he could not move because he used up all his mana. Turning his head in the direction Orse was looking at, he stammered.

“Uh… so… are you looking for something?”

【I’m looking for it… I guess that’s what it is.】

Orse nodded. Their eyes were fixed on the giant flying in the distance. Duaru, who had slaughtered three-digit dragons in an instant, stopped attacking and slowly circled the sky over Adren.

When the Dragon King was shot down, Adren’s resistance ended. Under Duaru’s feet, the Sky Tower, which had been split in two, and Adren, which had turned into hell, hung over it. The collapsed Sky Tower, leaving only the lower part like a stump, was crushed as if it were crossing the city.

Amid the thick smoke and flames blooming in all directions, the former splendor was nowhere to be found. The screams and screams of the survivors and the mournful wails were telling us that no movie lasts forever. Asher, who was staring at Duaru, opened his mouth.

“Why… did they stop attacking?”

【That’s what I want to know. There are still many survivors left.]

Orce narrowed his forehead. The resistance had only stopped, but there were still quite a number of survivors on the ruins.

However, from the moment Duaru shot down the Dragon King, he hadn’t attacked at all. It was an act contrary to the momentum of the beginning, when it seemed that even a single mouse would be shattered.

Do you just walk around and leave? They were in the midst of observing the giant with a questionable expression. Duaru suddenly stopped and stretched out his arms. Suaaaaa…the particles of light began to gather in his grasp again.

“It starts again!”

Asher’s face went white. In an instant, the window of light that was created was held in his hand. There was nothing to say. Kwaaaaaang-!! As Duaru swung his arms toward the ground, the explosion that occurred at the same time shook the ground.

“Huhhhhhh!”

Asher let out a shrill scream. But the attack didn’t end there. Duaru repeatedly threw the spear of light in the same spot. bang!! Kwaaaang!! Every time the roar exploded, soaring pillars of light surged through the clouds.

“I don’t like this anymore please…!”

Asher crouched down with both ears covered. Orsay frowned.

【…What is it?】

I couldn’t understand why Duaru was doing such a thing. The place he was throwing his spear was just an ordinary forest. There are no buildings or occupants at all.

It was the car thinking about his bizarre behavior. Suddenly, feathers began to fall out from under Duaru’s wings. The shining feathers that fell softly were just as beautiful as cherry blossoms blowing in the wind.

But it didn’t take long to realize that it was no ordinary feather. It was the moment the first feather landed on the ground.

Faaaaa…! A white glow shimmered where the feathers touched. In the light that was seething like a furnace, a giant that could be as tall as 3m slowly rose. It looked like Duaru had its wings removed and shrunk down. His whole body was covered with light, so he couldn’t see his features.

“Gooooh!”

“That one?!”

Finally, the giant with his back upright let out a scream. Asher shrugged. Wherever the feathers fell, giants were rising.

I had a very bad feeling about something. Within minutes, the number of giants increased from tens to hundreds. Suddenly, they started to scatter, leaving behind Duaru, who was still throwing spears at the same spot.

Most were moving toward the city, where many survivors remained. Before long, desperate screams rang out from the direction the giants were running.

“Quaaaaaagh!”

“what? Please save me… Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

Asher turned his head in the direction of the sound and froze. The little giants were finding and killing survivors one by one.

Its grip and legs of light were kicking and trampling on people, grabbing them and tearing them alive.

Kwajik! The giant’s legs landed on top of the crouching mother holding her child. Seeing the blood that burst out like a boil, Asher let out a scream.

“Stop that!!”

It seems that the assumption that he would be spared if he did not resist was wrong. I had to rescue him right away, but my body didn’t have strength. It was because he exhausted all the mana in his body during the battle with the Dragon King.

“Oh no… no…”

Tears flowed endlessly from Asher’s eyes. The sense of helplessness that I couldn’t do anything even while watching this terrible fear and despair was raging like a storm.

【Damn it. He must have been completely out of his mind.]

Orse, who was looking at Douaru, gritted his teeth. It seemed like he knew what he was doing. Asher asked without turning his head.

“Why is that…?”

Orsay did not answer right away. Rumble…! The feet shook as if an earthquake had struck. It was not a vibration caused by an explosion, but a fundamental shaking as if something huge was twisting in the depths.

Aaaaaang! The spear of light hit again and caused a great explosion. At the landing site, a pit that looked like a meteorite had already been dug. Orsay, who was drooling, opened her mouth.

【…He intends to crash Adren entirely. By destroying the floating stone in the center of the island.]