Academy’s Genius Swordmaster - Chapter 259

259. Clash (10)

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【Don’t back down!】

Two forces collided in the sky above Adren, which was about to end. The battle between the dragon and the light giant was evolving into a melee that was hard to see.

Every time the dragons’ teeth closed and their claws swung, the bodies of the giants were being torn apart.

【You need to get rid of as many as possible! Pour out your breath!]

“Goooohok!”

Breath, which is a symbol of various magic and dragons, was also poured generously. The storm of elements pouring out from the wide open mouth boasted destructive power befitting the strongest race.

Even so, the army of light giants was running without stopping. The strength of one individual was overwhelming on the dragon side, but the number of giants was by no means negligible.

Wow! Waves of flame spewed from Mahakadia’s mouth and swept over the giants. The giants caught in the flames disappeared like melting snow.

“Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Gook!”

【I’ll burn the bugs without leaving a handful of ashes!】

Mahakadia exclaimed. Born with scales as white as the moon, she was one of the vanguards who initiated this battle. She was doing her job, wading through the hordes of giants teeming with clouds.

Thanks to her formidable speed, Mahakadia was able to navigate through enemy lines as if it were her own home. hooked! The woman who had pierced five giants at once with the horn on her forehead murmured softly.

【Naransonia. I won this time.]

She sneered as she recalled her rival who had fallen into the probationary team. Mahakadia, the second fastest dragon in Adren, was always jealous of Naransonia, the fastest dragon.

But this morning, her wish to become the fastest dragon suddenly came true. Recalling Naransonia’s severed left wing, she gritted her teeth.

‘Stupid bitch. What’s the point of losing wings?’

Naransonia is now flightless. It was also because of the dragon king he served.

For a while, Mahakadia was supposed to be the fastest dragon, but strangely, she wasn’t very happy with that fact. Suddenly, incomprehensible resentment rose up. It was the car she was about to blow on to relieve her shitty feeling.

【Gagging…!】

Suddenly, a dizzying pain hit Mahakadia. I felt something sharp poking between the scales. As he hurriedly turned his head, he saw a giant hanging on his back.

“Goo.”

No emotion was conveyed from the face without features. The giant mechanically twisted a dagger made of light into her back.

Every time the blade moved, blood splattered. Grinding her teeth as if they would break, she let out a roar.

【Keuuuuuu… dare!】

Kwajik! Mahakadia immediately stretched out her long neck and bit off the giant’s head. The body made of light was scattered like smoke, but the scars were still there.

[Heh heh heh heh…!]

Mahakadia stumbled. The amount of blood gushing out and crying was unusual. The giants around them swarmed like sharks. Slowing down and in the middle of enemy lines, she was surrounded without resistance.

[…!]

Dozens of giants clung to her body. Mahakadia, which had become moldy bread, eventually fell to the ground under its weight. In her fading consciousness, she thought. Who’s the third fastest?

The giants didn’t stop cutting even while falling, so until the moment she made contact with the ground, blood poured out of her body like a fountain. thud. A soft crashing sound rang out. The giants clinging to the corpses flew up again.

[These guys!]

The acidic liquid that a green dragon had vomited poured down on top of them. Chow-! The giants who were hit directly by the corrosive rain screamed and perished.

Mahakadia’s corpse was irreversibly mutilated, but nobody cared about it now. Because similar things were already happening everywhere. The death of a dragon meant the end of a history, but now there was no time to lament over that public tragedy.

At that time, the giants flew in formation and pierced the green dragon’s stomach and neck with their spears. The dragon, which had vomited up the acid with the last bit of energy, vomited blood and shouted.

【Don’t stop…! Just focus on killing them…]

Chow ah! Additional flying giants cut off his head. Another history has come to an end, but this time, too, there was no mourning. The lightning magic triggered by someone just exploded all the giants in the spot.

Screams and roars filled the sky. The dragons, exhausted in the fight, were falling. The army of light giants was disappearing. Duaru, who was watching the horrors, murmured softly.

[…So stupid.]

I couldn’t figure out why I was struggling so much. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the city was completely destroyed, and even the Sky Tower, their pride and spiritual pillar, collapsed terribly.

The number of dragons and servants who died meaninglessly was uncountable. At this point, the fact that resistance was futile must have been imprinted in his bones.

『Salvation.』

There was a long useless sentiment. Turning her gaze to the floating stone, Duaru grabbed the spear again. He continued to throw his spear at the target even in the middle of the battle.

It’s really not long now. Adren was already falling at a considerable rate. The land that was getting farther and farther away was proof of that.

The defensive magic surrounding the floating stone had been destroyed a long time ago. A whitish aura from all over Adren was seeping into his body. It was the souls of those who had died to them.

He raised his arms, contemplating where he would go to destroy the dragon city after it crashed. Perhaps this would be the final blow. It was the moment the spear was about to leave his hand.

【Big ah ah ah-!!!】

Somewhere, a thunderbolt seemed to be roaring.

****

The starry sky was receding. A chaff-like cloud was rising over the city limits. Adren, who had been slowly sinking, was now falling in earnest at a speed worthy of being called a fall.

“Gagging! Kuck!”

Naransonia coughed. Every time her shoulders moved, blood was oozing from the wounds on her back. The place where the wing was torn off. Asher, who was moving next to Naransonia, asked anxiously.

“Are you okay?”

“Whoa…yes. No problem.”

Naransonia nodded, wiping the blood from her mouth. The pale complexion was a problem no matter where you looked, but Asher couldn’t bear to point it out. Because the situation was so urgent.

“If the fall cannot be prevented, we must rescue as many people as possible. Let’s hurry.”

“That’s all but…”

Asher stammered. Behind Naransonia, the dragons placed in the water tank were busy following. Their pale complexions were no different from those of Naransonia. It was all because of excessive consumption of mana.

“I…if only I had more strength.”

Asher muttered, closing his eyes tightly. The team failed to prevent Adren from falling.

I tried to get as close as possible, inject mana into the floating stone, and cast defense magic, but everything was in vain with a single spear thrown by Duaru.

It was an expected result, but it was bleak when it became a reality. But there was no time to be frustrated. They hastily changed their strategy and were heading for what was supposed to be a town.

Since the city could not be defended anyway, the intention was to try to save lives as much as possible. The number of light giants he has killed so far has exceeded a thousand. Naransonia looked back at her subordinate dragons and said.

“How many people can you save?”

“It will be in the triple digits at best. The speed of the fall is faster than I thought.”

“…shit.”

Naransonia bit her lip. She knew too. No matter how hard they tried, most of the citizens would end up in the water along with the Dragon City.

There were too few people in the training team to carry everyone in Adren. Naransonia, who was silent for a moment, opened her mouth.

“Do what you can. Remove all anchored airships and bring in survivors. Divide into groups of three and move.”

“yes!”

The bodies of the dragons that released Polymorph swelled. They flew off the ground and scattered in perfect order following Naransonia’s instructions.

She immediately resumed moving. Naransonia, who hastened her steps, opened her mouth.

“Isn’t it funny?”

“Yes yes?”

“The dragon race. Aren’t they not even able to save the servants who swore allegiance to the subject who usually pretended to be so proud?”

Naransonia let out a wry smile. Asher, who was hesitant, turned to the direction where Duaru was and said.

“That… I think it would be the same for any race. In front of such an existence…”

A fierce battle was still taking place in the sky. An indescribable scream echoed across the island. The light giants and dragons were entangled and creating hell.

Duaru was an existence close to a natural disaster with no help. After hearing Asher’s words, Naransonia nodded slowly.

“okay. As you said. In the face of an unprecedented disaster that we cannot handle, we too become mortal. Would things have been a little better if he had scratched out the arrogance that was etched into his bones? Now… I don’t even know that.”

“Naransonia-sama…”

“It’s been a long chatter. Don’t worry, you and your friends will return it with my pride.”

Naransonia struggled to raise the corner of her mouth. With those words, the conversation ended.

It was in the midst of them moving their steps in the awkward silence. Caen. Suddenly, a metallic sound came from under my feet. Asher, noticing that the texture of the ground had changed, lowered his gaze.

“This…?”

Asher raised his eyebrows. The grass and dirt were gone and there was a metal floor. It didn’t take long to realize that it was a giant disc.

It was an original version that gave off a very different feeling. There was not a single scratch left on the board, which was about half the size of the Great Plaza of Phileon. Naransonia said.

“It’s the rock at the top of the Sky Tower. Did you fly all the way here?”

“A rock? ah…!”

Asher exclaimed slightly. I did something, and it was the disk on which the dragon king climbed and performed the ceremony. I never thought this big thing would come off.

A very complex and geometric magic circle was drawn on the black surface. It seemed to be a spell for the dragon king’s ritual. Asher’s eyes widened as he slowly scanned the magic circle.

“Wait…”

An idea passed through his mind. It was extremely risky and reckless, but well worth the try. Asher suddenly ran forward and began to examine the magic circle with his hand.

“…what are you doing?”

“wait a minute. This is… obviously…”

Naransonia asked back, but Asher did not answer. The concentration given by the sky was blocking all the noise coming from the surroundings. In his narrowed field of vision, only the huge magic circle remained, shining brightly.

“It’s possible… if you gather the flow… and use it as a catalyst…”

“Wizard, what the hell are you going to do now…”

Naransonia was about to urge him. Asher suddenly stood up and grabbed her by the sleeve.

“help.”

“what?”

He didn’t stutter when he asked. The space between Naransonia’s brows narrowed. Asher, who was quickly mumbling to himself, opened his mouth.

“…Maybe we can stop it. fall.”