260. Conclusion
#260
It was the moment when Duaru was about to throw the spear. A roar sounded like a thousand thunderbolts striking from somewhere.
【Kaaaaaa-!!!】
The echo was transmitted as a wave. Several seriously injured giants were unable to withstand the pressure and perished. Duaru lowered his gaze. There is no way the owner of this voice is alive.
It was the moment his gaze landed on his feet. Kwaaaaaaaaaa! Suddenly the barrier made of giants broke down and a huge two-headed dragon came out. The Dragon King’s wings were moving without hesitation even with hundreds of light giants attached to them.
『You.』
【Stop right now-】
【You devil!】
The Dragon King roared again. All the giants clinging to him fell away. The corner of Duaru’s eyes twitched ever so slightly.
At that moment his wildly extended right head opened its mouth. Quaaaaa! Rays reminiscent of the sun on a summer day poured out.
“Gooooh!”
Even though the distance was very long the ray of light crossed the night sky without wavering. Dozens of giants of light formed a formation and attempted to defend themselves but they evaporated without showing any results like the mantis trying to block the cart.
That was the moment when the ray of light reached Duaru’s face. Quaaaaaaaaa! As soon as a huge explosion occurred daylight came to Adren. Long shadows were cast across the battlefield. The dragons and giants who were in the middle of a fight cowered.
“Gook?!”
【your majesty…!】
The dragons gasped. It was a power worthy of the monarch of Adren. After a few seconds the flash disappeared. The Dragon King’s brow furrowed.
【…I can’t believe it.】
Duaru was standing in good health without a single scratch. A spherical curtain shimmering with bizarre colors surrounded him tightly. He spoke in an emotionless voice.
『The king in the cage. Why do you repeat fleeting events?
Duaru could not possibly understand the Dragon King. Somehow he survived being hit by his spear but his condition was worse than when he first fought him.
His golden scales were losing their shine like withered leaves. Blood was still oozing from the wound on his side which had been opened once and then patchily healed. It was possible to notice without much effort that he was enduring too much pain.
The Dragon King did not answer Duaru’s question. However he shouted with pride as a king.
【What is fleeting and what is valuable-】
【The load decides!】
The right side of his head opened its mouth again. Duaru seeing the mana gathering inside his throat raised his spear without saying a word. He was a leader of the best race on this planet so he had some expectations but he was still a lowly creature.
The Dragon King was about to spit out rays of light again. Douaru’s arm which had been pulled back disappeared from sight. The Dragon King who was in poor condition was unable to read the trajectory of his spear.
【Pfft…!】
Easy profit! It was the moment when the spear of light that flew like a comet was about to hit between the eyebrows on the right side of my head. A shadow ran up the back of my neck.
In an instant the shadow and the window of light that reached the crown of the right head overlapped. Sgak! Spears split like bamboo passed by either side of the Dragon King.
“hmm?”
Douaru paused. The shadow that cut down the spear of light straightened its stance. Kwaaaaang! The split spear caused an explosion near both wings of the Dragon King. The Dragon King who had escaped the danger of death cried out in joy.
【That’s it!】
“Whoa….”
Schlieffen caught his breath and grabbed the hilt of his sword. The Dragon King was not the only one who gambled with life and death. For a moment his sword which overlapped with the spear of light became so hot that it seemed to melt.
“…I never thought this would really happen.”
Schlieffen muttered softly. A red stain had dried on the bluish blade. It was Ronan’s own blood.
Instead of dwelling on the lingering thoughts he immediately began to concentrate. The storm aura began to swirl around the sword body. Duaru who froze for a moment was about to say something.
【In the city ruled by Jim-】
【Disappear!】
The Dragon King roared again. Quaaaaa! The right side of the head which had been prepared exhaled. A ray of light stronger than before crossed the night sky once again.
『…a useless thing.』
Duaru muttered. I don’t know how the spear was cut but the star’s protection remained intact and without a scratch. As soon as he stretched out his hand the surrounding photons gathered together and created a new window.
At that time Schlieffen who had been concentrating in silence swung his sword. Easy profit! The aura of the storm which was shaking and spraying cool light turned into a huge arrow and was shot towards Duaru.
The swirling wind was tinged with dark red perhaps because it contained Ronan’s blood. The arrow that surpassed the dragon king’s beam hit the star’s protection directly. Kaaaaang! The condensed wind exploded and a strange bursting sound rang out.
“what….”
Duaru froze for a moment. The protection was not broken. However there were cracks resembling spider webs like a glass window hit by a stone.
It was impossible. External mana was seeping through the cracks. It wasn’t until he felt the heat of the rays approaching his eyes that he realized that things were going wrong.
For the first time a look of confusion appeared on Duaru’s face. It was the moment when he hurriedly spread his wings. Quaaaaaaaaa! Finally a beam of light engulfed him and his shield entirely.
【You got it right!】
The dragons who were watching burst out in astonishment. The beam of light did not stop and stretched out with the momentum to reach the star.
Schlieffen who had fired off the storm with all his might caught his breath. He clearly saw that his strike had cracked the star’s protection.
It was a moment when Ronan’s hypothesis which was raised when he fought the Archbishop was proven. The claim that with his own blood he could stand against Nebula Clazier and the might of the giants seemed to fit nicely.
“…That’s pretty good.”
He muttered softly. Soon the light subsided.
【What…!】
There was nothing where Duaru was. The Dragon King’s eyes grew so big that they seemed to pop out. Only a few feathers that made up the wings remained and were falling gently.
【Look human-】
【We did it!】
The Dragon King shouted unable to control his excitement. It seemed like he was like any other enemy hit by his own beam. Disappearance without even leaving a trace.
But Schlieffen did not react. There was something strange about him. Even though Duaru died there was no change in the behavior of the light giants that were summoned.
He was just about to warn me. Easy profit! Suddenly a spear of light flew out of the corner of my eye. exclaimed Schlieffen.
“It’s dangerous!”
【What…!】
Sensing his crisis the Dragon King hurriedly turned his head but was too late. A spear of light flew through the wind and stuck in his left hind leg. There was no time to say anything. Quaaaaaaaaa! An explosion accompanied by a flash of light exploded with a roar.
【Kaaaaaa!!】
A desperate scream erupted. The strong legs flew away without a trace. The dirty cut surface looked as if it had been torn by hand and was spitting out blood.
The belly skin that had been caught in the explosion was damaged to such an extent that it looked as if the internal organs would spill out at any moment. His flesh where the scales had fallen off was a deep bright red. The Dragon King’s massive body swayed greatly. A familiar voice rang out from the direction the spear came from.
『Amazing.』
Schlieffen turned around. Duaru was looking down at them. The star’s protection still surrounded his body which had come down to a much lower altitude than before.
It looked healthy but it didn’t seem like there was any damage. The cracks made by Schlieffen were engraved on the curtain that shimmered with bizarre colors. Inside Duaru’s chest had a faint burn-like scar.
『This is the first time I got hurt. It’s okay to be proud.』
Duaru said. It was a sincere compliment but Schlieffen and the Dragon King did not respond. The pressure was overwhelming them making it difficult to even breathe.
『But that’s all.』
Duaru continued. From his slightly parted lips a language flowed that this star creature could not pronounce.
The starlight in the morning sky became stronger. Seaaaa…! Particles of light gathered from all directions began to create dozens of windows around him.
【…oh my god.】
『Desperate great fighters. You will not be able to protect anything.』
There was no way to do anything about this. The Dragon King was about to say something. Spears aimed at different targets were fired all at once.
The scene where windows of white light pour out radially was reminiscent of a beautiful meteor shower. The spears fell one by one into the bodies of the fighting dragons.
【Wow!】
【Whoa!】
There was no space to let out a scream of death. Kwagwagwagwagwang! A series of massive explosions accompanied by flashes of light occurred. The Dragon King’s face hardened at the sight of the night sky suddenly becoming as bright as day.
【Can’t we stop right now!】
The Dragon King shouted. The staggering body struck towards Duaru. Immediately five or six spears with twisted directions were fired at the Dragon King. As Schlieffen grabbed the hilt of the sword the blade scattered in the form of wind. Sigh! As he fired his sword strikes three spears of light were cut in half.
But there were still three more left. The Dragon King attempted an evasive maneuver unbecoming of his large body and barely managed to avoid the remaining spears. He took a deep breath and raised his head. In the meantime fifteen re-created spears were raining down on his head.
“…shit.”
Schlieffen exchanged glances with the Dragon King and twisted his lips. The gap with Duaru was still far away but it seemed like it had reached its limit. Taking a deep breath the left head of the Dragon King shouted loudly.
【It’s frustrating but we’re done here!】
“hmm?”
【Now try implementing that brilliant plan! Everything depends on your success or failure! The cheeky demon dragon and…】
The two aru tilted their heads. It had a unique feel to being a will. Even in front of the pouring spear of light the Dragon King did not slow down his speed at all. After a brief pause a loud bellow came out from the Dragon King’s mouth.
【Ronan!!】
At that moment the right side of the Dragon King’s head which had been closed all along opened its mouth. Two black shadows jumped out clicking their tongues.
One was a young man with dirty eyes and the other was a pale handsome man with his hair down to his waist. He took off his pitch-black coat and roared.
【It was a car where I was tired of enduring the bad smell!】
At the same time Orsay’s body expanded rapidly. A black dragon appeared in the empty sky. Paaaaang! The four wings spread out as if exploding creating a whirlwind. At the same time Ronan jumped above his head and swung his sword sideways.
“Hmm!”
La Mancha dyed red drew a wide arc. The sword energy concentrated like buckshot shot out in a fan shape. The number of sword energy was thirteen matching the spear of light. The spears were about to strike the Dragon King and Schlieffen. Quagwagwagwang! The swords flew in the correct orbit and intercepted the spears.
『What.』
The thirteen spears exploded in the air without even a single effective hit. Duaru’s eyes widened. It was a completely different level of agitation than when Schlieffen’s blow was allowed.
“You were excited right? “You fucking bastard.”
Ronan growled lowly. There were so many sacrifices necessary to get this far. Du Aru who had just regained his composure raised his arms again.
『Disappear.』
Wedge! The spears that were being sprayed in all directions all changed direction and were fired towards Ronan and Orsay. Even if I couldn’t do this it seemed like there would be over a hundred. There were too many to intercept them all.
But Ronan was not embarrassed. It was as expected and thanks to the struggles of the Dragon King and Schlieffen the distance was sufficiently narrowed. Orsay with all his wings folded shouted fiercely.
【Let’s go!】
Instead of answering Ronan grabbed his horn and lowered his posture. The spear that flew out from the front was about to pierce their heads. The bodies of Orsay and Ronan momentarily became shadows and dispersed. pop! Two figures leapt through space and appeared outside the range of spears.
Perplexity appeared on Duaru’s face again. pop! pop! pop! Orsay used Blink in succession and quickly closed the gap. Ronan cut down all the spears that flew in for the moment.
I thought this distance would be enough. Ronan arrived at Duaru’s feet and delivered a slash. A red crescent moon shot towards him.
“Get lost!”
“foolish.”
Duaru grabbed the spear. The sword energy flying through the dawn air was so insignificant that it would be rude to compare it with the Dragon King’s rays or Schlieffen’s storm.
He judged that the attack would not cause much damage to himself and the star’s protection. I don’t know what kind of miscellaneous skill spear he cut down but the luck ended here. Instead of taking his defensive stance or dodging Du Aru raised his spear. One corner of Ronan’s mouth quirked up.
“You idiot.”
“what?”
Duaru paused for a moment. At that moment the sword energy ripped through the star’s protection and dug into it. Sigh! The crescent moon hit him directly on his left shoulder and blue blood spurted out.
『…!』
Duaru’s face which had been expressionless all along became distorted. The blood that burst out soaked Ronan and Orsay. The forearm separated from his body fell into the night sky.
『This is what happened….』
The composure disappeared from Duaru’s face. Something was going very wrong. It was just as he was about to bite his body to assess the situation. Paaaa! Suddenly a red light reminiscent of a sunset enveloped Duaru.
“I’m sorry but it’s within this distance.”
Ronan said. Suddenly Duaru’s eyes opened wide. The young man who was obviously far away from him was standing right in front of his eyes.
“what….”
Duaru hurriedly swung his spear. At the same time Ronan’s arm disappeared from sight. Although the speed itself was equal Ronan avoided Douaru’s spear with movements as light as a feather. He never forgot how to fight an opponent he once competed with. Ronan muttered.
“It was said that children of stars share senses.”
『Ugh…!』
A blue line was drawn over Duaru’s neck. Ronan’s sword which drew an arc returned to its original position. The dragons including the Dragon King were watching the scene without even being able to breathe properly.
“If you want to hang out come see me.”
Ronan spun his sword around and blurted out. Sigh! Duaru’s head rose into the sky. The dawn rising over the horizon was casting light on Adren.
