Chapter 275

Large-Scale Raid (4)

Dragon.

Since the world changed, the worst existence humanity has faced.

“This isn’t right.”

Kwaaaa!

Like a bombing raid by a bomber squadron, a barrage of magic missiles poured down.

Thud, thud, thud!

Watching the spectacle of Skeletons emerging from the void and throwing themselves towards it.

“This isn’t right,”

A certain man muttered.

“I admit the Skeleton Emperor is amazing. But I can’t accept that we have to fight for his benefit.”

“That’s right! Why do we have to fight that ridiculous being?!”

One, two, three.

Dissatisfied voices emerged.

Anxiety and fear began to spread like a contagion.

“That’s right, that Dragon said it doesn’t intend to wipe us out.”

“Does that mean? It’s going to coexist with us?”

“Right. It means it will acknowledge each other’s territory, doesn’t it?”

“Look at the name too. Earth Dragon. A dragon that protects the land! What is that land! It’s Earth! It’s a dragon that protects Earth!”

“That’s right? The omnipotent System acknowledged it, didn’t it?”

An opinion emerged that we should not antagonize the Dragon and see it as an ally.

“Kuh, a dragon that protects Earth? Then it’s a Guardian Dragon!”

“That’s right! The Dragon is one with us!”

Also, some people became overly immersed and started to become extreme Dragon fanatics.

“I’m going back.”

A husky declaration from a Ranker dressed in quite flamboyant equipment.

“Since he’s such a great person, he’ll fight well on his own.”

Judging by the momentum, he seemed to be a high-Ranker of quite a high ranking.

“I’m going too. The reason I responded to the World Association’s call was because that monster could be the end of humanity.”

“There was no explanation about this situation, was there? I don’t want to die a meaningless death.”

Those who silently prepared for battle.

Those who watched the situation.

Those who spoke out.

Those who left.

Due to Bria’s remarks, the Rankers made and acted on their own subjective judgments.

“What are these bastards saying…? Anyone would think our master is an acquaintance of that Dragon.”

Pazzzik!

Thunderclap Plora muttered in bewilderment at the sudden escape.

“Kuhahat! Don’t you know? It’s all an excuse! I never knew there were so many cowards in the world!”

Jang Dae-ung chuckled in disbelief.

Of course, even in the midst of that.

Kwaaaa! Kwagang!

The Dragon and the Skeleton Emperor’s fierce battle continued.

There were only intermittent bombardments where the Rankers gathered.

The majority was the fight between the Skeletons and the Dragon.

“…The Skeleton Emperor is amazing.”

“That’s right, even three Hyper Rankers would have a hard time enduring it, but he’s holding out quite well on his own?”

“I heard he’s caught Dragons before, and even tamed them there… It seems like that Dragon is wary of him too.”

“Could it be that he’s specialized only in Dragons?”

Some Rankers who purely respected Ju Dong-hoon’s abilities took up their weapons.

As there were those who fled, there were definitely those who wanted to fight.

Gritting!

At that time.

Goddess of the Dark Moon Aira, who was controlling the situation from the situation room, gnashed her teeth.

No! You can’t scatter just because of one word from the Dragon! No one here can guarantee the Dragon’s words!

You must follow the control!

Warning! Do not leave! Rankers who leave will not be able to avoid the Association’s disciplinary action later!

Through the special abilities of the Association’s Hunters.

Even though she continued to send orders, it was useless.

The screen displayed in the situation room only showed the increasing number of deserters.

“How can Rankers be like this…!”

Kooong!

Aira slammed the floor of the conference room nervously.

“They’re falling for such a clumsy tongue-lashing that even elementary school students wouldn’t be fooled by…!”

The Dragon is for humanity?

It doesn’t intend to wipe us out?

“Ha.”

Aira was dumbfounded.

If that were the case, it shouldn’t have writhed in the ground from the beginning, causing disaster-level earthquakes.

It shouldn’t have performed an earthquake and engaged in close combat with the gathered Rankers as soon as it came out.

The Dragon is just playing with us!

Can’t you feel it when it calls us foolish races, insects, and dregs every time it speaks?

Did it greet us or propose something as soon as it appeared in the first place?! The Dragon was the one who attacked us first!

Aira continued to convey this.

The situation room and the field were clearly different.

It was difficult to reverse the atmosphere.

‘It would be nice if Ju Dong-hoon said even one word…!’

Aira, chewing on her lips, stared at the hologram located in the very center of the situation room.

The Skeleton Emperor’s battle scene was being broadcast live there.

‘This person isn’t even paying attention.’

You can tell by looking at his eyes.

The man, shouting something at the Skeletons with a determined look and wielding his spear, only had the fight with the Dragon in his mind.

Whether the Rankers went home or helped.

It didn’t matter at all.

“…This is.”

In the end, Aira made a decision.

“It seems like the situation room has lost its control ability.”

Then, she hurriedly packed her combat equipment.

She was a Hunter ranked 20th in the world.

Goddess of the Dark Moon.

The strongest buffer on Earth.

“From now on, the World Association will completely cancel the control of the Rankers and participate directly in the battle.”

It was a conference room built at the end of the earthquake range.

The distance to the battle area was not far.

“Y, you’re suddenly leaving?”

“Then what about us!”

“Even so, it’s better for the Goddess of the Dark Moon to control…!”

The heads of state and Hunters from various countries tried to dissuade her.

“No, I have to lead by example.”

She shook her head.

“To show what choice is for humanity.”

Kwaaaa!

Once again, a tremendous explosion that shook the heavens and the earth.

In the confrontation with the Dragon, the noise was suddenly reduced in the ears of the Rankers.

The noises that kept hitting their eardrums and causing headaches all disappeared at once.

“…What is it?”

“Is there something wrong with my ears?”

The tremors stopped, and the subtle tinnitus symptoms also disappeared.

The Dragon was clearly flapping its Wings, but the surroundings became as silent as a graveyard.

In that strange silence.

Listen!

The Hunters could hear a woman’s forceful voice.

It was the voice of Tower Master Sophia Silverstone, who didn’t even have time to wipe the blood flowing from her mouth.

Those who will fight, take up your weapons and follow the Paladins and Royder, and those who will run away…

It was a quiet whispering voice, but it was clearly heard in the ears of all the Hunters.

Tower Master Sophia’s lips parted slightly again.

Just get out without any unnecessary agitation.

A silent resonance.

People felt the Tower Master’s anger in that voice.

From now on, I, Silverstone, will take responsibility and cut off the tongues of those who utter nonsense from their mouths.

Gulp.

A Ranker who was about to say something paused.

Because he felt the sincerity in the Tower Master’s message.

When they saw her Magical power dominating the space, it was not impossible.

However, just know one thing even if you leave.

If Ju Dong-hoon was selfish, he wouldn’t have tried to save you by throwing his subordinates into that barrage of magic missiles.

If Ju Dong-hoon was selfish, he wouldn’t have bothered to fly across the Pacific Ocean to this place where the Dragon appeared.

“…….”

Anger at those who slandered Ju Dong-hoon from behind.

And.

I am the Tower Master.

The Magic Tower has a library, and it is no exaggeration to say that the library contains all the knowledge of the vast universe.

In that library, the Dragon race is referred to as the most dangerous race in the universe and the most selfish race.

They will never respect us.

They will never think of us as an equal race.

They are just toys to them.

Resonance.

Her voice had a resonance that made something boil in their hearts.

“That’s right.”

Someone muttered blankly.

“Come to think of it, the Dragon also said it. It is the instinct of all living things to yield to the strong. That is the law of nature.”

“…Does that mean?”

“It means they will dominate us. They will suppress our freedom and colonize us.”

“Like the old emperors?”

“That’s right, and the old emperors at least had the goal of making the people live well… There’s no way the Dragon would have something like that, right? It’s a different race in the first place.”

“…That’s right?”

“How is that different from the extinction of humanity? Humanity that has lost its freedom is not alive even if it lives!”

People took up their weapons again.

Of course, those who were really scared and trying to escape, not those who were agitated, did not stop running away.

Some courageous people kicked off the ground and jumped up.

“I can’t live like that!”

“Help Ju Dong-hoon! We can’t let him die! That’s the shortcut for humanity to go to its end!”

The only people who can even confront the Dragon.

People who can withstand that terrible Dragon for even a few minutes.

They couldn’t let such a talented person die.

“Waaa!”

“Waaaa!”

Unity.

Although the number of people was smaller than before.

The power became even stronger.

The bond became stronger.

That is what a fight with a purpose is like.

Kukuku. Vermin, you are a race that doesn’t know the value of life!

Bria roared.

Whether he had lost interest, the corners of his mouth that had been raised also came down.

As the Destruction Dragon was getting further and further away.

He just thought he should clean them all up.

Know it as an honor.

Whoong! Whooong!

With the flapping of Wings, the heavy body flew even higher.

Even though it was daytime when the sun was in the middle of the sky, the world was dyed in darkness.

It was because the Dragon’s body completely blocked the sun.

Soon.

[The Earth Dragon is preparing Breath.]

Kwaddeudeudeu……!

Along with the enormous power that the Dragon was drawing out, all the energy spread out beneath it began to gather in one place.

To be exact, towards the Dragon’s mouth.

“Th, that’s…….”

“Crazy! No way!”

Dudududu……!

The rocks scattered on the ground began to rise into the air.

Fragments swirled like a tornado, hitting the Hunters.

“Br, Breath? It’s Breath!”

“Damn it, hold on tight!”

“Oh, Jesus! What are we going to do about this!”

With tremendous suction power, the Hunters struggled to endure.

“Kkeuaak!”

“Kkeuaaaak!”

Some Hunters were swept up into the air.

No matter how hard they tried to endure with their grip strength, it was beyond that level of power.

Even.

Jjeojeojeojeok!

Since even the floor was being pulled up, there was no support that they could hold on to with their hands.

They had no choice but to float in the air and be sucked in.

“Hmm.”

I was also embarrassed.

Kaden, who had landed on the ground, drove his shield deep into the ground.

I was enduring the suction power through that.

“…This won’t work.”

Even if I endure, it’s a problem.

Once the suction is over, a proper Breath will explode, how will I stop it?

‘Breath.’

I frowned.

Because the moment I experienced through Aranbalon and the Giant Dragon in the past came to mind.

The help of ‘Ancient Magic’ (SSS-grade).

In other words, if it wasn’t for ‘Space Separation’ (SSS-grade), there would have been no answer back then either.

‘What, is there no other way?’

When I asked the Old Man.

“Khm, I can’t just give you the answer even if it’s me. In the first place, I wouldn’t have tried to stop something like that even if my main body came. I would have avoided it.”

‘Avoid?’

That?

No.

I can’t avoid it.

There are already so many Rankers caught there, and it’s ambiguous to escape alone.

Is there no other way?

The moment I was racking my brains.

“……!”

It was then that the hair on my whole body stood on end.

My instinct and intuition shouted.

Right now, here.

Another being besides the Dragon has appeared.

I don’t know about the Dragon, but at least much more than me.

No, an overwhelmingly strong being has appeared.

“Hmm?”

Whether the Old Man also recognized it, the moment he raised his eyebrows.

…Everyone, grab on.

I heard a blunt male voice in my ear.

At the same time.

Kwaaaa!

A large Magic circle was drawn in the air, and black tentacles began to pop out from under it.

Wow.

What is all this?

It’s a grotesque Magical Creature, but grab it if you want to live. It will withstand the suction power of Breath.

Magical Creature!

An incredibly large Magical Creature at that!

My eyes widened.

Because I knew that there was only one person who could easily summon it from the ground.

‘Is it real?’

My hero in my heart that I’m seeing for the first time since becoming a Hunter.

Kwaaaa!

It was then that a man wearing a black robe popped out from the very center of the Magic circle.

“Demon King……!”

I muttered blankly.

World Ranker 2nd place, Demon King.

While capturing the image of Jack Smith, who said he couldn’t participate in the Demonic Realm.