[GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!]
Feeling the intensity of the flames, the dragon realized it was on the verge of defeat.
The shape of the wing holding the core magic stone mutated. The tail that had been dealing with Ur also transformed sharply, and the burned tongue writhed without waiting to regenerate. All of the dragon’s weapons were now aimed at Diz—or more precisely, at the terrifying Blazing Flame Sword, Akane, she wielded.
──That alone, that alone must be eliminated at all costs!
As if screaming this, the dragon focused everything on the hero.
The dragon had decided to completely ignore the small pebble that was Ur. Even if it stumbled over that pebble and suffered a great wound, it would completely disregard the damage.
The dragon’s choice was the right one—except that it had come far too late.
The dragon’s decision was one move too late. And──
“If you’re going to hit a moving target──”
──Even faster than that, Diz threw the Blazing Flame Sword she had created.
She simply threw it. It was a straightforward, unadorned throw, and as such, there was no way it would hit the young dragon, who was on maximum alert and feared the sword above all else. The dragon twisted its body like a snake and narrowly avoided it.
[GYAHAHA!]
It laughed. The hero had foolishly let go of the weapon it feared the most.
“──Then I’ll improvise!”
And so, the dragon’s attention was delayed in noticing the gray figure behind it who had caught the Blazing Flame Sword, Akane.
“Akane!!”
[Leave it to me!!]
Faster than the dragon could turn around, Ur hurled the flaming sword at the dragon’s body. The sword struck the defenseless base of the dragon’s neck. Even with its sharpness, it could only barely pierce the skin, but the Blazing Flame Sword, Akane, erupted in flames, blinding the dragon’s vision.
[GARR!?]
Engulfed in flames, its eyes burning, the young dragon let out a scream. Taking advantage of the clear opening created by the evil demonic beast, Ur moved.
Condensing the last of his strength into his exhausted legs, he leaped toward the black-purple gemstone the dragon had been cradling with its wings.
“【Hungry Dragon Fang】……!”
Drawing back his arm and gathering his strength, he thrust out the dragon fang spear like an arrow.
The blade, resembling a jaw, sank into the black-purple light.
“Bite through it!!”
The false jaw modeled after the dragon devoured the core magic stone before the young dragon could consume it.
At the same time, that was all he could do. His body lost all strength, and Ur fell as if plummeting.
“Ugh…!”
Unable to even brace himself, Ur’s body hit the ground hard, and he lay there in an undignified position, unable to move. He couldn’t even twitch a finger. The self that had been leaping and running around moments ago felt like a lie.
In truth, it was a lie. He didn’t have the strength to fight freely in such a deadly place. It was only natural that the backlash would come.
[GAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!]
“……!”
Of course, Ur had no means of escaping the murderous intent of the young dragon, enraged at having its prey stolen from right under its nose. With the blade still embedded in its neck, the dragon opened its jaws wide and lunged to tear Ur apart. Unable to even flinch, Ur’s vision was swallowed by the dragon’s dark maw──
“Thank you, Ur.”
──At the same time as Diz grabbed the hilt of the Blazing Flame Sword, Akane, embedded in the dragon’s neck, she severed its head.
[G──]
An abnormally large head was torn from the body, and it flew through the air. Jet-black blood spilled out, immediately burned away by the flame sword. Ur was certain of their victory.
But Ur didn’t know.
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The dragon’s weak point wasn’t its neck—it was its【heart】.
“Wha…?”
The head was torn off, and the remaining body convulsed. At first, Ur thought it was a malfunction of the remaining flesh. But when jet-black blood gushed from the severed neck, it continued to overflow. Far more blood than the small body could possibly contain spilled out, and the headless dragon’s body began to transform.
[G, GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG]
Having lost its head and scattering blood and death, the young dragon became a death dragon.
“Wha, what is this……!?”
Ur, who could only look up at it now, trembled as he spoke.
He had thought he understood how out of place he was in this battlefield, but even so, this was far too abnormal.
Ur knew that monsters were far from ordinary creatures. He had experienced them taking on forms that defied reason.
But never to this extent. He had never encountered a monster that made him question whether it was even a living being. No, this wasn’t even a monster.
This dragon was—a calamity.
“Whoa!?”
And then death overflowed. The black, vile blood filled the dark space.
Ur tried to escape, but the blood bound his body like the hands of the dead. The sensation of drowning—Ur’s body stiffened with dread.
“【Authority of Red Rust—Degradation Creation, Resume. Replication, Begin】”
But Diz, the hero who knew the dragon’s weak point, showed no hesitation. She called out to the Blazing Flame Sword, Akane, still in the process of being forged, and resumed its creation. The sword in Diz’s hand seemed to split, and an identical sword was created.
“【Quintuple Creation】”
Five flame swords, purging all impurity, formed a circle behind her.
In the center of the blood and death that had rapidly filled the space, the figure of the golden hero wielding the dazzling flame swords shone brightly.
“【Circle of Flames—Soul Annihilation】”
And the flames tore through death.
The jet-black blood that had filled the space was quickly burned away by the flames. The headless dragon, still spilling death, trembled as if in turmoil.
Ur could only stare in shock as the situation continued to change.
Only the golden hero moved.
“【Extreme Destruction, Diamond, Lightning Speed, Bind All Demons to My Sword】”
Strengthening her grip on the blazing sword, she leapt.
Diz had already identified the source of the blood pouring from the headless dragon floating in the air.
She swung her sword at the dragon’s vital spot—its heart.
“【Magic Sever】”
[ＧＥ──────────────]
The heart was cleaved in two with a single strike.
The mission of the Seven Heavens, the decree from the Wise King of Heaven, was fulfilled.
“Diz…lady…”
“…Unbelievable.”
Ur and Rose, who had witnessed this incredible feat, felt the flow of air from above.
The space, which had been distorted due to the dragon and the core magic stone that caused the labyrinthization, returned to its original state as both were lost. At the same time, they couldn’t withstand the residual heat from the flames Diz had unleashed.
The already fragile ceiling was blown away, revealing the whitening sky of dawn.
It was as if the sky was signaling the end of this chaos.
Ur and Rose gazed up in awe at the golden warrior lowering her sword in the sky.
Truly, unbelievable.
In a different sense, she was on a completely different level from that dragon. The gap in their abilities was too vast. Even when Glenn was mowing down trainees at the Greed training grounds, it wasn’t as incomprehensible as this. Any preconceived notions about her being the daughter of a moneylender who took their sister had completely vanished.
The golden warrior, the warrior of the Seven Heavens, stood majestically.
She was undeniably the pinnacle of this world.
“……”
After confirming the dragon’s incineration, Diz landed and immediately ran towards Ur.
“Wha—mua!?”
“Now, Ur.”
Without stopping, she pinched Ur’s cheek.
“Why did you do something so reckless?”
“Ihihaihihaihihaihihai”
Uncharacteristically for her usually composed self, she seemed a bit flustered and a bit angry.
It was like the expression of a mother facing her son who had run off into danger without listening.
But being scolded by the woman who had been the initial reason for Ur’s reckless battles felt somewhat unfair.
“Whaf whaf, mish’d up, mish’d up… wasn’ dere, righf?”
“I won’t deny that. But I could have defeated it alone. You didn’t need to be so reckless.”
In a way, Diz’s words were harsh, almost negating Ur’s efforts.
But Ur didn’t get angry.
He pulled Diz’s hand away from his cheek and looked at her. Unlike Ur, who had been protected by Diz, she was battered and covered in blood.
“You might have defeated it alone. But you would have been even more bloodied from all the recklessness.”
“Answer me seriously, or I’ll get angry.”
“I am answering.”
Why had he jumped into such a place and done something so reckless and beyond his abilities? When asked, Ur tried to put his feelings into words, but only one answer came to mind.
So he said it.
“I was annoyed that you were doing everything on your own and carrying all the burden.”
That was the sole reason Ur fought.
No other reason came to mind, no matter how much he thought.
“…………That’s it?”
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