Chapter 116 : What Happened at the Mana Stone Mine (2)
After passing through a passage wide enough for about four people to walk through at the sa ti, a massive plaza revealed itself.
At the center of the plaza was a being crouching down.
At the appearance of Kyle and Seros, the being in the plaza slowly raised its head.
The creature opened its silver-shining eyes and looked at them as if they were a nuisance.
“Silver Wyvern……?”
A being known to have gone extinct.
The Silver Wyvern, called the strongest among wyverns, had even been recorded as a great threat to the First Head of the Ragnar Family.
A Silver Wyvern that should have been flying through the skies, relentlessly harassing monsters.
Kyle could not understand why it was inside the Mana Stone Mine.
“My lord, it’s dangerous!”
As the wyvern lifted its massive body, Seros quickly stepped in front of Kyle and raised his sword.
Soon, a fierce aura suddenly exploded and filled the entire plaza.
The space instantly turned into a place filled with freezing cold.
Kyle shook off his thoughts and focused on the creature before him.
When it was the Ice Dragon, the Everlasting Fla had suppressed the cold, allowing it to be dealt with. But the Silver Wyvern was different.
‘Immunity to fire energy. That’s why it’s said even the First Head of the Family struggled against the Silver Wyvern.’
It was a monster against which fire energy—one of the powers of Frostfire—did not work.
Frostfire was not suitable swordsmanship for fighting a Silver Wyvern.
The swordsmanship he had used during the days of Ian Kylers.
Having decided to use the swordsmanship of the White Devil, Kyle imdiately took his stance.
“My lord?”
Seros looked surprised at Kyle’s posture as he took the ready stance, as if he might leap forward at any mont.
It was swordsmanship Kyle had never once used since returning to Ragnar.
“Seros, we must never let the Silver Wyvern escape the Mana Stone Mine. If it manages to fly freely in the sky, we will never be able to capture it.”
“Understood.”
After confirming his resolute gaze, Seros took a deep breath.
If it was a being capable of making Kyle tense, it was sothing that absolutely could not be underestimated.
anwhile, the Silver Wyvern roared toward the humans who had intruded upon its temporary dwelling.
KRAAAAAAAK—!
A trendous cold burst from the Silver Wyvern’s mouth.
Kyle unleashed the power of the Everlasting Fla to protect Seros from the surging cold.
BOOOOM—!
The powerful wave of cold collided with the flas Kyle released, producing a thunderous explosion.
“Ugh!”
Kyle, who had blocked the powerful shockwave from the very front, was blown backward and slamd into the wall.
Even after coming to Ragnar and growing stronger through the Heart of the Ice Dragon and the Everlasting Fla, this was the first ti Kyle had been blown away because he failed to completely block an attack.
“My lord!”
Seeing that, Seros hurriedly ran toward Kyle.
Kyle knelt on one knee, bracing himself with one hand on the ground, and spoke to Seros, whose eyes were filled with worry.
“Ugh… Leave here imdiately.”
“My lord!”
“This isn’t an opponent I can fight while protecting you. And tell the Lords never to enter the mine. Hurry!”
His face was twisted.
At the urgent and intense look in his eyes, Seros could no longer insist.
Right now, he was a burden.
If he would only hinder Kyle, then the correct choice was to withdraw.
“……I will be stubborn just one more ti.”
“Seros!”
“How could I escape while leaving my lord here alone? Even if it costs
my life, I will remain by your side until the end.”
There was no mber of the Special Operations Unit without a story.
Even Seros, who had been the Vice-Commander.
Kyle had embraced mbers of the Special Operations Unit who each carried their own pasts.
Those abandoned by their families, or those who had joined the war as sacrifices because they could not withstand the pressure of the Tylers Empire.
Or those sold by slave rchants and forced into becoming soldiers.
People who had entered the Special Operations Unit for countless reasons.
Kyle had beco the center that held them together.
For such a man, Seros had long vowed to take up his sword.
“I do not wish to beco a burden to you, my lord. But running away irresponsibly simply because I might beco a burden is sothing I hate even more. So I will buy ti.”
Seros gripped the black-shining sword with both hands and straightened his back.
If he could do nothing else, then it was better to buy ti even if it ant throwing away his life.
Even if this place beca his grave.
“……We’ll talk about this after you leave here.”
“I will accept whatever punishnt you give.”
Kyle stood up and moved beside him, gripping his sword and taking his stance again.
“That thing is a monster with immunity to fire energy. Even Frostfire cannot pierce its skin, but that doesn’t an there’s no way.”
“The swordsmanship of the White Devil. I could tell you were planning to use it.”
“I will fight with everything I have.”
As Kyle closed his eyes, Seros raised his sword and stood before him.
He knew that Kyle was preparing the final form of the swordsmanship he had used during his days as the White Devil.
A technique rarely used even back then.
But Seros had stood by Kyle’s side for over ten years.
“I will face you.”
Seros also took his stance and manifested his Blade.
It could not compare to Kyle’s, but his swordsmanship had earned him the nickna Death God Seros.
Before long, black haze rose from his entire body.
When Seros and Kyle confronted the Silver Wyvern, the Lords had managed to reach the entrance of the mine.
It was fortunate that the distance between the Orc Mountain Range and the mine was not far.
“……Two powerful auras are colliding.”
“One is the aura of Frostfire. The other must belong to the monster.”
They had hurried as much as possible, but it seed Kyle and the monster had already clashed.
Reinhardt pushed through the blizzard and entered the Mana Stone Mine.
However, the mont he stepped inside, the monster’s aura that had been felt outside vanished instantly.
“A barrier?”
“It seems so. But I can still feel the aura emitted by the Everlasting Fla. If we follow that aura, we should be able to find the direction.”
Delia, the Lord of the Elf Clan who was deeply knowledgeable in magic, nodded at Reinhardt’s muttering.
“I’ll lead the way.”
As Reinhardt strode forward, the Lords carefully examined every corner of the mine without lowering their guard.
Soon, as they entered the enormous plaza, the Lords saw it.
A wyvern with glittering silver scales.
Once the monster’s identity was confird, Reinhardt frowned.
“……Delia.”
“No wonder the spirits were imdiately reverse-summoned the mont they approached. A Silver Wyvern. It’s not compatible with Frostfire.”
A creature possessing overwhelming immunity to fire energy.
Even the First Head of the Ragnar Family, who had defeated all the Lords combined, had struggled against it.
Reinhardt nodded at Delia’s words.
“We join imdiately. Gina, guard the rear.”
“I’ll do my best. Though I’m not sure if I can deal any damage. But why does Lord Kyle have his eyes closed?”
Before Reinhardt could answer Gina’s question, Yul ran forward first.
Seros was unable to even approach the Silver Wyvern and kept getting knocked away.
Moreover, Kyle was just standing still with his eyes closed.
“Lord Kyle must have his reasons! Instead of asking questions, hurry up and move!”
Shouting at Gina, Iron gripped his axe tightly with both hands and ran forward on his short legs.
There was no ti to hesitate after seeing Seros struggling alone.
A comrade who had overco countless hardships with them in the mountains.
Among all humans, Seros was the one with whom Yul and Iron had built the greatest trust.
“Seros! We’re here!”
“Yul! I’ll hold that giant thing back, so take care of Seros first!”
Appearing at the perfect mont, the two imdiately divided their roles as if they had done it countless tis before.
However, Seros raised his hand toward Yul, who was approaching to support him, and stood up by himself.
“We must buy ti until my lord completes his swordsmanship! Don’t worry about —attack that thing first!”
His body was covered in small wounds, but the fire in his eyes was still alive.
At the voice filled with determination not to give up, Yul stopped running toward Seros and changed direction.
“Understood!”
Yul shouted loudly and swung his greatsword downward from above.
The Blade he released flew toward the Silver Wyvern.
Iron slamd his axe into the ground and released his Blade as well.
BOOOOM!
Even after being struck by consecutive Blades, the Silver Wyvern remained unhard.
Rather, as if angered, it released an even more ferocious aura than before.
Yet Yul and Iron did not retreat and charged at the monster, and Seros soon joined them.
While the three tried to restrain the Silver Wyvern sohow, Reinhardt frowned toward the other Lords.
“Are you just going to watch? Delia, do your best to protect Kyle. Ardel and Latyna will block the Silver Wyvern with .”
At Reinhardt’s voice breaking the silence, the remaining Lords finally regained their senses.
Delia moved to protect Kyle, and Gina drew her bow from behind.
Elves—the race called the people of the spirits.
Dark Elves, who had fallen from the race known as the embodint of purity and nobility, could not form contracts with spirits.
Instead, they possessed powerful physical bodies.
“Hup!”
Gina’s slender arm suddenly swelled with muscle.
Drawing the bowstring with trendous arm strength, she aid at the crown of the Silver Wyvern’s head.
Wooooong—
Soon, an arrow ford from black Blade energy appeared on the bowstring.
After firing the Blade arrow toward the Silver Wyvern, Gina imdiately drew the bow again without stopping.
As the battle raged with Blades flying everywhere—
Kyle, who had been concentrating on completing his swordsmanship behind Delia, finally opened his eyes.
“Co forth.”
At Kyle’s softly echoing voice, the Lords and Seros who were fighting fiercely retreated simultaneously.
A voice filled with authority.
It felt as though one must obey his command instinctively.
Tap—!
Kyle rushed toward the Silver Wyvern and leapt high.
Watching the trendous power gathered in his sword, Reinhardt let out a faint laugh.
‘In a sense, he has already surpassed the First Head of the Family.’
If Kyle had possessed only Frostfire, he would have lost this battle.
But Kyle had a trump card.
The ultimate swordsmanship that abnormally amplified physical abilities and explosively doubled the amount of Aura.
It was the technique that had turned him from an outsider into the absolute ruler of the Tylers Empire.
Above all, it was one of the demon sword techniques that had instilled fear in the Followers of Darkness.
Perhaps sensing the danger, the Silver Wyvern roared once more.
KRAAAAAAAK—!
This ti it even flapped its wings, showing signs of rising into the air.
‘We cannot let it escape from here.’
Kyle’s Blade, whose aura had explosively surged, poured toward the Silver Wyvern.
The Blade created cracks in the Silver Wyvern’s hard scales.
But Kyle did not stop there and, the mont he landed on the ground, unleashed three more consecutive slashes.
CRACK—!
As the three slashes struck the exact sa spot, a sound like bones breaking echoed throughout the plaza.
The Silver Wyvern’s body tilted to one side and soon crashed to the ground.
After preventing it from taking flight, Kyle lightly landed atop its head and gathered all of his Aura into his sword.
A white Blade ford on the sword—not red.
As the intense light rapidly filled the plaza, the Lords quickly raised their arms to shield their eyes.
“No one may harm Ragnar.”
Kyle plunged the shining sword directly into the Silver Wyvern’s head.
The scales that had deflected even the Lords’ Blades shattered into pieces, and Kyle’s sword smoothly pierced the wyvern’s skull.
Letting out a sorrowful cry like a dying wail, the Silver Wyvern collapsed.
Kyle, who had been standing on its head, pulled out his sword and slid down to the ground.
Cough!
Though he landed safely, the strain on his body was too great.
Kyle imdiately dropped to one knee and vomited thick blood onto the ground.
“My lord!”
Seeing Kyle coughing up blood, Seros shouted and ran toward him.
“……Quiet, Seros.”
Just as its na—one of the demon sword techniques—suggested, there was backlash when the ability was used.
Moreover, Kyle had amplified an aura that had already doubled compared to before, resulting in an even greater backlash.
As pain surged through his body as if it would shatter, Kyle frowned.
“Are you alright?”
“……I won’t die, so don’t worry.”
“We’ll escort you outside the mine first.”
Kyle, who no longer had the energy to answer, simply nodded.
As Seros carefully tried to support Kyle, Reinhardt grabbed his shoulder.
“I’ll do it.”
“……Lord Reinhardt.”
“If you physically lift him, the shock will affect him. Even a small impact will be great pain for Kyle right now.”
After saying that, Reinhardt snapped his fingers.
Kyle’s body slowly floated into the air.
“Iron, you handle the Silver Wyvern and return to the Orc Settlent. Gina and Ardel will assist you with the work.”
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