Chapter 95: My Na Is Kyle Ragnar (3)
Together with three hundred Dwarf warriors, Kyle arrived at the White Castle, the stronghold of the Dark Elves, without suffering interference from anyone.
He stared at their settlent with cold eyes.
“That place is called the Castle of Blessing, the Dark Elves’ stronghold.”
“Dark Elves who use demonic energy living in a white castle…… does it have so special aning?”
“The Dark Elves consider themselves noble and pure white. Although they were corrupted by demonic energy and their skin turned brown, it seems they did not want to abandon the nobility of being Elves.”
At Iron’s explanation, Kyle let out a scoff.
Soon after, when he raised his hand high, the Dwarves readied themselves to charge the wall with their weapons.
“I will make a path.”
“We will take care of the rear.”
Leaving the Dwarves holding their positions behind him, Kyle rode the frost and rushed forward.
A blade ford on the sword he raised toward the sky, and the flas of the Everlasting Fla and the energy of the Heart of the Ice Dragon were maximized.
Balance of power.
Fire and cold intermingled in proper asure, creating a massive force.
As the light of the blade grew stronger, Kyle brought his sword straight down.
A crescent-shaped blade flew toward the castle wall.
Kwaaang―!
The blade struck the wall with a thunderous roar.
The tall wall collapsed with a crash, creating a gap, and through it the frost dashed forward with light movents.
As Kyle opened the path, Iron, who had been waiting, raised his axe atop the Ice Wolf.
“Charge! Turn the Dark Elves’ stronghold into a wasteland!”
In a siege, the attacking side usually suffered heavy losses.
But if the wall was breached, the story changed.
The Dwarves charged like madn, pouring into the castle as if being sucked through the gap Kyle had created.
Iron, standing at the very front, looked around to find Kyle, who had entered first.
“This presence is……?”
A man stood atop the White Castle, wings spread and arms crossed.
Sensing the imnse aura, Iron turned his head in that direction.
“How curious. To think I would see the head of the prideful Dwarf Clan bowing his head to a human.”
The words of the man standing far away pierced Iron’s ears.
That a muttered voice could be heard from such a distance ant the opponent possessed overwhelming power.
“……Reinhardt.”
Upon recognizing him, Iron muttered in shock.
That na alone was enough to instill fear in other Lords.
The leader of the Dragonkin, and the strongest and noblest Lord.
He had never imagined that he would stand on the front lines.
Kyle, who was also sensing the formidable presence, looked at him and lightly dismounted from the frost onto the ground.
“Stop muttering to yourself and co down.”
Kyle’s quiet voice reached Reinhardt atop the castle.
Iron also clearly heard Kyle’s voice.
“Sir Kyle! That man is the leader of the Dragon—!”
“Be quiet.”
Reinhardt, who had descended in a rapid dive so fast it was impossible to tell when he had moved, flapped his wings above Kyle’s head and warned Iron.
Kyle looked up at Reinhardt and spoke.
“Iron, you must deal with the Dark Elves while they are unprepared. Move at once. Leave that one to .”
Iron opened his mouth as if to protest, but no sound ca out.
Seeing that, Kyle shook his head and swung his sword through the air.
An invisible force had been suppressing Iron.
When Kyle cut through the invisible force created by Reinhardt, Iron’s voice finally returned.
“Sir Kyle, you must be careful.”
“I can tell he is no ordinary existence. Do not worry and seize the White Castle.”
The power used on Iron just now must have been the Dragonkin’s unique technique known as Dragon Speech.
Feeling the imnse aura emanating from Reinhardt, Kyle adjusted his grip on his sword.
Iron, who had been watching that scene with a hardened expression, soon turned away and issued orders to the Dwarf warriors.
“Wipe out the Dark Elves! Do not let a single one escape the castle!”
Trusting Kyle, Iron moved to carry out his own task.
At that mont, Reinhardt let out a scoff as he watched Iron obediently follow Kyle’s words.
“To think I would see the head of the Dwarves obey a human’s command. He is stubborn enough not to listen even to the words of the Dragonkin.”
“That is because you try to crush and control others with force.”
“You spout nonsense. It is only natural for the weak to follow the strong.”
Kyle shook his head lightly, then changed his gaze as if saying that idle chatter had gone on long enough.
“We should at least exchange greetings. My na is Kyle Ragnar.”
“I am Reinhardt, leader of the Dragonkin.”
“You are strong. Well, that must be why the Dwarves and Orcs joined hands with Ragnar.”
“You are no less impressive. This is a first. I have never failed to gauge an opponent’s strength before.”
“The sa goes for . To think you would cut through Dragon Speech.”
The curious Kyle and Reinhardt suddenly charged at each other.
Kaang―!
Reinhardt blocked Kyle’s sword with his sharp claws.
After exchanging a single clash, Kyle stepped back a few paces and abruptly spoke.
“……Do you know a man nad Asit?”
At Kyle’s question, Reinhardt frowned.
“So you have t Asit.”
“……He was the strongest enemy of my life, and that remains true even now.”
“Does that an you survived after eting him?”
“We fought dozens—no, hundreds of tis. But we never once reached a conclusion.”
Asit, the cult leader of the Dark Constellation.
Neither side ever overwheld the other; they fought on equal footing.
He had been the greatest enemy in the days of Ian Kylers, and that did not change even after he beca Kyle Ragnar.
“What is that bastard doing now?”
“He founded an organization called the Dark Constellation and is playing at being a king there.”
“That traitor is living quite comfortably.”
At Reinhardt’s words, Kyle’s eyes widened, sothing that rarely happened to him.
“A traitor…… then does that an he is also Dragonkin?”
“That is right. There may be many with the na Asit, but the only one in this world who could fight you evenly would be that one.”
“But he should not be able to leave the mountain range because of the pact, right?”
“It was a pact made personally with the Lords.”
At Reinhardt’s bitter words, Kyle nodded.
It ant that only the Lords were bound by the pact.
To change the subject, Kyle asked what he was curious about regarding Asit.
“By the way, for Dragonkin to use demonic energy…… does that make him a Demon Dragon?”
“Could be a Demon Dragon, or it could be a Mad Dragon. If you want to stabilize the mountain range, prove it.”
“If you prove it, does that an you will step in and clean up the Lords for ?”
“If you want.”
“No need. I am not soone who is that short on ti.”
Things were different now compared to when he had been under pressure from the Royal Family of the Kingdom of Daon.
He had eliminated King Clover, who had been an elent of uncertainty, and handed the royal authority over to Pramo.
If he tried to exert influence from countries outside the Kingdom of Daon, things would beco urgent then, but Kyle was confident.
He believed he could settle the situation inside the mountain range before any outside influence took effect.
For that, he intended to devote his full strength.
At Kyle’s confident words, Reinhardt bared his teeth in a grin.
“Well, if it is you, dealing with two Lords would be easy enough.”
“I know that two Dragonkin are attached to the Lords.”
“When the ti cos, those fellows will withdraw. We cannot afford to reduce the already small numbers of the Dragonkin.”
The current Kyle could not only face two Lords at the sa ti, but also block a combined assault from the Dragonkin.
Reinhardt also acknowledged that Kyle was soone with such ability.
“I do not want to prove it, but I will at least give you so leeway.”
“Your confidence is overflowing.”
“I am the Heir of the Frostfire. I will not lose to anyone.”
Kyle lowered his sword and revealed sharp eyes.
No matter who the opponent was, he would not retreat.
That was both the fate and the mission of one who lived bearing the destiny of Ragnar on his shoulders.
After confirming Kyle’s resolute gaze, Reinhardt raised both hands.
“I no longer wish to fight you. I will withdraw for today.”
“……What are you plotting?”
“There is no particular aning. To face you, I would have to go all out. If I expend my strength, that traitor Asit would not miss this opening.”
Seeing Reinhardt trying to withdraw so futilely, Kyle also retrieved his lowered sword.
There was no need to provoke an opponent who had no will to fight.
‘If I clash with him here, there is a high chance I will end up in ruins as well. Now is the ti to withdraw.’
When Kyle even retracted the fierce aura he had been emitting, Reinhardt shook his head.
“You are shrewd as well.”
“I simply do not wish to point my sword at soone who has no intention of fighting. So stop hovering in front of
and disappear.”
“I refuse.”
“Then what are you trying to do?”
At Kyle’s dumbfounded expression, Reinhardt smiled.
“I intend to follow you.”
“……It seems you have plenty of ti as well.”
“I spent two hundred years trapped inside the mountain range in boredom. Seeing you reminds
of that fellow. Well, since you are his descendant, I suppose that is natural.”
“Are you saying you knew the first Head of the Ragnar Family?”
“Of course. The Dragonkin have longer lifespans than any other lifeform. To us, two hundred years would be about twenty years for a human.”
Reinhardt wore a faint smile.
Looking at Kyle, he felt that bloodline was like an indelible brand for humans.
White hair and crimson eyes.
Even across generations, they were symbols of Ragnar that never changed.
“……Do as you please.”
“I will observe. How you establish the hierarchy of this mountain range.”
Without replying, Kyle turned his body and walked toward the Dark Elf forces the Dwarves were fighting.
Reinhardt, as if truly intending to follow Kyle, continued flying nearby.
“Ah, and those ones are rely pitiful beings who t the wrong queen. I would prefer it if you did not massacre them.”
“……Hoo, do not interfere. I will handle it myself.”
“Your Majesty, the White Castle is…… under attack by the Dwarves led by Kyle Ragnar.”
Gina, who had been preparing a trap to capture Kyle, furrowed her brows sharply at the sudden report.
“There was no report that Kyle Ragnar entered the mountain range!”
“According to what we have just confird, three scouts near the mountain range have lost contact. We believe Kyle Ragnar dealt with them and moved covertly.”
“Aaagh!”
Gina hurled the dagger in her hand onto the floor.
Everything had been perfectly prepared so that she could capture Kyle the mont he arrived here.
Yet the aning of the carefully prepared trap vanished.
“Tell them to prepare to return to the White Castle imdiately!”
“Yes.”
As soon as the Dark Elf who ca to report disappeared, two Dragonkin ca to see Gina.
“What is going on?”
“We will withdraw from this battle.”
“……What do you an by that?”
“It is the Lord’s order to return without engaging Kyle Ragnar.”
“Reinhardt would never give such an order! The breaking of the pact is only a matter of ti!”
“……The Lord has t Kyle Ragnar.”
“What?”
“An equal, or slightly above.”
Hearing the Dragonkin utter such strange words, Gina clenched her fist tightly.
Reinhardt was so strong that even if three Lords attacked him together, they could not win.
If he had stepped in to subjugate the Ice Dragon, it could have been handled without major losses.
However, he had refused, saying he could not personally lay to rest an Ice Dragon of the sa Dragonkin lineage, and the Lords had no choice but to settle for sealing the Ice Dragon.
“It ans that the Lord would have to go all out to face Kyle Ragnar.”
“Th-That is impossible! Reinhardt is the strongest even among the Lords!”
“Are you doubting the Lord’s words?”
To the Dragonkin, Reinhardt’s words were law itself.
At Gina’s behavior that seed to question him, the two Dragonkin revealed killing intent.
“…….”
“He said to leave it to your choice—either submit, or fight to the end and die.”
When the Dragonkin vanished after those words, Gina collapsed onto the floor with a vacant expression.
They were words devoid of realism.
No matter if he was the Heir of the Frostfire, he could not be on the sa level as Reinhardt.
‘……It is a lie, right? It has to be.’
Looking up at the sky with a hollow expression, Gina repeatedly wiped her dry face, unable to accept the reality she did not want to believe.
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