128-Episode 128: The Dark Leap of Some Spies

A spy.

d*mn it, how did that happen?

I am a secret agent of the Anti-Long Emperor Faction from King's Landing.

That's a false appearance, I'm a demon who has been hiding in this country for hundreds of years.

In other words, I'm a secret agent in the true sense of the word for humans.

The modern humans are vulnerable and powerless, and if they use shape-shifting magic, they can easily blend in with the humans and not worry that their true identity will be exposed.

The role I was given is to make sure that the blood of the dragon knight and his skills are lost in this country.

Even in this era when human civilization has been weakened, the existence of dragons is not something that can be ignored.

And fortunately, the dragon knights had been greatly weakened by the last war.

At first, they deliberately caused an epidemic and made the dragon knights appear to die of natural causes.

The humans of the past could have cured the epidemic, but the degenerate medical technology made it easy for the mortals to die of the disease.

Even those who didn't fall ill were lured away by the anti-long emperor faction under the guise of a mission to take care of them.

In this way, the blood of the dragon knights in this country has been cut off, and the teachings of the dragon knights left by books and other sources have been disposed of one by one over time.

The only thing left to do is to destroy the country from within with the resolve of our people....

All these humans have captured me.

I had come to eliminate the Dragon Emperor and the Dragon Princess who appeared in the town of Tathtron under the guise of the Dragon Emperor's ritual, but I was trapped by the black knights who suddenly appeared one day and I had no time for that!

I am a witch!　There's nothing to do!

That's true, I'm a secret agent who isn't designed for battle.

But even so, there's no way I, who is overwhelmingly strong in body and magic compared to humans, could be defeated by a human!

........well, I lost.

And when I was unable to rebel because my power was blocked by a magic item, I couldn't even rebel.

In the end I was captured by the vigilantes of this town and thrown in jail.

Oh what a humiliation.

I'm a demon and I'm caught by a human being.

But here was an opportunity.

The number of criminals we caught was so large that the town's jail was filled to capacity.

But since we're being held as anti-Long Empire faction, we can't deal with the criminals until we release the information.

So the officials of this town have decided to convoy us to the capital in a desperate measure.

This is our chance. King's Landing is controlled by the Anti-Long Emperor Faction.

Not only can they interrogate us, they can also free us on the spot.

"Well, get in the carriage!　For the record, don't expect to get help from your friends in King's Landing!　I heard that the anti-Long Emperor faction in King's Landing has already been captured by the roots, and that the Dragon Emperor faction is in charge of King's Landing!

"What did you say?

Then the knight who was loading us into the escort carriage said this with a big smile on his face.

My goodness! How dare the enemy reach King's Landing!

In this case, we can't even ask for help from our own people in King's Landing!

What am I going to do?

"Ah, now that I think of it, maybe my days in King's Landing, when I thought I was bored, are finally paying off.

I was swinging in the carriage, feeling gloomy, when suddenly I heard a neigh of a horse, and the carriage stopped.

What!

Are you a thief?

It's not just those black knights, but human bandits can be anything!

........if only this seal could be removed.

But such worries were unfounded.

The door of the convoy's carriage is forcibly opened, revealing someone's face from outside.

''I'm here to help you.''

"Oh, you?

Yes, I recognized that face.

Dargin!

The one who came to my rescue was my fellow demon Dargin.

''Hm?　Did they have you too, Azam?

Oh, yeah. Attacked by knights of unbelievable strength. But why are you here?　You were in King's Landing, weren't you?　Even in King's Landing, those black knights must have attacked the Anti-Long Emperor faction.

So you were attacked by that black knight. Right, that makes sense.

So those black knights were rampaging in King's Landing as well?

You're lucky I went to the base.

Dargin will telepathically communicate with you so that both humans can't hear you.

In this case, I'm not referring to the base in the capital, but to the rotting fortress near this Tatsutron town.

I'm sure you'll find that it's a good idea for you to have a look at it, because the demon tribe uses that place as a frontline base for dropping Dragonia.

''What?　You didn't use liaison magic or the transference gate to go directly to the base?

I'm sure you'll be able to find a great deal more to say about it.

I'm not following a human being, but to be wary of being detected by Long Feng's dragons.

And when they go to the base, they use the transference gate set up in the capital to get there.

So why go directly to the base?

The people who used the transference gate to go to the base never came back. And after a while, the transference gate didn't activate. It seems that the gate over there has been deactivated.

This is an emergency?

Yeah, that's why I came down there, but...

What happened?

Dargin's face turns bitter.

As soon as I got close to the base, I was attacked.

"Who are the enemies?　Those black knights?

No, they're not humans. They are the defense mechanisms of the citadel.

"What?　That stronghold was dead, all of its equipment was dead!

It's unbelievable!　That fortress is completely decayed and has never shown any signs of moving!

I don't know why. We don't know why, but the defense mechanism is active. It's likely that this is what killed my brothers and sisters as well. The transition gate was also destroyed by it.

What a mess.

I didn't know that was going to happen while I was in custody...

'In this situation, the resurrection of the Dragon Emperor must be true. He sensed our demons' dark plans, blocked our communication channels and wiped out the entire human anti-Long Emperor faction.

'Yeah, right!　''The anti-Long Empire group's crackdown is a cover to capture us?''

The only thing I can think of to say is that I'm a legend to the humans. It's a good idea to explain that it's to capture the anti-Long Dynasty faction rather than just to capture us, as it would be less likely to cause a backlash against the heavy-handed policing.

"A bold decision...

Eliminating two enemy forces at once, killing two birds with one stone, or perhaps demonstrating the power of the Dragon Emperor, three birds with one stone....

But the enemy had a miscalculation too. I went directly to the base of operations, away from the city, which allowed the humans to escape their attackers.

Mmm. I know, right? That's a relief for me, too.

"No contact with the base of operations is the same for the home base. There are a lot of our people in there. They'll send a team to overrun the stronghold when they're ready. If we don't take some credit before that, we'll be branded incompetent.

'But is there any way to do it?　Those black knights are frustratingly strong, aren't they?

I know. Hence, this is a breakthrough. First of all, I'll let you perform the Dragon Emperor's ritual as it is.

What's the point in that?

You can't get away from the fact that you can't get away with it. The ceremony is the perfect way to show the people that you're worthy of being a dragon knight. This means that the true identity of the real Dragon Emperor will be revealed, just as we had hoped. As long as we can get rid of the Dragon Emperor, the Dragon Knights will be confused and won't have time to fight. All we have to do now is use the anti-Long Emperor faction as bait to escape.''

'Will it work?　It's going to be hard to get past those black knights' defenses, isn't it?

Then Dargin smiled and took out an old box from his pocket with a smirk on his face.

He then opened the box to reveal a shiny jewel from inside.

''I'm going to use this.''

What's that?

It is a magic item created by humans in the past and is called a mana breaker. They are called mana breakers. They absorb all the magic around them and when they exceed their limits, they cause a tremendous explosion.

Mmm, if you ask me, I certainly have the sensation of being absorbed by magic power.

I mean........

"Hey, hey, how can you trust something that can blow up at any time?

"Don't worry, it won't absorb any magic as long as it's stored in this special box. As long as the lid is closed.

I see, so I can take it out when I need to use it.

The more magic this mana breaker absorbs, the stronger it absorbs the magic. The moment it explodes, it absorbs even the magic power of defensive magic, making it impossible to protect yourself.

'It's another nasty, horrible magic item.

It nullifies defensive magic, it's an extremely troublesome weapon for the enemy.

But at the same time, it also means that if we explode at close range, we won't get away with it either.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this in the future.

What are you talking about all of a sudden?

You're going to have to make sure that you're in the right place at the right time. I'm not sure if this is a good idea. The only thing I can think of is the source of the black knight's strength.

So that's the magic item.

''Yeah, I'm guessing that the Dragon Emperor found a large number of magic items by some means. He must have sought a replacement force for the lost techniques.''

Hmm, that's possible.

"And once the Dragon Emperor and the others had enough magic items, they sprang into action.

'But what does that have to do with anything?　What do you care what the humans want with their pockets?

'I told you,'　This mana breaker absorbs magical power. In other words, the magic that drives those black knights' magic items.

'Yeah, right!　If it's a manabreaker, then it's going to be a roundup of those black knights as well.

'That's right!　All we have to do is drop this from the sky and the whole town will go boom before the humans even know what happened!

Boom.

"Yeah, bang!　And even if there are any survivors, if we attack with the remaining strength of the Anti-Long Emperor Faction gathered from the other towns, we'll be able to kill them all!''

''Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!''

This is good!　It's a shame we can't see the amazed faces of the humans from above, but this is going to be a fun fireworks show!

Kuhn, the humiliation of capturing me, you'll make me whole again!

Hahahahahahaha!