CH 67

‘uhh..’

Otto froze on the spot in shock when his eyes met those pupils that have distinctive vertical lines.

It wasn’t just Otto who stood frozen.

“H-hey?!”

Chief Edham of Red Anvil Dwarves almost peed his pants upon seeing the sight of the creature that was behind the Iron Gate Entrance of his ancestor’s grave.

“…I should have run away back then.”

Camille bitterly regretted being forcibly taken by Otto.

Only one person wasn’t shock nor surprised of the situation that unfolded their group.

“Eh?”

Only Kairos, who in the past had a strong and tremendous strength and military power had no fear facing the creature, and only blinked his eyes and titled his head.

‘No, why is something like this here to begin with? Damn it!’

Otto couldn’t bear to shout out loud his thoughts and only screamed inwardly.

In the current situation and plan for the retrieval of the Holy Relic that Otto had never before would he think landing in this current predicament, Unexpected variable sure let’s turn it into a blessing for us.

A Monarch Lord Variable?

The appearance of Amukhan and his warriors of the Kongurat Tribe which he perfectly used as a way to elevate their standing to the Red Anvil Tribe to hail them as savior is feasible.

Compared to the gigantic creature who was currently sleeping inside the tomb of the great sage Eldologon and was woken up, it was a clearly huge leap.

‘Why is a fucking dragon here?’

A Dragon

The strongest creature in the world of the game [Territory Wars]

The official setting for the dragon that he can recall are.

[Dragon]

The world’s most powerful creature.

It has the highest intelligence among all intelligent life forms, including humans and is said to have invented the way to harness magic for the first time.

According to ancient texts, they are said to be very violent and even greedy and shrewd when it comes to collecting and hoarding various rare items. It is a well-known legend that an empire was once destroyed because the emperor incurred the wrath of a dragon.

It is known in current times that the population of dragons has sharply declined to the point of being considered as extinct. The last documented sighting of a dragon was over 1,000 years ago.

In this world, that is to say, the dragons in the game [Territory Wars] were an extinct creature for a long time ago.

Only in ancient documents, fossils, relics, historical sites, legends, tales or folktales can one see mentions of them, or evidence that they were once a part of the world.

This was the first time Otto had ever seen a dragon up close.

In the past, in the process of finding an optimized build, He’d explored the tomb of the great sage Eldologon dozens of times, but he hadn’t even seen a large lizard, let alone a dragon…

‘Does this make any sense?!’

He tried to grumble about his current luck, but that didn’t solve the current problem they have now.

“Everyone…”

Otto turned to his comrades.

He looked behind while speaking to assure his group but…

“Where… Are you all gone?”

There was no one to comfort nor assure the situation isn’t dire.

Only the expanse of the cold damp cave can be seen beneath Otto’s eyes as he surveyed the area.

Neither Camille, Kairos or even the dwarves are there after the iron gates have fully opened revealing the dragon.

If one would have stayed for a bit longer they could see the scene of Otto grumbling in frustration and stomping his feet at this unprecedented situation.

A Lord of a Territory being left behind along with a sleeping dragon.

‘Ahhh…. These ungrateful bastards.’

* * *

It is quite a huge matter to quickly find the reason why the dragon was there, which is said to be extinct and currently slumbering inside the Tomb of the Dwarf Eldologon.

“What are we going to do now?”

No matter how much Otto thought of a solution, there was no way out in a situation like this.

It would be impossible to deal with a creature who is recorded to have enough power to destroy an empire with his current power.

To be honest, when Otto became the final victor and cleared the game, he often wondered if he would be able to fight and defeat this terrifying creature with the abilities and skill he had.

“U-uh… We… That is….”

Otto spoke gently to the dragon slowly.

“W-we, Hahaha… We didn’t know you were sleeping soundly here, Haahahah… Sorry, Truly Sorry about disturbing your sleep. We committed a grave sin.”

-…..

“We’re just going to go back now. What you were doing earlier we won’t disturb you again… So get a good night’s sleep.. W-well, Bye We’re going to head back home. Have a restful night.”

After saying that, Otto slowly backed away and tried to create a large distance between him and the dragon.

One step behind

Two steps …

Three step away from the dragon

-Stop moving.

The dragon’s voice stirred in Otto’s mind.

Telepathy.

It was a method of communication using brain waves rather than vocal cords.

“Oh Fck!”

His heart almost stopped beating! Otto stood frozen hearing the dragon’s voice in his head.

-How dare you wake me up from my slumber, you lowly human creature. Do you think you’ll be okay after doing that?

“H-hey?!”

-It would be better for you to don’t think of running away. If you try to run though… I’ll be sure to roast your back with my fire breath.

*shivers*

Otto suddenly got goosebumps imagining what would happen to him if he got the full burnt of a dragon’s breath attack.

‘Ah, Fuck it!’

Otto struggled to hold his shaking legs and slowly turned back to face the dragon.

‘Shit!’

His heart froze as he met the dragon’s glaring eyes.

-Come closer.

“Y-yes?”

-I said come closer.

Otto hesitantly moved towards the dragon, feeling like an animal being led to the slaughterhouse.

-How dare you wake me up from my slumber, you are a trivial and weak human. You must be prepared to pay the price for your insolence.

“U-uh?”

-Then did you think that I would just let you go after waking me up from my sleep?!!

“Ughhh”

Otto clutched his head at the dragon’s roar and was in pain.

The dragon’s telepathy was so powerful that it shook his brain.

-You insignificant human being.

The dragon raised its head and thrust his snout at Otto.

-You will have to pay the price.

“Ah, What do I need to do? I’ll pay, Tell me.”

Otto immediately fell flat on the ground and bowed his head at the dragon several times.

Pride? Majesty? Dignity?

What’s the use of that in his current situation! Just drop down and ask for mercy and forgiveness.

He looks like he might get roasted and burned death if he didn’t appease the dragon’s anger.

* * *

Meanwhile, those who ran away without Otto were watching the scene with bated breath from afar.

In the meantime.

“Hey, you”

Kairos talked to Camille.

“Does it make sense for a knight with a noble reputation to run away even when his master is in danger? If you’re a knight, isn’t it your oaths to risk once life to protect their liege?”

However, Camille was not at all taken aback by Kairo’s words.

Also, he wasn’t embarrassed of what he did.

Rather Camille was confident in replying.

“Does a knight have to protect their Lord from natural death?”

“Eh? What do you mean by that?”

“How does a single knight prevent ones lord if a giant meteorite fall from the sky and destroy the world? Tsunami? Dying with him?”

“T-that..”

Kairos was speechless for a moment and couldn’t say anything back.

That’s right, how can even a knight prevent a natural disaster or catastrophe?

Working beyond a human’s capability is not possible.

“To me, that is like a natural disaster”

Camille pointed out the spectacle of Otto and Dragon from afar.

“Mmmmm”

“How does one protect your Lord against a dragon? It’ll just end up as a dog’s death. Even if I die, I want to at least die with dignity.”

“Ehem, I guess you’re right.”

Kairos stopped after being persuaded by Camille’s logic.

That would be the case, because he was well aware of how absurd it was to fight against a legendary beast, A dragon.

In the distant past

For thousands of years, dragon hunting or tales about it have been mentioned for generations.

However, A [Dragon Slayer] did not exist in this current era.

“Isn’t the old man going to help out?”

“How can I help? I don’t know… if it was when I was in my prime, but I don’t even have a chance in my current state.”

“Then, please refrain from talking about a knight’s oath or something along those lines.”

“W-what?”

Right then.

“H-huh? Savior, Noooooo!”

Edham shouted, pointing at the dragon and Otto in the distance.

“What is he doing now?”

Kairos tilted his head.

It was because Otto was crawling into the wide open mouth of the dragon.

“Why is he sticking his head inside the dragon’s mouth?”

“Isn’t he willing to die after angering the dragon?”

Camille commented on Otto’s actions.

“Huh? Voluntary death? What do you mean?”

“Since one incurs the wrath of a dragon, isn’t he willing to die to appease the dragon?”

“Mmmmm!”

Kairos nodded as he mulled about it.

“That makes sense! If you commit a crime, you should voluntarily confess your mistake and accept the punishment! Even if he doesn’t know how to beat someone up properly, at least he seems to know how to repent for one’s mistakes.”

“Haaa”

Camille let out a deep sigh and stepped away.

“Since I was by your side, I knew you wouldn’t live long, but to die like a dog like this. Tsk”

Camille earlier talked about how futile one can do in protect a liege in a the face of natural disaster or catastrophe.

However, when the decisive moment came, he moved to help Otto even though he knew he would die in the process.

The praise of the common people of the world for a knights oath was no means an empty rumor.

“It sucks”

Kairos also smiled and followed after Camille.

“I thought I could never fight a dragon in my life, Even if I die, there will be no regrets.”

They are off to fight a legendary beast that no one has seen in the last 1,000 years. Is there a more rare experience than this?

An experience one can never afford with money.

It was worth risking ones life for.

At least for Kairos.

Camille and Kairos rushed back to Otto risking their lives to save him.

But there was no opportunity to act.

“Do not come! You traitors!”

Otto, who was crawling into the mouth of the dragon that had opened wide, growled at Camille and Kairos.

“We’re trying to save you.”

“Such an ungrateful bastard! I’m trying my best to help out, but shouting to not come?! I’m trying to do you a favor.”

However, Otto quickly refused the help of Camille and Kairos.

“I don’t need it, you foolish bastards.”

“Are you saying you don’t want to live anymore?”

“Ah, quickly get out of the dragon’s mouth”

Otto fired at Camille with a nervous voice.

“W-whether… or not I die, don’t come.”

After saying that, Otto resumed crawling back into the dragon’s mouth.

“… …”

“…..”

Camille and Kairos were speechless at Otto’s actions.

They’re trying their best to save him, but to commit suicide?

It couldn’t be that Otto lost his drive in living right?

“Has he been feeling depressed lately?”

“Did you see him back there?”

Camille asked back to Kairo’s question.

“Hmmm… There’s no way he’s got something like depression with that kind of personality.”

“Let’s just watch.”

“Mmmmmmm”

“You know how his personality is like, do you think someone like that will commit suicide? There is no such thing as his vocabulary. Even if the situation wherein he needs to crawl in shit to survive, he’ll do it in order to struggle like a tenacious bastard. There is no way he will be willing to just enter a dragon’s jaw and admit death.”

“That’s what I also know based on his type.”

Kairos was persuaded by Camille again, nodded his head and decided to watch in silence for now.

Just like Camille said, Otto was never a spineless person to commit suicide.

* * *

On the other hand, Otto is currently crawling in the dragon’s mouth by himself.

‘Ugh! The smell is quite awful!’

Otto nearly fainted at the smell of the interior of the dragon’s mouth.

It was tolerable until the dragon’s saliva covered his body.

It feels like one’s nose will be completely paralyzed after being subjected to this kind of smell.

‘Ugh, If I vomit inside, I’ll definitely die. Just need to endure and be patient… Ughhh’

It was obvious what would happen if he vomited into the dragon’s mouth.

Otto forcibly held back the rising vomit, carefully stepping on the dragon’s tongue and proceeded to go deeper.

By the time he almost reached the throat.

‘Finally.., That’s the one.’

Otto found something different and headed for the dragon’s lower fangs.

The dragon’s lower left molar was half-rotten, and its gums were swollen from inflammation and were slightly bleeding.

And between the molars and gums, something like a long bone was deeply embedded.

-Did you find it?

The dragon’s voice echoed in Otto’s mind.

“yes…”

-Then pull it out

“Haaa.. Just leave it to me. Hahaha”

At the dragon’s command, Otto began to approach the rotting lower left molar.

The reason Otto approached the dragon’s rotten fangs was simple.

Earlier Otto made a deal with the dragon.

-Okay, I can’t live peacefully because my molar hurts. If you heal my molar, I will pardon you for your transgression. Can you do it?

‘No, of course I can’t, But.. Let’s do it anyway’

“Okay, I’ll help you out.”

As a condition of receiving the dragon’s forgiveness, he agreed to cure the dragon’s decaying tooth.