Chapter 34 To Hold Them Off

Erend charged toward the special forces at the door. His hands stretched forward and grabbed the necks of the two soldiers closest to him.

After that Erend threw the two of them back until they hit their comrades. Erend picked up a dropped rifle and started shooting.

'DRDDRDRD!!!'

Erend's shots hit the soldiers randomly and they started falling to the floor. Erend didn't feel he had to hold back from killing them.

In this situation, if he didn't fight earnestly and tried to restrain himself, then he might be the one to be killed.

The special forces units were most likely dispatched to capture them alive. But now, once Erend had turned into this, Erend wasn't sure if they were still thinking about capturing them.

What they have in mind right now must be a way to immobilize him who has turned into this monster. Even if they have to kill him

'CLICK!'

'CLICK!'

'CLICK!

The rifle he was holding had run out of ammo. Erend immediately threw it with all his might toward the soldier in front of him.

'BAGGH!'

The soldier was thrown against the wall and didn't move anymore.

The barrage of those weapons kept coming toward him. But Erend's scale blocked away all the bullets that hit him.

Suddenly from behind him, a soldier jumped onto his shoulder and wrapped his arm around his neck.

The soldier tightened his grip until Erend was having trouble breathing. Then from around him, the soldiers took out sticks with points sparking with electricity.

Then they started beating Erend with all their might.

What an incredible army, Erend thought. They didn't try to run away when facing him who had turned into a monster like this. Instead, they even tried to subdue him.

Erend's scale endured those blows. He didn't feel anything.

Realizing that their attacks were useless against their enemies, the soldiers of the special forces changed tactics.

They took out shackles that had a thicker shape than what Erend usually saw.

Two of the soldiers attached Erend's legs with the shackles and then tied the black rope to the other end.

Erend saw that there were two other soldiers in the alley trying to put the shackles on his hands.

Erend revolted. He ran and hit the soldiers in front of him.

Erend kept running until he broke through the wall and jumped down from the second floor.

He fell along with the soldier who was strangling his neck. He heard a groan from the soldier and immediately knew that he had been injured by the jump.

Erend used his elbow to jab the soldier's ribs. After several hits, the strangulation on his neck came off.

Erend threw the soldier until he was thrown several meters. But the soldier didn't forget to leave something on his back.

'BOOM!'

An explosion was generated from Erend's back seconds after the soldier was thrown far away. Turns out he had left a grenade in Erend's back shirt because he knew he couldn't hold out much longer.

Fortunately, [Dragon scale] was still active and protected Erend's back. Otherwise, his body would have been scattered around this field by now.

From above, another round of shots came rushing at Erend. The soldiers shot from the hole in the wall that he broke on the second floor.

[ Skill activated: Fire Breath (Lv.1) ]

'ZWWWOOOSSSHHH!!!'

A blast of fire shot out from Erend's mouth towards the hole in the wall on the second floor. Several soldiers were burning and screaming in there.

However, some jumped down and prepared to attack Erend again.

"What the fuck are you, monster?!" A man among them shouted at Erend.

Erend couldn't see his face because they were all wearing helmets that covered their entire faces.

Erend won't answer. Saying that he was framed and innocent after attacking--and possibly killing--a few soldiers would be useless. The man will continue to attack him because he already thinks that Erend is a dangerous enemy.

Erend didn't know how many there were. Is anyone still up there attacking Billy and Lt. Boartusk?

'Should I turn into a Dragon?' Erend thought to himself.

Erend glanced at the second floor. 'Is the portal open yet?'

Being down here, he couldn't see if the portal was open. Suddenly his leg was pulled and Erend fell.

"SHIT!"

Erend forgot that his legs were still bound by the shackles. He saw several other soldiers pulling the ropes attached to his handcuffs behind him.

They got off the floor and immediately circled to get behind him. They are a great squad for being able to think so fast.

Then the soldiers behind him stuck some kind of spike into the ground and tied the rope to the spike.

Because Erend looked at the soldier behind who was pulling his leg shackles, he didn't realize that there was already a soldier moving fast in front of him and then putting the same shackles on his hands.

'CLACK!'

'CLACK!'

The shackles were attached to Erend's wrists so fast. He only realized when the shackles were attached.

Then the soldiers immediately stuck the spike and tied the black rope that was connected to the shackles on Erend's hands.

"Now you're done, monster!" Said one of the soldiers who had spoken.

Erend who was filled with panic immediately pulled his right hand with all his might.

Suddenly, the black rope was broken. Erend himself was surprised. He panicked so much from being surrounded and tied up that he forgot what he was now.

'I'm a fucking Dragon!'

Although the ropes that bound him were indeed very strong, Erend had strength far above normal humans. With a single flick, he could sever the black rope.

The soldiers stared in shock. If anyone could see their faces, their eyes and mouths would be wide open by now.

"EREND!" from above, Billy's voice was heard. Erend looked up. "THE PORTAL IS OPEN!"

"I'll go right away!" Erend replied.

He immediately jerked the rope in his other hand. Then cut the rope that tied his legs.

The trained soldiers could only stare at Erend with awe. They didn't move an inch.

"We were framed," Erend said before he jumped to the second floor.

He saw a bluish light appear at the end of the room where Billy and Lt. Boartusk was waiting for him.

"Let's go!" cried Billy.

Erend ran with them and entered the portal. The portal immediately closed.

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