Chapter 192 I Promise You, It's Not A Mecha Dragon

"The time has come."

I stood outside the gates of Dulum, watching as the sun rose on the horizon.

The aesthetic was simply perfect that I knew I just had to throw a line for the moment to be complete. Thankfully, I didn't fail.

"The sunrise marks the dawn of this expedition. Be prepared." A whisper leaked from my lips and my head tilted to both my sides so my gaze rested on the people behind me.

The excited Asa.

The stern Lucy

The annoyed Adu

The stoic Hogun

The smiling Heshu

They were all prepared, ready for my instructions for departure.

'Now, then... we're a total of six. The car can take all of us, but compared to the speed of the Demons, it's quite slow. I also don't want to overexert the Demons since they were our muscles for this trip.'

At this point, I really wished I didn't kill Kiko's Dragon. That would have been a really sweet ride, to be honest.

Well, it was a good thing I already came prepared.

"Appear before me, Construct of Carnage. Half Beast, Half Machine, Complete Steed."

A bright light appeared before me, and space seemed to ripple in response to the emerging entity.

Of course, I couldn't actually use summoning Magic since my Mp was ridiculously low and I barely had access to my Skills. I wasn't even a Mage or Summoner. The chant was just for aesthetic.

'I'm just bringing this out of my Inventory.'

"ROAAAARRRRHHHH!!!" The creature finally manifested, roaring in its entrance—just as programmed.

"W-what?!"

"I've never... seen anything like this before!"

"Isn't that a golem?"

"Why does it resemble a dragon?"

"A dragon golem?"

Standing with its wings majestically spread out was my very own creation—the Dragon Golem!

It was just as massive as Kiko's previous Dragon, and its back was more than large enough for all of us to fit on. Its body was, however, different from any Dragon known to this world. It was made using Golem parts, and it was most definitely not alive.

Having dark, metal-like skin with glowing blue markings all over its body, it had the most marvelous look. Its eyes were bright blue—the same as the insides of its mouth. Its quadrupedal form and large wings gave it the prestige that separated Dragons from mere wyverns.

'The Dragon Golem!'

Well, the name wasn't very original, I was well aware. However, the look was enough to make anyone ignore it. Besides, I had already named it something absolutely cool.

"Kneel before your master, Nero."

The Dragon Golem instantly lowered its body, and its long neck fell flat to the ground in response to my commands. I used the noise cancelation function when building it, so the whirring sound it would have made was eliminated.

It still had that warbling tune, though. But that was cool, so I left it like that.

'Hehehe! I always wanted to do this!' I screamed internally, also observing how flabbergasted my audience was.

The Demons had developed technology in this world to a frightening degree, but they were still a few years away from making golem models of legendary beasts like Dragons.

'I'm sure the project is currently under development—most likely in its experimental phase. But there's no way Mid Demons would know about it.'

The most significant part of the MC's adventure in the first turn was the Demonic Expansion, where the Demons decided their land wasn't big enough, so they decided to simply take over the world so it could become one massive Demon Civilization.

They used Dragon Golems and other freakish technology under development to easily achieve their goals, and every nation and race fell under the control of the world's strongest species. They became colonies, and each area had Demon Supervisors.

One would think all hope was lost, but the Hero used this chance to blend in with the Demon Colonies—defeating the formidable spread-out Demons one after the other until he was able to get to the heart of the new Demon Empire and defeat the Demon Emperor.

It was a smart move, to be honest.

'Many lives were lost, though. That's why I need to avoid that route at all costs. I need to stop the expansion before it happens.'

Fortunately, it was still a while away. At the moment, it was time to save some Elves from a tyrant—busting some Demon ass in the process.

"Climb on. We're leaving now." I smiled at my trusty subordinates.

Unlike regular dragons, which possessed rough and scaly backs, my Nero had actual cushion-like seats on his back. Climbing was made easy by the stair-like mechanism I put on its side.

With such a sweet ride, no one could complain of discomfort—even if the journey ended up being long.

They all climbed, with Heshu positioned at the rear end. After him was Hogun, then Adu, and then Asa, and then... me. I was supposed to be at the forefront, but there was someone else who chose to sit in front of me.

"What are you doing, Lucy?"

That's right. It was Lucy, my trusty warrior.

"Allow me to be your shield and protect you from the front."

Ah, sometimes this girl was too zealous.

"Lucy, I—"

"It's careless not to consider the fact that we might be attacked from the front. Someone has to defend you, or at least serve as a watch."

"Then wouldn't Asa be—"

"Asa might obstruct your view. I'm smaller, so I won't serve any form of discomfort. Please let me be of some service to you."

Lucy really put me in a tight spot here. I actually wanted to enjoy the dragon ride from the front seat. How did things turn out this way?

"Fine. I accept." I forced myself to say.

"Thank you, Sam." Lucy nodded while breaking into a smile.

'Eh?' I fought hard to hide my surprise.

Lucy hardly smiled. The fact that she was doing so right now meant this must have meant a great deal to her. If that was the case, I couldn't really complain, could I?

With all of us now comfortably settled on the Dragon Golem's luxurious, cushiony back, we set off for the adventure of our lives.

'I guess I'll go on a solo ride later...'