Volume 5 - CH 4.4

Part 4

Ifrit started the fight.

During the time a Summoned Beast was materialized, the Summoner’s MP would continue to be consumed the whole time. He would be at the disadvantage if it turned into a drawn out battle.

Because of that, the Holy Knight did not wait-and-see, and had Ifrit plunge in.

The Dragon Tribe was not only strong, but their knowledge was also deep and vast. According to one theory, it’s said that a dragon child inherits the memories of the parent.

『O small one, wield that power to your heart’s content.』

「OOOOOOOOO────────!!」

The Summoned Beast Ifrit struck at it, or it pretended to, and grabbed the Dragon’s horns.

「Jieah!!」

Simultaneous with its shout, lava gushed out from the center of its body.

It poured on scorching heat from point-blank range.

So that was Ifrit’s special action.

The air oscillated. A bit of time was needed to realise that it was the Dragon’s scream.

Rem put strength into the hand that gripped the crystal.

──Is the strongest Summoned Beast really the stronger one? In that case, this is a chance to defeat the Holy Knight that is currently focused on the summoning of Ifrit!

However, if they were impatient and started a fight with him while the Dragon was still going strong, then they would really lose their lives. She needed to carefully probe the conditions of both sides……

After receiving the attack just now, just how much damage did the Large Black Dragon take.

It’s black scales burned.

It looked as if it was given a considerable amount of damage.

Geibalt shouted.

「Not yet! More, more, attack it more, 《Ifrit》!!」

The Summoned Beast that had converted a majority of its body into lava returned to the Humanoid form that it had when it had first appeared. It threw a fist at the Dragon.

Ifrit did not have its body of scorching heat as its only weapon. It seemed that even its simple offensive ability was uncommon.

The Dragon’s large build that had an overall length of 30 meters floated up a bit.

It made a barrage of those.

Pushing it to the cave’s wall, it continued to punch it.

Not knowing how many attacks were made, time passed──

Ifrit made its second time doing its special action.

It once again converted its whole body into lava, and gushed it out towards the Dragon’s body.

「Jieah!!」

──Did that decide it!?

Rem held the crystal aloft.

Shera gulped.

「No way……」

At that mutter, Rem gave up on summoning. At the place that the meaning of her words was meant for──

『Are you done, small one? Have you had enough despair? In that case, die.』

The Dragon that continued to be struck without resisting swung its forelimb.

Its claws that went left to right mowed down Ifrit who had returned to its original Humanoid form.

The upper half of its body was smashed and fell.

Rem raised a voice that sounded like a scream.

「That can’t be!?」

Ifrit was a Summoned Beast that was close to having an indefinite form. Even if it lost its form, it would return to its original form. How it had not yet turned into a crystal was proof that it wasn’t defeated.

Slowly, Ifrit’s form was restored.

Turning towards it, the Dragon opened its gigantic mouth.

A chill ran down Rem’s spine.

──Acid Breath!?

Their own location might subtly be within the effective range of it. Rem grabbed the hand of the girl that was beside her.

「Please run, Lumachina!」

「Y, yes!」

「Shera, you too!」

「I know!」

They got away from in front of the door.

Immediately following that, a black mist spewed out from the Large Black Dragon’s mouth.

ifrit received a direct hit at point-blank range.

*Jyuwaa* The lava converted into liquid. It was different from the form changing that was overflowing with vitality up until then. It turned into a liquid state and spilled over onto the ground.

Its figure disappeared.

A blackened crystal tumbled onto the ground.

Geibalt shouted in agony.

「AAAAAAAAHHH!? N, no way……It’s a lie! My! That was my trump card, you know!? The strongest! Even though it was the strongest Summoned Beast!?」

『That is for the limits of the people of the Races.』

There was a reverberation that sounded like it was pitying him.

At the same time the telepathy ended, the Dragon swung its gigantic tail.

The ground, which had competely become soft due to Ifrit’s heat and the acid of the Acid Breath, was gouged out. The tip of its tail grazed Geibalt.

「Gah……!?」

His sword was blown away.

Along with his right hand that was holding it.

Blood soaked the ground.

「Die……I’m going to die……」

From the side, a spear of light──pierced through the Dragon’s jaw.

Its head was turned to an unexpected direction, and its Acid Breath was sprayed onto the wall. The rock melted into a muddy mess.

『An injury upon me……!? Who was it!?』

Rem and the others looked at the direction that the spear of light came flying from.

The entrance door was opened.

What was there, although his attire and weapon were changed, there was no way they could mistake him for someone else. The figure of the person they relied on the most was there.

Preparing the eerie War Scythe, the man fearlessly smiled.

「Fu……A mere, level 140 monster, is claiming to be an all-knowing god? You sure know how to make me laugh, you small fry.」

Rem did not stop her tears from flooding out.

「Diablo……!!」