Case 135: Dragon attack – the sequel.

Case 135: Dragon attack – the sequel.

After getting to a relatively far spot, we're now ready to roll. Though...

''What's wrong?'' Liana pats my butt a few times, seeing me not triggering the explosion right away.

''Wait a second.'' I reply.

Okay, now that I think about it, each cluster shell has ten pellets, and each can explode up to 6% of the power of a Gungnir. So 60% total. That itself is fine because I don't think the explosion would reach the town, but I'm worrying about the possibility of stray debris flying all over the town. There's no guarantee that I will be able to stop all of the debris.

'''' ... ''''

So the solution here should be to explode the pellets one by one.

''I'll make it safer.'' I let out a sigh. ''Wait here a bit.''

But flying there would take quite a bit... Let's just try teleporting. I've been practicing this for a while, should be fine.

So I create a door-shaped portal in front of me, carefully, of course. And then approximate the destination by sending a string of mana there... Got it. This portal would take a bit longer to make, and I'll have to link them as well.

''T-Teleportation?!'' I hear Sara exclaims behind me.

''Tch, such a monster.''

''Agreed.''

Stop badmouthing your successor, will you?

''Phew... Alright, got it.'' I let out a sigh after finishing linking my portal. Let's check it once more.

I conjure a simple metal rod and shove it through the portal, then pull back. Intact. It's good.

''Whose daughter do you think I am?'' Not forget turning around to smug them a bit. Hehe.

Right after that, I jump into the portal, and the scene before me suddenly changes, I am now standing in front of the crater. I cancel the portals and jump into the crater, picking up the black cluster shell before launching myself into the sky.

''Phew, nice.'' I mutter, breathing in the fresh air up in the sky, which is completely different from the dusty air below.

I then start to take apart the pellets from the shell, and soon enough, there are ten small Lapis marbles in my hand, filled with undiluted mana from me.

Let's start with two pellets first, I think it will take much more than ten to get to 150 meters.

''Ah, right.''

But somehow, they begin to think that this is just a way of digging more efficiently, which is technically true.

ROARR

More dragons spawn, then immediately shot down by blue rays bursting out from a person floating in the air.

BOOM

And the explosions continue.

Just like that, they all watch in silence as the blue smoke, the blue rays, and the myriads of magic that the dragons are unleashing create a colorful and loud show that no one particularly wants to see, really. At this point, they don't even know what is going on anymore.

''Isn't that way more dragons than normal...?''

''Ei, don't worry about it. They can handle them.''

Some of the more unhinged members even begin to bring out snacks to watch the dragons being shot down, it's their revenge after all.

Eventually, after a good ten minutes has passed, the explosions seem to have died down. Everybody waits in silence, some gulp nervously, thinking that the Core might just finally be excavated.

'''' ... ''''

ROARR

Suddenly, a roar even louder and more ferocious than the previous ones combined can be heard.

''Huh?!''

''Where are they?!''

''Behind!''

One by one, the people turn around and begin to cower in fear as a whole army of red dragons, more than forty in number approaches their city from afar.

''N-No...!"

It seems to them that the nightmare from more than a decade ago is repeating itself.