Chapter 301: Encounter on the Battlefield, and Fighting the Dragon (1)

“Alright, let us go!”

I held a bastard sword in the right hand, the greatsword Destroyer in the left, and ran out to the battlefield.

Muriel and them ran following me too.

The aim was the front line, the place the Dule unit was fighting.

If running at full speed the Dules could not follow so while worrying about the Dule unit lowered the speed and ran.

When “seeing” the destination concerned about the several screams and crying voices mixed with the sword clashes heard from the battlefield clear many raw people who suffered cuts were collapsed.

Because the enemy was skeletons unmistakably allies.

Recalling Lily and Nadja a cold thing ran on the back.

Suppressing the impulse to run faster, while running matching Muriel and them tried searching for Lily and them.

The enemy army’s dragon fang soldiers spartoi were accustomed to combat but whether because ultimately being manipulated seemed not to make tactical movements.

Attacked the nearby enemy, when defeating attacked the nearby enemy.

That repetition.

The ally Dule unit too not making tactical movements, fighting as liked or fleeing.

Even saying fleeing only fleeing from the enemy and seemed to continue remaining on the battlefield.

Therefore the front line was irregularly fluid.

In that there was a group of Dules fighting with cohesion as a unit.

When “seeing” at the head of that group Nadja was there.

Others Lily and Elmegaldo were there too.

“There!”

I stroked my chest at Lily and them being safe, and taught the destination to Muriel and them following behind directing the sword in the right hand.

“Yes!”

After confirming Muriel nodded “saw” Nadja and them once more.

At the head Nadja was commanding while fighting herself too.

After that Elmegaldo was sitting on the buttocks crying, and Lily was saying something to Elmegaldo.

This… apparently Nadja and them could not move from the spot.

As evidence the group of Nadja and them was left behind from the surroundings, and was about to be surrounded by the dragon fang soldiers spartoi.

Still not surrounded was probably because some of the dragon fang soldiers spartoi were chasing the fleeing Dules without looking at Nadja and them.

This was bad.

Thinking that a further bad thing happened.

“Master! Dragon!”

From behind Muriel shouted.

I hurriedly stopped “seeing” and looked in the direction Muriel pointed, and the giant red-scaled dragon “seen” before the opening of war was flying toward this way.

No heading was the Dule unit’s side.

“Master, let us return!”

When Muriel took my arm and stopped running she advised me that without hiding impatience.

“But Lily and them…”

“If Master is safe can revive!”

Muriel pulled my arm as if could not wait more.

I looked at the desperately insisting Muriel, then looked at the front line where Lily and them were.

The dragon that already seemed to have arrived at the front line was circling in the sky above the battlefield, and raising its neck looking down at the ground as if searching for prey.

The Dule unit that was already inferior to the degree not strange even if routed fell into panic with the dragon’s appearance.

That was the same for the group Nadja led.

Eventually whether deciding the bait the dragon opened its mouth large and roared.

At that moment the battlefield froze.

The sword clashes and shouts, crying voices stopped, and the Dules stopped movements.

The dragon fang soldiers spartoi who were allies of the dragon and should have no will stopped movements as if becoming dolls too.

Then the force of Muriel holding my arm suddenly disappeared, and because of that I stumbled forward.

Surprised and turned around, Muriel was looking at the dragon with a completely pale face.

Not only Muriel.

All the Dules including Gejia were paling their faces looking at the giant dragon flying in the sky.

“Muriel! Hey! Muriel!”

“M-Master…”

When I shook Muriel’s shoulders and called the name whether returned to herself Muriel looked at my face while floating tears in her eyes.

Still the body seemed to be shaking.

The Dule unit concerned too, but could not leave Muriel and them here as is.

“Muriel! Pull yourself together!”

Dropped the sword, and shook many times Muriel who hugged her shaking body with her own both arms, but that shaking did not stop, and ended up sitting down on the spot.

Turning around the dragon was directing its head to the Dule unit.

Smoke was coming out from the edge of the mouth.

Surely spitting fire?

No moment’s margin.

“You seem fine.”

At that time a known person appeared beside me.

That was the “heroine” Rosa the captain of the Dragon Fang mercenary group.

“Fine?”

That Muriel and them became unable to move was no mistake the cause was that dragon’s roar.

Not only Muriel and them the entire battlefield froze.

In that surprised that the Dragon Fang mercenary group had no abnormality.

No me too though.

“That is this side’s line. We are used to this sort of thing because of the job. Even so the ones who could move were only this.”

Rosa put a hand behind.

Looking only several Dragon Fang mercenary group members were following.

Not even 1/10 of the Dragon Fang mercenary group.

“Heh, pathetic.”

Among them Evo was cursing.

Even the veteran Dragon Fang mercenary group only this able to move meant at least that dragon entered that strong category, probably.

But experts coming even if few was reassuring.

“The Dule unit is in danger! Immediately go and do!”

I had to remain here because Muriel and them could not move.

Let us leave the other side to the Dragon Fang mercenary group.

I thought, but…

“We came to bring you back. Come, let us return!”

What was she saying?

The Dule unit was about to be done by the dragon.

I could not leave here.

The dragon that was the prey of the Dragon Fang mercenary group was in front of the eyes.

In that why taking me and withdrawing?

“Are you joking?”

“Not joking. That is…”

When Rosa said that far ground rumbling sounded.

Directing eyes that direction the dragon was spitting fire from the mouth.

The opponent was the Dule unit.

Ku, wasted time with useless talk.

Apparently Rosa and them did not want to fight that dragon.

Then…

“Counting on Muriel and them!”

“Cho, wait! Too late!”

After saying that to Rosa I ran at full speed to the Dule unit without waiting for a reply.

When arriving at the battlefield the dragon had landed on the spot.

Then like a dog playing with a crawling insect was scratching the ground with both front feet.

Looking there were people still fighting though several.

“Nadja!”

“!”

I stood beside Nadja and received the left front foot the dragon swung down with the greatsword Destroyer.

“Fine!”

Tried saying that, but clear not fine just by looking.

Nadja had no left shoulder and beyond.

The face half burned too.

Well able to handle against the dragon with this.

Then behind Lily was there.

Lily better than Nadja but no left hand beyond the elbow, the right hand bent in an unexpected direction too.

Even so standing and protecting someone.

That someone was…

“Hiroyuki! Hikku, not late! Egu, if I die what will you do! Such people egu no use at all! Ekku, I got injured! Ueen!”

Elmegaldo was crying and shouting.

Flicked a gaze, but only a little soot attached and did not look like suffering a big injury.

Maybe suffering an injury not understandable just by looking from here.

But calling Nadja and them who were protecting even while suffering big injuries useless was unbearable in the stomach.

“Noisy!”

“Hi!”

Because ear-piercing directed only the eyes to Elmegaldo and shouted.

Elmegaldo fell silent.

In that gap moved the gaze to the neighboring Nadja.

“Nadja, Lily, can you run?”

I still receiving the dragon’s left foot with the greatsword Destroyer.

Whether playing the force stepping on me was gradually increasing.

“A-ah.”

“U-un.”

Nadja and Lily too returned somehow spiritless answers.

“Really?”

“Uu, a-I am still fine.”

“U-un, I can go too, ku…”

When asking again in a somewhat strong tone while looking pained certain replies returned.

“Then leave here together with the other safe Dules!”

“But Master is…”

“I am… fine… da!”

I replied to Lily’s question and at the same time pushed back the dragon’s foot.