Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

Chapter 106 : A Lucky Day (3)

"Pirkan... Pirkan... ugh!!! Pirkan!!!"

Alek, who was holding Pirkan's limp body, was wailing.

-Keeek!

But the group of wyverns didn't seem to care about his sorrow.

"You... sons of b-tches!"

Alek was also a worn-out mercenary guild member.

He knew that what was needed now was not to hold onto his already dead comrade and cry, but to prevent his other comrades from suffering the same fate.

"Kimo! Cover me! I'm going to take all those bastards' heads!"

"Khuk... yes, brother!"

The other members also couldn't just sit there and cry when they didn't know what would happen to their own lives.

That's why they were all wiping away their tears with rough hands and concentrating on the situation in front of them.

-Swish! Swish!

Kimo's arrows were shot out quickly.

-Keeek! Keeek!

The wyvern, whose wings and legs were pierced by his arrows, began to go on a rampage.

"Be careful!!!"

-Boom! Bang!

The wyvern's sharp claws broke the carriage.

"Ice Bolt! Ice Arrow!!!"

As Pola's magic bound the wyvern's movements, Alek, who had rushed in quickly, plunged his sword into its neck.

-Keeek! Gaaah!

As the wyvern's sharp scream cut through the sky, another one began to descend.

"You bastards! Just come all at once!!!"

At the continuous attacks of the wyverns, not only the members but also Pola were getting tired.

"Kir! Wake up! Wake up!!!"

To make matters worse, Skir was lying on the floor, unconscious.

"You idiot! What are you going to do if you use up all your mana... kyaak!"

While she was distracted by Skir for a moment, the wyvern's sharp claws narrowly missed Pola.

"I told you to be careful!"

It was Kimo who had changed the trajectory of the wyvern's attack.

Thanks to his covering fire from a distance, the members were also able to move freely.

"Captain! Watch out in front!"

-Boom!

As the wyvern's beak, which had missed Alek who had quickly dodged, plunged into the ground, Alek did not miss the opportunity and quickly jumped on its back and struck it with his sword.

"You bastard!!!"

-Keeek...

A wyvern was a monster that could easily crush a small mercenary guild or knight order with just one.

In a situation where such wyverns were continuously coming out one after another, the members were all on the verge of death.

"Everyone, get a grip!"

It was already the fourth one, but the group of wyverns that still covered the sky seemed to have at least ten more.

"Haa... haa..."

The mercenary guild members who were panting heavily.

Pola, who was standing behind them, was not leaving Skir's side.

"You idiot...!"

Pola, who was constantly muttering and looking around.

-Keeek!

When one fell, another began to attack.

At the group of wyverns that were attacking them without giving up, they might have known.

'...It's all over.'

If this continued, they would all die. Without a single one left.

"Valteri! Sament! Kimo!"

Alek called out the names of his members one by one.

"Yes, captain."

The members who answered in unison.

"Thank you for being with me until the end."

The members, who had heard Alek's trembling voice, each gripped the weapon in their hands tightly.

"Yes, captain!"

"But let's try to live!"

Although their voices were soaked in the fear of death, their spirit was not dampened at all.

"Yes! Captain!!!"

They would survive. In this hellish and crappy reality.

"Sh-t! I knew it, my luck was too damn good!!!"

"Khahaha! Captain! That's what I'm saying. We've been too lucky lately. Right?"

The moment Sament's hearty laughter sounded somehow sad.

-Keeek!

Another wyvern was rushing toward the ground.

"Everyone, battle stations!!!"

"Gaaah!"

The loud shouts of the members filled the forest.

"Pola! You stand next to Skir and support us!"

"Yes!"

Pola's spirit was also not inferior to theirs.

Even in the face of the fear of death she was facing for the first time, the sight of Pola standing proudly with her two feet firmly planted was that of a warrior on the battlefield.

"You're brave! Our lady!"

-Keeek!

Kimo, who was holding his breath and drawing his bowstring taut even at the sharp claws of the wyvern that was rushing right in front of him.

-Swish! Thwack!

As the arrow that had left his hand accurately pierced the wyvern's shoulder, Sament, who quickly followed and plunged his sword.

"Die!!!"

-Crack!

Sament's sword pierced through the wyvern's neck.

"You son of a b-tch!!!"

-Crunch!

Alek's sword pierced the wyvern's neck once more.

-Keeek... keeek...

As one wyvern's breath was cut off in an instant, the members saw a small hope blooming in despair.

"You sons of b-tches! You big, stupid bird-headed bastards!!!"

As Sament, who had drawn his sword, shouted at the sky, the group of wyverns began to circle and let out strange cries.

-Keeek! Keeek!!! Keeek!!!!!

Pola, who saw that, began to gather her mana.

"They... might come all at once."

"...N-no way!?"

Sament's pupils, who had been shouting at the top of his lungs until just a moment ago, began to tremble violently.

-Keeek!

A wyvern began to rush toward the ground.

"Be careful!!!"

-Keeek!!!

"T-this is damn it!!! There are two of them!"

-Swish! Swish!

Arrows began to be shot out quickly from Kimo's hands.

Sament, who broke through the gap and cut the wyvern's leg.

"Gaaah! Aaaah!!!"

"Valteri!!!"

While they were focused on the one that had come down first, another one was plunging its claws into Valteri's shoulder.

"Ice Arrow!!!"

-Crack! Crackle!

The magic that Pola had quickly cast pierced the wyvern's body, but Valteri's shoulder was already tattered.

"Gaaah... aah! My shoulder... my shoulder..."

Valteri's face, who had collapsed to the floor, staggering as if he had no strength, was stained with pain.

"D-don't worry! Valteri. We earned a lot of money this time, so we can fix it with that...!"

"N-no!!!"

The wyvern, which had seemed to have collapsed after being hit by Pola's magic, suddenly got up and was rushing toward Valteri.

"Ice Spear!!!"

-Crackle! Crunch! Crunch!

The ice spear that had been shot down from the sky pierced the wyvern's body.

"V-Valteri! Valteri!!!"

But it seemed it was already too late. The wyvern's claws had mercilessly plunged into Valteri's body.

The unpleasant sound of flesh being pierced echoed vividly, and despair bloomed on the members' faces.

"Khuk... Kimo! Be careful!!!"

"C-captain!!! Behind you!!!"

The battlefield had instantly turned into a scene of chaos.

The group of wyverns, which had been coming down one by one, was now increasing from one to two, and from two to three.

"Gaaah!"

Kimo, who had been caught by a wyvern, was soaring into the sky with the wyvern.

"Kimo!!!"

"N-no!!"

Kimo's scream, who had soared tens of meters into the sky in an instant, was fading.

"Gaaah!!!"

Just as Kimo's distant scream seemed to be getting closer.

-Crunch! Crack!

Kimo's body, which had been slammed to the ground without a chance to do anything, was convulsing slightly.

"K-Kimo... Kimo! Kimo!!!"

Alek couldn't even approach Kimo and was just shouting his name from a distance.

Now the only people left on the battlefield were Sament, Pola, and Alek.

"Khuk... captain! Get a grip!!!"

"S-Sament..."

"Pola! Get a grip!!!"

"I-I have to... get a grip."

They were all half out of their minds at the terrible reality that was unfolding before their eyes.

Desperation was dripping from Sament's voice as he woke them up.

As if to say, please get out of here alive.

"If we all die here... what will happen to them!!!"

As Sament, who was pointing to the cold corpses of his comrades, shouted in anger, focus began to return to Alek's eyes.

"We have to live. We have to live. Get a grip."

"Pola!!! You have to get a grip!"

Their hope was, in fact, no different from Pola.

"Yes. I've got a grip."

Pola's mouth was firmly shut, and her two clenched fists were trembling.

"So... everyone, step back."

"Captain!! Step back!!!"

Sament, who quickly pulled Alek back at Pola's words.

The three wyverns in front of them were licking their lips like a beast that had cornered its prey.

Pola, who was blocking the path of Skir, Alek, and Sament, concentrated her mind and began to chant a spell.

"...Rain down like rain. Lightning Storm!!!"

-Rumble... rumble!

Sament and Alek flinched their shoulders at the enormous roar that shook the sky.

-Crackle! Crackle!

The group of wyverns that had been circling the sky also began to scatter quickly at the countless bolts of lightning that were pouring down.

"W-what is this...?"

Pola's specialty was, in fact, not ice, but lightning magic.

But since the range was wide and it was difficult to specify a target, she had not used it until now, worried that other people might get hurt.

But now the situation had completely changed.

The bodies of the people who had been laughing with them until just a moment ago were rolling around like rags, and the wyverns, which had been coming one by one, were also coming down in groups and were attacking them.

-Keeek!! Keeek!!!

The wyverns were writhing in pain and were twisting their bodies at the electric storm that was instantly piercing their bodies.

"Khuk!"

Pola also staggered at the large amount of mana that was suddenly draining from her.

"N-no!"

Pola couldn't collapse here.

"That's why... I didn't want to use it..."

A powerful one-shot. But it was difficult to guarantee the next one.

-Crackle! Rumble! Crackle!

At the lightning that was pouring down without rest, Alek and Sament crouched down and looked around.

"I'm sorry..."

What Pola's apology meant was clear. An apology for not being able to preserve the bodies of her comrades intact, and...

-Thump.

An apology for not being able to hold on any longer.

The lightning that had been pouring down with Pola, who had collapsed limply, also stopped abruptly.

The sight that unfolded before their eyes was tragic.

The ground, from which smoke was rising, and the bodies of their comrades had also turned black.

The wyverns were also charred black and were smoking.

"...Is it all over?"

Sament, who was staring blankly ahead, opened his mouth.

"Khuk... khuk..."

"I said, is it... over."

Sament's trembling voice at Alek's bursting cry.

"Ugh... what should we do... what should we do..."

"I-is it... over..."

"My poor kids... what should I do... they're so pitiful... so pitiful!!!"

Alek, who had collapsed to his knees on the floor, began to wail.

"Captain... what should we do now. What should we do... ugh!!! What should we do!!!"

"My kids... Pirkan, my Pirkan... he never even met a woman. Khuk! And his hair was just starting to grow, my Pirkan..."

"Khuk... Kimo!!! Valteri!!!"

Sament, who was crawling on all fours toward Kimo's corpse.

"Gaaah!!!"

The cries of the men who had lost their comrades began to fill the air.

"Wake up. Huh? Wake up. Kimo. This time... we have to go home this time. Huh? I said wake up!!"

Sament's face contorted as he held Kimo's blackened corpse.

"Wake up... please wake up... I'll give you what you asked for. I'm sorry..."

"I'm sorry... Sament. It's all my fault... my fault..."

Alek, who was wailing on the floor, was pounding his chest.

"Gaaah! Brother!!! Tell the kids to wake up. Please! Why are they all lying down and not getting up!!!"

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

"My kids haven't even gotten married yet..."

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

"Valteri... Valteri! Wake up!!! How are we going to eat without you... you have to wake up and cook for us... huh?"

Sament, who was sitting next to Valteri's corpse, whispered softly in his ear.

At Sament's voice, which was whispering as if he were comforting a child, Alek couldn't stop his bursting tears.

"Wake up... huh? You have to cook for your brothers. We can't all starve. What are we going to do without you... huh?"

"Gaaah... ugh..."

Alek, who was wailing as if he were out of breath, was banging his head on the floor.

He resented himself so much for being alive and not being able to protect his members.

"Brother. Tell the kids to wake up. Huh? They don't listen to me well... huh?"

"Gaaah!!!"

"Brother!! Please... please tell them to wake up... they don't listen to me well... khuk! They don't listen to me well!!!"

Sament, who had approached Alek, began to roughly hit his shoulder.

"Say something! Tell the kids to wake up... khuk! Tell them!!!"

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

An unbelievable reality had unfolded before their eyes.

It was something that could happen anytime, but the reality that they had always hoped and prayed would not be today.

(End of Chapter)