Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

Chapter 188 : The Prelude to War (1)

He couldn't sleep properly.

No, there was no way he could sleep properly in this situation.

It seemed that the medicine he had used to stay awake had finally reached its limit, and Lucas, who had sat down on a chair to catch his breath for a moment, had dozed off.

His body, floating lightly as if in water, was comfortable.

A pure white room. It was when he was feeling a sense of wonder at the door that was placed there all alone.

The door opened smoothly, and a man with silver hair tied up high walked out from it.

'Who was it?'

He looked familiar. The appearance of the man walking out of the door was familiar, as if it were a scene he had seen in a dream someday.

As if time were flowing slowly, the man's steps looked slow.

"You didn't come."

"...?"

The man's words were also slow.

"You said you would come, didn't you? I was waiting."

"...Ah."

Only then did he seem to know who the man was.

"Right. It was serious."

It was the main god.

"I don't know what to do."

He wanted to ask for an answer. What on earth should he do?

"I don't know either."

"..."

But at the main god's innocent answer, he was completely drained of energy.

"But Taras must be having a hard time right now too. He has to persuade you, but his plans keep getting messed up."

He had said that he was an important key. The key left behind by the main god who had foreseen the future.

"Can we win?"

"Haha. We have to win."

It was an easy answer that everyone knew.

"What is the future you have foreseen?"

"I don't know. It keeps changing whenever the situation changes."

He smiled faintly.

"Then what about now?"

"The dragons will lose. If things continue like this."

"..."

"It would be good if I could just come back."

Those words were no different from saying that it was difficult to come back.

"Then are you saying that Taras's power surpasses yours right now?"

"Hmm. Surpasses... rather than that, should I say he's good at using cheap tricks?"

"Is there no way for me to become a god right away?"

If he could help, he had to use any means.

"It's a pity. It would have been good if you had done so earlier. It's difficult now. Since I'm not here."

The situation was not going well. But he thought that if he had come to him, there would be some way.

"If you have any advice you can give me, please do. Anything."

"Don't trust anyone."

It was a ridiculous statement. Don't trust anyone?

"You must know what the result of distrust is in a situation like this."

"Of course. I know."

The main god nodded his head.

"Then please tell me who I shouldn't trust."

"I can't do that. Then the future will change again. And that future is always defeat."

They were all difficult words.

"What on earth should I, how should I..."

He was on the verge of tears out of frustration. He couldn't even understand what on earth he was supposed to do.

"It will be okay. Because the future I saw now is victory. You are doing well."

He thought it would be better to ask what he was curious about than to listen to ambiguous words.

"Two of the clan have been defeated. What will happen to their souls?"

"Hmm... there's no way. It's a pity, but."

"..."

He wondered what the reason the main god had come was. Why he had appeared in his dream when he wouldn't give him any answers.

"Right. I know too. But you also need to rest."

As a light emanated from the main god's hand, he felt his body getting better, even though it was a dream.

"That's why I came. To let you rest a little."

"..."

"Rest a little. Because from the moment you wake up from your sleep, it will be hell."

"I see."

The main god smirked.

"Right. Because from now on, it's the real beginning."

"If there is a way for you to come back, please come and find me anytime."

At that, the main god's lips twisted bitterly.

"Right."

He, who had been about to add something, kept his mouth shut again.

"Good luck."

As the main god disappeared, his eyes shot open.

***

At the suddenly darkened sky, people all raised their heads and looked up.

"W-what is that?"

A swarm of wyverns that had blackened the sky.

"It's a wyvern!!!"

A swarm of wyverns, numbering in the hundreds, no, thousands, filled the sky.

-Kioooooo!

The cry of the wyvern echoing in the sky created fear just by listening to it.

"D-dragon! There's a dragon too!"

The people who had been running away in a panic all stopped in their tracks.

"A dragon..."

A huge body shining with a golden light was flying in the sky. The dragon flying at the very back had soon increased its speed and was at the head of the wyvern swarm.

-Kiooo!

-Kioooooo!

The wyverns, which were stuck to the tail of the Gold Dragon, all cried out.

"Ah..."

Fear was cast in the eyes of the stopped people.

Although the flying dragon and the wyverns were just heading towards their destination, the people could tell.

That the war, which had only been a rumor, had begun.

***

"Lord!"

He had dozed off in his chair, and had met the main god. And as soon as his eyes opened, Aman, who had appeared in front of him, held out his hand.

-Paaat!

He teleported at the same time.

The dazed feeling from being asleep had not yet subsided.

Before he could even figure out where he had teleported to, Lucas searched his subspace, took out an awakening potion and drank it, and put the Devil's Predator on his finger.

"Ah."

Before he could even wonder at the dark sky, the edge of the sky came into view.

His mind went blank at the thought that the souls of all those wyverns had been encroached upon.

"...Apre?"

The huge golden body flying in front of the wyverns made his mind go even more blank.

So it had come to this. Before the pitiful feeling could even raise its head, Apre opened his mouth wide.

-Kuo-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh...

As he took a deep breath, Lucas and Aman's bodies reacted quickly to the tremendous mana that was being sucked into Apre's mouth as if it were being sucked in.

'It's a breath.'

If they were hit directly, they could both die.

As if Aman's body were being shot up into the sky, it was soon engulfed in a bright light.

"No!!!"

The breath that was shot at the same time as Aman's body returned to its original form.

-Kwaaaang!

Aman's blue wings spread wide.

"Aman!!!"

He quickly wrapped a dense protective spell around Aman's body, which had blocked the breath shot by Apre with its whole body.

-Kugugugugung! Kwaaaang!

The red flame that had covered Aman's body peeled off the protective spell one layer at a time.

[Kraaaaaak!!!]

The pained scream that burst out of Aman's mouth echoed through the sky.

'No.'

If this continued, he could lose Aman.

As an unknown sound began to flow from the mouth of Lucas, who was ceaselessly chanting a protection spell, the sky rumbled.

-Kioooo!

At that, the swarm of wyverns began to rush towards Lucas.

'Damn it.'

There was still more time needed until the spell was completed.

-Kioooooo!!!

But the time it took for the swarm of thousands of wyverns to fly towards him was even faster.

-Kwa-ji-jik! Kwa-jik!

Just then, hundreds of streaks of lightning fell on the swarm of wyverns.

-Kioooooo!

-Kwa-ji-jik! Kwa-jik! Kwa-ji-jik!

The tremendous destructive power of the lightning, which had gained strength from the pouring water, began to burn the wyverns. And the water spirits that had appeared began to deal with the wyverns.

'No way.'

A storm that raged with the raging lightning.

"Ruki!!!"

'Damn it!!!'

Only then did Lucas's mind, who had realized where he was standing, turn white.

But he couldn't stop the spell. Because if he did, Aman could die.

Lucas's mouth, who had finished the spell, stopped.

-Kwa-kwang!

At the same time, Apre's body, which had stopped, fell from the sky.

-Kwa-kwa-kwang!

Aman's huge body fell vertically and covered Apre.

"Take out the heart!!!"

As Lucas shouted, Aman's sharp claws pierced Apre's torso.

-Kwa-jik!

Aman's foot, which had pierced through the thick leather in one go, grabbed Apre's heart.

-Kwa-deuk!

He tore it out as it was and crushed the heart.

Apre's body went limp and then began to fly away as light.

The most dishonorable death for a dragon.

"Aman!"

Lucas immediately ran towards Aman.

Aman's body, which should have been blue, had turned black.

[Keo-eok...]

Aman's huge body, which had pierced Apre's heart, collapsed.

"Damn it!"

The condition was serious. No matter how much he had used a protection spell, it was a natural result since he had taken the breath with his whole body.

"Ellaim!"

Lucas immediately called out Ellaim's name. Ellaim, the water spirit king, would be able to heal him.

But Ellaim did not appear.

"Ellaim!!!"

Lucas, who called his name desperately once more.

"Ellaim-nim! Ellaim-nim, please help me."

At that, Nella, who was standing behind him, called Ellaim's name desperately.

Even so, Ellaim's appearance was not seen.

"Amarok, Amarok...! Get a grip."

Lucas stood in front of Aman's huge head and stroked his cheek.

"Are you okay, Amarok?"

[...No. It hurts like hell.]

Amarok's mouth moved weakly.

"Right, right. Huh? Even if it hurts like hell, just bear with it for a little while."

Aman smirked at Lucas's desperate voice. His huge teeth, the size of Lucas's torso, were revealed.

'That's...'

Lucas's gaze wavered for a moment as he confirmed the wound Aman had received.

"Don't show your teeth. It's scary."

Lucas, who had deliberately spat out a nonsensical statement to hide his trembling gaze, tapped Aman's canine tooth.

[Yes... why isn't Ellaim coming.]

Aman's voice was weak.

"He'll come. Ellaim will come. He'll come soon, so just, just hold on for a little while."

Nella was constantly calling Ellaim's name.

"So please just shut up. Can't you see the kids are scared every time you open your mouth?"

Tears welled up in the eyes of Lucas, who was scolding Aman.

[Uh...? Are you crying?]

Aman's huge pupils slowly turned to Lucas.

"I'm not crying. Who said I'm crying? The dust you're kicking up got in my eyes."

He couldn't lose Aman.

[...It's just a little scratch. So, you don't have to worry too much... you don't have to.]

Aman's words were intermittent.

"Aman. Get a grip."

Aman's long tail began to turn white.

"Ellaim!!! Ellaim!!!!!"

The cracked voice looking for Ellaim filled the entire forest.

[End of Chapter]