Reincarnated Dragon Goes to the Academy!

Chapter 197 : A Strategic Choice. (1)

Lucas, who had headed to the Siren's territory with the intention of blowing everything away, stood there blankly.

"..."

There was nothing.

He wondered if he had teleported to the wrong coordinates and tried again several times, but the result was the same.

A pitch-black darkness where nothing could be seen. No matter how many times he shone a light, it was just the deep sea.

It had disappeared cleanly, as if nothing had been there from the beginning.

'Damn it!'

Since there was not even a trace, it was impossible to even try to find them.

Lucas, who had come to his senses thanks to the dark and gloomy sea, teleported again.

As he came out of the water, he saw Hasel standing there without moving.

"Are you okay?"

It was a relief that he had returned without any incident.

"Right. Let's go back right away."

He had to go back right away. Because even while he was here, a war would be being fought in the Escar Mountains.

***

The situation in the Escar Mountains, which he had returned to, was a little better than before.

-Kwaaaang!

The breath shot out by Aellas, who had returned to her original form, swept away the monsters in one go.

-Kwa-kwang! Kwa-jik!

Amore's angels also seemed to be fighting well, and some of Taras's angels were not seen.

'Leadis and Elon...'

The appearances of Leadis and Elon, who had been encroached upon by Darkness's Rest, were not seen.

-Kwa-kwang! Kwa-kwa-kwang!

Just then, the attack of Endairon, the upper water spirit, began to pour down from the sky.

"Ellaim?"

-Kwa-kwang! Kwang!

A barrier made of water and ice bound the demons' movements, and hundreds of ice spears pierced their bodies.

"Ranos."

Ellaim walked over and approached Lucas.

"...Why did you come now?"

"I'm sorry."

It was a name he had called so desperately.

When Aman's pupils were losing their light. It was a name he had shouted and shouted when his breath was fading.

"Why... why now..."

Even if he blamed him now, nothing would change. Lucas also knew that.

But he felt like he would go crazy if he didn't at least blame him.

He had lost countless kinsmen in just a few days, and he had lost precious people.

"I'm sorry again. But please just know that the spirit world was also in danger."

Lucas bit his lower lip hard.

"I healed Leadis and Elon."

"...Thank you."

Since the past was the past, it was more important to solve the current situation.

"First, we have to clean this place up. Will you help me a little?"

Lucas asked Ellaim.

"What's there to ask? They are also my enemies."

Ellaim smirked and jumped into the middle of the battlefield.

Lucas also looked around once and then began his attack.

-Kwaaaang!

The demons' attacks were gradually subsiding, perhaps because Praiyan, who had been used as a mana supply, had disappeared.

'The angel bastard first.'

He hadn't liked him anyway.

"I'll make you disappear forever."

Lucas's body shot up in an instant.

-Kwaaaang!

The angel of Taras, who had been confronting Amore's angel, lost his balance and staggered at Lucas's sudden attack.

"You know me, right?"

"You human bastard...!"

It was when the angel of Taras had corrected his posture and was about to rush at Lucas.

"Get lost, human. You bastard... ah. It was you."

The angel of Amore, who had blocked him, said. It seemed he had finally recognized Lucas.

"You move aside."

Despite Lucas's arrogant words, the angel of Amore took a step to the side and made way.

"I will."

Lucas held an ice spear in his hand and rushed at the angel of Taras.

-Kaang!

Lucas's ice spear was blocked by the angel's sword.

"You're just a human!!! You've lost your mind after receiving Amore's blessing!"

Lucas, who had dodged the sword that had been thrust forward by turning his body, thrust his spear again.

-Paang!

The sharp sound of the spear, which had narrowly grazed the angel's ear, cutting through the air echoed in his ears.

-Kwa-gak!

The angel's descending sword was blocked by Lucas's spear.

-Thwack!

Lucas's spear, which had been thrust out once more, grazed the angel's waist.

The angel, who had spread his wings wide, jumped back.

'I'll have to cut off those wings first.'

-Swaek!

As the sharp sound of something cutting through the wind was heard from behind him, the angel quickly turned his head.

-Thwack. Thud.

"Kraaaaaak!!!"

The angel's two wings, which had been cleanly cut off, fell to the floor.

"Since you held a sword, I was going to deal with you in the same way."

Something huge that had appeared in the sky.

-Kwa-deuk! Kwa-deuk!

That, which was similar to the shape of a palm, crushed the angel's body.

"Because I don't have time."

Lucas turned his back.

"How cruel. You must be the only human who can do such a thing to an angel."

The angel of Amore, who had seen that, shook his head.

"Thank you for the compliment."

It was when Lucas had shrugged his shoulders once and was about to turn his steps to another place.

[Where do you think you're running away to!!!]

Aellas's shrill voice echoed through the sky.

"They're running away."

The demons were disappearing in an instant.

[Don't you come here?! You rat-like X-bastards!!!]

"..."

And the remaining angels of Taras were also disappearing.

'Is it Taras's command?'

The fact that they were all retreating together made that possibility high.

'I shouldn't chase them now.'

He thought that that could also be a trap.

[Hasel. We are also going back.]

Lucas sent a telepathic message to Hasel.

[Yes.]

A concise answer came back.

***

After learning that Giestio was with the demons, everything began to fall into place.

He had known the Demon King Yastan since his past life.

'But it was a thought that could not have come from Yastan's head.'

He had thought that there must be someone behind the scenes anyway.

"Hasel."

Hasel and Lucas, who had returned to the lair, sat facing each other with serious expressions.

"Yes, Lord."

"We have lost many."

"..."

Hasel's expression darkened even more.

He must have been thinking of all those who had died.

"I'm sorry. For not being able to protect Amarok."

"No. Amarok... we will be able to meet him again someday."

Hasel smiled sadly.

"I swear on my name. I will definitely let you meet Amarok again..."

Hasel slowly nodded his head.

"I'm fine."

Lucas's smile was also sad.

"Right..."

"The demons' power was considerable today. We almost lost our kinsmen today too."

His teeth ground together. If he had lost Leadis or Elon today... he didn't even want to imagine it.

"But since we got Praiyan back... it's okay to say we won today."

There were a mountain of things to discuss with Hasel.

"But that Siren..."

Lucas thought for a moment and then opened his mouth.

"It seems he is with the Demon King."

"The Siren, you say?"

Lucas nodded his head and then opened his mouth again.

"Right. I don't know what the story is... but I have a feeling that all the things that have happened may have come from the Siren's head."

"What do you mean by that?"

The Giestio Lucas had experienced was a smart person. He had had a feeling that his bright smile might just be to hide his true self.

'To think that thought was right.'

The Yastan he had known was an honest person. He was not skilled in intrigue, and he did not recognize the schemes of others well.

He was a person who always knew exactly what he wanted. That was why he had been even more suspicious.

"Do you remember? The day Yastan came to me and asked for forgiveness for the first time."

"Yes. I remember."

"Right. I also remember that day clearly. He cried so sorrowfully that my heart ached just by watching."

The day he, who had stolen the hatchling egg, had come back and had begged for forgiveness. On that day, Yastan had cried as if the world were collapsing and had prostrated himself on the floor, begging.

"He did."

"Right. Since you also saw that, I'll ask you one thing. Do you think his tears were a lie?"

Hasel shook his head.

"I also think so. The tears of that day were real. They were very sad tears."

"Yes."

"And since you also knew Yastan, I'll ask you one more thing. Do you think he planned all of this?"

"...No. It's a bit of a stretch to say that it all came from Yastan's head."

Hasel also had the same thought as Lucas.

"Right. Hasel. I also think so. What Yastan wanted that day was forgiveness. And what he wanted on the day he left for the demon world was also..."

"Forgiveness."

The day the demon god, who had pitied the demons, had received a new demon world and had moved them, Yastan had come for the last time.

He had also appealed with tears on that day.

'I will never be seen again... so please, please just forgive me.'

And Lucas had firmly shaken his head. Although his heart ached, it was also a problem he could not forgive.

"Right. He did. The day he came for the last time, he also wanted forgiveness. And on that day... they left for the demon world."

"I didn't know they would leave like that."

They had disappeared cleanly. Because all the pure-blooded demons, not the half-breeds, had disappeared.

"And the last letter Yastan had left was also a request for forgiveness. Along with an appeal to please not persecute the half-breeds of his kinsmen left on the surface."

"Yes. That's right."

"For such a Yastan to dream of revenge now, after more than a thousand years, doesn't make sense."

"..."

"And the Taras I met was also like that. Although he hinted that he couldn't say everything, he was also an honest person."

"Well, since the demons are no different from the demon god's mirror."

The demons were made in the image of their god, the demon god. Therefore, the demons also had some of the personality and characteristics of the demon god.

Among those characteristics was honesty.

"Right. For such a demon god to suddenly challenge the authority of the main god after hearing the Demon King's story... I'm also a little suspicious."

"But... no matter how much of a king he is, a Siren can't put a bug in the demon god's decision, can he?"

Lucas nodded his head.

"Right. That's also true. But what if he used another god?"

Lucas had seen the tremendous holy relics and artifacts Giestio had.

"Hmm... I think that's a bit of a stretch."

"We have to keep all possibilities open now. Since it seems that Giestio is pulling the strings, we also have to prepare for that."

Lucas's gaze was sharp.

"The celestial world has had a war. The number of annihilated gods is also enormous. Not only the lower gods, but also some of the intermediate and upper gods have been annihilated."

At that, Hasel's eyes widened.

"Herdone has been annihilated."

"...Is that really true?"

The annihilation of a god who had existed since the beginning of time. It was as clear as day what kind of impact that would have.

"Right. So we also have to fight strategically from now on."

Lucas decided to change the way he would fight in the future.

"Strategically..."

Hasel chewed on Lucas's words.

"Right. Just as they were dirty, we will also be dirty. And just as they did not hesitate to use any means, we will also fight like that."

"..."

"I will not let any more of our kinsmen die."

Lucas clenched both his fists.

[End of Chapter]