novelraw Chapter 142 : Chapter 142
Chapter 142 : Chapter 142
Chapter 142. Northerners Get Heated Up Easily and Cool Down Easily
"Are you out of your mind!? I barely managed to save you and now…!"
"I can do it! No, I must do it!"
Kwwaaaaang!
Another explosion erupted, drowning out the two's voices.
But even amid the pouring dust and dirt, Muno clearly conveyed his intentions with his gaze.
"…Alright. But you're heavy, and in my condition, I can't throw you hard. You'll have to use that chain for the rest. Got it?"
"That was the plan from the beginning!"
"Right, so when!?"
"As soon as even one of the Hydra's heads falls, immediately!!"
That shout was also a plea to the Dragon Sword Duke, who might have been listening.
‘Please, have heard me, you superhuman geezer.’
It was an absurd wish, but Anthony, as if sensing his desperation, didn't argue further.
Whooosh.
Soon, seeing him concentrate and gather mana brought some relief.
Of course.
‘Just one head, please.’
Muno didn't have a definitive answer either.
But he clearly remembered the flow he had felt when sealing the human head (?) earlier.
'That thing, each and every head is a weapon… and also a weakness. Damn it. If the form and name are similar, the power should be similar. Damn.'
In the myths he read in his past life, when Hercules cut off a head, a companion of his, someone, seared it with fire to prevent regeneration, right?
But the Hydra here probably wouldn't even have a single scale burned by ordinary fire.
However, he had another possibility.
Muno looked at the head whose energy flow he had twisted just before regeneration, the one that ‘had been’ covered in scales like a bamboo shoot.
‘It’s definitely, possible.’
While he was staring, the clashing flashes of golden and green demonic energy continued.
As if confident in its own magic, the Hydra no longer even looked at him.
Honestly.
‘The Dragon Sword geezer won't be a pushover either.’
Hadn't two of its heads fallen just a moment ago when it cast that strange green domain magic?
Of course, after that, they seemed to be evenly matched again.
‘Please, just one head, please. Geezer! No, Your Excellency! Please!’
Did he know how desperately he was staring?
- Ha!
A loud battle cry was heard from the sky, which was now completely dyed green.
Flash.
A golden ray of light instantly brightened the sky, striking the entire body of the nine, no, now eight-headed monster.
Craaaaaaaaaaack.
The green domain shattered in an instant.
[How can a mere human.]
[How…….]
[It's not even magic.]
[It is bizarre.]
[That small piece of metal is strange.]
[Even more than before…….]
"Kyaaaaaaaaaaaak!"
The moment the Hydra shrieked with a psychic wave mixed with irritation and anger.
Flash.
Another ray of light burst from the sky, and a wyvern engulfed in golden light could be seen descending like a thunderbolt.
"Now!"
Then, Anthony's gaze also moved along with the golden wyvern.
"Ha!"
His sword, which had been under Muno's feet at some point, vibrated frighteningly, spewing out immense flames as it was swung.
Paaaaaaaaang.
Anthony's secret technique, which had once split the giant lizard that was a degraded version of the Hydra in half, was unleashed with very weak output, reflecting his current state.
But it was enough to send Muno's heavy body flying to the target point.
And.
"Kyaa……!"
Craaaaaack.
The wyvern knight's gaze, having split one of the Hydra's heads in two, grazed past Muno in mid-air.
To him, the duke's voice sounded like telepathy.
- You must have a plan, right? Prove it.
‘Of course.’
As if in response, Muno's chain began to coil around the Hydra's falling head.
And soon.
[How dare you!]
[Where do you think!]
[Insignificant thing!]
[Variable, eliminate!]
The giant heads simultaneously spewed out poisonous breaths from four directions.
‘Ha?’
Do they not remember the experience before the human heads fell off? Or are they still stupid?
In any case, it was a welcome situation for Muno.
Except for the terrible stench.
'Kuh…'
Crack.
He accepted the pressure pouring in equally from all sides as a pleasant stimulus, focusing only on the head wrapped in the chain.
And.
‘I’ve done it once. It’s possible!’
Kuuuuung.
The head, which turned into transparent magical power as soon as it hit the ground, tried to return to the main body.
Muno barely managed to twist a part of that immense magical power, which still felt overwhelming.
As a result.
[The poison doesn't work…….]
[Emergency situation.]
[A bigger variable than expected.]
[What in the world is that……?]
Along with the Hydra's psychic wave mixed with bewilderment.
C-c-c-c-crack.
He succeeded in creating another green-scaled bamboo shoot (?) on the cross-section of the severed neck.
'It worked!'
It wasn't just about dealing with one head.
‘My guess was right!’
As Muno smiled, feeling the Hydra's demonic energy drastically reduced in an instant.
The monster began to go berserk.
[This!]
[Crazy!?]
[Twisting the authority of immortality?]
[Kill!]
[That one first!]
[Even with divine blood, how!?]
Thump. Thud.
Thump.
Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuumble.
As the body of the monster, which had been targeting only the Dragon Sword Duke attacking from the sky, refocused on Muno.
"Damn it."
Chwaaaaak.
Muno had no choice but to keep moving his chains and limbs, dodging the pouring piles of dirt and demonic energy.
Then, at some point.
[Look here!]
With a chilling psychic wave, my head naturally turned.
Zzzzzing!
"Ugh!?"
As soon as I met those snake eyes and turned my head away, the headache that was about to start immediately subsided.
'As long as I don't make eye contact…'
It was a simple thought, but it seemed to be a bewildering experience for the monster as well.
[The suggestion doesn't work.]
[He escaped my eyes.]
[The poison doesn't work either.]
[We should have dealt with that one first…….]
[It's like an ancient god-kin.]
[But that can't be?]
[I will kill it now.]
Thump. Thud.
Kwaaaaaaaack.
The only fortunate thing was.
The piles of dirt that constantly rose and attacked, and the breath of poisonous gas that was meaningless to him.
Kwwaaaaaaaaaang!
The giant feet, and the heads that swung down wrapped in demonic energy.
Other than that, it seemed the beast had no other means to attack him.
‘I just have to avoid the dirt well.’
And since the Hydra was so large, he could anticipate its movements just by the ripple of its muscles.
Chwaaaak.
And unlike ordinary humans, he had four more, much longer legs (?), allowing for three-dimensional maneuvering.
"Ha!"
Ruuuuuumble.
Leaping over the irregularly cracking ground and the soaring walls of dirt with his chain once again, Muno continued to run.
To be precise.
"Try and catch me!"
He was circling around the beast in a large counter-clockwise direction.
Away from Anthony, who was already seriously injured and had overexerted himself again, to the opposite side.
[Will not miss…….]
[you.]
[I will.]
[kill.]
The Hydra, with only seven heads remaining, seemed to have lost that much intelligence along with its magical power, as it continued to move the earth, spew poison, and try to crush him with its heads and feet despite repeated failures.
But even so, Muno was getting goosebumps just the same.
‘If I get hit even once…….’
Kwwaaaaaaaaaang!
Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuumble.
A giant head brushed past his body for a moment.
The monster's head and teeth, brimming with immense demonic energy, were a more terrifying weapon than anything else.
‘…it’s the end.’
Kwwaaaaaaaaaaaaang!
Chwaaaak.
"Hyaaah!"
…He survived again.
A sigh of relief escaped every time he managed to dodge the irregularly attacking piles of dirt.
Of course.
Kwwaaaaaaaaaang!
"Keuk!"
As he was on high alert for the Hydra's physical attacks, he was sometimes hit by the earthen walls and sent flying.
But it was much better than being hit by the massive monster's physical attack, and the evolved armor deflected most of the impact.
Of course, even that was reaching its limit.
'What is this old man doing!'
Just as he was inwardly resenting the Dragon Sword Duke, who showed no reaction even after he had drawn so much aggro.
Fortunately.
The moment the Hydra's body moved, following him as he made a wide turn.
Flash.
Once again, a wyvern-shaped thunderbolt fell to the ground from above the clouds.
And.
"Kyaaaak!"
Craaaaaaack.
Another neck fell.
Boom.
‘Now.’
At the same time, Muno, who had been endlessly evading, began to charge toward the monster's inner side.
It was definitely a life-threatening adventure, but he had expectations.
And as expected.
[These bastards!]
[Humans!]
[Which one first.]
[Should I kill?]
[Kill them all!?]
[Need to unify thoughts.]
The remaining six heads emitted even more confused psychic waves.
'As expected.'
It was clear that it got dumber every time it lost a head.
As he charged, clenching his fists.
"Kyaoooooo!"
The Hydra simultaneously let out a roar and began to spew demonic and poisonous energy from its entire body.
But that alone was not enough to stop Muno, let alone the Dragon Sword Duke.
Kwaaaaaaaack.
Chwaaaaaaaak.
He leaped over the soaring earthen barrier and extended his chain toward the head that was just about to fall to the ground.
As a result.
Wooooo.
Crack.
Once again, a bamboo shoot sprouted from the Hydra's severed neck.
And at that moment, the monster's psychic wave became even more confused.
[No.]
[No!]
[It can't be.]
[Crisis!]
[Where did it.]
[go wrong…….]
And.
- Puhahahaha! Well done, kid!!
A hearty shout was heard from the sky, and once again, the wyvern knight engulfed in golden light began to plummet.
Craaaaaaack.
Another of the monster's necks was severed.
"We did it."
Just as a smile began to appear on the lips of all the watching party members.
Far away from the battlefield.
Someone hiding beyond the crumbling green barrier was spewing deep anger.
"It was you. It was because of you. Hehehe… Everything was your fault."
Within the stealth barrier that no one could detect.
Explosive demonic energy began to pour out from the entire body of the person from under whose black-robed hood ‘gray hair’ had spilled out.
"It wasn't just a precious experiment. That damn family is holding me back until the very end. Damn it!"
That demonic energy was by no means inferior to the giant monster Hydra beyond the barrier.
And in a sense, it was even more precise and stealthy than that.
Because not a single bit of it leaked out from within this small stealth barrier.
"W-What will you do? Still, the Dragon Sword must be tired. How about finishing things as planned?"
The old magician, who was maintaining the barrier while sweating profusely, cautiously asked for his opinion.
The black-robed figure, who was staring at the battlefield with burning eyes from under the pitch-black hood, finally opened his mouth after a long time.
"…The great cause is on hold."
"Pardon?"
"The Dragon Sword, that cunning old man. He still has strength left even in this situation."
"No way…"
"I can't be sure about the Dragon Sword's final secret technique. No, to be precise, that is the only thing I'm wary of."
"…"
As the old magician fell silent amidst the lamentation.
Once again, the burning gaze under the hood turned to the battlefield, no, to Muno, who was once again neutralizing the Hydra's regeneration on the battlefield.
"It's all because of that experiment, no, that kid. Damned thing… This is absurd. A precious reference material. Something I thought of as a doll to settle my past grudges has ruined everything. Hehehe."
"Then, what about the great cause? The personnel already dispatched to the capital…"
"Tell them to take what they can and get out. As long as the Dragon Sword is fine, even if we succeed, it's not a success."
"But, then how long again…"
"Are you questioning my orders now?"
As he glared at the old magician with murderous eyes.
The old magician immediately slammed his head on the floor.
"H-How could I! A-As you commanded!"
"Hmph. But this silence will not be that long. If I secure one who is easier than the Dragon Sword, I might see another way…"
The black-robed figure's gaze, spewing demonic energy like a waterfall, returned to the black knight on the battlefield.
"Northerners get heated up very easily and cool down easily. We just need to be silent for a very short while, until the eyes of the Iron royal family leave us."
With a single cold word, the black-robed figure disappeared as if he had never been there.