Chapter 26: Boohoo, I’ll never do it again (just kidding) ( Part 2 )
Although Konstantin was the first Dragon King to be soloed by Leon Casmod in the Empire and Dragon Tribe’s ‘plan,’ no one doubted his brutality and ferocity.
He was the most typical of dragons, and all of the tribe’s traits were fully embodied in him.
Now, having returned from hell, he was even more fitting of the temperament he had in life.
“To die and not rest… Konstantin.”
Fer said quietly, continuing to watch the distant battlefield.
Outside the temple, the battle was completely one-sided.
None of the guards’ attacks could harm Konstantin, who had the body of a Steel Mammoth.
“What do we do… This guy is terrifying.”
“Our attacks don’t hurt it at all, what should we do…”
“……”
Just as the guards felt hopeless, they suddenly heard a clear, commanding female voice from behind,
“Everyone, retreat.”
The guards turned around.
Isa, along with two other princes, was walking toward them.
“Is the queen finally going to step in… it seems like this opponent is truly beyond what we can handle.”
The guards made way, and when Leon and the others reached the center of the front courtyard, a guard stepped forward to report,
“Your Majesty, after a brief skirmish, we couldn’t confirm what species or type the opponent is, but we can confirm that its head… belongs to the Crimson Flame Dragon King, Konstantin.”
Isa’s expression grew serious, “Mm, I understand. Take the nearby tribesmen to the underground shelters, ensure that the three princesses are well protected, and make sure nothing goes wrong.”
“Yes! Your Majesty!”
The guards evacuated in an orderly manner, guiding the other tribespeople to safety.
In the large courtyard, only Leon and his companions, along with the vengeful creature, remained.
“I swear, I’ll never make a joke about Konstantin’s hellish laugh again.”
Leon looked at the enormous creature in front of him, “He really could win the resurrection contest.”
“Resurrection… There are many ways, but the problem is, how did he sneak up on the Red Dragon Temple?”
Roseweiser said, “A body this large, just walking would cause minor tremors, yet it appeared outside the temple’s perimeter. And from its body structure, it can’t fly. It’s like… it just appeared out of nowhere.”
“Well, maybe it just crawled out of the grave, so there was no sound—”
“Roar!!—”
“Alright, alright, I’ll never tell your hell joke again, don’t rush!”
Roseweiser spread her dragon wings and assumed an attacking posture,
“Time to get serious, Leon.”
“Alright.”
Leon took a step forward, opened his right hand, and the blue light suddenly shone brightly.
The next second, the sound of thousands of birds exploding echoed through the night sky.
…
The battle horn had sounded.
The massive and brutal monster seemed to have had its memory stirred by the sharp sound of Leon’s Thousand Birds.
The initial invasion had been leisurely, like a stroll, but at the sound of the piercing explosive cry, Konstantin suddenly erupted.
His cumbersome Steel Mammoth body shot forward like a giant cannonball, heading straight toward Leon and the others.
Flames burned everything in his path, and the dried, half-decayed dragon head let out a chilling roar.
Isa slightly bent her knees, furrowing her brows. She looked at the garden that had been destroyed in the blink of an eye by Konstantin and gritted her teeth, saying,
“Do you know how much those flower beds and lawns cost me, you bastard!”
As soon as the words left her mouth, the Red Dragon Queen immediately transformed into her dragon form and charged at Konstantin.
The two gigantic creatures collided, and the roar echoed across the sky.
The Red Dragons were much stronger in terms of both offense and defense compared to the Silver Dragons, so they could execute such a primitive, wild dragon body slam.
However, the outcome of the clash seemed less than ideal.
Isa staggered backward, and after transforming back into human form, she gathered Dragon Fire in her hands and threw it forward.
The Dragon King-level Dragon Fire attack was several times stronger than the guards’ previous attacks.
After all, this was a standard attack method for dragons, and its strength depended entirely on the user’s basic power.
However, against Isa’s attack, Konstantin didn’t even attempt to dodge, instead speeding up and continuing to charge toward the three.
The Dragon Fire hit his enormous body, instantly kicking up thick smoke and dust.
But even amidst the dust, the heavy footsteps that sounded like war drums didn’t stop.
The next second, Konstantin broke through the smoke and spread his arms wide—
As he got closer, Leon noticed that Konstantin’s arms also came from different dangerous species.
The left arm was dark and robust, with five distinct, flexible fingers, like it was stitched from the super S-rank humanoid dangerous species, the ‘Hellfire Titan’;
The right arm, however, was slightly more slender, but the magical circuits under the skin were visible, resembling veins flowing with magma, indicating it came from a powerful fire-element dangerous species.
Before Leon could continue observing, Konstantin launched his attack.
He suddenly slammed his open arms together, whipping up a gust of wind.
As the gust of wind swept across the battlefield, Konstantin’s seemingly burning right arm released a wave of fire.
The wind fueled the flames, creating a massive inferno.
This was a simple yet effective elemental magic combo attack. When fighting the Star Dragon King, Shtar, Roseweiser had also used a similar technique called ‘Dragonfire Extinguish.’
‘Dragonfire Extinguish’ was indeed a classic combo attack, but it was limited by the fact that only Roseweiser used it, so its power and intensity weren’t top-tier.
Plus, she wasn’t very skilled with the ‘Wind Element’ in the combo.
This was the drawback of most combo techniques— to perfectly unleash the power of a combination move, one must master at least two different elemental magics.
However, Konstantin’s wind-fire combo technique seemed to have completely overcome this drawback.
Both the wind and fire elements were absurdly powerful.
The flames rushed forward, and Roseweiser and Isa both flapped their dragon wings, resisting the intense wind pressure.
