Dochaa!

Gushaa!

The Five Dragon Warriors and the dragons they were mounting began crashing down on the ground.

[Giiguueeehhh!?]

The dying dragons cried out.

All of the dragons were stained in blood.

It may be because blood had spouted out of their body for some time while they were trying to keep flying.

If anyone were to try forcibly moving while theyre paralyzed, blood would violently spout out of their body.

[As expected of the dragon that the man who was called the worlds strongest knight himself was riding]

Im trying to talk with Civit.

All of the dragons were slouching as theyre trying to glare at me.

Killing intent were oozing out of their glares.

[You must really want to kill me that its getting unbearable, right?]

The dragons were extremely dissatisfied even when the Five Dragon Warriors were about to leave this place.

I started giving out instructions.

[Pigimaru.]

[Pigii.]

[Get ready for that.]

[Pii~!]

I tried calling out towards Seras who was still dumbfounded.

And

[What did you do!? Touka!?]

Civits voice rang out as he tumbled on the ground.

Hes trying to raise his body.

Hes still out of range of my <Sleep>

It would be too risky for me to get close to him.

[Ive already told you.]

I answered after taking some distance.

[My power is quite special.]

Holding out one of my arms.

[<Poison>]

If Im facing against the Five Dragon Warriors, I must be prepared for the worst.

This is no time for me to use the non-lethal poison and letting him live for a while.

I will kill him now by setting my poison into lethal.

[Nuu!? Guuaahhhh!?]

Schweiz groaned in pain.

Oban continues.

[Aaaggguauaahhh!? No way, isnt that? Abnormal State Skills Paralysis!? Abnormal State System Technique!? Impossible! You were able to use it to all of us consecutively That shouldnt be possible! Guuaaahhh!?]

Bushuuu!

Blood spouted out from the bandaged mans body.

[Gunnnnggghhh!?]

The bandages that used to be white were now being dyed with blood.

It seems that he tried to forcibly move.

All of the members of the Five Dragon Warriors were now lying on the ground.

It is still unknown how long will it take for them to die.

Should I go towards the <Sleep> combination when I found out that theyve been thoroughly weakened?

I must be certain when I put them to sleep.

[Touka!]

I could hear the sound of the lance crashing down into the ground.

[As expected, your reputation as The Humanitys Strongest is not just for show.]

Civit stands up.

The other three people doesnt show any sign of moving anymore.

It seems that theyve given up.

But its just as I though, Civit was extraordinary compared to the others.

His whole body was repeatedly trembling.

Hes only supporting his body with his spear, and firmly braced his legs in order to prevent himself from tumbling down into the ground.

And in the process of standing up, Civits body had bled out a lot.

[Pffuuhaa!]

Civit spat out the blood clot in his mouth.

Bichhaaaa.

The clot of blood that Civit had spat out fell on the ground and scattered about.

Blood was tearing up even from his eyes.

The Soul Eater tried to move but it was still impossible for him.

However, Civit was able to forcibly move.

Civit brandished his spear.

Im going to wait and see How much could he forcibly move his body?

What would happen if he were to use all of his strength?

Bushuu!

Even when his right arm is severely bleeding, Civit still vehemently held his spear.

Even if blood were spouting, Civit started preparing to throw his spear.

[]

That was dangerous.

If I had approached him a while ago, my heart may have been pierced by now.

[]

Win or lose, I guess I should still be taking this gamble.

Should I approach and try using <Sleep>?

Its still not time for Pigimaru to use that.

I started breaking into a run.

Zaannn!

However, a figure slipped into the path where Im dashing towards to.

[Seras?]

[If Civit were to throw his spear in this kind of situation, it might be possible for me to repel it away Even if I cant, it should still be possible for my body to act as your shield.]

[Seras, I know youve received quite the damage to your heart but its fine]

[Weve already talked about this before.]

Seras interrupted any further queries from me.

[I am now currently Touka-donos guard.]

[Sorry.]

[Its still too early, Touka-dono.]

[Hmm?]

[I still havent thanked you for making us this path of survival after all]

Bushuu!

[Guuuhhh!?]

More blood began spouted out of Civits body.

In the end, Civits counterattack has

[Gguuwaaahhh!?]

My needless anxiety has ended.

He wasnt able to throw his spear.

The Humanitys Strongest dropped down to his knees and completely stopped.

The blood that flowed under Civits eyes began forming a small puddle.

And that small puddle was slowly accumulating blood out from his face.

I cant help but be amazed by him.

[Theres no one who has been able to receive my paralysis and poison combo in the past, and were able to move that far.]

In other words, Civits strength was that powerful to that extent.

[If I had simply fought him just like I do towards the others, I dont think I would have been able to win.]

As I thought, my decision of holding back the use of <Paralyze> and only using it when Im certain that my <Paralyze> could perform to its maximum.

Rustle, rustle

Crawling from the back of my neck and along my temple, I could feel a root encroaching out.

I mustnt be negligent.

Preparedness is a must until I made sure that the enemies have died.

I started waiting for the death of my enemies who have been poisoned.

This is a battle using my <Poison>.

This isnt some kind of battle where you would defeat them with your finishing blow.

[Guuuu. Guuugggaahhhunngghhh]

The first one to fall is the bandaged man.

What accelerated his death was when he tried to forcibly move his body.

Hmm?

[Whats that?]

Suddenly, the body of the bandaged man began emitting an intense light.

Immediate after that

Bashuuu!

A thick beam of light shot up towards the sky as if its trying to pierce through the skies.

However, the thick beam of light disappeared in an instant.

Seras looks puzzled as she muttered.

[What in the world is that just now?]

I spoke out my guess.

[Its probably a signal.]

[S- Signal?]

For example, it may be possibly be a signal thats telling someone about his death.

It may also be a signal that shows the position of the enemy who killed him.

Underneath those bandages

There may be an automatically-triggered seal that was drawn underneath them?

Just like that time when we found that black egg wrapped in a cloth inside the ruins

A signal that could indicate the position of the enemy at the time of his death.

Is it originally used so that Civit would come running towards them when they died?

Civit wouldnt let an enemy who could kill the Five Dragon Warriors get away.

[So, who would come rushing in for this case?]

I could hear a roar coming from the distant sky.

Several roars were approaching this place.

Dragon roars.

Several No, there should be at least 20 dragons in that flock.

Perhaps, there may be even more where they came from.

There may be another unit of the Black Dragon Knights that was waiting on standby someplace else.

I can easily imagine the reason why they were stationed in another place.

I think Civit may have placed them around the area so that he could significantly reduce the area where his stage would be set.

[..]

That pillar of light just now acted as their beacon huh

[Touka-dono, w- what should we do? How about we flee into the forest and hide in there?]

Creak Rip

[If the Five Dragon Warriors were to die, its possible that they wouldnt just simply draw near this place]

I want to avoid leaving this place in this kind of situation.

For example, what if they could use recovery magic or a technique that works like that?

It would be quite troubling if these approaching dragon knights were able to rescue Civit and the others.

[I should at least stay here and make sure that the remaining Five Dragon Warriors will die.]

Its still dangerous to approach Civit.

A rat is most dangerous when cornered.

I remembered that time when I was back in the Disposal Ruins.

When someone was truly driven down into the corner, they may suddenly manifest some kind of unbelievable power.

If Seras could use her Spiritual Garment right now, I could have asked her to stop them but

[Seras, you should run away. And also, Im sorry that I didnt explain anything before]

[I will also stay here.]

Filled with resolution in her voice, Seras said.

After she said that though, Seras said in jest.

[In exchange, I will be expecting that I would get that Azure Dragon Stone as my reward, okay?]

It seems that she unexpectedly held quite a lot of courage.

Moreover, is she the type that recovers faster than I think?

[I understand. You can be sure that you will be getting that reward.]

A black dragon has finally arrived.

[Schweiz-sama!?]

The leading black dragon stopped in the sky.

[How in the world did this happen?]

The dragon knight loudly called out.

He is still outside of my range

He wont just carelessly come down huh

However, the one that he called for, Schweiz cant reply.

[Aslan!]

Instead, it was Civits voice that called out to him.

The dragon knight that was called out looked pretty baffled.

[Wha~!? C- Civit-sama!? Eh!? No way!? A- Are you injured!?]

It seems that seeing Civit injured is an unbelievable event for his subordinate.

While spitting out blood from his mouth, Civit shouted out towards the skies.

[It might be difficult for you but Guahaaa!? Kill them while in the skies! Dont carelessly approach here! Just keep your distance and kill them!]

He already cant move anymore.

However, he still has some remaining strength to shout huh

[Whatever you do! Kill those two!]

If you were to move even when youre paralyzed, you were trying to approach death.

Is there any chance for him to die before the gauge runs out?

There was still time before the paralysis gauge runs out

Rustle

[Pii!]

Pigimarus signal.

I can see that there were multiple roots around my eyes.

The true identity of this root is that this is a body part of Pigimaru.

Alright

Its already been connected.

There were two problems regarding this ability.

One of them is that it takes time to get into this state.

The second one is that its sucking up an absurd amount of my MP while its activated.

The part where the root has encroached over my face would also raise the vigilance of my enemy who had noticed the changes.

Therefore, I couldnt use this during my conversation with Civit.

I could see that my MP is visibly decreasing.

Thats why it would be impossible for me to activate it before I had that conversation with him.

Worst of all, it may be possible that my MP would run out during my conversation with Civit and suddenly faint.

In short, it can be said that this power that Pigimaru obtained through the Monster Enhancer is something for really short-term battles.

Coming across her line of sight, Seras enquired.

[Touka-dono, y- your appearance?]

[Dont worry. I was just borrowing the power of Pigimaru. Thats why, you dont have to worry.]

The following black dragons began gathering in the sky.

I snorted.

[Funnn It appears that your company were becoming quite restless]

The first dragon knight who arrived has been frantically trying to explain the situation towards them.

Seeing the people that they thought were the strongest, the Five Dragon Knights lying on the ground further spurred their confusion.

Well, its no wonder.

Civit Gartland is kneeling in a pool of his own blood, so it seems that theyre seeing something thats too unexpected.

[What are you looking at? Kill them]

It seems that Civit is already weak enough that he cant even shout anymore.

He had been moving around so much even while hes paralyzed.

He finally became exhausted.

Civits voice could no longer reach the dragon knights in the sky.

As far as I could see, they havent responded to what he said.

[]

Now then

[Lets make them fall, Pigimaru.]

[Pigii!]

[Seras.]

[Y- Yes.]

[If something were to be thrown down from the sky, I want you to cut it down. Could I also ask you to remain vigilant while these Five Dragon Warriors are still alive?]

[Yes!]

Looking up towards the sky, Seras prepared her sword.

[Please leave it to me.]

Nyururiii~

Many protrusions began appearing from the back of my neck, one after another.

Nyuruu, nyurruuu, nyorruuu-

If someone else were to look at me now, would it look like I have grown wings from my back?

I look towards the reinforcements of the Black Dragon Knights that have been gathering in the sky.

[Well then]

Supplying with my magic energy

[I guess its time for the perfect conclusion.]

Start.