It was a much earlier appearance than expected. Ambroxa’s massive body was getting closer by the second. The shape, which looked like seven writhing snakes attached to each other, began to become clearly distinguishable.
[Kwaaaaaaaah!]
The appearance of the real demon dragon Ambroxa was on a completely different level from the time of Galamut, who was merely a spiritual being. Despite the considerable distance, everyone was overwhelmed by the aura of the ugly being.
The homunculus stopped lining up and just stared blankly at the sky.
“Wake up!”
Michael, who had descended from the command tower and gone to the front, shouted again. The King's command woke up their spirits.
Eve hurriedly climbed onto the railing of the command tower and checked her allies. As a combat knight, the homunculus was trained to be like that, so there was no need to look at humans.
The frozen Natasha and the group of magicians came into view.
Only Eve, who had Core's growth and the World Tree staff, was okay.
She was the only one with the mind to give orders to those other than the homunculus.
“Ivory tower wizards, cast spells in the rear room immediately! Let me know when you’re ready!”
“Yes, yes, Your Highness! Ah, I understand!”
Only then did Brigitte come to her senses. Her face looked resentful as if she thought her role had been taken away from her.
Eve, however, focused on Ambroxa. She cried out as if she was in trouble.
“The access speed is too fast!”
It was a judgment made using her innate sense of space and the auxiliary bracelet that Michael had given her as a gift. Michael responded immediately.
“Punishment slows down the dragon from the front! White Night and Illusion turn left and right to block its path, and the rest of the knights disrupt the dragon’s vision! Don’t forget to be careful of mental interference!”
"Yes!"
The knights who had taken flight simultaneously with flying magic rushed towards Ambroxa.
Phew! Phew!
The black body was hit by magic and sword energy. Explosions went off here and there. Ambroxa roared.
[The alchemist's guard dogs dare! Kaaaaaaah!]
The way a Lord-class dragon handles mana is different from magic.
Pure mana began to pulsate without a spell, according to Ambroxa's will.
"Oh my god!"
In an instant, dark clouds swirled and gathered in the clear sky.
The black clouds that covered the entire Lemanas Plain were actually thunderclouds. Lightning struck the ground at random.
Kwakwakwakwang! Kwakwakwakwang!
“Ugh!”
Most of them evaded, and those who could not evade were saved by Aegis.
The problem is that Ambroxa's attacks continued.
[Koooooooooo!]
Four heads faced forward, their mouths wide open. An aura of destruction slowly formed within their empty mouths.
“B, breath! Everyone, power scatter!”
Brigitte gave the order. But Eve's judgment was different.
"No!"
“What?”
“The target is the capital! Deploy defenses! We must stop it no matter what!”
Unlike Brigitte, Eve had eyes that could see the orbit.
Conflicting orders were given, but the homunculi quickly followed one side. Of course, it was Eve's side, of course.
“Gather in front and spread out your barriers! Snorret Wint! You set up the main barrier!”
“Ivory tower wizards, continue to focus on opening the gates!”
Michael and Eve each gave instructions.
Eve then also fixed the Yggdrasil Staff and used all her might to create a huge physical barrier.
She struck the magic barrier five times.
Brigitte, who saw this, also came to her senses belatedly and created a quadruple barrier.
[Kwaaaaah!]
After a long struggle, black breath finally shot out from Ambroxa's four mouths.
Kwakwakwakwang!
“Ugh!”
“Ugh!”
Groans erupted from all over. Someone cried out in shock as they saw the barriers in front being destroyed one by one.
“Oh, my God! This is the power of just four heads!”
The breath lasted for a very long time, but fortunately, it stopped without breaking through the ten-layer barrier at the rear.
However, the impact on the ground was enormous. The land outside the barrier was hit by the turbid energy.
It was blackened and melted by the heat. Even the plants inside the barrier were extinct.
[You lowly creatures!]
Everyone gasped for breath and regrouped as Ambroxa raged.
There was some good news at the last minute.
“Your Highness! The gate is ready!”
At Natasha's notice, Michael rushed into the next operation.
“Punishment, White Night! Bring the Dragon into range! Prepare restraint barriers and binding magic from the rear, Illusion! You must get him into the gate before I fire the second breath!”
At Michael's command, the six knights under Eve moved in unison.
Their activities were leading the battle.
The problem was Brigitte. Overwhelmed by a commander far superior to her, she was unable to function properly as a leader.
'It was originally my job to be active!'
There was no way she could take the initiative, and it was not in her nature to support someone.
In this situation, Brigitte was playing around with the four knight divisions' power without even knowing what orders to give. Eve, who couldn't stand to see this situation, shouted at the four knight divisions organized under Brigitte.
“Wallblood, you protect the Ivory Tower Mages, and Blackwing and Annihilation support the forward units!”
“Who are you to order my knights to assist..."
“Be quiet! My sister won’t do it, so I’ll do it!”
Brigitte shut her mouth at Eve's rebuke.
Meanwhile, the dragon Ambroxa was guided to the point where the gate opened.
“Sir Emrick..."
“I will open the gate!”
As soon as Eve gave the signal, Natasha responded immediately.
A huge hole was created in the sky above Ambroxa, a door that twisted space and time. It grew larger as time passed, trying to suck in the demon dragon.
[What a shameful thing!]
To prevent Ambroxa from leaving his seat, some of the magicians in the Ivory Tower cast binding spells and binding magic. However, they alone were not enough.
“Ah, ah, no!”
“It’s too much...!”
Eve cried out.
“Snorret! Binding barrier!”
“Yes, Your Highness!”
A circular countermeasure was created to imprison Ambroxa. With Snorret's help, the fire was put out, but Natasha shouted with a pale face.
“I can’t stand it for 3 minutes!”
"Don't worry."
Eve concentrated her mind. Soon countless gifts were unleashed from her. They bound Ambroxa's wings tightly and held her captive in the air.
[What, what is this! Kyaaaaah!]
Indeed, it seems that the silver-clad Arachne that was taught by the great sage was unfamiliar.
Ambroxa was unable to respond. He was helplessly dragged into the gate with his only tail.
Eve called out to someone, sweat dripping down her entire body.
“Sir Millard!”
“Yes, Your Highness!”
Soon an updraft developed, pushing Ambroxa's massive body up into the gate.
[No! No! Where are you sending me!]
The seven ugly heads writhed madly, their wings fluttering. Half of Ambroxa's body was dragged in.
"Ha..."
Eve released Arachne and took a deep breath. Suddenly, she felt a gaze on her cheek. Michael, who had come up to the command tower, was looking at her.
Eve smiled brightly even though she was tired.
“It’s the time.”
"Yes."
The answer came after a while, and his eyes were filled with worry.
Eve knew what he wanted to say by the slightly delayed reply and the worried look in his eyes. But she had no intention of giving in to his stubbornness.
“Shall we go, Sir Agneto?”
“Are you not thinking of changing your mind?”
“Who else will protect Michael if not me? Let’s go.”
“Huh, if that’s what you want, then yes.”
Michael laughed as if he was sighing and grabbed Eve's hand. In the blink of an eye, her body was buried deep in Michael's arms.
Michael hugged her tightly and flew up shouting.
“Vanguard, we're going in!”
The homunculus floated together. The gate sucked them in.
The magical light that seemed to burn the retinas subsided. Eve and Michael raised their eyelids.
Their bodies were floating in the air. Beneath their feet, a purple forest rose, and a dark purple cloud rose. In the distance, a giant tree with ivory-colored branches was visible. This colorful landscape was definitely Yggdras.
“What about Ambroxa?”
Eve looked around while still in Michael's arms. The advance party had arrived safely and was scattered nearby, but Ambroxa was nowhere to be seen.
At that moment, a gust of wind and a shock wave carrying the flag swept through the empty space where the advance party was.
[Kuaaaaah! How dare you! How dare you! Kuaaaaah AAAH!]
The source of the mad roar and the vibration that shook the world was the sealed land.
It was beyond the volcano. The arrival coordinates of Ambroxa and the advance party was significantly different.
[You're dragging me into this damn place again! I won't let you go!]
It was too far away for Eve and Michael to understand what was being said.
In addition, Ambroxa seemed to have fallen due to not being able to adapt to the sudden spatial movement. It would take time for the giant to rise again. Thanks to this, time was given to regroup.
“First, the land where Yggdrasil is.”
The advance party landed on the lakeside where the World Tree was located. The sight on the ground that came into view was gruesome.
Immediately after the seal was broken, Ambroxa did not seem to leave Yggdras in a good mood. The outpost, Dandelion, was in ruins, the lake water was more than half dry, and the surrounding coniferous forests were completely dead.
The World Tree Yggdrasil also had several ivory-colored branches that were blackened and had less than half of their leaves remaining.
Still, even after being hit by the breath, it was still in good shape. Even if it took a long time, it was recovering with its regenerative power, so if it could just subdue the demon dragon, it would soon regain its green color.
While Eve examined the World Tree, Michael checked the number of members of the advance party.
The advance party of the knightly army was composed of only the best of the six knightly orders. The closest aides, Sylvestian and Snorret, were naturally included, and together with Michael, they were to lead each of the three squads.
But the faces that were not originally part of the advance team were visible.
"Brother!"
“Elijah? You’re here too?”
“Yes! I dragged out one of the advance guards by the scruff of the neck and came in instead! Did I do a good job?”
"Ha..."
It was a shameful move for a knight who was second in command and directly under Brigitte. Nevertheless, Eli acted as if it was nothing.
Michael was silent for a moment, then decided to be honest.
“Thanks for coming, Elijah.”
“What? I’m the number two in name, so I have to go with my brother wherever he goes.”
Since it had come to this, Michael decided to make full use of his power.
“You lead the 1st squad instead of me.”
"Yes!"
This allowed Michael to focus more on the battle.
No matter how strong the homunculus is, there is a significant difference in strength between him and Michael, who has awakened as a King.
If the power of one other homunculus is comparable to that of a cavalry corps, then Michael's power is comparable to that of a legion.
It is much more advantageous in terms of power for him to move independently with freedom rather than being forced to move in sync with other homunculus.
'In the end, no one but me can face the Demon Dragon.'
To deal with a transcendent being, a being of equal standing must come forward. Michael thought back to his past life when he had stepped on a corpse and rushed at Ambroxa. His hand gripped Nightray’s grip tightly.
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