Pick Me Up!

Among the four great ancient species of Townia, the full-scale subjugation of the Azure Wing King, Shutenberg, only began on the 83rd floor. On the 81st floor, the fragments lingering near the capital were dealt with, and on the 82nd floor, the path to him was opened. And so—

“Kiiieeek!”

A creature with a body length of 10 meters.

The being, once a divine azure bird ruling over a dimension, had lost every trace of its former majesty.

Crunch!

I twisted the Bifrost blade embedded in the joint of its wing.

With a sound of tearing flesh and muscle, dark blood sprayed out.

“Kyaaaa! Kyaaaak!”

It could no longer even be called a bird.

Shutenberg was plummeting, spilling black blood.

“Insects… Vermin…! Kuwuek! Phryosss!”

A sharp storm of mana raged.

Had it not been for the black dragon scales enveloping me, my body would have been shredded to pieces in an instant.

Halkion had not lent his power for nothing.

The advantage was absolute. Shutenberg had unleashed dozens of grand spells in rapid succession, sweeping across the battlefield, but none had the power to penetrate the black dragon scales.

Of course, Shutenberg, a master of Townia’s arcane magic, wasn’t entirely incapable of breaking through the scales.

By concentrating power on a single point and mixing in some special attributes, it could potentially be effective.

Such techniques would have been child’s play for Shutenberg.

“To betray me… Betray me! Phryos, you insolent brat! I will kill you!”

That is if it had retained its sanity.

It had been screaming the prince’s name over and over, mistaking me for him.

Had its judgment not been clouded, this battle would have been several times more difficult.

Boom! Boom-boom-boom!

A dazzling array of elemental magic erupted like a storm, obscuring my view.

[This hero is immune to magic!]

[This hero is immune to magic!]

[This hero is immune to magic…]

Barely more than a ticklish massage.

I smirked and drove the blade deeper.

The sword tore through muscle, digging toward the heart.

[Skill: “Trident” activated!]

Suddenly, three beams of light shot up from the ground, piercing through Shutenberg.

It was Jenna’s supporting fire. This technique, derived from El Cid’s confidant, Kirzak the Slayer’s spiral engraving, delivered devastating damage by striking vital points with specially attributed projectiles.

Naturally, it didn’t end with one shot.

[Skill: “Trident” activated!]

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Papapapap!

Dozens of arrows followed, rising from the ground and embedding themselves in its vitals.

“Kuwaaaak!”

‘What a resilient creature.’

As Halkion had said, the only way to end this was to deliver a fatal blow to the heart.

But its ribs were so sturdy that even the Black Blade couldn’t reach the heart.

‘That’s why I’m doing this.’

Dozens of meters above ground.

The fierce wind lashed against my face.

The ground below, already ravaged by indiscriminate magic bombardments, was a chaotic mess of hills and meadows.

“Just hold on a bit longer. This will be over soon.”

Gripping its wing with my left hand, I plummeted toward the ground.

If I timed the impact right and drove the sword in, it would generate enough force to pierce through.

“Graaargh…”

Whatever it had encountered within that black hole, this transcendent creature was already tainted.

It had gone mad.

<Give it rest.>

Halkion sighed softly.

The ground rushed closer, the air tearing at my skin.

Just before impact, I deployed the dragon scales across my body to their maximum strength.

BOOOOM!

With the crash, the ground shattered, the debris scattering. Within the wreckage, I drove the blade in further.

A sensation of breaking through something soft. At that moment, I felt it—Bifrost had pierced its heart.

“Kyaaaak…”

Leaping back, I waited for the dust to settle.

Before long, the massive crater revealed the creature’s corpse, slowly coming into view.

It had completely lost its form, reduced to a chaotic mass of bones and flesh.

[Stage Clear!]

[No experience points awarded for this mission.]

[Rewards: 3,000,000G, Azure Wing King’s Heart (S)]

[MVP: Han (★★★★★★)]

The 83rd floor was safely cleared.

“Not as bad as I expected.”

Velkist, who had been sitting on a tree stump, stood up.

This guy had been tasked with dealing with the remaining fragments around the area while Jenna and I took care of the Azure Wing King.

“I’ll be heading back first. I have things to take care of.”

Velkist nodded to me before his body was enveloped in waves of light.

For a moment, he seemed hesitant, but it didn’t last long. He vanished in an instant.

“You should head back too.”

“What about you?”

“I still have things to finish.”

“Well, alright.”

Jenna also departed.

The edges of the 83rd floor field were disintegrating into light.

Checking the operations window on the right side of my vision, I saw that Anytng was wrapping up in the waiting room.

Now, I was the only one left here.

“So, what is it you wanted to say?”

I spoke as I sat down haphazardly on the ground.

From my right shoulder, crimson lightning crackled, forming a familiar shape.

Halkion, in his humanoid form.

<How did you know I wanted to talk?>

“Normally, you’d be bragging about how invincible you are or how this was so easy it was boring. This time, you were quiet, so I figured something was up.”

<Hahaha! Do I really come across like that?>

“Weren’t you?”

<I can’t deny it.>

Halkion grinned.

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