Surviving as a Knight in a Trash Game

Chapter 196

“You foolish dragon, I didn't come here to fight you, so get a grip.”

“Whatever reason you came for is not important! Today is the day I put an end to our fight.”

The two of them had always been one of the two candidates mentioned when choosing the strongest dragon since ancient times.

The two had dueled several times. And their record so far was 49 wins and 48 losses, with Agnitus having one more win.

“I don’t have time to mess around with you, you foolish black dragon.”

“What does an elder dragon have to do to be so busy! Stop talking nonsense and let’s fight!”

Kwaaaaaang!

Another clash occurred, and the surroundings exploded.

Knowing full well that the fight between the two would not end easily, I kept a close eye on the situation and, at the right moment, instantly wedged myself between the two of them.

Thump, thud!

With a heavy but soft sound of rebound, the attacks from both of them were pushed back.

Having delivered a rather strong blow, the faces of the two, who had taken several steps back due to the rebound of the returned blow, showed considerable shock.

‘I knew it, but isn’t this too strong.’

It was the Dragon Aura unleashed by two elder dragons. The fact that one person had caught it in the middle and deflected it was a great shock. And that it was a human, not a dragon.

“What… what kind of monster is this…?”

Amadeus, also having received a considerable shock, the Dragon Aura he was emitting disappeared. Amadeus, with a completely dejected expression, looked Karl up and down.

“Karl, a Free Knight.”

“…”

Following the absurd situation, Amadeus' expression crumpled deeply at the even more absurd self-introduction.

“What was that technique you used just now? You clearly dispersed the energy with your fist.”

“It’s called ‘Transferring Flowers onto a Tree’.”

“…What does that mean?”

At the words they had never heard before, the faces of the two elder dragons crumpled together this time. Follow current novels on novｅlfire.net

“It means to deflect. And to return a part of the deflected attack.”

“You… you’re not a human, you’re a god who survived from ancient times, aren’t you? Or are you one of our forgotten kin? Come to think of it, your hair is black and your eyes are black too. This hair and eye color is not common among humans.”

In this world, there were originally various kinds of gods. Amadeus could not see Karl as a human.

“Pure human.”

“Huh.”

Amadeus received another kind of shock at Karl's answer, which felt completely devoid of lies.

“A human… human… a human… hehe.”

Even Agnitus, who had already fought a battle with Karl, was not in an ordinary state of shock, and it was even more so for Amadeus, who was experiencing it for the first time.

“Get a grip. This one is a monster to the point where it’s hard to call him human.”

“I’ve lost the will to fight. I’ve lost all my strength.”

Amadeus, with a strangely detached expression, summoned a chair and flopped down on it.

“First, sit down and let’s talk about why you came.”

Agnitus, sitting on the chair he had summoned, slowly opened his mouth.

“A dragon was killed. To be precise, it was hunted.”

For a moment, a deep killing intent rose from Amadeus' deep eyes and then disappeared. His patience was worthy of an elder dragon, to the point where it was difficult to feel that momentary flash of killing intent.

“Was it the work of this gray monster from just now?”

“That’s right, you must have felt it too. That they are not from this world.”

“They were things I had never seen before. That disgusting energy was a kind I had never felt before.”

“Those things killed five of our kin. Even at this moment, they might be targeting another.”

“Is that why you came?”

“That’s right, the elder dragons have gone to the other side as well. Perhaps, by now, they have returned to the Dragon’s Shrine, taking the last remaining ones with them.”

Amadeus nodded his head.

“A war will break out. It will be the first war where humans and the dragon race fight together. Perhaps, even the demons might join us.”

“Demons and dragons together?”

It was a ridiculous story.

In this continent, demons and dragons had always been natural enemies and in a hostile relationship. It meant that the current situation was just as absurd.

“First, let’s go to the Lord. We’ll have to talk about the future.”

Amadeus nodded his head, and the three of them disappeared from the spot at the same time.

***

In the Dragon’s Shrine, inside the Lord’s cave, 92 dragons were gathered.

“So eight have been taken…”

All of them had bitter faces. They were dragons, of which there were only 100 on the entire continent.

The death of eight of them was not a small number.

They were a race that would not die unless they died of natural causes or were executed for becoming a Mad Dragon.

“If Karl hadn't helped, perhaps more than half might have died.”

The Lord said so and then bowed his waist to the human to express his gratitude.

“You are our friend, even in death. Karl Reitz Arthur Meyer. I bestow upon you the blessing of the dragons. If you have descendants, they will always be with our breath.”

The blessing of the dragons. It was something that had never been bestowed upon a human on this continent.

Nod.

By lightly bowing his head in a nod, Karl expressed his gratitude for the Lord’s gift. Despite his short greeting, no one considered him rude.

Having seen him cheerfully beat up even an elder dragon, they found it difficult to even dare to speak to him properly.

At best, the only ones who could be on equal footing with Karl were the three dragons, Agnitus, Amadeus, and Desmond.

The heads of the Blue and Green Dragons, who were of the young elder dragon class, dared not even speak to him carelessly.

“Karl, blow this flute. Then, we will fight with you where you are.”

At the end of the long dragon council meeting, the participation of the dragon race was finally decided, and the Lord handed a golden flute to Karl.

The flute, endowed with user imprinting and summoning functions, had the option of being able to summon the dragon race.

“We will be training in group combat for the first time in dragon history, so call us when the time comes.”

Karl, who had nodded lightly, turned his body straight away.

“Milen, go with him. You are the link between us and Karl.”

Milen, who had nodded with a bright face at the Lord’s command, stuck close to Karl’s side.

“I ask for a teleport.”

And so, Karl, who had finished his farewell, disappeared from the cave with Milen in an instant.

Swoooosh

“We’ve come to an ambiguous place.”

“Still… with my ability, this is the limit.”

Not all dragons were good at using magic. Through experiencing the dragons this time, he had learned that there was a big difference in their abilities.

Green Dragons were strong in fields like healing, recovery, and the growth of plants, and wind magic. Blue Dragons were strong in water-based magic. Black Dragons were specialized in combat ability, and Red Dragons were strong in fire-based magic.

When they became elder dragon-grade, they covered all fields to some extent. But even among them, they were strong in the field that involved their racial characteristics.

“I’m going again!”

Milen, after a short recovery time, immediately used teleportation again. After doing that a few times, the two of them arrived in the sky above the Arthur Domain.

Thud.

The soldiers and knights who had discovered Karl and Milen descending into the Lord’s castle quickly surrounded the two of them.

The fact that a large number of troops had taken their positions not long after the two were spotted in the sky showed just how well the Arthur Domain army was usually trained.

“Hmm… who might you be?”

Anne, who had come out with the domain army, twitched her eyebrow as she saw the green-haired beauty who was stuck close to Karl’s side. Next to her, the red-haired Gremory was showing a relaxed smile.

“You’ve brought a young kid. Ho, the blessing of a dragon? I didn’t think you’d even receive a blessing.”

Gremory looked at Karl and knew his state at a glance.

“Hello, sister. My name is Milen Ardi, a Green Dragon.”

Milen approached Anne and bowed her waist at a 90-degree angle to greet her. The respectful greeting of a 1,000-year-old dragon was enough to momentarily fluster even the great Anne.

“Sister…?”

“She must be at least 1,000 years old?”

Gremory, seeing the crumpled face of Anne, chuckled and teased her.

“What on earth happened, Karl?”

Karl, deflecting Anne’s gaze, opened his mouth indifferently.

“I picked her up on the way. The Dragon Lord passed her off to me.”

“…”

Everyone was silent. The sudden appearance of Karl and the beauty next to him claiming to be a Green Dragon, and his story of the Dragon Lord passing her off, made the domain army present dumbfounded.

“Please call a meeting.”

It was a calm and even-toned voice, but Karl’s command, which could not be refused, followed. Anne bowed her head to Karl. And the rest of the knights also repeated his words.

And so, a moment later, the leaders of the Arthur Domain were gathered in the conference room.

***

“This is Milen Ardi, a Green Dragon who will be with us from today. Everyone, please get along comfortably.”

“…”

The brains of the domain’s leaders momentarily stopped. A dragon had entered the conference room. Although there were dwarves, elves, druids, and even demons, now that a dragon had appeared, they too needed some time to cool their heads.

“There’s a demon here too, so why are you so dumbfounded. This is disappointing. When I came here, the reaction wasn’t like this, was it?”

As Gremory’s remark echoed through the conference room, an awkward laugh erupted from everyone’s faces. Looking at the red-haired beauty with her somewhat rough speech, one didn’t feel the distance of a demon, but come to think of it, she was also one of the top-ranking demons.

“Let’s start the meeting.”

This meeting, unlike before, was being conducted solely by Karl, not by Anne or any other subordinate.

“No one knows how many Gray Demons have increased so far. Among them, the number of stage 5 Gray Demons, and the newly evolved stage 6 Gray Demon I met recently, cannot be accurately grasped. However, it is clear that their attack will begin soon.”

Karl’s following story was quite despairing. Considering the information Anne had collected from the entire continent and various other circumstances, the place predicted to be the final battleground with the Gray Demon was.

“The Arthur Domain, I see.”

Everyone thought with a heart that they hoped it would never happen, but if they ultimately predicted the distribution and movements of the Gray Demons, they were eventually heading for this Arthur Domain.

“Why is that? Of all the numerous domains, why here of all places….”

When everyone present was wondering why they were heading for the Arthur Domain, Karl opened his mouth calmly.

“It’s because of me.”

“Yes?”

“It must be because of me.”

“Does that make sense? What on earth did you do, my lord.”

The people present here would never understand unless they had experienced the same thing as Karl, even if they died and came back to life. So Karl did not bother to add any more words.

“In the end, they will come here. Those who want to run can run, but if we can’t stop them here, this continent will eventually cease to exist.”

A situation where they always had to fight on the edge of a cliff. They couldn't understand how a situation like this could come about so soon after going through the chaos of the monster wave.

But in the end, there was no one present who didn’t know that it was not something that could be avoided just by wanting to avoid it.

“We will fight. And we will win. The dragon race will help us. Gremory will also fight with us. The Pope, General Bastien, and I are also here. We have our knights, and we also have elves, dwarves, and druids. All the humans will gather here.”

Karl had already sent out requests for support to each region.

“Let it be known that those who wish to flee may go. To those who wish to fight, tell them that I will be standing at the very front.”

The people present, as well as everyone in the Arthur Domain, knew it. The fact that Karl would be the first to stand before them.

And so, the day of the decisive battle began to draw near.