It should be a harsh place for humans to live, but there were ruins in such a place.
No, it should be the opposite. It was probably because the ruins were here that this unexplored land was born.
"Is this also a place where one of the gods died… What do you think, Enne?" (Yuki) Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novel[f]ire.net
"…It's possible. Somehow, this place feels similar to the Demon Forest. The air is very similar." (Enne)
"Oh, so you think so too. They would have said the same thing if I had brought someone on the same level as Rir here." (Yuki)
"…Hmm. But in this forest, it seems like Rir could be at the top of the ecosystem." (Enne)
"Indeed. He's becoming quite monstrous in his abilities. The strongest monster here seems to be equivalent to monsters in the shallow layer of the Demon Forest's west area, so it seems like it would be pretty easy to control them." (Yuki)
Every time I went out , I could feel the extraordinary nature of the Demon Forest.
That place was where the ancestor of the world's strongest race, the Dragon Tribe, died, so the magic energy there was particularly strong.
I descended from the sky in a straight line to our target's location.
What I found at the end of my path was a monster whose entire body appeared to be covered in numerous blades.
Its body was covered in embodied murderous scales, making a porcupine look nothing like it.
It walked on all fours.
It was huge, comparable in size to a monster in the deeper parts of the Demon Forest, and had the basic shape of a wyvern. And it could probably fly.
The surrounding environment was also full of slash marks, most likely from this thing, and the cut-down trees and destroyed land were noticeable.
It seemed to have a very violent temper.
"So this was the strong presence that could be felt from the research base." (Yuki)
"Well, you're at that age where you want to be edgy. But you know, you're too edgy. That will just become a dark mark on your history. Now listen here, you tried to attack the research base occasionally, right? I heard that they repelled you with magic tools."
It growled at me in warning, and in tandem with that, the blades that act as scales on its body vibrated, making a hard sound of metal clashing against metal.
Whoa, stop making that sound. I'm going to kill you.
"…Master, you've become even more remarkable. You noticed." (Enne)
"Well, my body has gotten ridiculously strong, and my senses have gotten sharper. — Sorry, but your home is too close to the research base. Now die." (Yuki)
"…Hm. This distance is a little too close." (Enne)
I didn't know if it could hear us, but the Blade Wyvern started its attack.
Its fleshy blades were fired at us all at once like Spetsnaz knives.
I used primal magic to create a water wall to defend myself, and while doing that, I charged in as well, aiming to slice it.
Blade Wyvern spread its wings as it leapt into the air, leaping out at the speed of a bullet and slashing in counter.
Wow, it managed to block my attack.
The attack was meant to slice off its head, but Enne's blade slid across the group of blades on the head, and it only ended up slicing away a few blade scales.
The blade scales were then fired off like bullets, so there was probably no damage to its body.
The Blade Wyvern then flapped its wings and flew up, trying to blow us away when we got close to it, but… I would not let it get away!
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