"...what?"

　Riding on the back of Seto flying in the sky, Ray, who was pouring fire arrows to the ground endlessly, suddenly heard a voice... stop moving with a scream.
　Screams themselves could be heard in great numbers from the home of Dragonius, where ten fire whirlwinds were raging.
　However, the shouting is basically something to be called screams or death knells.
　Compared to that, the scream I heard just now is different.
　It's a huge... overwhelming scream that seems to have resonated throughout the surrounding area.
　That's why Ray once again stopped hitting the fire arrows toward the earth.

"Where did you hear the scream now?"

　Fight... No, in the present situation that should be called a one-sided trampling, Ray couldn't tell exactly where the scream came from.
　However, what is certain is that it was a scream with such power that only that scream would attract Ray's consciousness.
　Ray doesn't know what the enemy thought of doing such a thing.
　If you think Ray and Seto are in the way and want to get rid of them, don't try to teach them your existence, just take them by surprise.
　But what is the point of doing something that shows one's existence in particularly.

"No, it's not."

　Ray immediately shakes his head and denies his idea.
　That's because the meaning of the scream now became clear when you looked at the ground.
　Just a few minutes ago... no, until a few seconds ago, the Dragonians were confused by ten fire whirlwinds and fire arrows, but now the confusion is beginning to subside.
　When I think about what's causing it, all I can think of is the scream I made earlier.
　In other words, the scream was not directed at Ray or Seto, but at the confused Dragonians.

"Well,"

　Screaming and its effect surprised Ray, but at the same time it was convincing.
　In the first place, as Ray knows, Dragonius is dominated by the instinct of hunger.
　Why is Dragonius so quiet in this place called his home ground.
　If you are under the control of hunger, it is not surprising that you can find food as you please, driven by hunger.
　If I were to say so, attacking the Dragonians who attacked the communities of the Zays, and the Centaurs who guarded them with girls and children and old people who had come here, even though they were under the control of hunger, to some extent.

"I mean... there was a boss after all."

　Ray had expected that there might be rare or superior species in Erzine, and he has also told the Zayes.
　However, despite the fact that their home ground has been trampled down so far, they have never appeared before.
　If so, wasn't it my misunderstanding that there were higher or rare species?
　Even if Ray thinks like that, it's not that funny.
　However, this is how he appeared, though it is still too late.

(Even so, it was very late to come out. What the hell were you doing? ... I don't think I was sleeping at all, considering this uproar.)

　Take the twilight spear out of the mystery as well as the death-size spear that you've been carrying so far.
　Throwing a spear in twilight is a powerful blow.
　That's why I took out the spear of twilight so that I could attack immediately if I had a presence that I thought was Dragonius' boss.

"Seto, do you know where the sound came from?"
"Guru-ru-ru-ru-ru-ru-ru-ru-ru-ru-ru."

　At Ray's words, Seto tilts his head while looking around.
　The previous call was naturally heard in Seto.
　However, as long as it's this big place, it's still quite reverberating... Where exactly it came from, even with Seto's keen sense of hearing, I guess I couldn't find it.

(It's nothing but nightmares for the Zayes, like Dragonius acting as an organization.)

　Centaur manages to fight Dragonius because he is fighting Dragonius in a large number of collaborations.
　But if the Dragonians come together... that's what Centaurs can only have despair.
　However... Ray is a bit wishful, but I don't think he needs to get that serious.
　If Dragonius can work together, that is why he has never done such a thing before.
　There is no doubt that it is better to think that cooperative action cannot be so easy because of the hunger-dominated Dragonius.

"Guru!"

　Ray was thinking about it, but suddenly he noticed Seto making a sharp cry.
　From the sound of Seto, I judge that he probably found the person he was looking for, and follow his gaze.
　At a glance at the other person, Ray knew.
　The person in front of me may be controlling Dragonius.
　There is no big difference from other Dragonians in shape.
　The lower body looks like a lizard, and the upper body is the same as that of a general dragon, such as a lizard.
　The only difference is that two deer-like horns extend upward from the side of the head.
　It also looks a little larger than the other Dragonians, but it's still almost double the size.
　But... nevertheless, the density of presence was distinctly different from that of other Dragonians.
　It's the same difference between a top-notch...or better-powered adventurer and a partner who is not particularly trained, but who is only magnified by having weapons and groups.
　Even a dragonius can only fight with several centaurs working together.
　Considering that, how powerful is the individual that will be in comparison to ordinary dragonias?
　There is no doubt that he has at least the ability to judge that there will be no chance of winning, even if he tries to fight against the powerful among Centaurs such as Zai and Dorat.

(The color of the scales is... gold?)

　Although Ray has not fought against many Dragonians, he has never seen Dragonians with gold scales.
　Or maybe it's because he has gold scales that he's accompanied by other Dragonians.
　At any rate, there is no doubt that Dragonius, with such a scale of money, is a nuisance.
　In fact, with just one voice, the other Dragonians were recovering from the confusion.
　Considering that, it's better to knock down that dragonius as soon as possible.
　Judging so, Ray throws magic into the spear of twilight.
　As long as the throwing is done not from the ground but from the back of the flying Seto, the speed and power of the throwing are lower than usual.
　However, even if it is less powerful than usual, it is a blow fast enough to kill the opponent, and it flies through the air toward Dragonius, who has gold scales.

"Guloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

　a golden dragon with a shout and a fist.
　You fool!
　When Ray saw it, he even smiled at his opponent's misjudgment.
　I know how powerful the twilight spear is because Ray has been using it.
　It was a tactical weapon compared to the fire whirlwind and the magic of fire, but it was still powerful enough to defeat one of the Dragonians - apparently superior to the others.
　That's why... yes, that's why.

"What?"

　Ray's voice leaks slightly from his mouth when he sees the scene in front of him.
　Ray knows that Dragonius' scale is tough.
　I knew it, but I still thought that with a twilight spear, I would be able to penetrate without any problems.
　But Dragonius, with his golden scales, was never killed by such a stroke of a twilight spear.
　Of course, I didn't completely endure the blow or avoid it.
　...which in a sense requires a higher level of skill than both of them...the act of deflecting.
　Gold scales are certainly more robust than other colored ones.
　However, it is not enough to prevent a spear stroke in twilight.
　In fact, the part where the spear of twilight was passed away has its golden scales cut off in a lot.
　Nevertheless, it was undoubtedly overwhelmingly minor compared to the damage caused by a direct twilight spear stroke.

"...I didn't expect it, but don't do it..."

　After a few seconds of silence, Ray regains his twilight spear, which had been stuck in the ground until the middle.

"I just missed it and it ended up doing that much damage. Then if it keeps going on... what should I do?"

　Again, Ray puts magic into the twilight spear in his hand.
　Ray and Seto exist in the sky... Especially Dragonius, who has the power to shave off his own scales, looks sharply at Ray, who has the power to do so.
　It's not like other Dragonians who are dominated by hunger, but it's what we call violent intelligence.

"Here we go!"
"Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww".When Ray wields a twilight spear, the gold-scaled Dragonius screams in an intimidating voice.
　Then, a blue-scaled dragonius that was a short distance away starts to move.
　Standing in front of the gold-scaled Dragonius...no, in the form of a shield against attacks from Ray.
　As a matter of course, it's clear what will happen if we do that.
　In fact, the thrown twilight spear penetrates Dragonius' body with blue scales.
　It's as simple as tearing a wet tissue.
　But... even if he penetrated the body of Dragonius with such light blue scales, it meant that he had penetrated the body as a matter of course, nearly three meters tall.
　Then, as a matter of course, it was only natural that the speed and power of the spear in the twilight would decrease on both sides.
　As a result, the sacrifice...or the shield of the flesh, the gold-scaled Dragonius succeeds in averting the blow of the twilight spear.

"Do something troublesome."

　Defence is out of the question, and even if you ignore it, the scales will be damaged, making it difficult to avoid.
　Under these circumstances, Dragonius chose to earn less than a second from his meat shield.
　Even for a few moments, for those who are fighting, it's boundless.
　In fact, Dragonius, who had gold scales that could not have been avoided if attacked normally, used his few moments to avoid a blow from the twilight spear.
　Ray muttered that it was because he knew it.
　But... even now, the fire arrows have stopped, but the ten fire whirlwinds are raging around here as they please, and so many Dragonians continue to suffer damage at this moment.

(Then, if we continue to stare at each other and buy time, will the number of dragons who become flesh walls decrease? ... It's impossible.)

　Returning the twilight spear, Ray rejects his idea.
　Right now, I'm watching Ray closely so that he can respond immediately no matter what happens, but if time goes on like this, he'll show some kind of movement.
　Or should the fire whirlwind attack the gold-scaled Dragonius first?
　Ray doesn't know how resistant the gold-scaled Dragonius is to flames.
　Nevertheless, it never seemed like they would die just by being caught in the fire whirlwind like the Dragonians with scales other than red.
　Then... then there's only one thing to do in the current situation.

"Seto, just in case, distance yourself from me."
"Guru..."

　I guess Ray knew what he was trying to do from what he said.
　Seto sees Ray jumping from his back with a little anxiety... and walks away as instructed.
　As it descends towards the ground, Ray increases his magical powers, compresses and concentrates...

"The Red Armour of the Flaming Emperor"

　As soon as they landed on the ground, they activated the skill.