Tsutomu bought up the extra magic stones from the dwarf girl and urged the old woman in the forest apothecary who was in the healing team to take refuge away from the barrier.

　She then discussed it with Aldrete Crow and tried to get out of the barrier to sabotage the northern path. But the key barrier did not open.

　Luke turned to the eldest daughter of the Babenberg family, who was stationed on the high ground, but apparently she didn't know why either. Luke came to one answer from that.


''Well Mr. Tsutomu. Apparently, we'd better get away from here.
What?
Hold on, fellas.


　Just as Luke was about to hurry away from the scene, such a voice was called out to a group of Aldoret Crowes. The grim-faced eldest son of the Babenberg family was walking through the center of the searchers, who had dropped to either side of the split.

　The eldest son looked around to lick the gathered group of Aldrete Crows and then glared at Luke with a snap.


'What are you guys going to do out there?'
''Yes, I thought I'd go check out the base I created in the golem the other day...''
'You don't have to do that!　All you people need to do is stay behind the barricades and prepare yourselves!　Or is it something else?　Do you have any thoughts on the barriers of the Babenberg family?
No, I don't think so.


　The eldest son shouted out at Luke's words, who lowered his eyes a little. Luke responded in a solemn manner, and the eldest son sniffed high and mighty.


It's a good idea to be quiet. It's a good idea to be quiet. All you have to do is prepare to intercept them.
'Yes, sir. I'm sorry for imitating you too much.
Good. All right, get ready to intercept.


　After saying that, the eldest son of the Babenberg family turned himself around and headed towards his eldest daughter, who was in a lighthouse-like place where he could look around the barrier. Seeing his back, Tsutomu couldn't help but take a step forward, but Luke grabbed his hand.


'You'd better stop,'
But we can't go on like this.
'Please. If Mr. Tutom, if you get into trouble, Aldoret Crow will be punished as well.
...I see.


　Once that was said, Tsutomu couldn't say anything else. Tsutomu could only watch his back until the eldest son of the Babenberg family was out of sight.

　It was the only way for him to get to the outside of the barrier. I'm sure you'll be able to find a good deal more than one way to get the job done.


''Well... what should we do?''
It's not going to happen. At the rate they're going, if they try to maneuver into the ground inside the barriers, they'll be stopped anyway, right?


　Luke nodded silently as Tsutomu tapped the stone-paved ground with his toes in frustration. Tsutomu couldn't help but hold his head in one hand and shake his head at the reply. Tsutomu let out a heavy sigh as the plan he had been most attentive to was foiled.

　Violent eating dragons are bipedal dinosaur-like monsters and do not have wings. So, since it must always be grounded to move, Tsutomu thought that traps against the ground would probably be effective.

　And he was going to go out there with Aldrete Crow, who had an abundance of personnel, and set traps such as drop traps and bogs.

　But he couldn't move if the Babenberg family said that to him. They would be blamed for trying to move in groups inside the barriers and try to craft the ground. Breaking the neatly paved ground with stones would definitely make a loud noise, and other methods of crafting would inevitably require more people. It was nearly impossible to apply the craft without the nobles finding out.


'But, Tutum, the Babenberg family is not wrong either. That barrier magic is brilliant. You saw it, didn't you?　Where I was blocking all the dragon attacks.
'True, but let's do what we can. We may not be able to trap them on the ground, but there are things we can do.
All right.


　Luke had also seen Leon's unusual behavior, so he went along with Tsutomu's preparations, which he felt were too cautious. And Tsutomu steadily proceeded to do what he could with a few people.

　And an hour later, as Leon reported, the first of the stampede's troops began to show up. Bloodied or missing monsters are running towards the labyrinth city. Their numbers were much smaller than the previous stampede, and they were no longer an army, but a swarm.

　Besides, the swarm of monsters had bypassed the labyrinth city and had slipped south as if fleeing from something. The people who had been preparing for this unprecedented monster action were disappointed.

　It was a truism that the monsters that marched in at Stampede would march in search of the vast amount of magical stones in the labyrinth city. The behavior of the monsters seemed to contradict this theory. Clearly, this was a different event than the previous Stampede.

　When the swarm of monsters finished passing through, Leon's advice told the lower and intermediate level searchers to evacuate as well, but about half of the searchers remained. The intermediate level explorers have a built up sense of self-respect, while the beginner level explorers are testing their mettle. Since trying to evacuate them inadvertently would create confusion, the security team didn't make any particular move, and those searchers were sent to the attack team or other chores.

　Then, as the sun began to set and the logistical support team began to prepare to fire up the lights, a bird-man caught sight of the rampaging dragon that Leon had been terrified of.

　Stomping on the ground with its powerful and thick hind legs, the rampaging dragon was running, bending forward and shaking its large head wildly. Its body surface is blackened, giving off a poisonous atmosphere, and its tongue is sticking out of its mouth, dripping a large amount of spit. And the forelimbs are strangely small in contrast to its powerful head and hind legs.

　Its appearance closely resembles that of a tyrannosaurus, which is touted as one of the largest carnivorous animals ever to have existed on earth.

　Under the red sky. Under the red sky, the tyrannical dragon, with its mouth dyed red while making a sound like a rumbling earth, was approaching the labyrinth city.


　--▽▽▽--


　As soon as she saw the rabid dragon, Amy bounced her shoulders and pinned her white tail between her legs, while Garum made a frightening motion by laying his indigo dog ears back with a snap. Other beastmen and bird-men also moved their tails and ears agilely, as if they feared the tyrannical dragon by instinct.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on in the world. The presence of the fire dragon was more powerful than the fire dragon's, and Camille's heart almost broke as before, but once her heart was broken, she was already back on her feet. And this time, there were more than just two companions. That barely sustained Camille's heart.

　Luke, Bruno, and the others didn't feel anything in particular, or they seemed to have calmed down. The same goes for the other human explorers and the private armies of nobles. But looking at the surroundings and the appearance of the rampaging dragon, they felt that it looked formidable.

　The conductor of the music corps moved the conductor's stick and the bards began to play a tune. The chorus echoed throughout the area, and everyone's status rose one by one. Those who listened to the usual music played during Stampito gradually regained their composure.

　Without regard to the base built by the golem, the rampaging dragon thrusts forward while exhaling wildly. Its body, which is like a lump of muscle fiber, moves forward without regard to rocks and other obstacles. And its well-developed sense of smell, which never misses the faintest scent of its prey, is able to smell the vast amount of magical stones in the labyrinth city.

　The time when a binge eating dragon is filled is when it is eating. That's all. As long as it didn't have something in its mouth, the Violent Eating Dragon would be hungry and search for its prey. And its nose sniffed out the finest prey, the vast colorless demon stone, and sent its feet towards the labyrinth city. The Stampede that was on its way there was almost devoured by the Tyrannical Dragon.

　Such a dragon is running at full speed to the labyrinth city to get to the place where the finest magic stone is smelling. But on the way, the binge-eating dragon was blocked by a wall.

　It's a transparent wall that the tyrannical dragon can't catch, a barrier put up by the Babenberg family. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well. And after all, the tyrannical dragon seemed to realize that it was still being blocked by something.

　A moment later, the Violent Eating Dragon shouted. A rattling cry, as if the person who was eaten by the dragon wanted to come out of its belly.

　Everyone who heard the cry had the illusion that they were being eaten and reacted in various ways. Some fell backwards in a hurry, while others were pressurized and fell over. Everyone except Tsutomu was terrified of the rampaging dragon and took some kind of action. Even Tsutomu, who had been subjected to the roar of the blazing old dragon, didn't flinch, but his face was a little stronger than usual

　The musician's chorus stopped in unison. Instead, the cry of the rampaging dragon resounded throughout the area and dominated the area.

　Then the tyrannical dragon stepped on the ground to the point that the ground caved in while its eyes were bleeding and released. The sound of the entire barrier seemed to shake as it received a body hit with an earth shaking.

　The tyrannical dragon is screaming out as if the heaping beast is being entrusted with a female in front of it. And the barrier cracked loudly with a sound like teeth grinding together.

　The scream and predator's form approaching the heart of the rampaging dragon. And while most of them nearly panicked at the cracked barrier, there was a heavy tone that drowned out the vicious screams.

　The conductor of the musicians wielded a conductor's stick, and a great performance by all the bards who followed his command. It began to sound as loud as the screams of the rampaging dragon.

　The skill they all exercised in unison was the War God's Instrumental Music. Although it can only be played with a musical instrument, it is a skill that can increase the STR of anyone who hears the song.

　The song is played to encourage everyone who was frightened by the Violent Dragon's cry. The volume of that song went up and up and up, to the point where one could no longer believe that the Violent Eating Dragon's cry was part of the song. The music of the musician's encouraging song calms the hearts of everyone who was on the verge of panic.

　But it is true that a single barrier put up by the nobles has been cracked. And the ones who are keenly aware of this are the squads near the barrier that unleash attack skills and the nobleman's private armies that operate anti-monster magic tools.

　A crack appeared in the barrier of the nobles who had never even seen a wound before. This time, although the aristocrats' instructions kept them further away from the barrier than before, the closest ones are the attacking squad. Some of them are beginning to naturally retreat.


''Don't get flustered.


　Perhaps aware of the attackers' inexplicable anxiety, the Babenberg family's voice comes over the loudspeaker. Then, as if anticipating the voice, the Babenberg's eldest son and daughter jumped down from the lighthouse-like building and landed on the ground next to him with their flies, killing their momentum.


'That's a lot of power. I've never seen the first barrier crack before.
d*mn it, that's how those guys get their shit together.


　The eldest daughter was happily holding her belly and the eldest son had an abhorrent look on his face as if he was worried about the future. When they held their hands over the barrier, the cracks in it were quickly repaired.

　Then the master raised his right hand high in the air. It was a signal for the attacking team to prepare to attack at any time. At this signal, the attacking team was surprised and started to prepare.

　However, once the barrier was lifted like the dragon earlier, it was expected that the tyrannical dragon would immediately attack this time.


''I'll play it back with the second barrier. I'll leave the disappearance of the first barrier to you.''
Yes, Father.
Yes, Father.


　After being told this by the lord, the two sons bowed their heads and then looked at the rampaging dragon that was drooling sluggishly with red drool. His eyes were filled with hunger, as if he couldn't believe that he had almost flattened the stampede. But there was no fear in the eldest son's eyes. It's because he has absolute faith in himself, his eldest daughter, and his father's barrier magic.

　The rampaging dragon takes a moment to distance itself, then gains momentum again and rushes into the barrier. The body hit the first barrier so hard that it cracked the first barrier. The Violent Eating Dragon tries to twist it down with pure power.


''Ha!''


　And right after the tyrannical dragon touched that first barrier, the barrier was lifted. The place where it had hit its head earlier suddenly disappeared and the tyrannical dragon went towards the second barrier with its momentum, even though it was pinned down.

　And it seemed to hit the barrier with a loud noise. But when the master held his hand over it, the nature of the barrier changed and it transformed into something soft and elastic. The dragon rushed into the barrier with great vigor while still in a bad stance, and then fell down as if to plunge its head into the barrier.

　A little ahead of the attacking team, which was further away from the barrier than before, the face of the rampaging dragon plunged into the barrier and their gazes met. But its momentum has already begun to stop.

　The barrier contains elasticity, which catches the tyrannical dragon and then flips it back to repay its power. The tyrannical dragon, which returned its own power as it was, fell to the ground as if it were on its buttocks, floating its huge body a bit.


''Let go!''


　With the command of its master, the barrier was lifted and the attack team's attack skills rushed to the rampaging dragon. Unlike the previous dragon, this time it was a single person, so a wave of concentrated attack skills attacked the tyrannical dragon. All of them unleashed their attack skills in a single-minded effort to counteract the fear of that rampaging dragon.

　A rain of heavy arrows rained down, and the magic cannons erupted in fire one after another. The magic skills of the mages flew from the tips of their wands and landed in flames. Even the rampaging dragons, which were like strong muscle masses, couldn't withstand the stormy attacks by those hundreds of people and their posture collapsed.


''Those who have lost their mental power will be replaced in turn!　All blue potions are allowed!　Keep letting go!


　The head of the family seemed to have noticed the strange presence of the rampaging dragon, and instructed the attack team while allowing them to use the blue potion. The blue potion custom made by the forest apothecary can restore a great deal of mental strength with just one sip, but the cost of the ingredients is huge. However, the head of the company was not shy in allowing the use of the potion, and he let the tyrannical dragon unleash its attack skills one after another.

　Magic skills flew around the flame, lightning, and wind blade, and expensive magic arrows clad in holy and dark attributes also flew one after another. A cold wave. Thunderclap. Heat waves. They are attacking the tyrannical dragon. The attack team drinks up the blue potion one after another. Empty bottles thrown on the ground are rolling with a high-pitched sound.


''Meteor.''


　And just as most of the attack team began to drink up the blue potion, the most powerful magic skill of the current black mage attacked the rampaging dragon for the last time. Putting the maximum amount of mental power into it, the meteorite is made huge. A huge meteorite with even more mass with the correction of the black staff fell to crush the tyrannical dragon. It landed on the ground and a roaring sound ran through the air.

　As the head of the family reapplied the first barrier magic, the dust and small stones made a fine sound as they rode the shock wave.

　After a while, when the shock subsided, the barrier was lifted and the black mages and spirit masters cleared the dust cloud with their wind magic skills, blasting.

　There was a mighty round meteorite sitting there. Cheers reverberated around the area, mainly from the searchers who were looking at the rampaging dragon that had been crushed by the meteorite inexplicably. The remaining folk also leaned forward and shouted enthusiastically at its tremendous attack skills.