A loud cheer envelops the surroundings. Even those in the attack squad were happily making eye contact with those next to them, beating their wands together and holding hands with each other. The elven Diniel, who was among them, lowered his bow and let out a long breath as he lowered the bow he was holding and the deputy head of the spiritist guild began to impatiently collect the empty bottles that were scattered around him.

　Alma, who had rained down the last giant meteorite, sniffed boringly and turned away, flipping her beautiful long black hair. The Babenberg family had also rebuilt their barriers just in case, but they were a little less tense.

　The searchers, the nobleman's private army and the people who had been frightened by the tyrannical dragon just now were consumed by the frenzy. The logistics team in charge of supplies and recovery were also breathing a sigh of relief that no one was injured. The musicians also began to play a sort of fanfare of victory.

　Amy, Garum, Camille, and the others in the guild's group were also exhaling as if they were relieved. Camille's weakness was especially great, and she was caught and leaned on Tsutomu's shoulder next to her. That's how scared they were of the rampaging dragon.


''Camille. Don't let your guard down yet.''


　While everyone around him was filled with joy, only Tsutomu was not happy. He was watching the group of guilds as if he was wary of the giant meteorite in the distance while assessing how far he could put up a barrier to protect them. Camille brought her face closer to Tsutomu, who had released his tension.


''No, it's okay. That strange feeling doesn't go away any more. I'm very sensitive to dragons.''
I hope you're right.
'What?　You can trust me--


　When Camille tried to poke Tsutomu's cheek with her finger, she felt as if she was being grabbed by her heart and her body jolted. Then she hurriedly turned around to face the giant meteorite.

　But the giant meteorite is not particularly different. The round meteorite sits on the ground, collapsing at the bottom.

　A little later, I heard a sound. The first person to notice this was Usagi, who was in the attack team.


''Hey, don't you hear something?''
Hmm?　What?
What's going on?


　As the rabbit man said this while folding one of his long rabbit ears, the cat man also listened closely, and sure enough, he heard the sound. It was like the sound of a stone being chipped away. The sound grew louder and louder.

　The sound coming from inside the giant meteorite was like the sound of a hard breaking eggshell. Then a white light erupted from the giant meteorite as it cracked open and exploded with a loud sound.

　A scream resurfaced that seemed to echo from the depths of the earth. The rampaging dragon screamed as if it was giving birth from within the meteorite.

　The figure of the tyrannical dragon appears from the meteorite fragments that were rolled up in the area. But it looked like a newly hatched chick.

　It's not just a matter of time before you'll be able to get a good look at it. One of the arrows was concentrated in its eyes, and countless arrows were sticking out of its body just like a hedgehog.

　The front of its mouth had been blown off, exposing its gums and missing teeth, and its nostrils were gouged out, which was painful. The most sturdy hind limbs also had their tendons popped off from various magic skills and the last meteo. Bones all over his body were also broken everywhere, and three white bones were sticking out of his chest. The only part that was safe was a small foreleg that was protected by the curling of the body.

　He had wounds all over his body. He was in no condition to move at all. In fact, although the dragon had blown up the meteorite, it was lying limp like a newborn baby chick. The body only moves on the spot and does not seem to be able to get up.


''Oh, you startled me........''


　The attacking team was surprised when the meteorite suddenly shattered into pieces, but when they saw the dead body of the rampaging dragon, they patted their hearts. The others also let out a breath of relief. It was astonishing that this was a monster that couldn't be killed even after all the skills that hundreds of people had unleashed, but if it was like that, it was obvious that it would eventually die if it was left alone.

　The Babenberg family was also wary of the attack of the tyrannical dragon that felt some kind of magical power, but they felt that there was no problem with that level of attack. They also told the attacking team, who were reassured to stop it immediately, to use the blue potion to restore their mental strength and prepare their magic tools.

　It was true that the Violent Eating Dragon was a dead body. But the heart of the Violent Eating Dragon was beating a sure beat. And a special organ that eats countless monsters and accumulates magic stones. A huge amount of magical stones are still stored in the organ, which is called the unique magic sack of the tyrannical dragon.

　The magic power created from the huge amount of magical stones is the power source of the tyrannical dragon. As long as the body is not exhausted or the contents of the magic bag are not exhausted, the tyrannical dragon will not stop.

　In the midst of the attacking team's preparations, the tyrannical dragon opens its mouth to seek food while falling down. A white light began to leak out from the back of its throat where its shredded tongue was moving.





　An enormous magical stone that was obtained when the tyrannical dragon ate the monsters from the lowest level of the dungeon and devoured all the monsters from the surrounding dungeons. The lump of pure magical power extracted from those magical stones. Squeezing all of them out, the tyrannical dragon is trying to harden and spit them out.

　This is a huge lump of magical power that can only be understood because it is a nobleman who uses magic through the medium of magical stones. The eldest daughter and eldest son of the Babenberg family gulped and the head of the family broke out in a cold sweat. Even the head of the family had never seen such a high density of magic power. The master could imagine that if it were to be released into the labyrinth city without any barriers, the whole area would disappear.


''Scramble the surrounding barriers!　All of them!　I will create a new barrier!
Yes!


　On the master's instructions, the eldest son and daughter hurriedly began to gather the barriers covering the labyrinth city to the north. Then, the master of the family's business unrolls more and more new barriers between the maze city and the tyrannical dragon.


''All hands, retreat!　Get as far away from the barriers as you can!


　The searchers and the private army began to drop from the barrier in a hurry due to the instructions of our lord, which included impatience. The impatience shown by the master of the house at that previously unseen nobleman's barrier deployment. Even those who couldn't feel much magic power began to notice the badness of the situation.

　And the barriers that had been put up to surround the entire labyrinth city were gathering to be folded up to the north. With a clink, the many layers of folded barriers were gathered to the north.

　Everyone gasped as a mixture of skillful tunes echoed in support of the musicians' nobles. Most of the non-aristocrats had dropped far from their original positions and were watching over the rampaging dragon that was emitting a white light. Among them, only the attack team and the private army were gathered as far forward as possible so that they could attack at any time.

　And the time has come. The vast amount of magic power gathered from the monster dragon's magic bag to its mouth. When it was compressed and solidified into a sphere, it was fired with great force.

　The atmosphere was distorted. The ground was scraped and popped, and the clouds in the sky were broken.

　The barrier in front of the rampaging dragon's eyes was torn like paper by the mass of white magic power. The barriers of the Babenberg family have a restriction that the person who created them must share their senses with the barrier. One by one, the barriers created by the head of the family were broken and his body was injured from within.

　Then all the barriers the master had personally created were broken, followed by a white blob that crashed into the barriers he had gathered from around the labyrinth city.

　A barrier that was folded in dozens of layers. The white blob progressed as if it were eating through it. And each time it was breached, the person who created it would suffer. Training can dull the damage to the senses and the body, but it will only diminish the sensation of the body being destroyed. It's still painful, and if it builds up over and over again, it will actually cause physical harm.


''I'm sorry...''


　And the eldest daughter, who was the most inexperienced at barrier magic among the three, fell down with blood spilling out of her mouth. The head of the family took the eldest daughter's barrier on his shoulders as she lost consciousness. And the eldest son was also dripping blood from the corner of his mouth.

　The white mass is progressively eating through the barrier. The twentieth layer was broken, and then the barrier was broken by nineteen, eighteen, seventeen and more. Each time, the eldest son felt as if his body was being smashed from the inside out. He coughed and began to vomit sticky blood.


'Enough. Back off.'
I am the next head of House Babenberg!　You can't defend the people.　The next head of the family cannot be named!


　Already on the edge, his internal organs were screaming and he could pass out at any moment. But the eldest son maintained the barrier with the pride of the Babenberg family in his heart. In the meantime, the barriers are breaking one by one.

　The number of barriers was less than ten. The mass of white magic power was also chipping away at the volume of the barrier as it broke, but it was still alive and well and penetrating the barrier. The ninth, eighth, and seventh layers were breached. The sixth, fifth, fourth, and third layers were destroyed, and only two layers remained. Although the mass of white magic has weakened considerably, it is still making noise as long as it can't break through the barrier.

　And then a small hole was made in the second layer, and the white magic power was twisted into it to widen the hole. That's how the second layer was broken through as well. Only one layer remains.

　A mass of magical power unleashed by the rampant dragon that chipped away at the barrier while scattering what looked like sparks. The head of the Babenberg family and his eldest son thrust their hands in front of them and tried to repel its magic power. The white magic power is also as big as a piece of it.


''Stop!


　The screams of the eldest son, his throat wet with blood, were a wooden spirit.

　With his voice, the white magic disappeared. The eldest son, who witnessed it, let go of his consciousness.

　However, the barrier with one layer of eyes couldn't withstand the impact, and a large hole opened up around the spot where the white magic existed.

　Strong shock waves and gusts of wind attacked from the large hole in the barrier. The impact spread like a ripple around the barrier. And like a giant air cannon, the wind released from the great hole in the barrier was so strong that it could easily blow away a person's body. Along with the dust, the people in front of the barrier were blown away like a piece of paper.

　The private army of explorers and nobles at the front were all at a high level, and even with jobs with low VIT, they were at about C-. When the VIT went up to C-, they became much sturdier than regular people, and their impact and other things were reduced. And it also has support, so even if the wind blows you off and you hit a stone house, as long as you protect the vital points, you'll only suffer minor injuries.

　But the people and the low-level explorer attackers and healers are different. If a gust of wind blows you into a stone wall, you will be seriously injured at best, or killed instantly at worst. In particular, the people in front of the big hole in the barrier were blown wide open and crashed into the wall, their bodies popping one after another like fruit.

　Not to mention the people with the initial VIT, many of the beginner and mid-level searchers who were not in the tank position also died or were seriously injured when they were knocked into the walls and floor. High level searchers were also blown up and hit the walls somewhere. One by one, people were crashing into houses and buildings were collapsing.

　But those on the front lines are still the better ones. The debris and pieces of buildings that collapsed on the front line were blown away one after another by the strong winds and attacked the searchers and people who were behind them like arrows. A searcher who had been hit in the face by a sharp piece of wood with little protection from the VIT cried out, and a woman who was carrying a child was stitched to a wall by a spear that the frontline searcher had let go of, which pierced her belly with great force.

　The screams were drowned out by the shockwave and wind. Visibility was poor in the dust, and there was no way to avoid the objects flying in at high speed. The rear of the car was stained with the blood of several people.

　Then the impact gradually subsided, and a pallid air took over the area.

　The high level explorers who had survived the shock crawled out from under the rubble. When I looked forward, holding my aching body from the rubble above me, I saw the despair.


''Oh no...''


　The barriers of the Babenberg family had been pierced and breached by a large hole. The other searchers, private armies, and guards who were safe could only stare at the scene in stunned amazement.