Demonic beasts.
　It was the evil of the Land of Harmony that was born out of blessing.
　The meeting point of countless earth veins.
　The earth that existed on it, the sea, was blessed. Nature sprouted, plants and animals abounded, people gathered, and they prospered by receiving its benefits. However, the grace of the mana that flooded the earth's veins transformed the animals and plants that were attracted to it.

　They were different from ordinary plants and animals.
　Feeding on the mana in the earth's veins, they seek out the realm.
　They sought more mana, a richer place - they went from place to place, and it became a disaster for people.

'Are you afraid?'



　Kensei said to Nacht's words.

''I meant to dismiss it as a thing of the past, but why is it that you can't escape?

　Kensei muttered in a tone of determination and walked slowly.

'I'll give you one piece of advice if you plan to participate in the war--on the battlefield, you should follow Aisha's instructions.

"Ho-ho-ho, thanks for the advice, so...

　An ancient tradition tells of a race of snakes that existed in the Land of Harmony.
　One race called the King Snake once existed in the Land of Harmony. It sought out the realm and cannibalized itself.
　A species disappeared and a monster was born.

　The name of the monster was Yamata.
　It is a freakish species with eight heads and a dragon.

　The people of Wa no Kuni designate it as a natural disaster and stop fighting it.
　They sacrificed the powerful and begged for mercy.
　The powerful offered their lives in exchange for magical elements (mana).

　That negative cycle was changed by a single man.

You're going to throw it away?　-- then I'll pick you up. From now on, you're mine.

　Doors are opened and fate turns.

'Most--though apparently I'm not the star of the show.

　Nacht's twin eyes gazed at the reflection of a huge light.





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　Pishiri, a scream goes up.
　A crack is created in the long block of ice, and time that had been stopped gradually regains its flow.

　With a vindictive roar that resounds from the depths of the earth, the evil magic power that rises up.
　As they flood from his entire body, they envelop the wounds received by Nacht's magic. Then, the flesh wriggled eerily and the wounds were being filled in with every second.

　The sight of it crawling out from under the ice would strike fear into all who saw it.
　Eight fierce necks peeked out from its intricately intertwined black whirlpool-like torso. Each one of them stretched long enough to entangle itself in a mountain.
　Its huge body that didn't even bother to measure its total length, its ferocity that didn't even try to hide its hostility and killing intent.
　The figure was truly a dragon with eight heads.

(-- most of all, a snake that's just a bit big, if you ask my mom.)

　Too small and young compared to such a dragon, the girl laughs.
　Dressed in a war maiden's dress, carrying something red instead of feathers on her back, a small voice echoes from the girl who is running in the sky.

''--Come on, Infinite Spear (Mobius).

　From its back, fire rose.
　The fire, born as if with a will, changed shape and form and turned into a spear too long for the girl to hold.

(--First of all, just as a greeting.)

　Towards Yamata, who still hadn't fully healed the wounds he had received from Nacht, Shtel threw a flaming spear with all his might at Yamata.
　The spear that was released, tailing like a comet, pierced Yamata's huge body without an inch of blur.



　A yell that shakes the atmosphere.
　It's not a scream from pain - it's just anger at the hostility directed at him.
　This is because from the point of view of Yamata's massive body, Stel's spear is nothing more than a slightly larger toothpick.

Hmmm, I knew you were big... I'm not listening to you.

(If one doesn't work, we can add more.)

　The red bag on Shtel's back.
　It is a armor that Shtel wears that makes you want to shout, "It's definitely a school bag" when you see it.

　In the past, SS leader Will created this armor in reference to the ultimate treasure (ultimate item), "Ouroboros". It was one of the False Dragon Circle (Replica Ouroboros) series that he only speaks of as a failure, and was a legendary class (Legendary) equipment that gained the properties of infinity.

　Floating in the sky, as far as the eye could see, was spear, spear, spear, spear.
　As if it was raining, Shtel shot out spears one after another, filling up the entire area.

　The mere fact that the miasma of the mantle of the mountainous body of Yamata is lit one by one.
　In the midst of the miasma of burning flesh and blackening miasma, Shtel asked his other self, "It's not as bad as I thought.

The miasma is not a problem.

Be careful-- here it comes!

　The head that had been hanging down slowly lifted, and Yamata stopped moving when he and Shtel stared at each other in front of him, as if to meet his eyes. And then the red, empty eyes opened.

''Ha!　Oh ..., hmmm ... what did he do to you?

　A faint sense of discomfort stopped Shtel from throwing his spear.

(Paralysis, I think, resisted.　(More than that--backwards!)

　There was more than one head that leaned on the sickle neck.
　Almost at the same time as the paralysis was granted.

　Yamata's head, which opened its large mouth from behind, was close at hand.
　The neck, which shrank its elastic body and stretched out as if it would explode, swallowed the immediate vicinity of Shtel, who took evasive action.

''Oh, ugly -- it's so big from a distance -- it can stay here.

　Shtel says as he does a Bakku midair in the sky.
　Shtel should have been a hundred meters in the sky from the ground.
　And yet, he was able to close such a distance in one breath.
　It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of your time with the huge body of Yamata so close to you that your hair rises to the surface with the breath of a giant snake.

''Then it's even higher.

　Kicking up the back of the giant snake that had slipped through, Shtel soared into the sky.
　He rushed through the sky in all directions, and when he reached the sky above where the serpent's head obviously wouldn't be able to reach, he called an even bigger spear in front of him this time than before.

''Bigger than that, Ikuyou!

　A phosphorescence of skill (skill) that rises at the same time as the call.
　The red lotus fire entwined in the spear became a spiral and dyed the midnight sky red.　　

''Ryuugi--Ka-ryu Issou (Dragon Technique--Fire Dragon One Spear).''

　With its entire body flowing with this, the thrown red comet pierced one of the Yamata's necks that had broken through the wall of air and stretched into the sky, and with a tremendous crushing sound, the giant snake's head slammed into the earth.

''Gyruoohhhh!''

　This time the screams from the damage are clearer.
　Nailed to the earth and engulfed in flames, Yamata's head collapses without effort.　

''Yes!''

　Hence the little gap that has arisen.

(Idiot!　Be careful--

　Faster than a warning, Shtel, intuiting the danger, kicks the sky.
　A moment later, the breaths like a flash of light rising into the sky.
　When Shtel dodged one, the breaths were released from the remaining six necks.

(--Dragonscale!)

　On the other side of Shtel's evasive action, the other Shtel activated a defensive skill (skill).
　Pillars of light crisscrossing in the sky.
　One, two, and even the third succeeded in evading, but the fourth snatched the armor, the fifth blocked the retreat, and the last breath swallowed Shtel's small body.

''Ugh--!　I'm there!

　The moment the light subsided, Yamata must have been the one who was astonished.
　The existence of a small bird-like creature was unaffected by Yamata's breath.

　Of course the damage has been done. However, the dress armor worn by Shtel, the Silver Winged War Maiden, had greatly attenuated the power of the Breath, due to the fact that it placed a heavy emphasis on magical defense. In addition, the damage received by the percentage reduction caused by the dragon scale was further reduced.

　Although it wasn't unscathed, he could fight without any problems.
　It was Shtel who thought he'd double up soon.

(Carelessness, I'm switching places.)

　My other self didn't seem to be convinced.

'Err, you're just scratching yourself a bit........'

(No, change.)

　Shtel closes one eye with a snap.
　He had no choice but to leave the control of his body to his other self, who was unusually stubborn.

　When the control of his consciousness was switched, Shtel was running straight to the ground.

(Ew, chickens?)

''Naturally. Knotted dragons aren't infinitely useful either. Besides, the Dragon Knight is a close-in physical job--you don't need any tactics beyond getting in close and hitting them.

　The surface shtetl was intuitively aware of this.
　The fact that the relative beings were superior in rank.
　That was why he avoided direct combat and moved to attack them unilaterally from a distance.

　But for a melee position like Shtel's, the best way to deal damage was precisely in a series of attacks that combined normal attacks and skills (skills).
　As long as the enemy has anti-aircraft attacks, they should play with their strongest area of expertise.

(I'm so proud of you... why?)

I also I want my mom and dad to see me looking good.

　Shtel reaches into the air.
　Then the blue flowing water drifting from his back took the shape of a spear.
　The spear produced by the Infinite Spear (Mobius) depends on the attributes handled by the user.

''Besides, Shtel will help you, sister--''

　Using the acceleration of the fall, Shtel aims for the earth in one breath.
　Yamata's head looms to eat Shtel as he runs down. Saliva spills out of the dragon form's head and fangs peek out.
　He dodges the long jaw with a diagonal jump and kicks through the undulating body to further accelerate. Passing through the narrow space between the three twisted necks, Shtel stabs the spear right below.

''Dragon technique---Long Star Drop--!

　With a roar, a spear of water ate through the scales and pierced through the flesh.
　In front of me, an overwhelming wall of flesh.
　An ant and a statue, or maybe even more. That's how much of a difference in size there is. But given Nacht's power, Shtel's STR is comparable to a monster.
　So, he wields his spear without fear.
　It gouges out the flesh, thrusts up the huge body, and as if digging a tunnel, it creates spears again and again to break down the huge body.

　But Yamata isn't just taking damage either.
　Using his entire body like a whip, he pounces on Shtel, trying to cleave him.
　Its mass, its power, is overwhelming.
　Trees and earth fluttered in the sky like pieces of paper.
　There was a wall in front of me. The walls of the wall are rushing in at a tremendous speed, the violence of the huge body forcing such an image.
　Since they got this close, there was no way for Shtel to escape.
　If that's the case--

...only to be intercepted.

　He quietly sat down and took a lance-charge stance.
　When Schtel stepped through the earth with all his might, a crack ran through the ground that couldn't be endured.

''Dragon technique--Haolong rigid roar--!

　A dazzling phosphorescence rose up.
　The light that flooded out of Shtel's small body took the form of a giant dragon, and the water spear transformed into a mighty tusk.

　The dragon's fangs bit into the wall of flesh, and a roar pierced its massive body.
　Its body and separated head flew into the sky.
　Shtel muttered with heartfelt enjoyment as he struggled to kill the momentum of the acceleration, running across the mountain and almost tripping over it.

'Six more!'