ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 455 Part 2
ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 455: Dragon, Oh Dragon! PART 32 Part 2
「Oi, oi, oi! The hell are you doing, Akitsu Akane! We don’t have time to stand around here and look all tired like that! Things are only going to get even harder from now on, you know? So I would like for you and that Black Lizard out there to get your asses to work and continue to do your best for a little while longer. Think you could do that for me?」
「Umm, this is, ahh, I mean……」
「–––––– Would you be so kind, please?」
「Eh? Fuah! Y-Yesh!」
Being all depressed about Noirlind for the moment, Akitsu Akane did not understand what was going on around him all that much. Only that voice just now forced him to lift his head up. And there was a woman standing right in front of him, smiling all gently and with an aura around her that seemed to soothe all worries.
「I’m sorry, but there is something that I would like to ask that dragon……」
「Umm, Noirlind-san……? Y-Yes, please, by all means……」
Akitsu Akane makes way for the smiling woman and then backs away even more. He had a strange hunch that he should not interrupt her no matter what now.
And the appearance of Saint Iristella seems to have stopped the surrounding players, and a surprising silence spreads in a corner of the battlefield.
“Black Dragon Noirlind, the one who longs for Siegwurm the Heavenly Emperor…… I reach out to you, humble as I am…… Will you answer my question?」
「GAH, GUGO……」
「No, words are hardly needed here. Just please answer me this deep within your heart…… It will be more than enough for me to understand.」
The eyes of the dragon stare at the Saint. But Iristella was unwavering in her conviction, and she asked a single question, perhaps with a calmness that seemed emotionless.
「––––––––––––?」
「………………」
Only Akane Akitsu, who happened to be right next to the Lady Saint, was able to hear her ask that question.
It wouldn’t be strange if the Black Dragon threw himself at the Saint in response to her question and tore her body into shreds with his claws and fangs, especially if that question managed to invoke the dragon’s anger. However, Noirlind responded in a way that was most unusual for him, with silence and careful meditation. And the woman called Saint of Charity just smiled in the most radiant and alluring way.
「Yes, that’s right. And it was only after hearing that I have made up my mind……」
Iristella’s hand then touches Noirlind. Then, Iristella opens her mouth with a firm will burning in her eyes. It was that kind of a flame of determination that would not disappear no matter how strong of a wind would dare to try and extinguish it.
「Oh Lord, allow this creature to stand up once more! By Thine divine power, heal his wounded and fallen body! By Thy divine power, let this creature regain its strength…… “REALITY MODIFICATION!”」
There is a bright white light shining from Iristella’s hands. A torrent of white light wraps itself around Noirlind like wines and flowers, apparently speeding up the natural healing processes of his body. The vines remain for a while wrapped around Noirlind, and when they finally subside the Lady Saint lets out a long and loud sigh, as if she was just down with some sort of excruciatingly hard physical labor. Looking back at Noirlind, all of the Black Dragon’s wounds were gone, as if they were never there in the first place. Then, the Black Dragon stands right back up on his feet.
「OOO, OOOHHH……!!!」
「Now that I have heard your true intentions…… I would like to ask you to kindly let me your aid in this battle.」
「GUOOH…… HMPH! THAT’S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO FROM The VERY BEGINNING! I AM DOING TO DEFEAT SIEGWURM HERE, AND PROVE IT ONCE AND FOR ALL THAT NOIRLIND IS THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE DRAGON KING! AND THAT THERE IS NO ONE ELSE……!」
「Noirlind-san! Umm, ahh, a-are you really sure that you want to stand up so soon!? Would you like to rest for a little bit longer and recover your strength!?」
「STOP TALKING NONSENSE, AKITSU AKANE! IF YOU REALLY WISH TO DEFEAT SIEGWURM ALONGSIDE ME, THEN YOU MUST KNOW THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT WON’T BE NEARLY ENOUGH TO BRING ME DOWN!」
「Eh? Umm, y-yeah! Right!」
It was at that time. A surprised scream was raised by the players who were fighting at a distance, and immediately after that, a large mass landed in the immediate vicinity of Noirlind.
「…… HOU, WHAT’S THIS? YOU ARE…………? NO, IT DOESN’T REALLY MATTER RIGHT NOW. WHAT MATTERS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE AND RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER…… ARE YOU CERTAIN THAT YOU WISH TO STAND IN FRONT OF ME LIKE THAT?」
「Oh, the Great Golden Dragon King, the one who burns the world guided by the love for its inhabitants…… I stand before you right now as me and no one else.」
「…… I SEE. TODAY IS INDEED A GOOD DAY, IT WOULD SEEM. MY WRATH SHALL STRIKE THE FROST OF THE STARS ONCE MORE……」
Just then, Siegwrum’s eyes glared straight at the only human being and the Black Dragon behind him that dared to challenge him.
「KNOW THAT IF YOU DARE TO STAND IN FRONT OF BY “BREATH OF BAIN”, YOU WILL HAVE TO FACE ALL OF MY WRATH HEAD-ON! NOW PERISH LIKE A FOOL THAT YOU ARE!!!」
It was the same destructive breath attack that managed to pierce Noirlind’s chest a few minutes ago. And now it was flying towards the Lady Saint. The Black Dragon tensed up sensing what was coming his way. The surrounding players all fled the immediate surroundings of the Saint in fear of getting caught in the cross-fire…… But Saint Iristella just stood there. She stood there and laughed.
Iristella laughed with a voice the was reminiscent of that of a song, and there was a mischievous smile blooming on her lips, the one that you would never think a woman of her age would be able to make. Truly a smile worth being put on a painting.
「Does that mean that I am going to die in here right now……?」
「No, Lady Saint, I assure you that no such thing is going to happen here. Not for as long as I am here…… No matter what kind of destruction might be heading your way, I am always going to protect you!」
A breath of destruction is being directed at Saint Iristella, but just then a Holy Knight stands right in front of her, blocking the attack from reaching her. Looking at the Holy Knight just now, she looked just like some sort of guardian deity protecting the believers from harm’s way.
「Siegwurm, you may be strong, it’s without a doubt. But let me show you one thing. Let me show you why I am called the “Maximum Defense” by all other players in this game!」
It is a Knight-based class, the one that is derived from the Holy Knight –– “Sacred Paladin”.
The player who managed to obtain the title of Maximum Defense, a title that no one in the entire world of ShangriLa Frontier was able to take away from her. That is who the player named Joset is. And right now Joset smiles fearlessly, standing right in front of the Breath of Destruction…… And then she just casually stretched her right hand forward.
「–––––– My Blood Burns Hot!」
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