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ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 458 Part 1

ShangriLa Frontier Chapter 458: Dragon, Oh Dragon! PART 35 Part 1

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A gold mass collides with another gold mass. The Golden Dragon King collides with a human that compared to him was small like a dwarf. Even though the two golds resemble one another so much that you could say that they are one and the same, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Because the truth is that these two golds could not be even more antagonistic even if they both tried to be.

「A DIVERSION, HUH……? WHAT? DO YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN TAKE MY ARM OUT THAT EASILY!?」

「I don’t think so! I know it! And I can do it with one arm and with my eyes closed!!!」

The purple spear thrusts forth and pierces Siegwurm’s leg.

The purple ax takes out a huge chunk of Siegwurm’s side.

The purple hook latches onto Siegwurm’s arm and won’t let it go.

In other words, right about now the claws and fangs of Siegwurm were not competing against a single weapon, but rather the amalgamation of three different weapons. Such is the advantage of a halberd. Depending on the situation, it can be used as three distinct weapons, giving its wielder a much needed advantage and diversity to keep the enemy on edge at all times.

「I was thinking…… Is there a reason why this guy always has to fight while hiding his face? Or is that just some kind of peculiarity that is just characteristic of him?」

「…… Nnnnnngggggghhhhhh, of course that there is no such reason at aaaaaallllll!!!」

「Whoa there!」

Saiga-100 shouted those words at Sanraku who was just literally blown away. All because of the hook that was lodged in Siegwurm’s arm. The Golden Dragon King used it and its chain to swing the human warrior with mighty force and then launch him in the air. The strength of this maneuver and its driving force were so strong that there was nothing that Sanraku could do about it.

「Watch out for the landing……! What, that was close! It almost left me with no stamina to spare!」

「It’s been a while since the last time…… Or should I even be saying things like that?」

「Huh? Ah, now that you mention it, it really wasn’t that long. Oh and just as I thought, soloing this thing might really be impossible here.」

Perhaps it was because she was so focused on watching Sanraku being swung around and then thrown like a rag doll, but for a moment out there there was this really awkward silence in between Saiga-100 and Sanraku, as if none of them knew what to say in a situation like that. So while still emitting some kind of poisonous effect from his whole body, Sanraku decided to greet Saiga-100 as if nothing had happened.

「So…… What the hell is that weapon you have here?」

「Hundred-Legged Centipede Eight Zero Point Five Thousand…… Think of it as my entirely new ace up my sleeve.」

「Are you trying to show off here? You know I’ll get jealous when you show me an unknown weapon just like that! Freaking show-off!」

「Yeah, like I care! Why don’t you invest some of your attention in Imron, then!? She seems the closest thing that you will ever get to a “Grandmaster Blacksmith” out there!」

「Watch out! It’s coming!」

「Oh shit!!!」

Was that a coincidence? Or was that perhaps intentional? Both Saiga-100 and Sanraku jumped to the sides in order to avoid getting hit by Siegwurm’s fiery breath attack.

「Do you think he’s following a pattern of some sort here!?」

「Doesn’t look that way to me! So we should not do that either, unless we want it to end rather poorly……!!」

This sort of action was previously unprecedented, so no one would know how to properly react when faced with it.

Siegwrum the Heavenly Emperor is the Unique Monster that was originally designed on the assumption that it would be a single unit against many of the players. However, there is also a special action that is systematically “sealed away” due to the large melee that four colored dragons can release due to irregular interventions.

However,

The Black Dragon Noirlind is actually acting as a force on the player side this time around. The Red Dragon Red Howl has been defeated way faster than the system originally anticipated. And above all else, for the players to be able to withstand the “measuring” that the Golden Dragon King was subjecting them to…… All of the above things resulted in the system judging it perfectly justifiable to release the lock on that sealed away powers.

「–––––– Dragon King x Driver…… PROTOCOL START.」

Siegwrum the Heavenly Emperor is designed in such a way to be able to face off against one hundred players in one last decisive battle.

And no matter how huge or powerful Siegwrum is, it would be difficult for him to be able to effectively fight against one hundred opponents all at once

And if that is the case, then what is it that he should do to change that fact?

「LET US HURRY! THERE IS THE WORLD THAT NEEDS HELP WITH BURNING DOWN! MY FEVER IS GOING TO BE THE AFTERGLOW THAT IS GOING TO SET THE WOLD ABLAZE!!」

The logic behind this idea is fairly simple: it’s like a game of musical chairs where there are not all that many seats available. And if that’s the case, you can simply increase the number of seats to get the problem solved.

The horns of Siegwrum gave off a dazzling light, and the five lights emitted from the horns scattered in all directions, just like a fiery thunder…… And where the lightning strikes hit the ground, five hazy dragon clones appeared.

「………………」

「………………」

White dragon. Green dragon. Black dragon. Siegwrum the Heavenly Emperor. And five clones of the Golden Dragon King. The movement of all the players stop because the number of dragons has doubled all of a sudden. A simple calculation, but it was the one that struck terror in the hearts of the players.

「WELL THEN…… WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NOW?」

It was at that time that the golden dragon closes shaped exactly like Siegwurm began to move.

「Horns! Aim at the horns!」

A voice that breaks through the fear-stroke silence. That voice comes from a warrior clad in golden armor and wearing a golden mask, brandishing a purple-ish halberd. At that moment…… Sanraku revealed Siegwurm’s ultimate secret with a voice that was filled with confidence.

「The horns are the source of his abilities! It doesn’t matter if it’s a physical attack or a skill! Just focus on attacking the horns with everything that you have!」

And then,

「Let me take a wild guess here as well. Say, Siegwurm……You cannot use your other abilities while this one is active, can’t you?」

「KUKAKA, THAT’S RIGHT. MY CLONES AND MY HORNS ARE CLOSELY CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER. EACH HORN GENERATES ONE CLONE AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS BEHAVIOR.」