Sieg was observing the remains of Gigantrol, left only from the neck and the top and bones, facing Starlight.

"Hey, leader. These guys are the prey we were supposed to take down this time, okay? 」

"Oh, no doubt on the size of it... you're eating up every bone brilliantly. And even after the fight."

Sieg looks around the wreckage of Gigantrol. There was more ground scraped than necessary, and the stick Gigantrol would have used was rolling like a chisel.

And again, Sieg glances at Gigantrol's bones.

"I just felt like I got hit in the heart with a bite with a build-up of magic. I've seen such a thing happen when a small warcraft is eaten by a big warcraft... but I've never heard of anyone in this primitive forest who can handle this giant opponent..."

The Warcraft Institute puts in surveys several times a year to explore the native forests.

I have received the report many times, but I have never had a person eat such big tits.

And as I observed the battle scene in front of me, I could see a number of black, glowing stone-like objects rolling around.

That's what I saw earlier.

"The ancient dragon's, scales...? No way, seriously, there's an array in this primitive forest...? 」

Thinking in circumstantial evidence, it's not strange to be there.

During the Great War, it is possible that I have been lurking in this primitive forest ever since I have scaled Meetia.

... Besides, with the effects of the Demon King's War, regular surveys of the Warcraft Institute have not been conducted in the last few months.

To that fact, Zeke said he was keeping his guard up and taking care of his surroundings so that he could move out at any time.

"Leader. There's a suck rolling over here......! It looks like an ancient dragon loose shell......! 」

"What the...!? 」

Once again, when the superior trapper went to the place where he had reported with a panicked voice, there was a mass of black scales.

It also maintains 3D like a dragon's hands and feet.

It is about twice the size of the Gigantrol earlier. Sieg knew there was such a loose shell in a way. No, he's not the only one.

"This is what dragons do when they cure their bodies."

Axel, who came next door, also looked at the scaly shell and murmured so.

"... you know Mr. Axel too. When a dying dragon recovers his body, this kind of remains."

Dragons so damaged that they can no longer fly in the sky descend to the ground, do not move as they are, and have the habit of recovering by eating magical objects around them.

And when the body recovers somewhat, once it's old enough to peel the scales that creep into the body in order to regenerate them.

As a result, I can get these shells out.

"But, Sieg. Looks like this dragon has a halfway fix. There's only a little bit of loose shell, and there's blood all over this place."

Axel pointed out that a large amount of blood remained in the loose shell.

"Right...... right. As Axel said, if it was completely healed, only the scales of the whole body would remain clean. But he's still bleeding."

And the traces of blood continued from the shell of the scales, dotted and interrupted around the end of the point where the trees were knocked down.

"You mean it flew?"

"Sounds like it. Sieg's watching. I can see wings around there. Maybe he flew away quite a while ago, from the way the blood dried."

I see. When that happens, this dragon seems to have flown off somewhere, unable to fix his body.

... If we're lurking nearby, we can't possibly not realize that Starlight is this giant.

To that thought, Zeke exhaled slightly and tried to relieve the tension. But soon another thought shook my mind.

"Wait a minute, huh? This guy's cured his body halfway through, and he hasn't eaten enough magical creatures yet."

Gu Long is a beast full of fighting appetite, but not retarded.

Whatever happens when you're dying and your body doesn't move, now that you've recovered enough to eat and skin a giant warcraft, you should act efficiently to cure your body.

... It should be easier to go to a place where massive amounts of magic gather than just eating the warcraft that live in the native forest.

I had a bad feeling.

Then it was Zeke's time to think about the feeding grounds that would arrive outside of here.

"Ri, leader! Oh, my God! 」

Advanced witches have spoken.

Seeing, she continued her words with a blue face, shaking her mouth.

"I just got a reading from the Submaster. From above the star capital, a dragon attacked...! 」

Apparently, I've got a bad feeling about it.

"- Wow, wow!"

The center of the Star Capital.

Marion watched the ancient dragon bark in front of Sagittarius's shop, wrapped in a worn grey scale.

"I can't believe a dragon's coming into this city."

"Oh, my heart is going to pop out of my mouth unexpectedly too..."

Next to her, who was forced to smile with a bloody look, there was also Dorto.

He also frowns and sees a dragon destroying the city's buildings as soon as he allowances them and including demonic props in his mouth.

"Mr. Kaufman is a reader, have you finished contacting him? 」

"Of course. I asked people for rescue signals and reinforcements. Marion, it looks like you've been leading the evacuation... are you on your way? 」

"I did it for now, but I'm also running late. I sent Kohak to rescue him. People in combat are still buying me time."

There were several combat positions around the dragon, each with an attack.

But none of that makes sense.

By the way, most magic and weapons were played, even though they were dragons that seemed to have holes in the scales.

"... from now on, I'm going into a backup fight, too, isn't that, like, too strong? 」

"Though I'm repairing my body, it's an ancient dragon. Thanks to the remnants of the war, the movement seems to be very dull..."

"Ha, is that making you dull? Bad joke. I'll break the magic lab's boundaries, lightly embellishing the top combat positions and trying to eat them."

Now there are still a lot of people fighting.

Even if you get seriously injured, you're not losing people because you have supporters to collect immediately. But it doesn't change anything until it is done.

"Absolutely, I saw the ancient dragon when I was on the front line too, but the horror hasn't changed. Fortunately, there are no dead yet.... Even during the Great War of the Demon King, this city was never born, so based on it, we're still lucky."

Whereas Dorto says as he breathes, Marion asks while checking the contents of the box.

"So when will the reinforcements be coming? 」

"I think there will come a brave or hero-class combat position nearby, but, well, it will take a while. So now the only thing we have to do is make sure."

"Right. If we keep this up, we'll destroy most of the city, so we'll have to get rid of it somehow. - The dragon's weakness is the scales on his neck, so I'll scratch that giant and try my best."

Marion takes a dagger out of the box.

It is a supreme weapon of its own, endowed with the magic of physical strengthening and hardening.

"Right. So, do you remember when I was also called a militant merchant during the Great War and desperately fight"

Dort can also take the iron armor out of his nose and get a fist. And exhale deeply,

"Well, let's go, Mr. Kaufman. As the master of the Twelve Alliances defending the country and the city, we will begin a defensive battle...! 」

"Oh!"

And the Star Capital battle against the ancient dragons began.

"We're going back to Star Capital! 」

"Oh!"

As soon as I heard the report, Starlight's face-to-face intentions solidified.

Run as far as you can from here and rush to the Star Capital as a rescue.

That's all I can do. It's just...

... no matter how hard you try, it takes half an hour...

How much city will be destroyed in the meantime. I don't know if I can keep traveling with all my strength to fight again.

... Still, it's the pinch of the Star Capital.

We need to get back soon so we can all help.

Only that feeling was in my head. And as I was in a hurry, I tried to run out. At that moment,

"Guys, wait."

A calm voice echoed from the accelerator behind them as if they could put cold water on themselves in a hurry and full of heads.

"What, Mr. Axel!? I'm telling you, don't stop me, okay? No matter how many ancient dragons there are, it's our home! We can't just not fight! 」

Said Sieg as he looked back. To that word, Axel returns a snort.

"I'm not stopping you. It's just... Sieg, you guys just have to get back soon anyway, right? 」

"Oh! Of course! 」

"Okay. Then leave it to us. Speed first, let's get you out of here."

"Carry us...? 」

In Axel's words, Zeke gave a look of doubt.

But without worrying about it, Axel was speaking to the neighboring Baselia,

"Bye, Baselia. Let's go."

"Yeah, you put your body back. Then, - [Transformation]"

The body of Baselia, who said so, is engulfed in red light.

And instantly, her body changed, and eventually,

"I became a dragon... you say? 」

Red and gold scales glowed brilliantly, transforming into one dragon.

"This dragon... I've seen it on the battlefield before...? 」

"Yeah, yeah, me too. This was driven by the Invisible Dragon Knight, not the Red Gold Dragon King..."

What was there was a beautiful dragon figure once driven by a coveted hero I saw.

I won't forget. Brave partner. And the fact that there's such a thing,

"Ah, Mr. Axel. After all, you're not just a name. A real......!! 」

Sieg, stunned, looked at Axel again. Then,

"In the meantime, should I leave my luggage here..."

He was turning the transport bag upside down and putting the retreat and contents to the ground.

It's the luggage that was in the transport bag when we got here.

"- Oh, Mr. Axel? Hey, what are you doing? 」

Asked in surprise at his strange behavior, Axel has answered with a serious look as he waved the transport bag and gave out his contents.

"I'm making space. When you're free, all the starlights will be in the transport bag."

"Yu, in the transport bag, we go in? 」

As he rounded his eyes to words that were too prodigious, Axel nodded with his eyes on the back of neighboring Baselia.

"Baselia's on her own. The best way to get them all is to get them inside this transport bag. I can breathe inside, and although it's a little cramped, don't worry, it's like a small private room. I actually put it in my face to make sure."

"Ha, ha"

"And then when you get in here, your voice will make sense, so we're gonna have an ops meeting while you're in town."

"An operation...? 」

When asked, Axel, who stopped the transport bag from shaking and unloading, came to this side with a serious look.

"It's not in the request, but if there's an ancient dragon out there, I can't help it. - My job from here is to exorcise dragons, not warcraft. That's why it's an operation."

And with the hero.

They march back to the city.