SCT-Novel Book 10: Chapter 10: One Move to Turn Over The Tide
Book 10: Chapter 10: One Move to Turn Over The Tide
Book 10: Chapter 10: One Move to Turn Over The Tide
A loud explosion rang in the distant sky, and instantly everyone looked up at the sky.
"Hey, what's that?"
Count Marre, a guest of Falforia, was the first one to raise his voice. And Count Barrow uttered, a wyvern?' after a short delay.
However, those with good eyesight will immediately notice that the black shadow was clearly larger than the wyvernindicating that it was a higher-tier dragon.
While the visitors were buzzing about the appearance of a dragon, Felix calmly addressed the group.
"Please calm down everyone. As far as I can see, it doesn't seem to be approaching us. However, we should return to the rest area just in case. We can't keep the ladies getting anxious for long."
Felix's composure seemed to bring a bit of reassurance to the group. However, its appearance gave Monica a bad feeling as she clutched at the chest of her robe.
The explosion noise she heard earlier was definitely the result of an offensive fire spell. It was probably Glenn's doing since Nero can't use that kind of spell.
Monica quickly calculated their current position and distance to the rest area, followed by their direction.
The explosion rang in a different direction from the rest area was Glenn acting on his own? What's Nero doing now?
As if in response to Monica's question, a servant of Duke Rehnburg's household came from the direction of the rest area, galloping on horseback. He expressed his apology, "please excuse my conduct in this urgent situation," still riding on the horseback, and raised his voice.
"I have a message from Lord Bartholomew Alexander! He says, "Something terrible is approaching!"
It was indeed a message that Nero'd say.
Considering its imminent danger, it will end up with Monica being compelled to make up an immediate decision.
Felix grimaced as he spoke to the messenger.
"did Mr. Bartholomew say anything specific about what was approaching?"Vissit for updates
Well, it's most likely a dragon,' added Felix in a whisper, and the messenger replied with a confused look on his face.
"he said it was "something" that looks as close to a dragon."
These statements gave Monica an uncomfortable feeling.
Nero possesses excellent sensing abilities. If it was a dragon, he would have said it was a dragon. However, when his message was ambiguous as like Something that looks as close to a dragon as possible,' it only gave Monica a growing uneasiness in her chest, so she tugged at the hem of Felix's dress and pointed toward the rest area.
Perhaps sensing what Monica was trying to say, Felix nodded firmly.
"Yeah, we should go back to the rest area for now."
A huge commotion was already taking place when they arrived at the rest area. The servants were in a panic, Eliane was sobbing, and Glenn was lying on the ground, pale and limp, unmoving.
In such a situation, the Duchess of Rehnberg was calmly giving quick instructions to the servants as her usual conduct.
"Send an urgent messenger to the capital. You may mention my husband's name if necessary. I will take full responsibility for it. As for you, return to the mansion at once, make arrangements for a doctor, and request reinforcement from the knights And my daughter Eliane, how long will you keep crying? The situation will not change even if you continue to cry. And if there's nothing you can do, at least stay in the carriage and don't get in the way of others."
At the Duchess's harsh and sharp words, Eliane finally broke down and cried aloud.
Duke Rehnberg, who is usually kept in low profile, rushed over to his wife in a panic.
"W-What on earth is going on here?"
"A cursed dragon appears, my dear. To protect Eliane from the dragon, Lord Dudley caught in its curse."
Louis could have combined the two barriers into one, and he even could improved it to make it much stronger
As a specialist in defensive barriers, Louis Miller the Barrier Magician is known for his genius in adding multiple effects to a single barrier. If it was him, he would be able to combine the defensive barriers Monica was using into one and use his available hand to cast an offensive spell.
The strength of Monica's chantless technique lies in the fact that it can be activated immediately. As such, it can be extremely powerful when taking the initiative but will lose its advantage if she falls behind and ends up on the defensive. And this situation was precisely the case.
Still, I have to do something I must do something because I am one of the Seven Sages and also the Silent Witch
At the very least, she wanted to let everyone escape from this place.
However, Monica's barrier was shaped like a dome. So while the people in this place are protected by the barrier, they are also prevented from escaping.
Should I widen the range of the barrier to the rear and have them move away even a little? But if I expand the range any further, the strength of the curse defensive barrier won't hold out How about canceling the regular defensive barrier for a moment and using offensive magic afterward? But it will only cause casualties if the Green Dragon's wind blade is not defended against
She felt almost as hopeless as when she was stuck in a chess game. She considered each move she came up with, but inevitably she couldn't find a way to checkmate her enemy.
To make matters worse, the horse that Monica and Felix were riding was starting to get agitated. Up until now, Felix had been able to keep it in check, but the fear of the giant creature looming over it must have become too much to bear.
If the horse started to rampage, Monica would be thrown off the horse, her concentration would be broken, and the barrier would vanish at the same time. If that happens, the jet-black curse will pour down like rain and take the lives of everyone present.
I need to do something I need to think some way
In this seemingly hopeless situation, Felix, behind Monica, made a suggestion.
"Lady Everett, is it possible to partially cancel the regular defensive barrier? I only need you to make a hole of a fist size."
While saying this, Felix held up the hunting rifle he was carrying on his back.
Upon realizing what Felix was planning, Monica gulped at his recklessness and nodded at his request.
Even in this situation, Felix was still maintaining the same calm smile that he'd shown in the student council room.
"Lady Everett please excuse me if the noise is too loud."
Felix readied his hunting rifle and took aim.
"I will aim at its middle forehead."
Monica instantly calculated the trajectory of the bullet based on the angle of the hunting rifle and made a hole in the barrier just a fist size for the bullet to pass through.
Felix held his breath and put his finger on the trigger.
Bang, such sounds rang close by, and Monica cowered for a moment. The smell of gunpowder tickled her nose.
Once Monica looked up above her head as she maintained her barriers, the dragon had already stopped its move.
Having been shot at its vital point in the middle of its forehead, the Green Dragon was letting out its last cry of desperation.
huh?
Hearing the green dragon's cry, Monica opened her eyes wide to look at the Green Dragon again. But by that time, the Green Dragon had already fallen to the ground as a lifeless husk.
The black shadow that had been crawling around the Green Dragon's body also stopped moving with the death of their host.
As the smoke from the muzzle of the gun almost covered Monica's face, Felix huffed and blew on the muzzle.
"Thank you for believing in me. Lady Everett."
At this time, neither Felix's sweet voice nor the cheers of the people reached Monica's ears. Only the words' left by the dragon in his last moments rang in her mind.