Chapter 35: Dominator (4)

[Ahh… It's starting!]

Dearby was excitedly exclaimed, and on the screen, numerous people with familiar armor uniforms marched into the room. Aside from that, all of them looked tired and ragged. The setting is a bricked terrain like an old castle and under it was a boiling lava.

*ROAAAAR!*

A huge bird lands on the brick about 5 meters away from the knights. A familiar face stepped forward, sweaty and had a few scratches, a strong looking man - Devon Mirko Colombelles. With Polestar and Yoren.

So they finally reached the 50th floor. That was faster than I expected. I don't know what kind of creature it was on that floor because the author never mentioned it.

The bird breathed fire and growled in rage. It's spiky wings flapped connected to its arms, blowing the knights backward, some flew away.

Two winged beasts appeared from the knights, it has a bird face and body of a lion, Griffins. They ran charging the fire breathing-bird, but with a single flap of its wings, the Griffins went tumbling.

[That summoner is really something.]

Dearby looked among the knights and Yoren appeared, I snorted. The three knights with me expressed their amazement and cheered for Yoren.

"Hey, What is that scaly bird, it looks hideous." I curiously asked and they looked me like I'm the most dumb person in the world.

"Seriously, you don't know?!" They shouted in unison. Ouch, I'm not deaf! It's not like I have no idea of what that is, it's just that it was never mentioned in the earlier part of the book.

"Would I ask if I know?" I asked annoyedly, while rubbing my ears. Dearby frowned at me and shook his head.

[You call my Wyvern, a bird? She's too majestic to be one.]

'Eh? That thing is a Wyvern?'

I focused my eyes at the screen where the said Wyvern is. But the system didn't appear to show the information, must I need to see it personally to appear? I clicked my tongue.

'Search 'Fateful Asterism' word related to Wyverns'

*dingg!*

♤Notice!♤

Searching for the word 'Wyverns' in Fateful Asterism…

Summarizing results…

*dingg!*

♤Notice!♤

Result

'Chapter 156 (Summary)'

A creature that almost looked like a dragon but not a dragon. After Sylvestre declared rivalry against Valentine, the two fought for the 5th time, but this time they made a mistake by fighting near the nest of the vicious Wyverns. The two fell off the nest. Fortunately, Valentine managed to hold on to the vines near the nest's entrance, but Sylvestre went missing from that day forward. Because of that a war between Humans and Blue Wolf Tribe broke out.

'Chapter 178 (Summary)'

The missing heir of Blue Wolf Tribe, Sylvestre Brion, came back as the Master of Wyverns. No one knew what had happened to him, but the former energetic wolf became more serious and cold.

'Chapter 180 (Summary)'

Sylvestre furiously commanded his army of Wyverns to trample on humans after he learned what they did to his Tribe for revenge. Wind and fire Wyverns caused chaos in Cartania, people died regardless of status. It was the Silvereigns Brigade who responded to it, the grand summoner Yoren, a young alchemist Valdis and the two swords of the kingdom, Valentine and Prince Megastar, wielding their silver swords that wiped out the army of Wyverns.

'Chapter 181 (Summary)'

The young alchemist Valdis who later found out the weakness of the Wyverns after the battle. First, was the silver sword Valentine and Prince Megastar used; the second one is the protection from the Wyverns attacks, the Golden Arseal Potion that he managed to create for future use.

My guess is correct. Wyverns are supposed to appear after a hundred chapters not in prologue. I scratched my head to analyze the creature, sharp teeth, wings attached to its arms, two short horns and face and scales that resemble a dinosaur. Short tail, long claws, fire breathing, and strong wind force, alright… I'll remember this creature from now on.

Moments later, another platoon entered the room, it was led by Keaton and Valentine.

All the knights prepared themselves to block the fire attack from the Wyvern, mostly, it was the magicians that blocked it for all with their barrier. Including Keaton.

When it was finished, Polestar and Devon went to each side of the Wyvern, while Valentine threw a blunt weapon to get its attention. It hit Wyvern on the head and roared, after that both Polestar and Devon slashed the opposite leg of the Wyvern to incapacitate its balance.

[Their teamwork is great but that attack won't work though]

Just like Dearby said, it didn't work. Only the blunt weapon Valentine threw worked because it's made of pure silver, too bad that weapon fell straight on the boiling lava below.

The Wyvern flapped its arms that caused Polestar and Devon to retreat but both still got wounded from the sharp wind impact, moreover, some foot knights flew either they got slammed to the wall or fell on the lava and died.

When the attack failed, Jullian stepped in to divert the Wyvern's attention from Polestar and Devon, he commanded the archers while Venter led the magic spears with his fellow magicians. They shoot altogether but it was all got deflected by the Wyvern's wind attack.

"Oh God, all of their attacks failed." Theo's breath shortened as he watched the raid. "Can they even defeat that?"

"It's Commander Treso's turn!" Drio pointed at the man preparing the soldiers to attack with him in close distance.

"Right, his sword can penetrate the Wyvern's skin. But can he do it?" I asked. I happened to see Commander Treso's silver sword during training, he always polish it carefully.

[It depends on his skill.]

With Keaton's buff, the swordsman ran towards the Wyvern bravely, on the other side are the knights with their warcry shooting their spear or harpoons to hinder its movements.

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A deep cut penetrated the Wyvern's left waist. When it tried to move to attack Commander Treso, it was exactly the same time when the knights attacked the Wyvern and pulled down the leash like harpoons. The Wyvern's attack halted and that made Commander Treso decide to launch another blow on the left wing, However, an unexpected move from the Wyvern made their efforts in vain.

On the Wyvern's right arm where they thought they'd tightly bound and wounded it, it happens to heal and retains its power to blow all the knights by flapping its right arm. The Wyvern's attention was fixed to Commander Treso who ended up pinned under its foot. It roared and prepared to attack him by producing its magic energy by making a huge fireball from its mouth.

Everyone was tense at that very moment, but one person moved as if she was never worried from the start. I smiled when two Griffins jumped and attacked the Wyvern's head with their sharp talons.

'That's my idol, Amelia! So badass!'

The fire magic energy accumulated broke and vanished, the Wyvern stepped back and tried to shoo the flying Griffins, one of them pulled and assisted Commander Treso back.

"As expected of sir Yoren!"

"Grand Summoner is the best!"

"Yeah!"

"I thought Commander was now a goner, weew!"

My smile disappeared and was replaced by a distorted one. Why the hell are you all cheering for that fake bastard? It's so frustrating.

As the fight went on, another creature from the Wyvern's side came out, it was a fiery blue tiger with twin tails and sharp teeth and claws.

[She came out?! Why?!]

Dearby inquired surprisingly, we who can listen to his shouts, got disturbed from watching. Is there a problem if another enemy joins the party? Isn't that what most dungeon administrators do for entertainment?

Also clueless like the rest of us, Theo asked "Why?"

[It's just… that divine beast… she's pregnant.] He looked slightly upset. [I presume she will give birth this week, so having her fight will be dangerous.]

"Is that your pet?" Selek inquired, "Why don't you stop her then?"

The twin tailed tiger leaped to attack the foot soldiers, it was Devon that came forward to deal with it.

"It's sir Devon. I heard he's skilled at sword fighting, even if he looks worn out, there's no chance for that beast." Efren scratches his chin, without removing his gaze on the screen

Yes, that's how great he is but not this time yet. He's close to being a swordmaster but that doesn't mean he has the strength and stamina of a swordmaster.

He leaped and slashed the tiger on the arm, but it stepped back and just like it's prepared, it suddenly ducked, giving way to the fire from the Wyvern. Devon almost got hit, it's thanks to the red magic barrier that he was safe.

"Thank you sir Keaton." Devon looked over to Keaton and Keaton only nodded.

In the background a certain voice belonged to a certain somehow echoed saying, "Hah! I really can't stand this ugly Wyvern any longer, just die you fucking shit!"

We all are in disbelief, really. It was Valentine who laughed like a madman charging to the Wyvern. I knew he was coined as a 'Butcher of the Battlefield' but I didn't know he had this uncensored mouth.

[That human is interesting, I like his humor. I've been watching his performance ever since because I like destruction too.]

I looked at him blankly and said, "Shut up. No one is interested."

[Tch. You're really harsh, you know that? I'm still a God and this is my territory, I'm invincible as long as I'm here. I could erase anyone.]

This is bad. Now, Dearby looks irritated for real. Did I really go too far? A sweat trickled across my face as I put on my kind business smile.

"So? Are you going to erase me? I could always incinerate anyone too as long as I'm provoked. Do you wanna have a go?"

[I-I was just saying, hmph, nevermind.]

*ROAR!*

And again, the screen got our attention. Polestar successfully countered the Wyvern's attack by breaking its defense, its right wing was now ripped. It looks like he put all of his efforts for that single attack, his sword is not silver but a blessed sword made of Crystal, normally Wyverns will only regenerate again from a shallow wound made by blessed weapons. To be exact, Wyverns aren't Demonic Creatures that can die from blessed weapons.

'Right weapon matters bruh.'

But seeing the successful attack using such a weapon tells us his will to win. And already looked tired and worn out.

Now that I think about it. What will happen if some of the protagonists die in earlier chapters? Obviously, the story will collapse… that's only good for me because my goal is to destroy the original story by removing those scumbags. In addition, those characters known as protagonists are bastards who pretend to be righteous heroes, so there's no reason for me to help them in the first place, and it's not like I could even help them kill that thing. If there's anyone who will be killed on the spot, that will be me with this weak body.

I watched more to observe the situation. The Wyvern breathed fire randomly that made everything look like scattering ants that got disturbed. I gulped as I witnessed the cruelty of fire burning people alive.

*Grit*

I heard the sound from behind me so I looked over my shoulder and saw the reaction on their faces. They're mad and in pain watching it. A tear slipped from Drio's eyes, while Selek had his trembling shoulders and gritting. Efren has his clenching fist and Theo was worriedly watching.

'…It can't be hel- huh?!'

Goosebumps creeped over me as I felt my heart thump, this kind of feeling scares me the most. I automatically return my gaze to the screen and there… the reason for what I was talking about. My heart's thumping continued to get louder as I clenched my jaw when I saw Keaton charging on the twin-tailed tiger.

My hands went numb, and my lips trembled. "What the fuck is that guy thinking?!"

He was running in the air with the help of his magic. Everything was in disarray in the background but I couldn't take my eyes off him as my bad feeling continued to grow. It took my breath away when he shot the tiger with his magical gun. The tiger was lightly grazed on the jaw but Keaton was struck on the body by the wing of the Wyvern, the thorny wing penetrating his stomach. But that's not all, the wing flapped with a wind force that caused Keaton's body to fly.

"NO!" I shouted, Keaton's body crashed on the wall. He coughed up a large amount of blood. I feel like time stopped around me.

'…he may be a jerk, but as long as I'm Tania, Keaton is my brother. I can't just watch here… He's close and I could sense him through the tracker. I need to help him! I-I can save him! He's just on the other side of this room, it's not too late yet!'

I grabbed Dearby by the collar and demanded, "Where's the door to get there?! Guide us!" I didn't notice that a bit of my dominator skill got released... Keaton can't die here, I won't let him!

[You seem to know this kid, why? Are you going to help him?]

Dearby inquired innocently, I don't have time for this!

"Dearby please tell us, we may be following Master, but we can't also neglect our duty as knights protecting the future master of Cavelier House." Efren pleaded, the three knights kneeled while I looked at him with seriousness.

'Please… I can't let my brother die.'

[*sigh* …Alright. You all seemed determined.] He stood up and led us to the statue's folded hands below. [This is a portal connected to that floor. This is where they should appear after clearing that.]

The knights readied their weapons and shield.

"Captain… do we really need to go…?" I turned to Theo who hesitated to go- right, he has no connection to any of the knights.

"I must. But how about you?" I seriously stated. And prepared myself by pulling out a silver sword I took from treasure.

[And one more thing humans, you all may not know but once you step out of this room, these three hourglasses will trigger the countdown, you only have 30 minutes to get out of here before this dungeon crumbles and vanishes. Every ten minutes, earthquakes will occur.]

Dearby warned. I want to protest but this is not the right time. He really intended to kill everyone who tries to conquer his dungeon. "What will happen to you when that time comes?"

[Are you seriously asking that? Naturally, I'll vanish with my dungeon. It's a penalty to pay for failing to protect it from raiders.]

"And you're fine with that?" Did he really not know what life means? Considering that he's enjoying people's struggle and death means yes.

[…what choice do I have? I do want to experience the outside world too but I'm tied up here.This dungeon is my Body, while the treasures within it is my Magic Core.]

I opened the inventory and pulled that thing out. I'm wondering why the system rewarded me with this item after we cleared the 5th floor. It is an item that's supposed to be in the possession of the Great Witch of Agripex, every history book had that piece of info recorded.

[T-That item is…! How is that thing with you?!]

♤Item Information♤

Name: Bottle of Anima

Classification: 5-Star Artifact (Myth)

Attribute/s:

Weakness: A True God's Soul

Durability: SSS++

Slot: 3

Description: An item that is the only one in this world. It can hold up to three souls, each soul can belong to a weak or powerful soul per slot. Beings such as demi-gods, demons, angels, and dragons are included and soul fragments too. Aim the bottle at their heart to use.

"If that is the case then allow me to fulfill my promise to take everything. After all, you promised me all of the treasures here are mine now."

I close the gap between us with the item bottle in my hand, he's not a true god but a semi-demi god, that means he is weaker than real gods and even dragons with his 'Magic Core' robbed; and thus he is qualified to get sucked in this bottle.

[W-What do you mean?! No! I don't wanna!]

He struggled but it's too late. I used the item on him, and like what the description said, aiming the Bottle at his heart will get him inside. He vanished, that only means he's the 'Soul' of the dungeon. I shove it back inside the inventory.

"You're going?" I asked Theo who was with knights, ready to fight alongside us. He nodded.

"I'm here to pay off my sister's debt to look for me, Captain, please let me fight."

I smiled and said, "Suit yourself then."