Chapter 856
Chapter 856
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 856
Chapter Title: Tyrant for You
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"Fall, Meteor Sword."
A massive meteor sword appeared in the sky, plummeting toward the dragon. The colossal blade, over 300 meters long, was wrapped in crackling blue lightning.
The dragons, terrified, stopped sucking in their breath and flapped their wings to dodge the sword.
"Pointless."
The five meteor swords halted just before crashing into the ground. Then their tips turned toward the dragons and shot forward. Controlled by psychokinesis.
The dragons scattered in all directions. Each of the five swords pursued a single dragon. Though the swords were faster, the dragons used magic adeptly to block or evade them.
At that moment, a gigantic tree trunk shot up from Mailroad Island, seizing the five meteor swords.
"Earth Mother God... Interfering again."
I amplified the psychokinesis. My head throbbed slightly, but it didn't matter. The meteor swords shook off the tree trunk and targeted a single dragon simultaneously. The dragon thrashed with magic, but it couldn't block all five swords.
The dragon's agonized scream reached even here. It plummeted into the sea.
'Better to focus on one at a time. Four left.'
One of the remaining four roared in fury and charged straight at me.
'Close companions? Maybe a female.'
I frowned as I moved to direct the meteor sword. It was flying too low. Swinging a massive blade like that recklessly would damage the legs.
On top of that, soldiers caught on the dragon's body were being crushed or falling into the sea.
"Morgana. What happens if the legs break?"
"They won't collapse from ordinary attacks. They can withstand even a dragon's power."
"A meteor sword surpasses a dragon."
"...The entire structure won't shatter. If parts break, we can repair them with magic. It'll just... take some time."
"Tch. Better avoid damaging the legs as much as possible."
I sent the meteor sword skyward. To prevent the other dragons from interfering.
"Your Majesty! A dragon approaches from the front!"
"Grand General. I know. You've grown far more anxious than when we started."
"Even if the Imperial Army is annihilated, as long as Your Majesty remains safe, the Empire will shine eternally! Please preserve your sacred body!"
"Kukuku. In the end, it's for the Empire. No need to worry about my flesh. My body... is stronger than a dragon's."
The dragon hurtling toward me froze. I'd halted it temporarily with psychokinesis. But it wouldn't hold long. Living beings resist telekinesis better than objects, and a dragon could only be stopped for 1-2 seconds at most.
But right now, 1-2 seconds was plenty.
In one second, I donned the Stormbreaker armor. In the next, I punched toward the dragon.
Kwaaaaang!
A powerful shockwave sent the dragon's body flying skyward. I hurled the Stormbreaker, reshaped into a spear, at it. Infused with an aura blade and lightning, the Stormbreaker grew larger mid-flight—one of its abilities, scaling with its wielder's power.
The spear pierced the dragon's head precisely.
The dragon's skull exploded, blackening the sea.
"Second one."
I felt eyes on me.
Millions of Imperial soldiers were watching. Awe filled their gazes.
"Mere lizards can't stop the Empire. I am here. Trust in me, men, and advance!"
"Waaaaaaah!"
With those rousing words, the soldiers' morale soared to the heavens. Buoyed by their fervor, they pressed forward even faster.
I manipulated the meteor swords. One dragon, surrounded by the five blades, was impaled and died.
'Third.'
The remaining two changed tactics. They landed on the legs, rampaging to destroy the bridge and slaughter Imperial soldiers. Soldiers fell to the dragons' magic.
"Getting clever now. Or should I say, compromising?"
I flew leisurely toward the dragons. Dead soldiers actually benefited me. They died by my command, earning tyrant points bit by bit.
-Emperor! We won't die so easily!
-Even if it costs our lives!
The dragons charged like dinosaurs, not with magic. They knew spells wouldn't work on me. Razor-sharp claws that could slice steel and a tail that could shatter hills came flying.
"Weak. At least bring the power of an ancient dragon."
I didn't even need armor.
I faced the two dragons with fists and feet.
-Kraaaaaaargh!
-Terrifying! You are calamity incarnate!
I beat the two dragons to death with my own hands and extracted their heart cores.
'Less effective than the first time.'
I devoured the heart cores from the other three dead dragons too. Too wasteful to give to someone else.
The effect was minimal, just the same. Compared to an ancient dragon's core, maybe 1% each. Five made 5% total.
Not bad on second thought.
???
The Imperial Army halted at the bridge's end.
Someone stood there. A man. Long black hair, ornate robe. He looked mid-20s, but the overwhelming pressure he exuded was enough to stop the army.
I flew toward him. I'd spotted the two horns protruding from his head. They didn't feel demonic; natural mana flowed from him.
"A dragon?"
"...Indeed. I am Galimoros Dertion. Dragon Lord."
"Dragon Lord, huh. You're awfully late. Do I look like a joke to you?"
"Far from it. I merely respected their will. Emperor, I respect you as well."
His deep blue eyes stared straight at me. He was unmistakably different from the other dragons. Detached, somehow.
"You've come to greet me because you have words for me. Since you've taken human form, I'll hear you out."
"Emperor, you have already unified the continent."
"Mailroad excepted. Spare me the childish wordplay."
"The Earth Mother God and Mailroad's queen have decided to leave this world. Mailroad will vanish from history. Emperor, you have unified the continent. I praise that great feat."
I chuckled. Galimoros's message boiled down to one thing: Be satisfied and go home.
I clenched my fist and thrust it at Galimoros. It stopped at his nose. He didn't even twitch an eyebrow.
"I will ravage the Earth Mother God. The elf queen will lick my asshole with her fresh tongue, and all female elves will bear my seed."
"...Incomprehensible. Why not stop? Why aren't you satisfied?"
"How can I be, when I haven't taken it all?"
"...I see. You're far more greedy and foolish than I thought. I don't know why the Heavenly God is silent, but I've confirmed your choice—and just now, mine."
Azure mana rippled around Galimoros. I drew Arondight from my waist.
'Moment.'
The world slowed in an instant, and Arondight accelerated toward his neck.
But just before the blade touched his throat, we vanished.
I hit the ground and scowled, scanning around. Blue sky, empty land.
"Where is this? Something... feels off."
I glared at Galimoros ahead. He'd reverted to his true dragon form, comparable in size to the ancient dragons I'd slain.
-Dragon Lair. This is a separate realm, my domain.
In other words, a world made for him. I clicked my tongue. Too late, I realized this world's mana was hostile to me.
-Meteor.
The clear blue sky turned red.
Hundreds of flaming meteors rained toward the ground.
"...Magic? You're as dumb as your reptilian brain suggests. Think you'll be fine under those rocks?"
-Not magic—Dragon Words. A power only the Dragon Lord wields. Those with Dragon Words are immune to them.
Time before the meteors hit. I unleashed an aura blade slash at him. Galimoros dodged sideways. No—teleported with psychokinesis, maybe.
'Key point is, he dodged. Being in his world doesn't make him invincible.'
My attacks worked. Otherwise, he'd have evaded from the start.
-Freeze.
My body froze. I resisted the Dragon Word with mana and the Holy Grail's power. It called it authority, not magic, but the lake's blessing reacted.
'Dragon Words are magic-related.'
I had the gist. I donned Stormbreaker armor and charged Galimoros.
-Rise.
Stone pillars erupted. I ignored them, swinging at Galimoros. A 10-meter aura blade flew.
-Weaken.
The aura blade shrank to 3 meters. It still slashed his scales.
'Not "Disappear," but "Weaken." Clever. Dragon Words aren't omnipotent.'
The meteors crashed. I focused on defense. I could tank meteor impacts now.
I endured. Craters scarred the land around me. My body ached a bit.
-Earth, wind, fire, water, lightning, steel—slay my foe.
Everything tried to kill me.
I gave up dodging. Focusing on evasion meant never reaching Galimoros. I withstood all attacks, targeting him.
-Aura Blade.
Galimoros whipped his tail. It morphed into an aura blade.
'Can't ignore this.'
I parried his aura blade with mine. He staggered. His movements were awkward—clearly no melee experience. I stepped on air, aiming for his neck. He teleported away, reappearing on the ground.
"Meteor Sword."
Ten massive meteor swords targeted Galimoros.
-Meteor Sword.
His Dragon Word replicated ten meteor swords. They clashed. His shattered; three pierced Galimoros. One through his chest. Fatal.
-Impressive. A clash of wills, then.
"The outcome is clear. You can't beat me."
-No surprise. You're stronger. I knew that.
"Killing you gets me out of this world."
I'm not worried about being trapped. If this were my prison, he wouldn't try killing me.
-Regrettably true. But it's not over.
"It is."
I raised my sword, compressing an aura blade to cleave his head in one stroke.
-Emperor. Don't you see? Ruin approaches you.
"Ruin is yo—huh?"
Undead filled the world.
Undead.
Nothing else described them. They swarmed sky and earth, entering me. Feeling a chill, I swung. The slash carved deep into Galimoros's chest. Undead touched by it clung endlessly, unaffected.
"What are these? Creepy."
-The hatred and grudge of those you killed. Their resentment will destroy you... But why are you unaffected?
Undead still poured into me. Millions, at least.
Yes. They just entered my body.
-That's your original sin. Aren't you afraid? That sin should devour your mind.
"Spouting nonsense."
I summoned a meteor sword and stabbed his chest.
-...Incomprehensible. Millions of undead hate you. Your soul should have vanished. Even divine...
Galimoros's eyes widened. Not from death's shock—he was observing me intently.
-...The undead don't erode you; they dissipate on touching your soul. Alien soul. Are you... a god from another world?
"I'm human."
-...
Galimoros died, and I returned to my world.