Dragonai's Invasion (8) - The Black Fortress Holds the Black Dragon
Target is not close enough. No information beyond appearance can be obtained.
However, even at a glance, it is clear this beauty rivals the empire's finest. Her appearance points match the average specs of an Elemental Dragon.
Name: ???
Fame: ???
Occupation: ???
Level: ???
Ability: Charm 230,000
Bandseuk fell into thought for a moment. Seira's charm index is said to be fifteen thousand? That aside, this truly is the Lusa Empire, the kingdom of beauties! How many was that so-called greatest beauty princess of Bratan…? Ninety thousand? Good grief. The first beauty I encounter here already doubles that wench…!
Bandseuk had once kidnapped a princess from the Bratan Kingdom. He had brought her back intending to make her his concubine, only to toss her away like a dog bone to the dwarven royal family because she was simply too ugly. Recalling that unfortunate princess whose name he could no longer remember, he clicked his tongue.
Kukuk, these are precious times when Elemental Dragons are rare. Besides, those women refuse to form relationships so casually…
Elemental Dragons were famous for their high standards. Perhaps it came from watching plays featuring pretty-boy white dragons every single day… Bandseuk cleared his throat and thought of Dragonai.
Kuhmm, that bastard Dragonai! I wondered why he kept messing with mere human insects… but the women of this country are all stunning beauties on par with dragons! Khahaha! If I tell Father about this, he might change his mind…
Moreover, Bandseuk finally understood in mere moments why the Bratan Kingdom—a den of nomads and barbarians—had always been so desperate to invade the Lusa Empire.
“You. Will you come with me?!”
At Bandseuk’s words, Delie could only tremble violently. Already overwhelmed by the countless shouts and sharp sounds of projectiles flying through the air, she was terrified beyond measure. Now a dragon was addressing her directly, and her despair deepened.
Just then, following the dragon’s gaze, the Black Star Knights rushed toward Delie in a group.
“Hey, you! Get over here right now! What are you doing out there?!”
“Kuhuhuhut. Lady Delie, sneaking out without our permission? You’d better prepare for an all-night toy session later. Keep yourself nice and clean.”
“That bitch needs special surveillance so she can never escape again. They said she was the lord’s favorite, and she really is that well-maintained. Uhehehe.”
One knight grabbed her hand and began dragging her back into the fortress.
“I’ll take this bitch and educate her a bit.”
“Don’t use the whip. She’s far too precious to mark up.”
“Kukuk, I know. How could I hit such a pretty thing? I’ll just give her a thorough lesson with my club instead.”
“Kyaaaaah! Please help me! Anyone! Please! Lord Dragon! Lord Dragon!!”
Dragon watched the scene with an amused expression, clearly enjoying their conversation. Then it happened.
As if dozens of bombers had carpet-bombed the area, Dragon’s thinned barrier suddenly blazed with even stronger light and began to swell. Black dragons grew by feeding on human malice and desires. The current flood of vile human intentions was exactly the kind of behavior he encouraged.
One Black Star Knight shouted in alarm.
“What! What’s happening? The barrier is getting thicker!”
“Kuhahahaha! You humans are truly to my liking. I’ll spare your lives. Just hand over that woman.”
Thanks to the pure, ugly desires and malice of the humans, Bandseuk’s exhausted condition from the earlier fireworks had fully recovered. In high spirits, he raked his claws across the fortress tower where the woman had been dragged.
Yet the tower that should have crumbled like tofu remained completely unscathed.
“Don’t tell me they used that expensive anti-magic, anti-dragon reinforcement barrier…?”
In all his life, Bandseuk had never seen a mere lord’s castle reinforced with such a barrier outside the imperial capital.
“Kyaaaaah!”
At that moment, the sudden appearance of the massive black dragon sent screams and shouts echoing throughout the fortress. Among those screaming were many young women.
“Tsk. Why do young women always scream so loudly? It’s rather pleasant.”
Bandseuk had been examining the sturdy barrier on the tower when his face lit up. It seemed another beautiful girl was being subjected to a terrible toy session, judging by that high-pitched scream. Someone was clearly taking advantage of the chaos to satisfy their own lust.
After all, this massive black fortress was filled with pretty women—nobles, maids, and the grand duke’s concubines alike. Such screams were common even on ordinary days. But now they came far more frequently, enough to make the black dragon grin with delight. Every time he heard them, his power returned with renewed vigor.
This barrier is too tough for me to break right now. I could destroy it if I tried, but casting such large-scale magic would collapse the castle and kill the women inside. I can’t risk harming my rare slave and new hunting ground.
He was a dragon who could raze the entire fortress if he wished, though it would take considerable time. While scanning the tower and pondering this, he suddenly heard Delie’s scream from inside.
Once again, he felt the pleasant sensation of his malice being replenished.
“Kyaaah! Help me! Lord Dragooon~! Aah! Don’t tear my dress! Uwaaaang! Aah, stop! Haaang!”
True to his reputation as the blackest of the black, Bandseuk remained coldly rational. He assessed the situation calmly.
Kukuk, it seems this empire has plenty of such beautiful girls.
Perhaps he should look around again. He tried to take flight once more, but before he could even spread his wings—
Enormous cannons were mounted on the four towering spires at the corners of the Black Fortress. Massive amounts of mana were gathering at their muzzles. They had not fired yet, likely fearing damage to the castle itself. But if he took off, those mana shells would launch with devastating force, enough to level the entire area.
Just like modern missiles…
Damn it. Getting hit by those would hurt like hell.
Bandseuk folded his wings. He realized he had been caught in a dragon trap set by humans.
*
The black dragon’s massive body stretched roughly 240 meters long, standing about 120 meters tall on all fours. If he lifted his head even slightly, he could see all of Koban City outside. Yet this mighty black dragon was now trapped inside the fortress like a caged beast, unable to move.
Kuakwakwa— Kwakwakwang!
Instead, the dragon vented his frustration by sweeping the walls with his tail, claws, and magic, mowing down every soldier and knight in reach.
Agh! These rat-like bastards. Those cannon shells look like they’d hurt like crazy…
Dragon even considered unleashing wide-area magic to wipe out every human in the fortress at once. Finally, the soldiers who had been fighting on the walls sensed the danger and retreated into the towers and the main castle. The knights followed suit. The Black Star Knights had already lost over ten percent of their forces to the black dragon’s tail alone.
Bandseuk soon lost interest in Delie and decided he needed to find Seira instead. But the humans were no longer willing to let him go easily.
“Stop him!!! Assemble the entire knight order!!!”
Bandseuk’s eyes swept over a massive black knight barking orders. That knight was Isaac, commander of the Black Star Knights.
“So that’s the commander? He looks tasty. Kuhuhuh.”