How To Suck Honey With Extras [EN]: Chapter 167

186. Saying ‘Did I get him?’ Always Summons Him (5)

“…Hey, Dragon dude?”

I hesitated for a moment, then spoke to the Dragon.

*If he’s aware anyway, keeping my mouth shut won’t solve anything.*

Instead, I signaled Sylvester and Alnix with my eyes to be ready for anything.

They both seemed to understand and subtly stepped back.

[…Kekeke. Yes, what is it? A mere human dares to speak to me.]

“You seem to be in a good mood, and I’m really sorry to spoil the fun… but I have a question for you.”

[Good. Ask away. I’m in a good mood right now!]

I feel uneasy about why he’s in such a good mood, but… I need to confirm.

“Do you understand your current situation?”

[A summoning, is it… Unintentional? It seems they were originally trying to summon something else.]

As expected of a dragon, even a rotten one, their magical understanding is inherently top-tier.

Of course, he’d understand immediately.

“…Then one more thing. What do you intend to do now? If you quietly go back, I might buy you a souvenir or something.”

[Human, you ask such a tasteless question.]

Somehow, that dragon seemed to smirk.

Then, with a thud, he slammed his tail roughly on the ground and shouted.

[By chance, I’ve escaped that wretched Demon Realm! Of course, I must burn the land and devour those who walk upon it! Puahahahahaha!]

“…Wow, that’s a very dragon-like and wonderful answer.”

*It seems that dragon is a harmful one.*

Not quite as threatening as a Demon King, but that dragon will still be a formidable threat.

[The descendant of the great Black Dragon! This ‘Clenillaphiantaiman’ shall personally announce his return to the land by setting the world ablaze!]

Releasing such a madman would cause a great disaster.

It seemed that Clenilla whatever, roughly called Clenil, wasn’t a very wise fellow.

A dragon who seems to have a short lifespan.

Invading this hellish land? That lizard doesn’t know the world very well.

“Speaking from the perspective of a human living on this land, I wouldn’t say that’s a very good choice. I advise you to reconsider, even now.”

[It doesn’t matter. Hehehehe. Burning those who resist is the ultimate delight. Rather, that is what I desire!]

“…Crazy.”

There’s no need to talk anymore.

I slowly backed away and exchanged glances with the two who were watching.

*I think that lizard is crazy.*

“Don’t tell me that lizard is trying to run wild?”

“That ‘don’t tell me’ is actually true!”

Alnix, pale as a sheet, shouted, “He’s coming!”

Dragon Clenil swung his tail like a whip towards us.

[I’ll crush you guys first! Hahahahaha!]

His intention is to knock us down and crush us.

A battle will break out.

But it’s too narrow here.

Not good for fighting such a large creature.

“We’re getting out of here! Grab on to me, both of you!”

Quickly, the two grabbed my shoulders, and I activated Teleport.

I immediately moved to 1 kilometer above the ritual site.

It’s a bit dizzy because I moved in such a hurry, but it can’t be helped.

“Hey! Ailen! Isn’t this too high?!”

“I can’t help it. Did you forget what’s on that guy’s back? Unless we escape to a considerable height…”

Before I could finish speaking, the ground below rumbled greatly, and the dragon burst through the roof of the castle and ascended.

[I won’t let you escape!]

“Just let us go!”

I ended up shouting without thinking.

“…I can’t help it. I’ll deal with it as it is for now. Anyway, considering the nonsense he spouted earlier, I can’t let him go.”

Sylvester, as if having made up his mind, adjusted his sword and kicked off into the air, diving into the sky like an arrow.

On the other hand, Alnix is still not good at using Aura to generate propulsion, so he keeps holding onto my shoulder.

*He has no experience in aerial combat, does this young man?*

“Shall I send you?”

“Please do.”

As his head nodded, my body shook, and I immediately teleported Alnix above the dragon’s head.

The moment Alnix appeared in the sky above the dragon’s head, Sylvester’s sword energy, piercing through the air, grazed the vicinity of the dragon’s neck.

“Haaaap!”

The sword collides with a shout.

Sparks fly as if metal is scraping against each other.

However, only slight scratches appear on the scales.

Rather, Clenil roared as if annoyed.

[Did you really think a mere human blade would work?!]

“…I wasn’t thinking that naively.”

Sylvester said as if joking.

And at the same time, Alnix, who had teleported above the dragon’s head, took out his spear and fell downwards as if slamming it down.

*It’s a small service to directly add gravitational acceleration to it, though it’s slight.*

“Thanks for that!”

Alnix roared savagely as if the weight was just right, and fell towards the dragon’s crown.

Koo-oong!

[Kuh!]

Dragon Clenil’s head shook as if it were forced downwards.

It would feel like getting punched hard in the back of the head for a human.

Thanks to that, the dragon’s altitude momentarily decreased slightly.

[You bastards!]

Of course, from his point of view, it would be frustrating.

Because the little guys keep annoyingly biting at him.

He was furious, and heat haze flickered inside his mouth.

That heat? Is that breath?

“Evacuate first!”

I immediately teleported Sylvester and Alnix up.

And almost simultaneously with the movement, the heat rays emitted by Clenil swept around the area.

Kugugugugugung!

When the light of high heat fell, the entire surrounding area burst into flames with a flash.

“This is bad.”

It’s an unusual power.

It’s clear that you can’t be safe if you get hit by that head-on.

“…I need to get that guy down to the ground.”

I moved to the sky for escape, but it is too disadvantageous to continue aerial combat like this.

‘How do I drop that guy?’

Even if I just put a gravity field on it, it will resist soon.

Roughly speaking, it is probably an individual who has just become an adult dragon.

Among dragons, it may be an amateur level, but it is not an easy opponent.

“If so!”

I summoned a gnome.

Simultaneously, I deployed the subspace [a pocket dimension or storage space] and poured the lime stored inside onto the gnome’s wings.

At the same time, I used the gnome’s ability to create soil and combine it, and also summoned Undine [a water spirit] to mix in water.

Spirit-infused cement, which I used before.

I intended to completely cover and harden the gnome’s wings with it.

‘The conditions for a dragon to fly clearly defy aerodynamics. It must be magic.’

With basic physics, there’s no way that bulk could fly just by spreading those wings a bit.

It unfolds its mana on its wings and uses it to float its body.

So, I’ll disrupt that by hitting it with cement infused with spirit power to block some of it.

Complete blockage is difficult, but I can make it stagger in the air.

And.

“Just crash down there!”

I applied the maximum gravity field currently available.

[Kuaooooh?!]

Clenil faltered in the air and resisted.

Whether the guy thought it wasn’t a good idea to be buried on the ground, or whether he felt humiliated, he struggled.

He emitted enormous magical power and began to hold on as if grabbing the air.

‘His power is considerable…….’

To make an analogy, it felt like I had to forcibly press down on a rocket soaring upwards.

Even if I succeeded in suppressing it temporarily, it felt like I would be quickly overwhelmed by the force and break.

“Aylin! Keep up the force!”

Sylvester shouted from above and took out a dagger from his chest, throwing a few of them.

The daggers, imbued with dense aura, struck the dragon’s back like explosives.

Perhaps the slight blow disrupted his balance; Clenil fell to the ground.

Kooong!

Enormous dust clouds rose, and a crater was formed in the fallen area.

But there was no need to check for life or death.

“There’s no way he’d die from just that.”

No one argued, as if agreeing with my words.

We immediately teleported to a place some distance away from where the guy had fallen and were on guard.

“……I wish he would have calmed down with that.”

But there couldn’t be such a miracle, even by chance.

Realistically, would there be a guy who calms down while getting beaten up?

He’ll only get angrier.

Or maybe if he’s hit with truly overwhelming power, I don’t know.

“He’s coming.”

The dust clouds that had risen around were all cleared away in one fell swoop by a sudden whirlwind.

It was because Clenil blew away all the lime covering his wings with just the release of mana and burst out in anger.

[You guys! I won’t forgive you!]

“……Good. He’s received about three times more heat.”

I succeeded in burying him on the ground, but I made him angry.

I clicked my tongue and glanced at Sylvester with a hopeful expectation.

“Sylvester, about that guy. I’m just asking, but can you kill him alone?”

“……It’s difficult. From what I can see, it seems like he hasn’t been an adult for very long, but he’s still not easy to deal with.”

Sylvester can easily handle only relatively young dragons.

In human terms, if they are still immature, around the first half of their teens, he can manage somehow.

It probably means that those in their 20s or 30s, in their prime, would be difficult.

“Anyway, as long as he’s so violent, we have to deal with him right here. Do you agree?”

What I said was also true.

It’s fortunate that there are no towns or cities in this vicinity, or there would have been a major disaster.

In addition, someone may have already noticed this situation, and there may have been a commotion.

“We have to somehow work hard and get rid of him.”

Fortunately, that dragon Clenil something isn’t that strong.

I had a calculation that if the three of us joined forces, we could somehow handle it.

However, I had to set the premise that we would suffer a lot.

We’ll probably have to fight for almost several days straight.

‘In addition, it’s obvious that there will be enormous damage to the surroundings.’

What I’m worried about isn’t whether to get rid of that guy or not.

Which one is more profitable.

The scales in my head are constantly shaking.

Fighting against such a monster, I already feel exhausted from how long the battle will be.

If I calculate the damage to the surroundings, wouldn’t it be a loss?

I want to kill him easily without causing any possible damage.

‘No, wait? It’s not like I have to kill that guy?’

It’s not like there’s no way at all.

There is a way to kill that guy without causing damage to the surroundings.

“Sylvester, Alnix. Listen to me for a moment.”

“……Do you have an idea?”

Sylvester asked first after looking at my face.

I guess my inner thoughts are easily read.

“I do, so buy me some time. You don’t have to get rid of him. Can you do it?”

“……It’s not impossible. What are you going to do?”

“Well, trust me and leave it to me.”

I want to explain in detail, but there’s no guarantee that that guy will let me.

“……Okay, Aylin. I’ll leave it to you.”

“Hmm. Well, I guess there is. So, Aylin? Do we just have to buy time?”

“Of course.”

That’s more than enough.

When I nodded my head greatly once, the two answered as if they understood and stepped forward.

They don’t show any signs of disliking even when I entrust them with difficult tasks…… I thought that’s why people trust these guys.

The two confidently aim their weapons and glare at the giant dragon.

[You’re just existences that will burst if I step on you! You must be out of your mind!]

Clenil completely looked down on the two and roared, flapping his wings.

Now that he’s removed the lime attached to his wings, he’s going to fly up again and launch an aerial bombardment.

[I’ll burn you alive as you are!]

He seems full of the idea of using his boasting breath.

“Don’t let him fly!”

“I know!”

The two shouted almost simultaneously, as if they had discussed it, and split to the left and right, launching a joint attack with the dragon in the middle.

Sylvester’s swordsmanship scatters countless sharp energies.

Alnix’s thrusting spear pierces the air, creating a sonic boom as it digs in.

The two’s attacks are minutely shaving off the dragon’s scales.

[Annoying tricks!]

In human terms, it would feel like an existence the size of your finger is constantly hovering around and shaving off your skin.

Clenil roared as if annoyed and spread his wings.

A strange flow of mana is felt, and soon an unusual storm is raging.

Is he using magic to manipulate the airflow when flying to create wind?

[Let’s see if you can withstand it with those small bodies!]

That guy has a really nasty personality.