The Ice Dragon’s size was immense.
From the start, dragons as a species were known for their massive size.
When Se-un first encountered her, she was resisting the Outer Beings and hadn’t grown properly, making her smaller than she should have been for her age. But in that short time, she seemed to have grown tremendously.
Yet, even so, her size wasn’t the most striking thing.
‘Red Dragon, Blue Dragon, Gold Dragon… Have all the dragons of every attribute come?’
Of course, it was unlikely that there would only be one dragon for each attribute. Even though the number of dragons was small, it wasn’t *that* few.
And when you add dragons with various sub-attributes like swamps and mists, like the Ice Dragon, the number easily exceeded fifty.
“I see. That’s…”
“Lapis, what do you think? Seems like you were wrong? Didn’t you say it was just nonsense from a young dragon?”
“Krrgh, to think something like that actually exists. No matter. I’ll burn it all away soon.”
The very fact that they were gathered there created an immense sense of pressure.
Indeed, dragons are beings before whom all life on earth prostrates itself with heads bowed, even if only one appears.
They can protect a country, but conversely, they can also burn it to ashes in an instant.
Because of this, not only the soldiers of Kaier but even the Outer Beings were unable to move.
However, what Se-un was looking at wasn’t all those dragons.
It was just one.
The dragon standing behind the Ice Dragon, spreading wings larger than anyone else.
“Dragon Lord…”
Se-un recalled his last conversation with the Ice Dragon at the Third Shelter.
He had said he would go to the Dragon Lord to convey the situation of the Outer Beings.
It seemed she had successfully persuaded the Dragon Lord.
“…Is that the Returner you spoke of?”
“Yes, Lord.”
Having discussed Se-un in advance, the Dragon Lord was looking at Se-un, not the Outer Beings.
At that moment.
The Outer Being who shook off the dragon’s pressure before any other Outer Being—the one in the form of a dinosaur sealed under the ice—moved and leaped out of the water to bite Se-un.
“Kraararack-!”
It seemed to think it had found an opening, but Se-un wasn’t careless at all.
Just as he was about to turn his head and face the Outer Being, a huge flame erupted between Se-un and the Outer Being.
“How dare you interrupt when the Lord is speaking, filthy thing.”
Red Dragon.
The moment he frowned, an immense firestorm was created without any casting or magical preparation.
Indeed, the Red Dragon, also known as the Guardian of Fire.
Next, the Gold Dragon with gentle eyes beside him flapped its wings once.
“It’s been a while since I agreed with Lapis.”
Kwarreureung!
Kwarreureureung!!
Kwang, Pajijik!
Hundreds of bolts of lightning struck the Outer Being beneath the flames.
No matter how high the Outer Being’s resistance to attributes, it would take time to regenerate if directly hit by this level of magic.
The Outer Being realized this and hurriedly fled back under the water.
“But you can’t escape like that.”
Soon after, the ice lake froze over with the words of a dragon.
Thanks to this, the Outer Being was frozen solid in the lake, just like when it was sealed.
More powerful than expected.
As expected, it was the power of a dragon, the very source of magic itself.
“So it was true. To not die even after being in that state.”
“Even the undead would have turned to dust and scattered in that cataclysm.”
All the dragons clearly felt it.
That the Outer Being was alive even after being burned by the wall of fire, scorched by lightning, and frozen with the lake water.
Moreover, it was trembling inside the ice that the dragons had directly frozen, trying to break the ice quickly.
Pajik!
You could tell just by looking at the rough cracks forming on the ice.
“Returner, what is your name?”
While the Outer Being was frozen, the Dragon Lord spoke to Se-un, who had some leeway.
It wasn’t using any abilities, just speaking with its voice, but the words carried immense weight.
Dragons are often described as beings close to gods, but this Lord was close to being a god.
“I am Jeong Se-un.”
Se-un bowed lightly.
Having faced the Demon God, Se-un didn’t tremble even though the opponent was the Dragon Lord.
Still, he treated them with respect as they were beings who had appeared to help the current situation.
“Jeong Se-un… I see. There are many things I wish to discuss with you, but…”
Pajik, Pajik-
“It would be best to have the conversation after this situation is resolved.”
As Se-un remembered, the Outer Being had already finished learning about freezing.
Perhaps the Outer Being below was the same.
Cracks were spreading throughout the ice, so it wouldn’t be long before it completely broke free.
“Is there anything we should keep in mind?”
“As far as we’ve discovered, the Outer Being cannot be destroyed except by the meteorites or the power of spirits that fell with the Outer Being, and my Authority of Destruction [a unique power possessed by the Dragon Lord].”
“I understand. There are still many things to test, but even dragon words would not be able to destroy that being.”
“It may be possible to kill the host that the Outer Being is invading with great power. However, the Outer Being will remain intact and find a new host or be absorbed by the surrounding Outer Beings to become even stronger.”
“Yes. How much of your power remains?”
“…There was another place that the Outer Being attacked besides here. I used half of my power to protect that place.”
“Then you probably don’t have even half of your power left now. Our job is to buy time, right?”
“I would appreciate it if you could.”
“Very well.”
Indeed, the Dragon Lord.
It grasped the situation quickly and didn’t waste words.
Thanks to this, the situation improved rapidly without Se-un having to explain much.
“Did everyone hear?”
“Yes, Lord.”
“Move. It’s time to fulfill our original duty after a long time.”
Peolleok-
At the Dragon Lord’s command, all the dragons in the sky spread their wings wide.
Then, as if planned in advance, the dragons returned to their respective positions and began to carry out their roles.
“It’s a dragon!”
“T-They’re on our side, right?”
“Didn’t you see them blow away that monster just now? They’re allies!”
“Everyone, don’t get excited! Nothing changes, focus on the enemy!”
The dragons arrived at the Frost Fortress first.
Se-un had been worried that they might not be interested in humans or might ignore them, but it seemed he was wrong.
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen humans,” a voice boomed.
The speaker was a White Dragon.
Its pure white scales were similar to those of the Ice Dragon, but its size and the aura it exuded were far greater.
The soldiers, who were diligently holding the line against the Outer Beings according to their commander’s orders, were mesmerized by the White Dragon’s massive and beautiful appearance.
“If they are humans who have proven their worth in this blizzard, then I am willing to protect them.”
Crack!
“T-The iron wall!”
The White Dragon landed on the snow mountain beside the fortress and closed its eyes.
Then, a huge magic circle was cast over the entire Kaire region, and solid ice covered the damaged iron wall of Kaire.
It was just ice, but because it was created by the White Dragon, its strength was even greater than the original iron wall.
“Well then, let’s see if these little things can withstand my breath.”
From the White Dragon’s mouth came a pure white frost powder.
Breath, a dragon’s unique and signature ability.
Among them, the breath exhaled by the White Dragon was a frost powder that froze everything it touched.
“Koo-”
“Koo-ruruk-”
The Outer Being group attacking Kaire froze instantly.
Even those who had become immune to ordinary freezing conditions could not easily escape the power of the White Breath.
However, this was not the end.
Even though they were frozen solid, their eyes were still rolling, and they shivered inside the ice, so it was only a matter of time before they broke free.
“Then, what if we just break them like this?”
A roar erupted from the White Dragon’s mouth.
The roar, called Dragon Fear, contained not only the oppressive feeling of weighing down the shoulders but also actual physical force.
The surfaces of the frozen Outer Beings began to crack, and the cracks split not only the surface but also the Outer Beings inside into thousands of pieces.
“Hmm, indeed. That’s right.”
“Koo-ruk-”
Even so, the Outer Beings did not die.
Although their hosts were dead, the Outer Beings, even in thousands of pieces, wriggled and gathered together to form a slime-like shape.
Then, they covered the nearest host and formed a huge shape once more.
It didn’t seem to have taken any damage even after being hit directly by the Dragon’s Breath.
“It’s because you’re too weak! No matter how tough those guys are, it’s enough to melt them all away!”
Kwaaaa!
The Black Dragon flew through the sky and unleashed its breath.
Black Breath. The Outer Beings writhed in agony as they were attacked by the pitch-black acidic solution that melted not only living things but even rocks.
At first, it seemed like the attack was working a little.
“Considering how confidently you spat it out, it seems like it’s lacking in power?”
“Damn it! What the hell are those things!”
The Outer Beings writhed in agony in the acidic solution but soon regained their composure and returned to their original form.
The same was true of the other dragons’ attacks.
Se-un had heard the Dragon Lord’s words, but just in case, he tried to defeat the Outer Beings with his special skills, but all of them failed.
‘If they had fallen to such attacks, the Tower before the regression would not have collapsed either.’
The Outer Beings even withstood the attacks of gods, not just dragons. There’s no way they would be annihilated by such attacks.
Fortunately, after hearing that the Ice Dragon had almost been *jamsikdanghal* [consumed/assimilated] by coming into contact with the Outer Beings, the dragons were trying to avoid physical contact.
“Can that human really annihilate these things!”
The Black Dragon roared and glared at Se-un.
Even among dragons, it seemed inevitable that there were one or two with such bad tempers.
Thinking that, Se-un took out a dagger from *manbyeongjiham* [a container holding all kinds of medicines/cures].
He imbued the dagger with the power of destruction and threw it at the Outer Being that had just escaped from the acid.
Thwack.
“Koo-ruruk-”
Sizzle!
The Outer Being burned as soon as it was hit by the dagger.
It was completely different from burning with fire.
The Outer Being, which burned while emitting black smoke, was literally ‘annihilated.’
Not only the Black Dragon but all the dragons witnessed this scene, so everyone had no choice but to acknowledge Se-un’s power.
And then.
“Kara-ra-ra-rack!”
Kwaang!
Finally, the giant Outer Being broke through the ice and revealed itself.
It had absorbed the Outer Beings that had lost their hosts and were wandering around, making its scales even harder and its size even bigger.
“Save your strength.”
The Dragon Lord’s calm voice was heard the moment Se-un tried to respond.
A trustworthy voice that naturally calmed the mind.
However, the voice that came out of the Dragon Lord’s mouth next was completely different from what it had been until now.
“Stop.”
“Karak-”
The Outer Being, floating in the air, stopped all its actions as if time had stopped.
It was the first time Se-un had witnessed it in person, but he had learned about it in various documents, and, having learned even more advanced languages from Mammon, he knew what it was.
The words that came out of the Dragon Lord’s mouth just now were not ordinary language.
Dragon Language.
A language that only dragons can use, possessing the inherent dignity and power of a dragon.
“Lower your head.”
Kugung!!
The Outer Being fell to the ground and slammed its head into the frozen lake.
The black scales were breaking, and it was visible that the Outer Being’s face was being crushed.
It was truly overwhelming force.
The dragons began to burn the Outer Beings on the frozen lake.
Chapter 584