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55. The World of Magical Beasts and Heavenly Realms #3
“Ah, it seems you’re just a baby dragon born less than a thousand years ago, given that you don’t know me. Hrrrm.”
━ This is my territory, so scram! What’s that Baal doing letting all these intruders in!?
Hooong, slap.
The draconic beast, Rivino, slammed its black tail against the ground.
Crack!
With a sound like rocks collapsing, sharp spikes shot up from beneath Azidahaka and me.
‘It was said that while draconic beasts couldn’t breathe fire, they all had the common talent of Earth Shattering to manipulate rocks.’
━ This is my domain! That kid is mine too! Old man, get lost!
The draconic beast Rivino let out a rough roar and burrowed into the ground, disappearing like it was playing hide and seek. Soon, a massive front paw, connected to a wing-like membrane, burst through the rocky soil.
Forget the beautiful black-haired maiden—standing before us was a huge horned monster gleaming with black scales, letting out a tremendous roar.
━ KRAAAA!
“I thought we could sort this out with words, you know?”
━ Well, here we are! Guess we just have to fight after all.
“Well, shall I flex my muscles a bit after so long?”
Azidahaka started tossing her veil and jeweled accessories onto the ground.
━ Trying to show your true self?
“Just received a nice boost of magical power.”
With a fiery whoosh, Azidahaka ignited the ground beneath her claws.
The red flames lit up the sand and rocks, stretching out behind it, revealing a long tail and sharp-clawed front paw.
‘Ah, so this is her true form.’
The massive figure revealed beyond the flames cast a thick shadow over the rocky mountains.
Rivino boasted a size almost as grand, but Azidahaka, unfurling her seal, was about twice as big.
It makes sense that the oldest Azidahaka would be larger than most dragons, given reptiles repeat shedding until their dying breaths!
━ W-what’s this size…? Who the heck are you!? A fire dragon this big in this desert…? Could it be…!?
Even Rivino seemed spooked, stammering in a shocked voice.
“Back in my day, if an adult spoke, you just did what you were told!”
The red-scaled dragon flapped its wings and dove at the black dragon. The two beasts clashed in a wild tumble, stirring up clouds of dust.
━ Where have you been, acting like the master of the desert now?! Your era is over!
“Who gets to decide that? That would be me!”
Azidahaka’s winged front paw pinned the draconic beast’s head to the ground.
━ Grrr, just a big clumsy old slug!
“I’m not old; I’m matured.”
Contrary to Azidahaka’s fears about fighting the draconic beast, after returning to her true form, she was overwhelmingly dominating Rivino—we could practically close this show without me stepping in!
I turned my gaze away from the two giant beasts and spotted Isaac, shivering on the ground, unable to get up.
I helped him to his feet.
━ Kid, you finally turned into a man, huh? Can’t move because your spine’s on vacation?
“W-Wha… White One! Um, that’s….”
Receiving the flashbacks of his previous embarrassing moments, Isaac fumbled over his words.
“I-I wasn’t trying to; I just got hit by a poison needle, and my mind…”
━ I get it, with a beauty like that seducing you, there’s no way to keep your wits about you. That’s just how men are.
I too had felt the life-or-d*ath crisis when Eve, the witch, took my first, switching my fear of dying to a primal desire to reproduce.
Does understanding the male praying mantis—who continues mating even as he’s devoured—make sense now?
Maybe males are just pitiful creatures wired to prioritize their species over their own lives.
“Where’s my father and the jackals?”
BAM, THUD, ROAR.
Amidst the chaos of the two dragons clashing, Isaac turned to look for the rest of our group.
━ I told them to hide somewhere far away. They should be headed to the spring that emerges from the summit.
Our father, Adonai, the guardian of this mountain and the last divine being, was securing the sacred spring that emerged from the holy grounds. Abraham and the jackal were already on the other side of the mountain.
Actually, parting Isaac from them was Azidahaka’s strong resolve not to let her father see his son being used as bait for a dragon.
‘Well, that’s a relief. Showing my father anything like that…’
“Phew, I’m so glad he didn’t see me like this…”
━ Right? I get it. Anyway, let’s join them.
“Are we just going to let them fight like that?”
At Isaac’s question, I looked back at the dragon showdown. It was a chaotic free-for-all, where they were biting, slashing with paws, and swinging tails like a scene out of a cartoon.
━ Stop it, you brat!
“YOU stop it first!”
━ On three! One, two, three—wait, AAAAH, WHAT IS THIS!?
“Especially at your age! Going back and forth like that! Stop lying, I know you’re faking it!”
Listening to their conversation made it sound like a catfight in the marketplace. Protocol? What’s that!? All gone!
━ Let the dragons settle their issues, or are you worried about that black dragon lady?
My subtle probing got Isaac shaking his head furiously.
“Uh, no, not at all! Let’s hurry to my father!”
‘Kid, you’re a terrible liar. Did you get all cozy with her in that short time?’
Men who are usually clumsy at love can start imagining a bright future with women after just a touch or a brief conversation—thinking about grandkids and all.
I understood if pure-hearted Isaac had caught feelings after receiving a one-on-one personalized lesson from such a beautiful lady.
Gazing dreamily at the black dragon, I dressed Isaac in clothes that had fallen to the ground and headed toward the sanctuary where Abraham was waiting.
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“If only we could just do this… hrmph!”
━ Old man, try to pull it together! We can’t move forward without clearing this rock!
━ Oh, it’s… it’s moving a little!
“What? Really? The rock’s moving?!”
━ Ah, I think I misjudged. It’s not moving at all.
“Oof, seriously?!”
At the summit of the rocky mountain, the elder and the jackals were struggling in front of a massive stone.
━ Haven’t you gotten through yet?
I inquired, and the jackals shrugged their shoulders in response.
━ They said we just need to move this rock, but it’s not budging at all.
━ It looks like there’s no way we can do it by ourselves.
“Seems like the black dragon blocked off this rock to stop the spring from flowing. If we clear it, we’ll reach Adonai in the sanctuary! The cave is sealed too. Only a draconic beast with the Earth Shattering talent can manage it.”
Abraham wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead as he took a deep breath. But just for a moment, the old man’s face lit up with a grin upon seeing his son Isaac safe and sound.
“Thank goodness, Isaac. You’re unharmed! Did you lend a hand in defeating the black dragon? What do you think, son, were you helpful?”
━ In many ways, he was indeed very helpful. Your son is now a real man.
“Well, um, yeah.”
Isaac looked away sheepishly, diverting his gaze from his father. The oblivious jackals sniffed curiously at the nape of Isaac’s neck.
━ Sniff sniff. Smells good somehow.
━ What a fresh scent! What’s that about?
━ Something down lower…
The jackals were particularly interested in the spots where Rivino’s tongue had touched. Realizing it, Isaac turned beet red and pushed their snouts away.
“L-Let’s move the rock!”
━ It’s not easy to remove! It won’t budge, see?
One-eyed jackal Munmungi wedged his axe, Hellbird, under the bottom of the stone.
Using it as a lever, was he? Clever thought, but even when he applied all his might, the rock didn’t budge an inch.
━ Step back.
I pulled the jackals and Abraham away from the rock and loosened my shoulders.
━ Let me try.
While I didn’t channel my full power, I am none other than the legendary Beast, Behemoth.
Since my transformation into adulthood, my strength has skyrocketed to 83. While I may not be as strong as Guki, it’s enough to put me at the top among agile beasts like myself.
I stood up on my hind legs and placed my front leg on the rock.
‘It’s solid. It’s massive. Heavy too. And not in a good way.’
Just pushing it a little gave me a clear picture of its characteristics.
‘There’s no way I can push it even a little. Even if everyone here clings to it pushing, it would still stay put.’
It’s foolish to challenge nature with brute strength. I decided it would be wise to conserve my energy.
━ I need to summon the black dragon.
Only a draconic beast with Earth Shattering abilities could potentially move the rock.
Indeed, those Satan-worshipping fiends had a good reason for persuading the black dragon to settle on top of the mountain.
‘In the end, I guess someone needs to wrap up this catfight.’
I didn’t want to get involved with a catfight, but for the sake of our goal, I figured I had no choice but to step in.
━ L-Let go! My tail’s gonna come off!
“Stay still! If you squirm, it’ll really get cut off!”
In the distance, I saw the figures of two women. More precisely, Azidahaka was dragging Rivino by his tail like dead weight.
Azidahaka had some scrapes and bruises on her skin, but she seemed to have managed to subdue the black draconic beast after all.
‘Perfect timing, very efficient.’
A capable woman is beautiful and impressive. I was seeing Azidahaka in a new light that day, just as the legend of her reign over dragons didn’t seem like a fabrication.
Thud.
Azidahaka tossed the captured draconic beast in front of the rock. Rivino, now sprawled on the ground, looked around, roaring defiantly.
━ What are you looking at?! Am I funny to you!? d*mn useless beasts…!
Azidahaka firmly pressed her foot onto the back of Rivino, who flailed like a lizard that just got stomped.
━ Grrr!
“How brutal. If you keep throwing a fit, I’ll cut your tail off.”
━ Th-that’s…! Argghh, geez.
Under Azidahaka’s foot, Rivino groaned like he couldn’t fight anymore. Azidahaka then turned her gaze back to the rock in front of her.
“Looks like we still can’t get into the sanctuary?”
Nodding.
━ Right, we need to be able to move or break this rock.
Upon my simple reply, Azidahaka held Rivino up, understanding the situation.
“Got it. Indeed, it won’t be easy to move it without his strength. Now, go on and break that rock.”
Azidahaka pushed Rivino toward the rock. The draconic beast reluctantly placed his palm on it, muttering like he was spitting out gum.
━ Tsk… stupid Satan-worshipping fools. What’s the plan? Totally failed.
“Enough mumbling, just break the rock already!”
Azidahaka slapped the back of Rivino’s head.
━ Ouch, don’t hit me.
━ Gyuuiing.
Yingyi, who had been perched on Abraham’s shoulder, finally spoke up after a while.
━ It’s best if you retreat.
━ Gyuuiing.
Following Yingyi’s advice, the group pulled back, leaving only Rivino standing in front of the rock.
━ Hrrmph!
As he put in his strength, the rock cracked with a crunch.
Drip, drip.
Soon a small hole opened up, and water started to trickle out.
━ What’s this? That’s it?
As I shrugged at the stream resembling an old man’s vigor, there came a loud crack, and the hole started widening rapidly.
WHOOSH, SPLASH━!
Finally, the entire rock shattered, releasing a cascade of water like a mighty waterfall.
Had I stood there, I might have been swept away by the force of the water spray—strong enough to think I’d be waterboarded by a morose river.
━ Gyuuiing.
━ You were right. Keeping a distance was smart.
I caught Yingyi flying toward my nape and petted him continuously. Looking at the water stream, Abraham stroked his beard, speaking excitedly.
“The water that’s been blocked up is finally gushing out! The spring water, it’s finally flowing into this desert!”
The joy was shining in the elder’s eyes. Just as Abraham said, the waterfall that spilled out from the summit of the mountain created small streams in the parched desert as it cascaded down.
The sight from the summit resembled transparent bl**d vessels running through the desert or roots spreading out under trees.
“Well done.”
Azidahaka gently placed her hand on Rivino’s head, petting him affectionately.
━ So, you’re giving that boy to me as promised now, right?
“That’s not my decision. You should discuss it directly with the parties involved.”
“Giving me a boy? What’s that supposed to mean? Are you talking about my son?”
━ Old man, your son and I are already quite familiar with each other.
“No, what in the world…! Isaac! What on earth is going on?!”
“Uh, well…”
Chatter, chatter.
With Isaac and Rivino’s relationship sparking a ruckus, I diverted my attention from their conversation toward the cave the newly opened water trail led into.
‘There’s something inside.’
The last divine being, Adonai, who lived in ancient times.
I could faintly hear his breath coming from within.
【Sanctuary: Heavenly Realm】
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