Your Commander-in-Chief – Chapter 128

“Khahaha! Give up already, Demon Lord!”

As I dodged the wildly swinging sword, I frowned.

To be honest, avoiding Jupiter’s sword wasn’t that difficult.

But Melvin, who kept showing up out of nowhere to ambush me, was the real problem.

Just like right now.

Kawng!

I barely managed to swing my sword to block Melvin’s attack.

The strikes that sought to exploit even a moment of my distraction were razor-sharp.

The eyes glinting from behind the black mask were targeting my neck.

But he soon gave up and vanished. Melvin hadn’t been engaging me directly for long.

He struck only when my guard was down, attacking with careful calculations.

“Huhahaha!”

As Melvin withdrew quickly, Jupiter filled the gap.

His golden divine power whipped through the air, threatening with relentless attacks.

“Huh—”

As I retreated, a cold sigh escaped my lips.

The situation around me was dire. Iyap and Yerin were fiercely battling too.

At this rate, annihilation was certain.

“Whoaahhh!”

With Jupiter’s silly battle cry, the ground shook beneath me.

Crack—

The ground I stood on crumbled, twisting the space around me. My body felt like it melted into the air as a pure white figure of a white dragon took my place.

[White Dragon Strike]

Kwahhhh!

The white dragon erupted in a blizzard, piercing through Jupiter’s body and spreading outwards.

The sensation that brushed against the tip of my sword was faint. Jupiter hadn’t died. He had curled up behind a gigantic shield, blocking the attack.

But I wasn’t disappointed. My goal wasn’t to attack in the first place.

Paaah!

As the blizzard from the white dragon dispersed, my vanished physical form returned.

The figure of the white dragon also faded into the air.

I frowned, turning my body and slammed the ground again.

Kwah!

Noticing my intent, Melvin began to chase me, but he couldn’t keep up with my speed.

With a sequence of [Charge] – [Raging Dragon Slash] – [Jumping Strike], Melvin and Jupiter appeared smaller and smaller.

“Urrgh! Demon Lord! Are you running away?”

It’s not running; it’s a strategic retreat.

I recalled Jupiter’s usual excuse as I leaped off the black dragon’s back.

Slipping off the massive scales, I began to fall through the gloomy clouds below.

The harsh wind and pouring rain slapped my face.

When did it start raining? The dampness clung to my body, making me feel uncomfortable.

“Come forth!”

The one I would summon while plummeting was already decided.

It was Biyak.

“Biyak!”

The enormous magical formation revealed Biyak, who carried me into the sky with its massive wings flapping.

I observed the head of the black dragon while riding Biyak.

Most of the allies who had jumped alongside me were tainted with a dull gray.

It would be better to die on the ground. If the griffon were forcibly resummoned mid-air, I wouldn’t have a mount to continue fighting.

I guided Biyak to join the main camp of the alliance.

Once my allies spotted me, the guild leaders approached, riding their griffons.

The story had already been relayed to the dead.

No further explanation was necessary.

“What should we do? Should we just use a summon to smack it right on its head?”

The one suggesting this was Jeongshin, who led the Requiem guild, staring intently at the black dragon’s head.

I shook my head and replied.

“No. I think it’s better to just deal damage from the air.”

“But we have to pay them back for what they did, right?”

Narrowing my eyes, I gazed up at the black dragon’s head.

The human clan alliance, which had pushed us away, showed no intention of flying back up on their griffons.

“It’s better to leave it be for now.”

“If that’s what our alliance leader says, then…”

The guild leaders nodded in agreement and used the summon order.

They summoned the guild members who had been wiped out before.

I also pulled out my summon order and raised it high into the sky.

Paaah!

Just as the raindrops accumulated on my hand and trickled down my arm, countless beams of light rained from the sky.

Once we had recalled all the members who had been wiped out earlier, the black dragon raid resumed.

The elf clan, which hadn’t been present before, rallied again, riding their griffons and taking to the sky.

They positioned themselves a little further away, launching their skills towards the black dragon, apparently not wanting to engage just yet.

Thus, the black dragon’s health began to steadily decline, and soon it entered the 60% range.

At that moment, the black dragon’s eyes gleamed, and a server message appeared before me.

[The black dragon takes a deep breath.]

The beginning of the breath pattern.

I immediately shouted.

“Everyone! Dispel the griffon summons!”

The moment I dispelled Biyak, an invisible force swept over us a beat late.

Although some got caught and didn’t escape in time, most of our allies successfully dispelled their summons.

As I spun around, looking up at the sky, the black dragon, having taken a huge breath, started spewing black flames as before.

Kwahhhhhhh—!

This time, everything would be fine.

I spread my arms wide and shouted.

“Come forth!”

“Biyak!”

Not just me, but all allies who avoided the breath pattern resummoned their griffons and soared into the skies.

Users who failed to avoid the pattern turned into gray corpses and plummeted to the ground.

The black dragon had more tricks than just the breath pattern.

The moment the flashes of lightning from its massive horns spread beyond the clouds, a giant bolt of lightning crashed down from the sky.

Kwarrrr!

The location of the giant lightning strike was right above me.

“Gahhh!”

A scream erupted with the blinding light.

Startled, I looked up, only to see dozens of users turning gray and plummeting.

Counting with sharpened senses, I examined the fallen men.

A total of 72.

Seventy-two users were killed by a single lightning strike from the sky.

Kurwaaaa!

The place where the lightning struck wasn’t solely where we were.

Not far from here, a massive bolt struck above the elf clan alliance as well.

The black dragon’s remaining health was at 50%.

Its resistance grew even fiercer.

As the black dragon’s eyes shone and its body writhed, a pained scream unlike any before erupted from its mouth.

[Kyuhhheeeeeek!]

The black dragon’s body, partially submerged in the clouds, thrashed violently as the humans perched above began to tumble out.

In that moment, a giant crack formed in the black dragon’s horns, and as if the pillars of a building were collapsing, it shed its horn.

The sight of the human alliance members beginning to fall with the massive horn captured my attention.

Now was the perfect chance to strike.

But I couldn’t act. Even if we pushed the human alliance away, the elf alliance would still remain, and soon revived members of the human alliance would return, continuing the fight.

Now was the time to endure and endure some more.

The black dragon’s health was dropping rapidly.

As the three alliances couldn’t interfere with each other’s endeavors, the immense firepower concentrated on the beast.

From 50% to 40%, and from 40% to 30%.

When its health reached 20%, the rate at which it fell began to slow.

They were starting to hold back their skills while watching the surroundings.

Our alliance members were also prudent with their skill usage.

No words were needed; we all felt it.

A massive battle was about to begin.

At that moment, the black dragon’s breath pattern activated once more.

With bright eyes, a gaping mouth, and the invisible force trying to pull us in.

All users instinctively began dispelling their griffons, just as Helena, flying beside me, used Blink to dart towards the elf alliance.

[The black dragon takes a deep breath.]

A message popped up before my eyes.

It was too late to dispel the griffon.

In that moment, a massive clock-shaped effect spread behind Helena.

[Time Acceleration] towards herself.

And [Time Stop] directed at the enemy.

The ominous tentacle staff in Helena’s hand unleashed four tremendous beams of light.

Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!

The light originating from the staff formed the giant clock effect.

The four clocks that emerged hovered over the elf clan alliance.

The movements of the users dispelling their griffons came to a halt.

The time-stopping skill could only freeze users for a second at most.

But that second was more than enough.

All members of the elf clan alliance, including Helena, were instantly pulled toward the black dragon.

They failed to evade the black dragon’s breath pattern. No, they weren’t able to evade it at all.

The three stored Time Stop skills in the staff unleashed colossal repercussions.

Kwahhhhhhh!

The massive black flames pouring from the black dragon obliterated all users.

Amidst the falling elf clan members turning gray, Helena’s form stood out to me.

This was an opportunity. I couldn’t let this moment created by Helena’s sacrifice slip through my fingers.

I unsheathed my sword and shouted.

“Charge towards the human alliance!”

It was time to unfurl my coiled body.

As I tossed my damp hair back from the cold rain, I urged Biyak to fly towards the black dragon’s head.

If we were to engage with the human alliance, the most annoying factor was none other than the elf clan alliance.

Helena had single-handedly dealt with the elf clan alliance.

“Let’s go!”

This time was different. I began descending towards the black dragon’s head, accompanied by a multitude of alliance members following me.

“Demon Lord! You’ve returned!”

The first to react was Jupiter.

Holding out his gigantic shield, he hid behind it while starting to shout loudly.

“Hahaha! You coward! You’ve brought your allies!”

Melvin stood beside Jupiter, wearing a slightly startled expression at the sudden ambush from the demon clan alliance.

His gaze whipped around, undoubtedly already plotting an escape route.

“This is revenge for earlier, you cowardly sparrow.”

I was no longer alone.

I took the summon order from my pocket and held it tightly.

Paaah—!

The summon order in my hand vanished in a flash of light, and a colossal pillar of light descended beside me.

A summon order solely for one person.

“I’ve been waiting for you, Yeo.”

From within the beam of light, Helena clad in a red robe stepped forth.