Lv1 Skeleton - Chapter 46

Chapter 46

'Alpeon this is unlike you, just spit it out . '

'Dragons'

'Dragons?'

'Yes they're…'

I jumped out of bed and left Valenor sleeping on the bed, rushing the the highest tower of my palace . It was high enough to see past the cliff of the Pit and I could see the army of Elves assembled on the plains nearby . Above them soared  five multicolored dragons .

"Shit, there are actually five of them . "

I wasn't able to see their status pages because of the distance, but I could tell that two of them were the same size as Valenor and one of them was much larger .

'Gnoss, those dragons… . '

'Yes, those must be the dragons who have formed contracts with the elves . There had been rumours of this happening in their major families, but their numbers couldn't be confirmed . It was one of the main reasons why I brought you to meet Valenor . '

' Well it doesn't help much, 5 vs 1 is hardly a fair fight . '

We might have had a small chance if we were able to face them individually while I acted in concert with Valenor . Of course this probably didn't apply to the large green dragon because for their race, their size was often an indication of their age and power .

However now that they had all gathered together and were also backed up by a coalition army of elves, human adventurers and kingdom soldiers .

"Ughhuaaa! Johra why didn't you wake me up!"

Valenor rushed up to meet me on the observatory . She looked very calm, still wearing her pajamas .

"You were sleeping so well . "

"Oh the elves have arrived… wait, why are my people with them as well . "

"Indeed"

I responded to her without betraying any of my insecurities .

"So how are you going to deal with this?"

I crossed my arm, deep in thought .

"I don't have any idea . "

"Lord you must have a solution right?"

"Hmm, I'm thinking now"

"Alpeon you forget yourself, my husband is King . "

Luckily Valenor intervened on my behalf

"No, I would never dare doubt you my Lord . "

"Why don't you just focus on battle aspect . "

I ordered Alpeon with a tinge of coldness .

"I'll see to it . "

When Alpeon had left, Valenor approached me and spoke .

"Five dragons, isn't that a bit too much to handle? Will we be running away Johra?"

"Truly Valenor?"

I was surprised by her suggestion .

"We are not likely to win versus five dragons . I'm perfectly fine with eloping with Johra and leaving the Pit behind . "

Valenor proposed with a bright expression . No wonder she waited for Alpeon to leave .

But I was quite stubborn and hated the idea of turning tail to run .

"Sorry Valenor, I know we can't win… but I just hate the idea of running away, I know I'm stubborn… . "

"No problem, does that mean we won't be backing down . "

"Yea, but in the end, if we really have no hope, then we should find a way to escape and survive . After all keeping our lives is more important than our pride . "

"Together?"

I nodded .

"I'm the rightful owner so I refuse to give any of it up . "

"Why is it that you sound like a villain?"

"Really? I never noticed, I'll just focus on winning!"

"So do you have a plan, what will you do?"

I looked out at the Elves' camp in the distance .

"Once I settle something, we'll ride out and meet them . "

"Just meet?"

"Yea, please give me a ride in a bit . "

"Ok, I'll wait for you here . Polymorph!"

Rushing down the stairs I returned to my bedroom and fished out a gorgeously jeweled belt from my treasure chest .

"Life Vessel!"

The belt shone a faint red as the spell took effect .

"It's a bit risky this time so I'd best take all the precautions . "

I dressed myself in all my equipment, including a standard leather upon which I could secure 20 bottles of nectar . I also reached out for the two swords hanging on my wall and strappe them to my back . Finally, I secretly hid Gnoss' gem under the bed .

'Johra what are you doing? You're going to need me!'

'Shut up! At the most critical times you always hold back some information . It might not be intentional, but you always seem to have a hidden agenda . You're staying behind so take the time to reflect on your actions .

'No, Johra if you don’t have me… . '

Blocking out his telepathy, I climbed back up to the observatory .

"Let's head out now . "

I climbed up behind her head .

"Thanks for the ride Valenor . "

"Anytime, Johra . "

"On your way can you please fly over the lake . "

As she flew near it I took the chance to throw in the Treasure Chest containing my Life Vessel . I was hoping Nymue would look after my life saving trump card .

"Ok, let's go!"

"Hold on tight!"

Four of the dragons greeted us as we approached . We were still about 1 kilometer from the Elves army, which seems to suggest that the dragons wouldn't get involved until the battle started . They were all different colors, one was dark blue while another was pale . There was also a red and brown colored dragon . I was surprised to see that they were all rank B which was even stronger than Valenor . Their health was in the 14~18,000,000 range which was much higher than Valenor's, but they didn't seem to be very proficient in magic . Still, they all had a HP Recovery skill which made my tactic of trying to grind away their health useless .

Of  course the biggest problem was still the green Elder dragon . Positioned at the back of the army, I could see that it was a rank A monster . His HP was over 70 million and had an array of maxed out skills and titles . It was the perfect boss monster in every sense of the term .

I took a closer look at the Status page .

'Damn, even the other four dragons combined don't match up to half it's power . And what are those specter like creatures? Have the Elves I killed yesterday been revived in some way? Wait, does it also have that?'

Name: Noradriana Gender: Female Status: Balanced/Blessing of the world's nectar Race: Green Elder Dragon / Dragon Class: Protector of the Boundless Nature Rank: A Level: 78241/99999 HP: 71,865,541/71,865,541 MP: 5,678,344/5,678,344 Attack: 141,324(32,411) Defense: 697,110 Agility: 3769 Intelligence: 156,724 Unique Skills [Dragon's Breath LvMax] [Flying Lv5] [Resurrection Song Lv3] [Magic Cleanse LvMax] [Physical Resistance LvMax] [Magic Resistance LvMax] [Healing Song Lv5] [Fairy Dragon Summoning Lv3] [ Potential Lv7] [ Summon Healing Spring Lv7] [Telepathy Lv9] [Mind Reading Lv7] [Greater Magic Nullifying Song Lv7] [Life's Protector Lv6] [Nature’s Blessing Lv8] [Nature’s Army Lv7] [Nature’s Sanctuary Lv4] [Greater Healing Lv8] [Health Regeneration LvMax] [Elder Dragon's Authority] [Claws of Purity Lv5] Titles The Guardian of Life] [The Guardian of the Dragons] [The Lord of the Ellen Forest] [The Lord of the Lake of Life] [The Guardian of the Rain] [The Messiah of Gaia] [The Destroyer of Darkness][The singer of everlasting]

I nervously swallowed my saliva . The pressure was much more than my first duel versus the former Pit king, or even my recent one with Valenor . Actually, even if I disregarded the monstrous rank A boss, I still couldn't deal with the other four dragons .

'Should I have brought Gnoss along and asked him about some of those skills?'

It was too late to regret my actions as the red dragon came forward .

"Do you wish to fight, right here and now?"

He spoke out challengingly with his loud Dragon's Roar .

'Johra?'

'No, I'm here to discuss terms, please relay them this message . '

"The King of the Pit wishes to speak with Noradriana"

Valenor spoke out on my behalf .

"Why is it that one form the glorious dragon clan has become a servant to an evil undead?"

'Don't get angry Valenor, they are only seeking to divide us . '

Valenor was ready to attack them so I needed to reign her in .

"Again, the King wishes to speak with Noradriana . "

For the next little while the four dragons would exchange looks with their Elder, most likely conversing through telepathy .

"My mother has allowed for the King to come forward and speak . However, the little female dragon must stay behind .

'Johra let me go with you!'

'No Valenor, I'll have to go alone this time . No matter what happens, don't start fighting . Just take who you can and escape, got it?'

'You must come back alive!'

'Don't worry, I'm an undead . I won't easily die .

It was the truth as the Life Vessel provided a safe resurrection point . If were to die in this hostile situation surrounded by dragons, I would simply resurrect in the same spot, allowing them to camp my location .

The pale blue dragon arrived to pick me up and I hopped onto his back .

"Time to go undead . "

It was a short ride before I was standing before Noradriana .

"What did you want to speak to me about, undead . "

"Noradriana, Guardian of Nature, my name is Johra and my title is that of King . Please refer to my properly as these are formal negotiations to prevent a war .

The Elder dragon looked at me with bored eyes before continuing .

"Tell me, what concessions could you possibly enforce on me, undead King? Speak quickly, I hate long and drawn out conversations . "

"Ha ha ha, you are indeed a prideful dragon . Still, at least you have the strength to back up such arrogance . I have but one condition, Go back home and I will proceed with helping the elves find their homeland . "

Pffffff!

She couldn't contain her laughter .

Do you really believe that I serve these puny elves and came here for the purpose of finding their homeland? That kind of thinking can only originate from such a small head . Unfortunately, you are terribly mistaken . I am the Guardian of Life, so I'm tasked with eliminating pesky undead before they become even more dangerous . I owed a favor to a certain warrior and she called it in just for you . Children, seize this miscreant!"

'Shit! I was their target all along! That warrior must be Lorina!'

"Teleport! Teleport!… . "

Kuuu Kung Kuukung

The four dragons chased after me, trying to stomp, bite or smack me with their tails . Staying behind lazily, the green Elder dragon cast curses to slow me down and buffed her children's speed .

Fortunately, I wasn't relying on my movement speed and they weren't able to keep up with my teleports .

'I'll make you regret this . '

I was mixing in the occasional Meteor between Teleports in sync with my Multi Spell . Although the Elves had approached to box me even, they served little purpose other than for me to vent my anger on as I buried them in  magic spells .

Aaahhhh!

"Set up Magic Shields! Don't stop shooting!"

"Try to predict his next teleport location!"

Some of their best commanders were trying to salvage the situation, but I had fought Valenor for five days straight in this fashion and was well versed in the tactic . It's impossible to lock onto me if I jump between the dragons . Moreover, these dragons focused on the physical prowess and had few magic skills . As they weren't able to polymorph, their large bodies couldn't handle my quick teleports .

"Don't worry about defending, I will heal all your injuries!"

Noradriana shouted out, and her children proceeded to go all out on the offensive . They tried their Dragon Breaths, Claws and tail slashes, but I simply teleported from dragon to dragon and they couldn't handle it .

"Stop!"

The Elder dragon shouted out with her Dragon's Roar and Magic Cleanse  However, I had experienced it often with Valenor and could notice the telltale signs . Whenever she used these spells, I would simply teleport to the opposite side of another dragon and use it as a meatshield .

"You dare call yourself a King when all you are doing is scurrying around like a little rat?!"

"Ha ha ha, how dare you speak of pride when you assaulted someone who came to negotiate! Meteor! Teleport!"

I continued focusing on killing the elves, throwing in the occasional Multiple Death Stare . Whenever they approached me they seemed happy, as if they had succeeded, but instead my magic spells were cutting them down like cattle . I would mix it up between short and long range spells, trying not to form a pattern that they could easily predict .

"I will instill upon you a true fear of death!"

'Create Invisibility!'

[You have learned Invisibility Lv1]

"Invisibility! Teleport!"

I ran along the common elves, invisible and having turned on my Life Steal skill .

"Meteor! Teleport!"

I ran amongst their lines while also casting long range spells . The Elves' formation was completely in shambles and between my invisibility and quick teleports, the dragons couldn't get a lock on my position .

"Greater Magic Nullifying Song!"

After casting the spell, she continued in a long and deep song . Soon after my invisibility disappeared and I was no longer able to cast any spells .

'Has she created a null-magic zone?'

It was the worst possible situation for someone like me that relied heavily on my magic spells . I no longer had any way to evade their capture .

'Damn it! I'm doomed!'

I ran away as my last hope was to get as far as possible from her her song, hoping to leave the spell's range . The elves took the chance to drown me in waves of arrows, but faced with my physical immunity, they barely stung . Luckily Noradriana's spell also stopped others from using magic as well .

"Valenor!"

She had been rushing towards me but was still aways out . I turned around to see Noradriana had stopped singing and raised her head .

"Don't Valenor!"

Within moments, a shadow twice as large as Valenor appeared and ignored me as it flew past .

"No!"

Noradriana: Green Elder dragon, rank A Monster .