Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 106

Chapter 106

A wild dragon has initiated a battle!

-> Flee.

-> Fight.

Here, my choice was predetermined.

Of course, I’m running away!

I’m not a match for fighting a dragon right now. Fighting would be like offering up my life on a platter. But life never goes the way I want it to.

“Hey, the sound of you thinking so hard reaches even here. You can’t run away from here!”

The message from somewhere about not being able to flee due to a too-significant level gap flashed before my eyes. In a game, this situation would either lead to forcefully quitting the game or reloading from a previous save point… but now, I couldn’t do either.

Forced quitting means death for me, and even reloading wouldn’t help. Because of that Allen or whoever manages the system, I’d just be dragged back here again.

In short, it meant I had to fight that dragon who’d gone mad with the desire for battle.

‘…Why is my life like this for real.’

It’s a sigh-worthy life. Understanding my dilemma, the dragon juggled balls of blue fire, waiting for me.

Well, that dragon would find it fun to fight against someone struggling to survive rather than just giving up everything and staying still.

Chewing on my own flesh until blood oozed out from the tender skin inside my mouth, I looked straight at the dragon and opened my mouth.

Normally, with someone so obsessed with fighting, it’s best not to say a word… but if I can’t run away, I should at least know why they want to fight me. So even if I die, it wouldn’t feel unjust.

“Why do you want to fight me?”

“Wow, quite bold of you. Thought you’d scamper off without even looking back.”

“……”

“Well… you’ve got quite a terrifying glare. Shouldn’t there be a reason for fighting? I just want to fight because it looks fun. It’s the only joy in this tiresome life.”

Well, later on, Allen or whoever will deal with him, the dragon laughed heartily, emitting blue flames around. The flames that burst around me seemed to engulf everything nearby as they rapidly spread out.

Soon, the wide meadow turned into a sea of fire. The rippling blue flames looked like waves, and the sound of burning grass resembled the sound of waves crashing.

The once verdant meadow turned into a different kind of blue meadow. The heat generated by the sea felt like it would evaporate all the moisture inside me.

Breathless, with uncovered skin already starting to burn red.

When the thought crossed my mind that I couldn’t stay grounded here anymore.

? Bearer of the shards, prove your worth.

There was a voice echoing strongly in my mind.

I widened my eyes, looking where the voice came from, but the owner was already gone. Momentarily stunned, I froze in place.

At that moment, a large fireball came flying towards me.

“……!”

I barely managed to throw myself aside in time to avoid it. The fireball collided with the red brick house behind me, creating a loud crash. Simultaneously, thick smoke obscured visibility entirely.

Being in such a disadvantageous situation where my vision was obstructed was a double-edged sword. I wouldn’t know what I was up against.

But still…

‘I’m in the same boat, damn it!’

At least the blue flames he was wearing earnestly showed his position, which was somewhat fortunate.

Thanks to that, I might have a 0.0001% advantage in this smoke. Of course, the probability of dying was now 99.9999%.

Anyway.

‘…Damn, am I going to die like this, either by fighting or just dying.’

Even if I’m going down, I’ll fight gallantly so I won’t regret it later!

I couldn’t just stand here helpless, doing nothing while the opponent started attacking.

I gritted my teeth and simultaneously activated the skill <We Are One!>.

Then.

Boom! Roar!

Arvani, who had slipped from my arms back to his original large form, roared towards the dragon. Despite the deafening roar, the dragon remained motionless without a twitch.

Without a chance to scrutinize him closely, I quickly climbed onto Arvani’s back. As if waiting, Arvani forcefully flapped his wings from top to bottom.

The hazy smoke instantly turned into strong updrafts, resembling a tornado.

Soon.

Roar!

Flight began.

…Now, accompanied by a battle with the dragon.

* * *

The wind swept past, slapping cheeks fiercely as if in protest. 

In the momentum of the wind that reflected his personality, Dragon, Loki, chuckled.

“Hey! Jealousy looks good on you like this.”

Reacting hastily, as if to say, ‘I’m the only one having fun like this.’

Hahaha! Laughing heartily, he briefly glanced at the sky, now clear due to the blue sea of flames.

To an ordinary being, it would have been just a clear sky, but to Loki’s eyes, it was entirely different.

There was a sense of impending collapse, with tension in the air and a distant abyss flowing forth.

Seeing this, Loki clicked his tongue.

“Huh, it hasn’t even been restored for long, and it’s already about to break. There’s no point in restoring it like this.”

His temper was foul.

He growled towards the entity beyond the sky as if in retort. As if to say, ‘Don’t insert yourself into this situation.’

“Hmph!”

Loki, who could overlook interruptions to this enjoyable time with a generous heart, couldn’t tolerate any longer.

“Dare to provoke me, the Red Dragon?”

Originally, the Red Dragons were known as the most ferocious among dragons.

After countless ages spent in slumber together, the Blue Dragon now rising to challenge him made Loki’s blood boil, and his neck stiffened.

“Well, I’m feeling good today, so I’ll let it slide.”

In this tedious, long life, this was his only hobby and pastime, about to begin.

Loki conjured a highly refined, transparent red flame in his hand. He then sent it flying through the cracked gap.

Gradually, the worn spot was filled. Of course, it still seemed like it could break at any moment with a slight nudge.

Still, it was a splendid makeshift solution. Besides, Allen would arrive soon, and the situation would be resolved.

“Well then, shall we go find my nephew’s owner?”

Puffing out, his appearance was quite cute; he must be adorable along with his owner.

Loki chuckled, gathered his wings, and suddenly, red wings sprouted. They were nearly as large as Arvani’s colossal wings.

Just a flutter of the wings caused the surrounding air to swirl, and flames trailed along the wingtips.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him the god of fire.

Loki closed his eyes briefly, then opened them and flexed his feet. Instantly, he rose high into the sky along with the newly formed pillar of fire.

“Hmm, ridiculously fast.”

Despite soaring high, not a single tail could be seen behind Loki. He stuck out his tongue. He knew he was a good flyer, not a beginner, but witnessing it with his own eyes was much more impressive.

So, that picky Blue Dragon must have acknowledged her and shaved his horns to make a new Ego Sword for her.

“In any case, you’re a peculiar creature.”

Was it weird from the moment he was born?

Loki rolled his eyes for a moment, then shook his head as if to say he didn’t know. Then he vigorously flapped his wings.

The fire would tell them where they had gone.

His fire knew what the owner wanted. Thus, the heat that remained on Seo Yeon-oh’s skin turned into a small fire and revealed her location.

“…Is it luck or intuition?”

Thinking briefly about the direction she was heading, Loki furrowed his brows but quickly regained his hearty laughter. No matter how much she struggled, she couldn’t defeat him.

It was akin to breaking a rock with an egg, or even more cruelly… it could be considered as much as a speck of dust, not even an egg.

That’s why he momentarily forgot what abilities Seo Yeon-oh possessed. Not only did she have the Blue Dragon’s child, but she also had Allen’s full support.

Allen always warned Loki against complacency. Well, even if he let his guard down, Loki knew his strength.

So, he thought nothing unusual would happen this time either, and he relaxed.

Even as he confidently threw fireballs at Seo Yeon-oh.

The moment he felt something was amiss, it was already too late.

“…I don’t know if this will work for you, but… you’re gonna have to deal with this!”

With a malicious voice.

Hiss!

In an instant, all the fires died out.