Episode 371: Eyes of Intimidation
“There are only three of them. Don’t let your guard down, surround them and kill them.”
Giving instructions to those around him was Samuel Walker, the leader of the Seeker armed organization, “Waraganda.”
A large blond man with a deep scar on his cheek. A face you wouldn’t forget if you saw it once.
He was the strongest Seeker in Australia, and his figure, fighting with the greatsword he always carried on his back, was truly the epitome of courage.
Every Seeker in Australia admired Samuel.
It had been half a year since he had led “Waraganda.” Samuel felt a strong sense of crisis towards the enemy force that had appeared for the first time.
“Well, whatever. Whether they’re American Seekers or not, we just have to make sure they don’t return alive.”
Samuel took the sword from his back. He held up his rugged greatsword and glared at the three men.
He had heard reports that they were quite strong, so he had prepared thoroughly and waited for them to come out of the Dungeon.
With this many Seekers and the Monsters under their control, there was no way they could lose.
Two of the three men walked forward.
One carried a large spear, and the other drew his Longsword and held it low. They didn’t look particularly strong, but he had to be extra careful.
Samuel glanced at the man next to him.
The man nodded and gave instructions through the Magic Tool communication device.
The Seekers with the Magic Enchanted Armament “Staff of Domination” raised their staffs high. The Dragons dancing in the sky reacted and began to descend.
The Girtablulu Monsters from the Black Dungeon, which had been waiting behind, also came forward, shaking their large bodies.
They wouldn’t even have to face them directly. Although it consumed a huge amount of Magical Power and Magic Gems, they could control Monsters.
They would crush them with inhuman power!
As the Dragons attacked all at once, the man with the spear thrust the tip towards the sky.
At that moment—a dazzling light pierced the sky from the tip of the spear. The Dragons became wary, took their distance, and scattered. The light disappeared in the sky, and black clouds spread out in its place.
Samuel frowned. He had never seen magic like this before.
Light leaked from the black clouds with a crackling sound. Samuel had a bad feeling and instinctively took a step back.
His premonition was correct. Countless Lightning bolts fell from the black clouds.
And not just ordinary Lightning. “Black Lightning.” The Second Stratum Magic of Lightning, “Black Lightning,” mercilessly attacked the Dragons.
The Ancient Dragons and Blue Dragons that were directly hit fell helplessly. What was surprising was that even the “Gold Dragon” was shot down by the Black Lightning.
Lightning Strikes should be less effective against the “Gold Dragon,” which uses Thunder Magic. But if it was shot down with a single blow, then that “Black Lightning” must have been incredibly powerful.
Samuel was confused, but he recomposed himself, held up his sword, and encouraged the Seekers around him.
“D-don’t falter! With this many of us, there’s no way we can lose—”
After saying that, Samuel noticed the abnormality of the sword he was holding.
The blade was gone. The sword was cut off in the middle, and the blade had fallen to the ground.
Samuel panicked.
It wasn’t just him. The surrounding Seekers were also surprised that their weapons had been destroyed and raised their voices.
Samuel gasped and looked back. The Depths Monsters Girtablulu he had brought with him were on fire.
They had lost their legs and were lying on the ground.
Samuel turned pale. There was no doubt they had been attacked. When he looked at the three men again, one of them was gone.
—What… what happened!?
Before Samuel could think, the Dragons that had died fell around them.
Some of the Seekers were crushed under the Dragons, and the scene descended into chaos.
“W-wait! Don’t panic!! Only the Monsters have been defeated, we haven’t been defeated yet!”
Samuel desperately appealed, but the confusion on the scene only grew. He clicked his tongue and shifted his gaze, and the man who had disappeared had returned to his original place.
He sheathed his sword and looked at them as if nothing had happened.
“Stop it. No matter how many of you there are, you can’t beat us.”
Fluent English. The man glared at the entire area. No one resisted his intimidation. The three men walked away slowly.
The Seekers could only open the way in silence, unable to do anything.
Samuel began to tremble.
—I’ve never been made a fool of like this before. I can’t let them go back like this…
Blood rushed to Samuel’s head, and he pulled out the Dagger he wore on his waist and chased after the three men.
At that moment, the man in the middle turned around.
A plain-looking man with black hair. He looked weaker than the spear-wielding man who had defeated the Dragonkind and the man who had suddenly disappeared. But the moment Samuel looked into that man’s eyes—Samuel stopped and couldn’t move.
—What? What is that look!?
Samuel’s legs trembled, and his heart beat like a rapid drum.
He was different from any Seeker he had ever seen. Rather, it was similar to the pressure he felt from Monsters. And not just any Monsters.
A monster far surpassing Dragonkind and Depths Monsters.
Samuel could no longer stand and fell to the ground.
The man turned his gaze back as if he had lost interest and walked away.
The nearly one thousand Seekers could not move a step and could only watch the three leave.
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“I wonder if those guys will be okay like that? I’m worried they’ll cause trouble for the people in town again…”
As Yuma muttered anxiously, Rui replied with a dark expression, “That’s right.”
“If we could travel between countries, we might be able to call for help from America. But we can’t do anything about it now. We didn’t come to Australia to help them, after all.”
“That’s… true, but…”
Rui’s words were reasonable. There was little they could do. No matter how bad they were, they couldn’t just go around killing everyone.
As Yuma and Rui walked in silence, Akito spoke to them in a light tone.
“Even so, those weapons they had were amazing, weren’t they? They were controlling not just ordinary Monsters, but even Dragonkind!”
Hearing that, Rui shook his head.
“They’re dangerous and worthless things. I don’t know how they work, but if the Monsters go on a rampage, they definitely won’t be able to stop them. They’re still too much for humans to handle.”
“Don’t be so stiff. They can control Monsters, you know? We should have gotten one for ourselves.”
“No way. I destroyed every single one of those weapons. There’s nothing left that can be used.”
While having such a conversation, the three left the world’s largest Black Dungeon, “Tartarus.”