Episode 302: Liquification Ability
The area around “The Oval,” where Prime Minister Leila was trying to evacuate, had turned into a scene of carnage and screams, a veritable hell on earth.
“Hey, you! Keep firing! Don’t let them get close!!”
The English army, guarding the evacuation site, fired all at once. On the ground, amphibious Monsters like Fish-men and alligators were attacking.
From the sky, several “Blue Dragons” descended, unleashing Water Breath.
Tanks and combat vehicles were crushed, and people were sent flying helplessly. Leila, in a panic, tried to escape on all fours.
The road was already flooded, her hands and feet soaked.
Even so, Leila desperately tried to escape, not caring.
“P-Prime Minister!”
It was a bodyguard SP who had come after her from behind. Leila grabbed the SP with a demonic expression.
“Hey! What about the Seekers!? Why aren’t they coming to help?”
“I-I don’t know. Presumably, they are fighting the Monsters that have appeared in various places…”
The sunglasses-wearing SP tried to explain earnestly, but Leila’s anger showed no signs of subsiding.
“Call Hans! I’ll have that man protect me!!”
“I can’t get in touch with him. Until reinforcements arrive, we have no choice but to hide somewhere…”
“Ugh! You’re useless!!”
Leila shoved the SP away and tried to escape on all fours.
If she raised her head, she would become prey to the “Water Breath” released by the Blue Dragon. She had to keep her body low and escape.
As Leila thought so, she took cover in the shadow of a car and looked around, noticing something strange in the sky.
It was much larger than the Blue Dragon, but its shape was very similar.
–What is that Dragon?
As Leila wondered, the giant Dragon began to collapse in the sky.
Its entire body turned into water, flowing down to the ground like a waterfall. The soldiers didn’t understand what was happening and were dumbfounded and confused.
Then, the water slowly flowed to the soldiers’ feet.
Everyone was at a loss, and as they hesitated, the water at their feet began to freeze rapidly.
“H-Hey, what is this!? I can’t move!”
“Someone, help me!”
As each of them screamed, a reality that made them want to cover their eyes unfolded before them.
From the frozen puddles, protrusions resembling icicles shot out. The icicles easily pierced the soldiers’ bodies.
“Guh… ah…”
“What… is this guy?”
The soldiers spurted blood from their bodies and mouths, collapsing one after another.
Leila, watching the scene from the shadow of the car, was speechless at the sight. Terror surged, and she couldn’t move a step from there.
The ice melted and turned back into water.
The flowing water gathered in one place, swelling and forming a sphere. The sphere changed shape, transforming into a giant Dragon.
Unbelievable. She had never heard of a Dragon that could turn into water.
Moreover, it could even turn into ice… Leila understood that that Monster was the most dangerous and tried to get as far away as possible.
But the moment she splashed her hand in the puddle in front of her, the giant Dragon reacted.
“KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!”
A piercing shriek that cut through the air. The giant Dragon came towards her, stomping as it walked.
It’s over. I’m going to be killed–just as she thought that, a familiar voice flew over.
“Oooooooooh!!”
The surroundings brightened. Looking, she saw someone striking the head of the giant Dragon with a slash.
The Dragon staggered back a few steps, slashed by a Longsword wrapped in Lightning. Twisting its body in mid-air, Hans landed.
“Hans!!”
When Leila shouted loudly, Hans’s cheeks broke into a smile.
“Prime Minister! Are you safe? I’ll guide you to a safe place right away! But, before that…”
Hans pointed his Longsword at the giant Dragon. Seeing that, Leila hurriedly stood up, slipped past the side of the car, and shouted.
“That Dragon turns into ‘Water’! And it also turns into ‘Ice’. If you fight it, you’ll surely be killed!!”
At Leila’s words, Hans gave a wry smile.
“Not only can it use Ice magic, but it can also turn into water… That’s troublesome.”
“That’s why you mustn’t fight! Take me and run away immediately!!”
“That’s impossible.”
“Eh!?”
Leila was surprised by Hans’s answer.
“W-What do you mean!?”
“Prime Minister, please look around.”
Hans said in a calm tone. When Leila looked around, she was surrounded by Water Monsters such as Fish-men, and there were several Blue Dragons in the sky.
On top of that, the giant Dragon was glaring menacingly.
Certainly, it was not a situation where they could easily escape.
“T-Then, what should we do…”
“There’s no need to worry. Prime Minister, I’m not alone. I have strong allies.”
Hearing Hans’s words, Leila turned her eyes to the giant Dragon. Then, a soldier jumped out from the shadow of a building and took aim with a Gun.
“Over here! Monster!!”
When the soldier fired a barrage of bullets, the bullets hit the giant Dragon.
However, the bullets were swallowed by the transparent Dragon’s body. As expected, it was a body made of water. At that rate, it would be impossible to inflict damage.
The moment Leila thought so, the bullets taken into the Dragon’s body emitted light.
It seemed to be discharging electricity to the outside of its body with a crackling sound. That was a special bullet imbued with the power of [Lightning].
Even the Dragon seemed to dislike this, writhing its body and glaring at the soldier who had fired the Gun, groaning.
It raised its neck and seemed angry.
The soldier who shot the giant Dragon slowly retreated and ran away. The Dragon chased after him, not wanting to let him escape.
It moved along the road, meandering at a tremendous speed.
It was not a speed that a human could outrun. Just when Leila thought it was over, she heard a voice from above.
“Haaaaaaaaaa!!”
When Leila raised her gaze, a person was jumping down from the top of a building. Falling from that height would not save them! She intuitively thought so, but black Lightning burst forth from the falling person.
–That is a Seeker!?
The person clad in Lightning slashed at the head of the giant Dragon directly below.
Thunder rumbled, and the Dragon’s head bounced. It seemed to have taken considerable damage, writhing and staggering backward.
The Seeker who attacked landed on the road as if nothing had happened. It was a female Seeker she had seen before.
To not die even after falling from that height… Leila was once again amazed by the physical abilities of the Seekers. Hans also ran out and sandwiched the Dragon.
The moment the two Seekers raised their Longswords, a change occurred in the giant Dragon. Its body began to freeze with a cracking sound, and many thorn-like icicles extended from its entire body.
The tips of those icicles approached Hans’s throat.