After making the 5 Dragons down with their Dragon Roars, the 5 young Mages finally show themselves. They fall from the sky with their hands glowing with their magic auras. Then they slash their hands when they get quite close to the Dragons' necks.
Sharp magic blades come out of their hands as they use their Dragon Claws. Their attacks cut the Dragons' necks easily and slay the Dragons instantly. Then they land in front of the cut, sprayed by the blood of Dragons behind them.
Such a sight surprises the people of Guiltina who can't believe that these 5 young Mages have just killed 5 Dragons easily. Well, they used surprise attacks and Wendy has buffed them. But it's still very hard to cut through Dragons' scales, so it's a very impressive feat.
Guiltina's Dragon Slayers are exceptionally surprised because they know how hard it is to break through Dragons' scales even with Dragon Slayer Magic. But these young Mages made it look easy. They each defeated a Dragon with just 2 attacks.
"W-who are you guys?"
A Dragon Slayer from Guiltina asks, but the young Mages don't answer it. Then suddenly, their attention shifts to something flying in the sky. It's Ben's group's massive airship that flies slowly toward the fortress.
It will land on the spot where the Dragons got killed, so the 5 young Mages move the Dragons' dead bodies. They kick or punch the carcasses using feet or fists coated with their magic. It surprises Guiltina people even more because Dragons' bodies are surely heavy, yet they move those just like that.
The massive airship lands and it looks even bigger when it lands. The airship is taller than the fortress wall and it is very wide because it has 2 big compartments on its sides. Even in Guiltina, they never saw an airship this big before.
Ben comes out of the airship's roof and looks at the people who defend the fortress. He is trying to show off a little for the first impression, so he carries a pair of cool swords on his back. If he looks like a powerful person, then the negotiation will surely get easier.
"Which one of you is the leader here?"
Some people are pointing their weapons at Ben out of wariness, but then an old man with a very thick beard tells them to stop and comes forward. "I am the current leader here. My name is Elefseria."
"Hoh, a Dragon Slayer, a Dragonized one at that. And your Dragon Slayer Magic is quite interesting if I must say."
Elefseria is very surprised that Ben knows he is a Dragon Slayer. He also assumes that Ben knows his type of Dragon Slayer Magic already from the way Ben talks.
"May I ask who you are?"
"Name's Ben Cooper, I am a Mage from Ishgar."
Now Elefseria is very shocked because he has heard of Ben. In fact, he always wants to meet Ben for a long time since the Dragon invasion. But then he heard that Ben was killed by the Dragon after defending Ishgar for a few years.
"Oho, it seems you have heard of me."
"Yes, but I thought you have died in the war."
"Well, there's a circumstance regarding that, but I'm here now. So, how about we talk while eating, old man?"
"I understand, let's talk in the castle while my men dispose of the Dragon corpses."
"No worry, I will handle it."
Chains of light come out of Ben's hands and stab the Dragon corpses. Then the corpses shine brightly before they shrink and become lacrima crystals. The 5 young Mages take the crystals and give them to Ben under people's shocked eyes.
"Alright, let's go now."
Ben goes to the castle with Elefseria while his group members stay on the airship. He doesn't want unnecessary trouble, so he made them wait outside the city fortress. Besides, he doesn't need any protection because no one can stop anything that can harm him anyway.
He arrives at the castle that has a rather big size but has many broken spots. Elefseria then guides him to a big office where they can talk. There are some more people that come. They are the other high-ranking Mages or Knights on Guiltina who are still alive.
Ben might be alone here while they have many people. But it's actually them who are nervous in front of him. Even without doing anything special, Ben's aura is overwhelming enough even for these powerful people.
"Mr. Ben Cooper, I won't talk nonsense, so I will ask directly. What is your intention of coming here?"
"I am going to attack the Dragons."
Ben's sentence is short, but the impact of that short sentence is big. Everyone there is utterly surprised by what he just said because it is not a light topic. They get rowdy immediately and Ben just watches as they talk before they stop when Elefseria shouts.
"SILENCE! We have just started, so I hope everyone can stay calm. But Mr. Ben, you really have just dropped a very dangerous thing. I hope you don't joke around in this situation."
"I am very serious about this. My group plans to attack the Dragons that have destroyed our continents and are on their way to destroy the world. Guiltina is the last continent that hasn't been destroyed by the Dragons. But it is on its last foot now. So before this whole world falls, we planned to eliminate the attacking Dragons completely."
"Are you serious about that?"
"Obviously. We have slain all the Dragons left on the other 3 continents, so there are no Dragons outside of Guiltina now. Well, unless they sent other Dragons there after we left."
They murmur while Elefseria is thinking deeply and Ben is just watching. While waiting, Ben is scanning the people here to know their power. Only Elefseria has Dragon Slayer Magic among them, but the others are pretty powerful.
They are murmuring for too long, so Ben decides to break the silence. "I will get straight to the point. My purpose in talking to you is obviously to ask you to join the attack. But if you join, you will be under me and follow my commands."
A man looks very dissatisfied with what Ben said. "Why should we follow you who has just appeared out of nowhere? Some of us have heard your name, but the story about you might be fake or exaggerated. We don't even know if you are the real Ben Cooper because he was said to be dead already."
"You're right, there's no reason to follow me and I didn't say you must join me. However, I can give you a very solid reason why you should join me. It's because I have the power to end this, I am stronger than any of you, and my power is the proof of my identity as Ben Cooper."
"Hah! I can feel that you are strong, but I don't think you have the power to subjugate the Dragons. If we combine our power, then you won't leave this place aliv-!!!"
The man stops talking instantly when Ben finally releases his power. He overwhelms everyone there, breaking the chairs & table while making the people drop flat on the ground. Only Elefseria can withstand it, but he is feeling suffocated because breathing is hard now.
"I just show a fraction of my power, yet you are about to faint already. But I hope this is enough to show you my capability. I won't force you to join me to attack the Dragons. But then again, you shouldn't hope to get the spoils or pride of winning this war. Choose wisely because this will affect your future."
Ben stops intimidating them and returns to his airship using teleportation. He doesn't want to talk with them for too long because he doesn't want to look desperate for help. Besides, he sensed some Dragons are approaching, and he wants to do something after a while.
"Some Dragons are coming. You guys don't need to do anything, I will handle them. You kept asking how I would fight Dragons when I'm alone. Well, let me show you how, so look carefully, kids."
Ben floats quite high in the air above the airship while the others are watching from the ground. They see 8 Dragons are approaching the fortress from afar. These Dragons are healthy because they haven't fought, unlike the previous 5 Dragons that have gotten rather tired and have some injuries after fighting for a rather long time.
The leaders come to the fortress after hearing that 8 Dragons are coming. They see Ben is floating and waiting for the Dragons. Elefseria tells his men to get ready to attack anytime. But they will watch first for now. He knows Ben is very powerful, but even he wants to see what Ben can do.
Sometime later, the 8 Dragons finally get close to them. Ben now can really feel the Enchantments on the Dragons' bodies. They have high-level Enchantments placed on them which made their overall power increases two folds.
Ben just grins and withdraws the twin swords on his back. It's been a long time since he used weapons, so he wants to use them now for fun. These Dragons are quite strong for normal Dragons, but they are still not as strong as the Dragon Kings, so he doesn't need to go all out.
After they get closer, Ben flies toward them and attacks them using his swords. He made the swords using a rather strong Dragon's bone. It can withstand his Sun Dragon Slayer Magic to some degree without melting because of the heat.
Ben strikes the first Dragon that shoots a beam of black toxic gas out of its mouth. He evades that and flies right beside the beam. Then Ben slashes the Black Poison Dragon's neck and he cuts it easily without any resistance.
Of course, it doesn't just shock the Mages including those in his group, but also the other 7 Dragons. Ben has just killed a Dragon in 1 slash that doesn't seem that powerful, after all. But this is just the beginning because he isn't done yet.
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