Chapter 751

The fall of Nidhogg literally flipped the battlefield upside down.

A massive body, heavier than dozens of elephants combined, slammed into the ground at lightning speed. The impact was unimaginable.

The ground shook violently, and avalanches erupted across the mountain range, covering the entire world in a white tidal wave.

It was a scene so overwhelming that even high-level magic couldn’t compare.

“AAAAAH!”

The fairies directly crushed beneath it didn’t even have time to scream, flattened like trampled grass. Those nearby were swept away in the tidal wave of snow, spitting blood and bouncing around like surfers.

Probably, their organs burst from the shockwave of the fall.

“This is insane…!”

“Run! We’re getting swept away!”

Even those who were somewhat distant were caught in the avalanche, losing balance and getting buried. Only those who quickly jumped up managed to escape.

Those who tried to use spirits as shields to block the snow were also buried along with their spirits, overwhelmed by the sheer mass.

Panic, shock, and screams covered the hills.

The fairies, who had been fiercely attacking, and the dragonkin, who had been rampaging, were too busy saving themselves to even think about fighting.

If they were just buried in snow, they could dig themselves out once the avalanche subsided. But if they were swept over the hills, they would fall hundreds of meters without a chance.

“AAAAH! Save me, I’m falling…!”

As expected, the impromptu plan to drop Nidhogg on the fairies’ heads worked brilliantly.

The chaotic battle turned into a disaster, creating an opportunity to extract our group, who had been slowly being overwhelmed despite their best efforts.

“No, what is this?!”

…Of course, our group was equally shocked.

I slid across the snowfield and immediately checked on everyone after landing.

We were far enough from the impact point to avoid being swept away like the fairies, but…

“AAAAH!”

The avalanche, like a massive wave, forced everyone to scramble for safety with panicked expressions.

Asha, holding Rana with her mechanical arm, soared up with her jetpack. Damien, carrying Milia, spread his wings and flew up.

The rest were lifted by Ophelia’s magic.

In a combat situation, this would have been a perfect time to shoot them down, but in this chaos, few had the presence of mind to attack.

– KWAHHHH!

…Meaning, there were still some.

“How dare you!”

I kicked off the ground and flew towards the group, deflecting a spirit arrow aimed at Nigel, who was floating in the air.

– Sssss…

The spirit, cut by my blade, dissipated like mist.

As per the original setting, pure Jin could kill not only the regenerative abilities of beastmen or the mana of magicians but also the spirits of fairies.

“Lord Hasal! What is this…!”

Nigel, who had just thrown Eberond’s Holy Spear to counter the spirit arrow, shouted in shock.

Probably because she almost stabbed me in the back.

“Fall back for now!”

Using the recoil from a burst of Up-hwa, I grabbed Nigel’s armor and pulled her back.

“Lord Hasal!”

“Sister!”

“Hasal! What the hell did you do?!”

The group, finally noticing me, turned and shouted.

“No time to explain! Retreat!”

I threw Nigel back and shouted.

“Ah, AAAAAH?!”

Nigel’s scream echoed as she was thrown down the mountain.

Sorry for scaring her, but I had no choice. If I had used Up-hwa while holding her, she would have been roasted.

– Grab!

So, I had to throw her and then fly down to catch her repeatedly.

“Gasp… gasp… So this is how Sir Damien felt.”

Nigel, after a few seconds of free fall, gasped for breath, looking like a scared child.

Her loyalty to me seemed to have taken a hit.

“Sorry for throwing you. Ready for another round?”

“Huh? Ah, yes! I trust-”

Before she could finish, Nigel’s body was flung again. At least she didn’t scream this time.

“Hasal-! Are we just running away?!”

As we retreated, Asha, who had flown to my side, shouted while looking back at the avalanche’s epicenter.

“Then go fight there! You wanna die?!”

“The avalanche will stop soon-”

She doesn’t get it.

“We’re not retreating because of the avalanche!”

If that were the case, we could just fly around until it stopped and then land.

In the meantime, we could have cut down the fairies and dragonkin struggling to stay upright.

But the reason I urgently retreated wasn’t because of the avalanche.

In the middle of the tidal wave of snow and ice, in the crater where the ground had been completely overturned,

【 Goaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! 】

Nidhogg, roaring with rage, emerged.

—-

Nidhogg, declaring itself an orphan to the world, burst out.

Thanks to its exoskeleton, its body was unharmed despite slamming into the ground at full speed. In its mouth, as I expected, was the Sphere of Magi.

Yeah, it’s about time to fire it again.

“This is bad…! It’s ‘Dragon’s Breath’! Everyone, take cover-!”

The dragonkin, who had jumped up to avoid the avalanche, and the fairies riding wind spirits, turned pale and shouted.

But it was too late to react.

Just like when it attacked me, Nidhogg crouched down, gathering all its magi before unleashing its breath.

【 Kahaaaaaaak-! 】

In the next moment, a river of black flame scorched the sky.

“…See? That’s why I told you to retreat.”

I pointed to the hill, now boiling with steam, explaining the reason for the retreat order.

Judging by their expressions, no further explanation was needed.

—-

– KWAOOOOO!

Nidhogg’s black breath swept across the area.

Dragonkin who had jumped to avoid the avalanche turned to ash with single screams, and fairies buried under the snow melted away, flowing down in streams.

Unlike our group, who had retreated far from Nidhogg, other races who couldn’t retreat in time paid the price with their lives, dying miserably.

“What kind of breath is this…!”

A dragonkin, flapping its wings non-stop to avoid the breath, groaned.

The wingless dragonkin died helplessly, but those with wings barely managed to evade.

Despite their efforts, many were eventually caught and killed.

The fate of the fairies wasn’t much different.

Patrol units, unable to summon high-level spirits, died easily, while guardians riding high-level wind spirits barely managed to escape.

“This monster is something else…”

Ophelia, pale-faced, groaned.

The rest of the group had similar expressions. Even those who had faced Nidhogg before, like Damien, Milia, and Asha, were shocked.

They had never seen it breathe fire continuously like this.

“…At this rate, only the guardians and a few dragonkin will survive.”

“Yeah, that’s likely.”

Neither the dragonkin nor the fairies were supposed to be slaughtered so easily.

As elites of their races, they could have taken down a lesser dragon if they had prepared properly.

But in this situation, with the massive avalanche making it hard to even stand, and now a dragon breathing fire non-stop…

“AAAAH!”

They were helplessly swept away.

Well, Nidhogg’s vomiting was almost over, so they might start counterattacking soon.

At least the dragonkin would. They came to kill the dragon to elevate their status.

Unlike the fairies.

“…Everyone, get ready to fight. We need to charge in as soon as that damn breath stops.”

I brushed off the snow piled on my shoulders and watched the thinning river of black flame.

“Charge in now…? Why? With things like this, wouldn’t it be better to watch and stab them in the back at the last moment?”

“I agree. With the enemies killing each other, there’s no need to charge in…”

Ophelia and Nigel objected.

It was a reasonable opinion. As the saying goes, it’s better to let the fairies, dragon, and dragonkin kill each other.

The problem was…

“Those fairies aren’t here to kill Nidhogg. They’re not here to steal its corpse either.”

I shook my head at them, explaining why we had to charge into the chaos.

When I was falling towards the mortal world, the fairy who locked eyes with me clearly shouted.

‘The target’ is behind Nidhogg.

In other words, their target wasn’t Nidhogg, but…

“Those fairies are here to kill me.”

“Hasal, you…?”

“Yeah, they attacked you guys because they thought you’d get in the way of killing me.”

So, we couldn’t just sit back and watch.

Right now, they’re too busy avoiding the dragon’s breath, but as soon as it stops, they’ll charge at us, not at Nidhogg.

We’ll leave Nidhogg to the dragonkin.

Judging by the number of high-level spirits, they’ve deployed at least five, maybe even six guardians to the Sky Mountain Range.

It’s a formidable force, hard to face head-on unless it’s me or Damien.

The others would struggle.

So, instead of engaging in a separate frontal battle, we have to join the chaos to prevent them from focusing solely on us.