The blazing fire illuminates the night sky, and the red light can be clearly seen even from several kilometers away. Even at the edge of the forest, the hunter can smell the pungent burning smell.
The smell of sulfur, barbecue, and incompletely burned charcoal was so clear that it shook his heart so hard that he couldn't even think straight.
Looking around, the hunter could only see the burning village, the houses that collapsed in the fire, and the mutilated bodies of the villagers.
And of course...dragons.
Dragons, which are rarely seen on weekdays and have almost become legends, gather in groups and gather in human villages. They tear apart the corpses of villagers, destroy houses wantonly, spit out flames and lightning, and burn everything.
Seeing this scene, the hunter's face was filled with red blood, and the blue blood vessels were beating violently next to his temples. His teeth were rattling, whether from fear or anger. The bow and arrow in his hand were tightened by the veins in his hand. He held it tightly, but contrary to his extremely angry body, the hunter's heart was only filled with coldness.
The leader of the fire dragon's mouth was the prey he had originally planned, the big wild boar king. He had originally decided to distribute its hides and money to the people in the village after a successful hunt. Everyone has always taken good care of their family. Otherwise, the hunter who often wanders in the jungle would not be able to take care of his family.
But now, all is gone.
The corpse at the foot of the male fire dragon was an old woman who took good care of him. She loved her two children very much and often made some pies and sent them to their homes.
But now, the bodies of the old woman and her son were twisted on the ground, burned by the fire, with painful expressions.
What was torn apart by a dragon on the side was the body of the militia captain who competed with him for village chief. This taciturn middle-aged warrior still held the spear tightly in his hand even after death. He seemed to want to They tried to resist these dragon beasts, but it was obvious that they were unsuccessful.
The excellent eyesight that usually made the hunter proud has now become a source of pain. He can clearly see every detail of the death of familiar villagers. The devouring behavior of the dragon beasts makes him extremely angry, making him want to launch an attack regardless of them.
But reason told him that no matter which dragon it was, it had silver-level strength, and he couldn't defeat anyone.
And the remaining sanity is still analyzing the situation.
There are male fire dragons, female fire dragons, sleeping dragons, electric dragons, and various other small dragon species. Fortunately, there is no trace of the astral dragon that is intelligent and can release magic among these dragons. But thinking about it, the original dragon and the astral dragon never thought that each other was their own kind. The original dragon regarded the astral dragon as a powerful food, and the astral dragon regarded the original dragon as a lowly bastard.
And these original dragons who originally hunted each other and were even natural enemies of each other gathered together in one place, as close as a family. From the hunter's point of view, this was really unreasonable and completely unbelievable. You know, among other things, male fire dragons often prey on other small dragon species. How much meat do humans have? How could it leave so many moving pieces of meat around and not eat, but instead hunt the giant wild boar king whose meat is as hard as steel, and devour humans who are almost all bones
But this was not the time to think about this. The hunter walked quickly in the woods. He came to the direction of his home, next to a small river.
On the other side of the river, there was no sign of the dragon for the time being. A few lonely houses stayed on the bank, forming a sharp contrast with the burning village opposite.
Seeing this scene, a little hope suddenly surged in the hunter's heart.
"Maybe it's okay after all! They're all still alive!"
He thought so excitedly that he quickly ran towards his home on the other side of the river.
And just to the side, in a small house on the other side of the river.
"Stay in, don't come out, be good and don't make any noise."
A calm voice sounded in the basement of this small house. A sturdy middle-aged woman lay at the entrance of the basement and whispered to her children: "Little Ivan, take care of Amira. There are people in the basement. Water, food, if the house is on fire, pull up the second partition..."
She rambled a lot, but a deep dragon roar interrupted her narration.
"Mom, stop talking, come in quickly!" A boy named Ivan hugged the shoulders of his sobbing sister, comforting him while asking with some panic: "You said so much, I can't remember..."
"Mom, I won't go in..."
Looking at the small basement, the middle-aged woman took a deep breath. How could the air in such a place support three people? She understands this very well.
The roar of the dragon sounded again, and the sound was getting closer. The middle-aged woman knew that now was no longer the time to hesitate, so she showed a decisive smile, kissed her two children quickly on the cheeks, and then took them He pushed deeper into the basement and closed the partition.
"Mom loves you."
She said softly as if talking to herself, she felt the dragon approaching quickly, so the mother picked up the iron pot and fire stick at home and ran directly outside the door.
As she ran, she hit the iron pot with a stick, making a loud noise. At the same time, she cursed loudly at the dragon: "Come on, look at this, you idiot!"
The female fire dragon that was approaching the house was frightened by the sound. She looked at the human woman who made a loud noise with some caution, and her attention was completely attracted.
In the forest on the side of his house, the hunter saw this scene.
He saw his wife running out of the house, banging on the iron pot, trying hard to attract the dragon's attention.
- No communication was needed. In just a moment, he knew what this woman was planning.
She is truly the woman I love...
The hunter thought so in his mind and clenched his teeth. The shame of his own inability and the anger that was enough to burn out his reason appeared deep in his heart at the same time, biting at his reason.
Whether it is shame, anger, or fear, all negative emotions come from a lack of ability.
Why can't I be stronger? Can he protect his wife, children, and village
But now is not the time for him to blame himself.
Another male fire dragon seemed to be the mate of the female fire dragon. It seemed to have noticed the strange movement here, and then took steps towards the direction of the small house.
The middle-aged woman sacrifices herself to take the dragon away.
And a sudden realization suddenly arose in the heart of this self-blaming man.
Andre, what are you waiting for
That's it.
As if aware of the fate that was destined to come, the hunter named Andre was not nervous or panicked. He just suddenly realized it, smiled in relief, and then raised his bow in front of the fire dragon that was approaching step by step. with arrows.
The bow is drawn.
The arrow shoots out.
The enchanted arrow slid through the atmosphere, bringing up a stream of light blue light in the dark night, and accurately hit the fire dragon's eye.
There was a violent explosion, and then earth-shaking roars appeared in the burning village.
On the side, the woman who was trying to run into the distance and lead the female fire dragon behind her further away was also looking in this direction.
The hunter locked eyes with her.
Then they both smiled.
The basement of the house.
Ivan could vaguely hear the sound of his mother running out and shouting to attract the attention of the monsters.
In order to lure the dragon away, the mother chose to sacrifice herself.
When he finally realized this fact, explosions and dragon roars also sounded not far away. After hearing these sounds, the sister beside him began to sob softly again, but the sobs were suppressed by herself, and the boy's eyes were filled with tears. Chuuya was filled with tears, but he covered his mouth and closed his eyes tightly to control his emotions to the lowest level.
Intense emotions consume more air. In the basement, the air is limited.
These are some of the knowledge that his father said casually when he taught him how to exercise. Because of his mother's actions, Ivan recalled it and put it into practice.
But even so, his heart was still filled with uncontrollable doubts and anger.
Why, everyone is living well, why does the dragon that only appears in the story suddenly come to our village? Why do these dragons come and attack humans instead of looking for the most suitable prey for them
No one told them, just as no one discovered that the eyes of these dragons were shining with purple-blue light.
…The next day.
News of the dragon beast's attack on the village was sent to the lord's palace in the main city of Moldavia.
After Joshua read it, he fell into a long silence.
Double update
(End of chapter)