Became a Hatchling of the Grand Duke of the North

93 – Dragons, Demons, and Rats (2)

Bang! Taang!

The muzzle was fired at countless flocks of crows that spewed fire.

Bullets burst out with a roar, illuminating the darkness, and as the bullets passed by, countless crows that were pierced by them fell down.

But the number of crows flying across the ceiling was far greater than that.

The flapping and flapping of wings echoed through this dim cavity.

Seungnyangi, a special soldier belonging to the Imperial Special Forces.

The flock of crows that were glaring at him opened their mouths with their red eyes shining.

[Kill that intruder.]

[Kill that intruder.]

[Kill that intruder.]

That moment.

[Chwiiik-!]

As if I’ve been waiting for this moment,

An enormous swarm of rats began to rush out like waves from between the common passageways.

Taang! Bang!

Hana Seungnyang did not back down at all.

His muzzle was fired at the endlessly pouring ratmen.

Exactly one shot at a time, the ratmen were bounced back due to the bullets lodged between the eyebrows. It was an instant death.

However, the number of them pouring out was greater than the number he shot and killed one by one.

It was an enormous quantity enough to fill the field of vision.

With that number, only one person with a gun couldn’t do anything.

In the end, even the spot where Seungnyang used to be was swept away.

[…]

A flock of crows, quietly observing the situation from above the rat men,

Soon after, they gathered in one place and assumed a human form.

Sure.

Putting the crow mask back on his face, the man muttered in a low voice.

“Oops. Did you run away?”

If that man’s report went up to the emperor, it would be quite troublesome.

Of course he knew who he was against.

Because the list of strong men possessed by the empire had already been clearly entered into the man’s brain without anyone missing.

From a rough look, there was only one person in this empire with such cool eyes and indifferent makeup.

Perhaps that man was the seungnyang that belonged to the imperial family’s special forces.

It was very unfortunate.

“I should have killed it with the one from before.”

He is a man who has made his name among the continent’s teenage powerhouses.

Although he is a low rank, he is one of the figures who are always proudly ranked among the ten fingers.

He couldn’t help but regret that he missed the opportunity to kill such a person.

The crow mask smiled bitterly.

If possible, I hoped to spend a little more time for the sure overthrow of the capital, but now that this has happened, I have lost my composure.

Looks like we need to hurry.

Before the Empire’s one and only Archmage stepped forward and turned the breeding grounds into a sea of fire.

“I guess now is the only right time.”

Just today, the capital is overthrown.

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[Kiii-.]

Han the Guardian Dragon.

He was looking around.

His pupils were constantly scanning the area around him.

He was honestly surprised.

‘I never thought a space like this existed under the capital.’

Of course, I had vague memories of seeing it in a book one day.

Perhaps the kingdom of the ancient dwarves was built before this empire and shared its fate with the decline of the dragon civilization.

It is said that traces of their civilization can still be found under the capital, but I never dreamed that it would be true.

That’s also true, because the existence of dwarves was nothing more than a fantasy or a tale.

The existence of elves had already been confirmed for a long time, but dwarves were a little different. It has also been considered a virtual entity.

It was the same in the previous life or in this life.

‘But looking at the underground city that exists like this… I guess this could be real. Maybe even dwarves existed.’

Indeed, there are dragons, demons, and even elves in myths and legends.

In the midst of this, it was not particularly strange that there were only dwarves.

Should I say that it’s more strange that it doesn’t exist now?

Sniff sniff.

The guardian dragon Han, who was continuing his thoughts like that, frowned at the stench that suddenly started to come from the surroundings.

‘What, what, this?’

Huh.

I pinched his nose with my front leg and held his breath.

It was a terrible stench. Something similar to the fishy smell of wet water or the fishy smell of wild animals.

They mixed with the stench of the sewage system and gave off a terrible smell.

Han’s gaze swept up and down.

‘Walls, ceilings, even the ground… There is a stench everywhere. Could this be the smell of those rat men?’

The smell of water-soaked wild animals.

It’s definitely the smell of those notorious rats.

Moreover, these were dirty things that not only had a terrible stench, but also carried all sorts of germs from time to time.

It is because of the intrinsic tendency belonging to the creature called the rat.

Gooh Oh-.

Guardian dragon Han’s eyes began to shine as if they were going crazy.

‘Wigwang Gathering.’

Activation of spells.

At the same time, the mana that existed in the surrounding atmosphere began to shed blue light.

They gradually began to come together, and soon a certain shape was formed.

A half-human, half-animal rat-human with a long, gigantic tail and an overwhelming body.

It was Rat Man.

[Kiii.]

Guardian dragon Han’s eyes narrowed.

It was real.

Anyway, this sewer seems to have been where they were hiding.

The spell called Gathering of Powers, which he used, was a spell that gathered the so-called buried or floating mana remaining in the atmosphere and environment around him.

It’s a spell that doesn’t have any destructive power or any special effect by itself.

As Han used now, there was a characteristic that could reproduce the traces of the past or the original forms of life that existed, as they were, with the remaining traces of magical power.

For example, it could be said that it is the same as the reproduction of the past.

Around this sewer passage.

As a result, a lot of mana was now gathered together, and the remaining shapes in the shape of numerous rats were emitting blue light and scattering light.

As Han looked around, he felt himself becoming more wary.

It wasn’t just one or two.

At least four or five, even three or four that could be seen far in the aisle.

The ceilings and walls, as well as the channels of polluted sewer filth, had glowing figures of rats floating around.

The traces of them could be seen in every place where the smell was buried.

‘Hey. So many rats hiding here?’

Moreover, since this was a spell that recreated only the remaining forms of mana that had been left in relatively recent times, it was concluded that there were actually far more than those that were not revealed in this reenactment.

‘How much is that?’

To be honest, I felt a bit nervous.

At this level, I thought that the inside would be teeming with rat men.

I didn’t know if it could easily exceed dozens.

‘…Didn’t you think you should’ve brought those antennas?’

For Han, a dragon, the giant ant’s antennae, which were no different from sticks, were an essential weapon.

Of course, it is clear that the ice crystal-like scales surrounding his entire body are the overwhelming magic material, but in a slightly different meaning, the antennae’s existence became desperate.

It was because I had a strong feeling that I would only be able to stabilize myself if I held something in my forepaws.

No matter how much magic he uses, it is an unchanging fact that a ratman of that size is dangerous.

Ratman eats anything.

As they boast of an appetite and fertility like cockroaches, to them, the existence of the much smaller guardian dragon, Han, would seem like a snack that could be snatched and eaten at any time.

It was then.

[Kiik?]

Go oh oh-.

Somehow, the strong presence of many people was felt from far away, and the spirit of the guardian dragon, Han, flashed.

‘What is it?’

His gaze turned to the other side.

This?

As I blinked my eyes and stared at it, a loud vibration reverberated as if the ground was shaking.

The vibration is getting stronger. As if an earthquake was coming.

At the same time, noises that could be clearly distinguished even from afar touched me.

[Chwiiik!]

[Meat! Liver! Give me the liver!]

It was an enormous number of ratmen, enough to fill the entire wide passage of this underground sewer.

[Keit?!]

After witnessing the absurd sight, Han pulled his tail up in amazement.

Ratmen were rolling in like waves.

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