When he came to his senses, Freed found himself screaming.

“Aa ...

Even though more than one million monsters were being exterminated at an unimaginable speed, Fried had no time to care.

To him, none of that mattered. He flapped his white wings and flew swiftly through the air.

His eyes were filled with anger and hatred. Now, he had forgotten even the divine destiny.

Fried fired decomposition bombardments at full force, continuously unleashing space explosions and space ruptures, even at the cost of burning his head.

"Foolish."

There was no hint of sarcasm in this voice; it only sounded cold and disdainful, and even contained a strange emotion like pity.

A single roar dispelled all of Freed's attacks. He himself was also struck.

"cough!?"

It was as if every cell in the body was shaken and the whole body stiffened involuntarily.

Immediately afterwards, a bolt of lightning struck down like a flash, piercing through Fried exactly.

The white wings were blown away, and Fried was unable to spread new wings and fell straight down. At the same time, he stretched out his hands, reaching towards the distant heights that he could never reach, reaching towards the Dragon God who reigned over the sky.

Fried fell heavily to the ground and bounced several times before coming to a stop.

He lay on his back on the ground and saw that the monsters that were originally countless had been greatly reduced, so few that he could count them directly with his eyes.

No matter how unwilling he was, he had to understand that the battle was really over.

Fried was no longer excited. For some reason, he felt empty inside.

How could I, someone accepted by God, want to give up? Wasn't I filled with the resolve of martyrdom, willing to perish alongside my enemies, fighting to the bitter end?

Even though I told myself this, my body still couldn't move.

Was it because I was seriously injured? ...No, it wasn't. It was because I had lost motivation and didn't want to move anymore.

"Do you have any last words?"

A heavy and majestic voice came from the sky.

"I……"

I wanted to say something, but I couldn't.

For some reason, Fried felt unusually tired, and everything made him feel bored. So, he just shook his head and said forget it.

Tio didn't say anything more to him.

The air shook once more. The dark magic gathered and launched again.

The black was dark enough to swallow any light, yet it shone like a starry sky. Perhaps because of this, Fried stared blankly at the dragon's breath coming towards him.

"Hmm?"

I heard a confused sound, and then a shadow pounced in front of me.

—Roar!

Something surprising happened. The Dragon God's breath was actually blocked.

The one who roared and leaped over to block the ray, using his body to shield Friede from the attack, was actually—

"Uranus!"

It turned out to be the dead white dragon Uranus.

I don't know how it managed it, but it was still able to move with only the upper half of its body left, and its entire body was emitting aurora that resisted the flashes of the night.

Even though its body was still gradually disintegrating from the end, considering the fact that its body had just been blown away, the scene before me was unbelievable. It was using the aurora to offset the dragon's breath of the night, and the intense light was like burning its own life.

No, there is no doubt that it is burning its life, not hesitating to exhaust the last drop of its soul.

Uranus turned his head slightly and looked at Fried.

Even if he used the transformation magic, the connection between him and the demon was gone, and he could not hear Uranus' words.

But at that moment, Fried understood. He clearly understood its intentions.

"You want me to... run away...?"

Longyan showed a firm and clear will, and he would never let his partner die.

In an instant, memories flooded into Fried's mind like a torrent.

I recall the time when I was just an ordinary soldier. Why did I want to challenge the Great Labyrinth back then?

I just… wanted to save… wanted to repay… wanted to build a country where people could live in peace, free from all threats… wanted to be the protector of my compatriots… But now, I’m putting “God’s will” above everything else… Sigh, when did this start…?

Uranus was pushed forward, its eyes accusing its partner, urging him to flee.

Fried desperately challenged the Great Labyrinth, nearly dying several times, but he finally mastered the magic of transformation. Through this magic, the first demon he subdued was Uranus. Since then, this pterosaur has been his partner and a most special existence.

Even though he was already dead, he finally arrived to save Freed in his hour of need. The reason why such an extraordinary miracle could be caused must be because there was a strong bond between the two, not just a magical connection.

Likewise, Fried has a bond with his compatriots.

Many bonds were severed by the war he started for God.

Therefore, Fried shook his head. His expression now was no longer that of a God's servant, but that of the chief commander of the Demon Kingdom's army.

"...Sorry, come with me, partner."

—Gurgle…

"There's really nothing I can do about you." Uranus's response seemed to say this.

"Could it be that you..."

"No need to say more, Dragon Man."

Fried reached out toward the obelisk. Even though he couldn't touch it, the obelisk still reacted, emitting pure white light again.

"...Okay, you guys can get on your way quickly."

The next moment, a flash of darkness swallowed everything.

And then, nothing remained. It was impossible to know what Fried had planned to do with his final act, or what he had actually done.

However, the expression on his face in the last moment - like a criminal accepting his punishment, or like a weathered old man tired of everything - did not seem like he was going to make a last-ditch effort.

Perhaps, he had deliberately taken this undeniable action in order to prevent Tio from showing mercy...

No, maybe I'm overthinking it. Tio thought to herself, looking at where Fried and Uranus were.

"If you hadn't been deceived by God, you would have been a very good master and servant... no, more like a pair."

Such an ending did not make Tio feel unhappy or guilty.

But, somehow, I just don't want to treat the matter between master and servant as a trivial matter.

So, she spoke—

"I, Tio Kularus, will always remember your last moments."

So, I offer my farewell words.

Volume 12, Chapter 8: Unexpected Rescue

"Miss Tio, is it about time?"

Shia said this through telepathy.

The source of the information was the space inside the dragon scales on her neck. Just like how she stored her equipment during her Dragon Transformation, Shia was hidden there.

"Hmm, I've almost reached my limit. Let's wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

The time limit for dragon transformation is almost up, less than ten seconds.

The number of monsters in the large group has been reduced to only one percent of the original number, about ten thousand.

Even though there were so many, it certainly wasn't a problem. The Black Dragon God unleashed his might one last time, launching an even more intense attack. Numerous fireballs and tens of thousands of thunderbolts rained down like a torrential downpour, while a flaming tornado enveloped and annihilated the monsters.

With another roar, a roar that was enough to make the souls of living things shrink, the monster that was about to flee into the distance was frozen in place. At the same time, Tio concentrated her magic power.

A huge dark ring appeared above the head of the Black Dragon God Tio.

The ring gradually shrinks, and at the same time, new rings appear on the periphery and shrink as well. After repeating this process, several rings shrink and overlap, and the atmosphere begins to hum, sounding like the vibration of insect wings.

After one shot.

The sound faded, and the sky was instantly stained with darkness. A circular flash of dragon breath emanated in all directions, expanding to the horizon in an instant.

What spread out was the destruction of tranquility. Any existence that came into contact with the darkness would be annihilated without mercy. The horde of monsters was immediately overtaken by the darkness, their bodies instantly shattered and scattered, as easily as a child knocking over building blocks.

All signs of life within the reach of the naked eye completely vanished.

Then──

"Wuwu... I've reached my limit...!"

Tio said this in a voice that sounded painful. At the same time, the sea of ​​fire and thunder that covered the sky gradually disappeared.

The fire tornado dissipated into sparks. The raging fire that threatened to reduce the floating island to ashes also vanished like an illusion.

Then, the Black Dragon God's body erupted with a dark light, and like an illusion, the clouds and mist dissipated, and two figures were thrown into the air near the dragon's head.

Of course, the two couldn't resist gravity and fell straight down.

"Ms. Tio! We're in the air~!"

"Oh, no, I'm completely exhausted. Shia, please save me."

"Don't be silly! I'm out of energy! How can I have any left?!"

I really should have released the [Dragon Deification] after landing on the ground... It seems that Tio was really exhausted and was unusually careless.

"Phew, don't worry. Just let the black dragon catch us."

"Ah. That's right! There's also this trick!"

"Hmm! Come on, Black Dragon! Come and save us~!"

However, there was no response. Tio had previously sent the black dragons to take shelter beneath the floating island to avoid being caught in the aftermath of the Dragon Deification attack. Fried had just said the black dragons had escaped, and that was exactly what was going on.

Realizing this, Shia and Tio looked at each other at the same time.

Just ten more seconds and they'd be completely falling. Their faces turned pale at this seemingly joking mistake, and their expressions tightened.

"No! I finally won, I don't want to die like this~!"

"Skyboard! Shia, get the skyboard out!"

"I don't even have the strength to hold on to it with my hands!"

"Neither do I! Why don't we just find a way to cleverly get the board to catch us!?"

“That’s all I can do~!”

Tio had exhausted all her magic power and was completely unable to use any strength. Although Shia was unable to move her body, she still had magic power available.

Although I couldn't use "Aerodynamics" to slow down my fall while grabbing Tio, I could still summon the Skyboard.

However, in the strong wind falling from high school, is it really possible to skillfully adjust the relative distance and speed so that the board can catch both of them...?

Seeing the ground getting closer, Shia summoned the Skyboard with tears in her eyes.

However, due to the resistance of the air, the soaring board flew up like a leaf in the blink of an eye.

"Ah..." They both said at the same time.

"Mr. Hajime! Miss Yue! I love you both—!"

"Don't rush into leaving your last words! It's okay! Our bodies should be able to withstand the fall!"

Just as the two of them were arguing like this.

“Chuck!”

A white figure rushed towards the two of them at an extremely fast speed like a flash of light.

They felt their arms being entangled in a soft, furry substance, and after several consecutive impacts, they found themselves suspended in mid-air. Although their arms were nearly dislocated and in great pain, they were still about five meters from the ground.

In other words, the two of them escaped from hitting the ground hard at the critical moment.

Their savior is the rabbit.

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