Man is infinite, and his ambition is to slay the dragon

"It's just a fatal injury. For him, it's just a new body - am I right, Scarlet?"

The door of the reception room.

I don't know when, but Bayin, who should have been dead, is now standing against the wall, but he no longer has the polite aura he had before. His expression is full of vigilance and alertness, as well as a little unhappiness.

"......interesting."

After throwing his body into the shadow under the sofa and letting it devour him, Yatone - or Dragon King Scarlet - sat down in front of Sieg.

"Why do you know about me?"

"I have memories from the future, just like you. Since you can control time and space at the same time, you can transmit all your memories to your past self across time and space, right? My situation is similar to yours." Sieg did not hide it.

"Well, now you can tell me what you want from me, Scarlet."

"Is it the Sun God Cult that wants to find me? Or is it you who want to find me?"

18. Invitation from the Sun God Cult

Just as Sieg had known long ago, in the future he would lose many friends and lovers because of his naivety.

But not everything is lost. The universe is so vast and boundless, there will always be one or two people who will not live for only a hundred years.

Scarlet is one of them.

The future Sieg met him nearly 50 years later, when he once again returned to his hometown from space. When he was about to land, he found a lunar base on the moon that shouldn't exist, and wanted to investigate it. But the base was actually a scarlet thing, and it took a while for both sides to resolve the misunderstanding.

It was much later that Sieg learned the other party's identity.

——【Scarlet】

Sieg didn't know if this was his real name, but he was indeed the Dragon King of the now long-destroyed Winged Blood Clan, the first rank, the Winged King.

Hundreds of years ago, for unknown reasons, the Winged Blood Clan was destroyed and the entire Blood Clan completely collapsed. However, Scarlet, as the Dragon King, did not die. Instead, he gave up all his power as the Dragon King. At the cost of losing all his power, he gained an immortal body that would never die completely.

After that, Scarlet began to move in the dark corners of the world in order to achieve a certain goal.

And now Scarlet appeared in front of Sieg...

"Let me make it clear to you first. If you want me to help you destroy the dragon clan, then I refuse."

"Oh?"

Feihong curled her lips with interest: "You even know my purpose? It seems that what you said just now is more or less credible, but I still want to ask the reason first - since you know my true identity and all my trump cards, it means that my future self trusts you enough to tell you a lot of things."

"We can definitely work together on this basis, right?"

"Your so-called cooperation is to use me as bait, target, and pawn, pushing me to the front again and again to attract all eyes and firepower, so that you can act unimpeded in the dark?" Sieg described the daily life that his future self had experienced.

"Although I also want to completely destroy the dragons, I don't want to go through this again with you. There is no "cooperation" with you, only "exploitation"."

Future Sieg only has one feeling towards Scarlet, and that is [disgust].

Although he didn't hate it to the point of physical discomfort, but apart from the necessary cooperation, Future Sieg really didn't want to have too much contact with it. But for some reason, Future Sieg did act together with Scarlet for a long time.

Sieg didn't know about that memory, but since his future self hated him so much, he wasn't going to be nice to Scarlet now.

And hearing Sieg say this——

(Tsk, this is a bit troublesome.)

Although Feihong didn't show it on her face, she curled her lips in dissatisfaction in her heart.

(I had originally thought of getting in touch with him first, and finding a time to bring him over to my side as a strong enough fighter, so that I could deal with the conflict with the thunder beast later. I didn't expect that he actually knew so many things...)

(Do you have memories of the future? It is indeed a similar situation to mine. I never thought that I would meet an opponent in this respect one day.)

(So, the best solution to this embarrassing situation is——)

After spending less than a second quickly thinking about various solutions in her mind, Scarlet took out a tricorn hat from somewhere and took out something that looked like a laptop from it.

"Okay, okay. Judging from your reaction, it seems that no matter what I say, it will be useless. You have an unreasonable distrust of me. Even if I tell the truth, you will force it to be considered a lie."

(It's really easy to fool an idiot like this who has only one mind, but when it comes to dealing with serious matters, it's so troublesome that it makes people want to vomit.)

"Then you can talk directly to the Sun Sage himself - wait a moment, I will debug it."

As Scarlet spoke, he took out another mask and put it on, then opened the terminal.

[Is it the prophet Bayin? ]

An old man's voice sounded in the terminal.

Scarlet, who was already wearing a mask, smiled and said, "Yes. As expected, there were some problems in the negotiations with Mr. Siegfried, so according to the advance preparation, the negotiation rights will be transferred to you - please, Mr. Siegfried."

Scarlet said as she turned the terminal towards Sieg.

In the picture, a figure covered in flames suddenly appeared in the vision of Sieg and Setsuna. Although it looked a little blurry through the screen, in the flames, they could vaguely see a figure tied to the throne with chains all over his body, and his body was burned to only a skeleton.

"The supreme leader of the Sun Cult... the Sun Sage."

Sieg said the other person's name.

"I didn't expect you would come to discuss this with me in person."

[You have this value, Yanshou - I thought sending the prophet Bayin was enough to convince you, but it seems that what happened eight years ago has caused you to have a certain degree of distrust and doubt about the Divine Religion.]

[In that case, then I am the only one who can talk to you.]

(Distrust of the Religion...Have you anticipated this and prepared this statement in advance?)

Sieg glanced at Scarlet.

As a dragon king, Scarlet is very weak now, his physical ability is not even as good as that of an ordinary person, at most he is at the same level as Sarah. But his ability to manipulate strategies is extremely strong, relying on the large amount of memories and intelligence obtained from the future, Scarlet can often prepare four to five steps in advance.

Although he didn't want to admit it, as long as he did what Scarlet said, he would definitely achieve what he thought was a perfect ending - it's just that in the process a large number of people would be abandoned by Scarlet as pawns.

"...What did you want to talk to me about?"

Without exposing Scarlet, Sieg looked at the Sun Saint: "The prophet said that you want to invite me to the Sun God Church for a chat? If you just want to talk, this is fine now, right?"

[Yes, that is true, but the Church of God invites you for other purposes]

[Flame Beast - Siegfried - Although there was friction between you and the Cult eight years ago, objectively speaking, you are a precious individual that the Cult cannot ignore, as you were able to fight against a high-ranking dragon alone and even repel the Roaring King.]

Therefore, I extend an invitation to you.

[Invite you to become a dragon slayer of the Sun God Cult]

19. Become a Dragon Slayer

Sieg was stunned for a moment by what the Sun Saint said.

"........Are you serious?"

After finally recovering, Sieg frowned and asked, "Let me join the Sun God Cult as a dragon slayer? Do you think it's appropriate?"

What is Dragon Slayer?

In terms of the management structure of the Sun God Cult, that is the highest leadership group of the Sun God Cult. Even the Sun Saint is only one of the members of this group, but he has the longest seniority, so he can manage all affairs of the Cult.

As far as Sieg knows, the selection criteria for Dragon Slayers has always been only one: [able to defeat a higher-level dragon alone].

Without resorting to too much unnecessary strength or luck, he defeated the higher-ranking dragon purely by relying on his own strength.

If I have to say, Sieg does meet the requirements to become a dragon slayer.

but--

"You know that I have had a feud with your Divine Religion eight years ago. Now you invite me to join the Divine Religion... Is this considered inviting a wolf into the house?"

[Well, this is indeed a point that needs to be considered, but at the same time it is also a point that does not need to be considered.]

[As long as you accept the invitation and become a Dragon Slayer, the Cult will no longer regard you as an enemy. With the privileges of a Dragon Slayer, the Cult will also try its best to meet all your requirements - the only duty of a Dragon Slayer is to exert its full strength to destroy all dragons in the world, nothing more.]

[You don’t even need to have faith]

The supreme leader of a religion actually said that the religion’s highest combat power does not require any faith at all?

This really made Zigg not know how to react.

However, Zieg was still confused.

"What's the reason for me to become a dragon slayer?"

"I don't know much about the situation inside the Sun God Cult, but I think you should have six or seven dragon slayers, right? Is this number not enough? Do you want to involve me?"

[The fighting power that can destroy a dragon is never enough. Only by gathering the scattered supernatural talents can the dragon be destroyed in the end.]

"Don't talk nonsense, tell me the real reason." Sieg stared at the Sun Sage. "Even so, it is really abnormal for me, who is an enemy of the Divine Religion, to join the Divine Religion. What prompted you to make such a decision? Could it be that the Divine Religion is in a state of insufficient combat power?"

There shouldn't be such a possibility, right?

The Cult of the Sun has been able to fight against the Roaring Blood Clan for years. It is a behemoth that has existed for at least a hundred years. It has formed a complete system from top to bottom, whether it is logistics supply or scientific research and development, even the most powerful Dragon Slayers can be cloned and mass-produced - lack of combat power is not a problem that the Cult of the Sun is likely to face.

"I am truly ashamed to say that the Divine Religion is currently in a state of... or is about to be in a state of insufficient combat power, Master Sieg Feld."

It was Scarlet who gave the answer.

"Does Lord Ziegfell know the fundamental reason why the Cult can continue to fight?"

"...Mass-produced Saint of Time."

This is why the Sun God Cult has become the largest dragon-slaying organization and has not been defeated by dragons to this day.

There are hundreds, thousands, or possibly even tens of thousands of Time Saints who can use time magic. They are widely used in all aspects of the Sun God Cult, greatly improving the overall level of the Sun God Cult.

You should know that every front-line stronghold of the Sun God Cult is assigned at least 20 Time Saints, and every Dragon Slayer can enjoy the service of 20 Time Saints individually, which is enough to show how astonishing the number of Time Saints is.

"Could it be that something has gone wrong with the Saint Ladies of Time?"

"There is no definite evidence yet, but since the Cult began mass-producing new types of Time Saints a few years ago, the number of frontline outposts set up in Hell Valley that have been captured has shown a clear upward trend compared to before." Scarlet said.

"Oh, I haven't explained this to you yet. About ten years ago, a special Saint of Time appeared within the Saint of Time. Both her total amount of magic power and operating time far exceeded the average. Therefore, the Cult used her as a new template and improved the manufacturing process of the Saint of Time."

(The new Maiden of Time...is it the one next to Kamui?)

According to Kamui, he met that Carla eight years ago, and the average operating time of Carla is about four years - this is obviously too abnormal.

"The Divine Cult is currently investigating the new type of Saint Ladies of Time. I believe there will be results soon."

"In addition to this internal factor, there is another external factor that causes the lack of combat power of the Divine Cult - the Thunder Beast. I believe you are also familiar with this existence."

Zigg was slightly stunned: "Shenwei? What happened to him?"

"In the past eight years, he has attacked the frontline strongholds of the Divine Cult many times. There have been immeasurable losses in personnel, materials, and facilities. About 30% of the Divine Cult's losses in the past eight years came from the attacks of the Thunder Beast."

"And unfortunately, the Cult of God is currently helpless against it. Even if they send out Dragon Slayers, they will definitely be able to defeat it, but the Thunder Beast's strength and speed are too abnormal. Even the Dragon Slayers cannot take it down in the first place. Once it finds an opportunity, it will escape at lightning speed in an instant."

(This is indeed what the current Shenwei can do.)

It has been like this since I was a kid.

The overall strength of Sieg and Kamui is not that different, but the reason why Kamui can beat him every time is that he is too fast.

It was the same as the previous time. The distance of more than ten kilometers was crossed by Shenwei in an instant and he arrived in front of Sieg.

"So - you mean, you want me to deal with Kamui?"

[Half a month ago, the Divine Cult observed traces of you fighting with a thunder beast near the Hell Valley. That thunder beast has become several levels stronger in eight years, and you are able to fight against it, which makes you a combat talent that the Divine Cult is currently eager for.]

【And this is also an opportunity for you, isn't it? 】

[We investigated your past with the Thunder Beast eight years ago. To put it in a more emotional way, the two of you are both enemies and friends. You fight each other and improve each other. And you always lose to the Thunder Beast.]

[The Church of God has given you the possibility to defeat the Thunder Beast. You should also want to defeat that Thunder Beast completely, right?]

This is a provocation and a provocation.

Sieg sneered, "...Who are you looking down on? Skeleton - I don't need the help of your cult to defeat that guy. Sooner or later, that guy will die in my hands. I will defeat him with my own hands."

"Besides, friend and foe? There's not even a little friendship between that guy and me. It's just a bad fate. If we meet a situation where only one of us can survive, I will be happy to kill him and survive alone."

[Really? What's your answer? ]

[Do you want to refuse to become a dragon slayer? ]

"Do not."

Sieg shook his head slightly: "I will accept your invitation. After all, I am somewhat interested in the Saint of Time - or to be more precise, in [Time Magic]."