Reincarnated as a Dragon and Raised by a Demon

Roxi emerged from the wall space, looking just like usual.

Following her, Iwaf cautiously walked out.

Her hair, which she normally tied up casually, was neatly combed and tied, giving her a quite different atmosphere.

The outfit she wore was a form-fitting purple dress that showed off her shoulders.

I could never have imagined such pale and translucent skin hidden beneath the cloak she had been keeping so tightly wrapped.

“I covered up the area below my navel because I have a lot of scars there.”

“Scars?”

“I can’t help it. I’m a knight, after all….”

Roxi naturally opened up Iwaf’s outfit to reveal what was underneath.

“This is the real thing. It’s thin but sturdy leather armor. It can protect my body no matter what happens.”

While the armor could be hidden inside the clothes, Roxi felt a bit disappointed that weapons couldn’t be brought in.

“Don’t worry about weapons.”

Iwaf pulled an axe out of empty space.

“You can summon weapons.”

“Not exactly summon, but if I hide them, there’s no worry of being detected.”

“Then, I look forward to working together from now on.”

As Roxi extended her hand, Iwaf shyly took it.

“Then, you two take care.”

“Huh? Aren’t we doing it together?”

“The Walker knows my face.”

This was the most important part, after all.

Of course, they wouldn’t know what I looked like as an adult, but my appearance remained recognizable, and it would raise suspicion if he saw me.

Being meticulous and cautious, it was likely he would catch on.

On the other hand, there’s a good chance that Iwaf’s face would not be well-known to the Walker.

For one, the members of the Second Knight Order had little contact with other orders.

The current leader, Aila, had led a secluded life, and her subordinates were in a similar situation.

After leaving the tavern where Roxi stayed, I was headed back to my lodging.

Soldiers on the streets were running toward the castle wall with weapons and armor, looking quite frantic.

It wouldn’t be strange if something were to happen, so I too headed toward the eastern entrance.

As I approached the castle wall, soldiers were moving even busier.

“To your designated positions!”

The army moved, and soon the soldiers atop the castle wall began firing in unison.

“Are you perhaps the leader of the Knight Order?”

An individual who appeared to be a high-ranking military official approached me and asked.

“I am Ririan, the leader of the Second Knight Order. What’s going on?”

“The Undead Legion has attacked.”

Maintaining his composure, he conveyed the current situation to me.

“So, that means there are no other knight orders within the castle at present?”

“That’s correct.”

It would not be easy to fend off the invasion of the Undead Legion with just the army’s forces.

Other knight orders were out dealing with the remaining Undead forces outside the castle, just like usual.

In particular, the order led by Python had gone a bit further out and couldn’t return immediately.

The only fortunate thing was that the other knight orders were relatively close.

Until they arrived, we had to defend the castle at all costs.

Unexpectedly, I was to lead the army.

“Understood for now. Maintain the current state, and send one of the faster soldiers to gather everyone at the location I will indicate.”

“Yes!”

First, I soared into the sky to assess the war situation.

As I slowly began to see over the castle wall, a gigantic presence immediately came into view.

From a distance, it appeared to be a giant over five meters tall.

The ones from the Undead Legion that were the most challenging to deal with.

Not only was it large, but it also possessed excellent combat abilities.

I quickly scanned to identify who commanded such a massive army.

Riding a horse from quite a distance was someone holding up a sword.

It was Ahom.

“What’s going on?”

Before I knew it, Jema had flown to my side, and below us were the members of the Second Knight Order, excluding Iwaf.

When I landed, Epiro and Maran were also present.

We had at least secured minimal fighting strength.

“The Undead Legion has invaded.”

“Being here feels like we were there, too.”

It seemed Maran was recalling the events at Emerald Bay.

“I can’t see Iwaf.”

“I had him do something else.”

For now, the Undead Legion beyond the castle wall was our priority.

“We need to stop the giant first.”

Even if the castle wall was reinforced and made sturdy, it was evident that a few attacks from the giant would easily destroy it.

Since we couldn’t open the castle gate, everyone leaped over the wall.

“Who will you leave the defense to?”

“Is that really important right now?”

“It is important.”

In response to Ricky’s question, I decided to take Melorna with me.

“Melorna, come with me. The rest don’t need to think too complicated; just sweep them away!”

As soon as I finished speaking, Epiro’s sword imbued with divine power flew toward the Undead horde and struck.

Then, riding on a shining deer, Maran charged toward the Undead.

From the castle wall, instead of arrows, we shot the Undead accurately with magic and scientifically developed guns.

There was a slight gap needed for accurate aiming, but it was certainly reassuring.

Some soldiers climbed down the ladders to team up for a full-frontal battle against the Undead.

They must have utilized their experience hunting Undead outside the castle in the past.

First, Maran’s sword technique swept through the Undead like a storm.

Boom! Crash!

Then the flames began to pour down from the sky onto the Undead like rain.

Jema unleashed magic from above to reduce the number of Undead.

“Definitely reassuring.”

“Is our target that guy?”

“That’s right.”

I pointed out the giant to Melorna.

“We must definitely stop that guy.”

Though the giant moved slowly, its long strides made it seem it would reach the castle wall soon.

I had no choice but to dive into the throng of Undead that was swarming.

“Alright, let’s go.”

“Ah!”

I scooped up Melorna and took off toward the giant.

“Just a mere fly.”

As the giant opened its mouth, a deep voice resonated, shaking the surrounding air.

“Go, Melorna!”

I threw Melorna toward the giant mid-air.

From that height, she was unlikely to get hurt from falling.

With my hands now free, I drew out the Last Ape.

“My companions have died recently, was it your doing?”

In my memory, I had fought against giants before, but what this one said implied there might be more.

It seemed they had been taken out by other knight orders.

“Maybe?”

“Well, if they’re weak, they die. But it’s an honor to die fighting valiantly!”

The giant pointed its spear at me.

“State your name!”

Giants always demanded the name of their opponent before a fight.

But there was no name to give to one who was about to die.

“I’ll let you know as a parting gift when you die.”

“You insolent wretch!”

Boom!

The giant’s spear came crashing down before me.

I elongated my sword just a bit more than usual.

From my experience fighting giants, I found that a longer weapon made it much easier to engage.

As the giant swung its spear around, the Undead around us quickly evacuated the area.

Any Undead that couldn’t dodge were sent flying from the giant’s thrust.

I faced the giant, who charged without distinction between friend and foe.

Clang!

“Wait, a human is blocking my strike?”

The giant looked at me with a rather shocked expression.

The power I felt through Last Ape was considerable.

It was impossible for an ordinary soldier to withstand.

Meeting weapons was not really a good option for me either.

With my sword in hand, I lightly executed an initial strike.

As I swung it, the giant stepped back a single step.

The giant then fiercely pulled its arm back to thrust its spear at me.

The step back was a precursor to that attack.

It couldn’t thrust in close proximity.

I pondered since I felt like diving into it, but the spear was already darting forward sharply.

Clang!

I deflected the giant’s spear with my blade, though the vibration that reached my hands was substantial.

It was impressive that the giant could produce this much power with just physical strength.

But I wasn’t alone.

Melorna, who had taken the giant’s back, unleashed her swift sword.

“Not even tickling me.”

The giant’s tough skin didn’t even suffer a scratch from Melorna’s blade.

With superior battle abilities and a robust physique, they were indeed a race optimized for combat.

“Monstrous creatures!”

Swoosh! Swish!

I rapidly unleashed a series of twelve attacks targeting the giant’s thigh.

My sword outpaced the giant’s retreating foot.

Slash!

The targeted thigh missed, and a long gash appeared on its calf, oozing blue blood.

“I was cut?!”

The giant wore a bewildered expression, unable to comprehend that it had been injured.

“That sword, it’s not an ordinary sword.”

“This time, I’ll make sure to cut that leg off!”

I delved in, trying to aim at the giant’s leg while executing Demon Swordsmanship.

The giant easily parried my swordplay by swinging its spear.

I attempted several times, but the Demon Swordsmanship was not particularly effective against the giant.

It seemed this was the limitation of the Demon Swordsmanship Ricky had mentioned.

While I could perform attacks and defenses simultaneously, I couldn’t inflict fatal wounds to my opponent!

A strange energy gathered at the tip of the giant’s spear and, at an astonishing speed, shot toward my chest.

I tried hastily to deflect it with my sword, but the force carried by the spear was simply overwhelming.

I couldn’t manage to completely deflect it, and it veered slightly off course.

Before the spear reached my shoulder, I transformed it and evaded significant injury.

“Impressive. You’re the first to endure my strike.”

The giant appeared remarkably relaxed to be able to converse with me.

Meanwhile, Melorna continued to attack from behind.

“Try to block this.”

The giant lifted the spear high over its head and began to whirl it around.

“Wind!”

The gust from the spear was anything but ordinary.

Whirl!

It felt as though an invisible blade had scratched my entire body.

My body tingled all over, accompanied by a burning pain.

“Ice Arrow!”

A massive chunk of ice struck the giant’s back at incredible speed.

The impact was significant, causing the giant to stagger and kneel on one knee briefly.

At the end of the giant’s gaze stood Melorna, preparing to launch another ice chunk with outstretched hands.

“You filthy mongrel!”

The giant seemed more furiously agitated by Melorna’s attack than by mine.

Nevertheless, Melorna had bought me crucial time to prepare a technique that could deal a fatal blow to it.

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