Chapter 209: The Plan

The Four Dragons unleashed a barrage of fire, water, wind, and earth.

The ones we had fought before were just strays. It was best to assume that the difference between those and these four was as vast as the distance between heaven and earth.

But the strong have one fatal flaw: an absolute, blinding sense of pride. Especially the Four Dragons—the idea of losing probably hadn't even crossed their scaly minds. The fact that they were currently throwing an absolute temper tantrum just because they’d actually been hit was proof enough of that.

And in that rage, I knew we’d find our opening.

I looked up at the Sky Dragon. Luckily, its silhouette was distinct enough that it was easy to pick out from the others. That one was Water, the one next to it was Fire, and I could see Wind and Earth starting to close in from not too far away.

Lilith and the others must be on the move.

“Debi, your role this time is exactly what I explained earlier. Don’t go getting cold feet on me now.”

“Debibi!”

Debi was the absolute key to this entire operation. Honestly, the thought of how much easier this would be if Cecil were here kept flashing through my mind. Good grief, I’ve relied on her so much I’ve almost forgotten how to think for myself.

Just then, a monster’s scream echoed through the air.

That was likely the signal.

Tura, Lilith, I know you heard that. I’m counting on you.

I took to the skies using a combination of my Unnatural and Flight Magic. I thought I was prepared for what I’d see, but my jaw dropped anyway.

In the final act of Noblesse Oblige, Olynn commanded a literal army of monsters. Naturally, the power scaling in the endgame of that game just goes completely off the rails. The prime example of that "inflation" was his Dragon Subjugation.

As a Tamer, Olynn eventually learns how to rip the limiters off his monsters and apply special Enchantment Magic to them. Monsters are naturally greedy for power, so they actually have a much higher aptitude for Enhancement Magic than we do. He was probably red-lining their stats at this very moment.

But even knowing that, this was insane.

“Hah... that Olynn. Has he already surpassed Allen?”

Tura, Lilith, and Biado were glancing up at the sky as they repositioned.

“Lilith, I’m sorry, but I can’t fire these off in rapid succession like Lord Weiss. Each shot takes time to prep.”

“It won't be a problem. I can handle a bit of Flight Magic myself.”

Their Mana was already surging, primed for combat. Right then, a monster’s death-howl tore through the trees. Biado muttered that it was exactly as expected.

“...Incredible,” he breathed.

“It’s starting,” Tura said. “I knew Olynn could pull it off. Lilith—Biado!”

“Ready!”

“Understood.”

The three of them leapt into the canopy. And there, they saw it—a sight that defied belief. At the same time, an ear-splitting chorus of monster screams erupted.

“Ha... what on earth did Olynn even do?”

“This is... too much.”

Even Tura and Lilith, veterans who had survived countless brushes with death, were left speechless. As for Biado, he just stared at the scene in front of him, his entire body trembling with pure terror.

Over a hundred monsters were soaring into the sky.

It wasn't just the flying types, either; Olynn had applied Flight Magic to every single one of the land-bound monsters, too.