Chapter 79: Dragon of Calamity, Kamish

While the global Hunter Association is scrambling to assemble their Rank-S Hunters via their branches in each nearby nation, Ray progresses toward the location where the gate appeared as he sensed a strong presence there, which seems to be nesting, oddly enough.

"How is the progress?"

'Well, king. We surrounded the land and worked inward from the shore and exterminated any unnatural beast we encountered.'

"Mhm.. keep doing so and if you encounter humans, do not engage them unless for self-defense." Ray informed after he felt many humans are moving toward Australia from the air. Perhaps are Hunters that sensed him as he isn't oblivious that he was being spied on.

'Yes, king.' The Demon God Pillars accepted the order and continued their task.

*Raaghh!*

Another drake rushed towards him but a magic circle appeared in response and shot it down with another red beam.

Thankfully the monster density is quite sparse because they are considered as strong monsters and didn't move in large groups like goblins or kobolds. The same cannot be said at the epicenter as he definitely felt a great number of monsters congregated there along with the strong presence.

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Half an hour went by as Ray cleared more monsters before attacking the boss of the dungeon to prevent being swarmed later.

"Halt!"

The Hunters that Ray previously sensed had arrived and apparently tried to arrest Ray from their current action.

"You are under arrest for illegally hunting without a Hunter Licence or proper identification!" A male Hunter barked demandingly, thinking Ray would actually acknowledge their law.

Ray instead ignored the group of six Hunters that tried to arrest him and looked at the other group of 58 Hunters observing in the distance, which Ray assumed was the main force.

With a sigh, Ray shakes his head and continues walking forward as he ignores the attempt to arrest him. He looked at another incoming drake that was attracted by the Hunter's shout.

"Maybe I should conserve mana for later." Ray muttered as he summoned the Greatsword of Artorias.

While he does have an endless and inexhaustible supply of mana, his body however can accumulate stress from mana usage that will put strain on his body especially big mana usage. Which is why he hasn't used large scale spells to simply wipe out the dragons.

With quick footwork, Ray turned into an afterimage and the drake fell down with both its front legs dismembered and Ray gave the finishing touch of a beheading before he continued onwards with the sword resting on his shoulder. Leaving behind the shocked group of Hunters, hoping they get the note to not disturb him.

Yet…

The earlier Hunter draws his weapon, a long but thin sword, surrounded by blue aura which tells it's enchanted.

"Cast Debuff spell on him and the frontliner engage him! Our order is to bring him back alive!" The Hunter shouted his order to his teammates before raising his weapon to attack the annoyed Ray.

The spell that the magic caster casted unsurprisingly shattered before it could complete which left her and few others dumbfounded. Never had such a thing happened before in their career as Hunters.

"He must have some kind of equipment that nullified my spell." The magic caster said, applying game logic since the system the dungeon and Hunters use are quite similar as Hunters had been using the RPG game's system as their guide since the start.

Greeds start to appear on their eyes as such equipment is one of a kind that is yet to be discovered. Making Ray sighed at the annoying situation he found himself in. Not that he is keen on showing his abilities to the world but he already planned to establish himself in the eyes of the world as a Hunter. Making a name for himself might assist in his future plan.

Seeing Ray turning his attention to them, they become wary and guarded against him while the leader is trying to assess Ray but finds no notable piece of equipment on him except his ten golden rings which he thinks is the equipment and the greatsword he wields.

"Tank in front, the rest support me!" The leader shouted again and ran towards Ray to attack with his sword but Ray easily parried him because his speed is honestly slow in his eyes.

Then another one appeared near Ray to make use of the exposed gap he opened after parrying and tried to stab Ray with his twin dagger but Ray reinforced his leg and kicked the guy away. Another sword user followed up with a slash along with a barrage of arrows released by an archer and magic projectiles. But Ray simply conjured a magic shield in front of him to block all the attacks and smashed his sword on the Tank that wielded a greatsword with a wide blade, shattering the sword which left the Tank in disbelief as ke was also kicked away.

"Impossible! He was toying a Rank-A party like nothing…" the spell caster said in awe and terror.

Each of his strikes incapacitated his opponents. Not even the Tank survived one kick from him as he laid on the ground, knocked out from the kick. Not even the leader dare to get close again while he is ordering a retreat.

"Summoner my ass! He is clearly a close quarter type Hunter." He picked up his fainted teammates and fled with the rest of his team.

Ray didn't pursue as he looked at them to escape before continuing his original objective of finding the boss.

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"Should we send a Rank-S party to engage him?"

"No need, our objective is to drop items. This is the world's first Rank-S Dungeon and even the Rank-A dungeon drops are strategic resources for a country, much less a Rank-S. The president's order is to prevent them from entering the wrong hands and bring them back to America.

The Rank-A party is just to gauge his strength and he definitely is a Rank-S. Each of his summons also has equivalent strength. Fighting him right now is pointless when we can use him to clear out the dragons that wander Australia." The leader of the expedition said to his men.

Turning away from Ray's direction, he looked at the Hunters assembled by the Pentagon.

"Remember. Our objective is to retrieve the dropped item from the boss and leave immediately. If any of you were caught or left behind…"

"Erase all information that can be traced back to our country." Everyone replied solemnly.

"Good. Now, let's go!" The leader said and led his group to follow after Ray.

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Another twenty minutes of flying in a straight line. Ray finally arrived at the location where the gate appeared.

He could sense the presence of the creature, the boss of this dungeon. The boss also sensed him when he landed.

*ROOOAARRR!*

A powerful blast of air creates a path through the forest as trees are blown away. Ray used Telekinesis to resist the air blast and come face to face with the creature. A giant red dragon with three twisted large horns on its head and two by the side of its jaw. A pair of eyes glowing like flames, staring at him with murdering rage to destroy and tear apart any foe in his sight.

*ROOARRR!*

It released another warcry which attracted all the nearby dragons like the king's order. They swarm towards Ray with the intention to kill him and tear him to shreds.

Ray was far from intimidated as he also smiled widely at the challenge. He inherited Alter Ray's thirst for battle as he readied his greatsword and used Venti's wind power. The wind allowing him to passively fly without needing to cast an active spell, he meets his first opponent head on with his blade. "Time Alter - Quad Accel" His body turns into afterimages yet again and the five incoming dragons burst into a shower of blood and gore as Ray easily cuts them into pieces like a skilled butcher.

He continued his murder spree as the great dragon isn't intended to join the battle yet as it waited and watched Ray slaughter its kin.

However, when almost half of the swarming dragons were killed, the great dragon finally lifted up its body and flapped its leathery wings, creating a burst of air that almost caused Ray to fall. Its eyes turn from the color of fire to crimson red as it releases its mighty roar to declare its challenge at Ray.

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"Almost there…" I muttered as I looked at the floating screen which made me feel nostalgic of my old System.

*Ding*

[Slay 500/500 enemies to initiate boss battle.]

"Done." I said before stopping in my track and turning my focus to the Calamity Dragon, Kamish.

*ROOAARRR!*

Kamish released a guttural roar at me before flapping its giant wings which almost pushed me off the air with the sudden burst of air. For a second, I felt like the dragon was looking at me which prompted me to look back which caused it to snort.

"Is it trying to talk with me?" I looked confused but followed my gut feeling and landed near it. The other dragons retreat to the side and form a ring as if they were the spectators.

"A MONARCH? NO THIS FEEL DIFFERENT." The dragon opened its jaw and spoke in human tongue.

"Monarch?" I was surprised as even Dvalin needed to transform into humanoid form before she could talk like a human. Otherwise, she could only growl and roar.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked since this isn't the first time I was called a Monarch by creatures from the dungeon.

The dragon didn't answer the question but lifted its head high and released another roar. "FIGHT ME. I SHALL TELL YOU IF YOU CAN WIN, LITTLE DEITY. OTHERWISE, DIE!"

I quickly commanded the wind to gather in front of me to form a shield as a pillar of fire breath descent from Kamish's jaw and slammed against the shield I made hastily. The shield that wouldn't struggle against even a Servant, now wavered and breaking under the fire breath, showing how vastly superior this dragon was than I expected.

A burst of golden light appeared in front of me and ten Gae Bolg was Traced and added Anti-Dragon attribute with Alteration before I sent them all flying using my Telekinesis.

"Gae Bolg!" I invoke the noble phantasm before the flying spears turn into homing missiles that chase after the dragon relentlessly and explode upon piercing its scales, tearing it apart to expose the flesh below.

*ROARRR*

Kamish released an anguished howl of pain. It didn't expect the flimsy red twigs could injure him that much despite its Draconic scales that should act as natural armor against any attacks.

It tries to swipe Ray with its claws and tails but he easily dodges each with slowed time perception. Kamish found it disadvantageous to remain on the ground and flapped its wings to fly into the sky then dived at me, slamming its powerful claws which I barely defended with my Greatsword as its immense weight and strength pushed me down into the ground that cracked immediately.

"IT'S FUTILE TO COMPARE STRENGTH WITH A DRAGON!" Kamish growled and released a fire breath at me while I was pinned.

Deploying any shield or Rho Aias wasn't possible in such a position where I had to use all my Telekinesis power to push away the claw that pinned me and rolled away, not unscathed but definitely safer than being hit head on.

'King!'

'Don't worry, keep killing the dragons as quickly as possible before the boss dies.' I responded as I lifted myself up to see Kamish charging another breath attack.

"Tsk, none of my attacks can pierce its scale." I cursed and weighed if I should use Ars Almadel Salomonis, my only attack that guaranteed to pierce the dragon's scale.

"No, I still have other options!"

I dismissed the Greatsword and summoned Charlotte's Jian sword. This might alert her but it's my only option besides revealing my stronger cards. A portal opened behind me which I back stepped in and reappeared above Kamish and free fall above him.

The sword cut through its wing without any resistance like a hot knife through butter and cut away one of its wings, leaving it incapable of flight and crashed to the ground.

Making his comeback, Ray began to fight with greater ferocity as his body became a blur, running on top of the dragon to cut it apart.

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"Oi, how long are we going to sit here and watch?!" The blond giant with a lion like mane, questions his leader because he was bored of waiting.

"Remember the order, Thomas! We cannot compromise the mission." The leader warned because Thomas isn't the type to listen to order like a wild dog.

"Tsk, shut up. I participated because they promised us a Raid against the Dragon of Calamity, Kamish. Not sitting here and stealing drops like a bunch of vultures."

"Yeah!" Another Hunter agreed and joined Thomas and challenged the authority of the leader.

More joined and the leader lost control of the strong Hunters which was included to cover for the group that will later steal the drops.

However, before the rebelled group of Hunters could participate in the Boss battle against Kamish, a loud agonizing howl echoed across the area like a howl of a dying beast and made everyone look over the battle to see it was concluded.

"What happened!" The leader pulled one of the scouts tasked to keep an eye on the battle.

"All I see was the target switch weapon and able to ignore Kamish's scale before he quickly killed the dragon." The scout said and was unable to hide the awe and shock in his face.

"Quick! Find the target and intercept him!" The leader shouted at the group of Rank-S Hunters which begrudgingly followed the order and then looked at his own mens and ordered them to quickly go and take away the drops.

———

With a final slash that decapitated Kamish's neck, its head fell to the ground lifelessly and died which caused all other dragons to turn into frenzy.

Ray didn't dawdle and quickly stored away the corpse and the two drop items before connecting to other Demon God Pillars.

'Use full power and exterminate the dragons.' Ray ordered before a large amount of mana siphoned from him. Oddly, he didn't feel the strain of mana usage and he came to realization that familiars using his mana won't increase his fatigue or mana strain.

"That's good to know." Ray muttered and looked at the direction of the Hunters running up to him.

"Idiots. As if I will stay and wait for you to surround me." Ray laughed and opened a portal while the blond behemoth of a man rushed toward him only to see him disappear into a portal with a smirk on his face.

Ray reappeared a few hundred kilometers away and checked his spoils. The Kamish's soul.

"Interesting, Rulers and Monarchs… The dungeon's monster was the Monarch's armies sealed away by the Rulers." Ray sat on a tree branch while looking through Kamish's memories.

What caught his attention the most was this dimensional space where the monarchs and it's armies was sealed away and the dungeons was an entrance that the Rulers opened with a limited amount of enemies inside to be released for humans to fight and gain strength. If Ray can access this dimension, he can directly go and kill these monsters without needing to wait for dungeon gates.

"The Monarchs are too powerful for me to challenge right now." Ray concluded after looking at the strength shown by the Monarch of Destruction, Antares.

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(Kamish supposed to be a lot stronger than this but I downgraded it a lot. For those that wonder.)