That was what the slimes were shouting after they had reached the other side of the giant machineā¦
A single dragon was there.
Its whole body was shackled in chains, and it was horribly weakened. But it was definitely a dragon.
Andā¦it was most likely a very high-ranking dragon.
It was much larger than the Blue Dragon of Delight.
I had felt that the energy was similar to a dragonā¦and it turned out to be the case.
Dragons were supposed to be rare monsters in this worldā¦but it seemed like I couldnāt stop bumping into them.
Maybe I had some kind of connection to dragons.
As I thought this, I prepared some defense magic.
If the dragon proved to be hostile, I would have to retrieve the slimes immediately.
Fighting a dragon head-on while we were inside of the Blue Moon of Salvationās base would be suicided.
Of course, if I did have to run away, I would do so after hitting the Universal Purification device with Hellfire of Obliteration first.
That was the planā¦
āIt doesnāt look too good!ā
āItās chained up!ā
āPoor thing!ā
The slimes said as they gathered around the dragon.
From their movements, it seemed like they had no sense of caution at all.
ā¦Did they even remember that we were in enemy territory?
āHey, should you guys really be getting so close?ā
I asked as I made preparations to use magic.
And thenā¦the slimes replied with their careless voices.
āItās fine!ā
āIām not scared!ā
They answered as they went closer and closer to the dragon.
They had been very afraid when facing the Blue Dragon of Delight, so there much be a good reason that they felt it was different this time.
Slimes were monsters, after all. They probably had some kind of āmonsterās intuition.ā
As I considered thisā¦the slimes started to climb up the dragonās body.
āā¦Hey. You do realize that thatās a dragon youāre climbing overā¦?ā
I couldnāt help but ask as I watched in confusion.
I could understand getting closer to it. Well, barely.
Butā¦climbing it?
Climbing a wounded dragon that could very well be an enemy�
āWell, donāt come crying to me if something happensā¦ā
I muttered as I watched the slimes.
Still, I was ready to use magicābut I wasnāt confident I could protect them completely when they were this close.
But I couldnāt force them to stop either.
Really, the only thing I could do at this point was to pray for their safety.
āCan you hear me?ā
As I was praying for the slimes, one of them reached the top of the dragonās head and started talking to it.
And thenā¦the dragonās eyes opened slightly.
āā¦I am seeing things nowā¦this must mean I am finally going to dieā¦ā
While the dragon had looked surprised for a second, it muttered in a dry voice and then closed its eyes again.
Apparently, it didnāt think that the slimes were real.
āBut, I am here!ā
āYouāre not seeing things!ā
The slimes shouted angrily.
As they had been ignored, they now wanted to prove that they existed. So they began to hop around on his face and back⦠But the dragonās eyes remained shut.
And thenā¦finally, one of the slimes lost patience and said to me,
āYuji! Water!ā
Water�
Did they want me to use water to force the dragon to wake up?
What the hell were they thinking�
Still, I used Shared Senses to check the area surrounding the dragon.
While there were guards around the machine, there was no one close to the dragon.
They were probably staying away, because the dragon would kill them if it saw them.
Instead, they were using strong chains to keep it from escaping.
Given the situationā¦I could probably get away with using some water magic.
However, I wasnāt sure.
āHey, are you sure this is a good idea?ā
āItās fine!ā
āWater! Hurry!ā
The slimes shouted back.
Apparently, the word ācautionā was not in the dictionary of slimes.
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