Even if I had expected it, the scene in front of me was still too weird.

Ed was well aware that the ice dragon was not a natural creation, but was forcibly cobbled together by humans. If you look closely, it's not so perfect—one of its front paws is slightly smaller than the other, and even the scales that cover it seem to be a little different in color, and its slightly open eyes still have a golden color, but they are dull, and its left eye is more cloudy than its right......

But it's alive. It breathed and its heart beat, and its chest rose and fell slightly under the soft glow, as if it were just sleeping.

Ed stared at it in a daze, unable to tell what he was feeling—disgust, fear...... But there are also surprises and admiration.

It's a miracle created by human hands. Even if it's a blasphemy, even if it's a mistake...... It is also an undeniable miracle.

Isis held out his hand. Extreme anger and intense sadness made him unable to tell whether he wanted to tear it apart or touch it...... It fused his mother's bones with the flesh and blood of his enemies, something that defied nature should not exist at all...... But listening to that steady heartbeat, he suddenly had an illusion - he was no longer lonely.

The loneliness is deep in the bone marrow, and no amount of gentle hugs can dispel it. He covets the warmth that humans can give him, but he can never be one of them.

His race has perished. At the moment when he kills Silverfang, he is destined to be immortally lonely - is that some kind of punishment?

His hand didn't touch the cold scales and slowly drooped.

He couldn't fool himself. This life is false, and there is no soul in this empty shell.

When the arm was raised again, claws had sprouted from the fingertips—this thing wasn't supposed to exist.

But Ed pounced on him and grabbed him, and spoke eagerly, "Don't do that......! I know you can't take it...... But it might still be useful. ”

"Useful?" Iss sneered, "What's the use? Do you think Blazing Wing would really use such a clumsy and ugly thing as his own container? You think a proud flame dragon...... Would a self-proclaimed god really allow himself to be a monster that has been cobbled together?!"

Ed was stunned for a moment. He had the same suspicions, but that's what Scott told him, he was going to pull Blazing Wings into this world and imprison him in this body so they could actually destroy him......

He vaguely realized something, and even if he didn't have time to think about it, the way out of his mouth to stop it had been changed to another way: "But how could they have gone to great lengths to create it, how could they throw it here without protection?—— it's better not to touch it." ”

"It's not a 'creation' at all!"

Ise growled in disgust and shook him off, but didn't try to grab the beating heart with his claws for some reason.

He stepped back, the ice condensing into a spear in his hand, stabbing straight into the monster's chest, the transparent spear glowing with a faint color of blood in the soft light.

The sharp blade of ice fused with his blood, which could have pierced through the scales of the ice dragon. But the moment the tip of the gun touched the scales, another light lit up.

On the ice dragon's massive body, some of the scales shimmered with a dazzling silver light. Ed turned his head quickly, tears still welling up in his eyes, irritated by the bright light.

There was a blur in front of him, but a broken and hoarse roar sounded in his ears, and there was a chill in the wind that rushed over...... Just like when Isis raised his wings.

Instinctively, Ed leaned over and slapped the ground. The stone wall rose from the ground, and the loud crash confirmed his suspicion that the ice dragon had moved.

It slammed through the stone wall with ease, and the rubble slammed into Ed's face, but he didn't care about it, but rushed at Is, shouting again, "Don't touch it!"

Before he could get closer, he was forced back by the wind pressure in front of him, unable to breathe, but Iss listened to his warning.

He turned back into an ice dragon, but dodged a frontal attack and instead dodged to the side with agility, his long tail curling up a large stone and smashing it straight into his opponent's head.

The stone exploded before it hit its target, blasting into countless tiny rubbles and raining down on the ground, and the ice dragon turned around and seemed to want to crash into Iss again, but it suddenly stopped moving as if it was frozen, and slowly returned to its original position under Ed's surprised and wary gaze.

Is's eyes narrowed, and his long tail rolled up another stone, and smashed it into it.

This time, the stone landed firmly on the ice dragon's head, but it did not react, and remained motionless like a golem that had exhausted its strength in a short time.

“...... Barbarous. Someone in the darkness sighed, "It's barbaric." ”

Iss turned his head and let out a menacing roar, but the man who came out of the shadows still walked calmly.

The flame of light that had not yet been extinguished illuminated a pale and unfamiliar face. It was a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance, without many wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, but with deep lines on his lips, with a strange look of harshness and weariness. As his gaze swept over Ed...... It felt like a spider crawling up its neck.

"Abner Rhine. Ed whispered.

"It's down there. Rhine bowed slightly, as humble and arrogant as all mages from the Archmage Tower, and was not surprised that Ed could easily call out his name.

He wasn't really much of a necromancer—he didn't have that gray, rotting aura on him. He looked up at his masterpiece with more disgust than pride in his eyes.

"Do you know how much trouble it has to make up for the scales it has dropped?" he said, "and it's even worse if the bones are misaligned...... Why can't you just touch it obediently and carefully?"

Before Ed could speak, Is's tail flung over with the sound of the howling wind.

The mage remained motionless, neither fighting back nor dodging, only a mocking sneer tugging at his lips.

The lightning-fast white shadow didn't fall on him—another bolt of lightning slashed silently, forcing Iss to quickly retract his tail and let out an angry growl.

How many people are still hiding in the darkness? are they not stopping Iss from attacking the ice dragon, but they are protecting the necromancer?

“...... Let's go. The mage lowered his eyes in pist, "It seems that we can't get what we want today...... It's really boring. ”

“...... Is. ”

Ed pleaded in a low voice, but was not sure—he knew how intolerable the unnatural creature in front of him was to Eth, if he had to destroy it at all costs...... There's no way he's going to let him fight alone.

He prepared for the worst, but after a moment of silence, Iss turned back into human form and left without a word.

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