I Was Deemed a Worthless Saint Without a Level-Up Blessing and Was Sent Off to Marry a Neighboring Country, but It Turns Out My Blessing Was Actually Level Cap Removal - Episode 61

Every move and gesture of Alvent draws the attention of the entire knight order.

Alvent, clad in his black armor and with his beloved sword sheathed, was almost always equipped the same way.

Hair the deep gray of today’s sky and black eyes.

Even though it looked as if the overcast sky had taken on a human form, the sunlight seemed to be pouring down only on the spot where Alvent stood, making it dazzling, and Ferulina couldn’t help but squint her eyes.

Just watching Alvent’s calm footsteps makes me feel my own heart settle down.

It must be the same for the other members as well. The moment Alvent, who had stopped walking, turned to face the members, they all unconsciously straightened their backs.

“Coming soon, the dragon will arrive! For us, it’s the fateful opponent we let escape three years ago! And it’s also the one who cursed me!”

At Alvent’s passionate voice, the members of the group pressed their lips together and listened intently.

“I don’t know how much the dragon has grown. — But we’ve become even stronger!”

With a strong light of determination in his black eyes, Alvent looks around at the members of the group.

Just that alone transforms the anxiety-laden atmosphere enveloping the knights into a dignified tension.

“This time, we’re definitely going to defeat the dragon! If we unite as one, there’s no enemy we can’t overcome! Lend me your strength to break my curse!”

“Yes!”

“Of course!”

“Even if you don’t ask me, I’ll fight alongside you!”

“Seriously, it’s so unlike you to ask for help, Captain!”

The members of the group respond in unison to Alvent’s voice.

The knights who had tense, stiff faces just moments ago before the dragon battle are nowhere to be found.

With just a few words, Alvent managed to dispel all the tension among the members and motivate them. I am truly amazed at how incredible Alvent is.

Before I knew it, Ferulina’s trembling had also stopped.

Instead, the overwhelming desire to protect Alvent at all costs is impossible to suppress.

“We’re going to defeat the dragon and raise a toast!”

“Whoa!”

The members respond vigorously to Alvent’s inspiring call.

However, as if trying to crush the burning fighting spirit.

Suddenly, without any warning, a breath of black flames comes flying out from the forest.

“!? Get out of the way!”

As Alvent and the others shouted, they jumped in front of the breath themselves.

“Barrier!”

In front of the shield-wielding Alvent, Ferulina quickly erected a translucent wall created by holy magic.

With a deafening roar that shook the eardrums, the fireball barely managed to hit the barrier, shattering into pieces.

The hot wind howls, and the swirling dust hides the figures of Alvent and Robes.

They probably thought that staying in one place would make them easy targets. The knights quickly spread out.

However, hidden by the dust, it’s impossible to tell which shadow is Alvent.

It’s okay. I could feel the breath hitting the barrier.

Since the barrier hasn’t been broken, Alvent should be safe.

As Ferulina chants a new barrier spell to shake off her anxiety, breaths continue to fly at her one after another.

The branches were blown away by the breath, and beyond the fallen trees, a massive black figure could be seen.

I never expected to be ambushed by a dragon.

It means that they quickly realized that Alvent and the others were lying in wait.

“Anyway, defend yourself! If you get hit by a breath attack, it’s game over!”

A new breath comes flying in, as if to drown out the scream of one of the members.

The target is not the knights standing on the ground. It is the ballistae and archers set up on the rooftops.

Knowing that projectile weapons are troublesome, they must be coming to take me down first. Just that alone makes it clear that this is not an easy opponent.

The breath hits the radiant barrier that Ferulina has set up multiple times and is neutralized.

“Ugh…!”

I can’t help but groan at the feeling of cracks forming in the solid barrier.

Other magicians also try to counter the breath attack by creating ice walls and water walls, but even thick ice crumbles helplessly like a sandcastle in front of the dragon’s breath.

The swirling leaves, dust, and the rising clouds of dirt and steam make it almost impossible to see.

If we keep getting breath attacks from the forest like this, we won’t have enough magic power left to maintain the barrier.

No, more importantly, is Alvent safe after taking the breath up close, even though a barrier was set up?

Desperately squinting my eyes, I search for Alvent’s figure.

Since the knights have scattered, it’s unclear which one is Alvent’s shadow.

However, I feel relieved that there doesn’t seem to be any shadow that has fallen and isn’t moving.

A dragon’s roar that seems to tear through the sky rises, and in response, a gust of wind blows through with a whoosh.

The scene that emerged after the dust and debris were blown away was that of the Alvent standing tall with their swords and shields, and the trees that had been swept away by the breath, their trunks and branches broken and lying on the ground.

And then, the densely growing trees were felled, leaving a gaping space.

It was a dragon with black-purple scales, the same color as the scar running across Alvent’s cheek, and its left eye was clouded.