“More detail.”
All I could tell from what it had just said was that the Noble Dragon had been suffering. I needed a more detailed explanation.
[Those things wander between dimensions, swallowing fragments of worlds that have flickered out of existence and tearing into tender, vulnerable worlds. Unfortunately, it seems this world has caught their eye this time.]
Perhaps the Vermilion Bird understood what I was really pressing for, because it hurriedly added more. It was certainly more detailed than before, but the information still wasn’t particularly useful.
My hand tightened around the longsword.
“I am pleased to hear a hidden tale that only ancient beings such as yourself would likely know, but I believe there is something more important I need to hear right now. So how do we fight that thing?”
[Hmm? Ah… indeed. I was mistaken.]
Right. I had no idea what possessed it to tell me only what the thing was, but now that it had realized the problem, tell me how to stop it.
For that matter, are we even supposed to attack it right now? Judging by the Vermilion Bird shooting flames at it, attacking itself seemed to be fine, but the scale of this situation was way too enormous for me to move carelessly. I was also afraid of getting team-killed by the Vermilion Bird’s flames.
[It is not immortal, but it is truly close to immortality. Therefore, do not strive to kill it. The more effective way to eliminate…