Tales Of The Mighty Dragonair

"So there is no other way to contact him?" Arthur asked just to make sure he didn't neglect anything.

"As long as this issue in this world remains, we can't do anything from here," Doaf said in an apologizing tone, "and the worst thing is that we don't know what is causing all this."

Arthur inwardly sighed while his face didn't show anything to these two. "Alright, go back then and continue your work," he said before stopping Doaf, "can you go back and gather all the extra villagers and mages."

"Here?" Doaf asked in doubt while the face of Deem showed more doubt than him.

Deem already knew the vision of his lord towards the significance of this place. "But this might affect the building process ongoing everywhere," Deem had to speak up as he didn't want his lord to be dissatisfied with him over this matter.

"I don't care," Arthur said it clearly, "also spread the word, tomorrow we need to be cautious… extra careful."

"The enemy is planning an assault?" Doaf couldn't think outside this.

"You… can say that," Arthur didn't give any lead to the two before adding, "I want everyone who can be spared to be sent here tonight."

"I will spread the word," Doaf promised before moving in great speed while Deem returned to his duties.

"I hope they bring sufficient numbers," Arthur prayed.

'At least one problem is down,' the golden dragon said, 'what remains now is your desired array and the one you need to build.'

'And the egg itself,' Gege suddenly said.

"What about it?"

'Activating it would release an enormous amount of energy,' she said before adding, 'I doubt I can handle it in such a state.'

"Your meaning?" Arthur felt a bad premonition about that.

'You need to take it out just a moment before activating it.'

"This…" Arthur was hesitant towards such a suggestion.

'Either way you needed to take it out to crash that egg inside the world,' the golden dragon muttered, 'and you can't take us with you inside, so the timing should be right before you cross that barrier.'

"Why do I feel things are getting more complicated?" Arthur sighed helplessly, "alright, let's think about this for later. Now do you know of any energy absorption array?"

'Sure I know some,' the golden dragon said, 'but all are limited to a certain radius.'

"So we need to build many, right?"

'And that will take time and also resources.'

"Gege…"

'I will handle the materials needed,' she said while Arthur nodded in content. "Good, we have a plan then. Gather up the monsters and tell me if they are sufficient."

'If not?' the golden dragon asked.

"Then we can use a long unused tactic of mine," he said while his eyes shone brightly as he recalled distant memories of his after coming here to this world.

'Ding! I have good news and bad news,' the system suddenly said, 'Ding! Which one do you want to hear first?"'

"Hit me with the bad news," Arthur didn't hesitate to say.

'Ding! Like we expected, that remnant soul of the original being is locked inside another dimension, and it's drawing closer to us each minute,' the system said before adding, 'Ding! If we failed to destroy it in two days we would result in entering that dimension and be lost.'

"We already deducted that," Arthur sighed.

'Ding! Oh really… I didn't know that,' the system seemed conflicted before adding, 'Ding! Then I shall say the good news.'

"Speak then."

'Ding! After this dimension is over, we'll have a peace period of five months here before another one hits us.'

"So we have five months to take control of this world and escape," Arthur muttered.

'Ding! This is something I can say holds a great opportunity for us.'

"How come?"

'Ding! The world's will is asking us to take away this world and relieve her of the pressure,' the system said before adding, 'Ding! She doesn't refuse either merging with Gege or to be sent into the star map and be integrated with it.'

"This…" Arthur paused before the system added:

'Ding! If you agree then she will interfere with the next dimension intervention and blocks it, buying us more time here.'

"I'm not against that," Arthur hurriedly said, "but to integrate an entire world with Gege is something I can't decide alone."

'Don't worry,' the golden dragon said, 'mostly she'll ask to be evolved once more to be able to do that.'

"And I don't have the means to evolve her."

'Hahaha, c'mon we are speaking about causing two ticking bombs to explode on each other's face.'

Arthur paused for a moment before muttering, "you don't mean…"

'Indeed, she can absorb the energy coming out of such an explosion and get all the benefits she wants from this.'

"We need to ask her then," Arthur didn't hurry to approve this plan.

'Ding! Where is she? The place looks quite without her around.'

Arthur couldn't help but smile. "She is arranging things inside."

'I'll tell you everything,' the golden dragon then started to narrate things with the system while Arthur only thought about how difficult things here were heading to.

He initially thought his enemies were naive, but now he knew he was the naive one here.

His enemies were cunnier than what he initially thought, and now he had to exert more effort and do nearly the impossible to achieve his goals.

And turn the table over them in the meantime.

'Ding! I doubt the monsters inside are enough,' the system sighed before adding, 'Ding! We should move now if we want to catch up with our deadline.'

"Should we move tomorrow? Can't we postpone it for the next day perhaps?" Arthur wanted to take each second and minute possible for his preparations.

'Ding! We have exactly fifty-five hours from now, so we can move anytime and finish the task before it.'

"Then let's set the deadline at forty-eight hours then," Arthur decided, "now we need to find ourselves a good place to hunt."