Editing Sorcery Hacker:Volume1 Phase5 (section)

===Part 4===

The Armored Dragon’s wing had been torn up and, even though he still had the gem-encrusted Bell Ringing prototype on his shoulder, his old body was protesting from all over. Even so, Forturiana High Priest Belbath Ruin Cranky smiled while pursuing the sinners from behind. He of course had a plan for victory, but that plan was not the bazooka sorcery gun resting on the shoulder opposite the bell cricket.

(I do not need an effective attack myself. It seems the earth town’s Sleipnir did not arrive in time, but that will not alter the result that is protected by benevolent coincidence.)

He checked their location.

This was Water Castle Town Aquaria. The sinners were trying to lose pursuit, escape Sky City Celedileka, and fly out into the open sky beyond the city.

(But that is a deadly barrier.)

Sky City Celedileka controlled more than just the floating ground. Large airships equipped with tons of giant cannons were deployed around it. Their firepower was enough to drive back that crimson dragon and they would be waiting outside Aquaria right now. It could not be more obvious what would happen once that was aimed at an unprotected human.

The real horror of those cannons was not the fire and wind magic that could be enclosed in the shells. By establishing a thick barrier in the sky around the shell, those sinners could not avoid crashing right into the barrier. It could be easy to forget given all the safety measures in place, but they were moving at 80 Scuz<ref>Approximately 136 kilometers per hour.</ref> at the moment.

The High Priest only had to pursue them to guide them toward the airships.

They were flying straight toward their death while mistakenly thinking they were escaping.

(But they cannot choose to stay inside Celedileka either. They are damned if they do and damned if they don’t. There is no avoiding it!! And the worldly debts incurred will be forced onto the kingdom that fully binds the Forturiana Church with this sky city! No one can stop me now!!)

They were still accelerating.

The outer wall would come into view soon.

Their death was approaching.

The High Priest could not keep the smile off of his face.

And then the moment arrived.

The roar he heard did not come from the airships; it came from the giant dragon that had responded to Demon Lord Nirvelphany’s call.

“Ahh!?”

This was not right.

That should not have been here.

Hadn’t ''that'' dragon been attacking Fire Castle Town Flared? Then what was it doing here in Water Castle Town Aquaria!?