"System, activate flight once again," Raito said.
[Skill: Flight Activated]
The notification appeared before his eyes as his body lifted from the ground. Wind brushed against his face while he rose higher, gazing down at the courtyard below. Around forty undead knights stood there, swords raised, waiting.
"It's time to do this," he muttered.
But before he could move, a sharp whoosh echoed through the air, like something slicing through the sky.
"What was that?" Raito said quickly, looking around.
A dark shadow passed over him. Then, from above the castle ruins, a massive shape descended through the clouds. Its wings were nothing but bone, its ribcage hollow, and its eyes burned with a faint blue flame.
Raito's expression froze. "What… the hell is that?"
A notification flashed in front of him.
[Warning: Undead Dragon Detected]
"Wait, what?" he said, staring at it in disbelief. "So this… this is actually a dragon. A real one. Dead, but still moving."
