I regressed and became the Sword Ice King

A FEW MOMENTS AGO.

In the Control Room, the Staff currently in charge were having quite a fit while watching the scene unfold.

Of course, for different reasons entirely.

While Zitani felt responsible for their predicament, Konstantin felt reluctant to take any responsibility.

The other staff members were doing their best to keep to themselves, attempting to leave the argument between their Head and assistant while they focused on their task. Or at least attempt to, but even that was proving difficult.

"What sort of childish prank is this? You're a grown adult! Why would you send real Beasts into a virtual world?!"

Konstantin sighed, a heavy disappointment lingering at the back of his throat.

He clicked his tongue and rolled his eyes.

"You pretend too much, Zitani. Now is not the time to act like you didn't want this either."

The woman stood perplexed, taken aback by his reply.

"Wha–What nonsense are you saying?" She asked.

"Your part–no, Husband is missing and that Jun brat is the cause of it."

The other staff members whipped their heads at the centre, their surprise evident in their expressions as they stared at Zitani and Konstantin.

This was information that was privy to only a few members of the staff. It was Filly's idea at first, but now, Zitani understood why.

He didn't wish to implicate her in his schemes and insisted she kept her surname.

But all that would be sullied if their secret were to get out this way.

"Enough with that excuse! You're simply using a rumour to fuel your hatred for Raffaelo Jun. Everything you have done is for your sake. You truly wish for his downfall!"

"Of course I do!"

A moment of silence ensued in the room.

Konstantin panting from the energy expended during the argument.

His gaze drifted away from her to the screens, where the fight was unfolding.

'It doesn't matter if they defeat it or not…'

His gaze drifted to the scoresheet at the corner of the Screen.

TIME REMAINING; 00:25: 09

TEAM GOLD; 2,810

TEAM SILVER; 2,023

TEAM BRONZE; 1,950

'They're catching up…'

Though, even if they didn't, he had assumed sending so many Royal Beasts all at once would have slowed them down altogether.

Well, that was until now.

The scene had unfolded to its last dance with Team Gold arriving on top.

Raph had ended the life of the Flame Man and was now glancing directly at the screen, his peerless, pale, white eyes casting a malevolent glint at those who stared deep into it.

He flinched, his fists tightening into a ball as he bit his bottom lip.

At the corner of his eyes, Zitani was staring at him, a smug expression on her face.

"Your plan failed….and I won't deny I'm not surprised but I am glad that you will always be on the losing end.'

He gripped his arms firmly, a sigh escaping his lips as he glanced back at the screen.

'What a fool. You think defeating a flame man will scare me?'

He thought, a subtle smile forming on his lips. It curled into a grin, one that Zitani slowly grew wary of.

She slowly walked towards him.

"What do you think you're about to do?"

She wasn't certain, but after spending so much time with Konstantin as a subordinate, she could at least feel when he was up to no good.

He looked away and said. "Just watch."

At that given moment, in the Territorial Space, the skies quaked, a terrible cry echoing across the landscape of the Ash Skies.

The sky thundered, and an explosion of power and wind occurred, blasting through the canvas of the stuffy skies.

Suddenly, the ground trembled, its large volcanoes erupting like water fountains into the air.

Dread crept into Zitani's expression as she whipped her gaze towards Konstantin.

"Is there something wrong with you?!"

She rushed over to him and pushed him off the Control seat, startling his focus.

He fell to the ground with a loud thud, the other staff quickly losing focus and rushing towards the Head of the Control Room.

"What are you doing Zitani?"

"This could lead to a direct punishment from the Headmaster!"

"Exercise restraint, Miss Zitani."

They warned as they surrounded Konstantin, a stern expression on their faces as they stared at Zitani.

Her brows furrowed in confusion and slowly turned to annoyance.

'Did these idiots not see what he did?'

She wondered when Konstantin slowly stood up, his laughter breaking the tension in the room.

"It's too bad Zitani, you're too late to stop me."

He walked past his staff and Zitani towards the screen, his arms spread out as a loud and shrill cackle escaped his lips.

"Now, it is time for your descent!"

A guttural roar echoed in the air, causing quakes and lava to explode out of volcanoes, startling the teams present in the Territorial Space.

Some of the spilt lava had struck the beasts around the area, some even threatening to strike the students if they were not careful. But these were merely the tip of the Iceberg for those who were farther away from the cause.

Into the distance, we're Team Gold, and in the skies, directly above them, they could make the shape of what streamed through the air.

It was this creature who caused the phenomenon of explosions and earthquakes.

Something Raph had faced more than once in his past life, though, never unscathed.

It was also something Sophie had once wished all her life to face directly and their current expressions betrayed the horror that was on the others.

Darrell knew this phenomenon well, as did Cricken.

The others were mostly startled, knowing fully well that whatever was about to descend was not a Royal.

"Is that what I think it is?"

Raph screamed out in excitement, as he spun his sword through the air.

Lightning streaked the skies while thunder pounded a vibrant beat into the atmosphere. It was a duo that worked well together, serving as a natural disaster for all those who witnessed it.

The creature that flew within was the cause of the lightning as it was of the lava that had begun to encroach the lands.

It spread wide and far, reaching Team Gold who quickly took cover on top of the Fire Man's body.

The lava had begun to rise, forming a pool of hot liquid, ready to envelop all who fell in its steamy grasp.

Sophie stood next to Raph while Darrell and the others stood behind, their gazes fixed on the creature as it suddenly descended like a missile. It slammed into the land covered by lava, an eruption of sound and fire occurring on impact as a feral roar streaked the skies.

"Is that a dragon?!"

Raph cried out in excitement, startling Javier and the others.

"Yes, it is a dragon. We should wait for the Control Room to send us back.."

Cricken replied, though his statement seemed to have fallen on deaf ears.

His gaze shifted to Javier, and Javier's shifted to Darrell.

Darrell turned towards them noticing their expressions, one of worry.

He shrugged and turned away.

"Beats me." He muttered, though his stance in the matter was since portrayed. "I'm sitting this one out."

Sophie giggled at his statement.

"I've always wanted to fight a dragon." She said, causing Raph to pull his attention towards her.

His smirk grew into a grin.

"So have I."

A sudden and powerful roar, one that exuded both power and regality echoed in the air, causing the ground to quake to its intensity.

The Dragon, large as half a skyscraper, with Armour-like scales and glowing red skin,, was one of ephemeral built.

'5th tier Legendary Beasts, Lesser Dragon.'

A lesser Dragon was different from a Higher Dragon with a single difference, and that was its ability to talk and reason like a human.

It was just as powerful as any Higher Dragon but without the intellect and ability to act or think like a human. Including the polymorph ability.

Now, here was the difficult part.

"Can we defeat a legendary beast?"

A cackle escaped his lips as he took a step forward, Sophie following after him.

"Like I care," Sophie replied. "I just want to sink my teeth into it."

Darrell raised a brow, his lips curling downwards as he stretched out his hand.

'On second thought, this is dumb and crazy. I should stop them.'

"Hold on now–BOOM!

They lunged forward together, a sonic explosion occurring as the body of the Flame Man tilted upwards from the force of their jump.

The wind warped causing the lava to rise and the people aboard to rise as well, cutting Darrell off in a second.

For a moment, it had seemed like he was on top of the Flame Man's body, but in the next, he found himself nearly ten feet in the air, his hand still stretched out when he attempted to call out to them.

'What?'

He thought, quickly floating in the air and turning around.

Unlike him who could fly, some others couldn't and would fall into the stream of lava.

He quickly turned around and rushed to their aid, placing them back on the Flame Man as they cried out in surprise.

With a thud, Rizzo and Dina landed on their backs, a pained groan escaping their lips as they sat up.

Javier and Cricken landed with much more ease, landing on their feet, while Darrell landed a few feet away from them.

Darrell's gaze widened in realization as he walked towards the direction of the Dragon.

"They just left to fight a fucking dragon?"