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Ancient Dragon Eruhaben was in a very foul mood.
“Why?”
He looked at the Third Emperor with irritation.
“What?”
The other party silently opened their mouth to say something, but they weren’t given the time.
“What are you looking at with that foolish face? If you have something to say, say it.”
Wow. Cale watched with admiration as Eruhaben told the other party to say what they had to say without giving them time to speak.
“…….”
Of course, he ignored the gaze of Ron, his servant, who was smiling from behind.
“Hey, Choi Han.”
Beacrox approached Choi Han and said:
“Young Master, why are your arms like that? They must hurt.”
“…”
Fortunately, Choi Han refrained from speaking. In fact, he didn’t have a chance to.
“…….”
The Third Emperor. Five Wanderers beside him. Two were Cho and Ryeon. The other three seemed to be the Third Emperor’s subordinates.
“…….”
Beacrox had also positioned himself beside Choi Han. He hadn’t asked Choi Han, expecting an answer. His gaze was also fixed on the enemy.
“…….”
Beacrox’s back was getting soaked.
‘He’s powerful.’
They seemed to be people who had reached a level unattainable for him, who wasn’t yet a Sword Master.
Out of the corner of his eye.
Beacrox’s gaze briefly turned back.
“…”
He saw Sui Khan standing in front of Choi Jung Soo, On, and Hong. The blood running down his arm. His pale face.
‘He can get strong even without the Aura.’
Remembering the words Sui Khan had once said, Beacrox gripped his greatsword. The strength to cut anything. Beacrox would eventually achieve that, but it wasn’t time yet. Even so, Beacrox positioned himself beside Choi Han. Because he knew it was time to help, even a little.
“This isn’t a real dragon, what’s it doing pretending to be one?”
Meanwhile, the Ancient Dragon didn’t stop talking. Cale felt it. Dragons are truly cruel and rude.
“Are you bringing that thing by calling it a dragon?”
Without rest, since he arrived, Eruhaben hadn’t stopped talking.
“That’s right. He is a Dragon.”
Finally, the Third Emperor was able to speak. He had tried to speak several times, but as Eruhaben didn’t stop talking, he waited a while before opening his mouth. And he asked:
“Are you finished buying time?”
Hmm. Choi Han swallowed. Ancient Dragon Eruhaben. The reason why, even after seeing the state of Cale, Choi Han, and his companions, he didn’t pay attention to them and instead irritated the enemies, was to buy time.
‘Is it time to resist?’
Choi Han clenched the hands holding his sword. At that moment, at the question of whether he was finished buying time…
“No!”
“No.”
Cale and Eruhaben replied one after another. Brazenly. And they gave the same answer.
“…….”
“…….”
A human and a dragon looked at each other, then turned their heads to look at the Third Emperor. Cale was the first to speak.
“It seems everyone but you has no intention of fighting, couldn’t you just leave?”
He confidently demanded. While the Ancient Dragon,
“Let’s have a longer chat.”
He declared with more confidence that he would continue buying time.
“…….”
Choi Han and Beacrox were speechless.
“Jaja.”
Ron calmly smiled. But Ron’s gaze darkened. Standing behind the wall, he could see the entire garden.
Uuuung--
Raon had almost completed the teleportation magic formation. But…
“Hey, there are no more personnel in the pavilion!”
“Everyone from the third floor hasn’t arrived yet!”
“They say the kitchen staff will arrive soon!”
The Moraka Castle demons hadn’t gathered yet.
“Damn it!”
Young Master Jimon, preparing for the fight between the God of Chaos’ sect, the Demon King’s army, and Cale that night, had told the employees to keep quiet and hide in inconspicuous places. That’s why they were taking so long to evacuate now.
And Ron, as well as the enemies, were watching him. The Third Emperor, observing the entire situation, calmly spoke.
“An interesting combination.”
His gaze passed over each of them.
“There’s someone who’s a Loner and possesses the seed of a unique energy.”
Choi Han.
“A dragon who, despite being at the end of his life, has rejuvenated.”
Eruhaben.
“And that young dragon is truly peculiar. I feel like observing him more closely.”
Beacrox observed the situation, without being mentioned, with an indifferent expression.
“Above all.”
The Third Emperor looked at Cale.
“You’re the most interesting.”
He continued:
“I heard something about the White Star’s story. It’s surprising that there’s another person who can become a vessel for a god.”
Wanderer Ryeon paused at those words.
‘Someone who can become a vessel for a god?’
The meaning of those words was simple. He could contain a god. Or he could become a god. Wasn’t that the kind of being the hunter family was trying to create?
‘…Did I see the aspect of a Transcendent in someone like that?’
Wanderer Ryeon’s gaze darkened.
‘Hmm.’
She had a bad feeling.
‘What’s wrong?’
At her brother Cho’s question, Ryeon shook her head.
‘Let’s stop overthinking.’
Right now, he’s just a being under someone’s command. As long as her brother wasn’t injured. As long as her brother didn’t die. Ryeon didn’t care about anything else. She simply remained silent.
“The God of Chaos’ sect and the Demon King’s army’s behavior is strange, all because of something you did, right?”
Right now, she only had to follow the Third Emperor’s will.
“Interesting.”
The Third Emperor gestured with his hand. At that instant, the blue dragon straightened. Its body and head extended straight, as if it were about to ascend to the heavens. The Three Emperors were seated between its two horns.
“Obstacles must be eliminated.”
A smile appeared on the Third Emperor’s lips.
“I should take the interesting things.”
Cale Henituse. And some other people. Very interesting. It would be good to take them away to examine them. After only thinking about killing Choi Jung Gun, something interesting has happened after a long time. He intended to enjoy this game.
“But I should correct that arrogant gaze.”
He knew very well why they were opposing him.
“Playing heroes. Interesting.”
He decided to be the villain.
“Let’s go.”
He gestured with his hand.
Saaaaaaaa---
The blue dragon moved along with the sound of waves. The blue dragon’s scales shone. In the dark night, the blue light, more beautiful than the stars and moon, was like the sea’s glow under sunlight.
Kuaaaaa-
Even the blue dragon’s roar was ferocious, but it had a weight that made it feel overwhelming.
-Ah.
The Sky Eating Water sighed. What it contained was a feeling of deprivation. Cale soon understood the reason.
-It’s water.
That blue dragon is water itself.
-It’s water itself, which can be the sea, rain, or anything.
As it contained nature itself, it was an existence that felt sacred just by looking at it. That power was the Third Emperor’s unique energy.
Sssss-
Saaaaaaa-
The water serpents of the three Wanderers following it began to charge.
Kwaaaaaaaaaa!
Three water serpents striking the wall. But amidst all that, the blue dragon, staring fixedly at the sky, as if it were going to cut the sky—
“Water never stops.”
It moved at the Third Emperor’s words. The Third Emperor smiled, and the blue dragon also smiled. As if they were soulmates. It seemed they shared the same feelings. Cale felt a strange sensation upon seeing that scene.
It was like when he himself spoke with the ancient powers.
-Cale.
At that moment, the Glutton Priestess softly called him. But Cale had already moved before she called him.
Uuuuuu—uu--
A shield appeared. A shield with two wings. Everyone saw it grow.
“!”
“……!”
Ron and Beacrox’s expressions hardened at the sight of that scene. The shield was gray. And,
“It’s stained with wood!”
As the Third Emperor said, it was contaminated with Chaos, and no vitality was felt.
Tap!
Beacrox saw Choi Han running forward, passing by him. Choi Han didn’t want Cale to exert himself any further. That blue dragon. He couldn’t even imagine how powerful it was just by looking at it.
‘It’s powerful. More powerful than Cale-nim’s water power.’
Cale-nim’s water power was more powerful and overwhelming than other ancient powers. But an even more overwhelming power was felt in the calmness of that blue dragon.
‘So I’ll be the first to confront it!’
Hadn’t he decided to be the sword that went to the front? Choi Han wanted to keep his promise.
Kwaaaaaaaaaa!
But Choi Han had to be stopped.
“Kreuk!”
He stared fixedly at a water serpent blocking his sword. Beyond the water serpent, the Wanderer smiled.
“Don’t you dare act like that, being just a seed.”
Despair and anger weren’t reflected on Choi Han’s face. He had no intention of acting arrogantly. From the beginning, he knew he was weak here, he had only decided to be at the front. But,
‘Cale-nim!’
He couldn’t leave him alone. How much effort would Cale-nim have to exert to resist that water dragon alone?
Uuuuuu—uu---
The instant the faded gray shield, different from before, enveloped Moraka Castle…
Kwaaaaaaaaaa---!
A roar of a different level from before echoed.
“Uaaaaak!”
“Kreuk!”
Everyone trying to escape had to crouch down and cover their ears at the roar. Even Terosa, on the Demon King’s side, who was considering retreating due to complaints from General Mol, the army leader, staggered. The retreating highest-ranking paladin looked back and saw a scene.
“A dragon.”
A blue dragon emitting a bright light. Another enormous dragon blocking that dragon. A Gold Dragon, enveloped in shining platinum dust, with a body even larger than the water dragon.
Plap!
The dragon spread its wings and positioned itself in front of the gray shield with its enormous body. No impact reached Cale’s gray shield. Because there was a dragon protecting it.
“…….”
“…….”
The Third Emperor’s blue dragon. And Ancient Dragon Eruhaben. The two presences looked at each other. After that brief moment…
Kwaaaaaaaaaa!
Their enormous bodies clashed again.
Kwaaaaaaaaaa!
Kwaang! Kwaaaaaaaaaang!
The earth trembled along with the roar, and the surrounding forest was devastated.
“Kreuk!”
“Fall back!”
The Demon King’s forces began to flee. The water serpents wielded by the Third Emperor’s subordinates had to retreat so as not to be caught in the clash. It wasn’t simply the result of those enormous beings clashing.
Saaaaaaaa-
The sound of waves was heard. The water dragon opened its mouth.
Kuaaaaa-
Water was created around it along with its roar. That water was launched towards Eruhaben. It was as if a violent storm was trying to cover the Ancient Dragon’s body.
“Do you dare?!”
With those words…
Plap!
The platinum dust swirled around Eruhaben, who violently flapped his wings, and was soon absorbed by the storm. It would seem he was being swept away, but—
Kwaang! Kuang! Kwaang!
Countless particles of platinum dust began to explode.
-Truly, that dragon’s characteristics and attributes are incredible.
As Super Rock said, Eruhaben was fighting using his own characteristics instead of magic using mana, and with his body that was powerful and overwhelming just by its existence.
Saaaa---
Waves rose in the forest, trying to destroy the castle.
Kwaang, Kuang, Kuangkuang!
The trees forming the forest exploded into dust, attacking the blue dragon’s scales.
Kuuung---
The blue dragon and Eruhaben constantly clashed, striking each other with their enormous bodies. The gray shield trembled due to the shockwave.
‘It’s weak.’
Cale frowned upon seeing the gray shield tremble even with that shockwave.
‘I don’t think it can resist if it collides with that blue dragon.’
And that blue dragon was truly powerful.
‘Such recovery power is incredible.’
Kwaaaaaaaaaang!
The blue dragon colliding with Eruhaben. Eruhaben shattered its scales with its claws. But,
Saaaaaaaa-
The scales restored themselves along with the sound of water.
-Cale. That’s water. It’s not a real dragon.
Water never cuts.
It never collapses.
It never breaks.
It simply flows.
Although that water dragon had a physical form, its body was water, so it quickly recovered from the explosions and attacks.
-The Ancient Dragon is getting tired.
But Eruhaben was quickly getting tired. Although he wasn’t breathing heavily…
“Heok. Heok.”
Ron, Beacrox, and Choi Han, who were fighting in front of the gray shield, were breathing heavily. Cale soon realized the reason.
-The humidity is incredible.
Beyond the gray shield. The area around the water dragon was becoming as if it were underwater. As if turning into paper gradually soaking up water. The air around them became heavy and humid. And breathing was becoming increasingly difficult. Choi Han muttered unintentionally.
As if,
“Sea—”
He felt he was gradually being dragged into the sea.
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