Ch.124124. Red Dragon Discovers Georgius’s True Identity

Crack!

The sound of our skeletons twisting and breaking echoed as Rakshasha and I continued our clash.

“Sturdy one.”

“Ui-seok, don’t push yourself!”

Lu-a shouted as she stabbed Rakshasha with dark matter sharpened to a fine point.

“I can’t hold back against something at this level. The black rage effect is stacked multiple times, making its power insane.”

Even when I returned the energy I absorbed through Gluttony and clashed with it, I could barely maintain the confrontation.

It must be at least T20.

Red Dragon somehow managed to keep this thing contained until now. Well, I suppose there was plenty of land left after everything else was destroyed.

“I’ve blinded it, but that seems ineffective. It appears to identify objects through that energy or whatever it is. And its range is omnidirectional.”

“Its outer shell is so hard that it repels poison too. Do we have any other options?”

“Boksil’s bullets are getting through!”

This is definitely tricky.

We’re steadily accumulating damage. If it’s just a matter of taking it down while I hold out, it would take time but is certainly possible.

The problem is that Rakshasha isn’t the end—the Dragon King Sentai is still out there.

Sulphur is holding them back, but we can’t count on that for long. We could be attacked at any moment.

What makes Rakshasha difficult is that it’s a close-combat specialized monster that’s only vulnerable to close combat, but it surrounds itself with energy like a barrier using its four arms, making it hard to approach.

I don’t know the strategy to defeat this thing. It might have other patterns or skills. There could be something hidden that we can’t counter.

The best scenario would be to end this quickly before we see that.

In that case.

“Avarice two, Wrath two, Lust two, Gluttony one, Sloth one.”

I counted my remaining skill uses.

“Maybe I should use everything at once.”

I immediately called all team members.

“Lu-a, Lena, Somi, Boksil. Let’s end this quickly. Coordinate your timing to concentrate firepower at the critical moment.”

“Got it! What about you, Ui-seok?”

I raised the corner of my mouth.

“I think I’ll be a bit lazy.”

I held a single card.

“Sloth.”

The back of the card showed geometric patterns. I quickly flipped it and inserted it into my belt, pushing in the protrusion on the left. The demon’s mouth greedily devoured the card.

[PIGRITIA]

Bang!

Armageddon’s suit, including the helmet, completely disassembled. Each part flew at high speed and attached to the team members.

“Whoa, that startled me!”

“Ui-seok, what is this?”

Back in my dragon-human form, I shrugged.

“I’ll be taking it easy, so good luck.”

“Master, that’s unfair! This armor is itchy!”

Boksil scratched vigorously, clearly disliking the Armageddon suit that had attached to her.

“Just kidding.”

Sloth is a skill that distributes Armageddon to all team members for a certain time. It’s like an emergency escape method, or literally telling me to lazily watch from the sidelines.

It hasn’t been very useful until now, but it’s not bad for a concentrated attack.

“Somi, go in with Gluttony and use Wrath. Create an opening.”

“Can we use skills too? I understand.”

“Next, Lu-a uses Avarice and Lust. Lena uses Avarice and Wrath. Boksil uses Lust in that order.”

“Ah, I get it.”

“This should be interesting.”

“Why does Boksil only get one?!”

I threw some beef jerky to the complaining Boksil. She jumped three meters and caught it perfectly in her mouth, like it wasn’t even a frisbee.

“Going in.”

I stomped the ground. A sonic boom and earthquake followed.

Red Dragon clearly broke his limits by using blue and black simultaneously.

Though I’ve never trained for it, I believe I can break through the limit of one apocalyptic skill.

If he can do it, there’s no way I can’t.

“Revelation.”

[REVELATION]

“Red of War.”

[BELLUMRUBER]

“Forced Release.”

【ERUPTIIIO】

Boom!!!

My fist, enhanced beyond its limits. Harder than any substance and striking precisely at the critical point.

My fist broke through Rakshasha’s guard and hit its solar plexus. I instinctively felt the sensation of penetrating its energy-hardened outer shell.

For a moment, the creature staggered. Somi dove in from my side and thrust her spear into the opening I created.

“Mr. Ui-seok, leave it to me!”

Somi’s spear, combined with Armageddon’s right arm and Gluttony, instantly began greedily sucking in Rakshasha’s energy.

“And now, Wrath!”

Somi expelled energy mixed with aura. Deadly poison, not flames, instantly penetrated Rakshasha’s body and spread throughout its system through its energy pathways.

“Garrrrr― Kraaaaaa!!”

Sensing something wrong, Rakshasha let out a monstrous cry. It tried to neutralize the poison with newly circulated energy from its core, but the poison empowered by Wrath didn’t dissipate and instead dissolved Rakshasha’s outer shell.

“Gaits, Rust!”

As soon as Somi and I pulled back, Lu-a followed up with Armageddon’s wings. Countless dark matter spears rained down on the defenseless Rakshasha.

Babababam!

Swoosh!

Pierced by countless spears, Rakshasha looked like a pincushion. Its energy core was completely blocked.

From the spears, countless nano-sized quartz armies were generated. The dark matter army began to wreak havoc inside Rakshasha’s body.

“‘Give up your life.’ ‘There will be no forgiveness.'”

Lena unfolded her fan with Armageddon’s left arm and recited her commands.

Boom!

A massive pillar erupted from beneath Rakshasha, piercing through its thick body. It skewered through its mouth and stretched out its arms, making it look like a martyr.

The monster was engulfed in black flames. Rakshasha burned while screaming in agony. Its mind was breaking down and all synapses in its brain stem were burning. Its death was imminent.

“Finishing move, here I go!!”

Boksil took a firm stance with enthusiasm. Armageddon’s leg parts firmly supported her body.

A weapon was summoned from a rift in space. A gun measuring 2 meters wide, 5 meters tall, with a 27-meter barrel rested on Boksil’s shoulder.

Photons shone and fused between the two-pronged barrel.

It was a railgun.

Boksil pulled wires from her waist and clicked them into the stock. Without showing any sign of its weight, she aimed precisely at Rakshasha.

Without any special preparation, Boksil lightly pulled the trigger.

“Yahoo!!”

Kaboom!!

A flash of light shot forth.

The endless path of photons vaporized everything in its path.

Rakshasha’s body, weakened by concentrated bombardment. Its mind manipulated, unable to perform even minimal defensive actions.

The bridge of photons gradually thinned and finally broke.

At its end, Rakshasha had completely vanished, turned to dust without a trace.

“That was dangerous! Say something first!”

“Awww. Boksil didn’t know it would be like this. I don’t like guns without real bullets.”

Boom!

Boksil carelessly threw the railgun to the ground. The weapons quickly disappeared. Simultaneously, the Armageddon form that had been distributed to all team members returned to me.

―――――

Pride SUPERBIA 0/10

Avarice ARARITIA 0/10

Envy INVIDIA 0/10

Wrath IRA 0/10

Lust LUXURIA 0/10

Gluttony GULA 0/10

Sloth PIGRITIA 0/10

―――――

Used them all efficiently.

“Subjugation successful. Good job everyone.”

“Don’t let your guard down. That was too flashy, so the Dragon King Sentai will be coming.”

“Let’s start evasive maneuvers.”

Lu-a’s judgment was correct. However, Boksil had used up all her strength and her movements had become sluggish. We needed to move according to formation right away.

But.

“Dodge.”

Swoosh― Bang!

A void appeared at our feet. Continuous bombardment followed.

“This is… White of Pestilence!”

“That’s what happens when you dawdle.”

“Don’t panic. Maintain formation.”

Clang clang clang!

As soon as I gave the order, invisible walls filled the space between us, blocking our path.

“Shin Yukyong.”

“I’m here too!”

With an energetic voice, a wave surged toward us. Ji Se-hwa was approaching, raising a massive tsunami.

Her ability level has increased significantly.

“Primordial, Giben!”

Clang!

Lu-a counterattacked, but a large shield interfered. Black Shield, Park Hayoung.

“‘Stop―”

Lena’s command was cut off midway.

No, more precisely, her pronunciation became extremely slow. Traces of a yellow dragon appeared. This was Kang Yerin’s new skill.

Indeed, ambushes are not easy to counter.

“Gerogius!!”

I saw a bright red suit rushing toward me at high speed.

It was Red Dragon, simultaneously activating blue and red.

I blocked his right straight with my arm and defended. I took a step to regain my stance.

“Looks like you’ve used up all your finishing moves? Without skills, you’re just a toothless tiger. I’ll take your life right here!”

He came in with great momentum.

Well, he’s not wrong.

My basic specs are superior, but I can’t use Revelation skills in Armageddon form.

If he uses red and blue, I’ll be at a disadvantage in hand-to-hand combat.

If I release Armageddon form and fight in dragon-human form, he still has the advantage since he can break his limits with the pad.

“What’s wrong, feeling a bit flustered? This is the fate of villains. They appear as the hero’s nemesis, only to be subjugated and make the hero shine!”

“Your breath smells like shit.”

Since it actually did smell like shit, I delivered a roundhouse kick to his stomach to create distance.

Well, using Rakshasha was a good move. As a result, all of Armageddon’s skills are depleted.

He has a good sense for creating strategies.

That’s to be expected, I suppose.

Seeing that he still doesn’t know who I am, his imagination is severely lacking.

“Red Dragon, let me explain your fatal flaw.”

“Fatal flaw? From now on, Gerogius, you’re going to die by my hand. Is this your final bluff? Look around. Your team members are staggering from the aftermath of the battle with Rakshasha. After I kill you, I’ll take care of them one by one.”

Indeed, everyone is being held up, though not overwhelmed.

Boksil can’t exert her strength because she’s hungry. Lena was hit by Kang Yerin’s strange skill.

Judging by the fluid movements of those facing Lu-a, it seems they didn’t just brute force their way through scenario 4.

Only Somi is in good condition, but she’s dealing with four members of the Dragon King Sentai marking her.

But that’s a bad move.

You should have come at me with full force from the beginning, trying to kill me.

Stupid fool.

“Red Dragon, you are the only incarnated one in this world. If you fail to clear the scenario, no one can prevent the collapse.”

“So you killed me knowing that. Must be the result of your world collapsing. A world ruled by villains, huh.”

“Does playing hero rot all your brain cells? Who do you think I am?”

“You must be a villain who luckily discovered my identity, a malfunctioning GM account, or a bug user. Or all of the above.”

“Pfft.”

Red Dragon frowned upon hearing my laughter.

Right.

Hearing it a second time, doesn’t something seem off?

“Your fatal flaw is simple.”

I drew Armageddon’s card.

“You’re fucking stupid.”

The Armageddon form was released.

I returned to my dragon-human form.

“You said villains are destined to be subjugated by heroes.”

Then I released my dragon-human form.

I stood before him completely bare.

“Then in a hero versus hero fight, the stronger one wins, right?”

Jung Ui-seok’s entire body froze when he saw my face.

“This is the third time, and it still doesn’t get old.”

I drew upon the power of the red dragon. I expelled it all as if pulling it from my heart.

Light flashed, and the next moment, an elegantly decorated red switch was in my right hand.

The switch of the Red Dragon of Apocalypse.

“Let me show you the difference in our class.”

I took out a hero transformation device from my chest and attached it to my left arm.

“Transform.”