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by fnovelpiaEpisode 13 – Activities of an F-class asshole 5 –
The earth opened its huge mouth and we entered.
The thick smell of earth and crumbs falling from everywhere tickled us as they swirled around us.
A cave made of dirt, not stone.
It was a cave that could be expected but was difficult to actually see.
Even though there was no light inside the cave, there was no obstruction to the view.
An experience I have never had before in Korea.
I walked inside following that unrealistic phenomenon.
“But Abraxas English… How on earth did you realize this?”
And when the series of events turned out as I had expected, Sylvia Lennen asked me for more details.
“Haha. Trade secrets cannot be disclosed carelessly.”
There was no need to tell the truth, so I kept it a secret.
Fortunately, it seems that Sylvia Rennen was just asking in case she might find out.
She said nothing more.
I slowly went down the dirt stairs prepared for the dragon inside.
As we went down, the temperature gradually increased.
As we were going down like that, Elijah suddenly seemed to have a doubt and asked me a question.
“Sleep… ! Abraxas English? What if the dragon tries to collapse this cave and bury us?”
“Dragons are basically smart. Of course, there were practical constraints, so we were allowed to enter with only this level of commotion. Still, they wouldn’t ignore us that much for uncovering the truth that had not been revealed for thousands of years.”
“Ignore?”
“If we were to be cut off here without any news, you can safely assume that we would have prepared to disclose all information. After all, it’s a thing of the past that humans couldn’t hunt dragons.”
Of course, even if we judged that we had not prepared, the old dragon would have left us alone.
Because the old dragon was that kind of dragon.
“Yong has strong pride. So, even though I am evaluated as arrogant, I show that much respect to the person who acknowledges me. It’s not easy to get recognition, but if you get it, you never ignore it. So we are safe.”
We have received at least a little.
Dragon’s approval.
So it’s safe. At least for now.
As we continued to descend, the bottom of the cave began to appear.
The beginning of the cave floor was no longer made of dirt but stone.
We continued on through a real cave made of rocks, not a cave made of dirt.
“So how do you get the Dragon Heart? Abraxas. They said they weren’t going to hunt.”
Theseus whispered secretly.
He is the only person who knows that I am there to have a conversation, not to slay a dragon.
“Yong has strong pride. Just remember that.”
I gave him a hint in a whisper.
WFS is an open world game. That’s why some parts boast a tremendous degree of freedom. Some bosses can be defeated without fighting at all, like the final boss of Autumn Outing 1.
Now that I think about it, I would like to say that it is an MMORPG game, but the fact that it has an open world and makes you attack the boss with a sharp kick is amazing.
Because it was a game like that, there were a lot of people who held on even if it failed due to lack of balance. like me.
What welcomed us as we went down was a huge gate.
The border is made of an unknown metal.
The door in the middle is made of old wood.
The one in the middle is a huge dragon shape made of pure gold.
The letters written on the shape. The great ancient dragon, Horntail.
A name that was so old that even humans had forgotten was written in its place.
“Let’s go in.”
Anyway, no one knows the truth about that name except me.
This is because they have been forgotten by everyone, including humans, elves, dwarves, and demons.
Even to the same dragon.
I’m so excited~
As soon as we announced our intention to enter, the gate to the dragon’s lair began to open.
What we could see when we went inside was numerous gold and silver treasures.
In a space where a small amount of light is reflected diffusely, it is dazzling even in the dark.
Sylvia and Elijah couldn’t help but be amazed.
“Wow, wow. Is this a dragon rare by any chance?”
“I think so. Abraxas: That guy isn’t someone you can trust, but looking at this… Looks like there really is a dragon… ?”
“As the saying goes, the old dragon’s rare is full of gold and silver treasures, but there is actually very little of it that is useful.”
“What. That’s not what we came here for.”
It would be nice if we could sell the countless gold and silver treasures accumulated here, but unfortunately we cannot.
This is because the world has developed too quickly.
The annuity revolution that occurred a few centuries ago made the value of many precious metals meaningless.
Counterfeit products that look exactly like the real product are rampant, and to determine whether the counterfeit product is authentic, you have to pay more than the price of the real product.
In the end, the market collapsed due to fakes that were more brilliant than the real thing, and the current market has long since become completely currency-centered.
Using unique magic that cannot be reproduced. The empire is also amazing in some ways.
As I was exploring the area, I was looking for useful items.
Most of them have already corroded or rotted away due to the passage of time.
All of the things that were fine performed poorly.
There is nothing special about rare. Because it was rare before something like that was made.
As we walked around the rare, we soon saw a scene that was more daunting and sad than we expected.
There was a dragon in the corner of the lair.
A dragon that is completely opposite to what you imagine.
The scales that were supposed to shine were dry and crumbly.
The body was so thin that the bones were visible.
The dragon, which should have been dozens of times bigger than us, was so shabby that it was only ten times larger.
The highlight was color. Unlike young dragons, whose bodies were all of one color, his body was speckled.
White, which would never be mixed in a black dragon, made up the majority of the body, and black scales were occasionally visible here and there.
“Really useful… Age… ”
And when a being who shatters the illusion about dragons appears before your eyes. Everyone was speechless at that sight.
And when the dragon realized that we had arrived in front of him, he opened his eyes and looked at us.
[Are you here? Intruders who have stepped into my rare.]
And seeing that, everyone except me was ready for battle. The Dragon Fear that the dragon uses when entering battle was also not used, but it was an unconditional reflection of the existence of the dragon itself.
Realizing that his actions had embarrassed the humans, the dragon corrected the misunderstanding.
[There is no need to be hostile. Looking at the way your leader is showing, it seems like he has no intention of fighting me.]
The ancient dragon showed respect to us. It may be because he is a guest who has been coming here for a long time.
The last guest would have visited before mankind was even born.
Putting those thoughts aside, I got to the point.
“An old ancient dragon. Horntail. The mightiest dragon, and now the weakest. So how do you feel? Who was the first invader to visit after being given the title of strongest?”
[Hoo. You know a lot about me. He must be a man whose intelligence is superior to that of my compatriots. He is young even by dragon and human standards, so when he grows up, he will become a talent that will change the continent.]
“Thank you for that. But the reason we came here is simple. I’d like to make a suggestion that may be helpful to you as well.”
[What is it? Since it’s been a long time since I’ve been a guest, I can give away most of the items in my rare. I just hope that my mercy will be spread far and wide beyond the realm of magic.]
The ancient dragon boasted of his mercy, saying that he could give away the things in this rare.
But this is not true. The Horntail is not a merciful dragon, nor is it meant to be merciful.
It’s just a dragon with a lot of pride.
“What we want is… ”
I stand in front and tell the dragon what I want.
Theseus Winterfield, Elijah Adonis, and Sylvia Rennen watch me from behind.
The dragon stands before him, ready to hear what it wants from us.
And my mouth was opened and I made a request to everyone.
“This is your dragon heart.”
A request that will blow everyone’s minds.
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Everyone’s expressions of astonishment are evident except for me, the person who said those words.
Even though it was my first time seeing a dragon in person, there was no doubt that the old dragon could not believe his ears.
[What did you say just now…? ]
“I asked for a dragon heart.”
[Are you asking for my life?]
“Ah. These days, heart transplant surgery has developed so much that asking for a heart is not necessarily life-threatening. I’ll get you a heart. Would you like to exchange it for that heart?”
The dragon criticized me for my sophistry.
The other people who followed me were frozen in shock and could not make any excuses.
[That’s rude. Even if you are a guest who has been visiting for a long time, you must be polite. If you behave any further than this, I will not tolerate it.]
And then the pressure slowly builds up. Although it was definitely my first time feeling this sensation, I instinctively knew what it was.
Dragon Fear, the presence radiated by a dragon. A type of being that threatens all living things below a certain level.
And the fact that I used this made me a little angry.
“Then, let me ask you one thing I’m really curious about.”
[If you can exchange that with your request.]
“Good. Then let me ask you. The ancient dragon, Horntail. Once the strongest dragon, now the weakest dragon. Have you never once questioned your actions?”
[What do you mean?]
“Why did you stay here? Why do dragons still believe so strongly that they live forever when there is a counterexample like you?
You may think they don’t know because there haven’t been any counterexamples, but since there’s proof that it’s you, it doesn’t make sense that the dragons don’t know.”
[That’s because I didn’t show up. That’s because they don’t know my existence.]
“Well, even so, being the strongest ultimately means being the strongest of all dragons. But if he ultimately became weaker as he got older, why on earth did no one know about it? I bet you didn’t know that you eventually get older too?”
“Hey! Abraxas! What are you saying?”
“Is this also part of the operation? Abraxas English?”
It’s not that I’m emotionally involved. Now I am completely rational.
It just tells the older dragon what he did wrong.
The dragon slowly increases the intimidation of Dragon Fear.
Other people are gasping as if they are suffocating from the intimidation.
However, I am an Auror Master, and I will not submit to this level.
I scratched him a little more to execute the operation.
“Would you like me to tell you the truth? You are just a ghost of the past. There is always a time for living things to shine. But then what do you do? After all, it’s not shining at all right now? Isn’t asking for recognition in the present just because you shined in the past an insult to even the countless dragons who died by your hands?”
Obvious provocation. This was planned to some extent.
It’s different from my personality, but the dragon doesn’t know me. So you might think this is my personality.
Rudeness, make a blade out of it and shoot it through the mouth to scratch the dragon’s nerves.
[Shut your mouth. As you know, it is clear that I was the strongest dragon.]
“That’s true. But are you the strongest dragon now? No, you when you were the strongest dragon and the strongest dragon of the current generation. Which of the two is stronger?
It has the nickname of the strongest dragon of all time, but if you look at it from a third party’s perspective, it just appears to be a dragon that was lucky enough to maintain its position as the strongest while other dragons were weak.”
[I am the only dragon who has experienced aging! Do you think that anyone other than me can be called the strongest?]
“Then why didn’t you go outside? When aging was felt, wouldn’t it have been the strongest after all? If you were truly overwhelmingly the strongest, you would still be the strongest even when aging was felt. But the fact that even the current generation of dragons don’t know that they’re getting old means that you won’t have any kin to meet when you grow old. In the end, he probably avoided it because he wasn’t the strongest! Or maybe he was afraid of dying and made a hiding place here when he got old!”
[You are trying to deceive me with empty words! Let me show you my power in earnest!]
“Try it! Indeed, if you were once the strongest, you would be able to overpower us!”
A dragon that was once the strongest dragon, but was unable to withstand the passage of time and became the weakest.
Because he was the strongest, he was not hunted by anyone.
In the end, the dragon disappeared into history, forgotten by everyone.
A dragon that has been so long ago that everyone has forgotten about it.
No one thought of his rare as a rare, so the rare was eventually named Demon Lord.
And the only person who knows that fact.
Everything is ready.
[No matter how weak I am… Are you telling me that I just couldn’t show up enough to be defeated by you guys?!!! I will personally judge you and eliminate you from this world!!!]
“If you really want to. Let’s do that.”
[Do you think that if I provoke you like that, you will be too proud to attack me!!! It’s still 10,000 years too early to deal with me!!!]
Dragon Fear resonates even more powerfully throughout this rare.
And bodies that refuse to follow their master’s will due to the influence of Dragon Fear.
The body starts to tremble like a heart, and the heart starts to tremble more than the body.
People around me sense danger and react by blaming me.
“Fuck- I hope they follow your strategy again, you fucking Abraak!”
“They said there was definitely no risk to my life…
“Just think about surviving during that time! Sylvia!”
The dragon, which entered a fighting stance, supported itself on its hind paws like a bear and then raised its front paws.
The wings spread out behind its back made the skinny ancient dragon look huge.
At the same time, numerous magic circles began to form at the dragon’s paws and were immediately activated.
“Be careful!!!”
“English! Avoid it!!!”
Changㅡ
Chakkeung ㅡ
Elijah Adonis used his speed to pick me up and evacuate me.
Sylvia Rennen was trying to somehow dispel some of the magic that had already been activated.
However, the dragon’s magical power was too powerful for Sylvia Rennen to handle.
“Off… ”
Although his body is weakened, the magical power of the immortal Dragon Heart is powerful.
Sylvia, who was not yet fully grown, could not handle it.
“Gaggingㅡ”
Sylvia Rennen’s brain was overloaded and she eventually collapsed, vomiting blood.
“Silvia! Abraxas English. I have to get out of here quickly–quiaaa-”
Elijah Adonis, seeing his friend fallen, also tried to escape quickly, but was helpless in the face of the dragon’s power.
The weakest dragon. But no matter how weak you are, a dragon is a dragon. A race with the highest lowest point in this world.
In the face of such a being, humans who did not grow up were just cruelly trampled on.
“Keueuuu.
Elijah somehow got up and faced the dragon once more.
It didn’t mean anything.
To the dragon, it was just an ant that fell from his grasp.
From the ants’ perspective, they may have thought they survived, but from the humans’ perspective, the impact was such that they could catch them again at any time.
Whiik ㅡ
And as if trying to catch an ant that had fallen from its hand, the old dragon pointed its huge paw toward Elijah once more.
A speed faster than that of Elijah Adonis, displayed by that gigantic body.
Of course, Elijah couldn’t handle that speed.
“Kwaaakㅡ”
In the end, even Elijah was unable to avoid his attack and fell.
Theseus could not bear the dragon’s fear and fell down on the other side.
Now the only person left is me.
In a situation that seemed hopeless at first glance, the old dragon spoke to me.
[ruler. Look. All your comrades kneel before me. Calculate it with your smart head. Do you still think you can win against me?]
We can’t hunt dragons.
However, all intelligent beings sometimes give up their lives for their beliefs.
[The dragon’s eyes see through everything. Penetrate everything, including the opponent’s abilities, thoughts, and what they are hiding. Even the future. You were destined to be defeated because you had no ability to resist in my eyes.]
“Even a dragon’s eyes can’t see the target’s memories. The future is not set in stone.”
[That has no meaning. You guys aren’t even at the level to use the dragon’s eyes anyway. Stop disappearing from my area.]
The dragon seemed to not want to talk to me anymore and attacked me.
If you look at what I said, there are many things that are wrong, but if you look at it seriously, there is nothing wrong with it.
However, in order to feel happiness, there must be some kind of loss.
Come now.
Even if your body is already old, come with the mind of your prime.
Because that’s the conversation I prepared for.
The ancient dragon raises its front paw and prepares to strike.
can not avoid. No matter how old I am, a dragon is a dragon. As for me right now, I’ll be lucky enough to get hit once or twice in the end.
However, if I was going to die like this, I wouldn’t have started from the beginning.
Death without leaving anything behind is a disgrace.
So I muttered something and waited for his attack to begin.
[die.]
Bang~
I smiled and simply accepted the elder dragon’s gesture.
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