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by fnovelpiaEpisode 14 – Activities of an F-class asshole 6 –
“Abraxas!!!”
As a huge explosion occurred due to the ancient dragon’s gesture, Theseus shouted to Abraxas.
Elijah’s stamina is depleted.
Sylvia is completely unconscious.
Even Theseus himself is in a situation where his body is not listening due to the dragon fear.
‘What should I do about this situation…’ ‘
He thought he was smart in his own way, but unfortunately, even his brain couldn’t see a way to overcome this situation.
Even if the opponent is weakened, he is definitely a dragon. A being at the pinnacle of life.
Even if it were him 30 years from now, he would be incomparable to him now.
Therefore, there was only one path given to Theseus.
‘Abraxas knew everything. Even the existence of dragons. The story of the dragon. So obviously this was also the intention.’
Although he pretended not to trust him, Theseus trusted Abraxas. Since I was young, I was a person who planned and implemented various things like adults.
An ordinary child wouldn’t think of receiving investment from dozens of people and then running away with it, saying they would double their money.
Abraxas was only walking down the wrong path, but what was extraordinary was that he was overflowing.
So Theseus decided to think that this was also Abraxas’ intention.
‘In the end, I have to be of some help to achieve Abraxas’ plan. The only thing I can trust is his plan.’
I decided to believe in Abraxas, who had shown amazing miracles.
He decided to risk his life.
“I, Theseus Winterfield of the Duke of Winterfield… ! Challenge the old dragon to battle!!”
The body is consumed by dragon fear and does not listen to words.
I know full well that I can’t compete with him.
Still, I just believe it.
[You know you will lose. You really have a good colleague.]
The dragon praised his courage.
But a fight is a fight.
The dragon thrust his fist into his body.
Puck~
It sounded honest.
The sound of a person’s body being hit by something huge.
Theseus was hit by a fist and fell awkwardly against the wall.
And that image became visible to Elijah, who was somewhat conscious.
“Confucius… !”
Elijah Adonis, who was still conscious, saw a man risking his life to challenge the dragon for his friend.
How on earth could that happen?
‘There is no way left… Sylvia is finally regaining consciousness, Abraxas’s life or death is unknown, Prince Theseus is unable to use Auror enhancements, and I am also in a state of disrepair.’
Everything is over.
A situation that can be seen as a failure of attack.
Not even a single effective hit was given to the dragon.
And our party is now on the verge of extinction.
Theseus, who was pinned against the wall, was trembling and was barely able to get up using his sword instead of his staff as support.
Sylvia Rennen was lying down, unable to even stand, watching the situation.
Elijah Adonis is also at the limit of his physical strength.
But even so, they did not give up.
This is because this situation seemed to overlap with what he had shown.
‘Abraxas Yeongsik won against the professor by sacrificing one of his arms.’
‘Youngsik was definitely smiling at the end. There must be something more.’
‘You may think that they started a fight because they are two assholes, but there was a reason why they started a fight at the academy. Clearly, Abraxas deliberately started a fight.’
Not sure. Everyone thought so.
However, in the end, the leader of the party who planned the strategy to get here is Abraxas. It’s absolutely right to trust him.
So, filled with each other’s will, they rose up for the final fight.
Even though my body was shaking and I was exhausted, I still had to trust him.
When they were about to start the battle with their last hope.
[You really have great colleagues. So please answer. Or are you going to watch your colleagues suffer even more?]
The dragon spoke to someone.
“I didn’t think so. I just waited until the atmosphere calmed down a bit.”
“““!!!”””
While everyone was assessing the situation, someone’s doll came up between the joints of the dragon’s front paws.
Abraxas Mentutihotep. The man who planned this whole incident was standing there.
“ character. So, let’s start the story. A story that will benefit us all.”
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“An old ancient dragon. Horntail. The mightiest dragon and the oldest dragon. However, because it has been so long ago, this dragon has been forgotten by everyone.
You lived long because you were the strongest, but because you lived long, you became the weakest Jackie Chan.”
The moment when the eyes of the dragon and other party members were focused on me.
I left out the introduction that is essential before telling an important story.
“You just don’t show it. I’m more scared than anyone else. Not even a trace of his former glory as the strongest dragon remained.
A body that becomes weaker as the days go by. But even the dragons didn’t know that dragons die of old age, so no one challenged you even as you grew weaker.”
A dragon that could not be challenged by anyone because it was so strong.
Because the dragons considered themselves immortal, they did not challenge Horntail, who was the strongest, in order to survive.
Even if it’s a challenge, I thought I’d do it after I got stronger.
However, contrary to what other dragons thought, dragons were beings that became weaker as they got older.
This has become his vice.
He cannot die.
He wanted to die because he fell short of his glory days, but his pride did not allow him to commit suicide, which only weak people choose.
“You probably wanted to die like other dragons. But even in that situation, I couldn’t commit suicide because of the glory and honor I had at the time.
Like other dragons, you probably hoped that a stronger being would kill you. Because that is honorable. Because I want to remain a powerful dragon, not an ugly dragon. That’s why you can’t kill me.”
He doesn’t want to live, but killing himself is even more unacceptable.
That’s why he can’t kill us.
“Because I never mentioned to anyone that the source of the moon’s demonic spirit is a dragon.”
Because what the ancient dragon wanted from us was to make ourselves known.
The result of muttering that fact. I was able to stand here just fine.
The ancient dragon doesn’t know how I found out the information about the dragon. That’s why he acknowledged me.
This is because he discovered information that had been forgotten even by his own people.
He could have spread the information himself, but he didn’t. Because promoting yourself is a trivial thing to do.
“Aren’t you afraid? How long will it take? Do we really die of old age? The body is aging, but the dragon heart is still intact. Could it be that the body just grows weaker and lives forever?
Even if I were to die, how soon would I eventually die? 100,000 years? 1 million years? Or maybe there are more days left to live in the future? Should I continue to live this ugly life? Aren’t you trembling with fear with those thoughts?”
Even dragons don’t know that they can grow old, but I know it myself.
However, he only knows that he is getting old, but he also does not know how long the dragon can live.
How much should I endure? No, maybe he really is immortal. Even though he is immortal, isn’t his body constantly weakening?
The more such facts came to mind, the more devastated he gradually became.
That’s why this magic mirror stopped like a photograph. Because he didn’t want to grow old anymore. Because I didn’t want to die.
Even if I had to die, I wanted to die to someone who surpassed me in my prime.
Even if it means stopping time.
I couldn’t actually stop it, so all I could do was restrict my movements.
“So, let me make your wish come true. Didn’t I tell you? That would be a good offer. The ancient dragon, Horntail. I will take your dragon heart.”
We grant his wish of death.
However, there were still things about the ancient dragon that could not be tolerated.
[That means… Are you just telling me to die?]
Die by an unworthy person. That is no different from the suicide he had been putting off.
He only stopped because he couldn’t do it, but the anger still resides inside him.
So what I had to say was decided.
“The reason you didn’t want to die was because you wanted future generations to remember you, or for some other reason, because you wanted someone to eventually surpass you. Then take a look. Are we qualified enough?”
[purple… ?]
“They say the dragon’s eyes see through everything. Everything, including the other person’s abilities, thoughts, and what they are hiding. Even the future.
So take a look. The people here are at least qualified to use the Dragon’s Eye.”
We have proven ourselves.
There are people with outstanding talent here.
Dragon eyes that can even predict the future of an object. It just shows future possibilities, but that’s enough.
Even if it’s a long time later, he will fully tolerate being killed by those who have qualities that can surpass him.
[That is correct.]
The dragon was convinced by those words.
As the saying goes, the dragon’s eyes see through everything, and it seems that he understood the true meaning of what I had done before.
Once you know the truth, your anger usually subsides.
Just like that, the dragon’s eyes shined, and the old dragon watched the future.
Our future will be determined by what the dragon sees.
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A huge battlefield unfolds in the dragon’s eyes.
There is no sound. Because the dragon’s eyes can only see.
A mountain valley with a sunset. In a place where only burnt trees remain, as if there had been a forest fire, huge creatures fly up and head in one direction.
[It’s a wyvern.]
Numerous wyverns were flying to this land from the sky.
Given the circumstances, the mountain must have been burned by those wyverns.
And on the other side of the place where the wyverns invaded, several dolls were seen.
A collection of various races such as elves, dragons, beastmen, and humans.
In such a gathering, one person caught the dragon’s eye.
The person who caught the dragon’s eye pulled out the sword hanging from his back and pointed it at the Wyverns.
And soon he was swinging his sword so fast that even the dragon’s eyes could not perceive it.
Kwaaa
There was no sound, but the dragon seemed to hear the sound. That was because such an incredible spectacle unfolded on this land.
Starting with the sword’s trajectory, an earthquake occurred in the sky.
Earthquakes cannot occur in the sky, but there was no other way to express it.
The process was omitted. It must have happened, but it was so fast that it was as if it didn’t happen.
The Wyverns were literally slaughtered by the earthquake that occurred in the sky.
The dragon smiled with satisfaction after learning the identity of the person who had struck such a blow.
[Ah, I see. There was nothing I could do about it.]
The dragon acknowledged its existence. Even though it may still be weak, it may one day become higher than anyone else.
[He who can become the pinnacle of this world. It’s vain.]
However, that is why the dragon was able to accept death more comfortably than anyone else.
I was defeated in front of the strongest. No one will be able to say anything.
[It may be that he came after he became the strongest, but he is still a weak relative. So, we must maintain dignity.]
If I had seen him anyway, I wouldn’t have said anything like this.
[I will entrust my final fate to you. Sir Abraxas.]
The dragon closed his eyes, leaving behind such a brilliant light.
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After a moment the dragon saw right through us.
The dragon’s eyes disappeared and they looked at us.
Then the dragon suddenly started creating fog around me.
Since I was the only one directly attached to the dragon, I was the only one trapped in the fog.
[This space is a kind of barrier. So, the conversations we have here won’t leak out.]
The ancient dragon seemed to have something to share with me alone, so he set up a barrier and created an enclosed space.
And when I saw that, I smiled.
In the end, the reason his anger subsided was because my strategy worked.
‘I don’t know who it was, but there was someone the dragon could tolerate.’
I couldn’t have predicted this, so I took a gamble. Of course, if you fail, you won’t die.
Then, after signing the contract, all you have to do is bring in people from the main family and receive the shares.
If it’s the people from Yong’s hometown, they will allow death.
‘In order to use the dragon’s eye on us, we needed at least a motive. Even using the dragon’s eye is beyond the power of an old ancient dragon.’
That’s why I deliberately provoked him.
He dug a trap that could not kill me. And the operation was ultimately successful and brought us to this place.
With only the two of us left, the old dragon said what he wanted to say.
[What I’m trying to say is that I… I am not a coward hiding in fear.]
No matter how much you accept death, pride is pride.
It is not particularly strange as some people wish to die with honor.
That’s why I told you the truth.
It wasn’t a slanderous attempt to make him angry.
“I know. Because your father said that the strongest are not those who challenge, but those who are challenged. So, unless another dragon challenged you, you weren’t challenged and eventually you were forgotten.”
[How did you tell my father’s story…? !]
This story is a scene that appears in the elder dragon’s flashback when he dies in WFS.
A memory that only I or the ancient dragon knows.
And this also revealed to him that I was not an ordinary person.
[Did you know everything… ]
“Yes. I knew it all. That’s what I wanted to say. If you didn’t want to live but wanted to die and leave behind future generations, you should have made it known. Even if you were once the strongest, you are now the weakest.
In the end, in the eyes of others, you are just a coward who ran away. If you ever wanted to go down in history. If you really wanted to become an honorable dragon, you should have cared about what others think.”
[I was wrong.]
“I don’t know that dragons also die of old age, but I could be wrong.”
[I don’t think you actually assume you’re wrong at all.]
“If you make a mistake, you can correct it later.”
I am his only understanding left on this earth.
This is because all living beings related to him have already left this earth and gone to the afterlife.
And I also wasn’t around 17 years ago, so anyone who remembers him hasn’t been on this earth for a very long time.
[Great human being. I don’t know how you knew that. If you take advantage of those points, you will be able to jump over the dragon and fly high. When your journey ends. Write about me. That is my last wish.]
“I can only ask that much of a favor from the mightiest dragon.”
Still, I decided to grant one last favor to the once most powerful dragon.
It’s hard to even ask this as a favor.
The dragon was satisfied with my appearance and made an expression as similar to a human smile as possible.
The dragon’s barrier has been lifted.
Hwaaa
When the barrier was lifted, the thick fog spread everywhere and returned to the embrace of nature.
Me and the old dragon just stood there.
Fortunately, when they saw that I was safe, my colleagues who had come here came running to me.
“Abraxas! Are you okay!!”
“There is no problem, right? I was attacked somewhere or suffered a mental attack… ”
“On the outside, he looks the most sane among us… ”
Fortunately, everyone was worried about me, as if the goodwill I had built up wasn’t that bad.
And the old dragon continued to watch our conversation.
I continued speaking.
“Then can I kill you? Don’t tell me who you accepted death for.”
[Do you want me not to tell you who you recognized? Why?]
“The future seen through the eyes of a dragon is not certain. The undetermined future can be changed just by knowing about it. If you don’t know the future, you can reach that future without variables.”
The only being who can see the future is God. The dragon’s eye only guesses the future.
All you have to do is have transcendent insight and produce a power similar to foreknowledge of the future.
“So, as the leader of this party, I will kill you. Having competent subordinates is also a quality of a leader.”
After hearing that, the dragon said, “Heh heh.” He smiled with satisfaction.
[I hope the end of my life was as valuable as those who died by my hands.]
“I will spread your story widely.”
The dragon stretched its neck a bit and looked down at us. It was a signal that a vital spot would be revealed and to aim for it.
I also brought out a technique that I had never used against the professor in honor of the once-powerful dragon.
Aura awakening, absolute first strike.
Aura awakening is the power to distort the world through Aura. Because it distorts the world, Auror awakening does not follow any laws of physics.
This technique was created from my imagination.
Even if it means sacrificing one arm. Even if it means sacrificing your honor. Even if there is dirt all over your body. An awakening created by forging my will to achieve what I want even if it means giving up my humanity.
Use one arm as support. By recoiling his arm, he unleashes a fast attack at a speed that can never be avoided. An attack made in that way can reach any target. Whether physical or conceptual.
Even though my body is weak, I cannot launch such a powerful attack, and in return, the arm I use will be reduced to ash.
It’s okay since you can get recovery from the priest of Seonghwangcheong anyway.
The true sword in my right hand swung and split the air. Beginning and result. There was no process in between.
The process was omitted, and only the result remained at the end.
It was definitely moving, but I couldn’t see it or feel it.
Wow~
The tip of the sword energy flew towards the dragon’s body without even being able to see the target.
My arms were not suited to withstand such great force,
It crumbled into pitch-black ash.
As it touched such sword energy, the ancient dragon’s neck began to bleed.
As the ancient dragon fell, he left behind a will that took the longest to spread throughout the land.
[Congratulations. New Dragon Slayer.]
He went on a long journey to meet his acquaintances who left this land a long time ago.
In this way, the average age of the intelligent beings of this land has decreased significantly.
Although no one will know that except us.
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