Chapitre 226: Chapter 212
Rumble! The ground shook as if there was an earthquake. The ominous magical energy filling the city stinged the skin.
"Kyaoooo!"
"Grrrrr…"
The roars of beasts echoed throughout the city. An overwhelming monster wave, like a dungeon break, engulfing it.
Slash! Slash!
In the midst of it all, Rio Singh, wielding his twin swords and running precariously, managed to cut down the neck of another dragonid.
Thud!
Blue blood gushed out like a fountain and the beast collapsed with a groan. Rio Singh wiped the blood splattered on his face, with the back of his hand, mixing it with the cold sweat. He was still trying to catch his breath.
'How many are left?'
The accumulated fatigue made the sky look yellow. Rio Singh habitually tried to estimate the number of enemies but soon gave up. The path he had passed was littered with the corpses of countless dragonids he had killed so far. However, an army tens,no hundreds of times larger still filled his vision, endlessly swarming in. Even for a high-ranking Hunter who could overwhelm a horde of magical beasts alone, the dragonids here were not ordinary magical beasts. They were all enhanced humans, once normal people, mutated by dragon blood. Each one possessed strength comparable to a B-rank magical beast, and with their remaining intelligence, they were capable of strategic combat. In other words, they were a 'legion' capable of coordinated attacks with a proper mix of tanks and damage dealers, offense and defense. It was fortunate that they didn't have healers, but with this much quantity, the presence or absence of healers didn't matter.
'Guild Master! What the hell are you doing here!'
Rio Singh closed his eyes tightly, recalling Guild Master Siddharth Bachchan, whom he has always respected. Who could have imagined? That India's hero was secretly doing such terrible things!
'Modifying fellow humans into magical beasts!'
It was an unforgivable act, no matter the justifications.
Slash! Slash!
Rio Singh's sword cut down another one, and he narrowly dodged the attacks of three dragonids who were hiding right behind it waiting to pounce on him.
Counterattack.
Dodge.
Counterattack.
Dodge.
Attack.
And attack again…
'Will I survive?' He was out of breath.
He suddenly felt fear. Hunters were also human, after all. It was natural for them to bleed when injured and slow down when tired. As an A-rank Hunter, he could hold out a little longer than others, but even he would eventually reach his limit. And that would be the same for even the great 6-star Hunter of China, Liu Zhigang, or Suho…
'Or not…?' Rio Singh's eyes widened as he glanced at his other comrades. Surprisingly, they didn't look tired at all.
"Hahaha! I felt so light after escaping from my inner demons!"
Flash!
In an instant, Liu Zhigang's sword split a group of dragonids in half all at once. At the same time, a fountain of blue blood erupted like fireworks. Underneath it, a smile appeared on the lips of the white-haired veteran as he performed a splendid yet controlled sword dance.
"Good. Very good."
Today, he engaged in battle with an extremely refreshed mind. Exhaustion? This was his daily life. The days he spent constantly expelling that foreign energy from his body to avoid being consumed by Itarim's divinity. He had always walked the path of martial arts with his stamina at rock bottom.
'Huh. But what about that guy?'
On the other hand, in Liu Zhigang's opinion Suho was the one who seemed unnatural. Unlike himself, whose breathing started to become ragged, Suho wasn't even shedding a drop of sweat.
'Truly amazing. Good stamina can't be the only explanation…' Liu Zhigang's sharp eyes accurately saw through Suho's condition.
'He is moving even faster than before! As if he's getting stronger the more he fights…' It wasn't just his imagination. The path Liu Zhigang had walked wasn't so shallow as to misjudge an opponent's skill. He became convinced that Suho was getting stronger.
'Is he constantly gaining more and more power, even while fighting…? Is that even possible?!' Liu Zhigang was now superimposing the image of a man he saw a long time ago onto Suho. Sung Jinwoo!
"As expected of his son. Heh."
In a time now forgotten and gone. In the erased past, Liu Zhigang had met Suho's father, Sung Jinwoo. They even sparred and tested their strength for a brief moment. But that was all. Liu Zhigang had never seen Sung Jinwoo fight with all his might. And even if he had… , would he be able to grasp his true power at his meager level? The scene he witnessed when he went to support the defense against the super-massive gate that appeared over Seoul was still vivid in his mind. The marvelous sight of hundreds of thousands of magical beasts kneeling before Sung Jinwoo. He was not a being anybody could dare to evaluate. But now, he could glimpse a bit of his potential, through his son.
Ding!
[Level Up!]
Swooosh!
[Level Up!]
Level up notifications appeared again and again!
And 'status recovery' occurred every time his level increased!
"Kuwoooo!"
Enemies caught in Suho's blade storm were mercilessly cut down. That's right. For him, the more foes there were, the more experience points he could gain, and the easier it became to fight endlessly. To Rio Singh and Liu Zhigang, who didn't know about the system, the sight was simply marvelous.
'Oh my god. Is Suho's stamina infinite?'
'He doesn't get tired even from a battle of this level?!'
'How could Korea give such an absurdly strong person a mere C-rank?'
And…
"Arise!"
[Shadow extraction successful.]
[Shadow extraction successful.]
"Gwaaaaaaaaaaa!"
As Suho's level increased, so did his intelligence stat, and the number of shadow soldiers. Of course, it was still only 120. But this figure was increasing in real-time. Of course, compared to the number of enemies, the power difference was ridiculous... However, this side was an immortal army that would never fall as long as he kept drinking mana potions. So as long as he didn't get scared and back down, they could continue this absurd battle.
[My liege! Don't let your guard down! A disturbing presence is approaching from afar!]
Even in this situation, Beru was the only one worried about Suho.
[Your growth is important, but more than anything else, your safety is paramount! If you feel even the slightest bit of danger, you must return to Korea immediately!]
Although this large-scale battle had somehow broken out, Suho hadn't recklessly escalated things. The cooldown for the 'Shadow Exchange' skill had long since reset. If necessary, he could switch positions with the shadow assassin, Kira, and move to Korea, just like when he came here. Since he was prepared to flee if necessary, he could focus on leveling up with peace of mind. Besides, he didn't intend to keep fighting these small frys forever.
'It's even better if the boss monster comes to me on his own!' Suho's sense stat had also been warning him for a while now. The enormous presence that was surely Siddharth Bachchan was getting closer.
'Any minute now.' That was when it happened…
A huge shadow covered the sky.
"There!" Esil pulled out the spear that had been thrust into the dragonid's heart, looked up, and glared at the sky.
Rio Singh's face turned pale as he saw the same thing and screamed. "Oh my god! What the hell is that…!"
There, huge dragonids, mutated into hideous forms, were covering the entire sky with their wings spread wide. Ragnar, no, the Dragon King Antares, who was beside Suho, frowned at the sight.
"Insolent… How dare you try to imitate the form of dragons with mere humans using dragon blood."
What kind of experiments had they been conducting? The appearance of the giant dragonids was hideous and crude, like a patchwork of rags. However, only the great King of Dragons, the Monarch of Destruction, was dissatisfied. The power of those chimeras, a combination of human life force, the unbalanced magic power of the Outer Gods, and the strength of dragons, was by no means something to be ignored.
Shiver! Liu Zhigang felt a bad premonition and shouted to everyone.
"Something's coming! Spread your magic power throughout your body and be prepared!"
Immediately after. The mouths of the creatures in the sky opened wide, roaring towards Suho's group. A terrible bloodlust descended upon this land.
"Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!"
['Dragon Fear' activated.]
"…!"
Dragon Fear! The worst skill of the dragons that didn't discriminate between friend and foe! The movements of those on the ground stiffened at the soul-stirring cry that plunged all those weaker than themselves into despair.
* * *
He was ecstatic. Siddharth Bachchan felt rewarded, as if he had lived until this day solely to see this sight. The countless efforts he had made to recreate the terror of the dragons in his memories. Repeating countless failures and successes. The result of accumulating their noble sacrifices was the miracle of this moment.
"Kyaaaaaaaaaaa!"
Dragon Fear! The powerful roars of the dragonid army combined into one, and a terror that no one in this world had ever experienced before covered the ground like a powerful shockwave. The constant vibrations shook the atmosphere. The earthquake of magical power, like a natural disaster, caused all weak creatures, no matter friend or foe, to feel extreme fear, pain, and confusion. As a result…
"Tsk."
Siddharth Bachchan's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but let out a laugh. Look at that sight! The sight of even the mighty 6-star Hunter of China, Liu Zhigang, frozen stiff, overwhelmed by this power! The refreshing sight of the black summons that were making a ruckus in the city crumbling in an instant before this great power! And the one reigning over this entire situation with absolute power and authority was him! Siddharth Bachchan!
"Khehehe. Khahahaha!"
Siddharth Bachchan spread his wings wide in the sky and burst into an extremely crazed laughter. How could he be so lucky! Liu Zhigang! If he caught that immobilized Liu Zhigang and transformed him into a dragonid, how powerful of a soldier could he create! His mouth was already watering. He pointed at Liu Zhigang's party, who were overwhelmed by Dragon Fear, and ordered his soldiers.
"Capture them all! You can cut off their limbs as long as they survive!"
At his command, the dragonid army roared and flapped their wings. And like falcons hunting a prey that was frozen in fear, they reached out their claws to snatch them. But then…
"This is quite something." There was a being completely unaffected by Dragon Fear: the Dragon King Antares.
"To think you would gather these mongrels and even imitate Dragon Fear."
The Dragon King, possessing the body of the baby dragon Ragnar, was smiling. However, the emotion burning in his eyes as he glared at the sky was undisguised displeasure. He had realized who those ragged mongrels were imitating.
"You dare… imitate me?"
'Suho was at least the son of the Shadow Monarch…'
The title of Dragon king wasn't so insignificant that even such a lowly creature could try to take his place.
Fwoooosh!
In response to the Dragon King's anger, hot flames erupted from Ragnar's small body. The energy pierced through the silence that seemed to freeze even time and reached Siddharth Bachchan.
Flinch!
Siddharth Bachchan, feeling that something was wrong, sensed the presence of the small dot, Ragnar, and turned his head in that direction. His eyes couldn't help but widen…
"H-how…?"
In the middle of the city, where everyone should have been frozen weather friend or foe due to Dragon Fear. There was a man still diligently moving in the midst of the battlefield. He was none other than Suho, who didn't miss the opportunity of everyone being frozen by the area-of-effect stun, and continued to eliminate the immobile enemies.
Ding! Ding!
[Level Up!]
[Level Up!]
As a result…
[Level 99 achieved.]
And at that moment.
[The completion condition for Job Change Quest: 'Dragon King's Trial-1' has been met.]
The ground and the sky, Suho's and Siddharth Bachchan's eyes have met.
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