Bab 228: Chapter 214
High in the sky, Siddharth Bachchan couldn't hide his bewilderment.
"This… This can't be! This is ridiculous!"
Has he ever been this bewildered in his life? The dragonid army he had painstakingly created, all those soldiers, had folded their wings and were bowing their heads before that young Hunter. The great warriors who had far surpassed the limitations of their species were trembling like frightened mice in front of a mere human!
"Karrrrrrr!"
"Krrrrr..."
Judging from the humiliated expressions on their faces, their minds hadn't completely submitted. Their intellect still wanted to tear Suho's body to shreds and kill him, as Siddharth Bachchan had ordered. It wasn't even difficult. Their prey was standing within reach. But their instincts. The dragon blood settled in their hearts. It was forcibly suppressing their will.
'Submit to the authority of the Dragon King!'
But things weren't good for Suho either. The terrible pain, as if his soul was melting, pierced through his entire body, making him feel like he would lose consciousness at any moment. Looking at his HP, which was steadily decreasing in real-time, he finally realized.
'…I see why it had to be level 99.' Why the minimum qualification set by the Dragon King had to be level 99.
'If my total HP had been lower, I would have burned to death in an instant before I could even properly use this power.'
The black flames originating from the Heart of the Dragon King were trying to engulf Suho's body with the momentum to burn and destroy everything in the world.
Gulp. Suho took out a healing potion and drank it, but it only slightly slowed down the rate at which his health was dropping. As long as he couldn't suppress the blazing black flames, being consumed by them was only a matter of time.
[Do you understand now?] The Dragon King Antares was smiling meaningfully as he watched Suho.
[I clearly warned you. How foolish and reckless it is for a mere human, who is not even a dragon, to try to become the Dragon King.]
But Suho had wanted it. And he willingly risked his life to accept the trial.
[Job Change Quest: 'Dragon King's Trial 2']
[The powerful flames emanating from the Heart of the Dragon King are burning your weak body.]
[If you fail to level up before your HP reaches 0, you will eventually turn to ashes and disappear.]
[Remaining HP: 49,891/96,140]
As a reward for taking on the trial, he gained several times the amount of mana he had before, but the accompanying risk was fatal. However, Suho felt as if his mind was clearing up. Potions could only buy him time, but leveling up would cure all status effects at once. He liked the simple solution and the clarity of what he had to do.
"You're saying I have to level up if I want to live."
'Just like always.' Suho's eyes flashed in the flames. As the level rises, the amount of experience required to level up increases exponentially. That meant he had to hunt stronger opponents. For example…
'Someone like Siddharth Bachchan.'
"Alright. I'll gladly prove I am worthy."
Suho forced the corners of his lips upward, gritting his teeth despite the pain. He threw away the empty potion bottle and tightly gripped Vulcan's horns in both hands. Engulfed in black flames, he kicked off the ground strongly. Towards Siddharth Bachchan.
"I'm worthy of having the Heart of the Dragon King!"
Kaboom!
The ground he was standing on caved in and shattered from the recoil. The hellfire following him surged like the tail of an ascending dragon. On the other side, Siddharth Bachchan bared his fangs with an even more ferocious expression.
"Kyaaaak!" His dragon scale-clad arm swung like a claw. And following it, bluish-white aura streaked through the air, clawing at Suho.
Boom! The sky split in two.
One who had sold his soul to the Outer Gods to become a dragon himself, and one who had risked his life to accept the Dragon King's trial. The clash of the two forces, seemingly similar yet completely opposite, sent a tremendous shockwave sweeping across the sky and the earth, spreading in all directions.
"Aaah!"
"He-help…!"
Suho's comrades, caught in the blast, screamed and were tossed about by the wind. Even the dragonids who were forced to lie on the ground were flung in all directions, unable to withstand the aftermath. The effect of Dragon Fear had long since disappeared, but the situation had become even more chaotic.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sky was torn to shreds as Suho and Siddharth Bachchan clashed relentlessly. Suho used the skill 'Ruler's Authority' to tread on the air, slashing at Siddharth Bachchan with countless attacks like thunder and lightning. Siddharth Bachchan, with his wings, drew countless curves, clawing and crushing Suho's body.
Coincidentally, neither of them had the slightest intention of defending against each other's blows. Confident in their own sturdy defenses, they only attacked and attacked again! If they dodged, it was only for one purpose. To exploit the opponent's opening and inflict a critical hit.
"Oh, my god! Suho had become stronger!"
Rio Singh, caught in the vortex of the storm, couldn't help but admire the absurd sight. He knew that Suho was a growing Hunter, but now he had far surpassed even the realm of incomprehensibility. For proof one needed only to look at Liu Zhigang. Even he was bewildered by Suho!
"As expected, Suho is amazing…!"
"Fool! It's not that simple!" Liu Zhigang rebuked Rio Singh for his fuss. You could only notice as much as you knew. Liu Zhigang, who had walked the path of a martial artist for many years before awakening as a Hunter, could see exactly what state Suho was in as he unleashed that tremendous power.
"That Sung Suho… He is using up his own life-force!"
"What? Li-life?"
Liu Zhigang gnashed his teeth with a deeply frustrated expression. "Yes! He is burning his own life-force to draw out power. To protect us!"
"…!" Rio Singh's eyes widened in shock at those words. Although there was a slight misunderstanding in Liu Zhigang's thinking, it wasn't entirely wrong. And Siddharth Bachchan also noticed this fact.
"Hahaha! Ephemeral creature! You're gnawing away at your own lifespan to fight!"
Siddharth Bachchan mocked Suho, who was confronting him while engulfed in black flames. He was bewildered by the sudden appearance of someone stronger than he had imagined, but to find out that he was a berserker who was consuming his own life-force to fight! He was someone who would self-destruct with time.
"You've coveted power too great for you!"
Siddharth Bachchan instinctively sensed that the power emanating from Suho was the Dragon King's energy. But his reaction was completely different from the other dragonid soldiers who submitted. An obsessive and persistent greed emanated from him.
"That power is too much for you! I will kill you and take it!"
He was confident. There were still many of his dragonid army alive in this area. Although they were temporarily in chaos due to the Dragon King's authority, the power implanted in their bodies wasn't just dragon blood. The source of strength that accounted for a greater proportion than just a few drops of dragon blood. It was the Starpieces. The power of the Outer Gods.
"Oh Gods! Answer my prayer!" He shouted towards the sky as he countered Suho's attack. At that moment, the star fragment embedded in his forehead emitted a blue light.
"Your faithful priest desires your noble and beautiful power!" In response to his fervent prayer, the numerous Starpieces embedded throughout his body flashed, emitting blue energy. The countless rays of light stretched out in all directions like fireworks.
The rays of light forcibly raised the dragonid soldiers who were trembling under the Dragon King's authority, like puppets hanging on strings… Then, they too began to emit light from the Starpieces in their bodies, spreading their wings wide and soaring into the sky.
[My liege, be careful! A large army is approaching!]
Beru suddenly sensed the change and peeked out from Suho's shadow. But he wasn't just warning about the danger of the enormous dragonid army. Beru's narrowed eyes turned towards Siddharth Bachchan.
[The apostle of the Outer Gods has revealed himself!]
Flash! At the same time as he spoke, they saw all the blue rays of light in the surroundings gathering into one in Siddharth Bachchan's hand.
"Oh Gods! Give me strength! More! More! More! More!" With his continued fervent prayer, the power was compressed and compressed again, and finally… He tightly grasped this powerful weapon given by the great Gods who existed beyond the distant outer space.
"Astra." The name immediately materialized into an ax in his hand.
[My liege, be careful! That's real… The power of Outer Gods!] Beru peeked out from Suho's shadow, recognizing the familiar energy.
[It seems this apostle has made more preparations than the ones we've met so far…!] Before Beru could finish speaking, the giant Outer Gods's ax, 'Astra', drew a huge semicircle and plunged towards the top of Suho's head.
Kuwang!
The sky was torn vertically. The power split even the ground beneath it in half. A true natural disaster, the roads and buildings caught in the attack crumbled. It was a strike of such tremendous power that even the bodies of the nearby dragonid soldiers were torn to pieces.
"Oh, my god."
Fortunately, Rio Singh was far away. He was so surprised by the power that far surpassed common sense that he muttered with a vacant expression,
"Astra… The legendary weapon summoned by borrowing the power of the Gods."
Astra. In ancient Sanskrit, it meant 'weapon.' In Indian mythology, weapons or magic that summoned the power of the Gods were called 'Astra.' And now, the power displayed by Siddharth Bachchan was truly worthy of being called the power of a God.
"Hehehe. You managed to avoid it."
Siddharth Bachchan found Suho standing in front of him unscathed and gave a crooked smile. It didn't matter that he was fine. Rather, it was even more exhilarating that the guy who had been arrogantly taking all his attacks head-on was finally scared and dodged. He raised 'Astra,' which Gods had placed in his hand, once again and bared his fangs.
"Let's see you try to dodge this…"
"Like a scared rat..."
The sight of the numerous dragonid soldiers rising behind him at that moment was a terrifying scene. However… Siddharth Bachchan could never have imagined. How grave a mistake he had made with that attack just now.
"Gray."
Growl! The shadow wolf, Gray, who had approached at his call, let out a howl. Suho's lips curled up.
"Come in."
[The spirit of Pet: 'Gray' possesses the priest's body.]
Fwooosh!
In an instant, Suho's hair turned white, the color mixing with the Dragon King's flames.
[The King of Beasts, the Fang Monarch, bares his fangs with a ferocious expression.]
"We have a lot of mana, so let's go all-out from now on." Suho's gaze briefly turned towards the ground. To be exact… towards the corpses of the dragonids who had been torn to shreds by Astra.
"Arise, all of you."
"Kyaaaaaaaaaa!"
An army against an army. The roar of the countless shadows, whose bodies were modified and souls mocked by the power of the Outer Gods, shook the heavens and earth.
PERTIMBANGAN PENCIPTA 
Craftyprogamer
Craftyprogamer Edited by Fotnmc
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