Episode 67
EPISODE.34
One day, two days, three days, four days.
No, maybe 15 days or more had passed.
It was already meaningless to count how much time had passed.
In the first place, Russell no longer had that much power left.
Because I was concentrating all my attention on getting through each and every hurdle that came my way.
Grumble, rumble-.
The second gateway was a literal fiery hell.
Flames attacked from all directions, red tongues fluttering, and torrents of magma rushed in ceaselessly.
Even Russell, who is familiar with fire attribute magic, cannot endure the heat for more than a few hours.
‘I think I probably died there over thirty times.’
The good news is that the place where it happened was inside the test.
Therefore, at the moment of death, shock beyond a certain level is automatically blocked.
‘Because I was able to try again without really dying.’
If it had been reality and not a test, there wouldn’t have been even a bone fragment left, let alone a corpse.
The background of the third gateway was the vast sea.
Crumble, rumble.
Slap, knock, shoot.
A vast sea where lightning strikes non-stop, storms and waves as big as houses crash.
The only thing Russell can rely on there is a small boat that he can barely lie down on.
It felt like the salty taste of the sea water I had swallowed while being swallowed by the waves was still lingering in my mouth.
‘perhaps-.’
My lungs might have been pickled in salt.
Although it may not be reality, there was no death that was not painful.
It’s fortunate that no trauma remains.
‘They may be protected by magic to prevent that from happening in the first place.’
However, what was even more painful was the fourth gate.
The number of deaths by fire far exceeds the double-digit number.
What followed later was a similar drowning death.
What existed beyond that was just a dream.
A sight that seems to show that everything that has happened and the opportunities up until now were just a momentary dream.
‘I couldn’t become the teacher’s disciple, and I couldn’t return to the past… … .’
A life of doing all kinds of bad things in order to find a way to heal the veins.
It was a life and dream full of despair.
However, that didn’t mean I could move my body at will.
Even though it was clearly his own body, his hands and feet moved arbitrarily.
Without realizing it, my mouth was dry and I was pouring out all kinds of pessimistic words about the future.
All Russell can do is try to escape this world.
‘A magic circle created by twisting the structure of the formula.’
‘Did they tie the seven magic circles together and stack them up to more than four stacks?’
‘There must be a core, a core, that is the center of the formula somewhere.’
I tried with all my might not to be buried in a dream that was so miserable and not to break my heart.
I struggled to escape this world and return to my original world.
As if Russell’s efforts were paying off, the structure of the magic circle began to be analyzed little by little.
Of course, it is so high-level magic that the current Russell cannot even imitate it.
but.
‘There’s no need to make the whole thing mine right away.’
What is needed is enough understanding to escape this dream, and intuition enough to see through it.
Even with the understanding and intuition trained through previous hurdles, it was not an easy task.
It was as difficult as threading a needle spinning in the air.
Nevertheless, isn’t it a problem for which there is a correct answer in the end?
and-.
Faaat.
That moment happened like a flash.
An understanding that has been sharpened to its peak.
The bow of intuition, using it as a tip, threaded the thread through the rotating eye of the needle!
As the thunderbolt struck my head, something exploded inside my body.
bang!
.
.
Whoa!
With a brilliant light, the dream world full of despair collapsed.
What was revealed next was a space of appropriate size and an altar in the center.
Several gates that had continued to unfold have finally come to an end.
However, despite this, Russell could not confirm the scene.
All kinds of information and sensations were rushing through my head as if they were a torrent.
Something new I gained by breaking through the gateway.
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Things that I was able to look back on even though I already knew them.
All of these things were accumulating layer by layer, expanding the base of the world.
The boundaries of the world surrounding oneself become wider.
‘What is this… … .’
Russell tilted his head at that unfamiliar sensation.
It was a feeling I had never felt before in my life.
But before that question could be answered, intense pain poured out.
“… … !?”
――――――!!!!!
“Wow!”
With a single groan, Russell’s new model fell apart.
As he sat down in his seat, he grabbed his neck with one hand.
With my other hand, I sharpened my fingernails and scratched the floor.
‘Suddenly magical power-!’
The four circles were spinning furiously as if reacting to something.
The magic power that poured out ran wild through the mana rod of the entire body.
It was like a wild horse let loose.
“Keuuuu-.”
A shock that turns your mind completely white!
Russell gritted his teeth.
I tried not to lose my mind.
Ugh-.
The fishy scent of blood rushes along the chewed lips along with the blood.
“flaw.”
Feeling his mind waking up a little, Russell straightened his posture.
I urgently started the circle ring work.
‘You have to control it.’
If left like this, the circle might burst due to the rampaging magic power.
A wizard who loses his life due to his own magic. How ridiculous is this?
“Seuuuuu… … .”
Russell’s chest rose and fell repeatedly as he inhaled and exhaled several times.
At the same time, the pain that had been consuming my entire body began to subside little by little.
Fortunately, control of magical power was progressing smoothly.
As if it had never been so reckless, it quickly transformed into a gentle sheep and followed Russell’s will.
If there’s a problem-.
‘Is it because the speed is a little slow?’
Of course, it was because I had more time to think like this.
How much time has passed like that?
The mana that used to run wild has long since become docile.
Despite this, Russell rarely opened his eyes.
No, I couldn’t open my eyes.
It has to be that way. As soon as I could calm down my rampaging magic, various realizations came rushing into my head through my expanded senses.
Whoa!
The realizations that flowed in without any hesitation spread out like an ocean and engulfed Russell’s consciousness.
It is not a sea with strong winds and waves, but a calm wide open ocean.
In it, Russell forgot himself.
Falling into a state of selflessness, I drifted on the ocean that unfolded in my mind.
Slurp-.
The magical energy that had been organized moves again and gathers in the heart.
At the same time, another circle was added on top of the four circles that were quietly rotating.
Keying-.
A new circle that begins to rotate in harmony with the previous four circles without the slightest dissonance.
Uuuuuung-.
It felt like the gears were aligned in just the right place.
And then, a notification sound was heard.
[You have achieved Circle 5.]
[You have completed the mission. Compensation will be paid.]
Sounds that Russell, who is still immersed in selflessness, cannot hear.
[As a reward, you will receive a high grade magic stone (edible), a middle grade magic stone (edible) x3, and a low grade magic stone (edible) x5.]
Advanced magic stone.
It was a reward that had never been given before.
Besides, the compensation wasn’t over yet.
The most important reward, marked ‘???’, remained.
[Dragon Blood will be provided as compensation.]
[Expression of large amounts of dragon factor.]
[The body is reconstructed.]
As soon as the fifth circle was born, a new change engulfed Russell’s body.
* * *
Sussssut-.
A red mist-like energy arose and soon enveloped Russell’s entire body.
Soon, every time Russell took a breath, red energy seeped into his body through his nose and mouth.
The first place where the flowing energy goes is a place that can be said to be the wizard’s second life.
It was Mana Road.
Slurp, rippling-.
A sound like a flowing stream is heard, and dragon blood moves throughout Mana Road.
Thump, thump, thump, thump-.
Every time, a small sound rang out.
A sound as if something was falling apart.
It was the sound of walls collapsing throughout Mana Road.
Crackling-
With a terrible sound, the mana rods of the entire body were twisted all at once.
If I wasn’t in a state of no-self, it wouldn’t be surprising if I frothed at the mouth and fainted on the spot.
If this twisted state continued, it was clear that not only his life as a wizard but also his life as an ordinary person would be ruined.
Push shush-.
Fortunately, it didn’t take long for Mana Road to regain its original form.
In addition, the outer wall of Mana Road, which had returned to its original appearance, was even tougher than before.
An unprecedented opportunity for a wizard.
Moreover, the change was not just one time.
Moreover, it wasn’t just one place.
Whiddeuk-!
The loosened mana rod begins to twist once again.
This time, the muscles were also there.
Crack, cluck, cluck.
Every time the muscles twisted and expanded and contracted repeatedly, a bizarre sound came out.
It sounded like it would be accompanied by terrible pain.
What was surprising was that Russell’s body was changing little by little each time the sound stopped.
Not only did my limbs gradually become longer, but sweat flowed non-stop along my entire body.
A foul odor begins to waft from wherever sweat flows, and sabaak, sabaak.
Russell’s skin peeled off.
Like a snake shedding its skin, dead skin cells fell off and the skin became clearer.
Body Change.
A change called a bone metamorphosis (換骨奪胎) in the East, referring to changing the bones and shedding the womb, was taking place in Russell’s body.
Of course, it was not a complete transformation.
The true metamorphosis was achieved only when one transcended humanity and entered the realm of superhumanity.
However, the fact that it was equivalent to that was an unchangeable fact.
Crack, cluck, cluck.
Knock knock, knock knock.
The distorted and discordant sounds continued to echo.
A few hours later, several windows with notifications appeared around Russell.
[You have succeeded in absorbing some of the dragon’s blood energy.]
[Bone, muscle, circle, heart, and mana rod have properties similar to those of a dragon.]
[The burden of acceptance has decreased compared to before.]
[Partial acceptance in two stages has become possible.]
[In the case of stage 1 acceptance, the characteristic changes that appear on the outside are greatly reduced. – Eyes, fangs]
[At the moment of acceptance, the concentration of the awakened dragon peer becomes stronger than before.]
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