Episode 220
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A state of trance.
This created the illusion that everything was quiet, but only the sounds of inhalation and exhalation continued to be heard.
At the same time, Russell’s chest rose and fell repeatedly, as if breaking the silence.
Knock, knock, knock─.
The sound of water drops falling was repeatedly heard.
It was the sound made by water droplets flowing down a stalactite and falling down.
smart.
The sound that is heard almost regularly is similar to the second hand of a clock indicating the passage of time.
That sound is hundreds, thousands… … No, I hear it over and over again hundreds of thousands of times.
How long has it been?
Tuk, puk-puk-.
A faint sound flowed from Russell’s entire body. It is a sound as if something very small and thin is breaking or bursting.
At the same time, changes were occurring throughout Russell’s body.
The epidermal layer surrounding the entire body cracked and peeled off like dead skin cells.
Tuk, puk-puk-.
The small sound was the sound made by the dead skin cells opening and peeling off.
Like a snake shedding its skin, the dead skin cells peeled off Russell’s body begin to accumulate little by little around him.
At the same time, Russell’s skin became smoother than before.
The scars from the fierce battle had not completely disappeared, but the skin was so smooth that not a single blemish could be found.
That wasn’t the only change.
Along with the change in my skin, my hair became shiny, and then heat spread throughout my body.
Hahahaha!
In the scorching heat, your body temperature naturally rises and beads of sweat form.
The first thing that appeared was an ordinary sweat drop, but as time passed, the properties of the sweat drop began to change little by little.
I felt like there was a cloudy atmosphere, then black sweat beads began to flow out, and a foul odor spread everywhere.
It was a sweat that was as unusual as it was an unusual change.
It was a change that Russell, who had forgotten the passage of time as he fell into a state of selflessness through the water, still did not notice.
Wow-.
The sweat droplets that escaped begin to evaporate little by little due to the heat of the body, and the foul odor also gradually becomes stronger.
With an eerie cracking sound, several of Russell’s toes suddenly twisted grotesquely and then returned to their original positions.
That was the beginning.
Tap, tap, tap-.
The sound of the fracture began to spread throughout the body, starting from the toes, ankles, knees, pelvis, and spine.
Tap, tap, tap!
In the aftermath, Russell’s sitting posture loosened and his back hit the hard floor of the cave.
thud-.
If the culprit had been there, it was a sight that would have made him scream in pain as his bones were twisted.
However, even though Russell was going through the same thing, his face was calm.
It has to be that way.
The series of phenomena occurring in his body are Body Change.
Unlike in the East, it was a reconstruction of the body, also called hwan-bone transformation.
As the body follows the excessively high level of mind and energy, stability of the mind and energy body is achieved.
As the change took place, stable magical power flowed through Russell’s entire body at a slow pace towards his heart.
The seventh circle, which still had many empty seats, was filled.
Slowly, very slowly… … .
[Understanding of water attribute magic increases significantly.]
[Your understanding of advanced water properties has reached its limit.]
[The casting speed and power of water attribute magic and ice attribute magic increase to a certain extent.]
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It was some time later that Russell woke up.
Drop, drop, drop, drop-.
The sound of water drops flowing down the stalactites still tickles my ears.
“Hmm.”
As his selflessness faded, Russell recognized the sound and let out a faint sigh.
‘What happened… … .’
Is it because I was in selflessness for a long time? A feeling that part of the memory has been lost.
Russell stood up, pressing his fingers to his temples.
I looked around with still slightly blurry eyes and slowly recalled my memories.
Apparently, circle ring work had begun to absorb Bingryong’s horn…
‘Seeing as my memories after that are not complete, I must have gone into a trance.’
The problem was how much time had passed in that state.
‘I feel a little stiff… … ‘It seems like a lot of time has passed since I’m quite hungry.’
It won’t be for a day or two.
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If I were to give a rough estimate, I thought it would be at least a month, maybe even three months.
‘I need to fill my stomach first.’
How long has it been since I felt this hunger since I reached the level of master?
There have been times when I haven’t been able to eat properly on time due to various circumstances, but it’s been a long time since I felt hungry.
Russell, who was about to open the subspace and take out the preserved food he had stored, suddenly frowned.
‘—What kind of smell is this?’
Take a moment to cover your nose at the stench scattered around your body.
Russell’s face changes at the same time as he discovers his clothes that have turned black and are half-shredded.
‘no way… … ?’
When he hurriedly reflected on the ice crystals around him, his appearance was also quite different from before.
Not only has my skin become smoother, but I also seem to have grown a few centimeters taller.
As far as Russell knows, there is only one phenomenon where something like this happens.
This change is also called Hwangol Metamorphosis (換骨奪胎) in the East, as it is said that a strong person who has reached a certain level sheds his original human womb, gains a new womb, and even changes his bones.
‘Body change.’
At the same time, I manifested magic just in case. Pajijit-.
A bright blue magical light erupts, and electricity jumps between my fingers.
Although it was still a fast casting ability, Russell himself could clearly feel the difference from before.
‘It’s just a little bit, but the casting speed is a little faster.’
Even if you say it’s faster, it’s a time unit of less than 1 second, and in terms of breathing, it’s not even half a breath.
However, those who have reached the peak of power are those who can exchange attacks and defenses dozens of times in one breath.
In such a fight, the faster casting speed would be a sufficient advantage.
Russell smiled faintly at the unexpected income.
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After cleaning himself using clean magic and changing his clothes, Russell took out a piece of beef jerky and put it in his mouth.
I walked toward the inside of the cave, chewing the beef jerky carefully so as not to upset my stomach from eating food for the first time in a long time.
A sound like a heart pulsing was coming from a little deeper in the cave.
‘This-!’
What Russell found there was a huge egg that was glowing blue and trembling slightly.
The heartbeat could be heard right from the egg.
Thump, pound, pound -.
‘Is this Bingryong’s egg?’
It was completely different from the fire dragon egg I found the day before.
Unlike back then, when I couldn’t even feel any vitality, I could clearly feel the vitality of this egg.
However, the problem was that its vitality was too faint.
In order to hatch Bingryong’s hatchling from an egg… … .
‘What should I do to boost my vitality?’
The answer was not difficult to come by.
A dragon is a creature that lives on the mana that exists in the air.
Although people enjoy the food of humans and other races, it is only a matter of taste or hobby.
‘Infuse magical power.’
The moment my palms touched, a chill rushed from the eggshell.
Since this egg is likely to contain Bingryong’s hatchling sleeping, the magical power it infuses should also have similar properties.
‘Chill.’
Russell slowly raised his magic power, recalling the magic power of the horn that had flowed into him and was now his.
Sigh, blah blah blah.
Frost spread widely from the ground where my feet were standing, and at the same time, a white breath came out of Russell’s mouth.
A deep chill flowed from my palm towards Al.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-.
A reaction occurred in the egg.
He began to greedily accept the magic flowing from Russell’s palm, as if he had been waiting for it.
‘Tsk-.’
For a moment, Russell’s body was greatly swayed by the magic power being sucked out at an incredible speed.
A feeling of exhaustion, as if I had fired more than a few rounds of 7th Circle Grand Army magic!
‘Are you saying you were hungry?’
Not to be outdone, Russell begins to infuse his magic even more powerfully, and wow!
Ten minutes after that.
“Whew. Phew-.”
Only after Russell’s breathing became disturbed and more than 80% of Russell’s massive magical power had been swallowed did Al stop absorbing it.
Sigh, blah blah blah.
Then, a thin line of incontinence began to spread throughout the egg, and then boom!
Something inside hit the shell roughly.
Boom, boom, boom!
Once, twice, three times -.
Several collisions followed, and then-! Finally the guy broke through his egg and popped out.
It was held in Russell’s arms as if it had met its parents, and it looked at Russell and cried as if it were a baby bird.
Piyu, biyu!
The voice is small and delicate, perhaps because it is still a baby.
‘Bingryong in his infantile state!’
Perhaps because it was a subspecies, the appearance of the young dragon that Russell held was quite different from the water dragons on record.
It was the same in that it had no wings, but unlike the water dragon, which had the shape of a long snake without legs, it had four short but quadrupedal legs.
In addition, it had a long neck, and instead of wings, growing along its head were two hairs with a pretty light like an aurora.
The horns were small, growing right between the fur.
Its eyes, which are twice as large as those of other dragons, would also be a characteristic feature.
‘The fingers have webbed feet, and the tip of the tail resembles a fish, so it seems like it’s definitely a subspecies of water dragon… … .’
Piyu, Piyu-.
Meanwhile, the boy was in Russell’s arms, changing positions and crying.
‘It’s the same size as Pepper’s childhood.’
With that thought in mind, Russell opened the door to the spirit world.
Wow-.
I summoned Pepper and showed him the newly born Bingryong.
‘how is it?’
Purr!
Pepper, who was sniffing in response to Russell’s question, puts her forehead to Bingryong’s forehead and cries.
Bingryong also seemed to really like Pepper and cried with sparkling eyes.
Piyu, biyu!
Fire and ice have opposite properties, but putting these small guys together like that made them feel like brother and sister.
At that time, Pepper asked a question out of curiosity.
Purr purr?
The question is, what will this little child be named? Well, isn’t it possible to keep calling him Bingryong without a name?
Russell answered after a moment of silence.
“How about sherbet?”
Biyu-!
He cried loudly and nodded, as if he knew it was my name or if he liked it.
However, only Pepper, who was connected to Russell through thought, looked momentarily disdainful as he read what Russell got his name from.
Purr-.
‘whatever.’
Your name comes from pepperoni – As soon as he could think about it, Pepper tapped Russell’s head with his long snout.
Cluck cluck!
Gaaaak!
wizard who swallowed a dragon
