Episode 255
EPISODE.128
I encountered the heat of wisdom once again at an age where I was looking beyond adulthood and into old age.
For a moment, there was a twinkle in his eyes, and for a moment, it seemed like Hubert’s voice, which had been muttering empty-handedly with a shy face, was heard in my ears once again.
“Of course, he is just starting to walk. Hehehe—.”
As the saying goes.
What Hubert achieved was not enlightenment completed as a One.
Among them, it was just the beginning.
If you compare the future process to a road, you are just at the starting point, and you only have one milestone to move forward.
How much distance remains and how much time it will take to reach the right destination.
but.
Most wizards ended their lives without even achieving that milestone.
Compared to them, Hubert would be ready to stand up from the ground and ascend to the world of brilliantly shining stars.
‘It seems like Vermilion’s brother-in-law is also holding on to something.’
Russell smiled with satisfaction as he recalled the image of his first executioner, whom he had seen from afar during the departure ceremony the previous day.
Jeopuk, Jeopuk-.
After leaving the medical unit, the direction Russell took was not his barracks, but the outside of the military camp.
The outskirts are surrounded by wooden fences to prepare for possible attacks by enemies, and soldiers are lined up at certain distances to stand guard.
“Your Highness, the Archduke?”
At Russell’s sudden appearance, one of the soldiers guarding the entrance was startled and lowered his head, and was about to kneel down.
chuck-.
“It’s okay.”
Russell approached him before he knew it and lightly tapped him on the shoulder.
“Aren’t you on duty right now? “Keep working.”
The soldier, who was still looking dumbfounded at that time, asked Russell as he passed through the barrier.
“Your Majesty the Grand Duke. “If you are going out, why not bring an escort with you?”
No matter what, this is the land of the empire. Moreover, there were imperial troops not far away.
As a soldier of Endymion, this is definitely something to say. Russell quietly shook his head at the soldier’s words.
“I’m just going to look around for a moment, so there won’t be any problems.”
“Haona… … .”
The soldier who was about to add something quickly closed his mouth.
I spoke out of concern, but wasn’t the other person a person who was treated not only as a war hero but as a war god?
There are very few people within the empire who can threaten Russell like that. He wasn’t someone worth worrying about.
“I just appreciate that feeling.”
When the soldier closed his mouth, Russell responded with a grin and quickly accelerated his pace.
I walked as far away from our military camp as possible and squinted at the sky.
‘Excel Haste.’
With the activation of magic, my steps become lighter, as if they were a gale.
The speed of flying tens or hundreds of meters in one step.
Squirt-!
The place where Russell’s new model, which ran as if in a flash of fire, stopped was on top of a small rocky mountain quite far away from the military camp.
A rocky mountain with a flat top as if it had been cut with a knife.
Even after using the acceleration magic, he ran for about thirty minutes, so it would take several hours to catch up with the footsteps of ordinary people.
Russell, who had taken a seat there, said while glaring at the clouds piled high in the sky.
“Why don’t you come out?”
A voice that is quite solemn.
The eight circles have already begun to warm up, and Russell’s momentum has entered a fighting stance.
Hwii-ing-.
As if in response, a desolate wind mixed with sand blew.
“If you don’t come out… … .”
Russell’s fingertips aimed at the sky.
First, hit the magic bullet at maximum power to buy time and block vision.
‘After that, we prepare for the decisive battle.’
If the sensation I felt now was not an illusion, the opponent was a strong player who could not guarantee victory even after using a decisive battle.
‘There is no room to spare.’
That moment.
【… … You have a good sense of it.】
The clouds covering the sky were distorted, and a black thunderbolt fell through them.
The thunderbolt fell as if aimed precisely in front of Russell, creating an ear-piercing roar.
A shock wave exploded before the sound, creating several layers of ripples.
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When all the dust that had risen high settled, what emerged from it was a tall man, about a head taller than Russell.
Black hair that looks just like Russell’s, and black horns that look like they were made with dragon shoes.
The only difference is that the man’s skin on the outside is a surprisingly pale gray-white color.
Moreover, his eyes were just as indifferent as his skin color.
A man with an ambiguous temperament who cannot clearly tell whether the opponent is an enemy or an ally. Russell opened his mouth, trying not to reveal anything.
“It was you, after all.”
The first time I felt his gaze was when I was leaving the medical unit where Hubert was.
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The same kind of gaze I felt when I moved with Muyaho the day before.
“Fallen dragon. Jillian Rigesti.”
Russell asked coldly, repeating the name he had heard directly from him.
“What happened so far?”
Jillian’s actions immediately afterwards were unexpected by Russell at all.
“I felt the divinity of the Dragon Emperor and came to visit, but I guess it’s not enough yet… … .”
Instead of answering, Jillian, who was muttering to herself and looking at him blankly, suddenly got down on one knee and bowed her head in front of Russell.
“He who has strayed from the path but has not forgotten his essence bows to the Lord of all dragons.”
A complete contrast to his arrogant attitude up until now.
Ignoring the dumbfounded Russell, he stood up again and patted his knee.
“Don’t expect more from me than this.”
“… … ?”
“The reason I kneel is only to the divinity of the Dragon Emperor. “Because you’re still only worth half a penny.”
After saying that, he lightly touched his neck and heart area and muttered to himself.
“still… … “It’s definitely a lot better.”
“Explain clearly. Jillian Rigesti.”
A low-pitched warning sound.
Russell, who had suddenly manifested the power of a dragon, was growling, revealing long, slitted pupils inside his dilated pupils.
Dragon Fear.
It is the energy emitted by a predator at the top of the species. If it had been anyone else, not only would they have been able to stand on their own two legs, but some would have lost consciousness.
However, even though he was corrupted, Gillian Resesti was also a dragon.
There was no reason for him to be afraid of the dragon emperor’s not-yet-perfect peer.
Jillian, who was still looking at Russell with indifferent eyes, slowly opened her mouth.
“For corruption… … How are beings commonly called demon dragons born? “Do you know how?”
With the voice, Jillian’s memories went back in time.
Memories from a very long time, thousands of years ago, flowed from his mouth.
.
.
I don’t know if all dragons are like that, but Gillian, he was conscious even before he hatched.
Thanks to this, even though he was not yet born, he was able to hear his mother’s voice and feel her body temperature as she was wrapped around him.
One day, two days, three days, four days.
One year, two years, three years… … And hundreds of years.
Since becoming conscious, the number of times his mother has left his side has been very small.
Even that was a fairly short period of time.
But the time with my mother that seemed like it would last forever eventually came to an end… … .
【Please wait a moment.】
… … One day, I was visited by another dragon,
Gillian’s mother said, stroking the still hard surface of the egg with her gentle hand.
【I will definitely come back before you break the egg.】
I didn’t know what that meant at the time. However, after waking up from the egg, I found out that there was a big war.
The opponents are extremely ferocious giants.
It was from that day.
Gillian inside the egg had to wait for her mother who did not return.
Starting from one day, two days, three days, four days and then hundreds of years again.
Even though a considerable amount of time had passed and hatching time had passed, his mother did not return to the nest.
Of course, Gillian didn’t come out of the egg either.
This was because a deep darkness had settled in his heart due to the presence of his mother who did not return.
And as hundreds of years passed, someone came to visit Gillian, who was gradually withering and dying… … .
“found… … !”
As soon as his skinny, skeleton-like hand touched the eggshell, a surge of colorless magic burrowed into the crevices of his heart.
Whoa!
.
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“After that, I lived as a corrupt dragon for thousands of years.”
Gillian concluded in a calm voice. I never thought that a fallen dragon was born that way… … .
‘No matter how young and weak he was, a dragon is a dragon.’
To the extent of corrupting a dragon like that, the person who came to see Gillian must have been no ordinary person either.
Considering it was thousands of years ago, perhaps a transcendental person.
‘That too may have entered transcendence as a way of socializing.’
Russell asked Gillian as he gathered his thoughts.
“so. Jillian Rizesti. “Why did you come to see me?”
Although the story behind the birth of the Demon Dragon was surprising, questions still remained.
“It was because I felt my divinity as a dragon emperor germinating.”
“… … .”
“Originally, I was planning to use that power to escape this cursed fate… … “You still don’t have that much power when you’re only half a penny.”
Woe!
Black wings spread wide behind his back.
Wings of a pitch-black film that absorbs all light without reflecting it.
It had wings that were truly worthy of its name, Tarakyong.
“The good news is that even if it’s only half a penny, a solvent is a solvent.”
Then, Jillian’s body slowly rose into the air.
“I’ll use the clouds to stay by your side for the time being.”
In an instant, he floated a few meters away and continued speaking.
“If I do that, the curse that is suffocating my body will gradually fade away.”
With those last words, Gillian’s new model soared high into the sky at high speed, as if she had finished everything she had to say.
Squirt!
Contrary to when it first appeared, black thunderbolts shot up from the ground toward the sky.
A hole opens once again between the thick clouds… … !
【I would like to warn you about one thing】
… … The last voice he left behind flowed through the wind.
【─Beware of those who are crouching at the heart of the empire.】
A sudden remark about the empire.
“What?!”
Russell, startled, shouted urgently, but there was no further answer.
However, as if replacing the warning Jillian had left behind, only dark clouds came from beyond the sky and covered Russell’s head.
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