Episode 319
One week.
It wasn’t a long time, but both Jinhyuk and Hendrick intuitively felt that the time had come.
“Are you coming soon?”
“You are stating the obvious.”
“It’s because of you. If you had just done a little better at cleaning up, I could have earned a few more days.”
“Huh, that’s ridiculous. My follow-up was perfect.”
Although they were bickering and arguing, their eyes were not on each other but on the path they had walked.
A road of death strewn with the crushed corpses of the Dragon Soldiers.
Of course, the corpses of the dragon soldiers were cleaned up so cleanly that they could not be found, but erasing all traces was nearly impossible.
“Damn, we got caught quicker because we sparred there.”
In particular, the aftermath of the sparring at the first campsite was so great that it left so many traces.
It’s already irreversible-
“You’re really good at spitting in your own face.”
“… …f*ck.”
It was what Jinhyuk had requested.
“You laughed too. You agreed too!”
“I don’t know, but at least I said something in opposition.”
“… … Damn. I should have bounced off of it too.”
“There is no one in the world who rejects someone after asking them to spar.”
“It’s here.”
“Yeah, maybe a crazy person like you could do it.”
“Tsk.”
Jinhyuk, who was at a loss for words, clicked his tongue roughly and looked behind him with a sidelong glance as he asked.
“Wouldn’t it be dangerous?”
“How could it not be dangerous? According to Hye-rin’s confirmation, there are at least several dozen.”
“There are dragons there too. Aren’t those the ones that followed you?”
“If it’s difficult, I’ll take care of it.”
“… … Shut up, they’re mine.”
“Thank you for speaking for me.”
Four dragons out of dozens of climbers.
This was what Jinhyeok and Hendrick heard from Hye-rin, who had summoned ghosts to get information.
Their elusiveness, lacking both mana and form, made it easy for even the dragon race to detect them unless they were determined to do so.
Of course, the information they brought back was never easy –
“Where is the center?”
“It’s a bit far, but if you make up your mind, you’ll get there in no time. Of course, we’ll have to continue searching the area… … But they probably won’t be all there are.”
“Are you saying that if we waste time fighting those guys, our target might get stolen by those guys?”
“That’s correct.”
There was no way to avoid it.
Four dragons.
It wasn’t a small number, but it was too small for someone who had come to explore the forbidden and find the whereabouts of the big guy called the ‘Blue Dragon’.
In other words, it is highly likely that the main force will be separate.
“Let’s sort it out.”
“I was just waiting for those words.”
That’s why Jinhyuk decided to sort them out at this point.
Because there’s nothing more frustrating than putting something off and then having them hold you back when it’s really important.
“Are you fighting?”
“Tam can fight too!”
“Yeah, we fight. You too, Hye-rin, and of course, Tam too.”
“… … I thought it was going slowly, but it’s going fast.”
“Tam, are you ready? Now? Now?”
Swish! Swish!
Tam, who had been smiling brightly at the mention of the word fight, clenched his fists like ferns and punched the air with a serious expression on his face.
The sight of a fist lightly extended and cutting through the air, creating a rough blast, was not something that could be seen in the childish form of Tam, but considering Tam’s true identity, it was not only natural, but also a little lacking.
“Just wait a moment. It won’t take long.”
“Hehehe, yeah! It’ll definitely help this time.”
“avarice.”
“yes?”
“You’ve never been a helpless person, so don’t be impatient.”
“……huh.”
In a battle that didn’t feel like a battle with the ‘Primeval Giant’ Ymir, Jinhyuk gently relieved Tam of his resolve by patting his shoulder and ruffling his hair as he desperately felt that there was nothing he could do.
Of course, it wasn’t completely solved.
However, it was a decision made because it was clear that a slightly soft determination would be better for the young Tom than a firm determination.
After patting Tom’s head again, he smiled with a face that had been hardened at his own words and a face that had melted softly.
‘I guess I’ll have to dig a trap.’
Jinhyuk began to dig a trap, picturing his pursuers fighting far across the wasteland. * * *
“I see traces over there!”
“f*ck, if I fail this time, I’m going to have my head chewed off!”
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“No… I will try!”
A tough battle.
Naturally, the ones who had the hardest time in that battle were the dragons.
Dozens of climbers were certainly strong, but their strength inevitably faded the further they went toward the center.
In the end, in order to make quick progress, the division of labor was such that the dragon tribe took charge of the fighting, and the majority of the climbers focused on investigating and tracking the traces.
In other words, the battle that the dragons hate the most was fought by just four people near the center of the forbidden zone.
It was true that their patience had reached its limit, as that had already happened a few days ago.
The climbers who encountered their irritation also felt like they were dying.
‘Damn it, what do you want me to do when you’re completely erasing all traces!’
‘Damn it, if they keep trying, they can just find it with their own magic!’
Of course, I couldn’t express my annoyance out loud.
All I could do was chew it over and over again in my head to vent my anger a little.
But this trace was different.
“what.”
“… … Is this a bit too much?”
A proper trace that cannot even be compared to the traces that were left so far, which were the size of a grain of rice and difficult to trace properly.
At this point, the corners of their lips twitched at the traces that were so clean that they seemed to be a signpost saying, “Come this way~” rather than a trace.
Well, the problem remained.
“But isn’t this a trap?”
“I agree. If you keep going like this, you might die without anyone knowing.”
“Hmm, what should I do?”
They are not so stupid as to fail to anticipate a trap when they see such obvious traces.
If they had formed this group and discovered this trail, they probably wouldn’t have gone straight in the direction the trail was pointing.
He must have searched the area thoroughly before taking a cautious step.
but-
“What? I wonder what came out this time?”
“If there are any traces, guide them quickly. We’re reaching our limit.”
“Sigh, I’m so annoyed. There’s dirt in my head!”
“Helena, be patient. This time, we have some solid evidence, so that means they are in a hurry. Now, if we bite off their necks, our mission is over.”
“really?”
“What is my name?”
“Ketran.”
“Yes, I swear on my name.”
“… … Okay, then I’ll just hold on a little longer.”
“Thank you, Helena. You heard me, human? There is no more patience. Lead me straight to the direction the trail points.”
“… … I understand, Ketran.”
They were not alone.
No, I would have been better off alone.
At least I could have gotten a feel for my surroundings, done some reconnaissance, and reported back to my superiors.
But they were not alone, rather they had four of their top superiors with them.
This is also true for those who already have intermittent explosive disorder and are very irritable.
‘Damn, not even a three-year-old would be whining like this.’
‘Damn, why is it that you have a better body than me but you’re having a harder time than me!’
They ground their teeth until they broke, in the great anger that was about to burst out from within them.
If it was natural, then it was natural.
The body of a dragon is different from that of a human.
Not only is his physical ability outstanding, but his absorption rate for mana is also exceptional.
The Dragon’s body is like a monster’s body, capable of running 100 meters in 5 seconds and completing two marathons in a row without getting out of breath.
What if you could strengthen your body or use magic with dragon power instead of regular mana?
The former alone would be an overwhelming result, but the latter would be an even more overwhelming result.
It was absurd for climbers to hear those beings whine about how difficult it was and how tired they were.
‘Damn, if you’re going to be picky, you have to be picky.’
‘Once I finish this job, I will never work with the Dragon Clan again.’
The Four Emperors.
Among them, he couldn’t vent his frustration in front of the dragon tribe, which had strong pride.
At least there was no one here who wanted to become prey to a giant dragon in exchange for venting their frustration.
“I will guide you right away.”
“Follow me.”
It’s hard to refuse an order from a superior, but if the opponent is someone who can kill you with one blow and still leisurely walk around the world, would anyone refuse that order?
At least they weren’t the climbers belonging to the Chusaldae that accompanied the Dragon Clan.
They suppressed their irritation and made an appearance of politeness as they went in the direction the trail pointed.
‘Yes, we have the dragon tribe behind us.’
‘If anything happens, those damn lizards will take care of it.’
Moreover, since they were not alone at the moment, they walked towards an obvious trap, but paradoxically, they thought that because of that, they would be safe from the trap.
Dragon tribe.
Among them, those who reached Jackie Chan (floors 300 to 600) are so strong that they can compete with climbers who are on floors 500 to 600 or lower.
There was a reason why climbers, whose average height was between 300 and 400 stories, were crawling in front of them.
Of course they didn’t know.
“The prey is walking into the trap on its own two feet.”
“All lizards are like that.”
“… … It’s a little unpleasant. Are you saying that including me?”
“Is that right?”
“… … Look forward to it after this battle is over. No, look forward to it even during the battle. I’ll hit you in the back of the head during the battle.”
“Oh, I thought about that too. On Earth, they call this a ‘jjijjippong.’”
“… … Everyone, be quiet. From now on, don’t open your mouth to anything other than ‘Tam.’”
“Why don’t you just leave the door open?”
“You can open it because Tom is cute.”
“Ahh!”
Jinhyuk gave an order as he looked at a group of people crawling towards the trap he had dug with a serious expression on their faces, turning their backs on their favorite things, as if they had realized something.
“The dragons come out in pairs and Hendrick takes them on. Hyelin and Tam take on the rest of the climbers.”
“Are you okay? The dragons seem pretty strong.”
“I see the estimate is coming out. Those guys are at most Jackie Chan. They’re not Kyungryong. If they’re at that level, they’re more than capable of dealing with each other. So don’t worry and just take care of that brat and fight.”
“… …Tam is not a brat. He’s Tam!”
“Whew, take care.”
Jinhyeok looked at Hye-rin, who was holding Tam’s waist, who was expressing her anger by putting her hand on his waist and turning on his twin flames at the word brat, and moved to her seat. As he watched her, he took in the sight of his enemies once again.
“Who wants to catch it first?”
“……call.”
It was a moment when the childishness of the two men was rekindled with the disappearance of Hye-rin, who had always been a nuisance.
and.
“Then the ‘lizard hunt’ begins.”
A celebratory gun fire signaled the start of Operation ‘Lizard Hunt’.
“Corpse Explosion, Spirit Corpse Explosion.”
Kwakwakwakwakwakwang!!!
A wasteland where nothing appears.
The corpses of the Dragon Abyss hidden underground received a massive amount of energy from the thinly connected threads of Jinhyeok’s mana and spiritual power, causing a spectacular explosion.
-Kkaaaak!
-Crazy! It’s a surprise attack!
-Be on guard around you! Kill anyone who comes near!
A scream erupted from the front, from the weakest climber-
Kkuddeuk!
Jinhyuk and Hendrick lightly jumped down from the cliff while watching the four dragons standing in the center transform into dragon people in an instant.
“A real person washes dishes for a month.”
“That’s the perfect look for a loser.”
“There is no need to talk nonsense.”
“I can’t hear you very well because you’re a future loser.”
“… … and being a jerk.”
“There’s a saying that friends tend to resemble each other.”
“shit.”
The moment when Jinhyeok’s eyes filled with venom after losing a battle.
-Keeeeeek!!!
As I watched the climbers staggering to the gigantic roar of the ghosts who had been summoned by Hye-rin –
“You’re going to get some splatter in your eyes while you’re washing the dishes, Hendrick!”
“I can clearly see you breaking plates and getting scolded by Hye-rin, Cha Jin-hyeok!”
A dark purple and dark red light rushed towards the dragons, who were divided into two pairs, along with some rather ugly bickering.
