Episode 100
‘Strength!’
The ability granted to Draken was strength. The explosive power emitted from his relatively small body overwhelmed his allies.
Before I could reach him, Loka’s bolt was aimed at Draken.
The aura-infused bolts even pierced through rocks.
Drakken dodged the bolt with a smooth evasive maneuver, as if he had anticipated Lord Loka’s attack. The creature turned and tried to fly towards Loka.
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Syang burst into tears.
The strange scream succeeded in provoking Draken. The blood sphere lured Draken, who was branded with the blood drawn from Draken’s corpse, and eventually he flew towards me with his mouth wide open.
Wooooow!
I breathed an aura into the magic circle of the rapid-fire crossbow.
The crossbow shook as if it would explode at any moment, but I paid it no mind.
Break!
When a small crack appeared in the magic stone, the branded Draken came within my reach.
The distance between us was less than 10 meters.
Paaaaang!
The compressed air pushed the bolt out with a loud noise. It traveled ten meters in the blink of an eye.
The bolt sank into the branded Draken’s chest. The bolt nearly shattered, the splintered metal shards shattering and piercing Draken’s hide.
Draken flapped his wings and swooped. He couldn’t attack me, but instead I had the opportunity to attack. As Syang rushed in and closed the gap between us, a black shadow entered my vision. Something like a dark cloud was hanging over the sky.
‘Draken!’
It was a size that could easily accommodate 100 horses.
Drakens of that number have never been mentioned even in the most boastful of knightly novels.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Sparks flew before my eyes.
The branded Draken spewed flames and tried to chase after Syang.
Swish!
Louis’ swordsmanship was a 1-second vertical slash. He put his heart into that simple strike.
First, I saw the flames part. Beyond that, the Draken’s long snout split open. I saw the teeth jutting out like shark teeth, cracking and scattering into pieces, and I also saw the gap between the Draken’s bulging eyes.
Blood spurted out.
It wasn’t mine.
Syang passed Draken, blood spraying out excitedly beneath him.
‘Was it just strength?’
It was a blessing in disguise. The branded monster had relatively weak defenses compared to its brute strength, so one vertical slash split its head in two.
“My lord!”
Loka rode his warhorse toward me, his aura-infused sword raised. He smiled brightly as he saw Draken’s head split in two and he fell to the ground.
“The hunt begins now. 84 in the east!”
Lord Loka turned his head with a furious expression. There were 84 Drakens in the sky. They quickly descended, lowering their altitude, but about half of them turned around and fled.
‘Did you fly here at the call of the Branded Draken?’
Putter and putter!
Drakken, who was thought to be dead, trembled. Light flowed from his forehead, and his split head slowly began to reattach itself.
I jumped down from Syang’s back and ran towards the branded Draken. The bastard’s magical power was rapidly gathering. If it continued like this, the bastard’s head would either return to its original state or a large amount of magical power would explode in an instant.
I raised my sword.
It was a ceremonial dagger, not a serenade.
Phew!
I plunged the dagger deep into Drakken’s chest. When the tip of the blade reached his heart, Drakken’s throbbing grew more intense. However, his magic was still as concentrated as before, and he could not hold his head together. It was because I had torn the Aura Road apart.
Soon, Draken hung limply, his tongue sticking out. When I looked through my eyes, I saw that a large amount of magical power was dissipating in an instant.
Meanwhile, a swarm of Drakens flew in this direction. Their numbers were gradually dwindling, and now only eighteen remained. Some of them belatedly turned around and tried to escape.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
There was a click of a trigger here and there. Ten bolts from the cavalrymen’s rapid-fire crossbows fired, forming a circular curtain across the sky.
The terrified horde of Drakken scattered as hundreds of sharp bolts flew down.
“Okay. Now it’s our turn.”
The blood of the branded Draken was extracted.
-Hahahaha! Blood, blood! Blood so thick, I will definitely repay you!
The blood cells were more excited and wild than ever, for I had driven the ceremonial dagger into the branded heart of the Drakken. The dagger empowered the blood spirit, and the blood cells grew rapidly, just as I did when I was absorbing magic after a hunt.
The thick smell of blood filled my nostrils. As the smell tickled the wildness of the nearby Draken, their eyes rolled back and they flew towards me.
“firing!”
As Adol shouted, the waiting cavalrymen pulled the triggers of their rapid-fire crossbows again.
This time, it was not a warning shot, but a targeted shot. As the Draken’s wings began to burst with holes as it descended at a low altitude, it lost its balance and spun around, crashing down on the ground.
Kwaang! Kwaang! Boom!
Those who were thrown like that could not fly again. It would be best for them to rely on their strong bodies and endure by running wild, but there were three knights of Hebron on this side.
Solon, Adol, and Roka also injected aura into the magic stone of the rapid-fire crossbow.
The crossbow absorbed the knight’s aura and activated wind magic.
Paaaaang!
The iron bolt that had been thrust in at a terrifying speed warped and became lodged in Draken’s body.
They didn’t die instantly, but they were thrown back with great impact.
Phew!
As I stabbed the hearts of the Drakens rolling around with my ceremonial dagger, the blood cells chattered loudly in my head.
-Blood! Blood! Blood! It’s overflowing with power, flowing like a river of blood! Hahahaha!
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I didn’t try to stop him. I felt his growth. I felt strength flowing through me.
While the three knights rushed in and took Draken’s lifespan, I thrust my dagger into the remaining Draken’s heart.
“You cowards.”
A group of expensive Drakens, worth around 500 gold, fled. The Blood Cells lured them away with the scent of blood, but they eventually fled.
“We’ll take a short break and then start hunting again. You guys should take turns resting and practicing Aura.”
“insect!”
I summoned Inferno to protect me, then sat down on the ground and casted Aura.
This time, a large amount of magical power poured in.
It would be even better if the branded Draken could hand over his brute strength.
‘Tch.’
Unfortunately, I was unable to absorb Drakken’s power this time. I was only able to absorb a significant amount of magical power and fill my dantian and veins.
Drakken had retreated out of sight.
I opened my three-wheeled camera to try to figure out where they were.
‘You’ve come a long way.’
Those that went far away could be tracked and hunted, but the problem was that the Draken herd was scattered. At best, there were three or four of them in a group, so even if they were tracked from a long distance, it seemed impossible to hunt many of them.
‘There’s nothing I can do.’
Fortunately, there was a herd of Iceborne not far away. They were monsters that looked like buffaloes, and their pair of horns were hard and sharp, making them a weapon material. At least 200 of them were spotted moving around.
When I closed my three-wheeled eyes and opened my physical eyes, my eyes met with Lord Roka’s, who was praying for divine protection while clasping his hands together toward me. After that, other soldiers were also praying for blessings from me.
Lord Roka, whose eyes met mine, was startled and apologized.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
“No. I am the lord of Hebron, but I am also the pope of Brecha. May the truth of Brecha be with you.”
It was a kind of lip service. I was not even a priest, let alone a pope, and above all, I did not trust God. If a word could raise the morale of my subordinates, I would have said a few words.
But then it happened.
Hwaaaaaaaah!
A hot light burst out from my body and exploded in all directions. Everyone turned to look at me in surprise, but they were not blinded even though they were looking straight at the intense light.
The soldiers blinked and bowed toward me.
“Oh! Brechasi!”
‘What the heck happened?’
When I checked with my eyes, I saw that there was a change in those who had awakened their auras. Their auras were focused on their heads.
Amy and Yuria, who were staying on the ship, were also struck by Brecha’s light.
I realized the course of events that had unfolded around me. Brecha’s power had been given.
“Do not be alarmed! The blessing of Brecha has been given, and the truth will set you free!”
“Oh! Brechasi!”
The soldiers cheered, some of them even practiced aura, hoping to gain enlightenment.
“Don’t let this opportunity slip away. Leave 30% of your troops behind, and train the rest in Aura. Once one round of training is over, give another soldier a chance.”
“insect!”
Amy took a book out of her pack and started reading. It was the latest administrative theory book that she had managed to obtain with great difficulty. Amy had complained that the author was too showy and the writing was difficult, but now she was turning the pages at a rapid pace.
‘The intelligence of the allies has increased. This must mean that this is Brecha’s trace.’
The god of truth, Brecha, has clearly revealed his presence through this incident.
Yuria came down from the boat, supported by the maid. She walked towards me, and I ordered Syang to approach Yuria.
Yuria was smiling. It was as if a single flower had bloomed in this wasteland. She also shone. It seemed as if Brecha’s blessing had stimulated Yuria’s divine power.
Yuria looked a little mischievous, and I nodded.
“Yes, you are right. This is the Triumph of Brezza, and I am the Pope of Brezza.”
“Brecha’s will will be done.”
Yuria laughed but also shed tears. Perhaps because she had a lot of regrets, she easily shed tears over small things.
I looked into Yuria’s eyes, filled with clear tears. I looked at the Mana Road beyond. Perhaps because of Brecha’s blessing, I could see more than before.
‘If you create a new mana road connected to the eye, as if you dug a channel… … .’
I was about to kill Yuria. Then suddenly, the thought occurred to me, ‘She’s a perfect woman, except for her empty eyes,’ and I was about to kill her again.
‘I’m crazy. Two souls became entangled and my insides became twisted.’
I sat down and practiced Aura. I couldn’t concentrate, so I jumped up and swung Serenade. After a while, I took out my notebook and wrote down some of my old memories.
Although I spent every second without wasting a single minute, I couldn’t erase the distracting thoughts that came to my mind every minute and every second.
“shit!”
I approached Yuria. She was about to get on board and have a drink of tea.
I looked down at the teacup with steam rising from it. Even though I couldn’t see, Yuria’s tea leaf blending was amazing. No, it seemed like she was able to create a more precise flavor because she couldn’t see.
Yuria’s face was reflected in the tea water that had begun to turn a light green. She was a beauty. In her crumpled life, the only thing that was not crumpled was her clear expression.
“Do you miss me?”
“yes?”
“I asked if you wanted to see me.”
My voice grew louder without me realizing it.
For some reason, I felt angry at myself.
