< 64. 21st Century Robin Hood (18) >
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The fight between the dragons was a combination of melee and magical combat.
Jenkinson and Changcheon made full use of their bodies, which are the strongest of all living creatures on Earth and have the strongest strength of any human being.
The Red Dragon’s attacks were diverse, using its teeth, arms, legs, and torso, and even a headbutt, while Changcheon used his long body like a whip. It was too beastly and instinctive for a fight between the two axes that moved the national economy. That is, until you look at it this far.
But even while exchanging physical attacks, the two were engaged in a fierce spell battle.
One of the dragon’s six brains is dedicated solely to magical calculations. Dozens of spells are composed, canceled, and transformed every second, a busy calculation that no other race, including humans, could even attempt.
A fierce battle of wits.
Meanwhile, the successfully cast magic found a precise point of impact, deftly evaded the sorcerer, and struck directly at the opponent. As Jenkinson struck back, the liquid nitrogen froze the scales of the Heavenly Blade, and at the moment when she shook off the ice and gnashed her teeth on Jenkinson’s wings, the twisted gravity hit the back of his head.
Even in the midst of the most painful physical fight in the world, Changcheon was observing something.
‘That alien won’t interfere, right?’
Minjun kept his distance from them and concentrated his mind to create a single spell.
A huge flow of magical power rippled around her. I thought she was preparing a decisive blow to attack her, but I soon realized that it was not. The alien’s spell was similar to the magic circle that Changcheon used to throw them all out of the lair.
‘Teleport?’
A spell that moves multiple objects around the caster at once.
‘But why now?’
I could guess the answer right away.
The place where they are fighting now is above Lair, in the sky above Namsan. She deliberately controlled the altitude out of concern that Lair might be damaged, so the aftereffects of the fight have not yet reached the ground.
But what if it continues like this?
‘I see. So they’re afraid that the city center will be destroyed. That’s why they’re trying to move the battlefield by force.’
I almost burst out laughing.
Changcheon also owned real estate and businesses all over Seoul. However, since he had already decided to leave this land with Ryuho, he had no time to worry about such things. Whether it was a loss or not.
But Jenkinson’s position would be different. He would try to prevent property damage as much as possible.
‘That’s a weakness!’
Changcheon thinks.
So, what are your weaknesses?
The magic circle beneath his feet was Ryuho’s confinement.
The aliens, who are fully aware of this, are threatening to collapse Lair and are trying to change the fighting location instead of dropping magic on the Namsan commercial district.
‘You idiots.’
Changcheon made a plan.
She revived the Rare’s Great Plane while fighting Jenkinson. As a result, the escaping employees were crushed to death or cut off by the suddenly closed door as they passed through the entrance. The survivors continued to sob and scream, but she paid no attention.
As she secured the safety of the lair, the chain of spells that had been pouring down on Jenkinson stopped for a moment. The red dragon tried to take advantage of the momentum and subdue Changcheon, but failed. The reason Changcheon paused his magical attacks for a moment was simple. He was using the short gap to cast more powerful spells.
As a result, a constellation they had never seen before appeared before Jenkinson and Minjun.
=?!=
Citizens who witnessed the scene from afar suspected that a silent explosion had occurred on Namsan Mountain.
A clear and huge flash that did not lose its power even under the sun. When observed from a distance, it looked like a huge ball of light. As if another sun had risen.
However, those who got close enough, such as the citizens of Namsan who were taking refuge, could tell that in reality, it was not a single giant light source that had been summoned, but rather hundreds of light balls the size of a person’s head that had appeared around the sky. The light they emitted combined to create an incredible lighting function.
Jenkins was shocked when he saw it.
=Changcheon! Are you really crazy?!=
Changcheon laughed.
=I don’t think that’s what you should be saying.=
The gazes of the two dragons, who regarded each other as madmen, crossed.
Contained within the hundreds of tiny spherical barriers was a formless mass of heat and destructive power. Jenkinson realized that these were miniature stars that could not exist in nature.
That transparent barrier contains super-hot plasma that even tungsten, which has the highest boiling point, cannot withstand. In short, each and every one of those spheres is undergoing nuclear fusion.
And the moment Changcheon twisted his body.
Pot!
Like a firecracker exploding, sand of light spreads in all directions from the sky. Missiles were sprayed, targeting every important part of Seoul City, except for the lair beneath their feet. Instead of a steel plate outer shell, the bullets used a barrier as their shell.
Jenkins could no longer concentrate on his physical fight with Changcheon.
=Fuck!=
Goryong shouts urgently before Minjun can move.
=Minjun! Me!=
The meaning of the omitted sentence was understood by his colleague. While Minjun continued to concentrate on his order, Jenkinson rapidly increased his magical power and generated gravitational force.
The spheres that were freely spreading out in all directions along the Sky’s guidance system slowed down and stopped. Jenkinson used all his strength to change their direction and threw them high into the sky.
“Ugh!”
Due to the excessive use of magical power, a pain as if my internal organs were being twisted surged in. However, the opponent did not give me the time to focus on the pain.
While he was struggling to ward off the spell, Changcheon rushed in. A physical fight broke out, and spells of various sizes poured down like a bomb. Even in the midst of all this, Jenkinson did not stop guiding the magic bullets.
height!
Higher!
—–!
And finally, from far away, a heavy bang and a flash of light spread out.
A dazzling light bursts forth from the distant sky.
Jenkinson, who had barely escaped a catastrophe, glared at him with eyes burning with anger.
=This psychopathic bitch won’t be satisfied even if I kill her a hundred times!=
It was then that Minjun’s order was completed.
Pot!
The surrounding scenery changed once again.
Changcheon realized that Minjun had teleported them all over the West Sea.
‘This far away? Including two Elder Dragons? … What is that alien?’
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Minjun was glaring at her with quiet anger.
The dragon thought.
‘It seems like you have quite a few hidden talents, but it doesn’t mean the situation has been turned around.’
In the end, I allowed the opponent to complete the spell, but I gained something. I dealt Jenkins a lot of damage. If I could just take care of that dragon first, the aliens wouldn’t be too hard.
After that, I would have to start a life on the run, avoiding the committee and repeatedly moving through dimensions… but I was confident that even if the worst happened, I would at least be able to survive.
Hurrr!
The moment Minjun’s body was enveloped in shadow, the second battle began.
And Changcheon realized that he had completely misunderstood the alien.
‘······This isn’t just hiding power!’
Changcheon-do thought he knew enough about alien prisoners. Those who committed various terrible acts and were arrested by the committee to pay for their crimes with their bodies. The reason the dragons do not bother with them is not because they are afraid of prisoners, but because they are reluctant to come into conflict with the committee that is behind them.
No matter how fast they fly and crawl, they cannot catch up to the Elder Dragon. Even if they were dragons before they were captured, they were no match for the Elder Dragon unless the Council gave them a new dragon body.
‘But that is···!’
The flow of Jenkinson and Minjun’s attacks was strangely smooth and fluid. It was as if they had worked together more than once or twice.
Since the curse wouldn’t work on the old dragon, Minjun focused on more blatant attacks. He moved precariously to avoid getting tangled up with Jenkinson’s path and the trajectory of the magic he was creating, and thrust his magic.
Compared to the two dragons’ bodies, he was just a small fly, but he was a fly that could deliver a fatal blow at the moment of carelessness. When the blade wrapped in shadow passed through the gap of the scales, Changcheon realized that he could die because of that small span. The shadow he summoned had the power to penetrate the barrier and scales surrounding the dragon’s body.
Minjun dug into the gap between the dragon’s attacks. With each swing of his sword, the scales split, and flesh and blood fell into the sea, creating ripples. The wounds on the outside were minor, but the shock that dug into his body was considerable. Jenkinson also showed signs of having been damaged by what had just happened, but this time, he was burning with the will to annihilate her, and he charged fiercely.
Changcheon gradually felt himself growing tired.
It was then that Jenkinson cast his spell by surprise.
Hwaah!
A giant magic circle covering the dragon’s body.
A white beam of light stretched out like a spider web from the center of the circle.
It was an application of the principle of the great sphere that dragons create to protect their lairs. Originally, the resistance that should cover a vast area, or the property of ‘cutting off’ space, was condensed into a 0.2 millimeter wide line. As it is, hundreds of strands were pulled out and released roughly. There are few materials that can withstand that whip with its tremendous elasticity and strength.
Even the dragon’s scales.
Kyaaaaah!
The white thread Jenkinson had created wrapped around Changcheon’s body and tied it up. As he concentrated, it began to cut through the scales and dig into the flesh. As she shook her long body, the cut became deeper and blood flowed out.
The dragon laughs.
=Huh! It looks like an eel caught in a rope!=
And the next moment, Jenkinson regretted saying that word.
Phage crackle!
A spark appears between the two horns of the Heavenly King, which resemble those of a deer.
Just as a small spark can start a conflagration, it didn’t take long for the tiny flash to turn into a magnificent bolt of lightning.
=Oh my!=
Tied in a shining net, Changcheon spewed lightning from his entire body.
=Ugh!=
The whole world turned white, and then black spots splashed like water drops in the heat. The three shadows danced like crazy along with the lightning that changed its form dozens of times a second. The lightning struck Jenkinson’s body with such a heavy weight that it made one wonder if it had a mass comparable to metal. Everything that entered his eyes was cold and painful.
The only one who was not affected by this lightning strike was Changcheon. It was only natural that the magic she created would work more favorably on the barrier she created.
At that time, the power output was increased with the intention of roasting Jenkins.
Shhhh!
The being that Changcheon had momentarily forgotten was flying behind her.
=?!=
While she was looking away for a moment, the shadow surrounding Minjun had changed its appearance. It had collapsed into a form that was not too different from a human’s, and its two arms had been intertwined together to resemble a drill.
Minjun flew towards the dragon’s nape, aiming the structure that distorted part of its body forward.
Kwaaaaah!
Changcheon desperately twisted his body. So Minjun, who had become a black drill, dug into the back of his neck instead of the one he had been aiming for… a height that would be equivalent to the chest for a human.
A cone of shadow that rips through the air.
Phew!
Papapak!
The scales split and the mucous membranes split as they were pushed by the dynamic rotating body. As the drill was driven deep into the flesh, the surging dragon’s blood met the electricity. A significant amount of it immediately boiled and evaporated, but some of it poured down like a waterfall, splashing even to the corner of Minjun’s mouth.
“······!”
A faint scent. A feeling that is both unfamiliar and familiar. A feeling that does not fit the fierce battle envelopes Min-jun. A strange throbbing that is like a pleasant breeze or a warm wave. The prisoner who lost his memory is seized by a mysterious feeling.
How long has it been since you last drank the blood of an elder dragon?
Feeling his mood rising for some reason, Minjun slightly lowered the resistance he had been using to protect himself.
Of course, even at that moment, Changcheon did not stop the electricity he was emitting.
Phage, phage, phage!
The high-voltage electric current that ran along the dragon’s scales began to penetrate Changcheon’s body, using Minjun’s shadow as a conductor.
***
While Jenkinson and Minjun were fighting Changcheon, Ha Eunseong was still inside Changcheon’s lair.
He was now back in a free spirit state. No matter how many exorcisms were set up inside him, they could not restrain his freedom, so he could just fly away and escape.
But Ha Eun-seong didn’t do that.
Meanwhile, inside, there was great confusion among those employed by Changcheon. The ghost quietly observed.
“Ahh! The elevator won’t budge!”
“Damn it, do something about it!”
“Hey, the counter-measures have started working again!”
“what?”
“The door is closed there! We’re trapped here!”
Ha Eun-seong was still on the 30th floor underground. The employees who witnessed what happened there felt that something unusual had happened and tried to escape by any means possible, but it didn’t seem to work.
There was one reason why the ghost remained here until now.
He heard what the ancient dragon named Changcheon said.
– They say the largest ghost rally ever will be held at Gwanghwamun Square this week.
– The most appropriate timing would be right after the meeting ends, right? I want you to release your wraiths there and catch as many ghosts as possible.
As soon as he was freed from his human body, his fear of dragons disappeared too easily. Instead, anger took its place.
‘You’re going to capture the ghosts and… grind them up? And then, you’re going to feed them to those phantoms?!’
Fortunately, Minjun didn’t seem to have any intention of accepting the offer, and the two seemed to have gone out of the lair to make a do-or-die decision.
Ha Eun-seong thought. Then what about me?
Should I just run away like this?
‘No, that can’t be.’
Ha Eun-seong observed the employees and looked for someone. Since this was a facility that imprisoned ghosts, it was only natural that there would be someone with clairvoyance among them.
And finally, I found an elf with a shamanic constitution.
“Huh?! You···!”
The ghost roughly lunged at the surprised elf who discovered him.
“Huh! No! Don’t do that!”
Ha Eun-seong attempted to forcibly take over the elf’s body. This time, unlike Ji Seon-gyeong, he did not intend to annihilate the opponent’s soul, nor did he intend to expel it from the body, but rather to share the body for a while.
=Eight! You’re so persistent! Just wait a minute. I’ll just write for a bit and give it to you!=
“Eww! No! Get out! Don’t do it!”
However, regardless of my intentions, as the struggle and flailing continued, I felt like I was experiencing certain thoughts and emotions without realizing it.
Hwaah!
Ha Eun-seong was startled when the talent in his soul responded and shone.
=Hey! No! No! Don’t do that! That’s not it!=
Ha Eun-seong was worried that Dal-lant might do something beyond his intentions and cause an accident, but fortunately, that didn’t happen.
“Whew, that’s enough.”
Ha Eun-seong, who had taken over the body without harming the elf’s soul, moved his limbs here and there.
It was light. It wasn’t even strange anymore.
‘Is this also… the power of talent?’
Ha Eun-seong turned his head and looked at where he had to go.
It would be strange if he didn’t develop a grudge against Chang-cheon, who suddenly appeared while he was trapped in a woman’s body, ripped off one of his arms, kidnapped him, tried to use it to destroy the souls of innocent people, and even tried to ‘annihilate’ his ghost friends forever.
It seems like Minjun is following him, but his opponent is Goryong.
What if that agent is defeated and Changcheon puts his plan into action?
I can’t guarantee that there isn’t another person in the world with the unique ability to control ghosts.
‘We have to stop it!’
Ghosts are not protected by law.
Even if that ancient dragon really kidnaps all the ghosts gathered at Gwanghwamun, the country will not step forward.
The rights of ghosts must be protected by ghosts.
‘How could one plan such a thing and have the heart to do it?’
Ha Eun-seong thinks about Chang-cheon.
The scariest part was that she had the power to put such a ridiculous plan into action.
‘Something is wrong with this.’
That was also very wrong.
Is it really right for someone with such power to live in this world without a care in the world?
Anyway, there was only one thing Ha Eun-seong could do now.
If successful, it would be enough to make it unnecessary for Changcheon to pursue the plan any further.
‘What the hell is this, go eat some shit!’
The ghost, who from today onwards came to hate dragons the most out of all the races in the world, walked forward with a determined expression.
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