Chapter 234
Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 234
Chapter Title: Chapter 234
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Translator: Ebonarch
Chapter: 234
Chapter Title: Part 2 Chapter 14: Dragon (1)
Blood tentacles adorned the night sky.
Jin slashed through the approaching blood tentacles, trying to close in on Kenji.
Each time, another tentacle surged from the blood puddle, blocking his path.
'Annoying authority.'
The authority awakened through Kenji's body by Blood Bringer was Blood Manipulation.
Still immature, it hadn't drawn out its full power.
But once he grew accustomed to it, it wouldn't end with mere tentacle play.
He didn't know the extent of the enemy's authority, but if Jin's guess was right, it could even interfere with the opponent's bloodstream.
In that case, even Moonlight Resonance—nearly invincible under the night sky—would be in danger.
'Ultimately, it's a speed battle.'
Kenji stood motionless, enveloped in blood armor.
Jin had expected a reckless charge after that roar, but it was unexpected.
A favorable situation for Jin.
He sheathed his sword, then gripped it in reverse.
The incoming tentacles were repelled with slashes of Moonlight Resonance.
'If Moon Shadow couldn't cut it, just use a stronger technique.'
Immovable
Sword stance stabilized
Sss...
The reverse-gripped sword slid out slightly.
Draw Sword Technique: Half Moon
High-speed teleportation slash
Emitting moonlight, Jin's figure vanished. It reappeared behind Kenji in the exact same unflinching posture.
Click. He fully sheathed the slightly drawn sword.
Slash
Secret Art combo complete
"Kraaaagh!"
Kenji screamed and clutched his chest in agony.
Blood spurted violently from the diagonal gash across his chest.
The thick, sturdy blood armor had been severed.
It was the power of one of Jin's secret arts: Immovable, Draw Sword Technique: Half Moon - Slash.
"Fuu..."
Jin let out a long breath.
A huge chunk of mana had drained from his body.
Even for him, a secret art was quite taxing.
That was why it packed one-strike-kill power.
He turned to look at Kenji.
"It huuurts! Hurts like I'm dyingggg!"
His writhing in agony was almost pitiful.
"I'll sever your right arm."
Without the magic sword, Kenji could die peacefully.
He wouldn't have the strength to maintain the blood armor properly, either.
Jin walked over, wrapping his sword tightly in aura.
He gripped the hilt with both hands and raised it high in proper form.
"It huuurts!! So muuuch!!"
"May you pay for all your sins and achieve paradise."
Jin closed his eyes amid the pained cries.
The sword fell downward.
Swish—
The blade cleanly severed Kenji's right arm.
All the nerve bundles were cut, and Blood Bringer clattered to the ground.
At the same time, Kenji's movements stopped.
He had been writhing in pain moments ago, but with the parasitic worm removed, he seemed to die on the spot.
"Quite a tough opponent."
Jin shook the blood from his sword and approached the still-twitching Blood Bringer.
Without a host, it was now just a horrific weapon.
Unless someone wielded it, it was nothing more than scrap.
"Is this the core?"
Still clutching Kenji's severed arm, the tentacle of Blood Bringer writhed endlessly.
A yellow orb was embedded inside the tentacle—it seemed to be the magic sword's power source.
"Best to destroy it."
Jin gathered moonlight in his hand, took a stance, and struck the core area in one go.
But the result wasn't what he wanted.
"...You bastard!"
Blood Bringer deployed a barrier around itself and began floating into the air.
Without a host, this parasitic horror weapon shouldn't have been able to function.
Unsure what was happening, Jin swiftly drew and swung his sword.
Crackle!!
Red sparks flew up.
All the surrounding blood rose into the air in droplets.
Jin stared at them with a sinking feeling.
All the blood gathered together.
Bubbling with red foam, it began forming a very familiar shape.
The barrier-enclosed Blood Bringer flew toward it.
Moonlight Seal
Palm thrust unleashed
If Blood Bringer merged with the blood form, a horrific monster would be born.
Sensing this instinctively, Jin unleashed every ounce of Moonlight Resonance power in a palm thrust.
A dazzling palm-shaped energy fiercely struck Blood Bringer.
But it was meaningless.
"What kind of villain created such a monstrosity."
The blood form created a blood shield twice as thick as before, blocking the Moonlight Seal.
Blood Bringer safely settled into the right side of the blood form.
-Grrr...
The blood form slowly took on a concrete shape.
A very familiar form.
Jin gritted his teeth and muttered.
"...It chose me."
It was Jin's own form, made of blood.
It roared.
-Graaaaaah!
The air rang loudly.
Jin broke into a cold sweat and adjusted his mask.
It felt like it would be even more troublesome than before.
'If only Jamie Welton were here right now...'
The thought crossed his mind, and he looked around.
Come to think of it, something was off.
"...Jamie Welton?"
He was nowhere to be seen.
Tension hung in the air.
Neither made the first move.
They simply glared at each other.
Kairos had lived 2,700 years, but this was a first for him—quite novel.
Fearless humans charging in weren't unheard of.
But those were usually ones who had lost their reason to terror.
This human was different.
'Does he truly intend to fight me?'
Strong for a human—he acknowledged that.
But that was all.
Not even a hatchling—how could a human surpass an adult dragon?
Even the arrogant fools who tangled with dragons as one of the three great races only reached adult dragon power after eons.
For a human to stand against a dragon, they first had to transcend their species' limits.
In his long history, single digits had achieved that.
And even they had knelt before the overwhelming existence of dragons.
"First, I should instill some fear."
Kairos's right arm began to burn with fire.
Dragons were a race fundamentally beloved by nature.
And among them, Red Dragons were especially favored by flames.
"Since it's come to this, I hope you don't burn up in an instant."
No need for full magic.
The scorching flames exploded with a boom across the wide clearing.
The explosions chained together, rapidly expanding in size.
The pure white space began to dye crimson.
Jamie felt as if every drop of moisture in his body was drying up.
"Gotta extinguish the fire first."
The best policy against a Red Dragon's flames was to avoid them.
That was why he had brought it to Gremia.
Here, he held a massive advantage in battle.
Flame Combustion
All fire elements erased
Pff—
The chain-exploding flames advancing on Jamie vanished as if by magic right before him.
Kairos's eyes widened.
All fire elements had vanished.
With air present, he could generate fire endlessly.
Nature's elements existed everywhere.
But without the corresponding attribute element, even optimal conditions couldn't produce fire.
"What did you just do?"
For the first time, the ever-leisurely Kairos spoke in a stiff voice.
"Nothing much. Just made fire unusable here."
"...Unusable?"
"Soon it won't be just fire."
Suddenly weakened, he glared at Jamie with fury, sensing the anomalies.
"Human. You're doing some very interesting things?"
"If you're the strongest race, fight with this handicap. What, scared you'll lose?"
Jamie laughed provocatively, and Kairos's smile deepened.
Killing intent on another level began emanating from his body.
The intent dyed the area around Kairos red, almost tangible.
It was the Red Dragon's unique red mana.
Dragons didn't reveal their unique mana lightly.
There was only one case when they did.
"In the name of the Dragon God Brahman, I declare: I will kill you."
Only when they intended to kill.
Jamie felt a chill down his neck and swallowed dryly.
Gremia's powers had nerfed the enemy to the max, but his opponent was the strongest creature—a dragon.
The most violent among them: a Red Dragon.
'Even invoking the Dragon God. Crazy lizard bastard.'
Dragons never invoked their absolute sovereign god, Brahman, lightly.
It was blasphemy, and failure meant divine punishment.
Yet even such dragons invoked Brahman's name sometimes.
When making an unconditional declaration of victory.
Defeat in a battle sworn by a god's name meant the soul received no salvation.
A horrific punishment for dragons.
Thus, Kairos had to win no matter what.
"I'll crush you in one blow."
Kairos vanished.
Jamie clenched his fists, seeing the shadow looming overhead.
The opener: an authority.
'Darkness.'
Darkness spewed forth.
The all-annihilating darkness of oblivion began spreading widely in a spherical form.
But he felt the upper part of the sphere denting downward.
Vast mana concentrated on the dented section.
Red light pierced the darkness.
Kwaaaaaang!!!
Jamie space-leaped to the opposite side and landed.
The oblivion sphere created by the darkness authority vanished without a trace under the baptism of red light starting from within.
The power of annihilation had been annihilated.
It was a shocking sight, but Jamie didn't show it.
It was well within expectations.
"Escaped like a rat, fast."
Kairos appeared where the darkness oblivion had been.
He shook off the trailing robe with one hand and looked at Jamie.
"You... a black sorcerer?"
Jamie didn't reply, so Kairos continued alone.
"Different from the black magic I knew, but intriguing. I'll capture you and use you as a lab rat."
"Then I'll dissect the lab dragon."
"Arrogant fool... Stay right there."
Jamie’s movements halted for an instant.
Perfect Cell reacted immediately, but Kairos was faster.
In an instant, he closed in and casually thrust out his arm.
That direction led straight to Jamie's heart.
Chaeng—!
Jamie had drawn Scud at some point and blocked the hand.
Kairos smirked at the magic sword blocking his hand.
"Such a scrap of metal."
Clang—
The sound of the blade snapping echoed across the wide clearing.
Jamie’s eyes widened at the bisected Scud.
The broken blade hit the ground with a clamor.
'The sword Father gave me...'
The day he first left the territory alone.
Count Welton had gifted him that Scud.
His father's words echoed: Take it and experience the world, see all there is to see.
It wasn't a famed heirloom of the family, but to Jamie, Scud was precious.
And he had snapped it casually.
Jamie’s eyes turned violet.
"Let there be light."
⟨ Genesis Light ⟩
"What—"
No dragon could pursue light.
Kairos couldn't comprehend what had happened in that instant.
Instinctively, he deployed his 'Skin' and layered dozens of defensive spells.
Only possible because he was a dragon.
Yet why the pain from his chest to his left shoulder?
Light burst before his eyes, blinding him temporarily.
As he touched his eyes, his sight slowly returned.
And he could clearly see what had happened to him.
"......"
He was speechless.
The hideous wound on his chest and the half-vanished left shoulder.
Fortunately, the arm hadn't fallen off, but in nearly 3,000 years of life, he'd never suffered such a wound.
Yet a mere bug of a human dared...
"Dared!!!"
Unforgivable.
He couldn't accept sustaining such a wound from vermin after invoking Dragon God Brahman's name.
Kairos's body began to grow larger.
The red scales enveloping his skin enlarged and thickened.
A massive tail sprouted, and a pair of leathery wings vast enough to blanket Gremia unfurled.
His maw elongated, and finally, two horns curved from his forehead.
The colossal Red Dragon, max height 300 meters, crouched as if gathering power, then threw its chest wide and unleashed a roar.
Kwaaaaaaaa!!!!
Kwagagak!!
Dragon Fear erupted, sending massive cracks spiderwebbing across the ground.
Despite the overwhelming roar and intimidation, Jamie stood still, staring only at his broken sword.
His mind was filled with one thought alone.
"I won't let you die easy."
It was pure killing intent.
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