Chapter 173

Chapter 173

62. Primal Dragon (2)

“You don’t seem to be able to read or read Elther’s memories, do you?”

Baek Ryong accepted Cha Shin Hyeon’s doubts.

“I told you that there are limited ways in which I can interfere in the underworld. Even the connection with Elther was weak, and at least it was cut off when Elther passed to the other world. Stealing memories is a no-brainer.”

“Right.”

“Judging based on the observations for a while, it seems that you do not hate dragon blood and are hostile to demons, so I was only asking. Why and how did a transcendent being like you cross the dimension?”

“Simply put.”

Cha Shin Hyeon picked the right word.

“The dragon blood and the demons both came to our world, but the dragon blood communicated and the demons did not. In the end, it reached the point where the Demon King was throwing up the dust. The current situation is an extension of that rectification. I have no intention of retreating from that side, so things have grown so far.”

“Pumpkin?”

Baekryong asked, puzzled.

“No, you were there, so the Demon King could run rampant?”

“At that time, I wasn’t strong enough to overwhelm the Demon King. According to your description, it would have been spread across the edge of mortals. In order to defeat the Demon King, he had no choice but to choose the path of immortality.”

“… … ?”

A question mark appeared in White Dragon’s eyes. Even after listening to the explanation, my doubts deepened.

“It’s amazing that you can do it without choosing it. Are you saying that you have acquired immortality?”

“However. Are you not?”

Cha Shin Hyeon asked with a little interest.

“I was like this from the beginning. In the distant past, he had a body and was active on the earth, but as the flow of the world gradually stabilized, he lost the power to dwell in the underworld. The other primordial dragons and the demons of the beginning are the same.”

“It means that you have been a god since birth.”

“Because it’s not like God. Not just mortals. Even if I had to classify it as a god, it would be a lower class god.”

After that, it’s fun. Cha Shin Hyeon, who was born immortal, became a higher order than the original dragons who were born immortal.

With a slightly bitter smile, Baekryong straightened his expression and continued.

“But, no matter how high the level, it seems like you are being penalized for crossing the dimension? It was evident that his condition was somewhat unstable.”

“It’s not perfect.”

“Somehow, it’s like looking at my former state. I don’t understand why.”

“… what?”

Cha Shin Hyeon frowned.

“What do you mean?”

“It means that I am similar to the time when I lost the strength to live on earth and had to give up my body. Am I wrong? It seems that your body is not fixed in this world, but is forcibly maintaining its form.”

“I am well aware of the condition of my body. What I was asking is the backstory. I don’t understand.”

“I was immortal from birth, and I lost my body when the Age of Chaos ended, because I am not allowed to stay on earth in principle. But weren’t you mortal? It meant that I didn’t understand why they were going through the same process as me because they were born differently.”

After hearing Baekryong’s explanation, Cha Shin Hyeon fell into thought. Reflecting on his past memories, he slowly opened his mouth.

“… Even in the world I lived in, I had contact with the gods. To be honest, they’re going to have a higher rank than you or the drinker. They used to call my current state of being ‘insurmountable’.”

“Of course, what they say may be true. But did they go through the exact same process as you and became gods?”

“that… No.”

The goddess was a god from the beginning, and although the god of war went through the allegorical line, she did not hold out like Cha Shin Hyeon and immediately became a god.

Strictly speaking, it cannot be said that he went through the same process as he had never been in a state where he was neither human nor divine.

“Then there is no guarantee that what they say is necessarily true. Even if I didn’t mean to lie in a bad way, I didn’t mean to ‘prove’ that it was ‘absolutely’ impossible. Aren’t you also rejecting their words in your heart? Otherwise, there would be no reason to ‘overcome’ the status quo.”

“… … !”

Cha Shin Hyeon’s eyes widened slightly. It felt like he had been hit in the head with a hammer.After moving to Dreadville, he started to use his aggression in the right place again, and he was able to change his preoccupational power into a cowardice or an ice-mine, but he did not achieve the most important goal.

And maybe he unconsciously admitted it. The body that was thrown off during the fable can no longer be recovered, and even if it returns to Earth as it is, it is destined to ascend to heaven.

Disliked that, where did he go, who came here curiously to find a solution in response to the words of the Goddess and Goddess?

“Mortals either conform to fate or defy it. You have to choose between the two. One immortal is a being who creates fate itself. If you have given up your body by your own choice, the opposite is also possible. You’re not an ordinary immortal, you’re a being who ascended to the gods, aren’t you?”

“is it… … .”

Cha Shin Hyeon closed her eyes and let out a long breath.

His eyes, which received the light again, had a firmer will than before.

“That was good advice. Thank you.”

Cha Shin Hyeon clasped his hands and gave a sincere thank you. It was the first etiquette he had seen from Baekryong’s point of view, but it wasn’t difficult to read the heart of his actions.

“I am glad that my presumptuous words were helpful.”

White Dragon smiled softly.

“If I do, can I take advantage of the good mood to ask you a favor? This is also why I came to you to say this.”

“If you can listen.”

Cha Shin Hyeon gladly accepted. He is not an ungrateful scumbag. As much as he received from someone who spoke kindly, it was only natural that he was willing to give back.

“Help me Elther.”

“Well?”

“So… … .”

Baekryong explained step by step.

Cha Shin Hyeon, who listened attentively, nodded his head.

“There is no reason to say no because it is helpful to me. If you had this ability, wouldn’t you have done it sooner?”

“I did. Just as the Guardian Demon King is not just far stronger than the Demon King, Jinryong is the same, so he was defeated in the end.”

“I asked you something. Wait, did Elther agree?”

“I don’t think I’m going to say no, but I want you to ask. If you agree, we’ll start right away.”

“I get it. Ask me as soon as I get out of here.”

“Thank you. I beg you.”

The body of the white dragon, who had nodded in greeting, gradually faded and then disappeared. Recognizing that his opponent had completely left, Cha Shin Hyeon also left the world of imagery.

As is well known, the flow of time in the image world can be adjusted as much as the owner wants. In reality, little time passed.

Cha Shin Hyeon immediately sang Elter, who was still puzzled.

“Elther, what do you think of the upcoming fight?”

“Why are you asking that all of a sudden?”

“Tell me something.”

“Well, I don’t know if there’s anything I can do to argue and sleep. Isn’t it purely up to you?”

Without thinking too much, Elther answered immediately.

“There are eight demon lords over there. You are the only one who can face the Demon King from this side. There must be two or three times the number of demons over there. Even if the general army is excluded, isn’t it superior to this side? Even if it depends on the ruggedness of the fortress.”

“right.”

“Still, if you chose to fight, would you have an idea? I don’t know how many demon lords you can handle, but what are you going to do with other factors in mind?”

“If there is one more powerful person at the level of the Demon King besides me, wouldn’t it be a little more advantageous?”

“You’re talking natural. But is there such a person?”

“So I’m going to ask you.”

Cha Shin Hyeon stared straight at Elther.

“The reason you came to me is because your subconscious has heard the voice of the dragon from the beginning.”

“In the beginning… It’s a dragon… … ?!”

“If you accept his power, while receiving the dragon’s protection, you will be able to achieve the same level of power as the Demon King. However, it is a one-time power that does not become your strength forever, and there is a risk of running out of power because it is more than your ability. What are you going to do?”

“I will accept it.”

Elter said firmly without any hesitation.

“Even so, I couldn’t be bothered. The reality of entrusting everything to you alone is tragic. It is you who fight against the demon king, and the one who fights against demons is the demons you have acquired. Even if it’s not my strength, if I can help you win even a little, I’ll help.”

“Don’t respect your choices. Hey, did you hear me?”

Cha Shin Hyeon asked into the air.

[I heard you. Let’s start.]

The original dragon’s answer came back.

“I will take the initial control. You just focus on the flow of energy.”

“what… Ouch!”

El Ther hastily bit his mouth. A foreign energy of unknown origin was rapidly rising from the inside of the body.

“Remember me.”

Cha Shin Hyeon, who had arrived in front of Elter, placed her hand on Baekryong’s body. Shin’s eyes lit up and caught the flow of pulsating energy from the inside of the hard scales.

“Because dragon blood that can control its own power is called Jinryong.”

* * *

Delite’s estate located at the southernmost tip of Dreadville.

Last, the city at the southern end of the territory.

It is a fortress that was used as a last bastion for the dragon blood, which was gradually pushed out to the outskirts, and when they were driven out to the end of the world, the demons occupied the place and turned it into a forward base to confine the dragon blood backwards.

The army led by the eight demon kings occupied the entire territory of Delite and advanced to the last remaining territory.

It has been less than twenty days since the total mobilization order was issued. In the meantime, Rhodiac, Forridan, and Delite’s estates were all cleaned up. Even considering the physical differences between humans and demons, it was an incredibly fast marching speed.

For reference, it wasn’t difficult at all to find Cha Shin Hyeon’s whereabouts. It was because the rumors spread all around as the demons living in Last were all driven out.

As they advanced south, the number of troops that continued to increase reached 100,000. From the point of view of high-ranking people, they are mongrels, but even intermediate demons are objectively-especially Earth-based- absolutely not weak, and there were too many of them before their strength and weakness. I felt a sense of intimidation just to have herpes.

“Lastra.”

Naznel murmured, admiring the huge wall perched above the basin.

“You have a good place to fight.”

The elevation of the terrain was not an obstacle, but the existence of a wall that was lightly over 30 meters high was enough to limit the movement of ordinary troops. Because it wasn’t just a 30-meter wall, it was coated with a magic barrier.

As it was the last bastion of dragon blood and the advance base of the demons, the size of the fortress was overwhelmingly large and strong, and it was now a fortress that was repaired with dozens of dragons and demons attached to it by Cha Shin Hyeon’s orders.

“Assuming only the battle between demons, the damage from this side would be quite large. That barrier structure must have been conceived by a dragon.”

“With a complex structure in which one barrier protects another, it seems that barriers can be reinforced in real time from within. If you do that well, you can face twice as many enemies.”

Artia and Theranil were a little admiring the enemy’s preparation, but that was all. Even if the power of the magic spirit is doubled, the power of this magic spirit is far superior.

And they have a lot of consumables, intermediate demons, that are not worth it even if they die. Why did you bring me all the way to the far south?

“Shall we try one test? Are you okay, Naznel?”

“Do what you like.”

The commander-in-chief’s stipend fell.

Soon after, the orders of the demon kings were passed down. It was a simple system in which ten people were grouped into one group and then ten groups were grouped together again, but thanks to that, the delivery was rather quick.

“Advance!”

“attack!”

The demons, who were encircling about half of the fortress in the form of a crescent moon from a distance, began to march in unison.

It felt completely different from the human army marching in line with each other.

Even though they are ordinary soldiers, their individual abilities are at the level of high-ranking hunters compared to humans, which are intermediate demons. At first glance, the appearance of running with a vicious force was seen as chaotic, but the movement was like a tsunami.

“Wow!”A shout that shook the heavens and the earth rang out over the walls of the fortress and into the sky.

There was no movement in the fortress to stop them. It was because there were only a few hundred defending troops, too small for the size of the fortress.

Only one person moved.

Cha Shin Hyeon, who was watching the situation outside on the wall in front, separated his feet. As if walking on a flat ground, he staggered through the air.

“Looks like that guy.”

The eyes of the demon kings in the main camp were all focused on him.

He felt the gaze from afar, but Cha Shin Hyeon didn’t care.

Cha Shin Hyeon, who had reached a place that was clearly visible from a distance, much higher than the fortress wall, stopped. He pointed towards the demons that came like ants.

“Go away. You have nothing to do.”

As the 100,000 troops rushed in, the earth’s axis shook and the shouts were deafening. It would be normal if you couldn’t hear anything because of the noise, but Cha Shin Hyeon’s quiet voice was accurately pierced into the eardrums of the entire demon as if speaking into one’s ear.

Everyone was startled, but no one stopped.

You don’t know Cha Shin Hyeon until you’re a magician, but the scoundrels didn’t even know who Cha Shin Hyeon was. He becomes brave when he is ignorant. Even if you are frightened, if you stop in this kind of atmosphere, your head will be blown away by your superiors.

“Say it again. If you don’t want to die, stop.”

The second warning didn’t work either. The demons, who neatly ignored Cha Shin Hyeon’s words, increased their speed.

After a while, the lead of the troops entered within 500 meters of the fortress. Judging by the speed at which they are running, they will try to climb up the wall in less than a minute.

For those who aren’t very pretty, two warnings were enough. The third strike is a strikeout.

Sreung.

Cha Shin Hyeon drew her sword.

“That… … .”

Duras felt that the atmosphere on the battlefield had changed just by that movement. The facial expressions of the other demon kings who had similar feelings also deteriorated slightly.

The tip of the red sword pointed to the left and then moved slowly. It moves as if there is no force at all, and eventually reaches the right.

Shh.

Cha Shin Hyeon’s sword cut horizontally 180 degrees forward.

The results appeared after a while.

Cha Shin Hyeon’s will touched the atmosphere of the battlefield. The natural spirit that filled the world moved in response to him. After crossing the dimension, the abilities of the newly refined Gonggyeong Delay saw the light again.

Kwagaceae and Kwagaceae!

The storm of Kang-hwan, which emerged from the far left of the battlefield, ran toward the right. A natural tidal wave that was several hundred meters wide swept the demon troops from the side.

“Ahhhhhh!”

“Blood, avoid!”

“Kaak… … .”

He could barely scream if he was hit, and that was impossible if he was on the path. The demons, who could not even spit out the flu, were torn and disassembled like rags.

With 100,000 troops rushing in, her herpes weren’t usually wide, but Cha Shin Hyeon’s natural sword was fair. Cleanly erased and passed from the left end to the right end.

“… … .”

The demons following the leader had no choice but to stop. He refused to move his body at the sight that was too far-fetched for common sense.

The commander, who had to shout to move, and the high-ranking demons became mute as well.

“… … .”

One-tenth of the troops had just disappeared in that one attack.

Silence, forced by fear, descended upon the battlefield.

In the suffocating silence, Cha Shin Hyeon raised her sword and pointed forward. The direction the tip of the sword pointed was exactly the main base where the demon kings such as Naznel were gathered.

“You come. Get rid of the kids.”

A voice as cold as frost entered the minds of the demons once again.

This time no one ignored them.