120 – EP.26 Graves of Dragons -4
As soon as the game is announced, letters in the shape of dragons begin to rise from the ground, and slowly rise up into the sky. There was.
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Like a dragon ascending to heaven.
“What is that?”
“I thought it would be fun if a story was added to the play, so I put it in myself.”
“Aha.”
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Let’s read the contents step by step. The story was roughly like this.
In this dragon’s tomb, there are countless dragons and dragons buried, and among them there are souls who have not resolved their resentment during their lifetime.
The spirits of resentment were cursed on this land, and we, the Balaur, decided to appease their resentment by passing the ordeal of the souls.
But among these, there are two jealous Imoogi that couldn’t become dragons, so they’re trying to kill all the dragons and steal our Yeouiju.
Will the dragons be able to free themselves from the serpents and make the souls that are connected with them attain Buddhahood?
“It’s pretty serious.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to be able to enjoy what you already enjoy?”
“That’s right.”
There is no solid story in the original game, but there was at least this game.
That was also a plausible story in its own way, and it made people quite interested.
Alice’s twinkling eyes were similar to my present state of mind.
“Since the intro is over, let’s start the real fun. Are you familiar with all the rules?”
“Yes! Make sure you understand everything!”
“You must have the map I gave you, right?”
“I have it here.”
“Okay. Then… ….”
“Wait a minute!”
“Hmm? What?”
“I’m sorry, but I suddenly have a question. Is it okay if I ask you just one thing?”
“Ask me anything.”
“How does the tagger kill the survivors?”
“Heh heh! You’re asking an interesting question. Of course, he kills with his own abilities. Are you afraid to die here? Then don’t worry, death in play does not result in death in real life.”
Unfortunately, that’s not what’s important.
Of course, I expected death in play to not be reflected in reality.
If it is reflected in reality, it will not be a simple game, but a crazy death game.
Because of that, there was something else that I really thought was important.
“Is it possible that only the seeker can use the ability?”
“That is not true. Even the survivors can use their abilities to their heart’s content.”
“Well, then, wouldn’t I be at a disadvantage? Now that everyone has one outstanding ability, I’m just a poor human being… ?”
“It’s really unfortunate, but this is our first time playing this game, so there are a lot of things to fix. So… ….”
“If twisted.”
“Do you know?”
“… ….”
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Looking at it now, these were demons, not dragons.
Isn’t the most important balance in the game broken?
When everyone was using SR and SSR grade characters, it was no different than me having to play using a normal character.
Because of the lack of conscience, the eyes became dark even before the start of the game.
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[You are a dragon.]
A faint echo lingering in my ears.
It was said that when the game starts, each dragon soul assigns a role, but it seems that the echo that can only be heard by this individual informs the role.
Anyway, I’m glad. Because it’s not an imoogi.
I told other players that only the hunter could attack, but in the end I had to use my abilities to kill them.
Survivors can avoid the tagger’s attack and play by shouting dragon words with the tombstone in the center of the tomb.
In other words, if I were a tagger, such misfortunes would come out unconditionally.
Because there is not a single being that I can kill among them with my abilities.
So it was a good thing that my role was a dragon.
Of course, conversely, if you get caught by an Imoogi, it’s all the same thing that you die lightly…….
‘I can’t help it. I’m going to search anyway, so I can only help the survivors by passing the ordeal as much as I can.’
My strategy is ignorance ordeal rush.
Originally, you have to go around with people and watch the tagger do nothing, but this game is a little different.
The tagger cannot touch survivors during trials.
Even if you watch from behind, it will only be a meaningless waste of time.
That’s why it was best to go alone.
‘Let’s see, the trials I have to do are Barque’s Monument in the southeast, Bale’s Monument in the south, and Bruegel’s Monument in the northwest….’
On the map he was holding, the list and location of the ordeals were displayed for easy viewing.
A map where the places to go are marked in order as the area of the giant dragon, the entrance to the tomb, and the area of the ancient dragon.
I can feel the meticulous care in the function of the map, which is made to be easy to find, no matter how long it takes.
But why is there no consideration for the balance between characters? Is it something that can’t be helped because it’s in the alpha test stage?
“Ehh… !”
As I lowered my head and sighed, there was a girl jumping up and down in front of me.
Tia shows me a bright smile.
Because it was a rule that everyone was forced to remain silent except for meeting time, there was no way to convey the meaning except through body language.
That’s why it was necessary to keep an eye on his actions in order to understand his meaning.
Tia, who points in a certain direction with her finger, quickly grabs my hand.
It seems that he wants to go out with me.
‘What to do… ?’
I originally planned to travel alone, but it was a pretty good choice to accompany Tia.
Tia says she’s not a tagger, and if she does, there’s nothing wrong with her hanging out with her.
However, as Tia was the one who came up with the game idea, our dragon companion is used to this type of game.
In other words, it is a dead person, the number 1 object to be alerted.
Even if it’s a normally cute dragon, you should never look at it for this game only….
[I go with Yuu and Sipper!]
Though no sound comes out, Tia conveys what she wants to say with her mouth.
At the end, he looks at me sadly, even making his eyes wet with moisture.
This can’t be beat….
[Let’s go]
[Yes!]
If Tia isn’t a tagger, then she’ll be fine, because Tia will protect me with her abilities.
Even if Tia is the tagger, it means that my fate, which is the easiest to deal with among the survivors, ends here.
[Then where should we go?]
[Wind Dragon!]
The first place Tia wants to go is to the northwest.
Just in time, I also had an ordeal in the area of the ancient dragons above the northwest.
On the route, it’s best to solve the two ordeals in the south first, and finally deal with the northwest, but I decided to go with Tia.
It looks like we’ll have to change our plan here and break the trial of the ancient dragon in the northwest.
With that decided, Tia and I turned our steps toward 10 o’clock.
Four roads from Chuoji to the hill.
Of course, less than 10 minutes have passed, so the dragon hills are shrouded in mist, but the road is open.
If you use this place, you don’t have to go around the main road, so it’s convenient, but it’s a one-way street.
You can enter the diagonal path from the center of the tomb, but you cannot enter the central path from the diagonal path.
So, if you run into a hunter, you have to go to Jungangji via the main road.
“Oh.”
As soon as I entered the diagonal shortcut at 10 o’clock, the fog covered the back and blocked the connection with the central branch.
I was wondering how to keep them from going, but that’s how they block them.
As a gamer, I was very satisfied with the fact that at least one implementation was done properly.
As we were excited and realizing that we were playing a game in earnest in real life, we arrived at a crossroads before we knew it.
One of the direction signs erected at the crossroads.
They kindly informed me that if you go straight like this, it’s the Dragon’s Hill, if you go down, it’s the wind dragon’s area, and if you go up, it’s the ancient dragon’s area.
[Tia, you are in the wind dragon area. Because I’m in the Ancient Dragon Zone. Let’s be scattered for a while, and when the ordeal is over, let’s meet again at this crossroads.]
[Arather!]
For an efficient ordeal to proceed, Tia should split downwards or upwards.
After letting Tia go first, I also entered the area of the ancient dragon.
‘Stuffy air and the smell of moss….’
The ancient dragon’s tomb area was a space full of moisture and moss.
In the words of Leusis, who was a gravekeeper, it was said that the environment was created to reflect the will of the buried dragons.
In other words, it means that the ancient dragons sleeping here prefer this kind of environment.
Did the ancient Earth have such an environment?
‘Let’s see, Bruegel’s tombstone….’
Wandering around the tombs with large tombstones, he searches for the name Bruegel step by step.
The languages engraved on the tombstone were all in unknown forms, but strangely, I was able to read them without any problems now.
It seems to have an automatic translation function for play only.
‘Ah, I found it!’
A large stele located in the northernmost part of the Ancient Dragon District.
I hesitated for a while because the tombstone was covered with moss, but as a result of comparing the letters on the map and the tombstone several times. It was definitely the tombstone I was looking for.
Now, touch the tombstone with Bruegel’s name on it to wake up the dragon’s spirit, and then receive the trial from him.
“You are still a child, are you the one who woke me up?”
A brown dragon that looks completely different from normal dragons.
From the head to the wings and tail. It had thorns all over its body, and a mace like a morning star was attached to the tip of its tail.
It was a heterogeneous dragon worthy of the name of an ancient dragon.
Still, I couldn’t help but be nervous because I had shown a dragon-like aspect that easily surpassed 10 meters in height.
Fortunately, there was a story correction, but my mouth was moving regardless of my intentions.
“Yes! I have come to alleviate your grievance!”
“I came to relieve my grievance…. What a bold child. Alright, I’ll give you an ordeal.”
“What kind of ordeal?”
“I have lived my whole life in the world of the weak, but there was not a single strong man who surpassed me, who was the strongest in that era. The joy you get from endless struggle is the best! There is no one in the world who can satisfy me like this! That is how I spent every day filled with boredom and lamentation, and finally ended my life at the end of my life.”
A common story suddenly begins.
An absolute strongman who became the best in the world and never lost his place of supremacy.
Every day, he enjoys waiting for a challenger who takes over his place.
However, due to his overwhelming power, everyone loses their motivation and curls up his tail, and he can no longer face challengers.
The only thing left for him is endless boring days and empty days.
It was a reality that the world’s No. 1 Could not do anything about.
“I was born in the wrong era. If I had been born in a more challenging and strong era, I would not have had this resentment. But the peaceful times were a curse to me.”
“I-I see…” .”
I started to feel uneasy about the warlike dialogue and story that came out of the ancient dragon’s mouth.
I’m sure the content of the ordeal isn’t meant to be a bout… ?
“So, you foolish child. Challenge me! Try knocking me down! Step on my corpse! That is an ordeal for you!”
“What the f*ck… !!”
Come out the bastard who adjusted the game balance.