Lorian died, and Gis became an immortal body.
All the threads of bad ties with this body were unraveled.
But there was no sense of liberation.
Because it’s not all over yet.
Now it was my turn to end the bad relationship between me and Han Ji-soo, not Cloud.
“What is that ring? If you look at the things you bring to a corner like this, I don’t think it’s an ordinary thing.”
Katarina asked, looking at the black ring in my hand.
This black and crude ring is called ‘The Black Ring of the Nameless Knight’.
A ring that can be obtained in the early and mid-game, it is an item that does not look special at first glance, increasing the magic stat by 10%.
It’s true that it’s not really special.
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Magical stat increase by 10%.Even if it’s early, it’s just an insignificant option in the late part when item performance inflation occurs.
In the first place, the Ring of an Unknown Knight series is like this.
A low-spec option instead of something you can get at the beginning.
It deserves to be called a starter item.
However, if you collect all the red, blue, black, and white rings and put them on an altar, the story is different.
Because the rings that were nothing more than a treasure trove are merged into a ring with outstanding performance.
Although it is a one-time use.
‘I wonder if I need to make it…’
there is nothing bad about it
As I folded my palms to put the ring in my pocket, I heard Katarina’s disappointed sigh.
I looked into why, but I could see that her gaze was firmly fixed on the palm of my hand holding the ring.
Perhaps..?
I spread my palms out. The disappointment disappeared from her face, and a deep anticipation took its place. And as she wriggled her left finger, she seemed to have a rough idea of what she wanted.
I folded my palms again and put the ring in my pocket. Katarina was noticeably paler, but it didn’t matter.
If I give it to Katarina as it is, what will my time be spent looking for it?
Let’s buy Katarina a good one later.
With that in mind, I summoned a group of people who were confirming and killing the demons. Having obtained the ring, there was no need to stay in this dungeon any longer.
“Is the ring you are going to look for next?”
Leslie asked a hint on the way out of the dungeon and I nodded.
“This is the last one. Just take it and go to the altar hidden in Prona Kingdom-”
“Warrior.”
Leslie, whose expression hardened, stopped walking. It’s not just her. Katarina, Shedia, Eri, Ophelia, and even Haley, who is temporarily accompanying them for surveillance. All of them were staring straight ahead like a stone statue.
Following their gaze, at the end of a long passageway, someone in a hood was standing.
“I will ask. Are you a hero, Cloud Ther?”
Even though he was wearing a hood, his pupils could be seen at first glance, and his voice exuded a vicious energy.
That guy isn’t human.
“That’s right. So who are you?”
Instead of answering, the opponent scattered a huge amount of mana. A thick mana that was enough to terrify even the Archmage was wrapped around him.
Whoops.
A huge circular magic circle was engraved on the floor at high speed.
Eri and Leslie had their eyes wide open, perhaps astonished by the speed and sophistication of the magic that could not be found.
Don’t be surprised, I hope you counterattack.
‘Well, seeing this level of magic for the first time might have a reaction like that.’
It was time for me to lower the tip of my sword to the floor, having decided to understand their sensibility as a wizard.
“Do not resist the sinner, but follow him.”
He stopped the sword he was swinging at the word that was difficult to pass through to one ear of a sinner.
Immediately after, the bright light emitted by the magic circle covered us.
When the light went out and we could see, we were standing in a barren wasteland, not in a dark cave.
“From now on, the trial of the criminal begins.”
Dozens of dragons around.
* * *
Dragon.
Long ago, when the goddess Iries formed the continent, they were said to have been created first.
As the first child of Iries, although he may not reach the state of the Transcendent, he is far beyond the state of mortality.
The dragons took great pride in that fact, and regarded all mortals as their subordinates, except for their mother Iries and their kindred.
Until Iries’s order to take care of himself was given, he ruled the continent and made slaves of other races, so there is no need to talk about their vicious and authoritarian disposition.
And it was all because of the orders of their mother, Iries, that such dragons killed their personalities and lived.
No matter how vicious and authoritative a dragon was, he could not dare to fall in love with his Creator.
I had no choice but to hold my breath, believing that one day I would withdraw the order.
But in the meantime, a problem arose.
It was a catastrophe in which a member of the clan was killed by a human.
Naturally, the dragons were furious.
How dare mere mortals dare to threaten their well-being?!
The fact that the human who killed the dragon was a hero didn’t matter to them.
It was a self-esteem issue.
Pride as a dragon is at stake.
However, it is also true that he is concerned about going against the will of his mother, Iries.
So, after a long meeting, they decided to hold a trial.
Because that side would look a lot better than killing them all.
“Hey, what is this…”
“Teleport?! Long-distance teleportation is the magic of that short time?!”
“Where else is this…”
Except for Cloud, the party couldn’t keep up with the sudden change of circumstances and was perplexed.
At least Haley tried to keep her calm, but…
“Brave, Cloud. As a mortal you dared to murder your mother Iries’ first child. This has been revealed after an accurate and thorough investigation, and you must not deny your sins.”
The dragon judge’s next words made my mind wander.
I know roughly what’s going on.
She turned her stiff head toward Cloud.
“Is it true..?”
Cloud nodded silently.
“I’m sorry, are you crazy?”
Haley reflexively spit out harsh words in an attitude that was too imposing for a major accident.
Naturally, Cloud’s brow furrowed, but she didn’t care as before.
“How can you fight a dragon without going crazy?”
That was beyond common sense.
She turned to Cloud’s other comrades.
“Why didn’t you dry it?”
It’s understandable that Cloud does crazy things. Because he was a man that even a woman who had lived for a long time could not control.
But not his colleagues.
Aren’t they normal?
Eri wiggled her hand at Haley’s rebuking gaze and said,
“Dragon only came into contact with legends and ancient books… so… he must have lost his mind because he was so surprised… he didn’t even know he couldn’t touch it in the first place…”
The responses of the other women were almost the same.
In short, he didn’t know anything about dragons.
Haley was speechless.
I hope you will feel the generational difference in this way…
As Cloud and the party were about to become noisy, the dragon who had led them opened his mouth.
“Jeong-suk.”
Then, Cloud and his party became quiet in an instant. It wasn’t that he realized the seriousness of the situation and acted calmly, it was simply that he kept his mouth shut.
verb.
The dragon’s power to compel actions on lower mortal beings was manifested.
A judge, polymorph in the form of an elf, bowed his head at him.
“Thank you, Lord.”
Haley’s eyes twinkled. I thought it was unusual, but I don’t think it’s a rod…
No, that’s not what’s important.
The important thing is that Dragon Lord participated in the trial.
‘The trial that Lord directly observes… It would be right to think that the verdict is fixed.’
The fact that there were as many as dragon-lords directly participating in the trial means that their entire clan took this case seriously, and it also meant that even a hero chosen by the goddess could not pass it on.
And in reality, reality also went the way she thought it would.
“The sinner killed the dragon, Kraxxus. This is an evil act of trampling on the dragon’s honor, and at the same time, it is a mortal sin against the will of Heaven.”
The trial began in earnest, and by this time, the other women, except for Haley, gradually realized the seriousness of the situation.
Until now, they believed only in Cloud and were not afraid of them, but this is because they started to think that even Cloud could not do anything about it.
It’s not unusual for them to think so.
At least during the Four Heavenly Kings and the Vampire Crisis, my body was free.
Now, because I had to keep ‘silence’, I couldn’t move a single finger at will.
“Therefore, this judge will impose the following punishment on the criminal and his accomplices.”
An extremely one-sided trial, without even an opportunity to plead.
In fact, it was embarrassing to say that it was a trial, but that was the way dragons dealt with mortals.
On the contrary, it is rather polite.
Of course, the parties to the trial do not think so at all.
“First, for the crime of tarnishing his reputation by killing Kraxus, who is famous for his benevolence, he will be sentenced to 20 years in prison and 20 years in the cold palace.”
Hyperheat Palace and Cold Palace.
In the past, when dragons ruled the continent, it was a place where sinful mortals were put, each offering a burning sensation as if they had fallen into hellfire and a chill that even tears would freeze.
Haley, who knew about the two palaces, chewed her lips, and the women she didn’t know felt anxious for no reason.
However, compared to the punishment that will follow, the former was just a joke.
“The sin of reversal is a treason that cannot be taken seriously. Naturally, the maximum sentence is imposed, and all accomplices, including the criminal, are sentenced to labor. Since this is a punishment that is engraved on the soul, the punishment should continue even after the sinner’s death.”
Forever until that wretched soul wears out and perishes.
widely!
The sound of the judgment door closing brought Cloud’s group to their senses.
They were stunned for a moment.
The punishment that the judge had just asked for was shocking to them.
A type of labor that continues after death?
What kind of crazy punishment is there?!
I’m surprised that I was suddenly dragged in, but to work for the rest of my life!
They wanted to protest, but the idiom of ‘modesty’ did not allow them to speak.
In fact, even if they had an opportunity to speak, nothing would change.
The Dragon Lords and the Old Dragons are gathering to punish them, but what will they do to them, mere mortals?
In the first place, this number is even smaller.
It means that you can’t even dream of resistance.
“Do you have any objections?”
So the judge was willing to speak as a last mercy, and Cloud raised his hand in response.
“I’m not trying to object, I’m just asking out of curiosity, did you just say that your dragons are the first children of Iries?”
Blood was raised in his strangely condescending tone, but the judge thought it was the last mercy and decided to forgive him.
“…Yes. Our clan is the true first child of mother, Iries.”
“Right…”
Cloud nodded as if he understood.
“After all, I was her child.”
He muttered to himself, but his voice didn’t kill him at all.
Of course, the dragons also noticed that he was sarcastic.
The most responsive was the judge.
[Yes man!!!]
As a believer in Iries more than anyone else, he unleashed the polymorph in rage.
His body, which had unpacked the polymorph, was large enough to say that any small hill would go away.
Starting with him, all the dragons except Lord released the polymorphs, and the barren wilderness sky was filled with gigantic old dragons in an instant.
Rain clouds covered the sunny sky, and thunder and lightning struck with thick raindrops.
[How dare you insult my mother Iries and the honor of our clan?!]
Even the thunder and lightning can’t hide the angry old dragon’s voice. The judge’s angry voice resounded.
It was time for the judge to inflict terrible suffering worthy of the crime to the sinner who dared to defame the clan and Iries.
“stop.”
A single word from Rod stopped him.
“Lord, do not stop! He is a man who cannot repent of his sins until the very end. Punishment right now—”
“stop.”
He spoke almost as if pleading, but Rod was adamant.
“…All right. According to the will of the Lord.”
The judge was compelled to follow Rod’s orders. However, Lord’s orders did not allow him to control his emotions. The judge was still angry, and so were the other dragons.
Grrr…
Cloud and Dragon Lord’s eyes met while their teeth were sharply grinding here and there.
As Cloud crossed his arms and frowned as if asking what he was looking at, Rod’s brow frowned as well.
“I have never uttered a verb.”
For a moment there was silence on the left.
The mouth, which had sharply sharpened his teeth, opened stupidly, and his eyes that had been living with life were stained with embarrassment.
Rod continued.
“By the way, why are you moving?”