A magical energy that could be noticed by everyone, not only those who were there, but also those who were far away, spread explosively.
Everyone in the frantic battle stopped and looked at one place, almost at the same time, as if lying.
Even the undead.
Their destination, the shopping mall, was in the direction they were looking.
“Now, this is… ?”
It was such a terrifying feeling that it was like tearing your heart out.
Without realizing it, Lee Myung-joon, who placed his hand on his chest, let out a small breath.
Slowly pushing the undead pierced by the trident, he shook his head and muttered.
“This feeling… no way.”
“What just happened?”
Even while Evangeline, who had calmed her trembling and trembling body, was muttering, she formed a seal and crushed the standing undead in an instant.
“This energy, this feeling… There’s this magic. No matter how much you think about it, it is the Seven Evil species that took the form of that dragon at that time. However… .”
Something is different.
I could feel it was different in a fundamental way.
When I was feeling even more frustrated because I didn’t know what the subtle difference was, Laura, who recites the prayer that was cut off in an instant as the magic spreads, answered.
“The powers of the source were mixed.”
“Source? Is that the source I know, or is it yours?”
“It is our source.”
Magic and divine power are similar but different.
For example, if Evangeline’s source was literally vague, Laura’s source was more intuitive.
The positive energy, the source of light, the energy of life, the energy of nature… .
And those who wield something close to the power they speak of were the clan of the World Tree.
Everyone joined forces… No, to be honest, the magic of the Seven Evils that Yoo Ji-hyuk alone defeated.
And the energy of the World Tree that can be felt in that magical power.
Whatever it was, it was not something to be taken lightly.
“… I’ll have to clean up this place as soon as possible.”
Everyone agreed with Laura’s words.
And all of them included Natalia Milited.
She floated in the sky and looked down as if she was sad, with a look of concern for a moment.
Evangeline Lohengrin and Laura Hartmann were in her gaze.
“Twitter.”
It’s so sad that Natalia licked her lips with her tongue.
How excited he was when he saw the combination of blonde and silver hair, as if he was aiming for it.
Even the thought of being served by the two of them made her excited and unable to bear it, but she knew how to examine the situation rationally enough.
Those two who bear the name of Sipgang cannot be weak.
There was also a man with a trident attached to the side of the two of them.
None of it will be difficult, but if you try to deal with all three at the same time, you will definitely be defeated.
Even in this situation, aren’t they all keeping their vigilance on themselves?
First of all, it’s not a good match.
Paladin to Archmage.
It would take quite a bit of effort to hold the limbs intact, especially without hurting the face.
And in the current situation, you couldn’t waste your energy like that.
Although Milited’s children were superficially inconsistent, Gracius and himself were well aware that Landsh was, in fact, their leader.
And they said that they must find the ‘mana left by the powerful in the other world’, which must be hidden here for their master, Milited.
I hate to admit it, but if he said so, then it should be.
‘… Come on, then what?’
In the worst case, there was also the option of abandoning Gracius and stealing only mana and running away.
But the first thing to do was to join them.
Fortunately, there are Gracius, the undead summoned by him, who will bind their feet for a while… .
“Ah!?”
In the meantime, a silver bullet that was shot suddenly broke Natalia’s thoughts.
Precisely aiming at the forehead and deflecting the shot, she covered the back of her charred hands as if she had been burned, and looked down with sharp eyes.
“… … .”
There was a figure of Alice Blesbuck pointing a pistol at her.
She must have been frightened, but there was a strong determination in her eyes.
At the sight, Natalia Milited’s lips ripped right below her ears, and she began to vomit out the anger she felt.
“Dare, dare you tell me–!!!”
Her body trembled with anger at the fact that a combination product, which was nothing but her parents’ possessions, and that ruined her work by failing to do her job, dared to point a gun at her.
“Yes, my daughter. Looks like we need to teach etiquette again… ! Just like the old days, I’ll dig out my eyes, break my arms, and hang you on a leash in the air. And at night, you’ll sleep with your head in the trough in the pigsty. Even if I cry and beg for forgiveness this time… !”
Taang.
Another dry gunshot rang out.
This time the gunshots did not come from the pistol Alice Blesbuck was holding.
“this… !”
Natalia’s face, raising her hand and grabbing the bullet, distorted even more horribly.
At the end of her gaze was Cass Lyle, calmly reloading her bullets.
“this… … . These bastards are real… !”
Blood gushed out of Natalia’s lips with a crackling and creepy sound.
Her nails began to turn like sharp chisels, and the vampire slowly lifted it up, opening her blood-soaked mouth and letting out an inexplicable, high-pitched scream.
“Kyaah!!!”
The thought of heading to the source of the magical energy that exploded in Natalia’s head, who immediately rushed at them, had long since disappeared.
All that remained was the thought of tearing apart the two abominations in front of them.
“あ.”
And Belluna, who was fully looking down at such a scene from the high sky, sniffled.
“… Can I go back here then?”
She was not afraid of any opponent, let alone being wary.
It was because she had such power and ability.
Therefore, he didn’t worry too much about escaping Milited’s children, and he went without worrying about Randsch’s call, which might be a trap.
Even if he fell into a trap, he was confident enough to get out of it.
An ancient spirit that was once revered even as a god, and a spirit that is the providence of nature itself.
That was Belluna Hunt.
However, there were even those who were grievous and did not want to associate with them, and the foremost among them was none other than Minerva.
And I could feel the energy of Minerva in the direction I was heading now.
As Belluna, I really didn’t want to go.
“no.”
However, Nam Hyeon-hwa, who was hanging on his hand, shook his head.
Whether or not Belluna frowned, she only spoke in a stern voice.
“You have to take me there as promised. After that, you can run away or not, you can do whatever you want.”
“eww… .”
“You’re not going to break your promise, are you?”
To the spirits, the promises made to themselves bear weight that no one can resist.
And it was a fact that both Belluna and Nam Hyun-hwa knew well.
“That was a scam! You trickster, you tricked me!”
Belluna grumbled as if she could not surrender, but Nam Hyeon-hwa just snorted.
In fact, Belluna knew better than anyone that there was no cheating or expedient in the match between the two, only the difference in skill.
She knew it well, so she just whined like a child and got angry.
If Hyunhwa Nam really cheated as she claims, one of them would have died sooner or later.
“You, after this work, do it with me one more time! Okay?!”
“… How many times did I say it was Nam Hyun-hwa, not you?”
While exhaling, Nam Hyun-hwa fiddled with the sword he was holding once.
Although his body had not yet fully recovered, he was still able to move to some extent.
And it was all thanks to Belluna that he was able to recover like this.
“… … .”
Nam Hyeon-hwa thought about it for a moment, then nodded.
“okay… It doesn’t matter.”
“yes?”
“After this is over, I will hang out with you as many times as you want.”
At those words, Belluna smirked and gave a warlike smile.
She flew towards the mall at high speed while holding Nam Hyeon-hwa.
“Did you really promise?”
Belluna said, pulling her a little closer to herself.
“You really are going to play gostop with me after this job, okay?”
Nam Hyeon-hwa simply fiddled with the sword without saying a word.
* * *
The first thing he felt was that his heart was burning.
After that, the heat like a burning flame passed through the chest and abdomen, and reached the shoulders and legs, and finally reached the fingertips and toes.
It feels like my whole body is burning.
Every time that happened, a scream that was neither human nor beast came out of his throat.
But the only thing he could hear in his ears was the roar of Minerva he had heard at the time.
You can feel bones breaking, muscles torn, and skin cracking.
He wanted to pass out at any moment in terrible pain.
But he realized that with each exhalation, and each time his heart pulsates and pumps new blood, the pain disappears like snow.
Naturally, he concentrated on his breathing, and it wasn’t long before his body was filled with freshly exhaled things.
[You feel Minerva’s heart set perfectly deep within you.]
[Your blood will soon become dragon’s blood, and your breath will soon become dragon’s breath.]
[Absolute resistance to all status ailments has been acquired!]
[You have acquired the skill ‘Yonginhwa’.]
Numerous notification windows appeared in front of his eyes, but they didn’t matter at all to him.
The important thing was that his body was swelling.
[Unleash the king of thorns, come on!]
At Sbangali’s cry, Yoo Ji-hyuk immediately released the king of thorns.
And as soon as the armor that restrained his expanding body disappeared, his body swelled with a terrifying force.
No, it wasn’t just that the body was getting bigger like it was expanding.
His appearance itself was changing, as if he was taking off his skin.
As his back and shoulders split and his bare bones-like wings began to appear, his arms became thicker and scales began to sprout.
His back began to bend, and his legs, like his arms, grew scaly and claws.
The tail, which couldn’t be anywhere near the hip, came out as if pulled out, and the horns sprouting from the skull pierced through the forehead.
[Ugh… .]
A moan escaped from his mouth at the first foreign body feeling and pain.
And by the time he realized that what came out of his mouth was the howling of a dragon, he had become a perfect dragon.
[Ah, ah. Unbelievable… !]
And someone’s voice was heard in my ear.
It was Minerva’s voice.
[Oh my God, I was expecting this to happen, but still. Still, I hope it’s like this… !]
She sighed in disbelief.
[Isn’t this so cute!]
Minerva mumbled in a hazy voice, as if she didn’t know her voice was being heard, as if she was really admiring it.
[The curve of that tail, the angle of the wings, the pattern of the scales, and the shape of the horns… ! How beautiful, such a beauty, ah! God, if I had seen it in the past, I might have snatched it up and brought it back to my rare… ?]
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On the way, Minerva noticed a strange look and stopped talking.
She muttered in a hopeful voice.
[…] Are you?]
Yoo Ji-hyuk opened his mouth carefully.
[…] Please tell me how to move.]
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At his answer, Minerva let out a high-pitched scream that had no meaning for a while.
Can you hear her voice when you use her powers?
After thinking like that, Yoo Ji-hyuk immediately moved his front foot.
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When it was slapped and hit, a giant the size of a building the size of a building fell helplessly.
However, it seemed that he could not feel any pain, and the giant continued to run towards this side, repeatedly being beaten and falling off the front paws each time.
Each time that happened, his body cracked and the slits connected to it burst, and disgusting liquid flowed out.
― Oops, groovy… .
The giant, who made a strange sound, looked at the dragon who was Yoo Ji-hyuk with multiple eyes like spiders.
Then, suddenly, the middle of his body tore apart, and Surt’s flames poured out and hit him.
[Well.]
I felt no pain, but the pressure prevented me from moving forward.
Even if he tried to avoid or move his body, he could not move as he wanted due to the sensations he had experienced for the first time.
Then, in a voice that sounded like an ant crawling, Minerva spoke as if in a whisper.
[…] Try exhaling your breath as if you were squeezing it out of your chest.]
At her words, he began to gather his breath as if he were squeezing it out of his chest as he told him to do without any doubt.
For a moment, Minerva felt something strange and cried out in an urgent voice.
[Oh no! Honey, I had to moderately control my power… !]
Before she could utter a word, a breath erupted from the depths of his body.
Immediately after, his breath was not enough to swallow up the giant in front of him and even the flames of Surt that the giant spit, so he blew everything out in front of him.
The breath emitted by the dragon, who had inherited Minerva’s power, pierced the ground and destroyed the commercial building, and its momentum diminished only after annihilating six buildings in its orbit.