Episode 180 – Dragon’s Heart
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The spear fired like a flashlight strikes the face holder.
“Kyaaagh!”
There was a sense that he had scored an effective hit, but there was no way to know exactly where he had hit it.
However, one thing is certain, judging by the continuous gurgling sound after the piercing, it is not dead.
‘… I missed it.’
No matter how much you deal effective damage, in this situation, I will be at a disadvantage again.
The face support rode up into the air on a spider’s web.
I can barely feel the presence.
In this situation where you can’t see your eyes, what if the face holders attack you in an unexpected direction?
Of course, I will be at a disadvantage.
“I should have just finished with that.”
This was my mistake for not being clear.
‘Damn it….’
It was when I was salivating inside.
Again.
The sound of muddy water falling to the floor.
The wounds inflicted on the face holder were not completely useless.
It’s difficult to pinpoint a specific location with this, but you can get a rough idea.
But there was something odd about it.
“This is…….”
Could it be because the other senses became more sensitive as vision and magic detection were completely blocked?
Somehow, the sound of dripping blood felt strange.
No, it’s not just a sound. This….
Feeling like you are watching, not listening.
The outline of the falling water drops is clearly drawn in my head.
Am I crazy?
Or… Could this be an opportunity to go one step further?
That’s not what’s important.
The identity of this that is showing me.
Something in the shape of a drop of water forms somewhere and falls like a ball. When it touches the floor, it bursts like raindrops and gradually fades away.
Am I watching the sound?
No. It’s just my feeling, but it’s the kind of thing that can’t be expressed so simply.
This is… Yes, this one
“Life.”
What I was looking at was life itself.
Possibly something that can be considered a soul.
Realizing that, the world began to look different.
Objects are invisible.
The walls, the floor, and the ceiling are still invisible.
However, at least one thing was clearly visible.
“Inmyeonjiju.”
The figure of the guy whose face was half off.
Of course, it is not exactly the same as what you see with your eyes.
This is not simply looking at the appearance, but a view that digs into the essence.
As if the color saturation of the guy has increased, it looks excessively clear.
My body was the same.
Is it really a paladin?
Brilliant colors spread throughout the body.
That fact naturally made me laugh.
“Now I have to fight to lose.”
Inmyeonjiju is seriously injured. Originally, he could have won easily if he could see straight ahead, so now he can’t lose even if he wants to lose.
“I don’t know how many hours have passed, but you better get out quickly.”
If you do this, you will really leak me.
Kiyiying——!
Purple stars rotate.
Durandal flaunts his appearance while being entwined in a deep purple sword.
“Kyaaagh!”
The head of the face roars as if in a last-ditch effort, swinging both of her arms wildly while clinging to the spider’s web.
But is there a special ability in the changed field of view?
As if I could see the future after a while, I could see his next move in a blur.
‘Foreknowledge!’
It is different from prophecies that can contemplate events in the distant future.
A kind of foreknowledge specialized in combat that allows you to continue the immediate battle and lead it in an advantageous direction.
I could see the movements of the guy weaker than me, even the next move, but there was no reason I couldn’t avoid it.
“Kyaaagh!”
Enraged, the Inmyeon Jiju uses the web to shake her body, then releases the web and quickly shoots in this direction.
Since he’s big, he’ll be seriously injured if he gets a direct hit from a low-speed shot in the air.
However, there are usually risks with such an attack.
As it is shot at me using the sway of the web in the air, it is impossible to change its direction.
“If it doesn’t fit, it’s fine.”
However, I have no intention of avoiding it.
I’m getting tired of having to fight for a long time.
Raise Durandal.
Top tax.
One of the basic postures of all swordsmanship.
Living in the world, there are often people who ignore the basics.
There are some guys who think that being cool and flashy is strong.
But those are the ones who ignore the importance of the basics.
Basic is literally basic.
The foundation of everything.
There is no skill or anything unless you have the basics.
There is no way that a technique performed without the basics is a proper technique.
That’s just a clumsy imitation of a foolish fool.
You don’t even need to use skill to deal with enemies weaker than you.
It was then. Another change began to occur in my vision.
‘Road!’
A sword that accurately cuts the body of a human face supporter in half.
It started to show in my eyes.
This was the same path as the sword I was about to wield. It felt as if the world had acknowledged that I was destined to become a swordsman.
Seeing the next move of an opponent who is weaker than me, I naturally find a more perfect route.
So, in the end, I found the perfect sword path, and it was manifested in front of my eyes as the ‘way’.
Now all that remains is to lower the sword along this path.
Draw your sword neither fast nor slow.
It didn’t feel like swinging a sword.
It was close to the feeling of drawing a picture in the air with the tip of a sword.
Squeaky.
There was no loud noise. There was only the quiet cutting sound that rang out.
The shape of the face support is split in half.
Each half of the torso falls past me on either side.
Kung!
A few drops of soggy blood spilled in the process, but I didn’t care much.
Because I had already rolled on the floor several times to survive, it was just as dirty.
The color gradually fades from the body of the human face holder that has been cut in half.
Just like the drops of blood that fell from the guy’s body, the energy of life is leaving.
Now, I was the only one who had color in the darkness.
“Is it over?”
The Inmyeonjiju is definitely dead.
If there is another ordeal to get the dragon’s heart, it must mean that another boss exists.
But now I am full of confidence.
You can see your life force, and the penalty of being blind is gone.
And most of all, although I haven’t reached the realm of the perfect swordsman, I felt like I had taken a step forward this time.
It was an amazingly fast pace of achievement.
Even if you look at history, you can count on the hands of people who have stepped into the realm of the Sword Saint so quickly.
Since Stia is around me right now, it may seem common, but she is the main character of the world.
However, as if there was something else, the surrounding blue torches started to light up one by one, and the surroundings began to get brighter.
“Something is regrettable….”
All Awoken people want to test their power when they reach enlightenment or reach a new level.
When I bought a new game as a child or when I bought a new toy.
The thrill of wanting to play quickly, felt when you can’t play anymore because you have to sleep in such a situation.
It is a similar kind of emotion.
“I can’t help it without more….”
I looked around, showing that I was regretting it on purpose, even though no one was watching.
By the way, where is the heart of the dragon horse that was my goal?
Just when I thought that, I was suddenly blown away! There was a sound as if something had opened a door that had been closed for a long time.
In the middle of the room, something began to slowly descend from the ceiling.
The face-sized solid that fell at 5 cm per second as if it was not affected by gravity by itself, naturally landed on my hand.
“… Eh?”
When did I reach out?
I was just staring blankly.
However, it is not that there are no guesses. Because I’ve seen it in the foreign country.
Originally, something with an overwhelming character. So, I heard that when you encounter a demon or a dragon, you are naturally seduced.
“That means, this is….”
Heart of the Dragon Horse.
It was the appearance of the hidden piece I came to get.
“It doesn’t look like a heart… ?”
Should I rather call it an appearance like ice or a jewel?
I’m sure there’s something inside, but I couldn’t confirm it because it was surrounded by hard blue crystals on the outside.
Considering that Dina didn’t take any other special action when she took this at Oeyoung, it seems right for her to take it as it is.
“Eat this… ?”
Even if you ask me to cut it with Durandal, it would be difficult….
Just as I was thinking that, all of a sudden there was a thud! And rang once.
No, it felt like it was ringing.
The energy that suddenly radiated from the dragon’s heart shook me.
Great! Blasphemy!
Then the blue crystal cracked.
Faaagh!
It completely exploded, and the vast amount of magic inside it exploded!
“Ouch!”
But it didn’t end there.
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Did she know who her new master was?
The magical energy that started to fill the room turned around the room as if it were playful, and then started charging at me.
Before I had time to escape, the stem of magical power pierced my chest.
“Whoops!”
Feeling a tremendous amount of magical power flowing into her body, she lost consciousness.