126. Do not get hurt
[The stat ‘Toughness’ has been leveled up. Current level: 7]
The moment his toughness leveled up, Doyoon, who came back to his senses for a moment, stumbled.
The golden flames surrounding the sword went out. Doyoon pointed to the ground with his sword and barely supported his body about to fall.
The endless caustic pain, still burning, clouded his mind again.
‘Die…!’
Before collapsing, he gritted his teeth and turned around, spewing beriberi from his feet and running toward the allies.
“Oh oh! come! He is coming back this way!”
Allied troops cheered. The hero of this war was coming across the fire he had split.
“Han Do-yoon! Han Do-yoon!”
“Han Do-yoon! Han… Huh?”
However, something was strange.
His model, which had barely crossed the flame zone, swayed precariously. He couldn’t come this way soon and ended up on the ground.
Unexpectedly, the allies hurried to him. and.
“Huh, huh!”
“Apostle!”
I could see Doyoon screaming as if he was going to die from the sound of metal.
“Huhhhh-!!”
He had a seizure from a causal pain and jumped wildly. The hellfire, whose momentum had not diminished in the slightest, burned Doyoon’s body continuously. The burnt flesh was falling off, and the red flesh of a new bird was bursting with blood and sprouting.
The smell of burning human flesh stung everyone’s nostrils.
It was a terrible sight, like watching a prisoner being burned at the stake in the abyss.
Tia passed out on the spot, and Sophie covered her mouth with her trembling hands.
“Oh My God…”
“Uh, why!? Didn’t you have a fire resistance item? Then, what the hell was the reason for swinging the sword in the flames…”
“Wizard! healer!”
“The rearguards haven’t arrived yet…”
“So you’re only sucking your fingers!? I mean, the close ones should go and pick it up!”
“Yes, yep!”
“aagh-!!”
A wizard soon arrived and put out the fire, and healers intensively treated him. The pitch-black thing lying sprawled on the floor looked like an inhuman pile of ashes.
The golden eyes in the black figure went out, and Doyoon’s hair was fixed to one side.
“—-”
“—!”
The eardrums regenerated, and the sound of people shouting loudly resonated dizzyingly.
However, Doyoon’s consciousness was fixed in one place where his eyes could reach, without a chance to look at them.
While going through the flames and blurring his mind, he unknowingly picked it up. A piece of pitch-black meat that could not be recognized as a human or a demon.
‘Rock… Pel…’
They were 80 comrades who fought on the same battlefield that they wanted to become friends with.
Crisp. The black chunk of meat, presumably the neck, was shattered, and the head rolled off.
‘ah…’
In the midst of the horrors of war, which he felt painfully again, Do-yoon’s eyes went out.
+++
A week has passed.
[I’m so glad you woke up.]
“Thanks for your concern.”
Do-yoon lay down in Winnie’s intensive care unit and talked to Dok-go Moo-yeong on the phone.
Because Winnie was by his side, Dokgo Moo-young had to use his lower belt on Do-yoon.
[When you are all well, there are so many things to share. The same goes for the governor, and the confidence he showed on the battlefield. More than anything…]
he asked with eager eyes.
[You must have used a point substitution agent this time, right?]
“of course.”
[I heard your performance. I’m really looking forward to seeing how much it will be. Well… can you give me a hint?]
Doyoon grinned at the phone booth.
“Now I will be stronger than the old man.”
[Squeeze…]
At those words, Winnie, who had been leaning her back against the wall with her arms crossed and feeling uneasy, widened her eyes.
Each of them is recognized as the strongest in a country, but among them, the warriors with a stark difference in skill.
Among them, Heineken, Dokgo Moo-young, and Elisabeth are evaluated as middle-ranking. Brudet was above them, third in name and reality. Above them were two dragon kings.
In other words, it meant that Doyoon had reached the top of the ranks among the heroes, equal to Brudet.
‘But now that Brudet is growing rapidly… I might be overtaken again.’
Beginning to receive guidance from Do-yoon, Brudet is becoming stronger as she gradually realizes the power of the sword.
Do-yoon was looking forward to Brudet’s potential. As expected, Busker’s chosen successor. It was truly a natural talent for the sword.
Perhaps, sooner or later, a third hero comparable to the two dragon kings might be born.
[You held the sick person too long. After treatment, let’s talk. Rest in peace.]
The two finished talking.
“Yes.”
[Winnie’s wife. Take good care of Doyoon.]
“huh!”
Winnie pouted and turned her head.
With Dokgo Moo-yeong’s laughter, Do-yoon collected mana from the phone seat and ended the call.
pick-
“…Is this your main room?”
As soon as the phone seat went out, Winnie pouted.
Her words sprouted thorns, but she could feel her heart as she was upset that Do-yoon had been in trouble.
Doyoon looked at her and smiled. That was Winnie’s own expression of affection.
He put the phone seat under the bed and recalled his memories.
‘then…’
Doyoon, who was searching for memories, frowned.
My body was light and the trauma was healed, but thinking about that time still made my head throb.
It was because of the memory of a burning pain that was too intense.
“…I heard you’re stronger than you thought?”
Instead of Do-yoon, who was having a hard time remembering, Winnie got lucky.
“Excuse me?”
“I hear Ray makes a lot of fuss. My master and the death penalty. I saw a tremendous skill that even Mr. Brudet, the best swordsman on the continent, could not do.”
It seems to be referring to the hyeonsword.
‘No, the Hyeonsword would be the same, but…’
Clearly there was something else.
A new horizon reached in the midst of a distant consciousness. The senses that even God and mana, mind and will are burning.
‘A new form of the sword.’
It was the first time that he intervened in a phenomenon with a will other than ‘cutting’. It’s a huge step forward.
‘…was there still a place to go further.’
It’s a lot of fun.
The higher you set foot, the more difficult it is to grow exponentially.
His life has been 19 times, including now. However, after dying to the Great Demon King in the 17th episode and realizing the sword, his growth from the 18th episode was the steepest in his life. It was an ironic fact.
“Oh, Winnie. I am now at level 7 of toughness.”
Do-yoon looked at Winnie as if asking for a dragon heart.
Seeing this, Winnie made a face of amazement.
“Are you crazy?”
“Yes?”
“You almost died, but you just woke up. The fact that such a child seeks it as soon as he wakes up, Dragon Heart? How did you become a kid who only had training in his brain?”
“…do you have a problem?”
“The body has been restored through treatment and regeneration, but the inside of the body is still a mess. You’ve been sniped by war magic! Even after intensive treatment, go back to your guild and recuperate for two weeks before coming back.”
“Well…”
“Two weeks is really the minimum. Go and don’t even practice, just lie down on the bed! Don’t even dream about dragon hearts before two weeks.”
Do-yoon nodded silently, thinking he would never give it to him like he did in the hell water.
However, when Doyoon finished the conversation and looked around the room looking for his sword, Winnie started working again.
“Don’t even think about training here, focus on recovery!”
“Yes…”
Unable to do anything, Doyoon just buried her body in the bed.
He closed his eyes and quietly cycled mana.
+++
After returning to the guild after completing intensive treatment, Doyoon went into her dorm.
When I got back in the carriage, the moon was already up in the night sky.
“Whoa…”
by the window. Lying on a chair bathed in the moonlight, he exhaled as if to wrap up the day.
“…”
And when I opened my eyes, Luna was standing there.
It’s mostly Luna and Doyoon who stick together all day long. However, the moment they talked while looking at each other was just a few short words in front of a chair overlooking the night sky at the end of the day.
But today, perhaps after being separated for several weeks, the feeling of seeing each other was quite special.
“…they look good together.”
Luna, who hadn’t seen her in a while, had changed drastically from her outward appearance.
Until she left, she looked the same age as Tia, but now she has become a full-fledged lady of about 17 years old.
Unlike the old days when she was skinny, as her growth progressed, she gained enough flesh and muscle, gradually becoming like her mother. She had the body of a voluptuous woman.
A thin black cloth used as a mask descended like a curtain from the bridge of her nose, hiding her face. However, her sharp nose, blurry facial lines, and pretty golden eyes suggested that she was a beauty of the utmost.
The tight-fitting clothes showed Luna’s gradually maturing development. Overall, the black outfit made her melt into the shadows better.
It was a very nice outfit.
‘…Do you like the new clothes?’
It’s a dry expression, but I could feel her emotions at first glance.
Although Doyoon did not know, it was Luna who was happy to see Doyoon after a long time and to show him a new outfit.
“And… you’re learning well.”
Suddenly, that sound came out. It really was.
Doyoon saw Luna and felt nothing.
In general, if you can completely hide your momentum from an opponent, it means that you are more powerful than that opponent. Assassins, however, are a little different.
Unless it’s a really drastic difference, an assassin can completely hide his skills and momentum even if he’s inferior to his opponent.
Moreover, Luna is the daughter of the continent… no, the strongest assassin in history, so it’s all the more so.
If I had been just a little girl before, I immediately felt that I had truly become an assassin. I felt it once again, but it was a frightening rate of growth.
‘…Contrary to anxiety, is Elizabeth really teaching me well?’
I heard that she is rich in affection and greed for disciples, enough to have contributed to the union by raising an assassination squad before going crazy.
Was Doyoon’s worry really unfounded?
He unconsciously asked Luna.
“Do you like her class?”
“…”
There were no words. This time, even Do-yoon couldn’t figure out what she meant.
However, Do-yoon’s anxiety did not go away yet. It was strange.
‘…Let’s watch a little longer.’
I don’t know yet. Let’s think a little bit more.
When Doyoon closed his eyes for a moment and opened them, Luna in front of him disappeared.
+++
Tiamat entered the training ground and put on a troubled expression at Doyun’s request.
“My daughter will be mad at me.”
“So you have to do it secretly.”
“You make me a bad mother.”
I knew that even if I said that, he would do me a favor. Doyoon silently took off his top and cloak.
Do-yoon’s request was to burn him with fire.
He felt that he had grown accustomed to the pain, but he still lacked the causal pain. You have to be at a level where you can stay sane even in a pit of fire.
If that were the case, it might have led to better results in the last war.
‘Maybe… I could have saved them.’
…Do-yoon pondered for a moment, then shook his head. He had also experienced the pain of loss.
And, on this occasion, you should definitely feel the sense of sword flame.
If others hear it, only Do-yoon among the people in the world can come up with it. It really is a crazy practice.
However, it was also a necessary training in many ways. At least that’s how he felt.
He sat cross-legged in the middle of the training ground.
Before starting, Tiamat said.
“You know what? Since that day, Tia has been madly engrossed in various strengthening and protection magics. In particular, I was fanatically obsessed with granting fire resistance.”
“…begin.”
Tiamat is perfect! I snapped my fingers. Pillars of fire rose from under Doyoon.
Hwaaak-!
“!!”
Doyoon opened his eyes. Soon, his eyeballs burned away.
It’s a much more intense flame than I thought. Even though he would have adjusted his strength, it was comparable to that hellfire.
Truly Tiamat. Do-yoon did not disappoint.
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There was the sound of his teeth grinding. Clenched teeth dug into his gums and blood poured out, but the blood evaporated before he had time to feel the scent of blood.
Do-yoon was already suffering from a distant spirit. But his posture was not disturbed in the slightest.
It was his mental strength that became stronger as he was burned in the hellfire.
Then all of a sudden Tiamat suddenly turned her head somewhere.
“this.”
I’m in trouble. Did you forget that child?
right! I snapped my fingers again, and her body disappeared. stealth magic. It was a measure not to be a bad mother.
Doyoon focused on the situation without knowing the situation outside. I had no clue. Just by not screaming unsightly from the terrible burning pain, it was Tiamat’s level of concentration that would make her tongue stick out.
However, the gradual blurring of consciousness could not be stopped.
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The training ground door opened, and Tia, covered in tears, screamed and ran in.
“Stop it! Don’t do it!!”
Tiamat, who had been hiding in stealth, snapped her fingers.
The pillar of fire rising from under Do-yoon disappeared, and the charred Do-yoon collapsed.
“Dad! Dad! Huh…!”
Tia ran to him and shook Doyoon’s shoulder with her trembling little hand and sobbed.
Soon after, Sophie, Rocinante, and Eloa. And even Millain ran into the training ground.
“Don’t do this… don’t get sick… I’ll do well… so… heh… heh…”
“…”
Do-yoon turned her eyes vertically and turned her gaze behind them in the blurred vision.
I saw a girl leaning against the training ground door.
A beautiful dark-skinned girl wearing a mask. It was Luna.
Looking at Doyoon, she frowned slightly, as if in pain, which is rare. It was probably the first expression of emotion on his face.
“…”
Do-yoon passed out while receiving the healing magic from Tia and Millaine.