Hydra has a little-known nickname.
‘A dragon that is weak to dragons.’
It is notorious for its terrible poison, but strangely, none of the poison works on the same polyp. Some scholars have put forward this theory.
-Isn’t the reason why it is not affected by its own poison in the dragon’s characteristics itself?
In a word, evolution is wrong. I had to make a poison that would only make me immune, but I made the entire dragon immune.
Of course, those theories didn’t matter much to Luke, who was not a scholar.
‘The important thing is that if you have the characteristics of a dragon, you won’t be affected by poison.’
To the notorious dragon of Dokdo, it is just a damp liquid. If it was before the awakening, Luke wouldn’t have dared to step out with confidence.
The dragon’s blood had fallen asleep a long time ago, and Bernstein’s blood had already fallen close to normal humans. But now I’m sure.
Hydra’s poison doesn’t work on Luke now.
‘But this bastard is all exposed.’
From Ragnar’s point of view, it must have been that he was angry and threw abusive words at random, but the eyes of the people around him were a bit bizarre.
Because there is no one who doesn’t know that Bernstein has dragons as his ancestors.
‘Damn it, how is this atmosphere?’
It hurts when complaints about unfairness come out like this. The moment Luke tries to open his mouth to somehow deal with it.
“Puhahahahaha! Was it! What a decision!”
“A dragon! Yes, it is not something that cannot be considered a dragon!”
Two Wang candidates burst into laughter. It was Carol and Doris. He laughed so loudly that if no one was watching, he would have grabbed his stomach and rolled on the floor.
The two of them laughed for a while, wiping away their tears.
“Cheup! yes, good luck Aren’t you the one whose ancestors were dragons?”
“Obviously, Pooh! Dokdo won’t work. Whoop!”
“… … .”
Luke looked at the two whimpers with blank eyes. these pups?
‘I didn’t believe it from the beginning.’
It is common to manipulate ancestors for the sake of legitimacy or for the purpose of glorifying the family name. Perhaps the Bernstein family was of that sort.
I don’t know if it’s the Bernstein family’s home ground in the east, but isn’t this quite far away in the north? Ragnar and Logain seemed to realize the situation as well, and their mouths sneered.
“As expected, I will praise your courage.”
“There is no shame in being proud of your ancestors.”
just these. Fortunately, there was no protest, but instead, ‘Do you really believe in that nonsense?’
It’s a good thing, but it’s kind of annoying to see it keep coming out like that. Even Bjorn has a slightly uneasy expression.
‘Let’s see if you can smile like that after I come back.’
Hydra’s venom is the deadliest of poisons. Even if the hydra dies, the poison does not weaken at all. If you go, you can cut off a head full of venom and show it to me.
It will be interesting to see how their facial expressions will change at that time.
* * *
The choice between Ragnar and Logain was quickly over. The dragon that Loghain chooses to hunt is a drake like Doris. The habitat was different, but the species itself was the same.
Lastly, Ragnar chose the flame dragon. Luke deliberately muttered softly.
“Yeomryong.”
“Do you have something to say?”
“No, not really.”
He said so, but the corners of Luke’s mouth went up slightly. Flame Dragon, a dragon that can breathe flames from its mouth and has the ability to fly.
‘He’s almost dangerous enough to be counted on the first finger.’
Since it is flying, it has air power, and since it can breathe fire, it is possible to attack from a distance. And their combat power under the ground is comparable to that of other dragon species.
If Luke had chosen a dragon other than the Hydra, Ragnar would have been the protagonist of this position. I never thought I would choose a flame dragon! while saying
‘But I took all the spotlight.’
It’s also true that Luke almost erased Ragnar’s impact, even though he was treated like a fool at the end.
Ragnar knew that too, so his expression was not very good.
“The choice is over. See everyone.”
After the meeting of the candidates, the nobles exploded in astonishment when they informed each other of the game they had chosen.
“Salamander? That such a dangerous guy was over the snowy field?”
“Yeomryong!? Why is a guy who burns an entire army here!”
“hehehe, so many dragons lived right next to where I live.”
Everyone seemed pretty shocked. Not to mention the number of dragons, each and every one of them was unusual.
Among them, there were many who clicked their tongues at the choices the candidates made.
“You mean you really chose this on your own?”
“I’m not crazy. Who will survive this way?”
In particular, the older generation, who had been through a lot of hunting by large monsters, had a stronger tendency. Those who know the reality of battle better than anyone else.
Even the monsters they encountered were terrifying, but the dragons were even more terrifying.
“I need to get ready to get rid of the body.”
“Be careful what you say. Are you praying that everyone die now?”
“That is the reality. Does it make sense to fight the dragon alone?”
“Do not stop or shut up. I hate to hear it.”
However, there were also many older nobles who did not lose their envy for relatively young nobles or old heroes. They glared at the desperate voices and silenced them.
At least once in a while, a real hero of this era might come out. I didn’t want to hear anything like the sound of a candle being struck.
“The candidates are leaving for the dragon’s habitat from now on. Take care of how to deal with the dragon and the evidence you bring.”
“Isn’t it too vague?”
“Because it doesn’t matter if it’s ambiguous.”
Ragnar laughed at someone’s protest.
“If you want to survive, you will fight well on your own, and if you want to be recognized, you will bring items that will be recognized by everyone.”
Who would admit it if I clumsily cut off a toenail or the tip of a fingernail and said I caught a dragon? It is a structure in which only those who play tricks lose money.
If you sincerely aim for the throne, even if you work hard, you’ll get at least a head.
“By the way, anyone who wants to bring food can do as they please. Either buy it here or procure it locally for hunting tools.”
“Wait a minute. Then, are you going all alone to the dragon’s habitat?”
It was a question from one of the candidates, Carol. Ragnar frowned and said.
“You should have said that from the start.”
“Wouldn’t it be okay if I brought an attendant? It’s not going to help you in battle anyway.”
“For the purpose of helping you?”
“exactly.”
Deep contempt formed in Ragnar’s eyes.
“Why don’t we just take the nanny? You can feed the nanny and go while suckling.”
“Fuhap!”
Some candidates burst into laughter at the sharp insult. Conversely, Carol’s face was red with anger.
“dare!”
“noisy. How dare you whining to be fed? If you are a man from the north, stop showing your shame.”
Carol’s tightly clenched fists trembled, but that was it. Even so, it wasn’t that I didn’t know what would happen if I pulled out a knife here.
Ragnar, who snorted, declared to the candidates.
“If you want to be king, stand alone. Catch the dragon across the snowfield without anyone’s help. That will be your achievement and your authority.”
As soon as Ragnar finished speaking, the candidates moved. It was the beginning of the dragon hunt.
* * *
“My lord, please pay your respects.”
“Take care of your business. I’ll do just fine.”
After a final conversation with Bjorn, Luke splits. As I looked at the map and moved forward, I felt the dreary weather.
Luke quickly drew out his magic sword.
-Oh oh… Master… … .
“heating.”
-yep.
Now if you pretend, you pretend. Despite being called after a long time, it was treated as a hand warmer, but the demonic sword was compliant.
Luke felt the taste of the magic sword for the first time in a while and was lost in thought.
‘Since it’s a dragon, how much will it be used?’
It is undoubtedly immune to the hydra’s poison. But even so, there was a huge weight class gap and sharp teeth.
If you are careless, you will be bitten by countless heads and your body will be torn to pieces.
‘The problem is that I still don’t know my strength.’
I know you’ve gotten stronger However, it was difficult for Luke himself to comprehend how strong he had become. I would be invincible against humans.
But what if the opponent is a giant monster? What if it was a mighty dragon?
“I’ll have to try it now.”
There are not only dragons in the snowfield. Although it is a place where dragons live, there must be various dangers lurking along the way.
If you want to avoid it, you can avoid it to a safe place, but Luke decided not to. Because it was important to fight in person to understand the power.
-Gwoaaa!
“I heard that even a tiger will come when I say it.”
Luke laughed bitterly at the roar that roared in the distance. It was a blue-skinned troll who approached after breaking through the snowdrift.
‘Frost Troll.’
A subspecies of troll that lives in snowfields. He was weaker to heat than the original troll, but his physical strength and durability were more robust.
“It’s just fine.”
-Do you like it?
The frost troll, laughing at finding its prey, tilted its head. It seemed that he felt strange at the relaxed attitude of his prey.
– Kwaaa!
It was also for a while. The troll stopped thinking and raised his fist. It looked like he was going to turn it into a blood cake and eat it.
Luke quickly took out his magic sword and took a stance.
‘The flame dragon sword.’
An arcane swordsmanship that has never been used in practice. It’s because the fire dragon sword he learned before returning was too familiar, and he wasn’t familiar with the fire dragon sword he learned in this life.
But now things have changed. The ancient lineage has awakened, and the flame dragon sword is a swordsmanship developed for the awakened person of the ancient lineage.
To bring out the power of the true ancient lineage, the main swordsmanship had to be changed.
Whoops.
‘slow.’
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Luke moved his sword, staring at the approaching troll’s fist. It didn’t slow it down like we demonstrated earlier. Quickly and powerfully, just like we learned in our family.
It was the moment when he stomped his feet and swung his sword as he had learned.
Fuhua ah.
“… … !”
The frost troll’s body was cut into pieces, staining the piled snow red. The frost troll, whose upper body was missing, stumbled and fell backwards.
Luke looked blankly down at the troll.
“what is this?”
The power is strange. No, should I say it’s too great? So far, neither Bruno nor Ray has been able to produce this kind of power.
‘I heard that when those two fight, they have to run and slash and swing each one.’
Luke’s sword was different now. Even though he didn’t create a single spark, the moment he used his swordsmanship, a sharp shockwave shredded the frost troll.
Even though it was clearly out of reach of the sword.
“It’s crazy.”
Sword skill in this world where there is no such thing as sword skill. What would happen if you sparred with Bruno or Ray using this swordsmanship? After thinking for a moment, Luke shook his head.
‘I’ll lose control and kill him.’
A powerful swordsmanship that Luke himself cannot control. However, the power was greater than any swordsmanship he had ever seen.
Enough to think it was worth fighting even if it was against a real dragon.
‘This might end surprisingly easily.’
Looking in the direction of the Hydra’s habitat, Luke’s eyes lit up.