party breakup (1)
The dragon’s corpse was a precious treasure in itself, with nowhere to throw away.
It was a material that was used habitually for various magic methods because it possessed not only the quality of the material, but also an enormous mystery.
How much less is it that dragons are in a state of near extinction right now?
Since it was worth it, of course, I had no choice but to take care of even a single piece of flesh.
‘But I do not intend to sell anywhere.’
Money is not urgent right now, and once you have these precious things, you will have to use them all up.
It’s a storage issue. There’s no need to worry because Hans sees the extremes of magic.
Of course, it wasn’t just about storing all the ingredients.
I just used what I needed right away…
One of them is dragon blood.
It was dragon blood.
“Hmm… it definitely works. I was feeling a little stagnant these days.”
Heinz II, who had been in good blood for a long time, clenched his hands, opened them, and repeated them in a quiet motto.
Since “Mixed-Blood Evolution” is a skill that activates when it preys on its own species, the vampire factor did not evolve significantly.
However, it was felt that something that was not systematically marked, Heinz’s class itself, had risen a notch by sucking the dragon’s blood.
‘The racial characteristic of vampires, 「Blood Clan (Jinhyeol)」, must have grown.
Not only did all abilities grow as a whole, but the efficiency of techniques using blood also increased significantly.
It wasn’t enough to become Holy Blood yet, but the experience of consuming a dragon-like creature must have turned into a considerable amount of experience.
“After all, sucking blood from a higher-ranking opponent was the condition for becoming Holy Blood.”
Heinz had a much stronger power than vampires of the same class under the influence of various skills.
In particular, thanks to “Mixed-Blood Evolution”, the vampire factor itself, which is the basis of power, was in a different state from others, and at some point its growth stopped.
‘It’s good enough for the evolution of factors, and now it doesn’t seem like it’s getting stronger even if it’s vampires, only increasing the total amount of energy.’
In fact, Heinz had a bit of a peaceful life these days.
Even in the most recent fight with the Brokoslak Clan, in order to fully absorb the power, he embraced them all without sucking blood.
For the original purpose, it was more advantageous to have more talented people than to be strong alone, so I didn’t regret it…
‘This time, I got a decent income. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, but there is no need to rush.’
For today or so, it would be okay to enjoy the current achievements comfortably.
I feel like my skin has improved too, so I lightly swiped my cheek, and I felt the same smooth skin as always.
‘···I don’t know.’
He gently lowered his hand and looked at the dragon’s corpse that was being dismantled.
Undead moving diligently with the energy of death sealed by Hans for fresh quality control.
There was not a drop of blood on the floor, which did not match the content of the work at the site of the intense labor.
Of course, it was the work of Heinz II, the vampire of Jinhyeol here.
‘But I didn’t drink it all.’
As blood is closely related to other living tissues, there was a risk that the material would be damaged if it was absorbed in excessive force.
Anyway, I was greedy to spend just enough blood to eat the entire dragon’s blood.
‘Even if the effect is good, the blood of the same target has no choice but to decrease its effectiveness.’
Thanks to this, I was able to secure quite a lot of blood to be used for other purposes.
Blood was an important medium for all kinds of magic, so this will be useful in the future.
‘For example, Harley’s engraving.’
A higher level of engraving would require materials of that level.
I wondered if the current Harley needs something like that.
＜object information＞
-Object Name: Harley
-Race: Yongin (hybrid)
-Common Characteristics: 「Mind Hub」, 「Persona」, 「Myeonggyeong Index」
-Individual characteristics: 「Mutation」, 「Physical mutation」, 「Biological Auror」, 「Frenzy Beast」, 「Gluttony」, 「Light Dragon’s Heart」, 「Insanity Control」, 「Jewels: Coercion」, 「Super Regeneration」 , 「Chalcos style battle engraving」
-Speciality: It absorbs the ‘heart of the light dragon’, which contains powerful genetic information, and replaces most of its body with dragon’s material to become a dragon. Controls the madness inside the body centering on the heart and absorbs the madness around it. The ‘Jewel Eye’ was combined with the Long Eye, making it possible to enforce one’s will more effectively.
“Uh-huh.”
A corner of the scene where the dragon is dismantled.
Crouching down like a wounded beast, Harley was trying to take complete control of her body.
‘If the race itself changes… that’s how big this change is.’
Until then, Harley had a body that could not be called a pure human.
Because he came from a test subject that was born through a biological experiment, and he had the genes of all kinds of beasts and monsters mixed in.
It was not reflected in the information window as it could not be defined as a specific race, but ‘Mutation’ would be the most appropriate for a race name.
However, this time, most of the parts were replaced with high-performance dragon genes, and this had an impact on his identity as well.
The expression ‘hybrid’ is probably due to the remnants that remain unchanged.
Dumpling— Dumpling—!
While eating ‘Heart of Madness’, the size that had crossed 3 meters again began to shrink slightly by compressing it.
The process continued for a while, until the teeth, nails and scales slowly disappeared into the body and returned to the former Harley.
And when the dismantling of the dragon was completed to some extent.
“Whoa—.”
He finally gained full control of his body and slowly got up and exhaled deeply.
Hui Ying—
At the same time, a breeze blew in front of him and the bushes shook.
‘what?’
It was a phenomenon that occurred in sync with the overwhelming lung capacity and “heart of the light dragon”.
The wind speed wasn’t that fast, but it’s too much to say that it was created with only deep breathing.
‘Is that the heart of a dragon? Not only the energy inside, but also the mana around it moves in sync with the action. It will take some time to get used to it, right?’
As a light dragon specialized in the primal use of magical powers instead of completely losing its magical abilities, Harley also inherited its characteristics.
Even though Yongin could not use magic, instead, the surrounding mana supported his actions more strongly.
‘For the time being, I’ll have to pay more attention to my mental power. If you’re not careful, you’ll get into an accident.’
It was a new homework in the yard where it was difficult to properly handle the explosive muscle strength.
“Urachacha—! I’m tired of this! I need to relax a bit on the way! Whoa!”
Harley, who roughly corrected the situation, stretched out and burst into laughter.
‘How did the journey that began to acquire Zhaonic’s pickaxe ended up here.’
From the twin-headed ogre to the northern mountain sprint to meet the dragon and deal with the gnome, it was truly an adventure with no fuss.
‘I have gained a lot thanks to this, so I have no complaints.’
Heinz’s growth had stagnated, as well as Harley’s turned into a monster.
Even though he reduced his body as much as possible through “physical transformation,” which ignores the laws of physics, his weight reached the level of tons due to the immensely compressed density of his body.
Considering that he was only about 2.3 meters tall, it was absurd.
‘I need to train to reduce the weight as much as possible by controlling the surrounding energy. I can’t even enter the building like this.’
The ground could collapse if the ground was weak, so it became a body that had to be careful in everything.
Fortunately, the energy efficiency was slightly improved thanks to the “Heart of the Light Dragon” drawing in the surrounding energy.
If it weren’t for that, I would have really had to eat something all day to maintain this body.
“Yeah, I think I went out a little bit. I need to fill my stomach a little.”
.
Since the transformation of the body consumes an enormous amount of energy, the amount of energy it possessed has dropped considerably now that the entire body has almost changed.
Shouldn’t it be filled in as much as it’s lacking?
‘There’s a lot to eat, so there’s nothing to save. After all, the more you eat, the more helpful they are!’
His gaze turned to the dragon meat, which had already been slaughtered and piled up on one side.
“Write, gulp.”
Harley swallowed the saliva flowing from her mouth and headed straight for it, accumulating energy in her body as hard as a bear preparing for hibernation.
***
As many undead were mobilized, it did not take long for the dismantling of the dragon to be completed.
[Good job, Malcolm.]
Hans nodded satisfactorily looking at the by-products neatly organized by material such as meat, bones, and organs.
[It was nothing···.]
When Malcolm, the Death Wizard, who had finished slaughtering the undead under the command of the undead, bowed his head politely, Hans naturally turned to look at the pile of dragon bones in front of it.
[Ho- Oh, that’s great.]
Even though it was simply a pile of bones, his presence was so great that he could feel a certain force.
Whether the effects of over-activation of cells remain, and the skeleton is thick and hard, making it a great material in itself.
‘Originally, it must have been quite difficult because of the strong thoughts of the dragon.’
Dragon’s noble spirituality does not easily tolerate making itself undead even after death.
So, for the work, it was necessary to go through a complicated procedure and to corrupt it for a long time…
‘Because I’ve already fallen into madness, I don’t need much preparation. It saved me a lot of trouble.’
The most cumbersome and laborious part has already been resolved.
All you have to do is prepare and cook the ingredients, just heat it up and eat it.
‘Of course, other warlocks will struggle quite a bit to deal with this, perhaps because they were affected by the madness of the abyss…’
That was no problem for Hans, who deals with ‘death’ from the same abyss.
‘You don’t need to waste time. Shall we start right away?’
Preparations went smoothly.
Using 「Forbidden Knowledge」, a black magic barrier was established for rituals, a simple altar was built by placing undead, and even a part of the dragon’s organs to be used as sacrifices were processed.
It was a fairly simple procedure compared to the scale of the ritual, but how could he, the Immortal King, have the same conditions as an ordinary warlock?
After all preparations were completed, the ceremony finally began.
The center of the altar where numerous undead surrounding the surrounding area were regularly arranged to form a certain camp.
Facing the dragon’s remains, Hans slowly stretched out his hand.
[Now— what is your name? Tell me.]
As Hans lightly stroked the pile of bones, the spirit of death slowly rose from the heart of the Immortal King located in his chest.
As the death quietly spreads around, the vegetation begins to wither, and frost has formed everywhere as the temperature has dropped below freezing.
[Yes, it is Heratus.]
Whoa-!
Enormous black magic quickly covered his son-in-law and began to resonate with the undead who made up the altar.
It slowly seeped into the dragon’s bones.
[I am the king of the dead and the lord of death, let me grant you a second life.]
If it was a dragon that was alive, it wouldn’t have been too early.
No, how many people would choose to become undead in the first place?
Even the one who killed him wants to be subordinate to make him a slave.
[You will be able to step on the earth of this life again. Of course, there will be a very small cost.]
However, it was not difficult for Hans to possess a thought that was already dead, leaving only fragmentary accidents, and even the corruption.
[… now, I am your master.]
Because he was the immortal king who reached the extreme of necromancy.
Whoops-!
Death and black magic that filled the surroundings was sucked into the dragon’s wreckage in an instant.
The space vibrated in the flow of enormous energy, and some of the undead that made up the altar broke down.
Inside the barrier that fluctuates wildly.
And among the grass and trees that died in the aftermath of the ritual.
[———!]
Finally, the new dead opened their eyes.
***
“Ha ha ha! Then let’s go see!”
Harley, with her subspace magic tools filled with dragon meat, headed south where the party would be.
“I should take a look at Heterosys after a long time.”
Heinz II, who looked around lightly, disappeared from the spot.
After the two of them left, what was left in the forest ruined by the aftermath of the battle was…
[Khutt— Since we’ve come all the way here, shall we take a look around? I hope there are a lot of useful guys around here.]
Immortal King Hanswa surrounded by countless undead.
[Kooh——!]
[Kyaah——!]
There were only two bone dragons.
