Chapter 72 – Dragon Raid 7
I recalled the memory of defeating a total of 20 drakes with a single attack, including 5 SSS-class drakes, by using the ridiculous skill called ‘fly in the dry sky’ in the last drake raid.
Despite this, it was an unchanging fact that he had a fear of dragons, which are EX-class monsters.
So at first, I thought what I would do with one dog, but since there are two, I thought I might be a bit dangerous.
Furthermore, they did not have items such as EX-class weapons provided by the system.
If I knew it would be like this, I would have prepared it in advance, and I regretted it a little.
However, regardless of such regrets, I had to be prepared to greet the dragons that were approaching me.
Dragons were different from Drakes.
It didn’t matter how many SS ranks came.
I thought that even if it was SSS level, if there were not more than 10 of them, there would be enough odds.
However, these guys were EX class, and there were a whopping 2 of them.
Of course, I am also an EX level, but as I mentioned before, it was a bit unreasonable to say that I had risen to the full EX level because it had only been three years since I had awakened.
However, when they approached me, contrary to my initial thought, I, who was able to sense their abilities, didn’t feel like losing.
If Hyeonjeong, who is SSS level, was next to me, the odds were definitely on our side.
But now, even though I am alone, I felt that although it would be hard, I had a good chance of winning if I did my best.
I could definitely feel that if I did my best to fight against them, they would be the ones who would fall.
This is the first time I’ve met an EX-class monster since I woke up, except for the first time at Mt. Seorak.
At that time, it was just after awakening, so I just hid and watched, but now, almost three years have passed.
It looked like I was just playing, but I secretly used many skills and polished them in my own way.
While I was thinking about this and that, they came right in front of my nose with a huge body of almost 30M.
Even if it wasn’t me, even if it was S-class or higher, if another hunter saw it, it would radiate an energy that would overwhelm the opponent to the point of fainting on the spot.
“Who are you, stepping into and invading our territory?”
Of the two giant dragons, the red dragon spoke to me.
Of the two dragons now appearing in front of me, one was red and the other was black.
The red dragon that spoke to me seemed a bit stronger than the black dragon standing next to it.
I was thinking about how to speak.
If I tell you the truth that I came to raid you, they will work together to kill me, and of course a fight will break out between them and me.
I began to prepare for the worst by gradually raising my spirits with the intention of confrontation.
In fact, when I faced the two dragons face to face, I was strangely not afraid.
However, it occurred to me that if it could be resolved peacefully, it would be far better to do so.
Anyway, to tell the truth, it was the moment when I made up my mind to lie and just opened my mouth in order to go into conversation mode if possible, rather than entering combat mode.
“Killian! I can feel the energy of four humans and one black orc at 50 km from here.”
The black dragon talked to red.
Red lightly raised his voice at Black’s meddling.
“I already feel it and know it. Cardi, how many times have I told you that the problem is not them, but this human being right in front of us.”
Black’s name was Cardi. He turned his head, spoke annoyedly to his colleague Black, then turned his gaze back to me.
“Human! What is your name?”
I kindly looked up at them and gave them my name.
“Kang Seong-hoon!”
Red seemed intrigued when he saw that I was enduring despite the tremendous energy he radiated.
“What is the purpose of coming here? Did a dragon raid ever come out?”
He hit me in the face and asked me a question.
It was impossible to avoid their keen eyes and eyes anyway.
So I decided to postpone it for a while.
“Uh, how?” I thought that if I showed them a little fear and panic on the other hand, they would loosen their guard to some extent and show a gap in their guard.
I judged that if I dug into that gap, I would be able to subdue or deal with even two dragons more easily than I expected.
So I answered them in a trembling voice.
When his reasoning came true, Red grew arrogant.
“Isn’t it obvious? It’s obvious that greedy humans have entered the gate. But did you think you could catch us with that level of ability? It’s really funny.”
My prediction was right.
Red felt a sense of superiority now, and felt as if he had let his guard down a bit.
And judging from the mention of humans in his mouth, I kept my silence as it was probably what my girlfriend, Hyeon-jeong, said about the party.
” … “
At the same time, they slowly raised their energy to attack them and took a defensive posture.
“Brother. What will this person named Sunghoon Kang do? Can I not eat this human?”
Black, who was listening quietly by the side, spoke to Red.
But what?
Eat me?
I almost burst out laughing, but I managed to hold it back.
Since these guys don’t seem to know that I’m an EX rank right now, I’m completely determined to get into action about the raid soon.
Even though it’s been 3 years since I woke up, it’s unreasonable to say that I’m a perfect EX-class, but I didn’t feel like I was going to lose to them.
As time passed, the energy of the two dragons in front of me did not frighten me.
It occurred to me that the criteria for dividing the ranks of hunters and monsters in the system were slightly different.
Anyway, the gate system didn’t tell me, so I had no way to know.
So I have already made up my mind to fight them off.
I slowly began to gather my inner energy.
If anything, it looked like there would be a chance of winning if he sent one to the goal first and then dealt with the remaining one.
“Cardi! You know that we are EX-class dragons, right?”
“Brother, of course not. It’s almost impossible to find a match for us at the gate.”
Judging by Black’s calling Red a brother, I don’t know if they’re brother and sister, or if they’re in a relationship, even if they’re dragons, but it’s probably one of two things.
“These insignificant human beings are enduring our perfect energy, and if I make a mistake in my judgment, we may be the ones to fall.”
Red said that and, like me, gradually raised her inner energy.
“What, what?”
Black looked really surprised.
It seems that he thought it was about a trivial insect.
In any case, it seemed that her curiosity was piqued when she thought that I was enduring her tremendous energy.
However, unlike the dragon I secretly watched at Mt. Seorak last time, these guys seemed to be thinking about having a conversation with me.
No, at that time, they were preoccupied with fighting another monster called Phoenix, so they probably didn’t detect my identity.
“So, what do you want from me? As you can see, I won’t be fooled by you guys. So, if you dare to attack me, be ready to die.”
I had to show that I was superior to you guys in terms of energy, rather than that I would be able to wriggle if I was stepped on.
If they took my energy lightly and attacked me, the chances of them not only wriggling but dying were actually very high.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa! Calm down, friend. What my brother said seems to have gotten on your nerves, but even if he didn’t, I knew your abilities from the start. So I had no intention of attacking you in the first place.”
Unlike other dragons who are generally known to be hot-tempered, Kilian seemed relatively rational, judging by the way he asked me to talk.
There was a good chance that what he just said was a lie.
But whether it was false or not, it didn’t matter.
At least this red dragon seemed to grasp my full abilities right now, at this moment.
“Then what do you want from me?”
It was important to know first what Kylian wanted from me.
“I want to get out of the gate. I need your help to do that.”
He spoke with little pause, and from his words it was clear what their purpose was.
Judging from Kilian’s words just now, these guys’ purpose is to go out into the human world and see how people like me live.
It was a well-known fact on the Internet that dragons are very curious monsters, but when I met them face-to-face, I thought for a moment that it was a bit unexpected.
Since the inside of the gate is a world of monsters, it must have been a bit monotonous.
However, unlike this place, the world of humans outside the gate reached the peak of splendor, and Kilian, who is now confronting me, seemed to want to satisfy his curiosity about it.
“My help?”
I first asked specifically how I could help them.
Few things are so difficult that I cannot help.
“Brother, what do you mean? Are you going out of the gate?”
Judging from Cardi’s question, it seemed that they hadn’t reconciled their differences beforehand.
Perhaps Kylian could have recognized my ability and made an impromptu decision.
“It is as I said. Cardi! Aren’t you bored inside this gate? You know that if we are captured by the humans who came to raid us, we can go beyond the gate to the human world.”
I remembered how our team had captured Batur the other day and taken him out of the gate.
‘In the past, Batur was taken to the human world in the same way.’
“Yeah, I know that too.”
Cardi’s ego was very hurt when he heard that he was captured by humans.
It was her brother’s opinion, so there was an atmosphere that she was compelled to listen.
“So, we are using this human. I see that this human is either on the same level as us or a bit stronger than us.”
Cardi, unlike her brother, did not grasp my true ability, so I thought that my grade was a little lower than her brother’s.
“U-how?”
In any case, I was genuinely surprised that I had discovered my hidden abilities.
“Do you know who this human being is an idiot? When you first set your abilities, most humans are stupidly obsessed with inflating their appearance, and actually investing their abilities in making them bigger, whereas you guys didn’t use their abilities to increase their appearance. I guess. Am I wrong?”
Come to think of it, I don’t remember it well, but by the time I woke up, I was almost exhausted, so there were few memories left in my head.
However, I did not understand the part about raising the ability level.
“I don’t remember that very well. Can you elaborate a bit more?”
Kylian told me what he knew about the gate system.
I was very surprised to hear him speak.
The information Kylian gave me was roughly this. When awakened for the first time, a status window appears in front of the awakened person.
And in the system, certain points are given to the awakened person according to the grade.
Then, within the given point range, the Awakeners could distribute it to various ability points.
They could even use points to increase external things, such as male symbolism or height, for example.
When all the processes are over, click ‘OK’ to close the status window, and the entire awakening process is over.
Once the confirmation button is pressed, redistribution is impossible.
Hearing that, my hand went to my things.
‘Crazy! Are you saying I dumped a golden opportunity to grow my stuff because I lost my mind?’
I hadn’t even dreamed of that part.
