Dragon
“It’s kind of like this… … .”
All the techniques I’ve seen so far have been to summon a soul and make it dwell in a body or object, but that was enough for Meteor.
This is because just by learning the basic concept of dealing with the soul, numerous application methods using it came to mind.
Yuseong thought it was simply thanks to his increased Wisdom stat and passed it off, but the reality was a little different.
Forbidden knowledge.
Knowledge obtained from blasphemous foreign gods that humans cannot and should not understand.
Since it was not obtained through normal methods, it became an incomplete skill that could not be used properly.
The moment I learned the triggering knowledge, like pulling a thread and unraveling a tangled skein, the related knowledge came to Yoosung’s head in the form of inspiration.
[You have learned Soul Control (C).]
The energy that escaped from the soul stone begins to change into a human form.
A familiar-looking girl with gray hair and golden eyes.
“Aris?”
-… … .
Aris, whose name was called, looked at me in surprise, then started looking around.
Seeing Aris’ bewildered appearance, Yooseong finally wondered if he had acted too hastily.
If you think about it from Aris’ point of view, you’ve been caught by a crazy witch, and when you wake up, you’re in a situation where you’re being called by a strange man in a strange city you’ve never seen before.
Losing the body and leaving only the soul is a bonus.
No matter how insensitive a person is, there is no jaw to maintain composure.
However, Aris’ reaction was very different from what Yuseong expected.
– What is this? Why am I so small?
A height the size of the palm of your hand and short limbs.
A scream erupted from Aris’s mouth, looking more like a fairy than a human.
“… … Isn’t it better to ask questions like where are you from and who are you?”
-Everyone knows what happened, right? I couldn’t get out of there, but I was watching and listening to everything that was happening outside. The thing about defeating my original, the fact that this is a different world, and the fact that Yoosung-nim saved me. Everything.
“Anyway, you are too quick to accept the situation! Whether it’s the worry about identity or the anxiety of coming to another world. Aren’t you worried about that?”
– You’ve already sorted that out? You can’t even guess how many thoughts I’ve been inside?
Incredible adaptability that surpasses even oneself.
Aris said with an angry expression towards Yuseong, who was bursting with a dejected laugh.
-That’s okay, explain why my body is like this!
“It’s energy saving mode. I can change you back to your true form, but that won’t last long. You’d better stay that way until you find a bowl to fit in.”
-Bowl? Could it be that I can be revived?
“Wouldn’t it be that easy? Reviving the dead is not simply putting a soul into an empty body. If it’s just moving in for a while, in order to fully settle into the body… … .”
Yooseong, who continued to explain naturally, stopped talking at a thought that suddenly came to his mind.
‘How do I know this?’
Knowledge that you have no knowledge about comes to your mind so naturally.
Yooseong, who was looking back at his memories to find out the source of his knowledge, stopped thinking while shaking his head at the sudden intense headache he felt.
“Let’s talk about this later. I have an urgent business right now.”
– Urgent work? Now, wait a minute. Why are you running all of a sudden? Isn’t that a cliff over there?
With the soul stone in his arms, Yoosung threw himself at the building on the other side.
-Kyaaagh!
Aris screamed, but the meteor easily passed over to the building on the other side.
Even when his stats were 99 points, he was able to move beyond human limits, but now with his stats more than doubled, it’s needless to say.
You can jump between buildings without using footwork or using energy, just pure physical strength.
Chew!
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It felt like being a spider man from American comics.
‘I vaguely felt it, but it’s not an ordinary city after all.’
If you think of a city that exists in a fantasy world just because it is a city of Lizardmen, you are mistaken.
Towers taller than tall buildings and majestic statues.
Looking down at the colorfully shining streetlights and various types of buildings from above, I felt as if I was looking at a near-future city that could only come out of a sci-fi movie.
‘by the way… … .’
Seeing Aris staring at him without saying anything, Yooseong said with a brusque expression.
“Did you put anything on my face?”
-Hmm, Yooseong-nim looks like this.
“why? Are you disappointed?”
-no. Rather, I was surprised that he was much more handsome than I imagined.
“Hehehe.”
Yooseong cleared his throat at the unexpected surprise and looked away.
I was used to the hostility, but it was the first time I received a favor that didn’t feel any scheming of this kind, so it was so strange.
Yuseong, who was contemplating whether he should return the same praise, decided not to say anything.
Meteor, who silently jumped over the skyscraper while receiving Aris’ gaze, slowly slowed down.
‘There it is.’
A huge structure reminiscent of a pyramid.
There was an enormous amount of energy gushing out from there to support the barrier.
‘The problem is how to get in there.’
Within a radius of tens of meters around the building, there was an empty field without any buildings, and the Lizardmen, who had never seen it while coming here, stood guard with weapons.
After thinking for a while, Yooseong put on goggles and went into the community.
-Room Hanryang: Can you contact Daemado Love?
-Super Ant: It’s possible, but why?
-Room Hanryang: You have to turn the Lizardmen’s attention elsewhere. Tell them to cast one splendid magic that will captivate everyone’s eyes.
Even while asking for a favor, he was dubious about whether such magic existed, but soon after, he realized how useless he was worrying.
“yes?”
The darkness lifts and the city begins to light up.
At first I thought the sun had risen.
However, even when the sun rises, it should be gradually brightened. The world cannot be brightened instantly like turning on a light.
Meteor, who inadvertently raised his head and looked up at the sky, hardened as it was.
“Sun?”
A huge sun rising high in the sky.
And the moment the Archmage swung his staff, the sun fell toward the city.
aaang!
The moment the sun exploded as it collided with the barrier, a brilliant light swept over the city.
The effect of the magic used by the great mage was clear.
A tremendous achievement that goes beyond the level of bewitching, and makes you blind at all.
After confirming that the Lizardmen were completely confused, Meteor leisurely ran toward the building and was able to safely enter without being disturbed by anyone.
“… … .”
The walls and floor were made of smooth silver metal, and lights emitting white light were hung on the ceiling at regular intervals.
Contrary to the exterior reminiscent of a pyramid, the interior has a surprisingly modern feel.
“Then where?”
When I activated the demonic eye of truth, I saw a huge flow of energy circulating inside the building.
It was underground that the flow of energy began.
-Can I come in?
“Well? Is it really necessary?”
Even if a palm-sized Aris came out, it had no effect on concealment.
It was a much better choice to leave it outside and double the vigilant eye.
Whoa!
Occasionally, the entire building shook faintly, probably to supply energy to the barrier.
Yooseong moved cautiously toward the source of the heavy echo that was faintly felt each time.
Perhaps it was thought that there was no way an intruder could enter this place, and the interior was completely quiet.
Of course, there was a system to prevent intruders, but it was not enough to prevent meteors.
Even if it was cleverly concealed, the security system operated by magic could not avoid the evil eye of truth, and the closed door was enough to just break down and go.
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When the door blocking the way to the basement was cut with a plasma axe, a wide corridor opened up.
There was only one door left, but the basement felt quite different from above.
‘Isn’t this place managed at all?’
A huge space unfolded in front of Meteor’s eyes, which moved forward through the thick pile of dust and dense spider webs.
-… … It’s a familiar sight.
Large glass coffins and the Lizardmen that exist in them.
Aris seemed to recall the terrible laboratory she had seen in the witch’s mansion, but Meteor had a slightly different idea.
It was possible to read the letters written on the glass tubes with the power of the barbell, so it was possible to know that these glass tubes were not made for experiments.
It was a type of cryopreservation device.
A sanctuary for those who fall asleep promising the distant future.
‘Then why didn’t he take care of it?’
The problem was that the device and the people in it were in poor condition.
The liquid inside the glass tube had turned to a dark color as if it had rotted away, and the Lizardmen barely had enough form to recognize that they were Lizardmen.
It seems that there are well over 200 glass tubes in this space, but among them, there were no intact devices and no Lizardmen that appeared to be alive.
“I don’t know what it is.”
As we went inside, the size of the glass tubes became larger and more splendid.
If the outside is low-end, the inside feels like a high-end.
Of course, there was no difference in condition between entry-level and high-end models.
The solution was all rotten and there were no intact Lizardmen left.
– It seems that the Lizardmen’s appearance changes little by little as you go inside.
There was just one difference.
If the Lizardmen in the glass tube outside had a strong sense of being close to reptiles, the more they went inside, the more Lizardmen felt more like humans than reptiles.
Rather than being a lizardman, the word dragon is more appropriate.
“… … .”
Yooseong, who found a door with numerous warnings written on it as if he should never enter this room, took out an ax without hesitation.
If you don’t want to do it, isn’t it human psychology to want to do it more?
Quaang!
After breaking down the door for almost five minutes, a huge hollow, the size of several football fields, opened up before my eyes.
-Dragon?!
There were a total of 11 dragons in the cavity.
There is one dragon in the middle, and 10 dragons of different colors and sizes are positioned at regular intervals as if to surround the dragon.
‘Am I using a dragon as a power source?’
The source of energy supporting the barrier was none other than dragons.
Every time the magic circle engraved in the cavity glows faintly, tremendous energy is extracted from the dragons and supplied to all parts of the building.
Yooseong, who had been hardened by the sudden appearance of the dragon, soon realized something strange.
Despite the intruders entering, the dragons were not even moving.
After hesitating for a moment, Yoosung carefully threw himself into the cavity.
Ignoring Aris, who was fluttering, saying that she had to run away right away, Yuseong, who was scanning the dragon thoroughly, muttered in a dejected voice.
“Are all these guys dead?”
Perseok!
He only hit it with his foot, but the dragon’s scales could not overcome its power and turned into powder and scattered all over the place.
“Should I call this frugal or terrible?”
Thoroughly de-enchanted from every organ, from the bone marrow to the drop of blood, as if they were grinding their bones until they were mushy, the dragons barely maintained their shape, but were already dead.
-Yoo, Yoosung? wait here for a while… … .
“I don’t think it will make any money even if I sell this? I’m not really in need of money, but it’s a pity.”
– Yoosung! Don’t be weird, look here!
Yoosung, who turned his head at Aris’ cry, froze as it was.
A dragon in the middle of the cavity was looking down this way.
A sonorous voice came from the dragon, which was looking at itself while moving its vertical pupils unique to reptiles.
-What are you doing?
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