Another World Reincarnation Chronicle

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The Dragon’s Breath is a technique where all the mana within the body is focused in one place and released in an instant. It’s a unique skill of dragons, usable only if one has a body strong enough to endure the fierce onslaught of the blazing mana.

Is it because of that terrifying attack?
The massive body of the Golden Dragon suddenly slipped from my control. It was the result of having all the mana that had been moving my body deplete in an instant.

Kuhung…!
My once straight back bent as my hands pressed against the ground. The wide, golden wings folded, and even the tail that had soared into the sky came crashing down to the earth.

And that moment arrived. As the red dragon, pushed back by the golden radiance, raised its head, an orange flash shot forth from its mouth.

Heat concentrated to annihilate everything. The ferocious momentum, as if it would melt upon contact, engulfed my entire being.

Kwah-!
The heat of the breath scorched the body of the Golden Dragon. At the same time, the golden scales began to melt away. Behind the melted scales, the Mana Passage wrapped in golden starlight was revealed.

Though it wasn’t a real body and thus I felt no pain, if I received another attack like this, it would be hard to move any further.

Kiiing-!
At that moment, a sound of rotation from the circle burst forth only I could hear. The Golden Dragon’s body, emptied from unleashing its breath, began to fill with mana again.

Control of my body returned. Instantly, I swung my arm and deflected the breath aimed at the Golden Dragon’s body.

Pah-!
A glimmer shot outward with my rough gesture. The claws, heavy with mana, tore through the space, causing the breath to scatter, losing its form.

As the melted scales activated the mana, they quickly began to recover.

When the hazy smoke cleared, the form of the Red Dragon, engulfed in flames, was revealed. The scales that had fallen away and the exposed, reddened flesh, along with the dripping blood, indicated that the wounds were not light.

In that instant, the intensely burning gaze of the dragon flickered widely, as if it was shocked to see something unfamiliar for the first time.

The fiery gaze was directed at the area around its bleeding chest. The spot that had sustained the heaviest injury from the breath.

[What is this…]
I didn’t know what it was feeling, but getting distracted during battle was like inviting an attack from the opponent.

Just as control of my body returned, I stomped down with no hesitation.

Kwah-!
The massive body of the dragon stomped the ground, shaking the entire island, causing an earthquake. The ground I stood on flipped upside down, sending soil and rock flying into the sky.

The beautiful forest of the island had long disappeared.

The body of the Golden Dragon, reinforced by mana, could reach explosive speeds. However, I knew too well that rushing straight at it wouldn’t inflict any wounds.

Kukung-! Kukung-! Kukung-!
As my body, now moving on four legs, shone momentarily, I used Blink to move over its head.

In an instant, the gaze of Skasha, who seemed to have lost track of my position, circled in the air. The moment I spotted the opening, it became instinctual to lean in and bite down on its nape.

All the swordsmanship and magic I had built up faded from my mind. Only pure instincts brought by mana began to dominate my body. If I could eliminate the opponent in front of me, what couldn’t I do?

[Kuuk!]
Kuhng-!
The dragon’s body intertwined with mine as we crashed to the ground. It resisted fiercely, as though not accustomed to pain, twisting its body vigorously, but I did not loosen my grip.

The longer I held on, the sharper the golden teeth dug deeper into its neck. The dragon’s mouth itself was a threat. Its powerful jaw and robust, durable teeth made every bit of it a weapon.

But more frightening was the fact that the dragon’s main attack method, the breath, originates from its mouth.

To be bitten by a dragon was like having a massive cannon pointed right at the side of your head.

Kiiing-!
The moment I held onto its nape, the sound of the circle’s rotation began. The mana began to amplify and concentrate in one place.

Skasha, who had been thrashing about, sensed the mana flow close by, and its resistance grew fiercer. But it was too late. The mana that had gathered inside me surged forth toward it.

Kwah-!
Unlike before, the amount of mana consumed was less, but the distance for the breath to launch was far too close.

[Kraaaah!]
A massive roar erupted, unable to contain its screams. As the dragon’s breath, filled with mana, spread across the island, fire pillars of varying sizes shot up from all directions.

More than needed. It reacted as if experiencing the sensation of pain for the first time.

As the scales on its nape fell and flesh burned away, revealing the white bones beneath, the red-scaled fire dragon’s form suddenly vanished.

All that remained where it had been was ominous mana swirling around.

Traces of space-time magic usage. It seemed it had used Blink to create distance.

The concentrated mana in my eyes traced the flow of mana. Calculating coordinates. The moment I checked where it might have moved, a gigantic body appeared in the air.

It hadn’t fled. It had just moved behind me to attack. Realizing that fact, a gigantic head with sharp teeth came flying at me.

Kwaduk-!
The massive weight crushed my body, burying my head into the ground. At the same time, a heavy impact conveyed itself to my nape.

Uddok-!
Its burning gaze glared at me, biting at my nape, almost as if trying to return what it had received.

I had caught its back and was repaying it in the same manner it attacked me. It likely intended to bring me great pain, but things didn’t flow as it desired.

Unlike the living body of Skasha, the body of the Golden Dragon was controlled by me; it wasn’t my own.

So I felt no pain.

And one more thing. Though my arms and legs were pinned, making it hard to resist, that didn’t matter either.

The Golden Dragon, born from the power of [Golden Fragrance of Greed], had no predetermined form. The essence of this ability is to mold gold into the shape desired by the user.

I stood near the heart of the Golden Dragon, next to the Core of Mana, and infused mana into the golden sword I held in my hand.

Kuhung-!
At the same time, a strange wave spread out. The moment the Golden Fragrance of Greed activated, the massive body of the dragon began to melt away.

[W-what…!]
Skasha’s shock was palpable at the sudden change in appearance. It seemed that like me, it had been preparing its breath at close range, as hot flames flickered in its mouth.

I manipulated the melted body to wrap around its neck and limbs.

[Kuhuuuugh!]
I felt a strong resistance. Skasha was spewing rough mana, trying to shake off the gilded coils around its arms and legs. Hot flames began to surge over the body of the red-scaled dragon.

The rising heat was intense. Yet I did not release my hold over its body. The Nightmare, who was with me, looked a bit pained, but there was no other choice.

The circle lodged in my heart began to spin quickly. Likewise, the Core of Mana began to emit mana.

The golden mana emitted by the Dragon’s Egg started to mix with the mana from my heart’s circle. The higher the mana possessed by a wizard, the greater the power of mystery they can present to this world.

To ensure a certain strike, I absorbed even more mana. As all the mana poured out, filling the body, it felt as though I had returned to the Dragon’s Cradle.

A gentle warmth enveloped my entire being. It was the sense of liberation while swimming in the lake where all dragon corpses had sunk.

Chojjeok-!
The range of scales covering my body began to increase gradually. Physical changes wrought by mana. Transforming from human form to that of a dragon.

The closer I got to being a dragon, the exponentially greater the amount of mana I could accept.

At the same time, the resonance of mana began.

The circle lodged in my heart melted away and fused into one. Taking on a burning form, where golden and starlight intertwined.

Kiiing-!
The moment the new circle began to spin, the magic I had prepared was activated.

Manifestation of the Inner World

Festival of the Stars

The change arrived quietly. Like black ink spreading over water. The dark space began to envelop the entire world.

As the intense heat of the battlefield subsided, the screams and shouts faded away. The once-massive body of the dragon appeared infinitesimally small.

Beyond the blue sky, we ventured into a world filled with countless twinkling starlights. The place we arrived at was a vast nebula, radiating the light of innumerable stars.

It was a space filled with a fabricated world that originally did not exist. Yet, infused with mana, things began to take on substance.

Puruh-!
Along with the Nightmare, I walked along the Milky Way that unfolded before my eyes.