chapter 96
dragon heart (2)
‘It’s unusual.’
Despite Eternia’s loud warnings, Carol quietly watched as the shadows coalesced to create a shape.
[Void Pollution, Hazard Level 2. Please issue a removal order.]
“atmosphere.”
I needed to figure out what ‘that’ was. Similar to the existence of demons, but different grotesque and ominous. It had such madness that an ordinary human would go mad just by looking at it.
even though it’s not finished yet. I expected this, so I didn’t touch the stone until I could use the Eternian containment chamber.
Even Carol couldn’t know what would happen if she released this in an ordinary place.
‘monkey?’
As it was gradually completed, it took the form of an obvious ape.
‘No, he’s human.’
The monster, which had been irregular in shape, finally took on a shape so distinct that it could be clearly seen with the naked eye.
Similar to Carol’s height. Basically, it was similar to a human, but its arms were long like those of a monkey, and tentacles like those of an octopus sprouted like beards under its sleek face like an amphibian.
“───?”
He let out an ear-piercing noise and tilted his head. Although the size of the power itself was not comparable to that of the Demon Gong, the uneasy energy was greater than any other monster I had ever seen.
“What are you?”
I didn’t think it would be possible to have a conversation. It was a question whether it was even possible to ‘hear’, so Carol asked the question. there was a reaction
“───!”
The guy, who was looking at Carol with his head bent in a grotesque direction, let out a scream again.
“I guess you can hear it.”
While looking at her as if analyzing, Carol lightly beckoned. The strong sword, filled with strong will, flew into the monster’s limbs.
bang-
The monster’s limbs were imbued with strong pressure, similar to that of a Bongma sword, and pressed down on the monster’s entire body. The liquefied flesh wriggled and tried to change its shape again, but Carol’s will did not allow it.
“——!”
The barrier was broken simply by screaming. Words like curses that cannot be expressed in human language. The ominous sensation that covered her skin made hair rise all over her body. If it wasn’t for Carol’s level, it wouldn’t have ended up as just fluffy hair. That sound alone was enough to erode the psyche of a normal human being.
“Do you know about this?”
Carol asked Eternia. If you’ve been warned about the dangers of this, you’ve got some knowledge. It was a type of monster that was completely unfamiliar to Carol, who had encountered numerous monsters on this continent until now.
[I don’t know. However, Eternia is equipped with a system capable of detecting Void contamination. I just detected and classified according to it.]
“How many steps are there in total?”
[Step 10. After that, due to lack of measurement ability, it cannot be classified properly.]
“Is this only the second step?”
Right now, this monster alone is enough to break some of Eternia’s barriers using dragon hearts. Even Carol had a hard time guessing what level 10 or higher would be. I had to consider the possibility that there might be a monster worse than the demon.
[This is step 3 now.]
“There is no difference.”
If Eternia had the ability to sense something like this.
‘It has to do with destruction.’
It was the feeling of getting a clue to destruction in an unexpected place. Eternia is a ship built by dragons to prevent extinction. If so, I wouldn’t have added useless features. It’s safe to say that the stages have been categorized as the core.
“Do you have any more information?”
[doesn’t exist. However, the principle of action of ‘Eternia’ detects that and excludes it as a top priority.]
“Right.”
There was nothing more to see. The guy, oppressed by Carol’s will, protested endlessly with cursed screams, but he couldn’t escape. Eternia was blocking all of the influence on the surroundings.
bang-
Carol annihilated the monster with an additional blow of the mighty sword.
‘I hear the attack.’
That was enough for Carol. However, those with weak mentality would go crazy or have a hard time staying sane in fear when faced with that, but that was something to think about.
‘Create a new simbeop.’
Fear always comes from ignorance. If you knew in advance, you could have prepared a countermeasure.
* * *
“Master? what’s going on tonight?”
Late in the evening, Carol knocked on Princess Riena’s door.
“I have something to say. May I come in?”
“Now, for a moment.”
Princess Riena hurriedly went back into the room. A groaning and groaning sound could be heard from inside.
Princess Riena, who had tidied up the room in an instant, came out toward the door again.
“I’m fine now.”
“Then excuse me.”
“Master is busy. Wouldn’t it be better to take a break?”
Seeing Carol stride in, Princess Riena said with a worried look. After arriving at the academy, Carol constantly wandered around to get things done.
“Okay. Isn’t this much too much?”
After living a harsh life in the west, Carol felt more frustrated when she was comfortable. You will gradually get used to this.
Carol sat down on the long sofa in the royal residence.
“Master, what kind of tea do you like?”
Looking at Carol, who was sitting in a comfortable position, Princess Riena lifted the bottle of tea leaves.
“No matter what.”
“Anything is the hardest spell. I’ll just take care of it.”
Shaking her head, Princess Riena eagerly started riding the car.
“Carl, are you here?”
Soo-ryun approached with a disheveled appearance after waking up. As if Princess Riena was wearing it, the pink nightgown matched Su-ryun’s pink hair pretty well.
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah, fine.”
“I’m glad.”
widely.
“Originally, women have a lot of things to pay attention to. It seems that the master doesn’t know very well.”
Princess Riena put down the teacup and said in a pouty tone.
“I’m sorry.”
“Hmmm, no, that’s the charm of Master.”
Coughing lightly, Princess Riena nodded.
“…”
“So what did you come for? Why not tonight?”
“I have something to tell you about my class.”
“Is that a special lecture?”
In the case of Princess Riena and Yulia, the two knew quite a lot thanks to Carol talking about them whenever they had time.
“okay.”
“Can’t you just listen?”
“Originally, that’s how it is, but the number of people has increased a little.”
“How many is it roughly?”
“For now, there are 100 people.”
There were a lot more candidates, but after reasoning and guessing, it was reduced to this extent. Even this much was actually a number close to the limit for a class.
“That’s a lot… But do I or Yulia really need to take classes?”
After all, the two of them were receiving personal guidance from Carol. Princess Riena expressed her doubts.
“I want the two of you to take over as martial arts instructors. It’s a kind of assistant role.”
“huh…?”
For a moment, Princess Riena tilted her head, not understanding.
“There is a limit to guiding everyone by myself. In that respect, you two are the right person. To put it bluntly, there are three of them, including Stella.”
“But there may be people stronger than us. They said they would gather from all continents.”
Carol didn’t hesitate to answer and took out a small stone from subspace.
“What is that? is it a gem? pretty….”
Princess Riena looked at the stone Carol took out with her eyes shining. Even as Princess Riena, who had seen numerous valuables in the imperial palace, it was a beautiful jewel of a color she had never seen before.
“It’s a dragon heart piece.”
“What piece?”
“Dragon Heart.”
“…”
Of course, Princess Riena knew what a dragon heart was. Princess Riena’s red eyes slowly scanned the dragon heart. Gradually, his pupils widened and he was stained with astonishment.
“Even this much is worthy of being called the Elixir of Heaven, so I plan to give you and Yulia a dose.”
“That’s right. What the hell is this energy… is it okay for me to eat it? If I eat the wrong thing, I think my body will explode.”
Princess Riena narrowed her brows slightly and narrowed her eyes.
“Of course, eating alone is dangerous. I will assist you, so don’t worry about that.”
“…huh. If the master is, then it must be so. But when do you eat this?”
“Right Now.”
Carol answered firmly and drank the tea all at once. That’s why I came here tonight.
In preparation for an unexpected situation, training created a barrier with dragon language magic.
“I will do judo, so focus on your inner self.”
Princess Riena, with a determined expression, sat cross-legged and immediately took the dragon heart.
‘town.’
Princess Riena swallowed her breath.
The intense feeling of a ball of fire going down your esophagus.
I felt like I was going to lose consciousness because of the pressure on my whole body.
At that moment, a familiar energy from behind invaded Princess Riena’s whole body, inducing the dragon heart’s energy and beginning to harmonize it.
Wooddeuk.
With the horrifying sound of twisting bones, the metamorphosis of the bones began.
‘It exceeded my expectations.’
Carol admired as she watched Princess Riena’s body slowly reconstruct from the inside.
He thought it would be beneficial to simply increase his internal energy, but Carol didn’t expect it to go all the way to the metamorphosis.
‘It’s probably a good fit by nature.’
Because the metamorphosis did not happen so easily. As expected, the constitution was blessed in many ways.
In the case of Princess Riena, it took longer than Carol’s metamorphosis.
Morning was getting brighter.
Princess Riena’s tightly closed eyelids slowly opened. Originally, Princess Riena’s body, which had a natural talent for learning martial arts, was transformed to a miraculous level.
“Master, this feeling… kyaaak!”
Princess Riena, who was saying something, let out a shrill scream and panicked. The sharp aura unique to Princess Riena, centered on Yogi, was swirling in the process of metamorphosis, and the clothes she was wearing were torn no different than when they were matting.
In addition, there was a rather horrifying sight of all kinds of debris that occurred during the metamorphosis around.
“Congratulations.”
“Oh, no… not congratulations. Aww…”
The front of my eyes spun around. Princess Riena, whose face turned red, shook her head while covering her chest with both hands. It wasn’t until she was naked, but her current appearance was enough for a primitive man to approach her as a friend.
“Jeong.”
Soo-ryun, who had been watching quietly from the side, murmured, lightly touching her palms. Dragon’s word magic, which has the effect of purification, passed through Princess Riena’s entire body.
“Thank you… Master for a moment.”
“huh.”
Princess Riena entered another room with a blushing face.
“hmm.”
Looking at the back of Princess Riena, who had quickly disappeared, Carol gathered the messy, strewn debris and set them on fire with Sammae Evolution and threw them out the window.
* * *
‘wow….’
Looking at the mirror in the bathroom, Princess Riena admired. Her skin, which had originally been white jade, seemed to glow as if it were glowing. The hair was the same.
‘She’s not very tall.’
I felt a strange regret. In the case of Carol, it was because I saw her grow taller.
I measured the height with a slight expectation, but there was no significant difference.
‘This must mean that this is my limit.’
Still, there was no point in feeling resentment while looking at Carol. That was satisfactory.
Princess Riena came out dressed in plain clothes.
“Are you okay?”
Carol asked in a worried tone. There may have been unforeseen side effects.
“huh. I think I can fly in the sky.”
“It will be possible soon. Is it a matter of tact?”
Seriously, Carol nodded.
“…really?”
“okay. At the current level… With a little practice, it would be possible to walk in the air.”
dump-
Princess Riena sat down on the long sofa with Carol.
“I’m tired.”
Princess Riena slightly closed her eyes and leaned her head on Carol’s shoulder.
“Master, can I stay like this for a while? It’s been a while.”
“…okay.”
Feeling the strong scent of peach blossoms stinging his nose, Carol nodded once.
“good night….”
Princess Riena whispered in a satisfied voice.
Su-ryun looked at the two with a strange expression.
* * *
bang!
Yulia lightly dodged Carol’s attack. Yulia was the next to let Princess Riena take the dragon heart. Of course, unlike Princess Riena, Yulia needed a little preparation, so it took a few more days to take it.
“Good job.”
“It is a strange feeling. It’s different from the feeling…”
Even though Yulia took the dragon heart, unfortunately, she was not able to undergo metamorphosis.
Of course, enough effects were obtained, and in addition to that, the mind’s eye was obtained.
Was it because of the steady development of the upper level battle with the Spectral Light Spirit Gong, or was it Yulia’s innate talent?
Even Carol couldn’t figure it out, but whatever the reason, it was certain that she had achieved results beyond her expectations just by gaining the Mind’s Eye.
“At first glance, it is similar to intuition, but it is correct to view mind’s eye as an intuition that is close to foreseeing the future. It’s the first time I’ve seen it myself.”
Even in Moorim, there were often cases where people practiced the closed eye to gain the mind’s eye. Of course, I had never seen a success story even with Carol, who had seen countless unmanned people.
In the records of the Protestant Church, there was a content about the mind’s eye.
“It seems so.”
“I’ll have to think more about how to use it.”
“…thank you. Master.”
“It’s what you worked hard for.”
Unlike Princess Riena, who succeeded in taking the drug relatively easily, Yulia suffered so much pain that the blood vessels in her eyes burst.
Even so, the mind was what I got as a result of persevering.
Kugoogu Palace-
There was a sound of vibration from afar.
A group of knights approached the place where Carol and Yulia were.
‘Bernstein?’
Bernstein’s pattern was engraved on the splendid armor.
Purreung-! The knights dismounted from the horses that writhed roughly.
thud!
“insect! Drake, vice-captain of the Black Dragon Knights, has arrived after receiving an order!”
Carol frowned at the knights saluting loudly.
“What knights?”
It was an unheard of knights.
The Knights of the White Lion, the elite of the Bernstein family.
The Knights of the Iron Cross, characterized by a large number of people.
The Black Guard, an order of knights under the direct control of the household.
These three were all. There was no such thing as the Black Dragon Knights.
“The Black Dragon Knights!”
It was clear that they were family members, judging from the fact that he shouted with his eyes shining without a single doubt, and from the fact that he saw a few familiar faces in Carol’s eyes. Carol slowly opened her mouth, looking at the subtle knights from the name.