Episode 2 Reincarnation Quest (2)
The one whose entire body is covered in blood-red scales is the Red Dragon, and the one with a dark blue body and three horns growing from its forehead is the Blue Dragon, and they will have fire and lightning attributes respectively.
Now, with no other means of resistance, the dragon is a flying natural disaster.
Perhaps it’s a blessing in disguise, but they seem to be too busy fighting amongst themselves to care much about me.
“Krrrrrrr—!”
“Koooooo—!”
Every time the two dragons clashed, a shockwave swept through the area.
I quickly hugged a large tree nearby and held on.
It was extremely uncomfortable to be tossed around by the shockwave, but a smile was coming to my face.
‘This is an opportunity.’
It’s a golden opportunity that will never come again.
How often do you get to see two final boss level monsters bickering right in front of you?
If you use [Copy] now to get a powerful trait, it will be convenient for a long time in the future.
“————!”
The situation is turning against the Red Dragon.
Every time we clash, I get hurt unilaterally.
Just now Blue had passed by and left long claw marks on the creature’s wings.
A blue current crackles from the wound.
Red roared in pain.
“Koooooo—!”
‘Are you mad? So just use magic once.’
As if my thoughts had been conveyed, a red magic circle appeared in the air near Red, and dozens of fireballs rained down on Blue.
Blue took all the hits with his body without even thinking about dodging or blocking.
Yet, he is still fine without a single burn mark on his body.
‘Okay.’
I cheered inwardly.
Because the conditions for use of [Copy] have been met.
[Elemental Resistance], a trait that activates when Blue casts magic on her body.
It is a trait that greatly reduces all elemental damage, including fire, ice, lightning, and wind, and since it is a dragon, its rank is naturally S-class.
[Use ‘copy-properties’.]
[Register the target’s characteristic ‘Elemental Resistance (S)’ to the slot.]
▷Copy-Characteristics[1/1]
1. Elemental Resistance (S)
Since there is only one slot, you have to give up the trait you stole from the Ogre, [Strength].
Still, it’s more S-class than C-class.
Throw it away and switch to [Elemental Resistance].
‘Let’s go now.’
I’ve seen everything there is to see.
The slot for [Copy-Skill] is still empty, but stealing it is meaningless.
Most of the skills used by those dragons are high-grade magic, so they can’t be used without a corresponding mana power source, or a high-grade [Core].
So I tried to leave without any hesitation.
“Koooooo—!”
Red, who had been getting hit repeatedly, suddenly flapped his wings and flinched back, perhaps thinking that he couldn’t go on like this.
It opened its mouth wide and sucked in the surrounding air and mana at a terrifying speed, causing its stomach to swell like a balloon.
‘It looks like they’re going to make a big move.’
The blue dragon also responded by gathering mana into the horn on its forehead.
A giant sphere of electricity crackles and grows in size.
And down here, in my intuitive mode, I realized one thing.
They are preparing to unleash their strongest attack on each other.
What is the strongest blow a dragon can use?
It’s Breath.
And what if two breaths of different properties meet?
It will conflict and cause an explosion.
Then what about me below?
‘Is this going to get in the way?’
A wise man should already be running at full speed by the time he gets to this point.
The further away you get from here, the greater your chances of survival.
But I was the type of person who couldn’t die from being expelled.
That experimental spirit has kicked in again.
[Elemental Resistance] is S-class… … .
‘I can hold out as long as I don’t get hit head-on.’
They won’t shoot their breath at me, will they?
I decided to lean back against the old tree and watch the situation unfold.
Soon, the two dragons accumulated energy to their limit.
And then, without a doubt, they breathed on each other.
– Kwaaaaah!
– Crackle crackle!
A beam of red flame and a pillar of blue lightning collided, creating a massive explosion.
A white flash instantly engulfed the area, and the field of vision became white.
‘It’s hot.’
Even within the range of the breath, it’s only hot and that’s it.
Thanks to the same level of elemental resistance as a dragon.
This makes one thing certain.
If I die in the future, at least I won’t burn to death, freeze to death, or get electrocuted.
Of course, there are still various dangers, such as having your head pierced by an arrow or your neck cut off by a sharp sword, but where is the point of reducing it to this extent?
As I was thinking such trivial thoughts, the white flash slowly died down.
– Shoooooooo… … .
The scenery before my eyes was completely different from before the two dragons breathed their breath.
Before I had time to even drink a glass of water, the middle of the forest had become a barren wasteland.
Even the thick, giant trees that must have been hundreds of years old were now reduced to charcoal with small sparks burning.
And the dragons that had done this were nowhere to be seen, having already flown away.
[0:00 remaining]
In due course, the remaining time in the tutorial was used up.
[Tutorial I Completed]
▷Survived for the given time.
▷Reward: Yongsal Academy Freshman Kit.
[Yongsal Academy Uniform (D)]
▷It is convenient to use and has a D-grade defensive magic applied.
[Student ID]
▷I hereby certify that I am a student at Yongsal Academy.
▷You can use all the facilities of Yongsal Academy.
[Train Ticket]
▷You can board the train to Yongsal Academy.
Suddenly, I looked back at myself and saw that my everyday clothes had become almost like rags.
Well, if the entire area was burned down and became a wasteland, it wouldn’t make sense for the lowest-grade item, everyday clothes, to be in good condition.
As soon as I changed into my school uniform, the next quest appeared.
[Tutorial II]
▷Objective: Follow the arrows to the platform.
▷↗24.81km
A small arrow appeared before my eyes.
It points in only one direction like a compass, and the remaining distance is written below.
I started walking as the quest guided me.
After walking for a while, the desolate landscape that had been burned and charred began to turn green little by little.
It is out of the range of the breath.
But I can vaguely see the silhouette of a person in front of me.
They must have noticed me from that side too, because they started coming straight towards me.
The man greeted me first.
“Hello?”
“hello.”
‘This is my first time seeing this person.’
Even for me, who knows all the characters from
New character.
Maybe it’s the influence of the EX-class quest.
The man looked to be around my age, and the way he wore his martial arts uniform and carried a sword reminded me of a warrior from a martial arts novel.
He looked a bit shabby, as if he had come from a remote area, but his face was so handsome that it glowed, so his overall appearance did not look shabby at all.
The man smiled brightly when he saw my school uniform.
“Oh, it’s the Yongsal Academy uniform. Are you a freshman this year?”
“Yes, you too?”
“What a wonderful coincidence! I am the same way.”
The man took a tie pin out of his pocket.
The color of the pin varies by grade, but the one he took out was exactly the same white as the one I had pinned to my uniform right now.
It means same grade.
He continued his self-introduction with an even more cheerful expression.
“My name is Go Hyeon-woo. We are in the same grade, but I am a little younger than Hyeong-jang. So, feel free to speak comfortably.”
“Yes. I am Kim Hoya.”
“Hyung Kim. It was fate that we met like this, so wouldn’t you like to come with me?”
“I’m fine.”
It seemed like a good suggestion to me.
If we ran into another monster on the way, it would be a waste of time, but this guy named Koh Hyun-woo is carrying a sword, so we can just carry him.
I observed Ko Hyun-woo, who was leading the way, a little more carefully.
From the way he walks to every little movement, everything is very restrained.
It is evidence of years of rigorous training.
‘It’s worth raising.’
At first glance, it looks quite strong.
With this level of talent, you can easily achieve A-class if you leave it alone, and with my help, you can easily achieve S-class.
Maybe even more.
There was one more thing that stood out.
On his waist he carries a cheap iron sword that can be found anywhere, and on his back he carries a long object wrapped in cloth.
Judging by its length and thickness, this is also likely to be a longsword.
“Is that a longsword on your back?”
“I saw it right away. It is our sect’s sacred object.”
“But why did you wrap it so tightly?”
If they had just rolled it up in cloth, it would have been fine, but they used a bunch of iron chains on top of it to seal it up.
It’s as if he’s protesting that he has no intention of using this.
Go Hyun-woo smiled bitterly and stroked the iron sword on his waist.
“Shamefully, I am not yet worthy to break the seal. Until then, this iron sword will be my companion.”
“I see.”
“But don’t worry. So far, I haven’t found a match for this. Of course, I don’t know what it would be like if I went to a place called Yongsal Academy, haha.”
Judging from his boasts, he seemed to be quite confident in his abilities.
Go Hyun-woo pointed to the place I had passed and asked back.
“But Brother Kim, are you coming from over there?”
“Uh. Why is that?”
“I just saw two dragons flying around there.”
“It was there just a moment ago. Now it’s gone.”
“Oh, I guess I’m a little late. I was just passing by and thought I’d take a look.”
A deep regret appeared on Go Hyun-woo’s face.
Then, a thought crossed his mind and he tilted his head.
“Brother Kim, did you see anything?”
“I saw as much as I needed to.”
“Oh, how was it?”
I depicted the battle between the two dragons as realistically as possible, with about 2% of seasoning added.
Go Hyun-woo listened with shining eyes like a child listening to the tales of heroes’ exploits.
“—And then in the end, they started breathing on each other.”
“Breath? What is that?”
“To put it simply, it’s like a secret weapon or a finishing move.”
“Final move! So that huge explosion I saw earlier was that breath.”
It was Go Hyun-woo who nodded his head.
Then he asks again, as if another question has come to mind.
“Then, Brother Kim, didn’t you see that breath from a fairly close distance?”
“If it was close, I saw it from close range. Why is that?”
“It was an attack that caused such a huge explosion, yet it looked so normal.”
It was definitely something that raised questions.
If you had witnessed the sight of two dragons fighting up close, and even their breath, you should have been affected at least a little.
Then how can you not find even a single damaged part of me?
In times like these, it is advantageous for me to hide the cards I have.
“I have a trick up my sleeve too. Like the long sword on your back.”
“I see. They say there are as many strong people in the world as grains of sand, and yet I’ve already met Brother Kim. If I get the chance, I’d like to ask him to teach me a trick.”
“There will be many more opportunities in the future. Let’s go for now. We’ll miss the train.”
“Oh, come to your senses. I forgot. Let’s go quickly.”
Go Hyun-woo took the lead with powerful steps.
The supporters ate it all
