Episode 65
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(Even if it didn’t seem like it) Gyeonjio was a person who became very attached to things he thought were his own.
This was especially true in the case of Nidhogg.
The first living creature ever created.
The connection between the soul and the roots is similar to the covenant, but the categories are a bit different.
If the ‘Covenant’ was a contract between beings, then Nidhogg was the ‘subject’ that had taken hold of her soul.
For example, is it like a small clone of yourself?
So, we can see that the affection and its meaning are very special. It wasn’t something I cherished for nothing.
Also, maybe it was because of the ‘Heart of the Dragon Horse’ trait, or maybe it was just my personal preference, but I had a strong obsession with dragons since I was young.
Anyway, the conclusion is that Geo loves Yong very, very much.
The answer is obvious just by looking at the fact that during the Jongro Optimus days, Yoon Kang-jae immediately turned a blind eye to a single counterfeit dragon scale.
So, Gyeonjio is currently in a bit of a quandary.
‘No, isn’t a dragon an ultra-rare animal? Even if it were to be designated as an internationally protected species in danger of extinction, it would be a huge problem, right?’
“Get out of the way.”
Paaak!
The young men were blown away and fell to the ground with a wave of the hand.
Thud. Crumbs fell from the cracked wall.
“Tch, intruder!”
“Intruder detected in Research Lab B5-Area! We estimate that the awakened being is at least AA-class or higher! We request immediate assistance!”
Beep- beep- beep.
[Intruder detected, intruder detected.]
[Security system activated.]
A barrier comes down with emergency warning lights.
“[Declare territory.]”
Library, edit mode.
『Shortcut – Delete Selection』
Saaaaak.
A space that has been erased as if it were cut out.
Geo walked without stopping between the cut walls. In an instant, he was on the 4th basement floor, and now the 5th floor.
Baek Do-hyeon laughed as he followed the small and great back. The goosebumps on the back of his neck did not go away.
‘Imagination… … and more!’
It’s hard to believe that this is the power granted to just one human being.
It was even more so when I looked at it up close.
Manipulating space at will, the immense magical power is both quiet and explosive.
I knew it, but… … It’s amazing. Baek Do-hyun quietly followed behind.
The steps that had been walking without any obstructions stopped at the 6th basement floor.
The color of the light changed.
The structure that had been so uniform to the point of being spotless and divided as if by a ruler was nowhere to be found.
All that exists is a blue light blinking in the darkness.
Blink, blink.
“Huh.”
‘Oh, f*ck.’
Geo stepped back, his expression crumpled.
The stench was so unpleasant it made my bones ache.
“… … I have a weak stomach.”
I’m so weak that I can’t even put my mouth on fishy seafood. I can’t even look at food waste.
Where did Lu Bu’s momentum, which had been so unrivaled, go? Jian Zhiou retreated slowly.
Before anyone knew it, Sensitive Go Young was sticking close to Baek Do-hyun.
“Go, go. Return to the Grapefruit.”
He was sniffling as if he had his nose blocked by the hem of his clothes. Baek Do-hyun slumped his shoulders in defeat.
‘A truly unpredictable person… … .’
A dark corridor on the 6th basement floor.
Certainly, it was a different atmosphere from upstairs.
The road was narrow, and the ground below was as bumpy as an unpaved road. Baek Do-hyeon’s hands carefully felt the wall.
‘It’s not concrete.’
Fortunately, the iron gate leading down was relatively close.
That was also where the faintly blinking blue light came from. The light was leaking out through the crack in the door.
Of course, for a higher-ranking Awakened, this level of darkness would not have obstructed their vision.
But it’s true that having something is better than not having anything.
“… … Okay, it doesn’t look like there’s anything more here, so I guess it would be better to go over there for now.”
“huh.”
“So, look ahead… … .”
“Ugh… … smell.”
“… … .”
A stubborn person who buries his face on my back and mumbles.
Baek Do-hyun awkwardly walked away, making a desperate effort to turn off his mind from that feeling.
and.
Squeak-.
“… … .”
Thump, thump.
As soon as you open the iron door, a large cave appears in front of you.
Beyond the narrow iron stairs lay a vast cave.
A space where the layers of the earth have been dug deep and wide, as if they were completely swept away.
Thump, thump.
The sound of a huge pulse.
Black lines, like wires, covered the walls, the floor, and all around.
And in that central transmission tower where those lines are connected… … .
Goooooo-.
[Title trait, ‘Heart of the Dragon Horse’ reacts to Dragon Cry!]
… … Dragon.
The legend of the fantasy species.
There was a dying Fairy Dragon.
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[Calculating time remaining until changes are initialized… … .]
[Time remaining 00:00:59:58]
‘Well… … I still don’t have enough authority.’
Should I be satisfied with this?
An hour is more than enough time to make a mess anyway.
A quiet city night so far.
Kido smiled brightly as he looked down on the sleepless metropolis like a conductor.
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Geo walked slowly.
The black lines that I thought looked like wires were all blood vessels. Blood vessels with dragon’s blood flowing through them.
And the source of those blood vessels.
The fairy dragon looked like one giant rock.
A rock that is not a living, breathing organism, but rather a solidified, dead rock.
The butterfly’s wings, which must have been originally colorful, were devoid of light, and its crouching body was completely dark and colorless.
The legend of the fantasy species. The king of the fantasy world.
It’s hard to imagine that this is the appearance of a fairy dragon boasting scales as colorful as mother-of-pearl.
“… … .”
[… … .]
New liquid, color-.
The sound of breathing that seems like it will stop at any moment.
The fairy dragon lifted her eyelids with difficulty at the sound of approaching people. Her pupils were a cloudy color like water moss.
Unconsciously, at the moment when Geo was about to reach out to the dragon.
“……wait a minute.”
“… … .”
Baek Do-hyeon restraining that arm.
Geo looked back with a look of ‘why’, but he wasn’t actually looking at me.
Baek Do-hyun whispered, his gaze still fixed on hers. With a frighteningly hardened face.
“Look up, above the dragon.”
“… … .”
“If my eyes aren’t deceiving me, that is… … .”
An ominous blue light bathing the vast void.
Only then did Jianjiao realize where the blue light was coming from and why it felt familiar.
An abnormally cracked void.
There, blue… … , rippling like a quiet whirlpool.
“… … Gate.”
Geo muttered.
It’s clearly, as unrealistic as it is, a gate.
There was a crack there.
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