Episode 153
153. Episode 153
Dragon Heart.
A direct translation would be “dragon’s heart,” but in reality, it’s a slightly different concept from the dragon’s heart.
The organ through which the dragon gathers mana.
In human terms, it can be seen as a physical form of the danjeon, the circle around the heart where internal energy gathers.
As dragons are a race known as the rulers of magic, their magical organs contain an enormous amount of mana.
The state of mana is also so pure and clean that it cannot be compared to any other mana stone.
As such, Dragon Hearts were extremely difficult to obtain even in the Tower, and even if obtained, they were impossible to use unless the player was of a certain level.
However, Seun is different.
[ Dragon Heart of Catalacca ]
– The Dragon Heart of Catalakas, the demon dragon that once led the world to destruction.
Inside Mammon’s warehouse, which was brought in through regression, was a black dragon heart that shone as brightly as a jewel.
The hatchling-class dragon heart that existed as a reward for completing the tutorial. In other words, it was incomparable to the dragon heart taken from a baby dragon.
However, the reason Seun has not been able to use this until now is because of the latent power in Dragon Heart.
‘If I try to use it now, it’ll just end up self-destructing.’
If it’s a hatchling-class dragon heart, even a 5-circle Seun can easily use it. However, the adult-class dragon heart that’s sleeping in Mamon’s warehouse is different.
A wizard of at least 7 circles.
If the body does not follow suit, it will not be able to withstand the enormous mana latent in the Dragon Heart and will explode.
Moreover, the dragon heart in the warehouse was not that of a normal dragon, but of a dragon called a demon dragon.
It will have a more destructive aura than a normal dragon, so you must maximize the circle’s stability to use it.
That’s why Seun planned the ‘Rainbow Mana Circle’.
One of the concepts that floated around like a legend even in the tower.
It was a method of mixing seven attributes into one, creating a circle with stability and potential comparable to the Dragon Heart.
If you add the dark circle of the black tower to that, even the Dragon Heart of the Demon Dragon will be able to handle it.
It would obviously take a long time to reach Circle 8, but at this rate, it would be possible to use Dragon Heart at some point.
“You look satisfied.”
“Thank you.”
“Haha, I was just meddling. It was all your doing.”
The drops surrounding Seun began to flow and melt.
As the drops all disappeared, I felt the swamp master’s energy, though very faint, fade away.
“Is it because of me… … .”
“You don’t have to worry. Your strength will recover anyway, and it’s fun to use it to help the benefactor of the swamp.”
“……thank you.”
“Haha, it was a refreshing experience after a long time.”
“Congratulations! My benefactor!”
“thank you.”
It was a truly pure expression of gratitude.
Honestly, it was such an excessive compensation that I wondered if it was even worth receiving.
Seun was just going through trials and finding hidden quests to climb the floors.
‘It’s a contract… … .’
If possible, I wanted to help the owner.
However, Se-un soon shook his head.
There was no way for me, as a single player, to intervene in the tower’s system and help him.
If there was a way to do something like that… … there was only one way. Seun had to become the constellation himself and formally file a complaint with the management office.
‘Let’s remember that.’
So, Se-Woon clearly engraved the two beings in front of him in his mind.
If I ever get the chance, I hope to reach out to those who helped me.
“You should go to the next floor now, right?”
“yes.”
“Yes. I won’t waste your time since you’re busy. Please… …I hope you won’t be tied to a fixed fate.”
– You have successfully completed the 14th floor trial, ‘Master of the Swamp’.
– A fixed maximum public service value is applied by clearing hidden trials.
– Total accumulated merit points: 400,000 points
– Congratulations! You passed the 14th floor trial with the #1 ranking.
– You have received 100,000 points as a reward.
I hope you don’t get tied up.
I don’t know what it means, but it was a word that somehow seemed to be filled with sadness and regret.
I wanted to talk to him in more detail, but as I said before, it seemed like there was nothing more he could say to Se-un.
furthermore…….
– By conquering the hidden fork in the path, you will immediately be connected to the next floor’s trial.
As with the trials of this theme, the next level of trials was about to begin regardless of Seun’s will.
‘What kind of trials will come?’
Just facing the swamp master, the 14th floor trial, was something Se-Woon had never thought of.
The chance gained through trials was incomparable to that of other hidden pieces.
But there is still one more ordeal left.
In a situation where even the owner of the swamp is facing it, what is the next ordeal?
“Okay, let’s go.”
“I wish I could see you again… ….”
“Goodbye, my benefactor!”
Se-Woon’s vision suddenly darkened and he began to move towards the next trial.
* * *
‘It seems like the way things are done has changed a little.’
All the trials so far in the swamp theme have shared the same field.
So even as we move on to the next level of trials, the actual terrain should not change.
But now it wasn’t like that.
My vision became chaotic as if there was noise, and then a completely new landscape was taking shape.
“But isn’t this a bit too much?”
Where did the swamp go, and countless large and small grasses grew on the land like meadows.
Fences appeared like pastures, and various animals such as sheep, goats, and cows appeared on them.
They were grazing on the dark brown grass that had grown on the ground, and their appearance reminded me of cattle on a ranch.
An environment that, no matter how much you think about it, seems to have nothing to do with a swamp.
It felt like the theme itself had changed.
‘If the theme had changed, the field wouldn’t have been moved without my consent.’
The reason the trials in the swamp theme were passed without a hitch was because the trials continued.
When the theme changes like this, the trials don’t pass as easily as they should, at least to give the player some time.
If the theme had changed, you would have been given the option to return to your clan’s residence and rest.
The more detailed the environment became, the more Seun could not understand the current situation.
‘And something feels unnatural.’
The dying, dark brown grass, the livestock grazing on it, the clouds turning red in the twilight – everything felt unnatural.
It feels like a space that someone created artificially.
As Se-un was nervously placing his hand on the handle of the Durandal in this strange situation, a message informing him of the ordeal finally appeared before his eyes.
– Do what you ## on the ## floor.
– subject : #####
– Time limit: ###
– ### # ## #### ### #####.
– #### ### ######. ### #### #### ######.
System messages heavily distorted by noise.
It was something Se-Woon had never experienced before, having reached the 92nd floor of the ordeal before returning.
But I could tell one thing. The current situation was not normal. And the current situation was extremely dangerous.
That moment…….
“Meeeee-”
“Woooooo!”
The eyes of the livestock that were grazing turned towards Seun.
Even though I was just looking at it, I felt a chill down my spine from the immense presence I felt beyond it.
Doo doo doo doo!
The livestock that made eye contact with Seun moved their legs rapidly.
Each one of them charges forward with the horns on their heads sticking out.
Before he could even figure out what was happening, Se-Woon urgently pulled out his sword.
However, Seun could not cut down the livestock.
Phew!!
This is because the bodies of livestock that came close to the target swelled up and exploded with a loud noise.
The blood, bones, and flesh of the livestock were mixed and scattered all around.
A sizzling sound and black smoke rose from the ground where the flesh had settled.
When I turned my head, I saw that the grass that had touched my flesh was rotting and melting away.
– The ‘Wide Shield’ becomes more solid according to the magic of the Yellow Tower.
The defensive shield surrounding Seun also began to emit black smoke and gradually faded away.
If I had reacted just a little bit later, I would have turned that horrible flesh inside out.
Boom, boom!
However, this was just the beginning.
The livestock that had filled the meadow came running toward Seun one after another, crying out.
Seun had no choice but to continue the magic by breathing in mana.
The more this happened, the more flesh was scattered around, and black smoke spread everywhere.
A foul, rotten smell stung my nose, and the force of the explosion, stronger than I had expected, quickly drained my mana.
– The constellation, ‘### ## ###’ intervenes in the ## of ###.
– The constellation, ‘### ##’, lifts ##, but fails to ### ##.
– The constellation, ‘### ### #’, protests the current ## to the ### of #.
The messages from the constellations are displayed with so much noise that they are difficult to read.
I don’t know what happened, but it seemed like even the three demons who were watching Seun couldn’t intervene in this space.
In this situation, the tower management office would have been expected to intervene directly, but no action was taken.
Doesn’t Se-Woon even have a dedicated tuning officer?
There is only one being that can do something like this. It is the ‘Constellation’.
‘To do something like this, you would have to expend causality to the point of lowering all your status.’
As I said before, the constellations are basically not allowed to directly intervene in the tower. If they do, they will not only be punished by the tower, but they will also have to be prepared to be demoted.
A constellation with a clear mind would not dare to do something like this, no matter how unfair or infuriating it may be.
It was extremely foolish to risk all of one’s status and intervene in the tower just to seek revenge on a single player.
As he thought about this, Se-Woon was able to guess the identity of the constellation that had carried out this incident.
“board.”
A mountain goat playing chaos.
It’s entirely possible for a scoundrel from Olympus, a man who inspires fear and chaos.
I clearly remember being thrown into prison by Zeus at the last minute, but I don’t know how he managed to escape from prison and intervene in the tower.
“Kuuuuuu, you look confused. Yes, I wanted to see that. For this moment, I sharpened my horn in the cold prison!”
Kwarrung!
As if welcoming the master, the god of herds appeared over the field, accompanied by the bleating of all kinds of livestock.
fantasy,
