Subscriber of the Gods Episode 193
Episode 193. The Elixir of Life
Taming was only temporary.
Detrinir again tried to resist Ethan fiercely.
However, he was unable to move due to a fatal wound from Ethan’s 4th sword technique.
Of course, even if Detrinir had resisted, Ethan would not have been pushed back.
Ethan still had enough strength left to deal with Detrinir.
Other than Moonlight Defense, no other defensive techniques had been used yet.
Ethan looked at the fallen Detrinir and let out a sigh.
‘Detrinir was neutralized with minimal damage.’
Certainly, the technology of the new world was amazing.
If you had faced this dirty black dragon in Mepan, you would have suffered quite a bit of damage.
‘Compared to the Fire Dragon King I met when I changed my job to become a descendant of Moon Force, he is of a lower rank.’
Detrinir was definitely one of the strongest monsters that appeared in Mephant, but compared to other dragons, it was a below average dragon.
‘I’m also catching Detrinir for the first time right now.’
Rather than going through the trouble of catching a low-reward Detrinir, it would be more efficient to go through the trouble of catching a higher-level dragon.
‘But now that I’ve confirmed that I can catch a dragon with ease, that alone is a gain.’
Ethan looked down at the fallen Detrinir.
“You damn human… … .”
Detrinir lay there, chewing over the humiliation. It was not an injury that could easily be overcome.
“Kill him! I don’t need any mercy!”
Detrinir cried out in the face of death.
However, Ethan had no intention of killing Detrinir in the first place.
“You’ve already been tamed, so why would I kill you?”
“What, what!?”
Ethan smiled brightly.
-Your proficiency will increase significantly!
-Masu taming technology has advanced!
– Your proficiency in Demon Taming has reached a certain level.
– New techniques are added to Demon Taming.
-You can now use the whip to tame demons.
-You have achieved the achievement!
– [Legendary Dragon Tamer] Likes were earned by completing the achievement.
– Got ‘5’ likes!
‘Your proficiency has increased quite a bit. You’ve tamed a dragon, which is the highest level of demon, so it’s only natural that your proficiency should increase to this level.’
The Demon Taming has been upgraded to the next level, allowing the use of a whip.
‘Is that a real whip?’
Ethan immediately tried using Demon Taming.
Shaaaak-.
Soon a whip was in Ethan’s hand.
It was a real whip made of mana.
-The effect increases when you hit with the whip of the devil and give a reward.
“Oh my.”
It was a whip with no attack power and only for taming.
Ethan struck Detrinir with his whip.
-Ditrinir’s training level slightly increases.
“Oh, you can also increase the training level of monsters tamed with a whip.”
“What is this! Kill with honor!”
“I told you I have no intention of killing you?”
“Do you dare… … think that I would submit to a human being?”
“No, I don’t think so.”
I just started learning how to tame a dragon. I didn’t think I could tame a dragon properly.
There was only one thing that mattered.
‘Clearing the quest.’
The most important thing was how to obtain the elixir of life that Detrinir possessed.
“I have come to take the elixir of life you possess, Dietrinir.”
“… … How do you know that?”
When he spoke of the Elixir of Life, Detrinir looked at Ethan with surprised eyes.
There are many treasures in Detrinir’s Lair.
One of them, the Elixir of Life, was not a particularly special item.
Because what the adventurers and knights who call themselves dragon slayers want are things like shiny treasures, legendary armor, and weapons.
“You don’t want all the treasures I have, but just that one elixir of life?”
Dietrinir couldn’t understand how he knew, let alone why he wanted that.
“Yeah, I’m sicker than I look.”
“gibberish!”
You’re sick. Then what will become of me if I fall to the sword of that sick man?
“I will release you if you give me the elixir of life.”
“… … .”
Detrinir hesitated for a moment and then nodded.
“I understand, Juji. But my body is like this… … .”
Detrinir used the last of his pride.
“I will cure you.”
“You can cure me?”
“Because it’s a wound I inflicted. It can heal faster than any healing magic.”
“That’s ridiculous. You have healing abilities on top of that level of swordsmanship? That’s ridiculous!”
Detrinir knew very well how deep the wounds inflicted on him were.
That’s why I felt so humiliated by this defeat.
If Ethan had wanted to, he would have died in that one move. It ended like this because Ethan controlled his strength.
You have that much swordsmanship, and you also have healing abilities?
“Humans are creatures that cannot live for hundreds of years. They live their lives burning like candles for a short time. Despite this, only a few can have outstanding abilities.”
Detrinir raised his aching body.
“Even that minority cannot have many such great abilities. If there are such people, they would be very few in the history of you humans.”
“I am one of those very few.”
Ethan said, and then he made a spit.
“It’s a bit large. And there aren’t any people.”
However, with herbal medicine and acupuncture, there is no disease that cannot be cured.
Ethan immediately figured out Detrinir’s constitution using Ijeoma’s medical science.
After determining the patient’s constitution, a suitable herbal medicine was made and acupuncture was started at the same time.
Pok-! Pok-! Pok-!
Basically, dragons have very tough and hard hide.
Most attacks won’t even cause a single scratch. That means even saliva won’t go in unless you’re really strong.
“It’s a new challenge.”
And this was a new challenge for Ethan too.
“Huh.”
Ethan saved the tomb of reverse divergence in addition to the disaster of monsters.
If you apply too much force, the needle will break without being able to withstand the force of the reverse divergence, and if you apply too little force, it will break without being able to pierce Detrinir’s hide, so you have to control the force in between.
Phew-!
“!”
When Ethan stabbed accurately, Detrinir also looked surprised.
“done.”
Ethan, who had been stabbing the target in the desired location, gestured to Detrinir.
“Get down.”
Detrinir crouched low, frowning as if in displeasure. Then he swallowed the potion that Ethan poured into his mouth.
“Unbelievable.”
As soon as he drank it, he felt something bubbling, and Detrinir froze in place.
“The wound… … .”
The wound was healing.
The fact that the effect was so immediate meant that the herbal medicine that Ethan had just poured was no ordinary potion.
“It’s not over yet.”
-Use the Hwa-ta-gae-bok treatment method.
Ethan opened the wound and looked inside, slightly impressed.
Because there was a thick black lump next to the wound Ethan had inflicted.
“You, do you have any other illnesses besides wounds?”
“I’m sick? That’s ridiculous.”
Ethan silently put his hand in and pulled out a black lump.
“It seems pretty old.”
“Could it be… … that’s the one from the Battle of Hopiron Valley?”
Detrinir groaned as if he had some doubts.
“I will get rid of it.”
-Your proficiency in the Hwa-ta-gae-bok-cheol-chi-ryu technique increases!
When Ethan cured the disease, Detrinir’s expression, which had been distorted in displeasure, softened even more.
“Was my body this light?”
It was a sensation he had never felt before. Detrinir spread his wings wide and flew into the sky.
“Wow! This is truly amazing!”
And after spinning around once, he landed lightly.
thud-.
“Good work. Really good, human. By the way, what is your name?”
“Ethan Wickes.”
“I admit it, Ethan Wickers. You really are one of those few people.”
Then he bowed his head deeply.
‘It feels like giving someone a disease and then giving them medicine. But it also cured the original disease, so…’
“By the way, what is that on your body?”
Detrinir’s expression hardened.
“I told you I was sick.”
“… … .”
Only then did Ditrinir understand Ethan’s abilities. He also clearly understood why he wanted the elixir of life.
“Since even your outstanding skills can’t cure it, it seems like someone as great as the King of Curses must have done something. It’s a miracle that you’re still alive with that terrible curse. Yes, good. I’ll give you the elixir of life you asked for.”
* * *
“How is it!”
It was a rare that was so dazzling that it made my eyes spin.
At first glance, a huge amount of treasures were strewn about carelessly on the ground.
What stood out the most were the colorful jewels.
“Ethan Wickers, I know how great you are. I will refuse to tame you, but I will pay you a lot for defeating me and for curing my illness! Look at these treasures!”
Detrinir glanced at Ethan.
Over the long years, only a handful of humans have made it this far.
After going through arduous adventures and struggles, all the humans who came here were overcome with desire at the sight of these dazzling treasures.
And the ending was always the same.
The humans, obsessed with desire, were greedy and wanted to take all the treasures, but eventually died from the sharp claws of Dietrinir.
Detrinir thought that even Ethan would show his desire for that treasure.
After all, aren’t humans that kind of being?
“… … .”
But there was not a single speck of desire in Ethan’s eyes.
“You can take whatever you want.”
“I do not need.”
When Ethan flatly refused, Detrinir asked in a way that seemed incomprehensible.
“Don’t you want that treasure?”
“I have a lot of money, Dietrinir.”
“… … .”
No matter how much money you have, human desires are bound to be endless.
Detrinir thought that Ethan was no ordinary human being.
“The person who defeated me couldn’t be ordinary. Yeah, good.”
At Ditrinir’s wink, the treasures began to shake. Then, a glass bottle suddenly rose out from among them.
It was a beautiful glass bottle. Not only was the design of the bottle extraordinary, but the bright red liquid inside also boasted a beautiful color.
“oh.”
It was such a vivid red that if it were handled by a dyeing workshop, it would definitely be considered a high-quality dye.
“That is the elixir of life. Take it. I don’t know if it will help cure the disease inside you.”
Detrinir glimpsed the abyss that resided within Ethan. The source of the power of the annihilation that was eating away at Ethan.
That’s why I never thought that even if it was an elixir of life, it would be able to cure that disease.
“But if you drink it, you’ll feel better than you do now.”
As soon as I received the Elixir of Life, notification windows started popping up.
-You have completed the quest perfectly!
-It’s an overwhelming achievement!
-I got the elixir of life in an unusual way!
-Rewards are enhanced!
-Hero-level rewards will be paid out!
-Your reputation increases!
‘also.’
It was as Ethan had expected. Simply obtaining the elixir of life was not the answer. Ethan smiled happily at the flood of notification windows.
The quest to survive as Ethan Wickers had many aspects that stimulated people’s desire for challenge.
‘It turns out that getting it another way was the right answer.’
This reward was also an enhanced hero-level reward.
‘I’m really curious what the reward will be.’
-Finish the quest.
The quest ended with drinking the elixir of life.
Ethan drank the elixir of life without hesitation.
Gulp gulp.
“Ugh.”
As soon as he drank the elixir, Ethan’s body began to react.
“Ugh.”
It was a pain he had never experienced before. Ethan held his stomach and curled his back like a shrimp.
“Ethan Wickes!”
Detrinir cried out with surprised eyes.
Gurrrrung-.
It felt like lightning was striking inside my body.
-Your chances of survival decrease!
-Your chances of survival decrease!
‘No. I’m losing my mind because of the pain… ‘
Ethan’s body shook violently in pain that felt like he was going to lose consciousness.
‘If you lose consciousness, it’s over! You’re really dead!’
Ethan held back and slowly sat down, breathing slowly.
How long had it been? The pain gradually lessened, and the pain from before disappeared as if it were a lie, and my whole body began to feel lively.
-The power of life is fully absorbed into you.
-The decreased survival probability has returned to its original level.
-Your chances of survival increase!
“Ethan Wickers, your body… … .”
At Detrinir’s words, Ethan examined his own body.
-You have awakened!
fantasy,
