Episode 428
“Rosaria was also rejected.”
Taehyun said that and opened his eyes.
The purple magic power that was connected to Ryusubo just a moment ago was cut off.
This is because Mamon, enraged by the proposal, tore Ryuusbo’s body to pieces.
“It’s a trashy ending.”
Considering that the lives of countless people were treated with contempt to satisfy self-interest, the price felt light.
I had no intention of negotiating with Mammon.
I just thought I needed a discard card to confirm what I had glanced at in Mephisto’s memories.
“Okay then.”
Taehyun looked up at Shinsoo in front of him.
“Three years.”
It was even bigger than the last time I saw it.
‘This means that it is connected to the upper world.’
What Taehyun accepted was not simply the magical power of Shinsoo.
I realized the meaning of its existence and fully understood what the King of Hades was trying to do through the divine beast.
‘The time has come to end the turf war.’
Contracts were made with quite a few princes who were already called kings in each clan.
Taehyun himself achieved the status of grand duke, something that seemed distant.
Now it is time to finish the tutorial called Territory War in order to play the main game called Race War.
At that time, a woman appeared behind Shinsu.
“Luckily you were alive?”
A bitter smile appeared on her face as she still looked like she was about ten years old.
“Elven.”
He beckoned her closer.
Although she seemed wary, she hesitated and stood in front of Taehyun.
His face was full of anxiety.
Now I know.
She, like Typhon, also has incomplete memories and powers.
Because Tae-hyun assimilated with Shin-soo, they became inseparable.
Rosaria. Typhon. Hazard. Excuse me. Jormungand. Elven.
And even Gilper.
All of the beings who can shake up the Abyss have something in common: Kim Tae-hyun.
Among the countless ancient species that existed in the Abyss, there were only a few left who maintained the rank of Grand Duke.
‘king. ‘By leaving the troublesome things to me.’
He knows that the reason he returned is because of a racial war over the fate of the Abyss and Earth, and that the archdukes must be completely subjugated through a turf war.
‘What remains is Orgal Beelzebub Lucifer.’
Except for Lucifer, they have clear hostility towards Taehyun.
‘It would be best to persuade him as much as possible.’
I spoke confidently to Mephisto, but each and every one of them was a waste of effort.
If that doesn’t work, you’ll have to create a stage and use a method to make them obey.
In order to do that, we need to reinforce the strength of our current forces.
Tuk.
Taehyun placed his hand on the Elven’s head.
The innocent face from before was looking at me with a strange expression.
“It’s a reward for buying time.”
Taehyun poured magical energy into her body, remembering how he helped her escape during the assimilation with Shinsoo.
Quaaaaa.
What was infused into her was a colorless magical power that symbolized the divine beasts and fairies.
The Elven seemed to accept it without hesitation, as if it were his original strength.
Sigh. Continue. Sigh.
This is when I accepted about two-thirds of Taehyun’s magical power.
Tiring.
[The magic power of the summoning skill Elven (???) has changed.]
[The mastery of the summoning skill has increased.]
A halo of light spread from her body along with a not-so-surprising message.
The small girl’s body began to grow as if she had taken a growth elixir.
Before I knew it, its size had changed to the point where it was no longer small enough to be in my late teens.
I heard a familiar voice in my head.
[You said that, right? In order to completely regain Bonyo’s power, you must have fully accepted the power of the Divine Beast. Thanks to that, Bonyo’s power is also imperfect.]
“But I didn’t know you couldn’t even say it directly.”
[What do you think? Still, this won’t be a burden to you.]
“I’m glad.”
Meanwhile, there were people watching the conversation between Taehyun and Elven.
They were Typhon and Gilfer.
[Oh oh. Elven. I wonder if this is what a father looks like when he sees his daughter grow up.]
The Elven smiled brightly at Typhon’s words full of affection.
[Typhon. This god-like guy is still the same.]
“….”
I was momentarily taken aback by the sight of him smiling brightly and muttering harsh words.
[The divine tree is growing.]
Gilper pointed to the divine tree.
As he said, the divine beast was growing so quickly that it could be seen with the naked eye.
Next to it, the ‘Healing Spring Water’, which was just a small puddle, was also gradually growing in size.
[Oh!!]
Typhon thumped and plunged into the spring water.
With that alone, Typhon’s presence began to recover quickly.
At that moment, someone broke through the barrier of the hidden area.
“Rosaria.”
[contractor!! [You’ve woken up as expected!!]
Rosaria with kind eyes suddenly approached Taehyeon and stroked Taehyeon’s head.
Grumbling. Grumble.
I could see it while the tentacle was groping my head.
“You…”
There are not even twenty tentacles left that she was boasting about.
[You showed such an ugly side.]
Rosaria laughed as she said that.
Contrary to her smile, Taehyun’s expression hardened.
“Is this Hazard’s doing?”
[Don’t show your life too much. I was prepared for this much.]
Thanks to that, I was able to fully convey my intention to Hazard.
He said that since she would be here soon, the turf war would become much easier.
Taehyun sighed.
“So when do you want to come?”
[Now.]
Exactly.
Rosaria snapped her fingers and a new gate opened behind her.
Quaaaaa.
Many dragons appeared at the huge gate.
In the lead was a woman with colorful hair.
“Hazard.”
[Kim Tae-hyun.]
Although we made a pact of summons.
The way they looked at each other was not kind.
* * *
For the dragon race, hibernation has a similar meaning to training.
Because we are blessed and born with existence itself.
They immediately recovered from physical and mental fatigue just by sleeping.
The problem was that the time it took to fall into hibernation was not short, but that was not even a problem for monsters who lived infinite lives.
Since he had achieved enormous growth through hibernation, Hazard was not in a good mood when his hibernation was interrupted for the first time in a long time.
There was a long battle going back and forth between several mental worlds.
Rosaria in the world of images will never be defeated as long as her strength is intact.
I spent close to a thousand years in dozens of image worlds.
And he succeeded in alleviating Hazard’s anger.
Of course, he suffered a lot of shock in the process and had to lose many of his tentacles, but through a covenant with the Archduke, he was promised to participate in protecting Area 15 until Taehyun awakens.
The problem started when she summoned her subordinates.
[You made all of the main dragon’s minions obey?]
I could feel the anger and absurdity in Hazard’s voice.
Taehyun clearly wasn’t that much of a threat when playing against Bordeaux.
Therefore, I thought that if a conflict broke out, it would be a territorial fight over the position of head of the blue clan.
But only for a moment.
He learned that all the heads and elders of the seven clans had been defeated by Taehyun and had made a contract with the power of the Great Devil.
The contract, which he risked his life to enforce, was so powerful that if Hazard forced his hand, all the elders and leaders would degenerate.
“We took some time to get to know each other.”
Taehyun said casually.
[You have a shameless attitude.]
Kugugugugung.
Hazard’s voice was full of spirit.
Dragon Fear.
That alone made the faces of everyone in the area frown.
In particular, the appearance of the dragon tribe elders and leaders was a sight to behold.
People in the form of young, middle-aged and old people were kneeling and holding their necks.
Rosaria clicked her tongue as if feeling sorry.
If things were left like this, it wouldn’t be surprising if some of the elders died.
Tiring.
[Skill Knight King’s Mettle (???) has been activated.]
[Skill Lord’s Mettle (???) has been activated.]
[Skill Dragon’s Fury (???) has been activated.]
Kugugugu.
Crrrrr.
Taehyun used three skills to counter Hazard’s spirit.
With that alone, the pressure weighing down the area was reduced by about half.
“It’s my battery.”
[….]
“It means that it is a trophy that I, your contractor, won through fighting.”
[Kim Tae-hyun. I’m Bonryong’s contractor. The promise I made to Rosaria was to guard this place until you woke up. Now that you are awake, it seems there is no need to keep your promise.]
Hazard poured out what he had to say and strengthened his spirit.
“okay. “It seems so.”
Taehyun looked at Rosaria.
She shrugged her shoulders.
The initial purpose may have really been to enlist Hazard’s help.
Now my thoughts have changed.
“Then how about making a light bet to celebrate waking up from hibernation?”
Whoever wins takes everything.
A winner-takes-all bet was proposed, including contracts made with elders and chieftains.
[It is not enough to give the lives of my subordinates. You will have to risk your life.]
“I thought you would come out like that. “Then let me raise the stakes and propose a ‘pledge of obedience’.”
[…!!]
“If you’re scared, just shut up.”
Seeing Taehyun not being discouraged even when facing the Archduke.
[I’m proud to see him grow so well.]
[That’s bullshit.]
[I’m not surprised.]
[He’s like a crazy contractor.]
Rosaria Typhon Gilfer Elven sat down as if there was something interesting to see.
To the place where you can best watch the battle between Taehyun and Hazard.
* * *
Tiring.
[Skill Ruler of Desire (???) has been activated. Specifies the target.]
[Skill Ruler of Desire (???) has been strengthened. Magic power consumption accelerates.]
Dark blue magic energy surrounded Hazard’s body.
[You’ve become stronger while I haven’t seen you. It is safe to say that I have reached the main supply.]
Hazard was confident of the growth of my contractor simply by being in contact with the magic power.
It was the same for Taehyun.
“They say hibernation causes the dragon race to grow. Was it really true?”
Even though I had achieved the rank of archduke, I felt a different sense of pressure than when I met him before.
Taehyun’s head turned quickly.
‘If we can control Hazard at will, we can definitely end the turf war.’
It is not a fragment of the Archduke like Diablo. He is not an imperfect archduke like Mephisto.
They are not grand dukes who have their own problems like Taehyun’s companions.
A perfect archduke.
Excluding Lucifer, he is said to be the strongest of all existing Archdukes.
‘Hazard. ‘I’ll be a good opponent.’
I didn’t think I would lose.
This is where Shinsu is located.
You could say it’s Taehyun’s territory.
‘Now that I think about it, I don’t know how Asisat Ebi is doing.’
She lost her job as a contractor to Taehyun and was taken somewhere.
I felt like I should find out after this match.
Tiring.
[Skill Apocalypse (???) has been activated. Specifies the target.]
Huaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
The darkness aimed at Hazard and the Balaur descended.
[The magic mixed with the grip has become stronger.]
“The grip is as good as the grip. “Isn’t it time to show courtesy to the contractor?”
[Are you under the illusion that you have obtained the power of the Archduke with the help of a divine beast, thinking that that power is infinite? Or is it because they believe in the king’s power and install them?]
“Elders and chieftains.”
[….]
“Everyone spoke that way at first. and.”
Tiring.
[Skill Binding Chain (???) has been strengthened.]
[Skill Energy Drain (???) has been strengthened.]
[Skill Energy Compose (???) has been strengthened.]
Quaaaaa. Quaaaaa.Quaaaaaa.
Seven Yeouiju were quickly created.
Those who could be said to be the highest power of the Balaur tribe were brought to Hazard as an example.
That was a mistake.
“Now everyone has become my battery.”
Seven huge Yeouiju pillars created in an instant surrounded Taehyun.
Tiring.
[The skill source element (???) has been activated.]
[Great power is awakened.]
A message that my stats had increased constantly appeared before my eyes.
The corners of Taehyun’s mouth turned up as he pulled out his dragon slayer sword.
If you pull out a knife, you have to cut the wings.
“I think I should get a good price for Rosaria’s tentacles.”
