< Taming Master (5) >
After a while.
The frost giant’s severed limbs fit snugly to the torso.
The alter ego was entirely involved in transporting it.
Since the arms were shaped like knives, the ice elemental assassins were not very helpful in carrying the frost giant’s severed limbs.
“Wake up.”
At Sang-woo’s command, the lying frost giant began to stand up.
Ku-Goo-Goo-Gung-
A huge figure that looks like a moving mountain.
The enormous size and majesty of chewing up skyscrapers.
It was smaller than the size of the Titan Skeletons I had met before, but it was still a great force that seemed like it could eat a city alone.
“Ohhhh!”
Hearts shot from Sang-woo’s eyes at that magnificent figure.
So he went straight to Blink with the Frost Giant’s head.
Pod!
Sang-woo appears above the frost giant’s head.
He surveyed the frigid lands from the frost giant’s gaze.
The panoramic view of the blizzard mercilessly came into view.
I feel as if I have become the owner of this extreme land.
It was a scene I had seen countless times when flying, but maybe it was because there was something to firmly support the soles of my feet.
It felt completely different from when I was just flying around.
‘Is this the charm of taming?’
And Sang-woo, who tasted such a feeling, gradually felt the charm of taming.
That a tolerable S-class hunter has become his subordinate with a huge monster to chew on.
An indescribable feeling of fullness and contentment awakened in his heart.
It was similar to how I felt when I was a kid and had the cool robot toys my parents bought for me.
No, it was a much greater satisfaction than that.
“It’s fun. It’s really fun.”
And that fact became an opportunity for Sang-woo to change his preconceived ideas about taming.
In fact, up until now, there was a negative perception of Sangwoo’s summoning class.
It was because summoned animals and taming monsters were external elements separate from the improvement of the body’s abilities.
It’s a kind of alien substance like an item.
So, even when playing games, Sangwoo, who was a bit of an orthodox trainee, preferred Mutu-type characters, so the taming series was ignored.
Even though the taming-type hunters were being treated very preciously on Earth.
‘But I didn’t know it was this much fun.’
to collect monsters.
Just like people who have a hobby of collecting figures, Sang-woo’s desire to collect rare, cool, and powerful monsters boiled over.
‘okay. Let’s time everything. whooping.’
In addition to the queen lobsters to catch, Sang-woo thinks of what kind of monsters he will collect.
At that time, the land of the extreme earth melted by the Nuclear laser and the nuclear energy fire stream that was emitted while attacking the frost giant caught his sight.
Furrows in the ground that look like scars from a gigantic beast.
The place that had melted due to the extreme cold was already frozen and new snow was piling up.
The appearance was quite impressive, so Sang-woo glanced at the place that was dug quite deep without thinking.
However, there was nothing special about it, so he quickly lost interest and turned his head to look elsewhere, but suddenly focused his attention on that place.
Because I had a sudden thought.
‘But wait, what’s in the basement here?’
Land covered with ice and snow.
Sang-woo had already traveled around this place without a break with the Alava raiding party.
I’ve been to most places, but I haven’t been able to find a way to the second floor yet.
‘no way…?’
But there was only one place I hadn’t seen.
it was right in the basement.
‘What if the door to the second floor of Odin’s Tower is underground?’
Sangwoo’s eyes shone.
* * *
At that time, New York, USA.
Another alter ego of Sangwoo.
The alter ego was meeting someone.
“…Has it not been repaired yet?”
At Sang-woo’s question, a man with a huge build in front of him sighed.
“…That’s right… They didn’t make much money.”
“Hmm…”
Sangwoo scratches his chin.
what are they talking about
“Didn’t the replica I cloned work?”
“No, it worked. It allowed me to try risky repairs.”
“Ah, but you haven’t repaired ‘Earth Quaker’ yet.”
“That’s right…”
Dubert Big Hand scratched the back of his head shyly.
The king of the dwarves who came over from Tibern.
A great artisan who uses the name Heritage on Earth and serves as the co-president of the Heritage Group.
However, in the work of restoring the sacred object of the tribe, ‘Earth Quaker’, he was just an ordinary blacksmith.
Yes.
Sang-woo had visited the Heritage headquarters in the United States to find out about Earthquaker’s condition.
because.
‘I wanted to collect all the elemental swords.’
There might be a Stormbringer Volcanic Laser because I wanted to collect the other two attributes, Earthquaker and Frost Star.
It was a simple hobby (?) of Sang-woo, who wanted to have a complete body.
The only one who knew the whereabouts of Earth Quaker came to find it, but he heard that it was still not repaired.
Sang-woo felt the steam leaking out.
“Didn’t you lose your dwarf abilities after eating a lot of earth water?”
When Sang-woo mixed a joke with him and gave him a look of disappointment, Duvert opened his mouth as if to make an excuse.
“That’s not it. I’ve found some way to fix it.”
“Then can we fix it?”
“But there is a problem.”
“What is it? The problem.”
At Sang-woo’s question, Duvert sighed.
“There is no material….”
What kind of material is it that causes the ground to sigh like that?
Sang-woo asked curiously.
“What material do you have? Let me help you.”
“All right. You won’t be able to save it either.”
Dubert waved his hand as if it was nothing.
Seeing that, Sang-woo felt a bit ignored.
“uh? I am Jung Sang-woo from Avatar.”
Sangwoo puts an accent on his avatar and pronounces it.
That’s how he emphasized that he was a great hunter.
Dubert also caught the nuance mixed in Sang-woo’s words and agreed.
“yes. The next generation’s strongest hunter who uses cloning techniques! Isn’t that you?”
“You know that. ha ha ha So please tell me What is it like to catch difficult monsters? What are the ingredients?”
Sang-woo urges again.
Then Dubert answered, as if he had changed his mind.
“Hmm… Well then, it won’t be worn out by talking, so I’ll tell you.”
“What is it?”
It was Sang-woo who was trying to activate his spirit, which is unique to Koreans, at the dwarf old man’s tone.
While enduring the frustration.
Duvert opened his mouth.
“That…”
“That?”
“It’s a dragon heart.”
“Dragon Heart. No big deal. dragon heart. yes? A dragon heart?”
Are you talking about an item you’ve only seen in some games?
Seeing Sang-woo bewildered, Duvert continued talking.
“That’s right. I need a dragon heart.”
“What… where are dragon hearts in the world these days. Ever since I was born, I haven’t heard of a Dragon Heart ever appearing in the world.”
What Sangwoo said was true.
After the cataclysm, countless monsters were poured out.
However, there was never a single monster called a dragon found among them.
Therefore, it was only natural that Sang-woo was distrustful of Dubert’s words that he had to save the dragon heart.
“You’re not talking about Drake, are you?”
“What drake is compared to Dragon Heart. You need a real dragon’s heart.”
“Ha….”
Needing Dragon Hearts to restore Earth Quaker endlessly.
Sang-woo felt that this was beyond his capabilities.
“It must be impossible. If something exists, I’ll try raiding it, but how do I get something that doesn’t exist?”
“That’s right… since dragons are already extinct.”
Dubert’s eyes softened.
Seeing him like that, Sang-woo also had a clue.
‘I heard that there are many dragons in Tibern.’
The Tibern planet where all kinds of dragons were gathered.
The Urencia Empire was the most powerful among them, and even had a guardian dragon of the empire.
And he said that the barriers that are now being built were also built with the power of those dragons.
‘But I think River said he killed them all.’
According to his master, Raven, an extremely powerful wizard named River appeared and killed all dragons and heroes at once.
After all, it means that the traces of dragons have disappeared from the planet Tibern since then.
In other words, the way to save the non-existent Dragon Heart seemed distant.
Feeling sorry for Sang-woo, he asked again.
“Then Dubert-san, if you don’t have a real dragon heart, you can’t restore it? Can’t it be replaced with other ingredients?”
Dubert shook his head at the question.
“No. You definitely need a dragon heart.”
“Why?”
“Because the source of the elemental sword is made up of dragon hearts.”
“hmm?”
A sword made from a dragon’s heart?
Seeing Sang-woo, who didn’t seem to understand, Duvert added an explanation for him.
“The Elemental Sword itself was made by the Ancient Elder Dragon. It was made by taking off their dragon hearts.”
“Ah… is that why you have such powerful mana and magic?”
“yes.”
“Hmm….”
The Stormbringer and the Volcanic Laser that handle the wind and flame.
‘Well, if it weren’t for a dragon that was said to be close to a god, who would have made such an item?’
Only then did Sangwoo understand the power of the Elemental Sword.
“Then it wouldn’t be possible without a real dragon heart.”
“Yes.”
“Isn’t there anything left?”
“no. There is little left.”
Duvert manipulated the hologram pad to make a hologram screen appear in the air.
A small jewel-like object that shimmered slightly like a jewel appeared on the screen.
It was about the size of a quail egg.
“This is the remaining dragon heart.”
“Is it very small?”
“yes. It is a piece of dragon heart that the previous king received from the gold dragon, Lord Braimaos.”
“But isn’t this enough?”
“That’s right. At least I need 10 times that capacity for this one. No, even with that much, I can’t guarantee that the repair will be successful.”
“Hmm….”
In the end, it means that you must obtain the Dragon Heart to restore the Earth Quaker.
Sang-woo realized that he had to give up collecting all the elemental swords.
“…I think it’s impossible.”
“yes…. Unless you rescue a corpse.”
Two people sigh together.
Not one man and one dwarf.
Sang-woo held the replica of the Earth Quaker lying next to them with his hand.
There was no reaction to the huge 10-meter long sword that was cracked as if it would break at any moment.
‘I got a reaction as soon as I grabbed the Volcanic Laser.’
At that time, Sang-woo was able to acquire the Magma Core right away, probably because of the magic inherent in the sword.
However, the remaining crumbling Earthquaker had lost all its power and had no feeling.
‘Is there any way to get a real dragon heart? Should I hit an advertisement?’
If you seek it from people all over the world, maybe someone has it.
Sang-woo, who thought so.
Then, suddenly, at Duvert’s last words, I felt a flash of inspiration in my head.
“Wait… A corpse?”
“That’s right. They said it was a corpse.”
“Then we can go to Tibern, right?”
“hmm?”
“I heard that all the dragons died in the past. Still, wouldn’t those dragon corpses still remain somewhere on the planet Tibern?”
Sang-woo, filled with anticipation in his thoughts, spoke excitedly.
< Taming Master (5) > End
