Episode 67
EPISODE.34
One day, two days, three days, four days.
No, maybe more than 15 days have passed.
Counting how much time had passed was already meaningless.
In the first place, Russell no longer had that much energy left.
Because I was paying all my attention to passing through the gates that came one by one.
Roaring Roaring -.
The second gateway was a literal heat hell.
Flames flew from all sides, flying red tongues, and torrents of magma rushed incessantly.
The heat that even Russell, who is accustomed to fire attribute magic, could not endure for several hours.
‘I must have died there over thirty times.’
Fortunately, the place where it happened was inside the test.
Therefore, at the moment of death, more than a certain amount of shock was automatically blocked and also.
‘Because I was able to try again without dying.’
If it had been real, not a test, there wouldn’t have been even a piece of bone left, let alone a corpse.
The background of the third gateway was the open sea.
Kwareung kureung.
Slash and shoot aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-.
The vast sea, where lightning strikes nonstop, storms and waves the size of houses.
There, the only thing Russell can rely on is a small boat that he can barely lie on.
It was as if the salty taste of the seawater swallowed by the waves was still in my mouth.
‘perhaps-.’
The lungs might have been salted.
It’s not real, but there was no death that wasn’t painful.
It is fortunate that there is no trauma left.
‘It might be protected by magic so that it doesn’t happen in the first place.’
However, what was more painful than that was the fourth gateway.
Sosa (燒死) of the number of times far beyond the double-digit entry.
What followed later was drowning to the extent of that.
What existed beyond that was a dream.
A sight that seems to show that everything and opportunity that has ever happened is a fleeting dream.
‘I couldn’t become Master’s disciple, I couldn’t return to the past…’
A life that still does all kinds of dirty things to find a way to cure the desperate.
It was a life full of despair and a dream.
However, it did not mean that he could move his body freely.
Even though it was clearly his own body, his hands and feet moved arbitrarily.
Unknowingly, my mouth swelled up and poured out all sorts of pessimistic words about the future.
All Russell can do is try to escape from this world.
‘A magic circle formed by twisting the structure of formulas.’
‘Did you tie the seven magic circles together and build them up to four or more stacks?’
‘There must be a nucleus that is the center of the formula somewhere-.’
In order not to be buried in a miserable dream, I tried my best not to break my heart.
I struggled to get out of this world and return to the original world.
As if Russell’s efforts are shining, the structure of the magic circle begins to be analyzed little by little.
Of course, it was so high-level magic that even the current Russell couldn’t imitate it.
but.
‘I don’t have to make the whole thing mine right away.’
What is needed is enough understanding to get out of this dream, and enough intuition to penetrate it.
It was not an easy task even with the understanding and intuition trained in the previous gateways.
It was as difficult as threading a thread through the eye of a spinning needle.
Nevertheless, isn’t it a question that has a correct answer in the end?
and-.
Dig.
The moment happened like a flash.
An understanding sharpened to the utmost.
The bow of intuition with it as its tip would thread a thread through the eye of a spinning needle!
With a thunderbolt hitting my head, something exploded inside my body.
bang!
.
.
Hwaaak!
The world of dreams, filled only with despair, collapsed with brilliant light.
What followed was an appropriately sized space and an altar at its center.
The several barriers that had continued to come to an end had finally come to an end.
However, despite this, Russell could not confirm the sight.
All kinds of information and sensations were churning through my head like a torrent.
Breaking through the gates and gaining new things.
Things that I was able to look back on even though I knew it before.
All of those things were piled up layer by layer, expanding the base of the world.
The boundaries of the world around you are wider.
‘What is this…’
Russell tilted his head at that unfamiliar sensation.
It was a sensation I had never felt before in my life.
However, before answering that question, the excruciating pain poured out.
“…!?”
――――――!!!!!
“Cheuk-!”
With a single moan, Russell’s model collapsed.
As he sat down, he grabbed his neck with one hand.
With the other hand, he sharpened his fingernail and scratched the floor.
‘Suddenly, magical energy-!’
The four circles were rotating fiercely as if reacting to something.
The outpouring mana ran wildly, running through the mana rods of his whole body.
It was like that of an unbridled wild horse.
“Keuk-.”
The shock of turning my head white!
Russell gritted it.
I tried not to lose my mind.
Awesome-.
Along with the blood, the fishy smell of blood rushes along the chewed lips.
“flaw.”
Feeling a little awakened, Russell straightened his posture.
In a hurry, the circle work began.
‘I have to control it.’
If left as it is, the circle might explode due to rampant mana.
How ridiculous it is to be a wizard who loses his life due to his own magical power.
“Sure….”
As he inhaled and exhaled, Russell’s chest convexly rose and fell several times.
Along with him, the pain that ate his whole body started to subside little by little.
Fortunately, the magic control was proceeding smoothly.
As if it hadn’t been since he ran wild, he quickly transformed into a gentle sheep and followed Russell’s will.
If there’s a problem-.
‘Is it because the speed is a little slow?’
Of course, it was because I was able to afford to think like this.
how much time had passed
It’s been a long time since the mana that ran amok at random has already changed to be docile.
Nevertheless, Russell hardly opened his eyes.
No, I couldn’t open my eyes.
It has to be. A variety of realizations rushed into my head through my widened senses as soon as I calmed down the raging magical power.
Hwaaak!
The rush of realizations spread out like a sea and swallowed Russell’s consciousness.
It is not a sea with stormy winds and waves, but a calm ocean.
In it, Russell forgot himself.
Falling into a state of selflessness, I drifted on the ocean that was unfolding in my head.
Squeak-.
The orderly mana moves again and gathers into the heart.
Another circle was added on top of the four circles that were quietly rotating with him.
keying-.
A new circle that begins to rotate in harmony with the previous four circles without the slightest dissonance.
Woo woo woo-.
It was as if the cogwheels were meshing just where they needed to be.
And a notification sound was heard.
[You have completed Circle 5.]
[You have completed the mission. Compensation will be given.]
A sound that Russell, who is still immersed in selflessness, cannot hear.
[As a reward, high-level magic stones (edible), intermediate magic stones (edible) x3, and low-level magic stones (edible) x5 are given.]
High-level magic stones.
It was a reward that had never been given before.
Besides, the reward wasn’t over yet.
The most important reward marked with ‘???’ remained.
[As a reward, dragon blood is given.]
[Many dragon factors are expressed.]
[The body is reconstructed.]
At the same time as the fifth circle was born, a new change engulfed Russell’s body.
* * *
Sussuseut-.
A red mist-like aura rose up and soon enveloped Russell’s entire body.
Soon after, every time Russell breathed in, red energy seeped into his body through his nose and mouth.
The place where the flowing energy first headed was the place that could be called the second life of a wizard.
It was Mana Road.
ripple ripple-.
You can hear the sound of a flowing stream, and dragon blood runs all over Mana Road.
thump thump thump-.
A small sound rang every time.
It sounds like something is collapsing.
It was the sound of walls collapsing all over Mana Road. With a
terrifying
sound, the mana rods in the body twisted all at once.
If I hadn’t been immersed in no self, there would be no strange pain even if I fainted on the spot.
If the twisted state continues like this, it was clear that his life as a wizard as well as his life as an ordinary person would be ruined.
Push-.
Fortunately, it didn’t take long for the Mana Road to regain its shape.
Not only that, but the outer wall of Mana Road, which had returned to its original form, was much tougher than before.
As a wizard, there will be no chance again.
Besides, the change wasn’t just a one-time thing.
Moreover, it wasn’t just one place.
Whip-!
The released mana rod starts to twist once again.
This time, the muscles were also together.
Woodeuk kkadeuk woodeuk-.
A grotesque sound poured out whenever the muscles and bones twisted and expanded and contracted repeatedly.
It sounded like it would be accompanied by terrible pain.
What was surprising was that each time the sound stopped, Russell’s body changed little by little.
Not only did his limbs lengthen little by little, sweat flowed nonstop along his entire body.
Every spot where the sweat flowed out starts to emit a nasty stench, and sabak sababak.
Russell’s skin peeled off.
As if a snake were shedding its skin, dead skin cells fell off and the skin became clean.
Body Change.
Changes, which in the East are called metamorphosis (換骨奪胎), because of changing bones and taking off the womb, were taking place in Russell’s body.
Of course, it was not a complete metamorphosis.
Because the true metamorphosis was only achieved after stepping into the realm of a superman at the moment of transcending human beings.
However, it was an unchanging fact that it was equivalent to that.
Woodeuk Woodeuk Woodeuk-.
Kkaduk quaduk-.
The twisting and dislocating sound continued to resonate.
A few hours after that, several windows floated around Russell with notifications.
[You have succeeded in accepting some of the energy of dragon blood.]
[Bone, muscle circle, heart, and mana rod have properties similar to those of the dragon.] [
The burden of dragon blood has decreased compared to before.]
[Total 2 stages Partial tolerance has become possible.]
[In the case of the first stage tolerance, the apparent characteristic changes are greatly reduced. – Eye Fang]
[The concentration of Dragon Fear that awakens at the moment of Yonginhwa is higher than before.]
The wizard who swallowed the dragon
