Episode 78
EPISODE.39
The true form of the heart is revealed when mana is blown into it.
The notice made Russell pause.
If her appearance had changed the moment her hand touched her, Daria would have had no excuses.
‘Should I consider it fortunate?’
In any case, there is a true face other than this skinny heart.
Remembering that fact, Russell took care of the dragon’s heart.
‘Mmm.’
Daria, who was watching him from behind, tilted her head.
She has no way of knowing why Russell is interested in that heart.
One thing is certain, at least in her eyes, it’s a worn-out object.
‘Nevertheless, that heart is kept in the royal palace’s treasury…’
It was only because it was the heart of a high-ranking dragon that didn’t even have a proper record.
It was kept in consideration of the possibility of not knowing, but it has no special power to do otherwise.
“I am the youngest.”
That’s why I gave advice to Russell.
“I don’t know if you know, but once you decide on something, you can’t exchange it for something else.”
Because this place was the treasure house of the royal palace, not a hole-in-the-wall shop.
It was an advice to think again and make a careful decision.
Russell responded to that advice.
“I will do this.”
I coveted many other items as well, but it was this heart that I had been aiming for from the beginning.
Daria narrowed her eyes at Russell’s firm answer.
‘It’s a heart that no one has yet figured out its use…’
Could it be that the child even knew its use?
‘Maybe it is.’
He was a child with many mysteries.
There’s nothing strange about knowing a secret or two that others don’t.
“If that is your decision, the youngest.”
Saying that, Daria shrugged her shoulders.
It was the moment when Russell finally got his hands on the dragon’s heart.
* * *
After escaping from the palace and returning to the mansion, Russell opened his inventory that way.
After reaching the 5th circle, I received a subspace bag from the magic tower, but this one was a little more comfortable.
It must be because it has been used for a long time.
‘The storage capacity is also wider in the inventory.’
Dalgrak-.
A total of three items were taken out of the inventory.
Two of them, except for the heart, were the same kind of thing, an elixir of magical power increase.
Put down the three objects and stare at them for a while.
Russell first picked up the polyp’s heart.
I rotated the circle while feeling the touch of my withered heart.
Woo woo woo-.
Along with the low fire, the magical power of the soul begins to flow into the heart through the fingertips.
The amount of mana flowed in itself was not that great.
It was because he thought that his heart was so weak that it might be damaged if a large amount of mana was pushed in at once.
It took a while for the change to happen.
‘Sss-!’
Right after a certain amount of mana flowed in, the amount of magical energy radiated along Russell’s fingertips began to increase uncontrollably.
It was not Russell’s will.
‘Does the heart attract mana?’
A large amount of mana was drained in the moment of not even breathing.
This was followed by an intense feeling of dizziness along with a great feeling of hunger.
I can’t even take my hands off it
As if glued together, the fingertips touching the heart did not come off.
If you forcibly remove your hand here, you cannot be sure of your own safety as well as your heart.
Whether or not you know of such a situation.
Her heart was still ravenous for Russell’s mana.
‘Kuh-.’
Russell gritted his teeth and salivated.
If you can’t take it off anyway -!
‘I have no choice but to go all the way!’
Russell’s eyes lit up with a bright light.
do you win or i win
‘Let’s try it sometime.’
As if responding to the owner’s will, Russell’s circle begins to rotate fiercely.
Wow woo woo-.
The five circles roared in unison.
Along with that, a far greater amount of mana than before poured into the heart.
A ferocious yet unstoppable figure, to the point where the mana mixed in the air makes it vibrate wildly.
Whoa!
What followed was a tug-of-war between Russell and the heart.
Whether Russell’s mana is consumed first.
Otherwise, the first step is to stop the heart from sucking mana.
Russell caught up in the sensation of pouring water into the bottomless jar.
‘Huh!’
With all his might, he blew magic into his heart.
The change occurred almost at the moment when Russell’s mana ran out.
Anger-.
A bright light seemed to wrap around my heart, and then the motionless hand fell off of its own accord.
is it over now?
A thought flashed through my mind, followed by a thunderstorm.
Paji Paji Jiji.
Surrounded by bright light and small sparks, the shape of the heart began to change little by little.
After a while, what appeared was a huge horn that glowed blue.
[The heart of the dragon is revealed.]
[Horn of the Forgotten King (purification of lightning)]
“The Horn of the Forgotten King.”
Russell chewed on the name.
Although it changed from purification of fire to purification of lightning, it was a name that I had definitely seen before.
‘Surely the horns I saw on Mount Pompeo were also the horns of a forgotten king.’
The king of dragons and the god of dragons for whom there is no proper record.
and the Horn of the Forgotten King.
Russell reached out, convinced of a seemingly obvious connection.
‘The horn I got last time was absorbed into my body…’
What will it be like this time?
When the fingertips touched, a small spark flew out.
Along with a slight tingling sensation, I felt the flow of mana, albeit slightly.
‘I knew it.’
This horn can also be absorbed.
If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be safe to think of the horn in front of your eyes as an elixir or elixir with the properties of lightning?
Thinking it was a very silly idea, Russell opened his inventory first.
I put the horn into my inventory.
I wanted to absorb it right away like a chimney, but this guy is the main dish.
There was hors-d’Œuvre left to eat before that.
‘The elixir of magical power increase.’
kyareuk-?
Pepper, who was sleeping on the bed, quietly approached Russell, as if awakened by the bright light emitted by the horn.
chuck-.
As he landed on the desk, he hovered around the spot where the horn used to be and sniffed at the elixir of magical power increase placed next to it.
“I want to eat?”
kyareuk-.
At Russell’s question, Pepper shakes her short neck.
Doctor of refusal.
I was only interested because I could smell the scent of magic. He didn’t seem to have any desire to eat.
Gyareuk-.
After stroking Pepper’s nape and chin, Russell picked up two pills.
Before eating the main dish, I lightly put it in my mouth as if I was dealing with a mouth-watering dish.
Hwaaak.
* * *
Paget-.
Thunderbolts as small as a couple of knuckles bloomed nonstop.
Each time, Russell’s hair and the hem of his clothes bounced lightly with the reaction of the thunderbolt.
Lightning spread like a dense net.
However, the state of Russell sitting in the middle of the net is very comfortable.
Appears to be completely unaffected by lightning.
Or rather, it seemed that the lightning was under Russell’s control.
Sup.
The proof is that the size and quantity of thunderbolts start to sink with each inhalation and increase with each exhalation.
Swoop-.
How much time had passed like that?
[You have absorbed the horn of the forgotten king (thunderbolt purification) up to the limit.] [
The magical power that exceeds the absorbable limit will dwell in your potential.]
[This potential will always wake up at the moment of awakening and will be of great help to you. .]
[Intermediate lightning attribute understanding increases significantly.]
[Intermediate lightning attribute understanding reaches the limit and changes to advanced lightning attribute understanding.]
Russell exhaled slowly as he checked the contents of the notifications that came in succession.
Through the circle work, he thought while capturing the magic that had not yet been captured.
‘Certainly compared to absorbing the horns at first, it’s much more comfortable and easier.’
The first time I absorbed the red horn, I even fainted from the pain as if my whole body was being burned.
Compared to that time, it must be because the amount of mana he possessed has more than doubled.
Maybe it was because he had crossed the wall. Anyway, absorbing the mana in the horn ends with this.
Woo woo-.
As I lightly swung my magic, I felt the existence of the fifth circle, which was much bigger than before.
To add a little exaggeration, about a third of it was filled.
Considering that it hasn’t even been a month since he joined the 5th circle…
‘It’s a really scary amount.’
What was surprising was that this magical power was not everything.
‘The magical power beyond the absorbable limit is contained in the potential and awakens at the moment of awakening-‘
When I first saw this notification, I wondered what it meant.
‘The moment of awakening here is probably referring to the time when Yonginhwa was used.’
In fact, when I completely Yonginhwa, a red, translucent horn grew from my forehead.
‘I don’t know if the blue thunderbolt horns will grow this time.’
In addition, if the pupils and fangs change-.
‘At least the face will be a perfect half-human, half-dragon figure.’
Russell, who laughed bitterly at the appearance that was difficult to reveal to others, slowly opened his eyes.
Even the last strand of mana was completely cleaned up.
Tsutsutsutsutsut-.
For an instant, the blue light that looks like the aftermath of a thunderbolt flows along the eye area.
Soon, Russell’s eyes regain their original color.
“hmm?”
As he looked around his room, Russell let out a question.
The interior of the room was as usual, but one thing was strange.
Pepper’s body, which was sleeping on top of the desk, was bigger than expected.
If it was originally the size of a small dog or cat, the current figure is a bull…
‘No, since it looks like a dragon, should I call it a wyvern?’
It wasn’t just the size that changed.
The existing roundness is gone, and what remains is a much sharper appearance and stronger muscles than before.
In addition, the second pair of wings, which were only small, had fully grown before I knew it.
right-.
Does it increase in size and weight as well?
The wooden desk beneath it creaked as if it were about to collapse at any moment.
Russell, who felt confused for a moment, woke up Pepper who was sleeping soundly.
“Pepper?”
Awakened by the contractor’s call, Pepper rubbed her eyes with her paws.
for a while too.
Gyareuk?
He tilted his head at his eye level, which seemed to have changed somehow.
Soon after, I alternately looked at my body and Russell’s face with bewildered eyes, a beat later than that.
‘growth’ and ‘evolution.’
Pepper, who didn’t understand the change that had happened to him, jumped up from the spot.
Woodeuk Woojijik-.
The desk that was barely holding on collapsed on the spot.
Loud bang!
dragon-swallowed wizard
