Chapter 213
Jenny glared at the creature in front of her. Then, Lisanna, who had joined them late, tilted her head in confusion.
“Senior, is that the dragon we were fighting? It looks completely different.”
“Yes, it’s the same one. During the final exams, the one I encountered also transformed into a human. And look at those wings and tail.”
Jenny pointed at the creature, and Willy and Mark nodded in understanding. Indeed, although the creature’s face was covered by the helmet and armor, it had dragon wings and a tail protruding from them. However, unlike the other two, Lisanna,
‘Hmm. But I can sense the perfume that ‘he’ usually uses.’
Lisanna narrowed her eyes suspiciously. As Lisanna rubbed her chin in thought,
‘What the hell is going on?’
Meanwhile, Kaine was surprised by the sudden situation.
‘What should I do?’
He wanted to reveal his identity, but,
‘That’s a bit…’
If he revealed himself honestly, the others might beat him up for a different reason. And to begin with,
‘William specifically told me not to reveal my identity during the assessment.’
In the end, Kaine had two choices: subdue Jenny and her group, who were tired, or,
‘Run away and shake them off.’
The latter was obviously easier, but to be honest, he wanted to test this power. It was only natural for a veteran player to want to test the power of a dragon that hadn’t even appeared in the game.
‘Of course, it’s only the power of a hatchling dragon.’
Kaine clenched his fist after making his decision. At the same time, he used color settings and tempering to strengthen his body with his Demonic Magic. Then, as he took a step forward,
-Thud!
His vision changed rapidly, and he felt like he had bumped into something. Kaine rubbed his throbbing forehead.
“Ugh…”
The four people turned their heads a moment later.
“Did you see that?”
“No, I didn’t.”
Willy shook his head in response to Lisanna’s question. Indeed, it wasn’t strange for the two of them to be surprised. Kaine’s movement was at the level of a top-tier demon. But,
‘I can’t control this power yet.’
That’s right. He couldn’t deny the power, but he wasn’t able to control it yet. So,
‘I’ll strengthen my body with Magic.’
Kaine decided to use his Magic. At the same time,
-Flash!
He transformed his body with Magic. Then, he used tempering and color settings. His Magic was so pure that it could reveal his identity, so,
-Roar!
Jenny suddenly attacked him. Kaine blocked her sword with a broken tree, but,
-Crunch!
The tree was cleanly sliced in half. However, this was an expected outcome. The reason he picked up the tree was to,
-Roar!
Create a brief gap. Kaine took advantage of this momentary gap to punch Jenny.
‘Will she die?’
Kaine worried as he punched her, but Lisanna grabbed his fist.
“Huh? Is this the same dragon we fought earlier? Your movements are completely different!”
Lisanna was startled. Then,
“It’s common knowledge that dragons can polymorph.”
Mark swung his sword with a calm voice. His sword was textbook-perfect. So,
-Roar!
Kaine could predict where the attack was coming from. As expected, Mark’s sword swung at empty air. But,
“Haha! I’m starting to resemble my brother. It’s a trap, lizard!”
As soon as Mark finished speaking, Willy appeared from the side and attacked. Usually, people would be caught off guard by this surprise attack, but,
“What?!”
Kaine, who was the most innocent, grabbed Mark’s neck and,
“!”
Used him as a shield. As expected,
“Tsk!”
Willy stopped her attack. Kaine, who had created a brief gap,
-Roar!
Threw Mark at Willy without hesitation. Mark probably didn’t expect Kaine to throw him. Willy’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Hey! Catch me!”
Mark shouted desperately, but,
“No.”
Willy calmly dodged the flying Mark. Mark, seeing this,
“You bastard!”
Cursed and crashed into a tree.
‘Your siblings have a great relationship.’
Kaine smiled as he watched them, but then he felt a chilling attack from behind. Kaine turned around and dodged it leisurely. Then, he heard a voice of admiration behind him.
“Hmm… You dodged that?”
The one who had attacked him was none other than Lisanna. She seemed excited to have found an interesting opponent. She unleashed her holy power and charged at Kaine. Kaine responded to her rhythm.
-Crash!
The two of them fought without saying a word. Normally, they wouldn’t fight like this, but,
‘Since I transformed into a dragon, my endurance has increased.’
He needed to confirm the extent of his transformed body’s abilities. So, Kaine and Lisanna exchanged about 30 blows. Then,
-Thud!
Lisanna headbutted Kaine. Kaine frowned and took a step back. His body was reaching its limit.
“Krrk! What? Are you reaching your limit?”
Lisanna asked with a slightly disappointed expression. Kaine ignored her question and took another step back. Then,
“Die, lizard.”
Willy attacked with an icy expression. It was as if she had been waiting for this moment. Normally, he wouldn’t have been able to block Willy’s attack perfectly, but,
-Thud!
With his tail, Kaine was able to deflect Willy’s attack.
“!”
Lisanna was somewhat surprised, as she hadn’t expected Kaine to use his tail. Then, Willy swung her sword.
-Roar!
Her sword skills were much more precise than last year. As Kaine faced her, he could see that each of her sword skills was sharper than last year.
-Crunch! Crash! Thud!
Willy’s sword skills cut down the surrounding trees and rocks. Kaine narrowly dodged her attacks and thought,
When will this end?
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About 20 minutes had passed.
Kaine, panting, looked at the four people who were ganging up on him.
‘I can’t take this anymore. I need to run away.’
If he used his full strength, he might have been able to handle them, but with his unfamiliar new power, he couldn’t withstand the four of them. Kaine decided to,
-Flap!
Flap his wings and fly awkwardly into the sky. The four people frowned in response, but Kaine ignored them and,
‘Inventory.’
Quickly escaped into the dimensional storage.
“Huh? Where did he go?”
“Is this the end?”
“What? Why do I feel like I’ve been cheated?”
“…”
Except for Lisanna, the other three looked surprised. Lisanna, on the other hand, stared at the place where Kaine had disappeared, narrowing her eyes.
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At the same time, Kaine, who had taken refuge in the inventory,
“Phew… I thought I was going to die!”
Took off his damaged armor and helmet and sighed deeply. He had been pretending to be calm, but he had actually been in a dangerous situation. In fact, his body was in tatters.
‘I need to recover first.’
Kaine used the Holy Cross on his wounded body. Then,
-Coo!
The dragon flew towards him with sparkling eyes. It seemed like it had been waiting for him. Kaine patted the dragon gently and,
[The Goddess of Fate says that your appearance is also cool!]
Fate sent a message of praise. Kaine shrugged at her message and fell into deep thought.
“But how do I turn back to normal?”
Of course, he knew how to do it. It was none other than the transformation trait. But,
‘It doesn’t feel right to turn back to normal… It’s because…’
Kaine closed his eyes and fell into deep thought. Then,
-Coo!
The dragon climbed onto his shoulder and licked his cheek. Kaine opened his eyes and turned his head.
-Coo! Coo! Coo!
The dragon waved its short arms. It seemed like it was explaining how to turn back to normal. However,
‘What are you saying?’
Kaine couldn’t understand the dragon’s explanation at all. To him, it just looked like the dragon was being cute. Kaine pretended to understand the dragon’s explanation and nodded.
“Oh, I see. So that’s how you do it.”
-Coo!
The dragon seemed to think that Kaine understood and blew on its nose, placing its short arms on Kaine’s waist. Then, it leaned its head on Kaine’s head.
“Good job. Here, have this.”
-Coo!
Kaine took out a snack from his ring of dimensional storage and gave it to the dragon. The next moment, the dragon ate the snack eagerly.
[The Goddess of Happiness says that the dragon is so cute!]
At that moment, Happiness looked at the dragon with a satisfied expression. Kaine ignored her message and fell into deep thought again.
‘I need to turn back to normal somehow.’
Kaine crossed his arms and thought. Then,
-Thump! Thump!
His heart beat a little faster than usual.
‘What’s going on?’
Kaine felt a sense of unease and focused on his heart. Then, he closed his eyes and entered a state of deep concentration.
‘Ah, that’s it.’
Kaine realized what was causing the unease. It was none other than,
‘The power of the dragon is mixed in.’
To be precise, his heart had partially transformed into the nature of the dragon due to the contract with the dragon.
‘Anyway, I’ve got it.’
If he knew where the power was located, turning back to normal would be easy. Kaine slowly infused his Demonic Magic into his heart. Then,
-Roar!
His body slowly transformed. As Kaine continued to infuse Demonic Magic, he eventually returned to his original form.
[The Goddess of Fate says that she hasn’t recorded your transformation yet.]
At that moment, Fate sent a message with a disappointed expression. Kaine couldn’t help but laugh at her message.
“Huh? Why are you trying to record it? You can watch it later anyway.”
[The Goddess of Fate says that she still feels sorry. ㅠㅠ]
Why is she so disappointed that she’s even pretending to cry? Well, whether she felt sorry or not, it wasn’t Kaine’s business, so he ignored her.
-Coo!
At that moment, the dragon flew towards him, having already finished the snack Kaine had given it. Kaine picked up the dragon.
“Hmm. I need to give you a name.” -Coo?
Kaine asked the dragon, who tilted its head. As Kaine thought about what name to give it, Happiness spoke up.
[The Goddess of Happiness suggests the name Kaiser Soje.]
“…”
Kaine frowned and answered sincerely,
[The Goddess of Happiness says that you should at least ask the young dragon!]
Happiness protested angrily. Kaine, thinking that her opinion was important, nodded and asked,
“How about Kaiser Soje? Is that your name?”
-Coo! Coo!
The dragon shocked its head. It seemed like it didn’t like the name at all.
“Hmm? Don’t you like it? Well, I wouldn’t have liked that name either.”
-Coo! Coo!
The dragon nodded its head. Hmm. It seemed like it didn’t like the name.
“Then, how about Yong-yong? Do you like it?”
-Coo! Coo! Coo! Coo!
The dragon nodded its head several times. It seemed like it really didn’t like the name.
“Then, from now on, your name is Yong-yong.”
-Coo! Coo! Coo! Coo! Coo! Coo! Coo!