Chapter 1326

<Chapter 1326> 1326. The Plum Sword Reincarnated into the Count’s Family

Dullibard pointed at me with his index finger.

“(Laser.)”

A red beam shot out. I dodged to the side and charged at him.

[Using Instant (刹那). Remaining Stacks: 3]

I aim for Dullibard’s eyes again. This time, it’s different—I’m surrounded by a protective aura.

“(Disappear.)”

His dragon words activate again. I feel pressure coming from the front. Bracing my legs, I withstand the pressure while swinging my sword. Though I failed to pierce his eye, I managed to slice his shoulder. His blood stained the throne.

The smug expression on Dullibard’s face cracked. He screamed in pain.

“Guhhh! (Tornado!)”

A swirling wind erupted beneath my feet, ready to shred me apart, but the protective aura around my body shielded me.

“(Oh Wind!) (Oh Fire!) (Oh Steel!) (Oh Frost!) (Destroy him!)”

Phenomena occur in response to his dragon words.

The wind howls, flames erupt, a steel sword falls from the heavens, and frost grips my legs. Each phenomenon brims with murderous intent directed at me.

[Using Instant (刹那). Remaining Stacks: 2]

With Instant, I accelerate for a fleeting moment and evade all attacks. Dullibard’s expression twists.

‘So it’s certain. My movements accelerated by Instant are visible to him. Is this because of Dragon Eyes?’

Mana flows around Dullibard.

“(Crush.)”

Gravity intensifies, pressing down on my body.

Straining, I focus my energy.

‘…I can’t just take this.’

Forcing myself, I channel the Thunder Heaven Flow. The surging lightning disrupts my vital energy. It feels like needles piercing my body. Clenching my teeth, I swing my sword.

Thunder Heaven Flow Ultimate Technique Scatter Lightning.

Thousands of crimson electric currents flash, stretching across space before vanishing. Not a trace of mana remains in the surrounding area.

That overrated Dragon Speech of his—ultimately, it boils down to a mana reaction. With the surrounding mana temporarily sealed, he can’t use his Dragon Speech.

“Transfer!”

Dullibard cries out urgently, but nothing happens.

“…Damn it!”

“Die, Dullibard!”

Confident of victory, I swing my sword. Just as I’m about to cleanly sever his neck, his body begins to transform. Red scales sprout on his skin, and his snout elongates—he’s transforming into a dragonkin.

But it’s too late. The blade, imbued with an Aura Blade, reaches his neck. However, the blade fails to penetrate even halfway through.

“Aura Blade… doesn’t work?!”

His red tail strikes my abdomen. I soar backward, flip in mid-air, and land on the ground.

“No, your attack did hit. My neck hurts. Even Dragon Scales can’t completely block an Aura Blade, it seems.”


The half-human, half-dragon Dullibard grabbed his bleeding neck with his left hand.

“(Heal.)”

As the dragon words activated, the bleeding stopped – the effect of Sanreoi had worn off.

Dullibard rose from the throne, his body growing larger with each passing second. He was transforming not into a Dragonman, but into a full-fledged dragon – a Red Dragon with crimson scales.

“Good. This feels infinitely better than my human form.”

His voice resonated through the space, not from vocal cords but pure mana.

(Squash him.)

An immense pressure crushed down on me.

“Guhk!”

I collapsed to my knees without realizing it – the power of the dragon words had grown stronger.

“Hah, hahaha! This feels amazing! Nothing compares to this comfort compared to my human body!”

I forced myself up, my muscles screaming in pain as my internal organs began to damage from ruptured meridians.

‘Before using Complete Recovery… I’ll land one blow.’

I looked up and froze in shock. A massive 30-meter dragon stood before me.

“Calling yourself a ‘Seongryong’?!”

“Why start as a hatchling when you become a dragon? Though I had to sacrifice my entire clan to skip that stage, it was worth it. Haha, feels great. Eugene Frucos, did you know? I have two hearts. That’s how I’ve evolved.”

“So there was a reason you were滥用 dragon words so recklessly.”

Though dragon words are supposedly exclusive to dragons, real dragons rarely use them due to efficiency issues. Most of what dragon words can do can be achieved with less mana-intensive magic.

“That statement earlier? Take it back.”

“What?”

“I said I’d take everything from you, including Melissa… but I’ve lost interest. It seems foolish for a dragon like me to obsess over mere humans. However, my grudge against you remains. I’ll erase everything related to you from this world. And as a dragon, I shall rule this world.”

“Screw that. *I’m* the one who’ll rule this world! Whether you’re a dragon or Demon King… anything that gets in my way will die!”

I pointed my sword at the Red Dragon as red lightning crawled through the air toward him.

Raitenryu Extreme Skill: Burst Thunder Shock.

The lightning enveloping his body exploded, scattering scales everywhere and shrouding the Red Dragon in black smoke.

It was my all-out attack. But I didn’t expect this alone would kill Dullibard.

‘The key is how much damage I managed to deal…’

“(Transfer.)”

With the dragon word, I sensed an oppressive presence behind me. My reaction was too slow. Dullibard’s forepaw grabbed me and hurled me upward. Breaking through the ceiling with his massive wings, he flew into the sky.

Checking Dullibard’s condition, I saw his scales were slightly damaged, but otherwise intact. My desperate attack had been meaningless.

“Humans look like ants from up here. Consider it an honor to die in the sky. After killing you… I’ll demonstrate just how powerful my Breath truly is. Hahaha!”

Crack.

My body exploded under his crushing grip.

[Death Resistance has activated. You cannot die for the next 15 seconds.]

[Remaining time on Death Resistance: 15 seconds]

[Using Complete Recovery.]

I resurrected while falling toward the ground.

The Red Dragon, about to inhale deeply for his Breath, stared at me with wide eyes.

“How are you still alive?! An artifact?! This time, I’ll make sure you’re dead!”

Dullibard opened his mouth wide and charged toward me, apparently intending to swallow me whole.

‘Letting myself get eaten… that’s far too dangerous. I’ve already used Complete Recovery…’


“I can’t just gamble on one shot, can I?”

I summoned the Fire Lotus Blade and gripped it tightly in my hand.

Raitenryu (Thunder Heaven Style), Void Path.

Crackle. Using lightning energy, I created a stepping platform in midair. Stepping onto it, I ascended higher and higher.

[Using ‘Moment’. Remaining stacks: 1]

With the ability ‘Moment’, I narrowly avoided Red Dragon’s gaping maw and clung to its back.

[Activating ‘Heaven’s Heart’. Duration: 1 minute.]

“(Get off!)”

Dullibard used dragon speech. Magic energy tried to shake me loose, but thanks to the effect of ‘Heaven’s Heart’, his magic couldn’t grab hold of me. Dullibard kept circling around in the sky. But I held on tight to his back until the very end. I plunged my Aura Blade into his body, but his scales were too tough—it barely pierced through.

“Hmph. Even Ancient Dragons don’t resist Aura Blades this much. So it seems not only does he have two hearts, but his skin has evolved as well.”

I need a stronger Aura Blade.

Squeezing mana out recklessly, I attempted to compress my Aura Blade further. However, this method didn’t seem right. Instead of getting stronger, maintaining the blade became difficult.

“…Genius Time.”

[Activating ‘Genius Time’ for 10 seconds.]

A flash of inspiration struck me. The Raitenryu’s Tenrai technique—spinning and compressing lightning. If I apply that method to my Aura Blade… maybe I could create an even stronger blade.

Hesitation was a luxury I couldn’t afford. I went for it immediately.

The blue Aura Blade mixed with red lightning, spinning and intertwining to form a single blade—a blade made of lightning itself.

Raitenryu (Thunder Heaven Style), Thunder Diamond Blade.

I drove the Fire Lotus Blade deep into his back. Unlike before, the blade pierced cleanly through this time.

“But even this isn’t enough.”

The dragon’s body was far too massive. No matter how hard I thrust the sword, it wouldn’t reach his heart.

Raitenryu (Thunder Heaven Style), Ultimate Technique, Exploding Shock Lightning.

Forcing the mixture of ki and lightning within the Thunder Diamond Blade to explode violently. The idea paid off. A powerful explosion erupted from within, tearing apart the giant Red Dragon into pieces.

[Deactivating ‘Genius Time’.]

“You! You! Eugene Fruckas!!! I curse you…! I CURSE YOU!!”

I smirked and glanced down at the ground. The curses of a defeated foe meant nothing to me.

“Thunder Diamond Blade. Better results than I expected.”

Using Raitenryu’s Void Path, I managed to land on the ground somehow. Both enemies and allies stared at me with awe-stricken gazes. Today, a new legend had been born here.

But I didn’t care about their stares—I was inspecting the Fire Lotus Blade instead. That’s when I noticed fine cracks in its beautiful red blade.

“Damn. Did it take full damage from the Exploding Shock Lightning? It doesn’t look like it’ll break immediately… but this guy always had incredible durability…”

Was it the aftereffect of this battle? Or was it cumulative damage finally catching up?

“Nah. That’s not it. Guess I’m just shaken because something precious to me got damaged.”

Taking a deep breath, I steadied my rattled mind.

“The dwarves can fix it. Yeah, they can definitely repair it.”

Ignoring the rising anxiety, I carefully reverse-summoned the Fire Lotus Blade.

Then, turning toward the people who were watching me, I declared proudly:

“Dullibard is dead! The demon-possessed evil dragon has been vanquished by me! We have won!”

A tremendous roar shook the entire castle.