Swoosh—
The cold raindrops felt refreshing against my overheated head.
The white breaths escaping my lips were paradoxically filled with a chilling cold, contrasting sharply with my boiling thoughts.
“Guh…”
The moment I pulled the sword stuck beneath the black dragon’s neck, items dropped by the dragon popped up in front of me.
There were a total of three items dropped by the black dragon.
Out of those, two were unique, and the other was a world item.
Yes.
A fourth world item had appeared in Deron.
I swallowed hard as I checked the details of the item.
[Dragon Slayer Sword – Black Flame]
Strength +720 World
Strength +15%
Physical Attack Power 4500
Two-Handed Sword
Bound upon acquisition
Level Restriction 85
Attack Speed increased by 15%
Maximum Damage increased by 50%
Additional 35% damage when attacking dragon kin
Black Dragon effect appears when using charge-type skills
[Black Dragon Charge] skill available
[Dragon’s Aura] skill available
Upon equipping, receives [Blessing of the Black Dragon] buff
Upon equipping, receives [Black Flame] buff
The moment I saw the options, my mouth began to water.
The stats of my current weapon paled in comparison.
I wanted it desperately, even if it meant giving everything up.
But…
I checked my inventory.
I had only 5,000 gold in total.
That was far too little to aim for a world item.
The auction began regardless of my situation.
The first auction items were a unique accessory dropped by the black dragon and an item called [Black Dragon’s Fury], which I had no idea what it was used for.
It didn’t matter where those items would be sold.
My gaze remained fixated on the Dragon Slayer Sword – Black Flame, refusing to budge.
As time passed, the auction for the Dragon Slayer Sword began.
As soon as the auction opened, a bid of 10,000 gold was placed.
I made a helpless face as I mumbled to myself.
I was short on funds. I remembered wasting the gold I got from selling the Orc Warrior’s ring.
If I had known this would happen, I would have saved up…
Regretting now wouldn’t change anything.
I gazed with misty eyes at the fading Dragon Slayer Sword.
The bid amount for the sword continued to rise. It was a two-handed sword. Not just warrior dealers, but even tank users were jumping into the bidding war for that weapon.
If the problem was the job rank, they could just reset it.
The bid amount for the Dragon Slayer Sword kept climbing.
When it passed 50,000 gold, a massive Windwalker flew down from the sky.
“Kraaaack!”
The Windwalker landed and opened its mouth wide, announcing who its owner was.
A wizard clad in a red robe.
It was Helena.
“Yeo-na.”
“Uh…?”
Since the death of the black dragon, the dark clouds had gradually begun to lift.
The raindrops falling from the sky had ceased by now.
I stared blankly at Helena.
She was shining so brightly against the sunlight pouring through the hazy dark clouds that I could barely look at her.
“Need gold?”
I hesitated to answer her question. I knew she possessed an immense amount of gold.
I had no idea how much gold was in her inventory, but she was someone who wouldn’t bat an eye at spending 100,000 gold for a world item.
[Dragon Slayer Sword – Black Flame]
Bid amount 70,000 gold
“If you need…”
“I’ll lend it to you.”
Helena said this while extending her hand.
“It’s already… already passed 70,000 gold… You’re willing to lend this much gold?”
“Yeah.”
“But…”
“Time’s running out.”
“Ugh…”
“I’ll lend it to you; think of it as easy. You don’t have to pay me back right away.”
“It’s too expensive…”
“No, Yeo-na.”
“I might not be able to pay you back…”
“No, you can. You don’t even have to give me gold back.”
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
What on earth was she asking for in return?
I hesitated, reaching out my hand to her.
In that moment, Helena took a step closer and grabbed my hand tightly.
[‘Helena’ has sent a trade request]
I always received help from Helena. That never changed, whether in reality or in-game.
This fact weighed heavily on my heart. All I felt was pressure and guilt.
“What do you mean I don’t have to give gold?”
“Yeo-na. There’s no time. Just take it for now and think about the rest later.”
Helena’s words were true.
Even as I stood there, the time left for bidding on the Dragon Slayer Sword was quickly dwindling.
Now there were only 10 seconds remaining.
I quickly received the gold from Helena.
I had received it. I had to jump into the auction now.
“Uh, how much…?”
“80,000.”
I nodded at Helena’s words and wrote down the amount immediately.
[Dragon Slayer Sword – Black Flame]
Bid amount 80,000 gold
The bidding time, which had only about 5 seconds left, was extended back to 1 minute.
In that moment, someone immediately followed up on my bid.
[Dragon Slayer Sword – Black Flame]
Bid amount 81,000 gold
“How much should I put in now?”
The gold Helena had given me was 150,000 gold.
I didn’t want to use all that gold if possible.
Images of the farming routes I’d have to follow to earn that gold began to form in my mind.
I might need to level up a secondary character to run more raid gold parties.
It was a truly terrible thought.
“90,000.”
“Uh, what… so much?”
“Bid high to make it hard for them to follow.”
“Ugh, okay…”
I wrote down the bid amount as Helena instructed.
[Dragon Slayer Sword – Black Flame]
Bid amount 90,000 gold
But again, there was an annoyingly close follow-up bid.
The opposing bid was 91,000 gold. This guy seemed like he had more money, too.
I narrowed my eyes, glaring at the bidder’s username.
[Blood Blade Skybreaker]
“Yeo-na. 100,000.”
“Uh, okay.”
The bid amount for the Dragon Slayer Sword updated again.
Thus, the matched bid of 100,000 gold was set.
The opponent didn’t seem to react to this range, as if it were burdensome.
Time ticked down. As the time dwindled, my heart began to race.
100,000 gold. No matter how much the gold market had dropped since the beginning, it still felt like a substantial amount.
But.
They followed up again.
101,000 gold.
It was the bid amount from Blood Blade Skybreaker.
Well, that worked out. I held my racing heart and spoke to Helena.
“I-I think I should give up…”
“150,000. Put it all in.”
“Guh…”
Helena, cutting me off, looked at the air with an irritated expression.
She, too, was observing the auction progress privately.
I swallowed hard. Could I really spend all 150,000 gold?
“Yeo-na. Hurry. Time is passing.”
“Ugh…”
[Dragon Slayer Sword – Black Flame]
Bid amount 150,000 gold
That was an overly aggressive bid. It likely appeared as a threat to the others: if they wanted to follow, they’d have to deal with me.
The opponent didn’t respond. Time continued to pass.
As the time passed, cold sweat began to break out.
Remaining time: 10 seconds.
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[Dragon Slayer Sword – Black Flame]
Bid amount 160,000 gold
Another follow-up bid.
All the gold I had bid returned to my inventory.
I let out a sigh of relief.
“Phew…”
“Yeo-na. Accept the trade.”
[‘Helena’ has sent a trade request]
I was really about to give up, but Helena seemed a little different.
With a scary expression, she tightly held my hand and began to pressure me.
“But… I think it’s okay now…”
“Take it. Don’t give up. You need to fight back.”
“It’s too expensive…”
“It’s not expensive. You’re the only one who deserves that sword.”
Could Helena’s words be true?
I swallowed hard as I blinked.
“Yeah. If it’s not you, who would use it? You’re the strongest among the warrior dealers, right?”
“That’s true…!”
“That item is the strongest. It’s the most powerful two-handed sword in existence. As far as I know, there’s only one person who deserves such a weapon.”
Hearing her, it honestly sounded right.
I nodded. That sword was indeed the weapon that suited me. I couldn’t let some random concept junkie get it.
The strongest sword ought to belong to the strongest.
“How much should I bid?”
“200,000.”
“Got it!”
With a feeling as if I were possessed by something, I wrote down the bid amount.
Clang!
[Dragon Slayer Sword – Black Flame]
Bid amount 200,000 gold
Was this auction race that shocking?
Guild chat and world chat became incredibly noisy.
There was no reaction from the opponent.
As such, the auction began the countdown with 5 seconds left.
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[‘Dragon Slayer Sword – Black Flame’ sold!]
Sold for 200,000 gold
Buyer: Yeo
A transparent message floated in front of me, and a gigantic sword entered the corner of my inventory.
I immediately equipped the item.
Whoosh—
The sword I held naturally glimmered with black flames.
The head of the black dragon, strongly gripping a dark blade, and the end of the hilt, adorned with a scarlet thread, were truly impressive.
“Guh… guh…”
I was breathless. I felt like I was about to be overwhelmed by the sword’s magnificent appearance.
Trying it out, I swung the sword. The pitch-black flames dispersed into the air.
The item effects weren’t fake.
The white breath I exhaled, and the red blood rushing through my body.
Everything had turned black.
The chaotic effects had all been unified.
“Are you that happy?”
“Uh, yeah… I love it so much…”
“Congratulations.”
“Eheh…”
I wouldn’t have obtained this sword without Helena.
I shook the sword around like a fool, laughing.
“I’m so glad.”
“Wait, I’ll try out some skills!”
Having confirmed the effect changes of the skills, it was time to check the important charge-type skills.
I aimed the sword at the air and used the [Charge] skill.
With the black aura enveloping my body, a faint figure of the black dragon appeared around me.
“Yay!”
My rapidly charging body felt like the black dragon itself.
As the charge effect ended and I looked back, Helena was standing where she had been, her bright smile directed at me.
It was a smile that seemed unusually happier than usual.
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