Drop... Drop...
Huh?...
"What's that sound?"
He opened his eyes and in front of him was nothing but darkness.
He rolled his eyes around but there was nothing to be seen except the dark.
He was standing alone but visible and bright.
He took a step.
Tap...
That sound I just heard now, was from beneath my feet. Did I step on water?
He looked at his feet. He took another step.
Tap...
"I'm sure now, under my feet is water"
Tap... Tap... Tap...
Leon turned his face straight quickly, it was the sound of something approaching him.
"Who's there?" He shouted.
His expression was calm and no site of fear was on his face.
The sound of steps on the water was getting louder and louder.
Someone emerged from the dark.
Leon's face was changed from calm to shocked. His eyes were extra open.
"It can't be--it just--beyni!?"
In front of him was a girl, with brown short hair. But her eyes were completely black and black tears were coming from them.
She was standing like a corpse.
Tap.. tap... Tap...
Umm?!...
Sound Many steps could be heard in the dark, and from behind the girl, many humans and monsters appeared from the dark.
Their eyes were like black and the same black tears were coming from the eyes.
What is this situation? Beyni, Robert and little Tom, all of them and with them present humans and monsters behind.
Aren't most of them from the memories of the one I killed? And some of them are from the last war with 3 of my comrades. They are---
Just next right in front of my eyes.
But, something is very wrong, I can see their eyes. They're black.
"Hey, who the h*ll are you?"
He asked the question with a cold expression. His voice was filled with anger.
Beyni lifted her hand and pointed his finger towards Leon.
"You must save---you must save-- before they come"
The voice of Beyni was like the voice of 3 women speaking.
"Save what?"
At that moment, 2 red eyes appeared in the dark.
Who's that...
Slash...
All the monsters, humans and Leon's comrades present were cut in half with just one swing of the sword of the red-eyed individual.
"My comrades!!!"
He shouted in anger and ran towards his comrades, who were cut in half.
They were fading away. He tried to grab them by his hands but was unable to.
As he just passes through their fading bodies.
He looked at his both hands.
Rage...
"I WILL KILL YOU!!!"
His voice was cold and enraged. He looked at the individual present in the dark with his terrifying expression.
A sword suddenly appeared from the dark and sliced Leon into two parts.
Aaaaa...
Leon woke up in a panic.
Pant... Pant...
Sigh...
It was just a dream, just a dream...
"It can't be a dream. No, it didn't feel like a dream to me"
He begins to think to himself.
Turning his eyes around, he looked out of the small window next to Leon's bed.
[You woke up]
"Ah, I forgot about your existence"
[Your expression seems to be looking unwell]
"No, it's nothing. I just had a bad dream"
[Was it about the dead and red eyes]
He read and changed his gaze at the window side.
"Yeah something like that"
He said while staring outside the window.
Sudden change in gaze...
"Dead---red eyes... Just how did you know"
His voice was a bit hesitant but there was doubt present in his eyes. A doubt of curiosity.
[It is called a message link]
[When you see a dead and 2 red eyes. It means something dangerous is to approach very soon]
Putting his hand under his chin, he goes into a deep thought.
What type of danger it could be? I'm not understanding it. If I look at the dead in my dreams.
All of them were wiped out. But the problem is that. None of them have yet appeared in my life nor have any war or death happened.
Most importantly, Robert, Tom and Beyni will be summoned into this world after I turn 17.
And---
He paused.
He glanced at the system and questioned.
"System, I'm 16 right"
[Yes, you turned 16 just 7 days ago and will turn 17 just one year later]
"Does that mean, I have only 1 year before my main plan goes into action?"
[It's up to you to decide]
He took a sigh of relief.
"Right, I need to find the answer to it but. How do I get stronger in a short period"
[Level up to 10 for the secret to be given]
"Just 10? Are you sure even if I have a weak body, I still can level up to 10 in no time"
[Quest changed]
Mhm... "Do I have to level up more?"
[Level up to 10]
"It's the same thing, what's the difference?"
[In the Dragon dungeon]
"That sounds even better"
Leon said with a blank expression.
Dragon dungeon is named after a dragon. Who created such dangerous level of dungeons.
"Going there is like suicide. Only I and the holy slayer were able to go there and defeat the black crystal dragon"
"Only a weak idiot will go there"
[That's you!]
Shut up!!!
[...]
He looked at the system and felt as if it wanted to tell something.
"Something wrong?"
[Why not first go for the loyal dogs?]
"I can but that's after I complete this dungeon"
[Risk of your death is 98%. If you went in alone]
"It's sad to hear but..."
He smiled while his eyes glowed yellow.
"What's the point, if you don't play with your own life!!"
At that time, a voice called his name.
"Brother Leon!!"
It was the voice of a child.
Mhm...
He got up from the bed and stood next to the window glancing outside, he saw some children standing next to the window.
One of them was holding a wooden sword and excitedly said.
"Brother Leon, brother Leon, look Uncle Jose made us a wooden sword"
He extends the sword in his hands forward.
Leon put a smile on his face.
"It's wonderful"
Father knows how to make a wooden sword, after all. His dream was to make me a knight of the holy palace.
But, who had thought the same holy palace, my father respected would take his life with such cruelty.
Noo... I can't let this happen.
"Why don't you all go play"
"Yes, why not we go and ask Uncle Jose for more wooden swords" one of the kids excitedly said.
"Yeah right"
The kids ran away to where Leon's father was.
Leon's face changed from smiley to serious.
"System"
[Is there something needed?]
"How far is that dungeon"
[1 hour away from this village in a smoky forest]
"Good now, I need to get going"
"But before that"
Pwanggg...
Pwanggg...
It was the sound of a hammer hitting a metal.
A man was hitting the hammer on a metal. It was a weapon shop.
Creak...
"Just come in Leon"
The man said without looking at the person who opened the door.
The man was in his 50's.
"Corbit, how have you been?"
He stopped hammering the metal and turned around.
"Young man, don't you know when a man is working, you don't disturb him"
Rubbing the back of his neck, Leon awkwardly laughed.
"Ha, ha, ha. My bad Corbit. I forgot that"
"And your tone has changed, do you call an older person by their first name?" Corbit said as he pointed his hammer in Leon's direction.
Leon smiled towards Corbit, who had a serious-looking face.
"What brings you here?"
Corbit said and grabbed the glass of water next to the small table.
He drank.
"I have a favour to ask you"
Leon said while keeping a smile on his face.
"What flavour?"
Leon suddenly changed his expression. A very serious expression which stared in Corbit's eyes.
What kind of feeling is this? Corbit said in his mind when he felt a fearsome vibe.
"I need the dragon slayer"
Huh!!!
Thud...
He smashed the glass on the table.
"Who are you?"
Corbit's voice was serious and his eyes were filled with killing intent. When he asked the question.
"You, not Leon"
Sigh...
"Corbit, Corbit"
Leon walked next to Corbit as they stared at each other face.
"I know every dirty work, you have done behind the back of the holy king and how many holy swords you sell to the enemy of the holy palace"
"If I told your secrets to the king, do you know what he's gonna do to you"
Leon's eyes were glowing yellow. A very fearsome look he was giving to Corbit.
Corbit felt anxious, and his expression changed to normal.
"I will ask you one question then I will hand over the dragon slayer to you"
Corbit sat on a wooden chair next to the small table.
Corbit took a breath and closed his eyes for a second before opening them.
"Go ahead and ask," Leon said.
"You don't look like you work for the holy palace"
"Are you a spy from a different nation?"
Leon moved away and grabbed another chair.
Dragging it next to Corbit and sitting on it.
"I work for nobody except for my own goals and desires, Corbit"
"You're right. I, just like you. know well about the holy palace and its real identity"
Auah...
"I thought, it was only me who had known their real identity!"
Corbit had a surprised expression and had a hard time believing the words of a 16-year-old. But at the same time, he did realise that the 16-year-old also knew his secret making him believe his words.
"I'm still confused about many things. How can a 16-year-old know about something like this"
"That's because---"