Chapter 1118 - C319

Choi Han stood at the front, speaking to Hannah and Clopeh.

"Get as close as possible."

As soon as he uttered those words,

Tap!

He had already pushed off towards the Dragon Lord Neo.

Whoosh!

The sound of the wind resonated. Shields moved. Hundreds of white shields attempting to occupy the space gave way to Choi Han. The shields already formed a large, albeit rudimentary, circle, and this circle was closing in tighter around the Dragon Lord, eliminating any gaps.

'Golden dust.'

Choi Han saw the golden dust seeping through the gaps in the shields.

'Lady Sheritt is creating an enclosed space with the shields to trap the Dragon Lord.'

The dust spread within the space where the shields and the Dragon Lord Neo were. Choi Han swung his sword.

Boom!

Neo's hand easily blocked Choi Han's sword.

"…"

Neo's unchanging eyes stared at Choi Han. And the face reflected in those eyes was also expressionless.Moreover...

"Hahaha!"

Choi Han could see Hannah, laughing cheerfully as she swung her sword over her shoulder towards Neo. Hannah's sword wasn't glowing with a golden aura; it was mostly tinged with a deep dark black.

It was Dead Mana.

"..."

Neo moved his hand. Purple mana surged towards Hannah.

Boom!

"Ugh!"

With a blast, Hannah was pushed back. Still, she smiled.

"Ha, ha, even Dragons find Dead Mana repulsive?"

"…!"

Neo was about to respond, but suddenly turned around, sensing a foreboding presence behind him.

"!"

And he saw someone. As Choi Han and Hannah advanced, someone was silently moving within the shadows. Amidst the dust, shields, clashing swords, and the noise of war, there was someone who felt truly free.

Clopeh Sekka.

When Neo saw his face, his expression twisted.

A grin.

Clopeh licked his lips and smiled. But Neo couldn't clearly see that smile.

Sssss!

He saw a white snake slither up his arm. No, it was a snake formed by Dead Mana that had turned white.

Boom!

Neo's purple mana roared once more.

Sssss!

The snake dissipated.

"What a pity."

Clopeh withdrew with a grin, though his words indicated otherwise.

Neo attempted to pursue him, but it wasn't easy.

Snap!

Boom!

Bang!

Choi Han and Hannah didn't stop attacking with their swords.Especially Choi Han, who moved relentlessly, without giving a moment's rest, brandishing his sword.

Hum.

'Hmm.'

Hannah involuntarily shuddered, feeling the aura emanating from Choi Han as she stepped back and rubbed her arm.

'Crazy bastard.'

Although she suspected Choi Han had been holding back during their training, she was now feeling it clearly.

'He gets stronger with each passing moment.'

How much stronger can someone become with a sword?Hannah was beginning to realize there were no limits to strength as she watched Choi Han.

Boom!

At that moment, another explosion echoed.

"Heh."

An annoying laugh was heard.

Clopeh had approached Neo again, hidden in the shadows and the noise of Choi Han's sword, only to retreat once more.

'Crazy bastard.'

He, too, was insane.

A swordsman who moved like an assassin.

And yet, he was unmistakably a swordsman.

Because he wielded his sword far too well.

Even better than Hannah herself with Dead Mana.

That's why he was also crazy.

'And on top of that—'

Boom!

Clopeh created an opening that Choi Han exploited to continue attacking Neo without pause.

'Why do these two fit so well together?'

Frustrated, Hannah was about to join the attack when she suddenly stopped.

Boom!

At the moment Neo blocked Choi Han's sword,

"Hmm!"

Neo let out a sigh. His gaze shifted to Choi Han's other hand, the one not holding the sword. More precisely, to his sleeve. There, a small speck of golden dust could be seen. Only, it wasn't just a speck, but enough dust to cover his entire wrist.

"When—?"

How had so much dust accumulated there?Neo's eyes trembled.He had believed the three swordsmen were attacking relentlessly to prevent him from using his ability.But now he could see the real purpose.The dust around his wrist.That dust held a warm beige light.The dragon Mila had opened her eyes.It was time.

"Ugh!"

And he clenched his hands tightly.The dust connected.

"!"

The dust turned into a shackle that bound Neo's wrist, and an invisible chain connected that shackle to the shields.But that wasn't all.

Whoosh!

Choi Han's sword, charged with aura, followed by Hannah's and Clopeh's swords, aimed at Neo.Cale had told his allies:

'One shield is not enough. The shields have gaps.'

Those gaps were.

'We'll use the dust and the binding ability to trap the Dragon Lord.'

'We'll create a giant prison.'

'And within it, Neo will be trapped.'

His limbs bound.And at that moment...

'We'll aim for the Dragon Lord's heart.'

That's why Choi Han kept attacking.

'The Source of the World and the World Tree will try to minimize the anomalies as much as possible, but as time passes, the cataclysm will intensify and civilians will suffer.'

Yes, they couldn't stop.

They had to prevent the Dragon Lord from doing anything.

Choi Han saw Neo trying to block his sword.

And that's why he continued attacking without hesitation.

Boom!

When a louder explosion than ever before echoed.

"!"

Choi Han's eyes widened.

"Damn it!"

A curse escaped his lips.

"Ha, ha."

The Dragon Lord Neo laughed. It wasn't Neo's hand or his violet mana that stopped Choi Han's sword.

It was a half-formed golden shackle. With that, Neo had blocked Choi Han's sword. Fortunately, neither Choi Han's sword nor the shackle broke.

"Hmm."

But Eruhaben.

"!"

And Choi Han briefly faltered.A moment.But that moment was enough.

"Ah—"

Choi Han let out an involuntary sigh.

He blinked.

When he opened his eyes again, the Dragon Lord had vanished.And the half-formed shackles floated empty in the air.

'Attribute!'

He had used the time ability.Not teleportation.He couldn't use it.So, he had stopped time and moved to another location.Where?

'Damn it.'

The answer was obvious.

At that moment...

"Choi Han!"

Hannah called out to him, and Choi Han could see Clopeh Sekka's face approaching him.

Clopeh's green eyes reflected his figure.

And behind him.

'Too late.'

The Dragon Lord Neo was there.

"Phew."

The Dragon Lord's sigh could be heard.

A grin.

And he smiled.

Choi Han was seeing everything through Clopeh's green eyes.He tried to turn around, but...

The purple mana in Neo's hand was already heading towards him.The mana was chaotic, so it wasn't proper magic, just raw mana unleashed.

"!"

Choi Han felt the immense power in that mana.

The Dragon Lord.

He had stopped time, moved behind Choi Han, and focused his power into a single attack.

He must have stopped time for quite a while, but the effect was clear.

Choi Han couldn't do anything.

There was no time.

He felt a chill.

Is this the power of time? He was only beginning to comprehend it.

Flash!

A shield appeared in front of him.

It was a black shield.

'Raon!'

Choi Han barely had time to recognize that Raon had protected him.

Whoosh!

With the sound of the wind, Choi Han saw the Dragon Half-Blood charging towards him.

And not just that.

"It seems you're still too young to understand what it means to master space."

Choi Han saw the golden dust floating in the air.

'Huh?'

There was far more golden dust than usual.

It was the first time he had seen Eruhaben use so much dust.

Just as he thought that...

Boom!

A speck of dust exploded. Then, one after another began to explode. The golden dust between Neo and Choi Han erupted in a chain reaction.

"Hmm."

Neo stepped back. The distance between Choi Han and him increased. Neo looked at the golden dust and murmured.

"You can't hide experience."

Neo observed the purple mana in his hand.Even though the mana was chaotic, he could still control this amount.This was due both to his outstanding magical ability and the time he had spent practicing magic in solitude.His gaze fixed on a spot.Between the shields.Silver eyes watching him.A being who, like him, had practiced magic for a long time and could wield mana as if it were his limbs.Someone who had used magic in various situations.

"Eruhaben, right?"

Neo spoke sincerely.

"Impressive."

The dust.The countless particles occupying this space.

"Each particle is imbued with mana."

That's why they could explode.When the particles collided, the mana burst upon impact.It wasn't magic, but the explosion was extremely efficient in this situation.

'It's like air.'

The dust occupied this space as much as the air did.

"Hahaha—"

Neo laughed.However, the enemies didn't give him time.The swordsmen continued to attack without pause.No, now there were more of them.And far more troublesome.

"Get up."

Choi Han mounted the Dragon Half-Blood. He looked like a dragon knight.But Neo first noticed the Dragon Half-Blood

"…He's alive."

He wasn't a creature controlled by a necromancer.

"Was he a dragon?"

The Dragon Half-Blood didn't respond. He was ready to fight alongside Choi Han.Choi Han accepted the Dragon Half-Blood's offer for a simple reason.Neo muttered.

"I see."

That Dragon Half-Blood sees me.

He moved his hand.

Boom!

"Ugh!"

Hannah was pushed back.

Neo looked at the dust trying to trap him again and used his power.

Thump!

His heart beat strongly. The world stopped. No, only he existed in the space between time.

Neo moved.

Suddenly, he was in front of the Dragon Half-Blood.

"Phew."

The moment he exhaled...

The violet mana aimed for the Dragon Half-Blood's eyes.

'He can see.'

He can see my time, so I must eliminate those eyes.

Boom!

But a black shield formed in front of him.

Of course, it was slower than Neo.

Crack!

That's why it broke easily.

Whoosh!

But it was enough for the Dragon Half-Blood to quickly retreat.

Because he also saw.

"Ha."

Neo sighed.

"It's amusing."

But his eyes reflected irritation instead of the words he had spoken.

"You can see too."

The black dragon behind the shields.

The young dragon was observing everything Neo did.

Even more precisely than the Dragon Half-Blood.

"…And you also use magic."

A young dragon who used magic naturally, though neither he nor the ancient dragon could use it properly.

Although Neo could wield time, the young dragon's shield was blocking him.

The situation wasn't favorable for Neo.

"Yes, space."

He admitted it.

"Wow, that's really annoying."

All his plans were falling apart.

Even so, Neo remained calm.

The result would be the same.

But at this moment, anger was growing within him.

'If you become the leader, you will receive all this power.''Inheritance. Isn't it an incredible meaning?'

Time.

'This could make you a god.'

Yes. The time ability had made him believe he could become a god.

How bold.

"…Do you defy?"

Do you defy my time, that absolute power?

A cold smile appeared on Neo's lips.

'First, I have to get rid of them.'

Those black things.

The young dragon and the dead dragon's carcass.

I need to eliminate them first.

Space.

That was bothersome.

But time was on his side.

In the chaotic Apitoyu.

He could make the plan produce the same result.

'Neo. No, leader. The power inherited within the Purple Blood Family is immense.'

'It might take you your whole life to fully assimilate it.'

The Wanderer.

The Hunter of the Five Colors Family thought I would be just another Dragon on the path of inheritance. But Neo devoted his life, his time.

'And I mastered time.'

That's why he wanted to be a God.

'I've surpassed the Dragons.'

Space?

It was just a nuisance.

They couldn't stop me.

That was the truth.

Neo closed his eyes.

Tick-tock.

The sound of the clock.

The sound of the hand moving.

Yes, he had the ability.

As time moved forward, even with his eyes closed, he could sense everything.

The three swords aimed at him as time advanced. The shields moving to trap him as time advanced. The dust slicing through the air closing in on him as time advanced.

Everything in the world moved within time.

That's why he could detect it all.

'And he could also move alone in the space between time.'

How grand. They still didn't understand this power. He had never shown it fully.

Neo opened his eyes. And decided to use it. To show the true power of time.

Thump!

His heart pounded.

"Argh!"

A groan escaped Neo's mouth.

"!"

His eyes widened.

"W-what is this—?"

He couldn't articulate the words well.

'My entire body—'

Yes, it felt as if his entire body was being crushed by an enormous rock.

What is this?

He couldn't even feel it approaching.

Suddenly, the very air was crushing him.

No, it wasn't air.

Something unknown with substance—

'Ah.'

Gasping~As he struggled to breathe, Neo found something similar.

'Dragon's Aura!'

Something similar to that was crushing him. Yes, it didn't need to move. It was simply using that force to crush Neo.

'Am I being crushed by a dragon's aura?'

Is it this difficult to breathe?

Neo felt something beyond mere fear.

A clear intent to kill, aiming to end him.

'Target, kill, devour—'

Devour…?

Neo slowly turned his head.

Even that wasn't easy.

He wanted to use his ability, but he couldn't focus even for a moment.

Because he felt like he was suffocating.

'…God.'

This is what he felt when facing a God—

'Chaos—'

Thinking of chaos, Neo turned his head. Finally, he could see a red-haired man watching him between the shields.

Cale Henituse. He wore a crown and a red cloak as he observed Neo. When their eyes met, Neo involuntarily took a deep breath.

"Huff!"

He had never felt anything like this, not even in front of a God.

That man.

Instinctively, a thought filled Neo's mind.

'Nemesis.'

Yes.

The Nemesis of Dragons.

That thought took over his mind.

An instinct any creature can feel.

"Huff, huff!"

As Neo struggled to breathe, Cale spoke calmly.

"Yes, time."

What Neo had said.

'Yes, space. Wow, that's really annoying.'

Cale continued the thought.Time that.

"Wow, how annoying."

And then...

—Hahaha! Unless it's a crazy God, we have nothing to fear. A Dragon should kneel, of course! Hahaha!

The Dominating Aura laughed wildly and enjoyed it. The cloak on Cale's shoulders.

The effect was.

And the red crown on his head. This item combined the crown that craved dragon blood with the crown of the dragon hunter emperor. Additionally, it contained the power of the dragon pearl left by an Imoogi who didn't become a dragon. And that power was human warmth.

'It's an item that stands as the antithesis of dragons.'

Using this, Cale unleashed his dominating aura. A lot, without stopping. As if he were facing a God.

—How can a mere Dragon withstand this? Hahaha!

The Dominating Aura was so excited that it couldn't contain itself.

—This power definitely doesn't affect the body. Why is that?

Cale ignored the words of Super Rock. And he approached Neo.The surroundings fell silent. No, there were storms, lightning, and chaos everywhere, but the combatants paused to watch Cale. As if witnessing a great natural disaster.

"Huff, huff—"

Neo still couldn't breathe properly, and his face was pale.

—I'll use 80%! I'll use 100%!

As Cale listened to the excited voice of the Dominating Aura, an innocent voice reached his ears.

—Human! The cloak and crown look beautiful! They shine! They glow! I think Gashan's crows would love them!

Damn it.

Cale frowned at Raon's words. He hated the shiny look. That's why he avoided wearing the cloak and crown together, if he could help it.