Dragon’s Nest.
This expression would be appropriate.
In the place where the dragon soldiers were guarding, there were eggs the size of a person gathered in one place.
I didn’t have time to count them all because I was busy fighting off the dragon soldiers who were rushing in, but at first glance, there were probably hundreds.
“Did the dragon soldiers move it?”
“I think so. There’s no way the dragons would have gathered here and laid eggs during the war.”
It was exactly as he said.
Given the circumstances, it seemed that the dragon soldiers here had gathered the eggs that had been hidden somewhere in one place.
I don’t know where these eggs originally came from, but maybe they thought it would be easier to protect them this way?
‘Or maybe it’s the instinct of the dragon soldiers.’
Then suddenly a strange question occurred to Sirka.
“But why did your husband leave these behind?”
“Leave it?”
“No, that’s right. The Shadow Lord is famous for incorporating his killed enemies into his Shadow Legion.”
“ah!”
Cha Hae-in also realized something after hearing Sirka’s words.
The souls of the countless dead dragons here had already become shadow soldiers and were serving Seong Jin-woo as their king.
Why would they keep the existence of these eggs a secret from Sung Jin-woo?
Even if the Gwangryongs had hidden the eggs in a secret place before they began serving Sung Jinwoo, now their location would have naturally reached Sung Jinwoo’s ears.
That means, as Sirka said, Sung Jin-woo knew that these eggs were here, but he left them there on purpose.
‘Why?’
Soon, Cha Hae-in was able to find out the reason.
“……ah.”
The moment I inadvertently touched a dragon egg nearby.
Jeok. Pasuk-
“… … !”
Surprisingly, the surface of the egg, which seemed as hard as a rock, began to crumble like dust as soon as I touched it.
“What, what is it?”
Cha Hae-in and Sirka’s eyes widened.
Surprisingly, the inside of the egg was empty.
“It’s empty, isn’t it?”
Seeing that, Sirka was startled and hurriedly touched the other eggs nearby one by one.
Passover.
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Parsa sasak-
The eggs were so vainly reduced to ashes and scattered into the air that it was questionable how they had maintained their form until now.
Just like the gray snowstorm that filled the tombs of these mad dragons.
“These are also hollow!”
“What the hell happened?”
“Could it be that your husband knew that these were already dead and just didn’t care?”
Sirka’s guess was quite plausible.
But Cha Hae-in’s expression was still serious.
“Sirka, is it normal for a dragon egg to be empty like this when it dies without hatching?”
“Well, well? I’m fine with that… … .”
As an ice elf, Sirka did not have much knowledge about the ecology of the dragon race.
However, one somewhat plausible guess came to mind.
“Could it be that these eggs were almost ready to be born? And your husband took all of their souls as shadow soldiers?”
“Even so, wouldn’t there have been corpses left inside the egg?”
“That’s true.”
Cha Hae-in was silent for a moment at Sirka’s sigh-mixed affirmation.
Regardless of whether the eggs were fertilized or unfertilized, it was suspicious no matter how I looked at it that the eggs that looked fine on the outside were actually completely empty.
And why are these eggs guarded by dragonflies?
“… … First, let’s check everything.”
Cha Hae-in and Sirka began to seriously touch all the remaining eggs.
However, nothing happened, and the eggs inside the nest began to scatter and disappear one by one.
Meanwhile, Cha Hae-in’s gaze was coldly observing the behavior of the Yong-a soldiers.
‘The number hasn’t decreased at all. Are these eggs not the masters of the dragon teeth?’
As the number of eggs decreased, the ferocious aura of the dragon soldiers became more and more fierce, to the point where it was difficult to say that there was no connection.
‘Or is there another owner? Or are there still live eggs among them?’
While carefully coming up with various hypotheses in his head, Cha Hae-in continued to reduce the number of eggs.
And finally.
“This is… … .”
I found it.
“Isn’t this a bit small?”
Cha Hae-in’s eyes sparkled as she discovered a small egg the size of an ostrich egg that was hidden among the eggs the size of a person.
The egg had a distinctly different scent of mana than other hollow shells.
And when Cha Hae-in picked up the egg in her hand, she felt a rather heavy weight.
It didn’t turn to powder and scatter like other eggs.
And the moment the egg was in Cha Hae-in’s hands.
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Kwaaaaah!
The killing intent of the dragon soldiers became extremely intense.
“Chacha! These guys are in a strange state! Let’s get to a safe place first… … Huh?”
[Grrrr.]
That was when.
It was at this time that the shadow dragon Kaisel, who had been quietly sleeping until then, opened his eyes.
[Kyaaaa-]
Kaisel stretched out his wings on Cha Hae-in’s shoulders and yawned.
Then, he took the real dragon egg that was in Cha Hae-in’s hand and pulled it into his arms, wrapping it around himself and holding it tightly.
As if it were his own egg.
Then… …
“ah?”
The spirit of the Dragon Soldiers, who had been seething with murderous intent, died down in an instant.
Cha Hae-in and Sirka looked around with puzzled expressions at the sudden change.
Chuck, chuck, chuck!
The Yong-A soldiers, who had been rushing in as if they were going to fight for their lives, began to surround Cha Hae-in and Sirka, kneeling on one knee and bowing their heads.
No, to be exact… … .
[Grrrr.]
Towards the shadow dragon Kaisel, who is cherishing the egg.
Looking at that sight, Cha Hae-in and Sirka muttered with bewildered expressions.
“I guess… I think I won?”
“Chacha, are you praying for this too?”
“Okay, tell Suho.”
It seems that we have discovered what may be the only living dragon egg in the universe.
* * *
Kugugugugugugugu!
one side.
[My lord! A sand vortex has surrounded the entire coast!]
As reported by Ber, Haeundae was struck by an unexpected natural disaster.
The whirlpool that started on the sandy beach didn’t just suck people down, it also swept upwards, turning into a sandstorm in all directions.
Like a barrier.
‘Similar to the Harmakhan period, but much more explicit.’
Harmakan, who was also a demonic tribe, surrounded the entire village with a barrier in the form of an ‘instance dungeon’.
It was such an ingenious barrier that those who stepped inside it wouldn’t even realize that they were in one.
But this time, the demon tribe that appeared, whether it was due to a difference in style or clumsiness, blatantly created a barrier and trapped people in a sandstorm.
“Seongsuho!”
At that moment, a voice called out for Suho from behind.
Taegyu Lim, the leader of the Grim Reaper Guild and an S-class hunter, was running fiercely through the sandstorm.
“Get out of here!”
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He attached a magic arrow to his grim reaper’s bow and aimed it at the center of the sand swamp.
Quaoooooo!
Powerful magic arrows flew towards the center of the barrier, grazing Suho’s body.
Kukwakwaang-!
At that moment.
The arrow that went through the sand swamp exploded.
[Kwaaah! How dare a human-!]
A scream suddenly resonates in all directions.
Along with that, the angry voice of the Demonic Clan was heard.
“So that’s where it was!”
Like an eagle catching its prey, Im Tae-gyu’s eyes sparkled and he fired arrows of magic again.
Phew!
Keekeekeekeekeek!
At that moment, countless skeletons emerged from the sandstorm and attacked Im Tae-gyu from all sides.
Tae-gyu Lim, who laughed as if it was ridiculous, struck the skeletons that had come to interfere with him with his grim reaper’s bow.
Kwajangchang!
The S-class weapon, the God of Death’s Bow, was harder than most clubs, and the skeletons were shattered with a loud noise.
“Is this all there is to it?”
[No way.]
“… … !”
Creepy.
Tae-gyu Lim hurriedly looked around cautiously at the ominous voice whispering right behind him.
[He’s quite strong for a human.]
The ominous voice rang in the ears of only Im Tae-gyu among the hunters present.
[But… … no matter how much magical power one has, humans are still a weak race.]
‘He’ said to Im Tae-gyu with a chuckle.
[The human soul is of a lower class.]
Hwaaaaak!
“… … !”
As soon as he finished speaking, the scenery that entered Im Tae-gyu’s eyes changed in an instant.
[The illusionist Jarvie of the Demon Tribe uses ‘Skill: Mirage’.]
‘mirage?’
Thanks to the system message that appeared right before his eyes, Suho realized two pieces of information.
Jarvie, the illusionist of the Demon Tribe who caused this incident.
And the mirage.
[Your Majesty! Beware of illusions… …!]
As Ber’s urgent voice grew distant, the scenery unfolding before Suho’s eyes also began to change.
* * *
Jarvie, the illusionist of the Demon Tribe.
He had no doubts about his victory.
It had to be that way.
He conducted various experiments using the souls of the people he had collected from this beach, and as a result, he came to one conclusion.
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‘Humans are weak.’
The Magic Tribe is a race that was born with a soul and enjoyed conducting research on various things.
To them, souls were experimental materials with infinite potential, and by using these, they could create really interesting spells.
It might be horrible to some people.
mirage.
A powerful illusion that pulls out and shows the most horrific or intense moment from the subject’s memory.
Through this illusion, Xavier has enjoyed viewing the colorful horrors hidden within the baser minds of humans.
‘What a truly interesting race.’
Because humans are fundamentally weak, the fears they feel are much more fundamental and primitive than those of other races.
‘Other races, at best, have only the fear of death.’
But look at all the people gathered here!
How many colorful horrors are being expressed?
‘for example…….’
Exactly like that.
-……honey.
“Wow, that’s ridiculous… … .”
Among the hunters who had fallen into illusion, Taegyu Lim, who had the most magical power, was the one who fell into the greatest despair.
This is because the image of his ‘dead wife’, or rather, ‘the wife he killed with his own hands’, appeared before his eyes.
And the wife’s body… …was slowly burning, engulfed in blue smoke.
The wife slowly approached Im Tae-gyu with an extremely sad look in her eyes.
-Why do you look like that? You’re the one who killed me.
“I, I’m sorry. I’m really sorry… … .”
‘Khuhhh.’
How delightful it is to watch a soul writhing in despair!
Xavier, the illusionist of the Demonic Clan, was feeling extreme pleasure while watching Im Tae-gyu’s despair and fear.
[Hahaha! Absolute terror that cannot be resisted! How beautiful it is!]
Whether it’s S-class or not, the soul is still just a worthless human soul.
His illusions were on a different level from simple illusions.
It was possible to bring out the intense memories engraved deep in the subject’s soul into reality and even exert physical force.
[S-class Hunter, don’t struggle and just accept death. In fact, I’ve been waiting for this moment all along… … .]
Creepy.
Xavier looked at Im Tae-gyu and laughed and mocked him, then quickly turned his gaze somewhere.
And I couldn’t help but doubt my eyes.
[What, what is that… …!]
The young hunter who suddenly caused a blizzard earlier.
He too was looking at the vision that was deeply engraved in his memory from afar.
however…….
Something was strange.
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Swaaaah!
[What the heck is that!]
Xavier doubted his eyes.
mirage.
A powerful spell that brings out intense memories engraved deep within the soul.
By the illusion that Xavier boasted about,
An entity that had been in Suho’s memories was slowly revealing itself.
Surrounded by a black aura like the abyss.
