Chapter 231: City of Outlaws (3)
AznAZJlThe Man Who Arrived Riding on a Black LightningCM0fUC
bKjzdHe felt the wind brushing through his hair.Lsa6
rbaEven sitting on the ground, he seemed to perceive the scent of fresh grass.R6mbXsF
vvIj7qAlthough it was difficult to see even an inch ahead in the room due to the thick smoke, Vlad somehow felt as if he were sitting in the middle of a forest.5ib
valp“Speak, child of the Burgund tribe. Why has that dragon come to seek me?”YS2S
8eTThe old woman had covered the surroundings with magical smoke to block Sarnus’s vision, but even so, she did not seem calm, limiting Vlad’s words.NDZsGZ
M3YnBecause she had lived long enough to have experienced many things and knew well the dragons’ obsession with perfection.hyOFLt
Ezacin“So, the reason Lord Vlad has come here is…”MQjI
Bm17DVlad nodded silently while looking at Nibelun, who turned towards him as if asking for permission to speak.1S2
eztAlthough he hadn’t shared it with Radu and Pedro, Nibelun had already heard about Vlad’s general objective.TSKAExp
ziVAh3m“He has come seeking an ancient mystery. A mystery that the Ruga tribe has guarded for a long time.”G46D
0ox“What mystery?”gxdRvA
jn7yZ2Though it was Vlad’s situation, it was also Nibelun’s purpose.P0yS
wavcCThe mage, who had been wandering in search of forgotten mysteries, looked at the old woman with bright eyes.0SL0j
pRtvWj“A mystery so powerful that even the most perfect creature was defeated by it.”OidWV
8nK0There was a story that had been told so long ago that it could now be considered a legend.3cck
MEevP8Some would have dismissed it as a story only children would listen to, but now Nibelun could see that the story wasn’t simply nonsense.qdLj
RHQVwZ“The mystery that killed the most perfect dragon of all.”6o518W
U4OThe mystery that killed the most perfect dragon.ngR
zUU4NThe beastmen’s magic spread like poison and pierced the sword of the master swordsman, stopping the heart of the most perfect dragon.SDLw
77rBljHearing the visitors ask about this ancient mystery, the old woman of the Ruga tribe opened her eyes in astonishment.GXo
7BIaA“…So, after all, you’re just children chasing a ridiculous tale. The oldest dragon, they say.”h51KX
lSXFlWas it because the response was completely unexpected?XSuhHbi
VnRNibelun’s eyes shone seriously, but the old woman facing those eyes only laughed as if in disbelief.1ivh
fglxJThe smile that seemed benevolent was so natural that even Nibelun, who spoke on his behalf, felt uncomfortable with her actions.Wr8rSW
JIvb1Kn“A mystery that killed the most perfect dragon? That doesn’t exist. It’s just a fairy tale for children.”VGNndq
JKOHowever, Nibelun didn’t realize.BtTH7nI
8Nr6XA4The sound of the old woman’s breath exhaling the cigarette smoke had become faster.KiU
ITjYVlad’s blue eyes, sitting behind, shone as he observed the old woman trying to spit out mysteries with her shrunken lungs.MXuj4IC
H5Fwc“You know it, don’t you?”lsO
6QB“…I told you not to speak.”vCWLM
9cmwUg“That’s not a fairy tale.”XgJHSo9
H8EBr“I said don’t speak!”XyKTjpW
G7dSshhh-TVew
ZQAMxnSeeing Vlad continue to speak, the frightened old woman poured water over the burning logs.tDi
MOlWith hurried gestures, as if afraid of something.mGivW
cLNRSsss-UkYlDI1
PKWwdM0Along with the loud sound of boiling water, steam began to fill the room.ELOFppA
cwgpEven Nibelun, who had always been carefree, started to panic as the air in the room became completely stale.NwU
kQWT“Damn you, coming here with nonsense and bringing me trouble.”Rhba
pXnN7kk“It’s not nonsense. It was a mage of the Ruga tribe who engraved the rune on the master swordsman’s sword, wasn’t it?”PxdQ
vBT“Who are you to claim I’m wrong? Among those who now walk the earth, only the dragon duke Sarnus could remember those times!”Yal7nHA
HJZCThe old woman desperately tried to deny the truth about those past events, probably for the sake of the children playing outside.I0fT5K
bMbSarnus, the oldest dragon of this era, dreamed of becoming the most perfect dragon of the past.wGjDXa5
5PUIf he knew that the Ruga tribe possessed a mystery that could threaten his perfection, the future of the tribe, already uncertain, would be even darker.v9wiAz
qU4z“…Not only the dragon duke remembers those old times.”Bq4ml
6fZCpSssss…CinK4
8BgYThe old woman’s scream, like a lightning bolt, was followed by a deep, dense silence.2tNZyi7
DOL4SQMHowever, Vlad simply extended his sword silently while looking at the old woman, who stared at him as if she were about to kill him.xtO
LcAONot as a threat, but simply as a gesture for her to look at it.BGu
2I1Cq“The being within me is also the one who witnessed that moment.”EoFP7SX
yQUySvThe silver light of the dragon-slaying sword shone softly along with the light of the crackling firewood.Ulg
lDkAt the end of the light, which even the fog filling the room could not hide, were Vlad’s blue eyes.8ZRlhUj
Y8V“He said he would like to have the original engraving re-etched on my sword.”WeF
bII73FMFollowing the silver path established, towards Vlad’s blue eyes.ECu
5IHVlad’s world, which was completely unwavering because he told the truth and not lies, was as clear as a calm lake, so it was not a problem for the old woman of the Ruga family to investigate it.alE
eZEb72F“…My God.”KXdG7e
pPXAnd the old woman could face the man who looked at her from the depths of the lake.wYj
6slfNA tall man with brown hair.AQihUgl
JdEIt was so deep that she couldn’t even hear his voice, but the silver memory he lifted clearly had the mark of the ancient Ruga family she knew.YvdP
UGMhKJJ“This is impossible.”1EHy8
lTtuBSA mystery created to taint perfection.7WA
cOdsOEThat magic, which should rather be called a curse, was clearly a technique that had only been performed once in the history of the Ruga family, and it was also a mark drawn on a single person.wypcmIe
0tvyMe8What he holds is a silver sword.Kbis
i4CW2ZThe person holding it is the Master of the Sword.lPGqFX
ttsLZBut the blood that ran through his veins was dragon blood.3Piua
LgDDLooking at Vlad, who had escaped from the blue lake and now faced him in reality, the old woman of the Ruga family could realize what kind of being she was now facing.TLqt6DM
1Ci7“Ah…”SIoFkG
fwWDSvFinally, the old woman recognized Vlad and uttered a name she had feared to pronounce.PyrR
e3R4efHThe name was so ancient that no one spoke of it anymore, like a master of the sword who no longer exists.ifQnDze
kwnSTdw“The most perfect dragon.”xqD78Vx
m6LZThe only way to break the perfection that exists on its own is to contaminate the pure world of that perfection.mSo8kz
xugpY3To corrupt that purity, the Master of the Sword from long ago decided to add an impurity that would not be easily erased in the most perfect world of dragons.Z8BBdog
3qfliRiding on the engravings of the Ruga family along the deeply embedded silver knight.B346Sw
QvPThe name of the impurity introduced into the perfect world of dragons was none other than the honorable knight Kihano.sr8oo3v
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8m8lcyThat day was a day when the sun was hidden.5Ci0
M9QezWHidden by the moon, only a faint golden ring remained, withering like a flower losing its glow.J7lx6
YVyG“…Kihano. You have finally come this far.”N62yrlJ
CjLwz0The sword was lodged in his heart, and red blood flowed from the wound.EJjWg
0u7ZdhDHowever, no matter how red the blood flowed, it could not compare to the countless amounts of blood flowing here now.VUDYB
2XIC“Did you sacrifice everyone for this moment?”w75mjmJ
Z3iB6“…It was not a sacrifice.”RCx
0eJWsEven now, there were helpless corpses on the hill.kNp7F
oVnAKFThe coldly cooling corpses behind Kihano were his subordinates and companions who had been wildly shouting just a moment ago.QbpkK1C
P03z“They chose it.”l8FSGV
GB2znHumans, elves, dwarves, and even beastmen.7QmG
NegLiYThanks to their sacrifice, which can never happen again, Kihano finally reached this moment.mEsAk
KFRgxThanks to the path they opened, the duelist who bore the fate of the world finally plunged his sword into the heart of the most perfect dragon.Rcyt4TL
rSn8d“…I am perfect, and therefore immortal. Their sacrifices to me are nothing more than a fleeting dream of a night.”jE4kw
HT0zEven with the sword lodged in his own heart, the most perfect dragon ended in complete disaster, caressing Kihano as if feeling pity for him.juqX6
ewhNAs his slender fingers wiped the blood from his face, Kihano’s expression, hidden until now, became visible.0ndq9
rZsLb“That’s why I prepared this sword.”21I
qKTSwq3Buzzing-fj6
q8wxThe silver sword wept.dvY
l0yckZkFeeling its master being torn apart more and more as tears flowed with blood.qxgAkw
dfJThe crack in the world that began from the depths of the soul had an echo so great and devastating that even the silver knight in contact felt pain.WZngR9C
opx30wg“You will no longer be perfect. Because at some point in the future, I will shatter you again.”RoAcG9
NWMbThe engraving on the sword shone along with Kihano’s words.HVe6
IuEyrrhIt was a somber light that did not match the silver gleam of the sword.LUNRs
0vzThe symbol of the black lightning engraved on the inscription shone slowly, injecting deadly poison into the heart of the most perfect dragon.3fYpr
q5mOAh“The name I give you is Kihano, the champion Kihano.”MRHvxn
Mk0I send my world into yours, so deep that you will never be able to rid yourself of it.2qjhky
fQ7GThe most perfect dragon felt Kihano’s world entering his, and his expression changed to one of surprise.a0YYD
4tJz2AM“The sword is cold.”mwys
9FfTZ“…”NwlNmT
YYgFIVu“My eyelids feel heavy.”Rq5
d2kzYZ“…Sleep.”2izR7
MyQIKihano’s head gradually lowered as if losing strength.g9A2X
sEFy“Because when you wake up again, you will not be yourself.”h7ZP
kZzF“Before I fall asleep, tell me one last thing.”nG4
w32Asked the most perfect dragon, grabbing Kihano’s head as it gradually descended.Dr18S
uysi6t“What did you think of me when you saw me?”Oluj
hv6A perfect dragon capable of encompassing all aspects of the world.sIEeB
cleXThe most perfect dragon, who was desire for some, anger for others, and fear for others, wanted to know how he appeared to Kihano one last time.tzQHki7
H0Ir4“…I will never tell you.”ujdw
ilgxXL7Crack!CpZ
UDiHowever, Kihano did not give the final answer that the most perfect dragon wanted.tLIwy
pWcFjFHe only pushed the sword deeper into the dragon’s heart.Xxmb
vrFfOMThe world called Kihano that fell with him began to fall into the most perfect world of dragons through the tip of the silver sword.iFOD
sYvW8“Kihano—No!”2vQjW
yyASarnus, caught by a leash, cried at the foot of a hill, watching the last tremors of the most perfect dragon.hp1Dns
Q1zpBHowever, his cries shattered like an unfulfilled dream and only floated over the deserted hill.3gH8Gg
7QZAlthough countless people climbed this hill where the sun was setting, only two people remained.vv7
I5b58e2No, only one and a half.Yi9CF6N
sxQggfFrausen, with a vacant expression, looked at the most perfect dragon, now deeply asleep, and raised his head again towards the rising sun.uNA
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iNexE6There was a boy lying in the mud.PDEiICl
Ko6The boy’s name was Vlad, and he was cold in the street, but no one approached him.Y2m
R4XE“Why did he suddenly fall?”fPtTYk
MhcU“They said he was struck by lightning from a clear sky.”8nPsn
JomdgPeople gathered and murmured.x7IVN
1hn82I could only shrink back, not daring to approach the strange phenomenon I had never seen before.gHMx0
sFGZ1Ka“But wasn’t the color of the lightning simply black?”Jq5Ho
sa1uiEH“Yes. Maybe he was cursed.”Lkr6DF
Es5SnIt was said that on that day, the boy was struck by lightning and collapsed.a8Z0qQb
jIgHfThey said it was a black lightning that seemed sinister.BGeJD
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UKXJThe boy’s blue eyes were still half-open, perhaps shocked by the sudden jolt.1yIRNJj
JvAFdThe last thing he saw before falling was the image of a simple, unadorned sword that shone in the middle of a dark alley.2OtRYa
cZW1A simple sword that shone without needing to be hung on high.jpw29N
vV9P0RMThe day the boy, who never became perfect, was struck by the black lightning was the day he embraced a small star in his heart.KPq0KXQ
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