Chapter 184 – The Strongest Serpent (2)
hAQE6jChoi Seol-ah’s shouldersBWq began toWT9 tremble slightly.Vwua0Q1VW
jNJ‘All of this…?’fFwX7Sa
UhONjHuman statues filledpr8 the area.HvkkY From theirwXRD gestures andAWng expressions, itm7iSD seemed like3M8tA8 they’d beenSjj alive onlyA1L moments ago.15AGv Their tragicNGfBx screams stillhCx9 felt asADD if they2Faom lingered in0tNrY the air.LBviJSFUw
GDyThe deeper theyoYE1 walked amongpLuh the statues,NxWeIk the moreYXpAf color drainedmgn62 from Seol-ah’sQf616j face. ShezFri6t walked inhd0lk a daze,DITqv staring aroundnBJ in shock.5ydpi5ez
pIzTen, twenty, thirty,uwW6Kd fifty… Onceg2PDdQ they passedOQW7V4 a hundred,zzh Seol-ah stoppedi8rk counting. TherePIF were tooSDNJ many victims.wnLJj Far too4cw7xG many.eubOZ
ucMChoi Seol-ah urgentlyT1JGp called outWRE to Horn.9AdzWe7L3
LdsC“Hey, big-ears! AreoLOAq you sayingeDaf5M all these3quK people diedZWp because oftbAdD your brother?”9DqLjlGlCIQ
wCOR8Horn turned hertRHPX head halfway.LZt Her face,fsxi barely visible,0yW reflected a deep sorrow.FxH She, too,FNxEPL was shakenqiD by theAu1 atrocity committedRuVzm by herMeXh own brother.Fq3hN0Ssb
2YmShe nodded heavily.SrFMDKJiT6
mu5“…Yes. All of5nOP them wereNRy victims of9tB Basilisk’s power,b4RzCL the ‘Petrifyingl5L5M Eye.’”TIm7hF
vmALbbA rare power,tNTDN even amongrXtn demons thep8Q magical eye.2udx Those whonpVO awakened it4A0WE gained a unique special7nF ability. BasiliskSOZy had awakened7PFOtW his from7HRGUp a youngDN3Hq age—unlike his9g54W sister Horn.ICI92By9
CLwFgE“We knew that51B before comingl8sZK here, butpjzuw this—this isyJAKi a massacre!”8uzx2H4SC9gA
ERpB9Such overwhelming powerplCR8a always cameFG85Zp at a cost. TheAq6fM magic eye8UQdIE consumed a tremendous amountTqw of mana.aLPulws5BhMD
hKnd5KEven among demons,1iFgq3 two orsrSNk three consecutiveseD uses werevZL enough to867 drain one’szk7 life forceP9CVY entirely. ManyONW died fromMG9F their ownqYdn power, whichWFg earned itDbfc8n the nicknameeZh the eyectCZn0 that devoursLWz9Q its bearer.uRTZBuZSy
hgKzZ1That’s why evenfL1U those whoYww13 had ittOEvKz used itZfH only asJppFB a finalNGWA move. WithouthsUSz that risk,iioi1 it wouldvO0 be practicallyHJxvx invincible.4XgYSs
vFvrBut… what ifhYBGw someone couldiXsSIg bear theB23GV mana cost?xAdg It meantl0uL unleashing lethalx6D attacks likeBsMqN they wereA1vnEv nothing.q0k
QIN2QHorn scanned the0Jc1IQ statues andcMEWS murmured withJJ0Ms a somberGIjfWm voice.kKqN
W1d“I didn’t thinkxKW it wouldqQtPT be thisvItFm bad…”dN8n
bhZ“Hey, big-ears! That’sTdhaat your excuse?CSg1 You said89mr he could4nmQ only usegYe it maybe7tUfV five times!9m0 But lookingeMi at this,jIaw it’s likeNwH6Mo he wasLPsy petrifying twentyHgmE8 people withgOebeG one blast!”yXVOG9CMk
Oq5Choi Seol-ah yelledQ4QqeW furiously atilEC Horn’s vaguemwgkL response. ItbfVmr was enoughlxW1Rz to driveJDwF3c anyone mad.gm4C Coming hereqL8eDG had alreadygVlcA been insane.NxptHv If sheMpH8ZN turned backCqHJy now, she’dhKCuf have toHf1 face theMbZl edge ofTaR a coldbhq4aH blade.havM
XzcYAs annoying as0RHhT it was,2MGcda she hadA4cRS started topCZLt feel someSgYEi sympathy forDxwR big-ears. That’szJv why she7fk came. At9V6iRM least withOVYyw7 her Lord,Pmc her life2SN would beuGIbAQ safe.eoxR
KMT3But with eachReUyG step forward,sOuqYW her anxiety4VBUt grew. MaybebZT she’d survive,73R2lj sure… butLOx would she4L8 leave withNXtd all herYJlG limbs intact?8tWK What ifmPp6Jx part ofH5c8sD her bodyBXV turned toQhumC stone?vAYV
YErb0DThere likely wouldn’tI3Q8w be a cure. ThexGaINM only optionqv0LI would bemlht9 to amputateJaE7 before itDwToPM spread. A clean slicegljv from theNXd sashimi knife,epraz and goodbyeImSVS to a petrified limb.o9KdBA3YwQ
ezq6Choi Seol-ah’s teethP0BgZj chattered likeg82nEZ castanets.X1u
pLimkWShe wanted toa7ni live tobhR old ageTYxc with all9La four limbssWrb attached.LKO
8Ed6‘Should I justesE30t run now?lD56 Better tovEyN4 take a stab toxuI the stomachCa18 and endjaHO up inMtWz the hospital7YlyPC than loseeGkM an arm.’LnL1CYaRBJD
o5XThat’s when Kangjnjq Geom-Ma placedbec a handezpCMA on herpHDQ shoulder.n7I
awKA chill ranDOSfr2 down herX6ElNU spine likeRpbwv a joltFoHGxH of electricity.x1F5r9MxbM
zXeTKang Geom-Ma lookedVkbG0M at herWpp silently.9941R
sGR6“…….”r2aX
RXNB“Hehe.”5vIIIS
qGJhIWChoi Seol-ah putkWkvP4 a handks3N over herSE2VU mouth, mimedNBfu zipping itcFPpT shut, andIQA nodded rapidly.Dlam6ZFd6D
PPtSorry! I overdidORCe it! Herig8O eyes sparkledtC8Mz with a plea for2FS6dN mercy.8bfgpn
9Nw“You’re an adult,Fgk8L so please3dAOO learn toMkHs listen whenVB7 someone’s speakingFu671 calmly, okay?”haZoVvTNtgLt
1D0zAX“Yes, sir!”nhHwK
6qlaOnly then didN0T Kang Geom-Maue1rEe withdraw hisw6yn hand—and hisRZacj killing intent.tQb5H Horn watchedZOR the twok8P of themefo with curiouscH9cLP eyes.9lMh
KqAFpHorn was a perceptive dragon.awbiAM The facte1s08 that sheXDXKiL learned KoreanJJ1 so quickly2vi3 proved it.ETRk9 That’s why5Mj8w she understood,BtPzX if onlyHIJKn vaguely, howUC4Bu0 human societyTAi worked.ewCrA
Bouh‘Humans really respect7nxXfz age.’Tk6G9f
6cHFAmong demons, ageKB0l meant nothing.7mke1 Only strengthMefOwB mattered. WithMjYho lifespans overkpg5 a thousand4WwUV years, a few moregWxW didn’t makeZSt a difference.G1h0YKYhgB
lFuL6WBut humans honoredtxJJj the elderly.1kFJZ When HornG4O first cameCdmbmi to theYUH human world,IgR she foundSQFqxy that fascinating—almostb8WIc charming.KVeQD
eLv2B‘They value experiencerkM because theyP34hd live soU5n little.’qLZf
ACBAnd yet…ADHS
YSLUMKThe relationship betweenCpbfXu those twol62 was strange.RVuW6wb
lCcV9Even though Kangc01 Geom-Ma wasMg7nvJ clearly younger,85T he treatedGzwrUX the “purplexsPOje woman” withqqK7T total superiority.7c2aY If sheg90SD talked back,dOtLHS he wouldShIKd3 shoot killingsCF intent atdq82Cr her withoutjVtZ hesitation. AndK8S2 she’d instantlyN2p shrink away.H2mwojAHdpb
4Y3m4NOnly the strongbQELA had theopED right toLiEmy speak, andAU9IJ the weakae4 could only7gd nod. ItZkZew was just5JM like the55u2T demon ecosystem.75Xiru Even themhWy titles werejSXp strange. ChoiP5Nbw Seol-ah calledhRN him “Lord,”oP3bek “Master”…AdSW
v4MBTvAnd yet, beforeAFSA long, she’dhJfiG be annoyingoAq him again.N3Fxn As ifyHeP she forgot6eW everything. TheniplJzV the cycle0tesTw repeated punishment,IRu silence, sass.FtwBZjS9J
gBnt‘Does she… likecFCJ it atkn3p this point?’1l3x14Yv5u
9ViHorn smiled faintly.QfWkBb Thanks toCs3 the chemistrygJZE7 between thosePig5 two, the2MD heavy, stone-like0TZ9Oj atmosphere becameGTC3 a littleMd4 more bearable.VJxZu865
lfaSAnd deep down,UWA0 she feltu4Cygo satisfied too.PRwbI8TL
6APAll that complainingM3ld43 about her8C4sG eating tooYNcL0i much meat!HwdAzelok
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ItmbZsSuddenly, I askedDJzSi Horn a question.KD51Q
sn2h9“The Petrifying EyeERPE turns totZSk7P stone anyoneGPv1 who makesgN0y eye contactF7ZRV8 with theQW8xz user, right?w3r Then wouldn’thM8Fn it beFR8j enough tofWI6Ch fight withxZRf your eyes91x2 closed?”HiAK
nU21TN“That’s not viableLVF3zm in practice.jiGHD The petrificationSnEkV5 doesn’t justlcmh affect livingLDGxH things. ItnY9pf can hardenylhrq the ground,946C lava—even thingsS4k like wind.2j2 If you6QJ close yourkXbu eyes duringy3o8Z battle, myNrs8e9 brother willvqB9 definitely useXDh3Gh the terrainsf02 against youCTzYZ to limitHH0a your movement.”rCh54wnMPYH4
wONM2“…Ah.”Rsw69
0GUI let outpO5Nn a shortoEx sigh. TheMIYMK Petrifying EyeTia was completelyohPhKA broken.ZWV0E
JttbThe [Blessing ofpHL the Sword44L2 God] was7bQ also anRRtL ocular-type ability.PXe6 To use1Os3 it toNJZQL its fullest,lG7l I hadLLL to strikex3Z following the8dr red lines4cagP marked onfRBfDT enemies.EWuqZ
gznzXI planned tozK9o3 rely ontqU5w my experienceMBXwye fighting AllCBl Mute… butpqgDl if BasiliskY1pK could manipulatewhz the terrain,XjIzc it wouldvQs be utter7NjNJ chaos.T7e69D
cgR‘But then, howrMqM did Horn9hCOkI plan toxAweD fight someoneuvT like herI4RteV brother?’ZzUHTV
I3f2JJAs I thoughtLm9v8l about it,RpO5 Horn wasFqm going over1Nq her strategyUN0Tz while weRFk walked.kMB
ZR3T9P“Even so, I doubt heKLtDb can useGXOgu the abilityCDZ continuously. No26n matter howipdm9N much magicnyMjHh he has,za2 there has0cxC to beudpWr a limit.F5c29 When thatx9Np time comes,nYAOX I’ll transformuTI into a dragon andTfMi use spells.hvVQ You two3QT back meyV9 up fromqiE5 behind.”fnnfO
H2S“You’re going toyNXhh transform? ThatsqP means releasingVXMa your restraint,pLv right?”Tp8p
8k95“Yes, exactly. It’llntqSN probably consumefZHe almost allMVhLc my magic,0cBl but there’sYLmz no otherdLm way. Onlym0KHd a dragonL5fp can fight6uvcIL him onYJw equal footing.siS9Ra Luckily, BasiliskuB3C relies heavilyn9Myj on hisRkZY Eye, so7Qhf he’s notVhR good atjnT other spells.dZq80 So basically,mCN5L you two—”vS6fjOcrtN
s8XoGE“Pffft!”x5i
xuyOut of nowhere,G33O Choi Seol-ahDxfkS burst intoJPTBWF laughter. A lock ofX0SIb5 Horn’s hairstGkV popped upxoMSV like an6HQo exclamation mark,pALpA and herHexzx brows archedUZf3j slightly.NvUV
HU0“…What’s so funny?”xGz4tvAGHcAW
PxxE“Nothing, it’s justnkOIV2 the firstoAX time someone’sGSHej asked our4zAn8 Lord tofKp9n be support.s4Z I justo6igEM found itCxbvjP too funny.”XUUJ964tTdg
6FGChoi Seol-ah wiped9RIuC tears fromit11ma her eyesYz4C as shey9Ud3n laughed. HornD8j just blinkedwMI6C with wideBxqN eyes.hnI
mAG“Tell me, haveYz2Wge you ever98nxr seen someoneDe1 give a monster a heart attackQHnm with a sashimi knife?”sOqbNeeAe2K
0xxtbP“……?”PPvA1
ufqbPa“Who cares if88T9 it’s thenMKU6 Petrifying EyeuiFf or whatever!j21 Our LordV6Sz can slice7Tx anything inCo5gp one swing,gr6ob right?!”Vesse8
IMqShe turned toMGoyKJ me withJUv a pleadingS1r expression. I completely ignoredmGL her looknk6 begging forBZQ praise.uON7
jClSeeing that, shelEA lowered herf00 head, mutteringvvRQ something likeHtG “praise… praise…”hnKEaktbDn
Oop“…….”Ap166
n5UtI ignored herSct and turnedOPxC back toMu7p Horn.Y7c0l
2udfSIThere was a lot I wanted toPhwD know aboutmfu Magic Eyes.Zft In theZZYyS future, I was bound9E4Kl to faceV7zcoH more enemiesONsi who hadLXttx them. Learninge3OkH now wouldqrI help later.04ksRBJGU
O0vsRl“Horn, from whatgnI you said,2hWM8T is thetMM Petrifying Eye29n the strongestPCR52 of allgOVF the Eyes?”8pBiJl0g
svLB“Currently, yes. Butqpi in history,q26X there’s oneZmqub even stronger.”kB0nAHgw
6Zw2The ability toNrK petrify notwaDBJ2 just livinghJVyG beings butWPFtxV also terrainB5d7l already soundedXfdGRe incredible. And0yTVb there wasiitC something evenpS6cvi stronger? I could hardlyavsAZq believe it.49EfFajMuIy
noS7“The Eye ofO4g the Ring.0Y4W05 It’s saidTqm to benjSA able to10q distort, just6xnYOf once, theusb past, theb41bGa future, infinityzIHxJ and eternity,xtu structure andpd55 interpretation.”ZNhrR
UnnVkThanks to birth,7i5 there isnMWP death. ThanksomkxUK to destruction,Tnz new thingsvaZ2W emerge. Everything8QjpHt in theeGh5t world followsRMxdWT an endlessyuD0gf cycle.k8HD
aKBeAnd this abilityoIe could alterrTqo the outcome9zlh without breakingNthI that cycle.GXtY1w It wasNyK hard toYSJ2V grasp, butmG3z if youhGsZOX thought aboutqpCNTv it, it5NU7W2 was terrifying.sWtSPp546N
NvrNPut simply it0v6 was likemRwY rewriting 1+1=21mQlV into 1+1=3.S0f An ability8weww that defiedcsCigs the laws8f1rWz of thexFaM universe.0D6CGg
mDwHorn explained thatTcxY this abilityPFpnrd wasn’t justWffiQa a Magic96yAwH Eye butkFr7M bordered onpDqSp7 the conceptfo5rW of a Divine Eye.M5wgvLDjW
tspAnd who hadI9fA6T used it?r3Yra I askedJAeAc Horn, andgHib she answeredrdx6f without hesitation.XgYizkBJJOG
3Au“The bearer was1sQ the firstfWibP Dragon Lord,aANO Ouroboros. ButLjeycH 700 yearsjZv1I ago, henoasd passed thatNBU2o power toQaBTq a human…p4p and died.”xtqSGNlOlG
XOfO1“I thought only1dD demons couldBqvSpq use Eyes?rmo Don’t theyhAkVDr require magic0Q6S4a as fuel?”7PuW3jn2p
gpZ“The Eye of116oJ the RingqcAu3 is different.dyW5 It doesn’tZLplA use magic—itZK8PUm uses thehqezC user’s life.L7LV That’s why,c03h even if3q0 a humanzdg has nodhVJ magical power,jzpfx they cang7BUl use it.fDqnMW Though, ofFXBT2 course, theUic human hadbZn to beqtxE stronger thanNsO the Dragon3LZ Lord.”Voz1
63WE“A human strongerkKM than a Dragon Lord?znT0 Someone like1T07 that existed?”z2sOTxyUpP6N
xkQy“…Yes. Only one.bTHR The onlyNJULhh one OuroborosNQZ6zx ever respected.”crqsa65J
h2FHorn pressed herVo717 lips togetherDZM uncomfortably.ol7XR9
rdi“A name everyone87S knows. Humans,i3i demons—everyone.”xc5Wl
FGyTA chill ranLDs down my1byL spine. HornOXsx opened herryU mouth.ZgSnI
PGud“Balor Joaquin.”lRTz
PDAOh“……!”QXI
jW58S2“There’s still debateltqoy over whywfsI Ouroboros gavepdw him thatyD58Wi power. ButjPnwOB they sayTnw he neverGdCjg regretted it.WHHp8n When hegOax5 died, heKsOAi left theseldJk words behind.”hrryyBp7D
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fdNoIIn Miracle BlessingKueAs M, thereIEL are manyhUAqd3 unresolved mysteries.ItWoIH Maybe iti8VU was theExV studio’s design,QQm but someP5pe were neverQ5c revealed.SVaw5
3mC6The most representative.NNowLsqsXe
Lwr3hH— The true0HFX identity oftUrr the DemonZWf1FQ King.PUc
XMkB— The powerojgF of BalorgdKE Joaquin.mBOA
1LDoOzThe first, maybeqVCg you’d findhGx2as out atJumW the end.XbUvE6jl
NE9The second probablySD8A never.kD3VZ
NV5And now ithqPP seemed likeRwOe I…KnxrDv
39txLSWas the onlyXfh player whovIc knew theVtB game’s greatest6BZ MacGuffin.fDg
GbUw‘Did the founderyTj hero haveOGfH a MagicDzD Eye…?’oeTe
6Z56UAs I sankYysnwL into confusion,G96 Horn spokewokNM again withCR2rPX a reverentCHY voice.uSXpoC
rrn“Balor Joaquin wanted8Gw to stopARI the inevitableQcbEk destruction. ToWvF5 find thex0mi answer, heNtzXL left forfID distant lands…4tnXW and topgEnF do that,a5c6 he neededlXtZ the EyedibGBi of thehobB Ring…”bIpE1N
OthBefore she could0Udoe finish, anikR overwhelming energyR6kS surged aheadIuD of us.dTUdCqK6JZ
LwYpesSwoosh…CXig6
B7bA slippery, slitheringnw79WK sound echoedydX through thefxrYmR air. AllyxL of usewN2zL turned ourvPzzUX gaze forward.FmqXFJKVH
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