Chapter 237: Chapter 237 - The Summer Queen (2)
Chapter 237 – The Summer Queen (2)
Team: HH, thursdays, Yahiko
Chwak!
The Summer Queen lightly waved her hand at Aether and the others like they were in the way .
As she did, a storm of magic power began to swirl and cut down all the players in front .
They were people who had received elite educations and were renowned for their skills .
They were Aether’s precious subordinates who were helping him take revenge on the Elohim, but in front of the Summer Queen, they were just mayflies . It only took one second to get rid of them . Any more than that was a waste of time .
And the same went for Aether .
‘I, I have to run… . . !’
The Summer Queen’s eyebrow twitched seeing Aether dare to avoid her Wind Whip . She immediately turned her hand in the other direction .
Swek!
The whips smacked Aether’s head .
Kwang!
“He ran away like a rat . ”
There wasn’t anything left where the Wind Whip had just passed by . Aether was already gone .
. He had broken light and succeeded in escaping .
But the Summer Queen didn’t chase after Aether .
She could, but she didn’t feel like doing it; it was only a nuisance .
She forgot about Aether and snapped her head back to Tom .
Tom kneeled and slammed his head onto the ground . His forehead bled .
“I apologize!”
The Summer Queen growled with her canines flashing .
“Do I have to come to this lowly place myself? I never imagined this would be so difficult!”
“Please forgive… . . ”
“Beginning . I’ll punish you for this later . However, before this ends, you should fight with the will to die at any moment . ”
“Thank you for the chance, Mother!”
Tom hammered his head onto the ground over and over again . He could hear his skull cracking, but he didn’t have time to feel it .
If the Summer Queen was here, it meant that she was angry .
The Nine Dragon Sons’ reputation came from the amount of Dragon’s Blood they received, and the Summer Queen could adjust this amount as much as she wanted to . She could even take back the blood that was already given .
Then he wouldn’t be one of her soldiers anymore . With his powers gone, he wouldn’t even be in the 81 Eyes . He would instantly fall from a prince to a pauper right away .
The back of his head was hot .
He could feel the mocking gazes of his brothers . They thought he was already out of the running in the competition .
That was something Tom didn’t even want to think about . He had to somehow appease her in the time that was left .
However—
The Summer Queen didn’t even look at Tom . Her eyes were fixed on the canyons where the dust clouds were endlessly floating up .
The Philosopher’s Stone that she had been searching for would be there .
‘No matter what . No matter what… . . !’
The Summer Queen grit her teeth and activated the magic that she had been holding back . A white light surrounded her . When the light faded away, a large dragon revealed itself .
She looked a lot different than in the war against the Cheonghwado .
Her ruby-like scales were black, and her fiery eyes were dull . There were even holes in her wings, making them look tattered .
A broken Dragon Heart and Devil Poison .
The Summer Queen had just used the very last of her magic power . This was the last transformation and attempt, risking her life . If she failed here, only death awaited her .
The Summer Queen felt even more rushed .
With the Devil Poison already in her marrow, there wasn’t anything else she could do .
As the last dragon, the last descendant of the Draconic Species, she couldn’t die in vain in a place like this . Never!
Kraaaaaa!
The Summer Queen cried at the sky . As she spread her wings apart, all kinds of magic was activated at the same time, and her large body shook .
Kwang—
When she bashed her tail, she was already flying high to where the Brocken Fortress was . She didn’t have any magic power left anymore .
She was now squeezing out power from her soul, her spiritual power, to forcefully use her magic power .
Using her spiritual power was dangerous because it could separate her soul from her body, but she didn’t have any time to worry about that .
The powers that were buried by the Devil Poison woke up one by one . The powers that made up a dragon woke up in order, and Dragon Fear emanated from her, filling the ownerless Outer Space .
In this moment, the Endless World of Night was no longer the territory of the witches but the Summer Queen’s territory .
‘The opening of Intrenian and Dragon’s Blood?’
Yeon-woo had a questioning gaze when he looked at the items that were given as rewards .
He wasn’t going to refuse them, but because he had connections to a few of the top 5 artisans, he didn’t have any particular interest in the artifacts that the Red Dragon had .
Maybe if it was a tool that gods or heroes used, but there was no way they would’ve put such objects in there . There were probably just Class weapons or a few jewels .
But the other reward was different .
Dragon’s Blood .
This was something that couldn’t be found anywhere .
[Red Dragon Species’ Blood Serum]
Category: Elixir
Rank: S+
Summary: The last dragon, the Summer Queen, Ismenios, refined her blood to make this serum . Just by drinking it, your stats will increase .
This was more than a simple S+ item .
Everyone knew how powerful the Nine Dragon Sons were .
Considering how strong they became just from blood transfusions, this was a reward that people would risk their lives to get .
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‘Was she trying to make a new dragon soldier?’
It was possible .
From the Summer Queen’s Perspective, this was something the Walpurgisnacht needed to be taken care of quickly . If someone got rid of them and brought the secret of the Philosopher’s Stone, it was possible she wouldn’t stop just by making them a dragon soldier .
‘But the problem is that the Blood Serum came into my hands now . ’
Yeon-woo wondered what he should do with the Blood Serum . It wasn’t a bad idea just to drink it then and there .
However, he already had perfectly fine Dragon’s Blood running through his veins, so it wouldn’t make much difference . Also, the ancient dragon wasn’t a Red Dragon like the Summer Queen . It wouldn’t be absorbed as well .
There was probably a good way to use this, but it was such a sudden reward that he couldn’t think of anything .
‘Or……’
Yeon-woo looked at Vigrid in his hand . Vroom, vroom—
Vigrid shook when Yeon-woo looked at it, as if it liked it .
Vigrid had gotten rid of almost all of the curse, but Yeon-woo couldn’t release the last seal .
It had stopped at 90%, and it wasn’t progressing further from there .
Holiness wouldn’t help anymore . What if he borrowed the strength of the Draconic species, who were equal to the gods?
‘I’ll have to look into it . ’
Yeon-woo noted to discuss this with Brahm and opened Intrenian to put the Blood Serum inside .
Just when he was about to turn back—
Swoosh!
He suddenly stiffened his back from a hair-raising aura .
When he turned his head towards the direction of the aura, he saw a large dragon flying toward him at a beastly speed .
And faster than that came an intense aura like a bunch of clouds . It was a threatening aura equal to when the meteor fell .
‘The Summer Queen… . . !’
His skin stung and his back felt cold . The Dragon’s Blessing inside his cells trembled . They were trying to shake off the Dragon Fear .
However, there was a clear difference between a Dragon Human and a full dragon, so of course, the Dragon Human would be reluctant about the dragon .
That was another reason why he had tried to gain the Demon’s Blessing .
Yeon-woo calmed himself down as much as he could and tried to distance himself as much as he could from the Summer Queen .
[Extreme fear controls your body due to Dragon Fear . You are falling into a stunned condition . ]
[Your coolheadedness is being maintained with the trait ‘Cold-blooded . ]
[The Demon’s Blessing is activating . ]
[The Demon’s Blessing is activating . ]
[The stunned condition has been released . You have gained resistance to Dragon Fear . ]
‘It would be nice if there was another meteor left . Why did she come now?’
Yeon-woo consecutively used Blink to escape from the Summer Queen’s vision . Even though she was poisoned by the Devil Poison, the Summer Queen was still too much .
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‘No way . ’
He thought of why the Summer Queen had suddenly appeared . He could only think of one reason .
‘Because Vieira Dune was caught?’
Did she appear after checking the sudden quest was finished? Yeon-woo clenched his teeth . If that was the case, this was clearly his mistake .
However—
‘No, this could actually be an opportunity . ’
Yeon-woo decided to accept it as an opportunity .
The Summer Queen was going to die anyway . What could she do with her broken Dragon Heart and Devil Poison?
On the other hand, Yeon-woo was still in great condition .
He hadn’t even awoken his powers or the Dragon Body . Boo was growing after swallowing the Philosopher’s Stone, and he could call out Shanon, Hanryeong, Rebecca, and Brahm as well .
Everything else aside, Yeon-woo didn’t know too much about his limits after the Philosopher’s Stone was finished .
If he used his full power, he might have a chance .
Of course, this might just be wishful thinking .
After all, there was nothing more dangerous than an angry beast . Also, the Summer Queen wasn’t weak in her current state . She was exactly as strong as she was back in the war .
‘I can’t believe she still has that much strength . ’
Although he pushed the Dragon Fear away, he still felt threatened . Despite using the Cold-blooded trait, his hands and feet were asleep . Seeing her straight on like this took all the energy from him .
But Yeon-woo didn’t give up .
He trusted himself and his analysis of the current situation .
The people that he saw were alive with his Extrasensory Perception were all heading toward him .
Also, all their enmity was directed at the Summer Queen .
‘Summer Queen . You’ve made a big mistake . ’
[Hidden Quest / Field Arrest (1) ]
Summary: A while ago, the Bureau decided on disciplinary action for the Red Dragon, who attacked the Kelat Auction House for personal reasons . However, there is a limit to what the Bureau can do, so help is needed .
Capture or kill the Red Dragon’s players within the given time .
You can take a percentage of the skills or artifacts of the ones you kill .
The sudden quest that the Bureau had given . Obviously, the Summer Queen was included in ‘the Red Dragon’s players’ that was mentioned .
If they could catch the Summer Queen, how many rewards would they get? Also, the Summer Queen looked critical just at a glance .
It was possible . There was no doubt this was what the survivors were thinking .
But still, no one attacked . They were checking her strength first .
Kwang!
Just then, the Summer Queen looked around after she landed . Her furious face lashed around .
She was searching for something with her vertically slit eyes .
The person who completed the quest . She was searching for the person who killed Vieira Dune .
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[The Philosopher’s Stone! Where is the Philosopher’s Stone?!]
She screamed in a vehement voice . Her roar rang out over the canyons, shaking the Endless World of Night .
But of course, it wasn’t like the Philosopher’s Stone was suddenly going to appear, since Yeon-woo had already gotten rid of it .
[Give it!]
Her eyes were filled with lunacy as she searched for the person to unleash her wrath upon .
Then, Yeon-woo was in her sight . Because she was the one to give the quest, she found who it was right away .
[Give ittttt!]
She pawed the ground like she was going to crush Yeon-woo at any moment .
Yeon-woo waited for the right timing to attack .
If he was successful, he could kill the enemy who had seemed so far away with his own hands .
This was a gamble . A gamble with his life at stake .
There was a fifty-fifty chance he would succeed . No, if he was frank about it, there was less than a 10% chance he would succeed .
Yeon-woo went all in on this gamble with only a 10% chance of success because even that was pretty high .
He felt like his chest was tightening from the pressure . But still, Yeon-woo was happy for this chance .
As adrenaline pumped throughout his body, he gripped Vigrid even tighter .
Just when the Summer Queen was rushing at him, he felt a hand grip his shoulder .
When he looked back, Yeon-woo felt like all his tension faded away .
“Seseungnim . ”
The Martial King was grinning at him . The other tribe members were behind him as well . It was a completely unexpected meeting . Why was the One-horned tribe here?
But now that they were here, Yeon-woo was sure that they could defeat the Summer Queen . The possibility of 10% increased to 90% .
The Martial King patted Yeon-woo’s shoulders twice, as if telling him not to worry and put his hands in his pockets as he strutted forward .
[Give it!]
“What?”
[Give it!]
“Lady, what are you talking about?”
[Give it!]
The Summer Queen was spitting out the same words over and over again, completely taken over by madness .
The Martial King smirked seeing her state and pulled his hand out in front of the Summer Queen .
“Is this what you’re looking for?”
He waved his middle finger elegantly in the air .
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