Chapter 2
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I pulled out a dagger and made a long cut on my forearm . Blood leaked out of the cut and formed a dark red spear . Dazzling black flames flowed from the tip of the spear and wound around the shaft .
-Grrrr
Lauchitas, who had previously looked down on my and ignored me, raised all three of its heads at the same time . Its hackles rose, wary at the sight of the spear that had taken its eyes . Its mouth opened, showing the rows of serrated teeth that lay within .
If it were the original me, I would have long collapsed under its pressure before I could even meet its eyes . But now I couldn’t even feel the slightest bit of tension .
I was sure . It was weaker than me .
“C’mon, you fucking lizard . ’
-Grrrr!
It cried as if in answer . The entire area was shaken by the roar that was full of life . The three heads of the red giant completely rose off the ground . There were no wings . Instead it had a sleek body that wore awful curses all over it, like a leopard’s spotted coat . Its long tail were full of speckled and patterned swirls, along with a set of thorns .
Thud!
Its four feet hit the ground . The sickle-like claws, which resembled the scythes of the god of death, left long scars on the floor . It had unimaginably fast movement for such a giant body . In one move, the creature crossed the space between us in a single leap . If it had been the me from before, I wouldn’t have been able to catch it .
But now I could .
“Why aren’t you crawling?”
I felt like it was a puppy that was running around . My brother was ranked 3 in terms of speed among the world’s strongest adults and teenagers . If my younger brother had been alone, the attacks of this little three-headed lizard wouldn’t be allowed to even graze him . At this moment, I was faster than him .
Tap!
I jumped into the air with a twisted mockery of a smile .
Smash!
The creature’s claws broke through the ground I had been standing on . As I lazily looked down at the scene, I used a flood of skills .
“Blue Willow Leaves . ”
Leaves that could only be seen by the caster scattered over the area . I stepped on the leaves with my toes and jumped up into the air once again .
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The highly poisonous Lauchitas jumped up again and again but I nimbly dodged its claws . Its curses, that shot up at me like stingers, was blocked by the shield .
Graaa!
The baby lizard on the ground roared . If you don’t like this, come up here with your wings!
My brother had no flying skills . But with the Blue Willow Leaves skill, he could dance in the air as if we were on the ground . There wasn’t any goddamn thing that he couldn’t do .
“No, he couldn’t cut ties with a useless older brother . ”
Muttering, I pulled the spear in my head to the side . I wound the black flames back and pulled as if I were pulling a bow .
Shoot!
-Grrrr!
The spear that I fired penetrated the left head of Lauchitas . The black flames soared and the pierced head melted away in an instant . The lizard went mad with pain, running wild, swinging its claws and biting with its teeth . However, it was too slow .
Thud! Thud!
Like an eel that had been dragged ashore onto dry land, it jumped up and down on its bottom . It was a funny scene . That bastard’s funny, but I’m funny too .
I used my blood to create a new spear .
Bam!
-Kuh! Graa!
The right head was also smashed . With the loss of the heads that had working eyes, the Lauchitas was discern the world around it . The creature with scales all over its body stopped moving around and crouched down . It was as if it was scared .
“……this is too easy . ”
It was so easy that I was almost in tears . It met its end too quickly .
If I burned the last head, even the most powerful dragon species wouldn’t be able to withstand it, but I aimed for the legs instead of the head . It was as helpless as a fish drying up on hot sand as I cut its limbs off one by one .
Slowly, gently .
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The monster shrieked, groaned, and then took its final, dying gasps .
The floor was like a bloody version of a muddy swamp, but the Lauchitas was still alive . I clicked my tongue and sat on its body .
Time was almost up . Once the timer for the skill was over, I would immediately die from the venom of Lauchitas’ carcass .
What a useless person, I was .
“What else could I do even if I survived?”
If people knew that Yuhyun was dead because of me, his older brother, I would probably be sentenced to a public execution . If I was tied to the square, people would come from all over the world to stone me .
“I would go down in history, maybe even in textbooks . I have been cursed a lot so far, but now I’m sure I’m going to be cursed for generations to come . Haha . ”
Why did you die instead of me, my stupid younger brother? It was really useless . Ah, fuck . I should have died back then when I had broken my leg . Then I wouldn’t be as horrible as I am now and Yuhyun wouldn’t have died for me . He really saved such a useless and unnecessary guy .
I thumped on the scales of the Lauchitas, which was breathing its last breaths, with the palm of my hand .
“I’m not going to live much longer so don’t be unfair . Why did you come out of a D Class Dungeon anyway? Did the managers miscalculate the Class?”
Either way, it didn’t matter to me anymore . There was no way I had the energy to leave before the effects of my skill ended .
“Why hadn’t I simply supported Yuhyun from behind and lived well?”
Getting protected by my good-natured younger brother and just live off of him; why did I get this inferiority complex?
Just then, the reward window for the death of Lauchitas popped up .
[Impossible Achievement! You have hunted a dragon alone!]
Yuhyun had shot the dragon too; why was it considered alone? Maybe it was because of the time difference between his attacks and mine .
Legendary Title ‘Dragon Slayer’ has been granted!]
Dragon Slayer . It sounded like a title with some great stats, but I hadn’t checked it . How did I know? A pumpkin is still a pumpkin even if you draw lines on it .
Then, my level rose and a series of items appeared one after another .
[Gatestone x10]
[Grade 1 Grant Amount x5]
[Red Dragon’s Great Sword]
[Wish Stone]
Huh? Wish Stone?
While glancing through the items in the window, the first thing I noticed was the Wish Stone . It was my first time seeing such an item .
“Just by seeing your name, it seems like you’ll be able to grant me a wish . ”
No way . Something like that could only be a scam .
Though I thought it was ridiculous, I still sat up . When I opened the inventory, I saw a red bead that was just a little smaller than my fist .
Swallowing dryly, I took the beads out and checked the information on it .
[Wish Stone – Myth Class
Grants one wish for the user . ]
It’s real!
“Then, my younger brother-!”
[※ Resurrection of the deceased is not allowed . ]
“……what the fuck?!”
I belatedly noticed the last condition of the item . Why wasn’t I able to save a dead person? A Myth Class should be a Myth Class! If you are a god, you should be able to do whatever you want!
“Dammit, then what’s the point?! Everything except saving people? I, I just…!”
I grasped the Wish Stone tightly in my hand .
Things that I could wish for instantly flashed through my head . If it could grant any wish, I might be able to become stronger than Yuhyun . Maybe I could keep my current state .
Then I could get rid of my bad reputation . People would soon forget the heroes of the past and praise the new ones .
I could finally take the position that I had been so envious of .
In a much more glorious position, I could climb higher than anyone .
I was caught in delusion and rolled my eyes, and sighed for a long time .
“……Yuhyun, you . You’re really screwing with me until the end . ”
I might regret it . No, I’m sure that I would regret it .
So, I won’t regret anything .
I’m already coated with layers of regret, if I added one more, would it make a difference?
“Hey, Wish Stone . Is it possible to turn back time?”
As if in answer, the red bead began to shine . The dead could not be raised, but I could still do this . It seemed like it was better to turn the clock back, how funny .
Then to before I came in here, no . Just bring me back to five years ago . With my current memory . I’ll live quietly and live well this time around . ”
If I hadn’t gone out, I wouldn’t have been in trouble and my legs would be fine . Yuhyun wouldn’t be upset because of me . Everything would be fine .
I would just live off of my brother’s surplus money .
[Do you want to turn back time?]
“Yeah . ”
The light shining from the beads grew stronger . All my eyes saw was bright red burn, and then suddenly everything became white .
And .
The sight of a strange room settled in front of my restored vision .
End