Chapter 254: 254
Chapter 254: Eat Up (1)
Baaaaang!
The spear clashed against the shield .
“Ugh . ”
Cale grabbed his stomach .
He felt woozy .
It felt as if his insides would turn over .
It was different than the feeling he felt every so often when he used the Vitality of the Heart .
The glass plate that had become as weak as possible was causing Cale pain .
“Damn it . ”
Red blood .
A drop of blood dripped from Cale's mouth to his chin and then onto the ground .
The color of that drop of blood was red .
It was different than the black dead blood that usually came out .
The fishy smell of blood started to fill the area around the lake that looked like a grey eye .
Squirm, squirm .
Beacrox saw it this time .
The Black Dragon's front paws were moving . The front paws were shaking and visibly moving, little by little .
The fishy smell of blood was making the young Black Dragon’s heart beat even faster .
Thump, thump .
He was sure that it was Cale's blood .
Raon wanted to hurry up and open his eyes in order to see what was going on . However, the young Dragon was looking at a different world right now .
The young Dragon had to move around in his dreams since his first growth phase started .
No, he needed to face a trial that imitated a dream . His instincts were telling him that he needed to pass this trial in order to fight alongside Cale, however, it was hard to overcome quickly .
Raon looked over his body .
Short front paws, short body, and tiny wings .
All of them were full of injuries .
He was fighting without resting, however, he could not use mana nor magic in this dream . A Dragon who had not gone through its first growth phase and could not use magic was extremely weak .
Raon looked down under his feet .
He had seen this ever since the dream-like trial had started . The young Dragon could see people grabbing onto his ankles .
Cale, On, and Hong, Goldie gramps, Choi Han, Rosalyn, Ron, Lock, Mary, Beacrox, etc .
Too many people were holding onto Raon’s ankles .
Raon had to fight with these people holding onto him .
He could see a Dragon in the sky when he looked up .
It was a large Dragon that was incomparable to his short self .
Although most adult Dragons were 20 meters in length, this large Dragon was close to 30 meters in length .
The Dragon was black in color while its eyes were dark blue .
Raon's instincts were telling him something .
‘That Dragon is me .
That Dragon is me as an adult . ’
It was a Dragon that was flying alone freely in the sky without anybody holding onto its ankles .
‘I need to fight and win against that Dragon . ’
His instincts as a Dragon were telling him that defeating his future self was the only way to overcome this trial . That was why Raon was fighting against this large Black Dragon .
However, he did not have a chance of victory .
He was too weak to win against a strong Dragon .
However, Raon could not just choose to give up even though he knew that this was the case .
It was because he could hear and smell what was going on in the real world .
“Fuck!”
He could hear his weak human's voice in the world outside of this trial .
It was the way he talked whenever he was frustrated or annoyed . Raon lowered his head . It was not the voice of the person grabbing onto his ankles in this trial, but the voice of his human in the real world .
The human had said that he only had 3 days .
‘This smell of blood is our human's smell .
I need to save him . ’
Raon flew back up into the sky . It was sort of, no, extremely difficult to fly because of the people holding onto his ankles, however, he did not stop flapping his wings .
It was because he did not despise the people holding onto his ankles .
Raon charged once more toward the large Black Dragon that was looking down at him .
Raon was not scared . He was just afraid that he would be too late to return to reality .
The person who was dealing with things in the real world that Raon was desperate to get back to could not help but swear .
“Ugh, motherfucker!”
Cale’s expression looked as terrible as possible as he coughed up blood and continued to swear . His insides were rumbling and felt as if they would flip over .
Furthermore, he was going nuts after seeing all of the red blood that he was continuing to cough up .
Baaaaang!
The grey water spear and the silver shield crashed together once again .
Although there was a loud noise, the silver shield was fine and did not even shake a little .
The problem was that the water spear that was aiming for Cale was fine as well .
Chhhhhhhh .
The shape of the spear broke down right after slamming into the shield, however, it quickly returned its form and shot toward Cale once again .
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The silver shield and water spear continued to slam into each other as if they wanted to gulp the other up .
Cale wiped the blood away from his mouth as he glared at the grey water spear .
His body's plate had reached its limit .
His insides were roaring in ways that were incomparable to the wooziness he felt when he was using the Sound of the Wind to travel .
That was why he could not use the Indestructible Shield nor the Scary Giant Cobblestone as much as he wanted to .
‘He always lost to the glutton and the stubborn Super Rock . ’
That was what the Fire of Destruction had told him, however, the opportunity to fully use those powers was not available for him .
However, Cale’s eyes were calmly looking at the lake and the water spear .
‘One chance . ’
He could only use the Super Rock once with the shield activated .
One chance .
Cale repeated that to himself as he blocked the water spear with the shield again .
Baaaaaang!
Loud noises echoed throughout the area once again . The ancient Dragon Eruhaben started to frown while watching the fight .
The Water of Judgment .
It was cold and ruthless .
He felt an unbelievable power coming from the water spear . It was a power that seemed ready to execute a sinner immediately .
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‘Something is weird . ’
Something truly was weird .
The ancient powers that Eruhaben knew about were all lacking to be the main source of power .
However, some of the ancient powers that this unlucky Cale Henituse had in his possession were as strong as, if not stronger, than most strong individuals’ strengths .
“…This . ”
Eruhaben started to frown .
He could feel Cale Henituse’s rumbling insides . His plate was about to break .
This ancient power was said to be an arrogant power that was almost like a god .
But Cale Henituse’s current condition was not at his best to be able to win against such an ancient power .
Can he win?
Was it even possible with his current condition?
It was difficult even for this wise ancient Dragon to determine .
However, there was something that he did know .
“It is difficult using standard methods . ”
The ancient Dragon Eruhaben’s eyes opened wide at that moment .
Ooooooo-
The lake rumbled once more .
The ancient Dragon touched his arm .
He was getting the chills .
Eruhaben heard Cale’s voice at that moment .
“This is driving me nuts . They're all crazy, all lunatics! Damn it!”
Cale could not hold back from shouting .
Chhhhhhhhh-
Something was coming up from the bottom of the lake .
They were chains made out of water .
Chains were shooting up from the bottom of the lake, as if they were ready to shackle the hands and feet of the sinner . A water spear and now chains . Cale started to frown .
He felt frustrated .
They were quiet .
Those loud voices of the ancient powers were all being quiet .
Now that he thought about it, the other voices of the ancient powers all went quiet whenever he was trying to earn another power .
Chhhhhh- chhhhhhhhh-
Multiple chains shot up from the water . They then clanked as they stuck to the water spear . They looked as if they were going to attack Cale alongside the water spear .
“Damn it . For being the Water of Judgment, it uses some weird shit . ”
It was when Cale subconsciously voiced his frustration .
It’s not me .
It was the voice of a woman .
A clear voice that seemed to be echoing inside a cave filled Cale's mind .
It was the Water of Judgment .
He was sure of it .
He always heard the voice of the owner of the ancient power whenever he was about to finish the trials .
No, this isn’t me!
“Ugh . ”
Cale put his hand up to his ears . The calm voice in his mind suddenly turned into a screech .
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Chhhhhh- chhhhh!
At the same time, the chains and the spear combined together in order to become an extremely large spear . Furthermore, the surface of the lake started to tremble .
This isn’t my power! This is not me! I, I am not a judge!
‘Not a judge?’
Cale’s gaze quickly changed .
I, I am!
I am! I…!
That was all the ancient power kept saying . That voice was giving him a headache . That was why he subconsciously commented .
“Then who are you?”
If you are not the Water of Judgment, then who are you?
Everybody calls you the Water of Judgment .
It was at that moment .
He heard a quiet voice .
I…Am someone who does not have freedom .
Screeeech- screeech-
The odd noise made Cale lift his head up .
The large water spear surrounded by chains was aiming at Cale . Just looking at it made it hard to breathe .
The ancient Dragon who was watching this said what came to his mind .
“…You are chained down by a god . ”
I am chained .
Cale could hear the owner of the ancient power in his mind .
She was chained by a god using shackles called responsibility and duty . She had to be repressed by an identity that she was not born with .
She was chained the moment that she was born, and then that god gave her a name as soon as he found her . Then he gave her to the people .
I wish to get out of them . I escaped and ran away to the corner of the Eastern continent, however, I had already forgotten about who I truly was .
Free me .
It wanted to return to its original identity .
The power that a god cherished but had no choice but to chain down wanted to be used freely at least once .
The god gave me the name of the, ‘Water of Judgment . ’ However, I have a name that I gave myself .
A name that she gave herself . She wanted to use that name .
Ancient powers always give themselves names . I lost the chance to give myself a name . I want a new chance to give myself a name .
And she found someone who could give me that chance .
She could feel the powers of the people who helped her escape to the Eastern continent a long time ago .
They had helped her write a letter of resignation, caused a fire in order to create a diversion, and then defended against the white snakes with a shield .
They also gave her a ride on the wind to help her move, and finally, gave her a body that was as strong as his own boulder . There was also a nice person who consoled her and was her conversation buddy .
In the end, they had sacrificed themselves for the world .
She could smell their scent .
It was coming from this person .
I am not a judge .
The grey lake started to tremble .
Water is something that naturally flows from top to bottom .
The laws of nature indicated that water would flow from top to bottom . That was how it was meant to be .
However, she was someone who went against the laws of nature .
That was why a god cherished her but had to chain her down, forcing her to be with the humans .
The owner of the ancient power had only said the name she gave herself once she arrived at the Eastern continent and had earned her freedom .
I am the Retrogressive Water .
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Retrogressive .
The one who defies the laws of nature .
Her voice in Cale's mind slowly became quieter . The voice that sounded as if it was in a cave far away started to disappear, however, he could still clearly hear it .
He could hear her last words .
I am the Sky Eating Water .
It was the first name she gave for herself after throwing away the name of the, ‘Water of Judgment . ’
The Sky Eating Water .
Screeeeeech- screeeeeeech!
Cale lifted his head up .
The chains turned the tip of the water spear toward Cale once her voice disappeared .
“…It is the traces of a god . ”
Nobody could hear what Eruhaben just said .
It was because the water ate up the noise .
Chhhhhhhh-
A large grey spear was shot toward Cale .
At the same time, the chains shot out while trying to tie Cale’s limbs down .
“…No . ”
‘This is not okay . He can’t do it . ’
Eruhaben felt a power that went against the laws of nature in the chains and water spear .
This was something that Cale could not handle .
“Cale Henituse!”
Eruhaben had no choice but to shoot some white gold mana toward Cale and start to run toward him .
However, Eruhaben could not stand next to Cale .
Chhhhhhhh .
Cale smiled while looking at the chains and water spear that were heading toward him .
‘The Retrogressive Water . ’
He liked this name quite a bit .
It was much better than the, ‘Water of Judgment . ’
Cale could not hear the voices of the owners of the ancient powers . However, he could feel the other ancient powers making their presences known around his body .
Cale looked directly at the water spear and started to speak .
“Then I will go in reverse as well . ”
Cale’s body shot forward .
The Sound of the Wind became Cale's feet .
Cale turned his head and smiled toward his group . They seemed to be anxious .
Cale's feet left the ground . His feet were walking where he should not be able to walk, as if he was water that was aiming for the sky that it could not reach . The results of that soon reached Cale’s ears .
Chhhhhhhhhhhh-
The Grey Eye Lake .
Cale jumped into the lake .
He was certain .
The water could not touch him .
Cale chose to sink into the lake .