Chapter 128
Kugugugu! Guruluk!
A bizarre sound echoed.
It could have been the churning of internal organs, or the aftermath of an external collision.
Honestly, probably both.
Anyway—
The inside of the dragon was exactly as awful as expected.
“Keueup!”
I was suffocating.
It was stuffy.
I couldn’t see anything.
The only fortunate thing was:
Olena’s water shield slowly replenished oxygen.
And I had landed precisely in the space Capu mentioned.
– “Hey, hurry up.”
Of course, the most fortunate thing was—
Even here, on the verge of death, the Elder was with me.
– “There’s no good in staying inside something like this for long. Humans or animals—when something invades their body, they instinctively defend themselves.”
“Like white blood cells?”
– “White blood cells? What’s that?”
Ah.
Right. The Elder had no concept of modern biology.
“It’s part of the immune system.”
– “Hmm. Is that so?”
“Yes.”
Whoong!
I swung the God-Slaying Spear and adjusted my grip.
Then exhaled once.
The Elder was right.
Rather than wasting time, I needed to achieve my goal quickly.
‘Where do I go?’
I closed my eyes.
The Great Demon Dragon’s core was overflowing with concentrated energy.
I could sense it through the Supreme Azure Mind Method.
‘That direction.’
Kugugugu……
That massive flow—there it was.
I turned toward it.
– “That’s right. There, you rascal,” the Elder murmured.
– “Cut as you go with that cheat-like weapon of yours. There’s no path in a place like this. The direction you choose becomes the path.”
Oh.
That sounded cool.
The place I walk becomes the path.
Like an explorer carving through uncharted land.
I shortened the spear into a dagger.
Set the blade horizontally.
Then dug in.
Scratch! Scrape! Stab! Stab!
The Godslayer weapon pierced through bone and flesh, normally impossible to penetrate.
Puwhack!
Blood splattered.
Squish!
Something slimy brushed my arm.
Gross—but Olena’s water shield kept me clean.
Her magic really was convenient.
The flowing water wrapped around me, wiping and washing as I crawled.
“……”
I kept going without speaking.
Pushing with my legs, squeezing forward.
Grabbing bones and muscles with my left hand to pull myself deeper.
– “Good. Keep moving.”
I moved.
– “The more you move, the more pain that beast feels. Now stab and slice to your heart’s content! Let that Toxin Mist flow freely!”
“That’s right, Toxin Mist.”
Listening to the Elder mutter, I focused.
I continued releasing the Toxin Mist I’d injected earlier.
Gukung! Guwoong!
A drumming sound echoed faintly.
And a distant cry.
It was working.
– “Now, you’re almost there.”
Vladimir’s teleport had been accurate.
The distance to the dragon’s center wasn’t far.
– “A bit more! More! You’re close!”
With the Elder urging me on, I continued forward.
Of course, it wasn’t easy.
Keureuk! Keureuk!
The surrounding muscles twitched violently, squeezing and striking me.
Sharp protrusions sliced at my skin.
“Seeing this makes you appreciate how strange living bodies are, doesn’t it?”
It hurt.
It burned.
But it didn’t matter.
If I hurt—
Great Demon Dragon, you hurt too.
Wait for me.
I’ll make you hurt much more.
“Sunny, Eldrin.”
[Using skill, ‘Skeleton Knight Summon’ (A-Rank).]
[Using 10 energy.]
[‘Bone 1’ has appeared.]
[Using skill, ‘Skeleton Knight Summon’ (A-Rank).]
[Using 10 energy.]
[‘Sun Spear’ has appeared.]
[Using skill, ‘Skeleton Knight Summon’ (A-Rank).]
[Using 10 energy.]
[‘Eldrin’ has appeared.]
……
I resummoned the skeletons behind me in the tunnel I carved.
“My lord, where is this…?”
“Master. Is this the inside of the Great Demon Dragon?”
Sunny and Eldrin spoke loyally as ever.
Eldrin even sounded excited.
Well—
The Great Demon Dragon was an enemy she would never share the sky with.
“Use everything you’ve got.”
I clenched my teeth.
“Summon subordinates, pour out your skills—anything. Deal even a little damage.”
“Yes, my lord. I will obey.”
“Thank you for this opportunity, Master.”
I nodded and pushed forward.
The deeper I went, the more violently the dragon’s body convulsed.
The distant screams grew louder.
– Keuraaaaa!
A rough roar shook everything.
– “Stay focused until the end!”
The Elder shouted.
– “It’s thrashing wildly! It senses danger! You’re right there! Break through! Break through and stab the energy core!”
I did as he said.
Blood splattered everywhere.
I pushed forward.
And then—
“Keuheuk!”
A massive force slammed into me.
A sheer wall of energy so strong it made me scream instinctively.
If I hadn’t timed this when it had fired its Breath—
My entire body would have melted instantly.
Stab!
I thrust my weapon with everything I had.
I squeezed out every drop of energy through the Supreme Azure Mind Method.
Puwhack!
Blood exploded outward, and the vibration intensified.
But I didn’t stop.
Stab! Stab! Stab! Stab!
Over and over, like a madman.
“Die…”
A human hand grabbing a dragon’s heart.
Slaying a transcendent being that should never be reached.
Has any hunter on Earth ever done this?
“Die…! Die…!”
I can do it.
I will do it.
I have never failed once I committed to something.
My breath stopped.
There wasn’t enough oxygen anyway.
“What the hell!”
I simply stopped breathing and swung wildly like a machine.
I drove the weapon deep into its heart—
—
– Keuaaaaaaa!
The Great Demon Dragon suddenly roared in agony.
– Hmm?
Aranvalon blinked.
He had been getting pushed back.
After losing the Breath struggle, he was clearly inferior in raw strength.
His organs screamed with every pressure-laced attack, and nerves burned with damage.
‘But suddenly…?’
The Great Demon Dragon writhed—
Violently.
‘Could it be…?’
Aranvalon realized immediately.
‘Humans?’
Those humans who wiped out his Dragon Tooth Soldiers—
Were they now attacking the Great Demon Dragon from within?
– Hmm.
Unexpected.
He had dismissed them as bugs.
Annoying, troublesome bugs.
‘Well… anyway.’
An opportunity was an opportunity.
Just as the Great Demon Dragon pounced when he faltered—
Aranvalon would do the same.
Chuckling, he swung his claws.
Whoong!
Dragon energy erupted from his body.
– Now die! Intruder!
He released all the energy he had been saving.
Jeojeojeojeok!
A massive blast split the air and struck the Great Demon Dragon’s abdomen.
– Keuaaaa! You coward! Why now?!
The Great Demon Dragon’s face twisted further.
Aranvalon’s dozens of energy waves burrowed into its body.
– Cowardice? You accused me of greed, yet look at you now.
Aranvalon didn’t stop.
– I’ll tear off your neck.
Taking advantage of the dragon’s disoriented gaze—
He lunged in and bit down.
Kwaduk!
His sharp teeth clamped onto the Great Demon Dragon’s neck.
– ……!
The Great Demon Dragon panicked.
Aranvalon moved quickly.
Stab! Stab!
Both claws plunged into its abdomen.
He used his weight to climb over its body—
Then crushed it.
Buuk! Buuuk!
His massive talons shredded its stomach and skin.
– Keu, keuheok…?
The Great Demon Dragon couldn’t even scream.
Aranvalon’s teeth had tore into its esophagus.
– Keureureuk! Serves you right, intruder. Just die.
He growled, triumphant.
– Your corpse will feed my greed. Be honored.
– This… kind… of… bullshit… Keuheok…!
The Great Demon Dragon’s pupils dilated.
– This can’t be…
He couldn’t comprehend it.
Even restricted—
Even after being sealed before—
He had been a ruler.
A dragon unmatched.
– It can’t… end like this…
Not without revenge.
Not in a place he didn’t even recognize.
But—
The match was over.
He knew that.
Why did it end like this?
How?
– That damn human.
The Otherworldly Being he summoned to break his seal—
That human ruined everything.
‘Was it greed? Should I not have wanted more?’
– Keukeuk…
He laughed.
– Keukeukeuk…!
His laughter was empty.
His fading eyes looked at Aranvalon.
– You… you may smile now… you may think you’ve won…
His eyes slowly closed.
– Soon… you’ll pay for that greed…
His last words.
Thud! Kwaaaang!
His head hit the ground heavily.
Dust erupted.
– Hmph. Too many words for a loser.
Sreuk!
Aranvalon released the corpse.
He stared with greedy eyes—
But then glanced upward.
– You humans.
Seven had entered.
Only six remained.
They floated on a platform supported by water pressure.
– Hmm.
Aranvalon shook his head.
His joints screamed.
His head spun.
His condition was terrible.
Wounds upon wounds.
Blood dripping.
– What should I do with you?
They seemed like enemies.
But he had also won thanks to them.
Should he let them live?
– No.
If they hadn’t touched his Dragon Tooth Soldiers, he would have won earlier.
Besides—
He was the Greed Dragon.
What he possessed would never be returned.
– Yes.
Aranvalon nodded.
– I will show mercy. I’ll kill you painlessly. That should satisfy both sides.
Whoowoong!
As he gathered energy again—
“Hey! Wait a minute!”
One of the bug-like humans shouted.
“Satisfy each other my ass! Why are you deciding satisfaction, you damned lizard?!”
It was the man with the staff—
Vladimir Rodygin.
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