Chapter 130
‘I can’t beat Aranvalon under normal circumstances.’
I swallowed hard.
The only reason I managed to defeat the Great Demon Dragon was because—
Luck and countless coincidences lined up perfectly.
If that monster hadn’t fought Aranvalon in a bloody battle first?
‘I definitely wouldn’t have killed him.’
He wouldn’t have used Breath.
He would’ve sensed me the moment I infiltrated his body and reacted instantly.
‘Therefore—’
This was going to be difficult.
I had to use every option I had.
[Skill: Bone Dragon]
[Rank: S]
[Effect 1: Uses 100 Energy to turn a dragon’s corpse into an undead.]
[Effect 2: ‘Bone Dragon’ will follow you for 5 hours, then disappear into subspace.]
[Effect 3: Cooldown: 24 hours.]
I reread the reward skill from the Dragon Slayer achievement.
A skill only I could use—because I earned maximum contribution.
Bone Dragon.
‘Shibal.’
Goosebumps ran down my arms.
That massive thing becomes my undead?
Doesn’t that just make your heart pound?
Yeah.
This was what a necromancer should be.
The true signature of a necromancer wasn’t a Death Knight or a Lich.
It was a Bone Dragon.
The ultimate undead.
A skeletal dragon—nothing resonated more with a man’s soul.
Kugugugu!
‘Let’s go!’
I unleashed the overflowing energy toward the fallen Great Demon Dragon.
Imagining the brutal beast rising as my servant and tearing into Aranvalon—
However.
“…Huh?”
My expression twisted.
Because the powerful energy shot out—and then fizzled uselessly.
“What?”
[An error has occurred!]
“Huh?”
A stupid noise escaped my mouth.
Error?
[You are cursed.]
[You can only summon skeletons.]
[Skill ‘Bone Dragon’ (S-Rank) is canceled.]
[100 Energy recovered.]
“…Crazy?”
I narrowed my eyes at the alert.
I reread it.
Twice.
Three times.
“…Ha.”
Right.
I had forgotten.
My unique ability was Cursed Necromancer.
Meaning I could only control skeletons.
(T/N: Yeah, I know its weird. Bone Dragon is still a skeleton right?)
‘But isn’t this ridiculous?’
This wasn’t a necromancer skill.
It was an achievement reward.
Meaning—
Does the curse override the system itself?
I frowned at the nonsense.
Then—
[The system is recalculating achievement rewards.]
[Identifying compatibility between ‘Skill’ and ‘Unique Ability’.]
[Please wait.]
Yeah.
That made sense.
It should.
I let out a relieved sigh.
If it didn’t recalculate, it would’ve been unfair.
I worked my ass off for the Dragon Slayer achievement.
Losing the reward outright would’ve been insane.
[Ting!]
[Skill ‘Bone Dragon’ (S-Rank) changes to skill ‘Bone Dragon Skeleton’ (S-Rank)!]
Bone Dragon Skeleton?
What?
[Skill: Bone Dragon Skeleton]
[Rank: S]
[Effect 1: Only ‘Cursed Necromancer’ can acquire this skill.]
[Effect 2: Uses 100 Energy to absorb a dragon’s bones.]
[Effect 3: All summonable skeletons have their bones replaced with the absorbed dragon bones.]
[Effect 4: Bone density and quantity determine the number and strength of skeletons.]
I scanned it quickly.
In short—
Sunny, Eldrin, and the rest of my skeletons would get new bodies made of dragon bone.
Kind of like Dragon Tooth Soldiers.
If those were made of teeth—
Mine would be made of bones.
“Hm. Not bad.”
Better than not getting anything.
Anyway—time to test it.
[Using skill ‘Bone Dragon Skeleton’ (S-Rank).]
(T/N: Would have been cooler if it was the original skill. Imagine, riding a flying bone dragon. Damn)
[Consuming 100 Energy.]
Kugugugu!
Once again, overwhelming energy burst from the staff toward the Great Demon Dragon’s corpse.
At the same time—
– What pointless tricks are you trying now? If you’ve got nothing worthwhile, disappear.
Red flames flew from Aranvalon’s magic circle.
“Hoon!”
Olena shouted.
“I’m fine!”
I had been watching Aranvalon the entire time.
Swaaaaaa!
The flames surged forward like a roaring tide—
‘Bone Four!’
Bone Four appeared instantly and blocked the flames with the Behemoth’s Bone Shield.
The shield, engraved with the demonic visage of Behemoth, absorbed the fire—
[Ting! Absorbing the bones of the ‘Great Demon Dragon’.]
Paaaaat!
Light burst across the battlefield.
[The skeletons’ bones are reforged with dragon bones.]
A mist-like light enveloped all 7,777 skeletons.
– What…?
Aranvalon widened his yellow eyes.
He had reason to be shocked—
The massive corpse of the Great Demon Dragon collapsed into a limp empty skin.
Everything inside had vanished.
– You—what have you done?! Where did you hide my spoils?!
Ah.
So he wasn’t shocked.
He was furious because his loot disappeared.
Expected of the Greed Dragon.
“Why is that yours? I contributed too.”
I muttered and looked down.
Below, my subordinates gazed at their new forms in awe.
“My lord… is this…?”
Sunny spoke in disbelief.
“Master… could it be…?”
Eldrin’s voice trembled in surprise.
“Have our bodies become dragon bones?”
“I think so. Look at Bone Four.”
Hwarureuk!
Bone Four—who should’ve melted even as a tanker—stood firm under Aranvalon’s magic.
“They’re absurdly tough now.”
Of course they were.
They were dragon bones.
Material strong enough to withstand a clash between dragons’ Breaths.
One of the strongest substances in existence.
“Ah, my lord… astonishing.”
Paaat!
Sunny dashed into the air toward Aranvalon.
“No skill improvements, but my body feels durable enough to withstand anything!”
Taaaat!
Eldrin sprinted beside him.
“And a strong body means stronger attacks, more often. I am pleased, Master.”
They weren’t the only ones.
Squeak! Squeak!
Thousands of skeletons lit up with bright eye flames—
Their morale skyrocketing.
Pure fighting spirit.
Hoo-oong!
I turned my staff back into a spear.
Then—
Chwareureuk!
The sound of splashing water approached.
“Hoon, we’re here!”
My teammates had finally arrived beside me.
“Team leader! What happened?!”
“My friend! You’re alright!”
“Hey, Team leader! Are you planning to jump inside that dragon again?!”
Vladimir lifted his staff.
“No, that won’t work.”
I shook my head.
“Why not?”
“Because he already knows the method.”
Dragons were powerful.
And intelligent.
Pulling the same trick twice would be dangerous.
Flap!
As if proving it, Aranvalon ascended, widening the distance.
Carddeudeuk!
He swatted Sunny aside with a massive forepaw and hovered in the sky.
“I see.”
Vladimir clicked his tongue.
“When it moves like that, coordinate calculations become nearly impossible. It’s like trying to teleport onto a flying bullet.”
“Then what’s the plan?”
Zhang Wei asked sharply.
I clenched my fist.
Looked up.
At Aranvalon.
And muttered—
“We fight. Somehow.”
The dragon was injured.
His skin bruised.
Parts swollen.
Blood still flowing.
It would be hard—
But not impossible.
“The real mission starts now.”
I kicked off the ground.
—
Aranvalon’s Sanctuary.
A storm raged across the enormous castle-like domain.
Aranvalon slammed down skeletal warriors or swept them away with a single tail swing.
No matter how injured he was, a dragon was still a dragon.
Kwaga Gaga!
The world quaked with every attack, as if heaven and earth might tear apart.
But—
Aranvalon’s expression was grim.
‘Unexpected.’
The humans he had dismissed as insects—
Were performing far better than he expected.
‘These soldiers who absorbed dragon bone…’
That man’s power was strange.
Just one gesture—
And all the dragon’s bones melted into nothing.
Then reformed into the skeletons under his control.
‘They’re making this troublesome.’
Sword, spear, bow, shield, staff, gauntlets—
The onslaught was absurd.
If he hadn’t been injured, he could have laughed it off and crushed them casually.
But—
‘This is troublesome.’
Dragon bone was tough.
Too tough.
Even when he shattered them, they regenerated quickly.
‘Is he truly the one that dragon recognized?’
Aranvalon remembered the Great Demon Dragon’s last words.
– You may laugh now… you may think you’ve won.
– Soon… you will pay for that greed.
He had implied the human’s victory.
And Aranvalon believed—
‘Possible.’
But only if he was careless.
Now that he was wary—
Now that he acknowledged the enemy—
Victory was his.
– My victory.
Goooooo…
Magic twisted violently inside his body like a stretched cord.
Hoo-ooo-oong!
The dust vibrated, and a fierce wind blew, knocking skeletons off balance.
Raw dragon aura—powerful enough to exert pressure with energy alone.
One of the reasons dragons ruled their worlds.
– That space mage is annoying.
His yellow eyes locked onto Vladimir.
That man continually distorted space and escaped.
Not just himself—
He dragged all seven humans with him.
Because of that, Aranvalon was forced to waste time fighting the endlessly regenerating skeleton army.
If he tied up the space mage—
He’d freeze the humans’ movement entirely.
– Die!
W E E E I I N G!
A magic circle activated in the sky—
Shushut!
The humans vanished again, teleporting.
Kwagagagang!
The beam tore through the air, struck the ground, and exploded.
Debris flew.
Dust swelled.
“Lizard, look here!”
“Dragon, your focus belongs here.”
Shushushung!
Persistent skeletons lunged again.
– These pests…
Aranvalon’s eyebrow twitched.
The spear-wielding skeleton and the bow skeleton were especially stubborn.
They targeted his fractured left wing—
And bleeding right thigh.
They were strategic.
‘I can’t drag this out.’
He wasn’t in perfect condition.
He needed to end this quickly.
– …
Aranvalon closed his eyes.
Then—
He released something.
He let go of the greed clouding his mind.
He acknowledged his opponent.
He shed arrogance.
Kugugugu!
When his eyes opened again—
A massive magic circle had formed.
Magic even he had never used before—
A technique powerful enough to overwhelm even dragons.
[Aranvalon uses ‘Target Dispel’ (SS-Rank).]
[Target – Vladimir Rodygin.]
[Vladimir Rodygin cannot use skills for 24 hours.]
Uduk!
The humans’ feet froze.
They couldn’t teleport.
– Bingo.
At that moment—
Every magic circle in the air aimed straight at the humans.
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