Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 183:
Chapter 183 – Descendant of a Dragon (1)
It was hot .
After he started working with fire, he had thought he had forgotten such sensation .
However, the heat he felt through his two hands couldn’t be described as fire . He was someone, who had digested the conflagration from **** .
He couldn’t lose to a mere Dragon’s Breath .
A Red Dragon’s Breath was made out of fire, so he’ll be able to absorb it .
‘I’m melting . ’
His two hands were disintegrating into a haze . When he saw this sight, the confidence that had been creeping into his head disappeared . His confidence hit rock-bottom .
‘I…I’m dying . ’
The moment he felt fear he could no longer resist against the Breath’s nature .
Hwah-ah-ahk!
The flames were consuming him, and it felt as if his hands, feet and hair would all burn away . No, it might have already happened .
The only thing his two eye could see was the red flames…
‘Ah ah…’
The flames was so strong that it felt as if his soul was burning away . There was no way he would be able to gather his disordered mind .
The faint memories and past life events were passing in front of his eyes when he heard a voice .
‘Sunggoo . ’
It was a familiar voice .
Was it his parent’s voice? Was it the voice of an angel?
‘Hey Sunggoo!’
He didn’t know if he was hearing through his ears, or maybe it was a hallucination ringing inside his mind .
His consciousness was fading away, and in the end, Sunggoo blacked out .
***
Hoo-ooh-oohk .
The burning heat was spreading to the surrounding . The air was so hot that most people couldn’t get closer to the source .
[Move!]
Lich Jaenis formed nested barriers as he blocked the Dragon’s Breath .
“Sunggo!”
Woojin had arrived in great haste, and he saw the mushy body of Sunggoo, which was melting away .
The **** was dumb yet sweet . Sunggoo was someone, who followed his order at all cost…
Why did he have to do such a reckless act?
Woojin’s gaze headed towards the World Tree, which was rustling from the wind . He saw the Portals in front of it, and the light looked especially profound and mysterious today .
The Colony had been safeguarded .
“Hey Sunggoo . ”
“… . ”
There was no reply as Sunggoo’s soul shook as if it was miserable .
Woojin cooled his heart . He had worried for the past 20 years about dying on Alphen without being able to return to earth . These memories flitted through his head .
The first person from earth to die on Alphen shouldn’t be Sunggoo . There was no way he would let that happen .
“Don’t worry . ”
Woojin sat near the fire . His hand headed towards the body, which seemed to be melting away as it tried to reconcile with the flame .
“I want you to command all my Familiars, Jaenis . ”
[Lord… What do you want me to do?]
The Lich’s body was currently existed as a flame . It brushed by Sunggo, and it came to rest next to its master . Usually his voice was filled with playfulness, but it no longer had that tone .
“I want you to eradicate all the Dimensional lords and monsters on Alphen . ”
[As the lord wishes…]
Jaenis turned away .
As he headed towards the outer walls, his robes trembled from pure bliss .
He’ll finally be able to save Alphen .
He’ll also relieve the lives of the beings that stood against the Immortal… .
“H . . hyung… . ”
Jaemin approached them with a face full of worry . Woojin was terse with his words .
“I’ll save Sunggoo . You should return to earth first . ”
“How can I be the only one to…”
“If this place is any indication, earth probably isn’t in a great state either . Go and protect them . ”
“Y…you want me to protect them?”
Do-jaemin was taken aback . He had received the Vampire Lord’s blood, but he wasn’t at Kahng-woojin’s level .
He didn’t have the power or the guts to protect earth . Woojin looked at him with earnest eyes .
“Sooah… No matter what, you have to protect Sooah . ”
“…yes . ”
“I’ll be there soon . Please just hold out until then . ”
“Yes, hyung . ”
Do-jaemin quickly headed towards the Portal . When Woojin gave his approval, Jaemin’s body was sent across the portal . He was sent to Bibi’s Castle . He was sent to the aircraft carrier being governed by Bibi .
“Hoo…”
Woojin wanted to go to earth immediately to see what the Dimensional lords were up to . However, he couldn’t .
Hwah-roo-roohk .
The flame still refused to die down as it enveloped Sunggoo’s body . If one called him a Fire Spirit, he fit the description now .
His entire body had melted away… His soul was just boiling like a ball of flame .
“Don’t die . ”
If he couldn’t even save a single person, how could he claim that he will save earth?
Hwee-ahhhng .
The evil spirits, which circled around Woojin’s body, started to crawl forward .
Shwahhhng .
The black evil spirits circled around Sunggoo as they restricted the movement of Sunggoo’s soul . It was as if they were trying to prevent Sunggoo’s soul from escaping .
“… . ”
Woojin spread out his two hands, and he didn’t move an inch as if he was frozen in place . He concentrated then he concentrated again . He was making sure the evil spirits couldn’t harm Sunggoo’s soul .
Shwahhhng .
Woojin was tethering Sunggoo, who wasn’t ready to depart from this world .
This was when the Gold Dragon Fatooh let out a roar .
[Koo-oh-oh-oh!]
Red Dragon Leia had died by the Immortal’s attack . The raging Fatooh landed on the outer wall as it let out a roar . Its influence was immediate . The monsters, who had been milling about in confusion, stopped for a brief moment before they started gathering around the Dragon .
It seemed the Dragon wanted to continue the siege . It wanted to continue until the World Tree was destroyed .
[A mere Dragon dares to bark in front of the king!]
Jaenis walked forward .
He was letting out a black energy, and his unfiltered murderous intent was rushing out of him . As Jaenis continued forward, the heroes of the Coalition was busy retreating from fright .
Shwahhk .
Black smoke were coalescing one by one behind the Lich as the Death Knights were summoned .
[Our lord has given us an order . ]
Ramson accepted Jaenis’ words .
[Ah . Did everyone hear that?]
[Is that Yong Yong?]
[We’ll be able to fight to our heart’s content . ]
Each of the Death Knights said what they wanted to before they summoned their Skeleton Warriors . Hundreds of thousands of Skeletons ripped themselves out of the black abyss .
[We’ll have to kill the Dragon first . ]
Shwahhhh .
From behind the Lich, several thousand Skeleton Magicians appeared . These were the magician troops under his direct command .
Shwahng!
Various types of magical spells were shot out at once towards the Gold Dragon Fatooh .
Puh-puh-puhng!
The Dragon had its Shield magic engaged, so these attacks couldn’t hurt it . However, the nearby monsters were hit, and they struggled in pain .
“I won’t forgive you, Immortal!”
Tens or hundreds…
Not much significance was placed on the number of deaths suffered by the Dimensional lords, who lived for a very long time… .
Leia and Fatooh .
However, it meant a lot for these two beings . Weak beings died in the tens or hundreds of times, but they were Dragons before they became Dimensional lords . There were only a handful of times where they had experienced death . Of course, Fatooh was **** .
Weeeeng .
Fatooh’s stomach became engorged as it took a deep breath . It wanted to decimate all the Skeletons with its Breath .
The enraged Dragon’s mouth was about to head towards the Saurus mountain’s peak when the ground shook . A big body was running up the mountain .
[It’s someone from my race!]
Yong Yong smashed through the forest as it jumped on Fatooh’s back before it could let out its Breath . It looked skinny, but Yong Yong wasn’t light at all . Its hook-like feet pressed Fatooh’s head into the ground .
[Goo-roo-roo… . What is your wish?]
This was probably how a prey felt before being eaten by a predator… The two beings matched eyes .
“Ancient…”
[Your wish?]
“Get off… . ”
Kwah-jeek!
Fatooh’s head was crushed when Yong Yong’s claws were clenched .
Ggooh-ahng!
The Breath and magical energy were mixed within the body, and it exploded forth as if a dam had broken . However, even if this maelstrom occurred beneath Yong Yong, it only briefly lifted Yong Yong’s body into the air .
After the Bone Dragon landed on the decimated land, it looked at the numerous monsters in its surrounding .
[Your wish has been granted . ]
If they wished death, he’ll grant it .
[Goo-oh-oh-oh!]
At Yong Yong’s roar, the monsters started to run away in fright .
[It’s a hunt!]
The Death Knights summoned their Phantom Steeds, and they swept over the battlefield .
***
“It has come to an end . ”
Someone had mumbled out those words, and it acted like a signal . The nervousness that was suffocating them was washed away .
The monsters were running away… Their roars were moving farther away .
Then there were their injured comrades…
“Let us sweep the battlefield! Please gather the injured!”
Skia’s first monk Tauric yelled out the instructions . Several people came to their senses, and they started gathering their injured comrades, who were moaning in pain .
“… . in the end, we were able to protect this place . ”
Elf Lord ‘Silver Arrow’ Latasha was already next to Tauric as she spoke . He let out a sigh .
“He protected it . ”
Immortal had arrived right on time . No, he might have been late, but in the end, he was able to protect this place .
“The Fire Spirit King… Will he live?”
“I’m not sure . ”
Woojin was sitting in front of the World Tree as if he was meditating, and there was a flickering flame in front of him . The size of the flame was getting smaller, and it seemed to portend the death of the Fire Spirit . It was regretful .
‘He might already be dead…’
The Immortal was trying his best to save the Fire Spirit . The Immortal’s expression was so serious that she couldn’t express such sentiments .
Latasha looked around her surrounding, and she tilted her head in puzzlement .
“Did the Holy Maiden not come back yet?”
“That’s… . ”
Tauric swallowed his words .
Melody had left with Woojin, yet he had returned by himself . It wasn’t as if he could ask the Immortal about her… .
He was between a rock and a hard place, so he decided to wait for the Immortal to finish his work .
***
‘It isn’t time . ’
‘He is calling for you . ’
‘Be strong . ’
The sound tickled his ears, so Sunggoo opened his eyes .
No, he couldn’t tell if his eyelids were open or not .
The only certain part was the fact that his consciousness was awake .
“You are awake?”
[H…hyung . ]
“Yes . It’s all right . ”
Sunggoo tried to get up .
“Uh uh . You should stay still . Just look straight up . ”
Woojin quickly gave instructions, and Sunggoo just looked upwards towards Woojin’s face . He could tell that Woojin was genuinely worried for him .
[Hyung . Am I still alive?]
“You are for now . However, you are slowly dying . ”
[… . ]
“First, let me put an insurance in place . ”
While Sunggoo was conscious, Woojin quickly made him a vassal of his Dimensional Domain .
Sunggoo would be the second vassal from earth after Do-jaemin .
<Hong-sunggoo was appointed as a knight of Alandal . >
[I became a knight?]
“Yes . Still, you should avoid dying at all cost . ”
It was as he implied . This was just insurance . If things went wrong, Sunggoo could be revived using Points, since he was a vassal of Woojin’s Domain .
However, it wasn’t a guarantee that Sunggoo would come back as his old self . Moreover, when he died, Sunggoo would lose his inherent ID Code .
When he was born, he was given an ID Code for earth .
This was what allowed him to immediately re-enter earth . He didn’t have to wait for the Synchronization .
If he lost his Code, he’ll basically be in the same category as the aliens and monsters .
“I’ll save you . You have two choices . ”
[What is it?]
“Before you soul is destroyed, I can revive you as a Lich . ”
Why was hyung-him speaking those words with such a serious expression on his face?
[… . . do I have another choice?]
“You can overcome it . Your body can fight and win against Dragon’s Breath and the curse left behind by the Dragon Language . ”
[Isn’t that the better choice?]
“However, it’ll be painful . It’ll be very painful, and there is a very low chance of it succeeding .
[… . ]
What kind of choices were those?
Why did his life always drive him into a spot where he had to make such difficult decisions?
[Hyung . I’ve never been in a romantic relationship…]
“Mmm . ”
Woojin, who had a very serious expression on his face up until now, smiled for the first time . Since he had the time to crack a joke, it seemed Sunggoo had found his equilibrium . He was joking around even as his corpse was being destroyed .
“If you become a Lich, you won’t lose your Code . That is the safer…”
[No way . ]
“… . ”
[I’ll do it . I’ll overcome it]
“… . ”
[I’ll only die after I experience being in a romantic relationship . How will I accomplish that if I’m revived as a Skeleton?]
“… . ”
Woojin’s expression hardened .
Sunggoo… He hadn’t been joking .
“All right . ”
Woojin took out the Dragon’s Heart from his Inventory . It was a treasure he had been lucky to acquire at Mivich’s Laboratory .
“It is only a Dragon’s Curse . You will overcome it . ”
He’ll overcome the lizard’s curse .
[Yes . ]
Woojin placed the Dragon’s Heart on top of Sunggoo’s soul .
“You’ll be able to do it . ”
No, he had to do it .
If he wanted avoid becoming a pitiful Dimensional refugee looking for one’s home planet Code, he’ll have to do it .
He’ll overcome the Dragon’s Curse even if he had to become a Draconian…