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My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 112

#112

party break up (1)

The dragon's body was a precious treasure in itself, with no place to throw it away..

Because of the quality of the material as well as its immense mystery, it was a favorite material for various techniques..

Moreover, aren't dragons now almost on the verge of extinction?.

Since the value was valuable, of course I had no choice but to be frugal with every single piece of flesh..

‘But I have no intention of selling it anywhere..’

It's not like I'm in urgent need of money right now, but if you have such a valuable item, you'll end up using it all up..

It was a storage issue. There was no need to worry because Hans was looking at the limits of magic..

Of course, it wasn't just about storing all the ingredients..

I just used what I needed right away.···.

One of them is dragon blood..

It was dragon blood..

“Hmm... it definitely works well. I've been feeling a little stagnant these days..”

Heinz II, who was feeling refreshed for the first time in a long time, clenched and opened his hands and quietly muttered..

「Since “Mixed Blood Evolution” is a skill that activates when preying on one’s own kind, the vampire factor has not evolved significantly..

However, I felt that something that was not systematically indicated was that Heinz's status had risen to one level by absorbing dragon blood..

‘The vampire's racial trait, "Blood Clan (True Blood)," must have grown..’

Not only has all abilities grown overall, but the efficiency of techniques that use blood has also increased significantly..

Although it is not yet at the level of holy blood, the experience of sucking blood from a being as large as a dragon must have been a significant amount of experience..

“After all, was sucking blood from a higher-ranking opponent a condition for becoming a holy blood?.”

Heinz had much stronger power than vampires of the same level due to the influence of various skills..

In particular, thanks to “Hybrid Evolution,” the vampiric factor itself, which is the basis of strength, was in a different state from that of others, but at some point, its growth became stagnant..

‘It was enough to allow the evolution of the element, and now even if it sucks blood, it only increases the total amount of energy and doesn't seem to make it much stronger..’

Well, Heinz has been living a bit peacefully these days..

Even in the most recent fight against the Brokoslak Clan, didn't they embrace all the Jinhyeols instead of sucking them up in order to fully absorb their power?.

For the original purpose, it was more advantageous to have many useful talents than to be strong alone, so I did not regret it.···.

‘I also earned a decent income this time. There will be many opportunities in the future, so there is no need to panic..’

For today, it will be okay to enjoy your current achievements in peace..

Maybe it was because of my mood, but my skin seemed to have improved as well, so I lightly rubbed my cheek and felt the same smooth skin as always..

‘···I'm not sure.’

He slowly lowered his hand and looked at the dragon's disintegrating body..

Undeads who move diligently with the energy of death sealed by Hans for fresh quality control..

At the scene of the intense labor, not a single drop of blood fell on the floor, as it was inconsistent with the work..

Of course, it was the work of Heinz II, the true vampire here..

‘That doesn't mean I drank it all, though..’

Since blood is closely related to other living tissues, there was a risk that the material would be damaged if all of it was overly sucked..

Anyway, it was greedy to use all the blood of one dragon to drink it..

‘No matter how effective dragon blood is, blood from the same target will inevitably become less effective..’

Thanks to this, I was able to secure a lot of blood to use for other purposes..

Blood is an important medium for all kinds of magic, so it will be useful in the future..

‘For example... Harley's engraving.’

Wouldn’t higher-level engraving require materials of that level?.

I wondered if Harley of today would need something like that..

-Entity name: Harley

-Race: Yongin (hybrid))

-Common characteristics: 「Mind Herb」, 「Persona」, 「Mysterious Index」」

-Individual characteristics: 「Mutation」, 「Body mutation」, 「Biological auror」, 「Frenzy beast」, 「Gluttony」, 「Heart of the mad dragon」, 「Insanity control」, 「Gem eye: Coercion」, 「Super regeneration」, 「Chalkos style battle engraving」

-Special Feature: It absorbed the 'Heart of the Light Dragon' containing powerful genetic information, and replaced most of its body with dragon material, becoming a dragon human. It controls the madness within the body centered on the heart and absorbs the madness around it. By combining the 'Jewel Eye' with the Dragon Eye, one can now enforce one's will more effectively..

“Hehehe—.”

A corner of the scene where the dragon is dismantled.

Harley, curled up like a wounded beast, was trying to regain full control of her body..

‘If the race itself has changed... does that mean this change was that big?.’

All this time, Harley could not be called a pure human being..

Because he was a test subject born through a biological experiment, he was mixed with the genes of all kinds of magical beasts and monsters..

Since it could not be defined as a specific race, it was not reflected in the information window, but if I had to name the race, 'mutant' would be the most appropriate..

However, this time, most of the parts were replaced with high-performance dragon genes, affecting even his identity..

‘The expression ‘hybrid’ probably came about thanks to the remnants that remain unchanged..

Plop-plop-plop.—!

‘After eating the 'Heart of Madness', the size that had once exceeded 3 meters began to gradually compress and shrink..

The process continued for a while until the teeth, nails, and scales slowly disappeared into the body and Harley returned to her former self..

And when the dragon's dismantling work was somewhat completed,.

“Phew—.”

Finally gaining full control over his body, he slowly stood up and took a deep breath..

Whiiing—

At the same time, a breeze blew in front of him and the bushes shook..

‘what?’

It was a phenomenon that occurred due to the combination of overwhelming lung capacity and the “Heart of the Light Dragon”..

Although the wind speed was not that fast, it would be too much to say that it was created by deep breathing alone..

‘Is it really the heart of a dragon? Not only the energy inside but also the mana around it moves in sync with the action. It will take some time to get used to this.?’

As he was a light dragon who completely lost his magical abilities and specialized in the primitive use of magical power, Harley also inherited those characteristics..

Even though he became a dragon, he could not use magic, but instead, the surrounding mana assisted his actions even more strongly..

‘For the time being, I need to allocate my mental power a little more and pay attention to it. If you let your guard down, you'll get into an accident..’

It was a new task that arose at a time when it was difficult to properly handle the explosive increase in muscle strength..

“Eurachacha—! This is sore! I need to warm up a bit on the way! Hahaha!”

After roughly resolving the situation, Harley stretched and burst into lively laughter..

‘How did the journey that started to obtain Zaonic's pickaxe end up here?.’

From running through the northern mountains, starting with the Twin Head Ogre, to meeting the dragon and dealing with it, it was truly an eventful adventure..

‘Thanks to you, I have gained a lot, so I have no complaints..’

Not only has Heinz's growth stagnated, but Harley has become a monster..

Even though he shrunk his body as much as possible through “body transformation” that ignores the laws of physics, his weight reached the level of tons due to the density of his incredibly compressed body..

This was ridiculous considering he was only about 2.3 meters tall..

‘I need to train to control the energy around me and lose as much weight as possible. If this continues, I won't be able to enter the building..’

If the ground was weak, the ground could collapse, so I had to be careful in everything..

The good news was that energy efficiency improved slightly thanks to “Heart of the Light Dragon” drawing in the surrounding energy..

Otherwise I would really have to eat something all day to maintain this body..

“Tsk tsk tsk, I guess I'm a little hungry though. I need to fill my stomach at least.”

···These words came from the mouth of someone who had been eating non-stop until just now, but this was something that could not be helped..

As the transformation of the body consumes a huge amount of energy, the amount of energy has decreased significantly now that the entire body has almost changed..

Shouldn't we make up for the shortage?.

‘There is so much to eat, there is nothing to save. These are health foods that become more helpful the more you eat them.!’

His eyes turned to the dragon meat that had already been slaughtered and was piled up in a heap on one side..

“Write it down, gulp..”

Harley swallowed the saliva flowing from the corner of her mouth and headed straight for that place, working hard to store energy in her body like a bear preparing for hibernation..

***

With so many undead mobilized, it didn't take long for the dragon's dismantling to be completed..

[Good job, Malcolm.]

Hans nods his head in satisfaction as he looks at the by-products, including meat, bones, and organs, organized neatly by material..

[It was nothing···.]

When Death Wizard Malcolm, who had led the undead and finished slaughtering them, bowed his head politely and stepped back, Hans naturally headed towards the pile of dragon bones and looked around..

[Wow - indeed, it's great..]

Even though it was just a pile of bones, its presence was so great that a certain force was felt..

The skeleton was thick and hard, probably due to the effects of over-activation of the cells due to the madness, making it an excellent material in itself..

‘Originally, it would have been quite difficult due to the dragon's strong mentality..’

The dragon's noble spirit does not easily tolerate turning itself into an undead even after death..

So, to do this, it was necessary to go through a complicated process and take a long time to degrade it.···.

‘Maybe it's because I've already fallen into madness, so there's no need for any special preparations. Saved you the trouble.’

The most cumbersome and time-consuming part has already been solved..

In fact, all the ingredients are prepared and cooked, so all you have to do is heat it up and eat it..

‘Of course, other warlocks will have a hard time dealing with this, perhaps because they are affected by the madness of the abyss.···.’

That was no problem for Hans, who dealt with 'death' that came from the same abyss..

‘There is no need to waste time. Let's get started right away.’

Preparation went smoothly.

「Using “forbidden knowledge,” he set up a black magic barrier for the ritual, placed undead to build a simple altar, and even processed some of the dragon’s organs to be used as a sacrifice..

It was a fairly simple procedure compared to the scale of the ritual, but how could the conditions for an immortal king be the same as an ordinary warlock??

After all preparations were completed, the ceremony finally began..

The center of the altar where numerous undead surrounding the surrounding area are arranged regularly to form a certain formation..

Facing the remains of the dragon, Hans slowly stretched out his hand..

[Now—what is your name? tell me.]

As Hans lightly stroked the pile of bones, the energy of death slowly rose from the heart of the immortal king located in his chest..

As the death quietly spreads around the area, the plants begin to wither, and frost forms everywhere as the temperature suddenly falls below freezing..

[Yes, it's Heratos..]

Ugh—!

An enormous amount of black magic instantly enveloped the son-in-law and began to resonate with the undead that made up the altar..

It slowly seeped into the dragon's bones..

[I am the king of the dead and the lord of death, and I will grant you a second life..]

If it were a dragon in its lifetime, it would have been impossible..

No, how many people would choose to become undead in the first place?.

Even the person who killed him wants to subordinate himself to make him a slave..

[You will be able to set foot on this earth again. Of course, there will be a small price to pay..]

However, it was not difficult for Hans to be possessed by thoughts that were so rough that he had already died and had only fragmented thoughts that led to corruption..

[···Now I am your master.]

Because he was an immortal king who reached the pinnacle of necromancy..

Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu—!

The death and dark magic that filled the surroundings were instantly sucked into the dragon's remains..

The space trembled due to the enormous flow of energy, and some of the undead that made up the altar fell apart..

Inside the wildly shaking barrier.

And among the grass and trees that died in the aftermath of the ritual.

[———!]

Finally a new dead person opens his eyes.

***

“Hahaha! Well then, let’s go.!”

Harley, carrying a subspace magic tool filled with dragon meat, walked south to where the group would be..

“It's been a while since I had a look at heterosis..”

Heinz II, who was looking around lightly, disappeared on the spot..

After the two men left, what was left in the ruined forest in the aftermath of the battle was···.

[Hehehe— Since we've already come this far, should we take a look around? I hope there are a lot of useful guys around here..]

Hans, the immortal king, surrounded by numerous undead.

[Kuoooo——!]

[Kyaaaaa——!]

There were only two bone dragons.