LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 136
Chapter 136
“It’s done! It’s really done!”
The bones of two Mega Drakes fused together, giving birth to a new bone.
Its name was Quarter Bone Dragon.
Upon seeing the notification, Suho laughed.
‘Just as Daniel said.’
The Quarter Dragon referred to a dragon with only one-quarter of dragon’s blood in its veins.
And since the system recognized anything with at least quarter-blood as part of the original, the newly evolved bone was named a dragon rather than a drake.
Suho spoke.
“Let’s begin crafting it right away.”
“Yes, ah, understood.”
At Suho’s request, Gong Dawon took a skill potion and immediately activated the next skill.
And then…
[ You have successfully reconstructed the bones. ]
[ Quarter Bone Dragon is being crafted. ]
The result was a success.
As the skill succeeded, light scattered, and before them appeared a Bone Dragon far larger than any Mega Drake.
“I-I really created a Bone Dragon…!”
Although it was only a quarter-blood, they had successfully created a Bone Dragon.
With this achievement, Gong Dawon earned a bonus stat, and Suho finally encountered a Bone Dragon.
But at that moment…
“Oh no!”
Gong Dawon’s expression grew frantic.
It was the look of a worker who’d discovered a major problem.
And soon…
“R-Run away!”
“Is it out of control?”
“Huh? Wh-What?”
“I thought as much.”
“W-What does that mean?!”
“Just take a rest for now.”
Suho struck the back of his neck with a hand chop, knocking him unconscious.
Then, after placing him into the Subspace House, a system notification appeared before Suho.
[ The Quarter Bone Dragon is out of Gong Dawon’s control. ]
Exactly as it seemed.
The Quarter Bone Dragon broke free from Gong Dawon’s control and began rampaging.
To confirm it, a nameplate appeared above the Quarter Bone Dragon’s head, something Suho hadn’t seen before.
– Quarter Bone Dragon Lv.151
An impressive level 151!
But that level was only assigned because the Quarter Bone Dragon was artificially created.
‘If it were the real thing, it would be at least in the 200s.’
The uncontrolled Quarter Bone Dragon started rampaging.
– KRAAAAUGH!!
BOOM!!
The rampaging Quarter Bone Dragon swung its massive tail, attacking Suho.
This creature…
Despite being a skeletal frame without vocal cords, it managed to roar just fine.
Fortunately…
[ The Quarter Bone Dragon uses Dragon Fear. ]
[ Dragon Blood is activated. ]
[ Due to the immunity effect from the Dragon Fear of Dragon Blood, the Fear does not apply. ]
Even though it was a level-150 Quarter Bone Dragon, because it was classified as a dragon, the fear effect didn’t work on Suho, who possessed Dragon Blood.
Suho immediately summoned his Blood Sword and started running.
He activated a skill on himself.
[ Blessing is activated. ]
This was a buff skill he’d finally obtained upon reaching level 100, which increased all stats by 10% as long as he had the mana to sustain it.
And then…
[ Holy Enchant is activated. ]
When Suho used Holy Enchant, which was an upgrade from Holy Power, the crimson Blood Sword began to shine pure white.
The opponent was a Bone Dragon classified as an undead.
There was no skill better suited than Holy Enchant.
Having completed his preparations, Suho dodged the Quarter Bone Dragon’s tail attack and immediately rushed towards its blind spot.
‘It’s foolish to face a dragon head-on.’
In his previous life, Suho had encountered a dragon only twice.
Counting the Tower Dragon from this life, it was three times, and if there was one lesson he learned from facing them, it was that confronting a dragon head-on would never end well.
Dragons were that formidable a species.
Therefore, he always targeted their rear or used trickery to weaken them.
When fighting the Tower Dragon, he had used the Subspace House for a hit-and-run strategy.
As soon as Suho got behind it, he struck at its tailbone.
Crack!
– KRAAAAAUGH!!
It may have been undead, but it was still aware of being attacked.
Relying on his sturdy mobility, Suho focused on the creature’s tail.
BAM! BAM! BAM!!
Each time, the creature thrashed violently as if trying to shake off a crawling insect.
But such simple tactics were ineffective against Suho.
‘If you were a monster affiliated with a gate, it’d be a challenge, but as a summoned creature, you’re just a massive sandbag.’
Most uncontrolled summoned creatures were like this.
If they were gate-affiliated, they’d be strengthened by enhanced mana, able to use their own skills, but a summoned creature that lost control… especially one like this that was created haphazardly, couldn’t be expected to have decent skills.
Thinking that, he swung his sword once more.
CRUNCH! RIP!
A perfect hit.
Unable to withstand Suho’s accumulated damage, the creature’s tail finally broke off.
– KRAAAUGH!!
With its tail gone, the creature grew even more frenzied.
Driven by perceived threat.
But despite the heightened frenzy, its movements lacked balance.
Understandably so.
‘Creatures with tails rely on them for balance.’
As the creature faltered, Suho struck its shadow with the Ghost Shadow Spear.
[ Shadow Bind is activated. ]
[ Shadow Bleed is activated. ]
As the creature tilted, Suho impaled it with the Ghost Shadow Spear, binding its movements.
The level gap of around 50 meant it wouldn’t last long.
But that didn’t matter.
A short duration was all he needed.
Suho climbed up the creature’s torso and began attacking its spine.
CRUNCH! CRUNCH! CRUNCH!
The tightly knit spine of the creature resembled a well-crafted suit of armor.
But that didn’t mean it was invincible.
Just as he had targeted its tailbone, Suho focused on one of its vertebrae.
[ Severing Steel is activated. ]
Slash!
He even used Severing Steel.
But the creature’s bones were harder than steel.
Even as a quarter-blood, it was still named ‘dragon.’
– KRAAAAUGH!!
[ The Quarter Bone Dragon uses Dragon Fear. ]
[ Dragon Blood is activated. ]
[ Due to the immunity effect from the Dragon Fear of Dragon Blood, the Fear does not apply. ]
The Quarter Bone Dragon’s Dragon Fear.
The roar reverberated, threatening to burst his eardrums, but Suho gritted his teeth and endured.
At that moment, unable to withstand the Quarter Bone Dragon’s power, the Ghost Shadow Spear snapped off and flew into the distance.
BOOM!!
‘Damn!’
The inherent strength of the dragon species, combined with a level gap of 50, pressured Suho in every way.
Yet Suho didn’t think for a moment that he would lose.
‘It’s just a giant brute!’
After casting a healing spell on his ear, Suho closed in on it once more.
– KRAAAUGH!!
[ Cloud Slash is activated. ]
Clang!
What followed was hit-and-run.
With its tail severed, it had lost balance; the only task left was to destroy the spine at its core.
This was the best approach Suho knew for large skeleton monsters.
Amidst prolonged hit-and-run attacks…
[ Severing Steel is activated. ]
CRUNCH!!
The white-glowing Blood Sword embedded deeply into the Quarter Bone Dragon’s spine.
Seeing this, Suho’s eyes lit up.
‘This is it!’
Suho gripped the sword in reverse.
And with all his strength, he drove it down, transforming the blade’s tip into a spearhead that pierced deep into the creature’s bones.
CRAAACK!!
With the sound of breaking, the creature’s spine crumbled like dominos.
At last, the creature’s spine broke in two, with cracks spreading from the shattered vertebra in all directions.
CRASH! CRACK! CRASH! CRACK!
The cracked bones scattered everywhere.
The damaged spine could no longer support the Quarter Bone Dragon’s weight, and a chain reaction of destruction began to collapse its entire body.
“Phew.”
Suho backed away, watching the creature crumble.
– KRAAAUGH!!
The Quarter Bone Dragon collapsed.
Even as it fell, it refused to stop its furious roar until finally, its head hit the ground, and the Quarter Bone Dragon had no choice but to fall silent.
“Did I defeat it?”
A magic spell that could even resurrect the dead.
But this time, it was truly defeated.
Because the eerie blue glow in its eyes had faded like a blown-out candle.
Just after it completely crumbled…
[ You have slain the Quarter Bone Dragon. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ All stats have increased by 1. ]
Short notifications appeared before him.
He had defeated the creature and leveled up.
Seeing this, Suho smiled in satisfaction.
‘Guess there’s no MVP award since it wasn’t a real monster.’
Well, it didn’t matter.
He had already received the MVP bonus from defeating the Mega Drake.
Right after Suho invested the bonus stat he had earned into magic…
FLASH!
The Quarter Bone Dragon’s skeleton suddenly started to glow.
The light scattered in all directions and then began absorbing into Suho.
At the same time, system notifications appeared.
[ You have slain the Bone Dragon. ]
[ All conditions for unlocking the third authority of Dragon Blood have been met. ]
[ ① Reach Level 100. ]
[ ② Defeat a Bone Dragon. ]
[ Absorbing Dragon Bone. ]
[ The third authority of Dragon Blood is unlocked. ]
[ Dragon Grow has been unlocked. ]
[ You have acquired Dragon Bone (S) from Dragon Grow. ]
[ You have acquired Dragon Body (S) from Dragon Grow. ]
[ You have acquired Dragon Sense (S) from Dragon Grow. ]
The flood of notifications.
They announced that by meeting the conditions to defeat a Bone Dragon, he had unlocked the third authority of Dragon Blood.
‘Dragon Grow…’
Suho immediately checked the newly unlocked powers.
[ Dragon Bone ]
– Rank: S
# An inherent authority and choice bestowed only upon those born with the blood of dragons.
# Replaces the bones of the body with those of a dragon.
# While Dragon Bone is active, bone strength and recovery scale with the user’s magic, with minimum stats aligning with the weakest dragon’s bones.
[ Dragon Body ]
– Rank: S
# An inherent authority and choice bestowed only upon those born with the blood of dragons.
# Replaces all physical functions, strength, and recovery of flesh and muscle with those of a dragon.
# While Dragon Body is active, physical functions, strength, and recovery scale with the user’s magic, with minimum stats aligning with the weakest dragon’s body.
[ Dragon Sense ]
– Rank: S
# An inherent authority and choice bestowed only upon those born with the blood of dragons.
# Awakens a unique dragon-specific sensory perception as a sixth sense.
Upon reading the information, Suho laughed.
“Not bad.”
It was more than just good.
These were fantastic options.
Looking at these options, they were something no player in his previous life, nor in this life—no matter how great—had ever acquired or seen.
‘So how powerful must a New Blood with such conditions be?’
Smiling, Suho raised the corners of his mouth as he finally exited the gate.