I Regressed to My Ruined Family Chapter 316

＃When I returned, my family was ruined (316)

‘I see.’

To the monarch, he was just a victim. Only then did I clearly realize this fact.

‘That’s exactly why I’ve been silent so far.’

The absolute state.

How many living things have reached that level? What is commonly known is that it was a spirit monarch-level entity. However, the monarch was a being that appeared once in hundreds of years.

It was safe to say that among the humans who invaded the western continent and the dragon tribes who invaded the southern continent, there were virtually no living beings that had reached the absolute state. Even if it were only half absolute, it would have been a desperate sacrifice for the monarch.

Now I know why it remained silent even as its rulers were dying.

Diet of the fittest.

They followed that logic thoroughly and waited for a usable sacrifice to be born.

The demon dragon’s face was greatly distorted. The world was spinning. It was a truly terrible feeling.

In the end, to summarize, doesn’t that mean that he was a frog in a well? This poor frog is destined to be devoured by an open-mouthed predator as soon as it leaves the well.

In an instant, the monarch completely disappeared from sight. The demon dragon spread fraud throughout his body. The monarch’s realm was located far above himself. We had to withstand the offensive somehow.

Immediately, the demon dragon hurriedly raised both hands.

Suddenly!

It wasn’t enough for all the mana that had been injected into it to cut like tofu, so the bone sword crawled and split the bones. The demon dragon, who barely managed to block the cut, hurriedly retreated back.

Coo!

Before I knew it, mana swirling like a whirlpool was hitting the place where the monarch was. A cloud of dust rising up. However, I didn’t even feel anything about mana.

My throat tingled. Before I knew it, a fountain of blood was gushing out around the demon dragon’s neck. A terrible morale grabbed hold of my neck as I tried to fly into the sky. The cut off neck was reattached with slime-like scum.

[Die!]

In an instant, the demon dragon exploded all the mana in its body.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

Magical energy colored with the energy of death exploded throughout the palace. The Ninth Palace, once the most beautiful, disappeared without a trace. It was an explosion like a poison that caused even inanimate objects to rot and crumble.

[Huh… Huh….]

The demon dragon looked around with wide eyes. Before I knew it, the monarch was far away to a point where he could be seen as a pea-sized dot in the distance.

His bone sword appeared to be engulfed in black energy. It was the same everywhere on the monarch’s body. It looked like they had not been able to perfectly defend themselves from the explosion just moments ago.

‘…It worked.’

I gave my head to catch him off guard. I used 20% of the mana I had accumulated throughout my life to reattach the severed head. As if that wasn’t enough, the mana inside the body collided at close range, creating an enormous magical storm. The counterattack just now could actually be seen as a fatal blow.

Because I somehow consumed more than 50% of my mana to get one hit.

No matter how far you have reached absolute perfection, it takes a considerable amount of time to accumulate this much mana. If even this had not worked at all, I would have completely lost my will to fight.

I looked at the guy’s body.

Now I felt like the fear that had been dominating my mind was slowly receding. It was not an enemy that could not be resisted at all.

‘You must remain calm.’

The demon dragon’s concentration increased to the point where he could not miss even the slightest breath of the monarch. In order to overcome this situation, the monarch’s weakness had to be found. The power to see the future.

Did he endure this long just to regain that power?

‘No, that alone is not enough.’

It has been more than five years since he reached the absolute state. If a scapegoat had been needed, it could have been done well before then.

However, the monarch continued to remain confined to the palace.

The results were devastating.

Because four of the six rulers died.

Is that it?

Due to continued neglect, most of the top dragons were wiped out. Of course, compared to the monarch, their power was like a handful of sand, but even so, it was by no means a power that could be easily thrown away.

‘I endured this much sacrifice just to increase my strength?’

It was something that I could not understand rationally. This is especially true if you think about the spirit that worked diligently to establish a unified nation for a long time.

What leader would want to destroy the castle he built step by step in one day?

Suddenly, the demon dragon felt a sense of discomfort. The energy of death clinging to the monarch’s body. No matter how powerful that energy was, it was normal for a monarch who had reached the level of absolute absoluteness to easily shake it off. Nevertheless, the spirit of death continued to encroach on the monarch’s body.

‘Why are you leaving me alone?’

Nothing good will come of leaving it like that. This is a situational judgment that even a fool would make. With the monarch’s skills, it would be easy to destroy his energy. Just by infusing powerful mana…

‘…wait a minute.’

Come to think of it, has the monarch ever used mana properly?

There wasn’t. He only used it briefly when he collided with him, but the monarch’s movements were extremely focused on saving mana. The demon dragon’s brain began to rotate at high speed.

What if the monarch is unable to utilize mana properly?

What if the level is high, but the mana is insufficient?

It makes sense that he has remained silent so far. Mana was a consumable material that was consumed little by little in all life activities. Of course, it is possible to replenish such a small amount consumed naturally…

but if replenishment had been possible, I would not have stayed still.

‘The difference between the monarch and my realm is greater than I thought.’

The higher you go, the higher you go.

A difference of just one step at most could make a surprisingly big difference. Nevertheless, the monarch was unable to kill himself right away. If he had used his mana abundantly, he would have already been on the path to the underworld.

The demon dragon’s eyes lit up.

The monarch’s weakness that he had been searching for so long. It was because I felt like I had found it.

[Hehe, I guess that’s why I was so silent. I never thought I’d see a half-hearted dragon who can’t collect mana!]

Draksis frowned at those words. Through memories of his past life, he was able to see through Lucreon’s personality and even his ambitions.

However, it was impossible to understand the Demon Dragon who had entered the state of absolute perfection, even if only by half a step.

This was because I had never reached that level in my previous life. Of course, there was no way I could remember anything about him.

That was the variable.

When the head is cleanly cut off. Draksis never imagined that his neck would be reconnected.

Because it was a sight that could not be seen, no matter how absolute.

However, I don’t know how he got it, but he had prepared an extra life.

Thanks to this, I received an unexpected blow. That was the sticky energy that stuck to my entire body. If you take it off, you have no choice but to consume a lot of mana. Right now, the priority was to save even a handful of mana and kill the demon dragon.

Even if you are a half absolute person, it will not change the fact that it will be a great help to your recovery.

-Do you think the results will change even if you find out?

[At least I can struggle.]

It was like facing a pure white torch in a dark underground passage. I wouldn’t have known it if I had no vision, but now I could see ahead.

‘If only I could somehow escape…’

Unlike himself, who could control his body, the monarch seemed to be suffering from an incurable disease that could never be recovered once it began to wear out.

If you could escape, it would be the best outcome. Next time I visit, I will definitely be able to kill the monarch.

The demon dragon gathered mana in his hands. Building a space movement circle, one of the highest level magic. However, for the Demon Dragon, it was just one of those magic circles that were easier to construct than to breathe.

Just before space became distorted.

The monarch approached before he knew it and stabbed his bone sword into the heart of the demon dragon.

[Die!]

As if it had been waiting, the demon dragon exploded its mana once again. The monarch’s new form was pushed aside. Draksis, who did not have much mana, could not handle that power from the front.

Once again, sticky fraud stuck to his body. The demon dragon saw that and smiled secretly.

‘I see, he knows it too.’

The fact is that if you send yourself away now, you won’t be able to eat or porridge. If his body were intact, he would have been able to block his magic with a single wave of his hand. Even if you just sprinkle much higher quality mana around, you won’t be able to utilize magic properly.

But the monarch did not act like that now. They just approach with their eyes rolled back and try to interfere.

That meant one thing. The monarch currently has less mana than expected.

To the point where even a simple movement becomes a burden.

‘So it must be something you move by hand.’

Because that is the most efficient way to use mana. Moreover, the movement he had just made to interrupt himself was not as sharp as the one he had made before when he cut off his head.

He clearly intended to end it with that single blow. It was obvious that they had put all their effort into it.

‘It would be impossible to carry out such an offensive again.’

The demon dragon assumed that. The reason was simple. If he carried out such an attack again anyway, he would essentially be dead. It is an attack that cannot be prevented even if one is aware of it. It was easier to assume that it was impossible. Both mentally and physically.

‘Now all I have to do is stop it somehow.’

From reaction speed to the way mana is handled.

Clearly, he was one step behind the monarch. Even so, it was as if a decisive weapon had now been created.

Space movement magic.

What if the monarch doesn’t interfere?

Just run away.

What if I disturb you?

I was able to adjust the timing of the enemy’s attack to my liking. Being able to recognize the moment that must come was a huge advantage.

From a power that seemed impossible to deal with, to a level where you can knock him over if you do well. Now that he has discovered the method of destruction, peace has finally returned to the Demon Dragon’s heart.

To the extent that he was able to let his mind, which had been solely focused on the monarch, flow to his surroundings. It was about time I finally took a breather from my tense mental strength.

‘…?’

The demon dragon felt strange. A sense that could be called a sixth sense, close to instinct, was sounding an alarm. Very faint signs of presence were felt near the collapsed royal palace.

For an instant, an eerie feeling arose.

No matter how much the monarch and himself fought while focusing on each other, there was a third party who was hidden so cleverly that neither of them noticed!

[…Who are you!]

The frightened demon dragon shouted.