#After returning, the family was ruined (94)
The moment Ethan rushed towards the bishop.
The thread of magic flowing from the bishop created a huge space.
Ethan and Bishop.
The two people were instantly sucked into a huge space.
The remaining group of wizards were spreading defensive magic in all directions through a joint magic circle, as if they were guarding the space.
Ilya raised the wand and spun the mana.
Just because I focused my training on the production side, that didn’t mean I couldn’t use attack magic.
This was especially true in the current situation, where he had continued to practice offensive magic with utmost care after being defeated by the Duke.
The appearance of an old woman that she always showed whenever she went into battle.
In this form, Illia was able to show a level of skill that would put a decent wizard at ease.
Like right now.
[Fist of the Thunder God!]
Rumbling!
The sound of thunder echoed across the clear sky. An enormous electric charge was gathering in the sparkling sky.
The wizards who saw this hurriedly gathered the mana into one place.
‘What kind of magic is this!’
‘Who on earth is that old man?’
An old woman who radiates mana at a level that would astonish even a 7th rank wizard.
I was almost curious about the identity of that old woman. But that wasn’t important right now.
“Spread out a successful line and block the old woman and the elves.”
If that falls on the bishop’s ‘area’, the interior will naturally be shaken as well.
If something like that happened, there was no way the cruel bishop would remain silent. Dozens of wizards will die because they failed to carry out their orders properly.
Defense magic emerged above the passing list.
It was then.
[Please appear on earth!]
Quang!
A huge fist made of lightning slammed into the ground.
I’m crying!
Some wizards vomited blood. This is because the enormous power contained in the magic has also reached them.
Fortunately, the magic was blocked to the extent that there was no damage to the bishop’s ‘realm’.
The magic didn’t end there.
Because the elves standing behind Ilia began to go on the offensive.
“…Hold on!”
“This means squeezing out mana with all your might!”
The elf and Ilia looked at the group of wizards in front of them.
The group of wizards were using defensive magic instead of attack, as if they were just trying to hold on.
“…Will the Duke be okay?”
A space created by the bishop.
Even the elves, including Irina, knew that this was their ‘territory’.
Illya, who was looking at the huge area, raised her wand and spoke.
“Heulheul.” “That person will take care of it.”
Ethan Ardan.
He was an onion-like man who had so many secrets that no matter how hard he peeled them, his true nature was unknown.
The same was true for the plant called ‘Yongrinmok’ that he mentioned. A tree that gives off an unpleasant energy throughout the castle.
Even Ilia, who had lived for over 100 years, did not know that such a plant existed.
But what about Ethan?
After taking a quick look at the World Tree, which seemed fine on the outside.
Not only did he immediately realize that the World Tree was dying, but he also immediately figured out that the cause was the Yongrin Tree.
For Ilya to have such knowledge and insight at the age of nineteen seemed completely unreasonable.
A man with many secrets.
Such a person rushed towards the bishop without any hesitation.
‘I guess I’m confident I can win.’
On the surface, it seems like I live my life doing whatever I want.
I had already sensed that such an operation was in fact making a meticulous yet cool-headed judgment on each and every action.
The bishop I just met.
Even on the outside, he was much more powerful than the guy named ‘Eric’ I encountered last time.
Even more so if such a person even uses the technology to turn into a dragon like Eric.
Even Ilya wouldn’t be able to easily guarantee victory.
Ethan probably knew that too. Nevertheless, the reason he rushed at me was probably because there was a hidden trick.
So there was nothing to worry about.
I was just curious about how the peacock bites its prey.
* * *
Diego.
When he was promoted to bishop.
I received a call from the Archbishop, where I heard about a new form of technology.
“Dragon of domination. This is a skill they passed down to us. I think you have a talent for this. Are you interested in learning it?”
Dragon of domination.
Even Diego was a species he had never heard of. A dragon of deception known to change its appearance at will.
A mysterious demon dragon known to use magic better than any other human.
Even the known disaster dragon that destroys everything using its enormous power and mana. Even the bishop knew of only three Yongin people.
Usually, one of the three representative technical systems of the Yongin tribe was inherited.
It was an unexpected suggestion, though.
There could be no words of refusal.
“I will be taught.”
“Now you will be able to dominate most living things.”
In this way, the days of exploring the ‘Dragon of Domination’ system and the principles of power continued.
When three years have passed.
As the archbishop said, Diego was able to move almost all living things at will.
Of course, he couldn’t arbitrarily rule over someone stronger than him.
If it had been that kind of technology in the first place, the Archbishop wouldn’t have even passed it on to him.
Still, Diego was satisfied and thrilled by the power and knowledge the church possessed.
If you make a contribution, you will be rewarded.
The denomination was an organization that truly suited his heart.
Duke of Ethan.
Diego smiled sinisterly when he saw the knight charging towards him in the area. Thousands of threads stretched out from his body.
Each one was a thread made of magical power.
In fact, a group was formed in an instant.
Peacock.
He was racing towards himself like a moth towards a spider’s web.
A sticky thread of magical power.
That was the moment it touched his body.
Good luck!
The pure white flame that bloomed in his body began to burn the threads of magical power.
‘As expected, it’s white flame.’
A flame so hot that it melts everything around it!
It was indeed a flame that only appeared in legends.
Diego quietly admired.
‘If I had faced it after growing up a little more…’
Even myself could have been in danger. However, the duke was not yet able to fully handle the white flame.
At most, it was only emitting white flames from a part of its body.
Even though the magical thread was collapsing in real time, Diego did not panic at all.
In the first place, this was not spread to completely defend against the duke’s approach. It’s just an obstacle spread out to buy time to prepare the technology.
Diego’s eyes widened.
The Eye of Deception.
The eyes that deceive the mind and body of living things. It was the most essential trick of the dragon system of domination.
‘I will destroy both your mind and body.’
Even if he was a seven-star knight, he couldn’t resist his own eyes.
The moment our eyes meet.
The matter was able to break down the opponent’s mental barriers and physical defense mechanisms. A body that cannot be controlled according to its own will.
Soon, it is not enough to lose your sense of reason and reach your senses.
Once it entered the complete domination stage, it was possible to control the opponent’s behavior so that it could kill itself.
Even if you couldn’t control it to that degree, it wouldn’t be difficult to slowly stop it and kill it if you used a thread of magic to help it move a little.
The openness of the matter has ended.
It was the moment when Diego looked at the duke with a confident smile.
“…!”
He flinched.
This was because the duke, who made eye contact with him, continued to run towards him, looking completely normal.
‘What!’
Even if he was an 8-star knight, he could not help but flinch the moment he encountered the matter.
Moreover, the duke was at most a seven-star knight.
It makes no sense for someone to come running at me like that without any response.
Diego was shocked.
There were two main cases where the issue did not reach the other party.
They are either inanimate low-level undead beings with no sense of what the opponent would call a ‘mental system.’
Unless it is.
Either they have such strong mental power that the matter itself cannot even penetrate them. There is no way the Duke in front of you is undead.
‘…this crazy!’
The only conclusion that could be reached was that he possessed such high mental power that he was not even affected by his own affairs. For Diego, the worst opponent had been caught.
‘It’s too late to avoid it!’
He quickly spewed out a thread of magic and created a barrier.
Now he had to block the Duke’s blow.
When the great sword, engulfed in pure white flames, made a single slash.
The magic thread was cut badly. One of Diego’s arms instantly flew into the air.
Even in pain, Diego did not lose his composure.
His new brother, who urgently memorized the chant, moved to the back.
The bishop, whose left shoulder was bleeding with magic, looked at the duke.
The duke was looking at himself with a grin.
“You’re using a rather trivial trick.”
A skill that the elves called puppetry. Ethan grasped the gist of it right away.
In the end, what mattered was those eyeballs.
‘Control your mind with that.’
It must have been to kill the opponent by manipulating the mind he controlled in such a way that he ‘misunderstood’ that the doll he was holding and his body were one body.
It was quite a fun method.
Diego chewed the inside of his mouth. A person so strong that domination does not work at all.
It was the first time in his life that he had met someone other than the archbishop with such strong spirit and power.
‘It’s a shameful thing to do…’
The Duke’s words were truly poignant.
“Hehe… Hahaha!”
Then he smiled like crazy.
“The sleeping dragon of the West. I don’t think it got that reputation for nothing. I’ll admit it. Peacock. “You are truly a mentally strong knight.”
“Do those dragon-headed guys even teach that kind of thing these days?”
“Hmm. A dragon’s head. The words are truly harsh. “For us, they are like ‘gods.’”
A new dragon race has emerged that destroys people’s mental systems and controls their bodies.
The one assumption that had crossed Ethan’s mind was slowly becoming confirmed.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the bishop uses such a method.
It was right then.
An explosive amount of mana poured into the bishop’s body.
Within the realm, the strange energies around him that had run away from the white flames were flocking towards him.
Soon the bishop’s mouth was torn open.
With lines drawn around the eyes.
The bishop said with a hearty smile.
“Duke. Do you know what? “This is my territory.”
Yonglinmok.
It was a divine creature that sucked all the life force around it and created a territory solely for the dragon race.
And the bishops of the denomination.
It had a technological system that could utilize the dragon’s body and its potential.
Yonglinmok.
This meant that they could utilize the advantages of their surroundings to a significant extent, even if they were not as perfect as the dragon tribe.
“From now on, I will deal with you sincerely.”
The duke was not an opponent who could be defeated with clumsy strength.
Diego realized this clearly after just one clash.
So, you will have to do your best.
[Dragon! I, Diego, call you!]
It was the moment when Diego let out a cry filled with magical power.
Pop!
Pop!
The bishop’s body slowly began to change. Even the arm that had been cut off was slowly growing back.
“Hoo.”
Ethan’s eyes lit up.
The bishop in front of him was now changing his body.
Just like a dragon.
Ethan watched the scene without missing a thing.
Everything starts from how to move mana and how to change the structure of the body.
That’s why I didn’t attack him.
Because this guy was a very good teaching material for him.
‘I could use it sometime.’
I had no intention of changing my body to that of a dragon like that guy.
‘but.’
Instead of directly changing the body like that, what if we changed the nature of mana a little?
Wouldn’t it be possible to capture the mighty power of a dragon while maintaining hot fire?
‘It might be worth changing the arms.’
The decision was instantaneous.
Fiery mana bloomed in Ethan’s arms, and soon the mana surrounding his arms began to take shape.
‘What…what!’
Diego, who was transforming his body using the Kang Ryong style, was astonished.
Mana burning around the Duke’s arm.
Now, that mana contained the power of a dragon, just like the one using the Strong Dragon Style.