Episode 309
‘Is that really the destination?’
As that thought came to mind, the feather was placed down on the guardian’s back.
Upon reaching Ieodo, its wings became smaller and returned to their usual small feathers.
I checked the item information and the contents were the same as before use without any changes.
‘I thought it was a consumable, but it wasn’t.’
Well, I thought it didn’t matter.
Even if feathers were consumables, what was important was not the feathers’ ability to move, but the location where they were stored.
Suho put the feather into his inventory and looked around.
Shhhhh!
The waves crash against the son-in-law.
Ieodo is not an island.
The correct classification is aquatic plant.
It is easy to think of underwater reefs as reefs.
However, the fact that it is called Ieodo Island is due to custom and has nothing to do with the island being called Ieodo Island under international law.
But people think of Ieodo as a real island.
In particular, people of the past treated it with a legendary feel, and that was understandable because Ieodo, which rises close to sea level, is hidden when the sea is calm, but becomes visible when the waves get bigger.
After looking at the surrounding scenery for a while, Suho saw the unique steel structures installed on Ieodo.
This was not just a simple steel structure, but a marine science base.
The reason there is an ocean science base here is, of course, because Ieodo is owned by Korea.
Of course, China has continued to claim the islands as their own.
However, since it is located within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Korea, an ocean science base was established there to exercise sovereign rights.
In addition, if you consider international law, etc., it is true that Ieodo belongs to Korea.
However, China has been claiming ownership of Ieodo for quite some time, just as Japan claims ownership of Dokdo, even after the cataclysm.
‘It was quite annoying.’
Then, at some point, there was an opportunity for Chinese people to start talking about Ieodo.
Later, it was because of the huge gate near Ieodo that occurred in the latter half of the Great Cataclysm.
Suho looked at the place known as the ‘Ieodo Gate’ and was lost in old memories.
‘When I think back then, it really is… … .’
Gates don’t just appear on the ground.
They appear in the sea, underground, and even in the sky.
So the gates that occur on the ground belong to the Yangban axis.
At least it was accessible on foot.
In that sense, the Iedo Gate is the worst.
The only land nearby that could be reached was the Marine Science Base in Ieodo, but since there was a gate there, the only ways to access it were by boat or air.
Is that all?
Because it was so large, it spat out monsters without stopping, and because the gate was so large, the magical power that came out of the gate caused waves to constantly roll around in the surrounding area.
These are the kind of large waves that would capsize a boat at any moment.
But in the end, we managed to conquer it.
Because the system doesn’t throw impossible gates at players.
‘After the attack, the ocean science base was completely destroyed.’
Of course, things aren’t normal now.
Even before the giant gate appeared here, it had been through many things, and is now in a state where almost everything except the steel frame and helipad has been torn down.
Suho began to slowly look around the base, lost in old memories.
At that moment, Suho was able to discover an unfamiliar stone pillar that he had never seen before.
‘Stone pillar?’
What is this?
It rose to an adult’s waist, rising alone through the steel structure like a dandelion blooming between the asphalt.
I don’t think I’ve seen anything like this before.
Of course, it could be something I don’t know.
Even if I remember everything, I only remember what I saw.
The library of memories certainly contains a lot of information, but there is also information that is missing.
Suho slowly examined the stone pillar.
A pitch-black color with a bumpy surface.
It’s like basalt.
Suho, who was examining the stone pillar with his eyes, activated his skill.
[Magic detection is activated.]
[ The eyes of the night watchman are activated . ]
For searching and exploring, nothing is as good as magic perception and the eyes of a fieldmaster.
Then, the stone pillars that had been difficult to distinguish because of their pitch-black color finally began to be distinguished.
However, the weaknesses unique to the night market were not revealed.
Instead, I found a point that could be considered key.
‘hole?’
It was a hole.
I almost missed it because of its unique pitch-black color, but I could barely distinguish it because the magic power was concentrated only in the hole.
Suho looked at it carefully.
What is the hole for?
At that moment, Suho remembered something that fit the size of the hole perfectly.
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It was an item covered in question marks that I got at the Volcano Island Gate.
Suho quickly took it out and checked the information.
[ ???of ??? ]
– Rating: ???
# ???of ???.
# If you want to see the true form of ???, you need the power of strong fire.
The information has not changed.
It was a pearl the size of a fist, and its only distinguishing feature was that it was entirely of a smooth, dark color.
Suho decided to call this a black ball.
The black ball fit perfectly into the hole in the stone pillar in front of his eyes.
Seeing is believing.
Suho put the black ball right into the hole.
Druk-
A black ball that fits perfectly as expected.
and.
“… … .”
Nothing happened.
Am I mistaken?
But for something like that, the size is just right?
Suho looked around more with his magic sense and night vision.
There was nothing more visible to Suho’s eyes.
The only magical thing in this desolate steel structure is the stone pillar in front of you.
So no matter what, an event will occur at this stone pillar.
‘So in the end there is only one choice.’
There are a total of three items that come out of the Volcano Island Gate.
Feathers, black orbs, and the soul of fire.
Among them, the feather brought him here, and the black ball and the fire spirit are obviously related to each other.
The black ball fits perfectly into the hole in the stone pillar.
Then there is only one choice.
Revealing the identity of the Black Ball through the Soul of Fire.
Suho tried to take out the black ball and combine it with the spirit of fire.
But the black ball doesn’t fall out of the hole.
I saw that and chuckled.
‘I guess it’s okay to put the black ball here.’
Otherwise, there’s no way it won’t fall out.
Of course, there may be a coincidence that the size of the hole and the black ball are exactly the same and the black ball is not pulled out.
But why would such a coincidence happen in the place that Feather brought me to?
I absolutely do not think so.
So I decided to just use the fire spirit with the black ball still in the hole.
It was the moment when he took out the soul of fire and brought it to the black ball.
Hurrah!
Let’s bring the soul of fire to the black ball. With a crackling sound, the black ball catches fire.
At the same time, the spirit of fire disappeared.
Suho, who saw the spirit of fire disappear into pieces, squinted his eyes without realizing it.
Because it was a pity.
Because the Soul of Fire is said to be the highest-level fire attribute item in the Power of Nature series.
But I consoled myself by reading my regrets.
Because I knew another way to obtain the soul of fire.
‘I was originally trying to get it there.’
Soon, the black sphere containing the soul of fire began to catch fire from its outer surface, slowly burning the outside, and soon, what had been hidden inside the sphere was revealed to the world.
At the same time, a system notification appeared.
[The soul of fire has been used.]
[ ???’s ???’s information is subject to change.]
Short notifications.
At the same time, an ivory-colored round sphere appeared within the black sphere.
Suho confirmed its information.
[ Very old dragon fossil ]
– Rating: S
# A very old dragon fossil.
# A part of a very old, nameless dragon was sealed in the form of a fossil and put to sleep by someone.
# Although it is a fossil, it is part of a dragon, so it contains the dragon’s memories and power, and when the conditions are met, the dragon’s memories and part of it are revived.
The identity of the black question mark was none other than a dragon fossil.
Suho’s eyes widened as he saw the item information.
‘A dragon suddenly appears here?’
That was when.
Kugugugugugugugu!!
Even the ears suddenly start to tremble.
At the same time, system notifications began to appear before Suho’s eyes.
[ The liberation conditions have been met . ]
[ The seal is released . ]
That moment.
Kwakwang!!
Intense drinking.
It came from the surrounding sea.
At the same time, the sea, which had been peaceful just a moment ago, began to curl like crazy.
The sky was also tinged with gray, as if it would rain at any moment.
The marine science base is shaking.
It was because of the rough, raging waves.
They struck the steel structures as if they were about to swallow up the offshore research station.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As if a shell had landed, the rolling waves erupted with loud noises, and light began to shoot out from the stone pillars where the fossils were embedded.
It shot up into the ashen sky, its light penetrating the clouds.
and.
Hwaaaaah!
A strong, gusting wind.
Suho covered his face with his arms to secure his view in the gusting wind.
The light that was shooting disappears.
At the same time, an incredible being descended from between the gray clouds.
“Dragon?”
Dragon.
okay.
It was the dragon.
It wasn’t a fake bone dragon made from drake bones or an elongated dragon from oriental mythology like the Yongguang Dragon I saw earlier, but rather a dragon like the Tower Dragon I saw in the Tower of Challenge, with wings, a tail, horns, two arms, and two legs.
However, what was different about the Tower Dragon was that it was the first dragon I had seen after the return that could fly.
“and…….”
It was absurd.
How many times will I see the dragon I only saw twice in my previous life after returning?
‘Oh, wait a minute?’
At that moment, a certain fact occurred to Suho.
It was for a trait quest.
Suho quickly checked the information about Dragon’s Blood, one of the special quests.
[ Hemolysis ]
– Grade: S+
# The great dragon’s bloodline.
# Those with Dragon’s Blood can enjoy the power of a dragon, even if they were not born as a dragon, depending on their efforts.
# Lv.1 – Dragon Blood: Overpower (S), Dragon Spirit (S).
# Lv.2 – Dragon Armor: Yongin (S), Dragon Skin (S).
# Lv.3 – Dragon Grow: Dragonbone (S), Dragon Body (S), Dragon Sense.
# Lv.4 – [ ??? ] : Locked.
└ Unlock Conditions
① Reach level 200.
② Defeat the flying dragon.
# Lv.5… …
Slay the flying dragon.
That was the hidden condition to unlock the fourth power of the Dragon Blood.
Killing a flying dragon literally meant killing a dragon that could fly.
‘This was something I was planning to make into a later Gara, just like the Bone Dragon… … .’
But then suddenly a dragon flying in the sky appeared.
The creature was larger than the Sky Wyvern Queen I had seen before, and its appearance was also more beautiful than that of the Sky Wyverns.
As the creature flapped its wings and flew through the sky, system notifications began to appear before Suho’s eyes.
[ A quest occurs. ]
[ The Return of the Ghost ]
– Rating: S
# You have succeeded in awakening the dragon seal that someone had sealed, and bringing back a part of the nameless dragon.
# The imperfect second coming dragon wants to sacrifice you and fully manifest itself on this earth.
# Defeat the Imperfect Advent Dragon.
# If it fails, a Dragon Gate will randomly appear and the incomplete Reincarnation Dragon will return to this land in its complete form.
