Chapter 260
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I did not expect such an offer.
The Red-Maned Dragon Race.
This race did not engage in conversation with humans in my past life.
Just like during the time before the first match when they merely looked down on Coach Davis without a word.
The Dragon Race had dominated humanity in every match and never once attempted conversation during that process.
It was as if they deemed a lower race like ours unworthy ofmunication.
And now, they are proposing to be one of their kin because the dragons forehead was shed.
[Ive heard the rumors. How the Elfs trickery failed and led to their execution. I heard it was done by a being from an insignificant race.]
[Furthermore, I saw the emergence of a hidden boss with a deadly power. Despite hailing from a fundamentally weak race, it demonstrated astonishing strength. Our Dragon Race struggled to strategize against it. And now, I feel that the hidden boss shares a striking resemnce with you.]
A hidden boss? It seems it got caught.
Struggling to strategize means it was eventually caught.
Seong Jihan, chuckling at this, provoked the Red Dragon to release a breath of fire.
[Its a matter of race. Had you been a dragon, you would have remained undefeated. If you wish to surpass the limitations of your race, be one of us.]
Identifying him as the hidden boss and now with even more confidence, the representative of the Dragon Race proposed recruitment.
Seong Jihan countered.
Is that even possible? To be part of your n?
[It is possible. You need only be ced within a dragon egg.]
You want me to go into an egg?
[Yes. You will particrly be included in my egg, Altarkaizen. Though a distant branch, I am a descendant of the Dragon Lord who rules all dragons of the universe. It would be a great honor for you.]
Are you saying Id be your offspring?
[Offspring]
mes rose up in front of the Red Dragon Altarkaizen.
A giant egg, tinted in red, appeared like an apparition.
[Yes. If you sessfully hatch from within, that will be the case.]
Altarkaizen specifically added sessfully to his proposal.
=What is this Dragon Race representative up to?
=Going into an egg? Doesnt that sound sketchy to anyone else?
=We trust Seong Jihan to make the wise decision!
Thementators voiced their concern, unable to hide the anxiety in their words, because of the overwhelming power the Dragons disyed in the first match.
They worried that Seong Jihan might actually choose to be one of them.
-Woah, even Seong Jihan is getting an offer to be a dragon
-Humans, who live scarcely over a hundred years, versus giant lizards that live for thousands. Obviously, one would choose thetter, right?
-Yeah, be a dragon~ If we get relegated, so be it LOL.
-Dont take that offer seriously if Seong Jihan turns into a dragon, were doomed.
-He wont ept it Who would ept such a suspicious offer?
And when all eyes were on Seong Jihans response,
Hey, I have a question.
[What are you curious about?]
Why are dragons subservient to the elves?
He fired back a question to the Dragon Race representative.
[What?]
I can see that dragons are formidable from the previous match. But why is our league led by elves and not you dragons? Im curious because the scores are identical, and naturally, dragons should rue the most points, right?
Seong Jihan, who never intended to be a dragon, took this opportunity to inquire about something he had always been curious about.
When encountering the Dragon Race in his past lifes BattleNet, like in the first match, his team was swept away by breaths whose origin was undetectable.
Unlike the World Tree Elves who fought directly, against dragons, humanity despaired without daring to resist their overwhelming power.
Yet such a strong race was pushed back to sixth ce by elves.
This remained an unsolved mystery even in his past life.
Might as well ask while we canmunicate.
While Seong Jihan asked lightly, the reaction from the Dragons was fiercer than expected.
[Being inferior to elves Ha. How unpleasant.]
The red egg that Altarkaizen summoned vanished in a burst of mes.
[You do not deserve to be in my egg.]
Just because of a question?
[Yes. One who doubts dragons does not deserve to continue the lineage of the Dragon Lord.]
I was just curious. Between elves and dragons there really must be something there.
sh!
With a burst of bright yellow light in Altarkaizens eyes, it looked like he would have devoured Seong Jihan right then if this hadnt been the coachs room.
Is the rtionship with the elves their Achilles heel? That reaction was intense.
Seong Jihan thought to himself as he calmly faced the dragons fiery gaze.
Unlike the moment with Coach Davis earlier,
Seong Jihan wouldnt be cowed just because the dragons eyes zed.
And then,
[The opposing race, Red-Maned Dragons, forfeits the second match. Humanity wins by default.]
[The opposing race, Red-Maned Dragons, forfeits the third match. Humanity wins by default.]
As promised, Altarkaizen conceded two matches and disyed his teeth.
[We may have given you two matches as promised But now, there will be no mercy.]
Swoosh!
A card floats up before Seong Jihan.
Different from the first match, this time only a select card appeared.
=The Dragon Race is not using their ban card. And their select card is Valha! They are choosing the very map we wanted!
=Doesparing them to elves anger the dragons so much? They seem eager to crush us on their own confident battlefield!
=No matter what, this is the best oue for us!
=Right! Now Seong Jihan will stay with humanity, wont he?
=I always believed in Seong from the start!
Regardless of whether the opponent dragon was furious or not, it was the best oue for humanity.
Not only had they gained two free wins, the fourth game had Seong Jihan participating, and the map selected was Valha.
Looks like I need to make a selection too.
Seong Jihan took the select and ban cards, and submitted his choice.
Then,
[Three yers among the top 10 of the Red-Maned Dragons have been banned.]
[yers ranked 2, 6, and 7 have been banned. They cannot participate in the fourth game.]
While Davis had banned ranks 1, 3, and 5, resulting in a less favorable oue for Seong Jihan,
[The map for the fourth game is decided.]
[The fourth game will take ce on the warrior-exclusive map, Valha.]
the desired map of Valha was confirmed.
[Human I will show you how lowly your race is.]
Before the second game, Altarkaizen spoke thus, and Seong Jihan retorted lightly.
Try beating the elves first. Like I did.
[You!]
Unable to contain his anger, Altarkaizen growled.
For the dragon, simply mentioning elves seemed to be tantamount to pressing a rage button.
[Before epting you into my n, you must be disciplined!]
Now whos been chastened?
Altarkaizen, warning as such, entered the game.
So this is how you form a team.
Seong Jihan, who joined as the human coach, selected fifty warriors in ranking order from the yer selection window, then also connected to the game.
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Valha, the warriors map.
In this map where 50 warriors from each team were chosen to duel in a vast hall,
[Race adjustment in progress.]
[For each Dragon, 10 human yers are summoned equivalently.]
Unlike the battlefield of chaos, the race adjustment ratio had changed to 10 human yers per dragon entity.
=Its a pity the exchange ratio is 10 to 1! Even though it was 50 to 1 in the disorderly in, it was over in an instant.
=Perhaps its because the Valha map is rtively small?
=In truth, the pce of Valha isnt small
=With the dragon within, the ce does feel cramped.
In the warriors hall located in Valha, while the 50 warriors were eagerly preparing for a fierce battle,
sh!
A bright light shed, and a giant red dragon descended.
The massive red dragon, its head almost touching the ceiling of Valha,
Wow. Thats really big
Doesnt BattleNet have rules about matching such giant creatures against each other? How are we supposed to fight that
Would cutting even work?
The ming veins between its scales seems like you would catch on fire just getting close.
Why is there only one over there?
The 50 warriors, looking up at the summoned dragon, Altarkaizen, wondered.
Why was only one dragon called upon when there should have been a 10:1 correction?
Then,
sh! sh!
Eggs appeared around the dragon, four more in total.
Isnt that the egg he wanted to put Seong Jihan into?
That seems to be the case.
During the battles between humanity and the Dragon Race, eggs were never seen.
Was it because of the earlier talk about eggs?
How odd.
Seong Jihan thought as he was about to prepare for battle when,
[Awake, embryonic eggs. Arise.]
At Altarkaizensmand.
mes burst forth from therge eggs, transforming into dragon shapes.
Well, exact forms, except for their heads.
Why do those me dragons have such heads?
They dont look like dragons
Thats the one we sawst time during a match with orcs, isnt it?
That ones an octopus
The me dragons that emerged from the eggs, had dragon bodies, but each head was different: pigs, octopuses, horses.
Each one mismatched the dragons body.
[Merge!]
Following Altarkaizens order, the diverse me dragons began to be absorbed by the Red Dragon.
[Ahhhh!]
[Eek, again!]
Screaming as they merged, mes engulfed them.
As it absorbed the four me dragons, a huge fire surged through Altarkaizens body.
Jihan, good thing you rejected his offer. Youd almost have been used as fuel for that dragon.
Indeed.
It removed any remaining thought he might have had about bing a dragon as he watched the me dragons suffer through the fusion with Altarkaizen.
But then,
Swoosh!
[How about it?]
What are you asking?
[Do you regret it?]
After absorbing the fire, Altarkaizen looked at Seong Jihan solemnly and said,
[You passed up the chance to merge with me.]
Whats he on about?
Is that a serious question?
[You could have be a descendant of Dragon Lord Altarkaizen if you had obediently be an egg.]
You said one would be an offspring if they hatch sessfully.
[Offspring Yes. As youve seen, didnt they be offspring? They have be very much a part of me indeed.]
Seems like the concept of offspring is slightly different between dragons and humans.
Seong Jihan, watching Altarkaizen proudly, pushed the rhetorical button once more.
But youre strong, I see that. Yet why are you inferior to the elves?
[Ha. This insolence!]
Zzzap!
One word and the body of the Red Dragon transformed into a bright yellow light.
Radiance spread in all directions.
[Dragon re.]
Boom! Bang! Bang!
An overwhelmingly intense explosion erupted from within him.
Ahh!
We need shields!
Before they could react, warriors were engulfed by an instant inferno.
The st from Altarkaizens center not only consumed the yers but also copsed Valhas pce in one fell swoop.
=Th-The map is
= It crumbled again! We thought it would be a manageable fight on the narrow Valha terrain
=It suddenly expanded!
=The warriors utterly got annihted! Only 2 survivors remain!
Swoooosh
After the fiery storm swept through, only Seong Jihan and the Sword King Yoon Sejin survived amidst the aftermath.
Compared to Seong Jihan, who was barely singed,
Yoon Sejin sustained more damage, his twin swords half-melted and his body mostly charred, though he remained barely alive.
Ha What immense power.
And then,
[Hoh You survived too.]
Altarkaizen looked at Yoon Sejin with interest.
[Not bad as a candidate]
Zzzap!
Before he could finish his words, a horizontal line was drawn on his head and it split in two.
In Seong Jihans hand was the shadow sword Eclipse again.
Is this all you can muster? With this, you aspire to be a father?
No sooner had Seong Jihan finished speaking,
Swoosh!
The dragons split head reattached and he spoke as if nothing happened.
[These offspring are too rebellious. Discipline is needed.]
Using the word offspring again euphemistically.
Then,
[Dragon re.]
The dragons body began to glow with a yellow light once more.
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