The World After the Bad Ending - Chapter 106



The Ancient Dragon and the Goddess

The wings of the goddess.

The power that the main heroine, Luna Isabel, awakens.

An ability as important as the flame of determination in advancing the Flame Butterfly arc.

And it was also the reason why I had to save Isabel at all costs.

‘The wings of the goddess have two characteristics.’

One is that it greatly enhances the user’s abilities while granting the power of flight.

The other is that it also greatly enhances the abilities of party members when they belong to the same party.

It is both a self-buff and a party buff.

That is the wings of the goddess.

From the moment the wings are attached, the party’s combat power increases dramatically.

Of course, the difficulty of the labyrinth also increases significantly in response, as the transformation begins in earnest.

But with the wings of the goddess, even such difficulty can be overcome.

I have waited and waited for this moment.

However, the problem now is that I have to face Isabel, who has awakened the wings of the goddess.

Swish-

Isabel’s feet slowly lifted off the ground.

At the same time, her wings folded briefly.

‘If I lose sight of her, it’s over.’

The moment I thought that, Isabel’s figure disappeared.

Ka-a-a-a-a-ang!

The cold air from my hand scattered, and the sound of clashing metal echoed loudly.

There stood Isabel, in the stance of having swung her sword.

As soon as she met my eyes, she disappeared again.

Incredibly fast.

High-speed movement using the wings of the goddess.

From the moment she attaches the wings, she is no longer bound by gravity.

If she wishes, she can move at high speed to anywhere.

That was the flight ability of the wings of the goddess.

But for now, it’s still okay.

Crack-

The sound of ice shattering around the atmosphere reached my sensitive ears.

My right eye, imbued with the remnants of the ancient dragon, instantly turned towards the sound.

At the same time, I thrust my hand in that direction.

Kaaang!

Once again, Isabel’s sword clashed with my hand.

No matter how fast she moved, Isabel herself did not disappear.

The moisture in the air around me was frozen solid by the magic of the ice dragon.

If Isabel moved, her presence would naturally be felt.

The space I stood in was the domain of the ice dragon.

No matter how fast Isabel was, she could not escape me.

She must have realized this fact from our previous skirmish.

A surprise attack was impossible.

Grrrk!

At that moment, my right eye tried to move on its own.

The cold surged.

‘You rotten b*stard.’

I raised the heat in my skin.

After extensive research with Sharin, I finally inscribed the magic of the fire dragon onto my skin.

As that power manifested, the remnants of the ancient dragon grumbled but complied.

After the boycott incident, Sharin and I sought the magic of the fire dragon to deal with the remnants of the ancient dragon.

After many twists and turns, we discovered the magic of the fire dragon and studied it until we could inscribe it.

The fire dragon’s magic inscription was less powerful than the original fire dragon’s magic, but it did not progress to draconification.

As soon as I succeeded, I locked myself in my personal training room.

There, I dealt with the fire dragon’s magic inscription and negotiated with the remnants of the ancient dragon.

Would it remain inside me and help me in the future?

Or would it be burned away by simultaneously wielding the fire dragon’s magic inscription and the remnants of the flame?

I constantly brought it to the negotiating table.

Unable to withstand the threats, the remnants of the ancient dragon eventually accepted the deal.

It would remain in my right eye and assist me from now on.

It was the only way to survive.

“Stay still. I’ll give you a reward when this is over.”

After exerting strength for the first time in a while, he took a deep breath, calming the remnants of the ancient dragon that couldn’t contain its excitement.

“That thing of yours, it’s not complete yet, is it?”

At that moment, Isabel slowly descended from the air and spoke.

Anyway, she’s quick-witted.

“So what? I’m doing quite well against you.”

“Yeah, it seems so.”

Isabel stopped her high-speed movement.

Instead, she stretched her wings back and gripped her sword tightly.

That was the worst move for me.

“So you’re planning a frontal breakthrough.”

Isabel’s wings began to glow with white heat.

It was proof that she had dedicated the speed of her high-speed movement solely to breakthrough power.

I quickly summoned the cold.

In that moment, ice walls rose up in front of me one after another.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ice walls began to shatter completely.

Isabel had activated her high-speed breakthrough along with a leap.

Through the gaps in the shattering ice walls.

I saw Isabel thrusting her sword forward.

The swirling cold clung to her body.

Flap!

But the goddess’s wings shook off even the cold of the ice dragon.

This is really unfair.

Isabel’s sword came right up to my face.

But since I had raised the ice walls in succession, her speed was slightly reduced, and I managed to dodge it just in time.

Flap!

The moment I lowered my stance, Isabel’s wings spread out once more.

Isabel created an air pressure in the opposite direction she was advancing and stopped abruptly in mid-air.

And then, in that very state, she struck her sword down upon me.

Just as she could move freely through the air, her movements were entirely at her will.

My hand blade shot up.

Kaang!

The moment Isabel’s sword and my hand blade clashed, she extended her wings upward.

With the gust of wind that blew from behind her, the force contained in her sword doubled.

My arm, pushed by the force, sprang back.

Even as I staggered, my other hand shot up towards Isabel.

Kang!

This time, Isabel’s wings blocked my hand blade.

Her wings spread out and struck me.

Hit by her wings, I was flung back and rolled on the ground.

But knowing that the next attack was coming, I set up an ice wall at an angle as I rolled.

Thud!

Colliding with the ice wall, I stood up from the impact and blocked Isabel’s sword once more.

Isabel’s sword flew at me repeatedly.

My hand blade desperately extended to follow her sword.

Kaang! Kang! Kang! Kang!

Isabel was not slowing down; she was getting faster.

Even in this battle, Isabel was growing.

Growth through hardship and adversity.

As expected, she is the main heroine.

Unfortunately, I am not such a protagonist-like figure.

I don’t have the fantasy-like development of growing through battles.

All I can do is bring out the moves I’ve prepared to the fullest.

I could see Isabel’s eyes through her wings.

She was breathing heavily.

Of course, it’s only natural.

Even the wings of a goddess are not omnipotent.

The wings of a goddess have endless efficacy and application methods.

However, it rapidly drains stamina.

Moreover, Isabel hasn’t fully mastered the Goddess’s Wings.

Isabel is somehow using it with her innate sense.

But it is not a perfected combat style.

On the other hand, I am the complete opposite of her.

Stamina is national power.

In terms of stamina, I am superior to Isabel.

The stamina I have painstakingly built up until now is an unbreakable iron wall.

All my foundations come from stamina.

Isabel is clearly aware of this fact.

So, she will surely make her move before her stamina is depleted.

Creak-

As expected, Isabel’s wings compressed and shrank.

At the same time, a brilliant light spread across Isabel’s body.

The light began to emit its force.

Seeing this, I sighed.

‘Has she reached that level?’

I realized how earnest Isabel had been in her training.

The brilliant light was solely contained in her single sword.

Her sword transformed into a completely different form.

The Goddess’s mark was engraved on her sword blade.

A halo appeared as the light was sucked into the area behind Isabel’s back.

The air flowed as if it were reversing around Isabel.

A massive energy conglomerate rampaged, baring its teeth to the world.

The spectators watching the match either held their breath or were left in a daze.

The immense power bestowed by the Goddess’s Wings gave them goosebumps.

It was only natural.

The Goddess’s Wings.

Who is the goddess that bestowed this power?

The goddess who is evaluated to possess the most powerful force in the world.

Goddess of War

The goddess created by the Flame Butterfly production company, directly inspired by ‘Athena.’

And now that the game has become reality.

The Goddess of War has become the undisputed strongest goddess.

Isabel raised her sword above her head.

Her honey blonde hair, imbued with the sun, fluttered.

Her amber eyes turned to gold.

It was believable that the Goddess of War had descended.

The wind pressure surged.

Standing before her was all I could manage.

If Isabel struck down with her sword here, it would be the end.

So I must reveal my own hidden card.

A biting cold swept in.

The gazes that had been focused on Isabel began to reach me one by one.

Horns of the ice dragon sprouted from my tilted head.

A tail made of ice suddenly rose behind my waist.

Ice scales that sprouted all over my arms became a living armor.

My face also became less human.

“Dragon, Dragonkin!”

One of the wizards shouted in astonishment.

The peculiarity of the ancient dragon’s magic.

Dragonification.

They realized that I had become a Dragonkin.

However, none of the wizards came to restrain me.

My eyes briefly met the place where the wizards were gathered.

There was a man with blue hair fluttering.

The Blue Tower Master.

Emperadion Sazarith.

He, the father of Sharin, was blocking the wizards.

Beside him, the White Woodworker was also glaring with wide eyes, laughing.

Both of them knew that I was controlling the remnants of the ancient dragon.

From my open mouth, a breath of pure white frost flowed out.

The true value of the ancient dragon’s magic is only revealed when used by a dragonborn.

Crack-crack-crack!

From my hand to my elbow.

A massive gauntlet of ice was formed.

The Gauntlet of the Frost Dragon

Eyes of different colors stared straight at Isabel.

She, too, was staring straight at me from within the goddess’s light.

Since Isabel was giving her all, I also revealed my full power.

Boom-

But I’m sorry.

I don’t intend to end it with this yet.

‘Come.’

Thunder Summoner.

―――――――――――!

Suddenly, from the pitch-black clouds that had gathered in the sky, a streak of blue lightning struck down.

In the moment of sudden lightning, the audience was thrown into chaos.

In the light of the blue radiance, Isabel and I moved simultaneously.

The magical engraving inside the ice gauntlet on my body began to shine.

Magic Engraving · Lightning Catcher

The raging lightning instantly traveled through the steel body and struck me.

Electricity spread through the Gauntlet of the Frost Dragon.

A storm of immense power burst from my grasp.

The remnants of the ancient dragon swallowed the lightning and began to transform.

The remnants of the ancient dragon are a curse.

Even if the Frost Dragon cast it, it is not fixed in the form of the Frost Dragon.

Therefore, it was possible to change its form according to the power bestowed.

There are a total of four existing ancient dragons.

Fire Dragon, Frost Dragon, Earth Dragon.

Lastly, the ruler of the sky who commands lightning.

The Celestial Dragon.

Among the ancient dragons, the Celestial Dragon was the embodiment of fear.

However, the Celestial Dragon was merely a figure written in the annals of history long ago.

Its existence was even in question.

But I know the truth.

The Celestial Dragon is not an ancient dragon.

A mad transcendent sage who engraved the remnants of the ancient dragon onto his body.

Jerion.

He was the Celestial Dragon etched into history.

The cold that enveloped my body transformed into lightning.

The gauntlet of the Ice Dragon morphed into lightning.

Now, at this moment.

The Celestial Dragon, which had disappeared from the world long ago, revealed itself.

Celestial Dragon Transformation

This is the pinnacle I have reached.

Isabelle, who saw me, let out a hollow laugh.

The Celestial Dragon spread its wings to oppose the goddess.

“You truly are…”

Isabelle gripped her sword tightly, ending her laughter.

With my leap, Isabelle swung her sword down.

Victory

The goddess’s declaration of victory and the Celestial Dragon’s fist collided, enveloping the area in light.

The 64th round of the international individual tournament.

It was an absurd end to a battle that couldn’t even be seen in the finals.