The Count's Youngest Son is a Player - Chapter 320
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KRAAASH!
A black breath filled with dark magic spewed from Marvilliones’ mouth.
“Hah!”
As Raul brought his two hands together to form a circle, the Infinite Parts blocked the front, and—
CLANG!
The breath was refracted by the barrier of the Parts and swerved towards the ceiling of the cave.
Meanwhile, in the empty space next to him, countless magics were being created and collided, illuminating the plaza.
The magics of both sides, which transcended spoken and unspoken words and were imbued with their will, continued to clash endlessly.
Even though Label, who would not normally be pushed back in a magic battle, could not easily seize the advantage.
「I think he’s recovered more than I thought. At this rate, he’s a cut above the dragons I saw during the Great War!」
「I told you he was stronger than a Lord in the first place. And he won’t be able to hold out indefinitely either. This space is a place where almost no mana flows.」
As Raul said, the place where they were fighting now was special.
Dozens of layers of barriers had been set up to slow down the recovery of the dark dragon Marvilliones.
It was blocking the flow of external mana into the interior.
‘That means we have to fight with only the mana we have in our bodies.’
In that sense, Marvilliones was at a disadvantage.
I don’t know how much accumulated mana he has, but the amount of mana consumed to move that giant body and fight will be extraordinary.
Moreover, since he had been asleep for a long time due to lack of mana, he would not be in his best condition.
If we just hold on, we will win.
That was the judgment of Raul and Label, and it was the same for Marvilliones.
‘That’s right. He’s strong beyond what I could have imagined for a human. But…!’
Even so, he was human.
There was a limit to the amount of energy he could contain in his body.
He was blocking his attacks well for now, but he would reach that limit soon enough.
However, even as 5 minutes passed and 10 minutes approached, Raul showed no signs of fatigue.
‘What the hell? What am I missing?’
Marvilliones narrowed his eyes at Raul, swinging his large tail and glaring at him.
And then he noticed something and let out a roar.
“Boresta, you damn geezer…! You plan to hold me back even after you’re dead!”
The mana aura felt from Raul’s heart.
It was clearly similar to the mana of Boresta, the Dragon Lord.
He could not understand how a mere human could possess the heart of a dragon, but it was clear that at this rate, his own mana would run out quickly.
‘I was trying to conserve as much mana as possible to decide the勝負!’
A sense of crisis that he might be defeated if he dragged it out made Marvilliones impatient.
KWAANG!
He straightened his crouched body and stretched out his neck to bite Raul.
‘This is bad…!’
Raul dodged the snout by pulling his body back momentarily, but the plaza was too narrow to deal with Marvilliones’ charge.
CLANG, CLATTER!
Being big meant having a wide area to attack, but a dragon’s body was like a giant fortress in and of itself.
Raul’s army of weapons that filled the plaza pounded Marvilliones’ entire body relentlessly, but they could not even penetrate his tough scales.
However, even as he desperately dodged the attacks, Raul’s expression did not darken.
‘I see.’
The reason he started attacking in earnest must be because he sensed my aura.
It was the aura of the ‘Dragon Heart (EX)’ implanted in Raul’s body.
The three mythical items that Bae Do-hyun had obtained for the first time.
The bracelet-shaped power armor ‘Legna Tor’.
The ancient book ‘Skill Compendium’.
And the last item was ‘The Mana Heart of the Dragon Lord (Dragon Heart)’.
The first two were in the inventory as replicas when they came across dimensions, but the Dragon Heart was nowhere to be found.
However, in reality, it was sleeping in Raul’s body, not in the inventory.
And that was awakened when the other two items were combined not long ago.
Raul was freely using the powerful mana emanating from the Dragon Heart to counter Marvilliones.
‘If I didn’t have this, I would have no reason to set foot in this space where there is no mana.’
And now, Raul needed to hurry up and finish the fight.
If the confrontation dragged on, there was no telling when the horsemen in the Imperial Capital would come.
「Label! I need you to hold him back!」
「Are you going to use that?」
「Yeah. I’ll leave the magic and barrier maintenance to you!」
「Got it! Let’s finish off that cursed old dragon quickly!」
Raoul deflected the descending front leg of Marvillionese with Infinite Parts and breathed strength into Legnator.
“It’s time to show you my true form that I’ve been hiding. Legnator, awaken!”
Pure, golden mana flowed from Raoul’s chest into Legnator.
Clang, clang.
As if the lock that had been shut was released, Legnator’s final secret device was activated.
Clatter.
Legnator, the golden armor that protected and surrounded Raoul,
grew in size with a thunderous roar in an instant.
3m, 5m, 10m…
Finally, the moment Legnator’s eyes, which had grown to 50m, shone with light.
The ultimate weapon that humanity used to fight the tyranny of the mazoku, dragons, and celestials during the Great War had reappeared in this place.
“Wh, what the hell? That damn weapon is here now! I clearly heard that it had been destroyed…!”
Marvillionese, who was surprised by the sudden appearance of Legnator, staggered backward.
In the early days of the Great War, it was the only weapon that could compete with the upper species on equal terms.
It was too burdensome for humans to handle, so it operated at the cost of the rider’s life.
Dozens of Masters had lost their lives in the cockpit, but they had taken down even more mazoku in return.
Legnator was the unfortunate weapon that had to be sealed because there were no more riders who could handle it.
But at this moment.
Even though he had awakened Legnator’s true form, Raoul didn’t feel any strain.
The Dragon Heart engraved in his heart and Legnator’s core resonated and were connected as if they were one life.
Mana flowed through the two hearts that were connected like a Mobius strip, amplifying and amplifying, supplying Raoul with nearly infinite energy.
“Now it seems like we’re in the same weight class. Come at me, lizard!”
The dragon that had seemed like a mountain now looked down at him.
As Raoul took a fighting stance and provoked it, Marvillionese snorted and shouted.
“Just because you grew a bit, what difference does it make…!”
Bam!
Raoul’s outstretched fist blew Marvillionese’s jaw off.
“That feels good.”
Thud, thud, thud!
Marvillionese, whose head had been knocked off, exhaled a breath and swung its tail.
However, Raoul blocked the breath by spreading out his left palm and grabbed the flying tail with his right hand.
“Hah!”
Bang! Bang! Boom!
Raoul swung the tail he had grabbed and slammed it into the square’s wall and ceiling.
Thud, thud.
However, he was pushed back by the kick that it delivered while spreading its wings.
“Damn it! Let’s see how far this goes!”
Boom! Whoosh!
Behind Marvillionese, which had spread its wings, hundreds of magic circles opened in an instant and poured out magic, and it bared its teeth at Raoul again.
“Who are you kidding! This is your grave!”
A transparent sword made of Infinite Parts was gripped in the hand of the giant Raoul, and five swords appeared over his shoulder.
And a brilliant, golden halo enveloped the square.
* * *
“Unbelievable. To think that he really took down the dark dragon Marvillionese.”
“He always exceeds our expectations.”
“We can’t help but admit it now.”
The Three Sages met gazes and nodded, then tidied their attire.
The three of them knelt on one knee in front of Raoul and bowed their heads.
“Count Raoul de First. We recognize you as the true master of the Connect System.”
“As the Adjuster, please lead this world to peace and prosperity.”
“We will also do our best to assist the new Adjuster, Raoul. Please accept our loyalty.”
Raoul, who was surprised by the sudden oath of allegiance, waved his hand.
“Why are you doing this? For such renowned people to act like this, I’m embarrassed.”
However, they showed no sign of changing their attitude.
“Please become the Adjuster and guide the chaotic Connect.”
“We believe that Raoul can use the Connect System properly.”
‘Geez…’
Even without their persuasion, Raoul planned to accept the power of the Adjuster.
It would be ridiculous to hand over the Connect System to someone else now.
“I will need your continued support. Please, everyone, stand up.”
As Raul consented, they bowed their heads once more to show their respect and stood politely before Raul.
Then, a pop-up window appeared before Raul’s eyes.
-Congratulations! Player Raul has been selected as the Adjuster.
-The Adjuster is granted control over the Connect System.
-The Adjuster has the authority to enter restricted areas of the Connect System.
-Caution: A Master Key is required to exercise authority as an Adjuster.
“Master Key?”
As Raul muttered, Black approached and handed him something from his pocket.
“This is the Master Key that grants access to the Connect System.”
“……! Is this really the Master Key?”
Raul was surprised for a reason.
That’s because what Black handed over was a ‘game cartridge.’
It was an item that closely resembled the cartridge that the previous life’s Bae Do-hyun had coincidentally found in the secret chamber where he obtained the Three Sacred Treasures.
However, Black, unaware of this fact, replied calmly.
“Yes. The only遗憾 is that the Master Key was originally not one, but two. The system creator from Earth had the other one, but we couldn’t find where it went.”
“Two Master Keys?”
“Yes. But don’t worry. There is no problem controlling the system with only one Master Key. Follow me.”
The Three Sages led the way and guided Raul somewhere.
They passed the chamber where the Three Sacred Treasures were placed and arrived at the room with the capsule prototype.
At the end of the room, two hidden holes were found where something could be inserted.
“Please insert the Master Key here.”
As Raul inserted the cartridge into the hole on the left, a rumbling sound was heard and half of the chamber door opened.
‘This place is…?’
It was a completely different space from before.
The place where he stepped definitely resembled a console room that could only be found in a movie.
It was a mechanical control room with a mixture of various panels, magic screens, and magic circles.
The moment Raul stepped in, a voice came through the magical loudspeaker.
-Welcome the visit of the new Adjuster. Do you wish to register as a full Adjuster?
It seemed like the voice of an artificial intelligence that was currently in charge of managing Connect.
“Register me.”
-Please insert the cartridge into the console.
A console slot opened on the panel in front of the control room.
As he inserted the cartridge there, dozens of magic circles were created in the air and scanned Raul’s entire body.
-Registering the new Adjuster as a full Adjuster. Please wait a moment.
The magic circles seeped into Raul’s body one by one and imprinted system control over his body.
The registration process seemed to proceed smoothly, but a problem occurred when there were only a few magic circles left.
-An undefined access key has been found in the Adjuster’s body. Analyzing.
-A protocol with higher authority is activated. Previously locked data has been unlocked.
-Data corruption detected. Backup data has been identified in the library. Do you wish to recover?
What happened?
A system message asking if he wanted to recover appeared before Raul’s eyes.
‘Is this by any chance?’
Raul tilted his head at the thought that suddenly came to mind and pressed the recovery button.
-Proceeding with recovery.
-……Recovery has been completed safely. Please check your inventory.
Raul opened his inventory as instructed by the artificial intelligence’s voice.
“T, this is!”
The item that Raul took out of his inventory.
It was the exact same game cartridge that Bae Do-hyun had obtained in his previous life.
“That’s definitely the other Master Key!”
“How did Raul-nim get that…?”
Not only Raul, but the Three Sages were also surprised and could not hide their agitation.
And finally, Raul’s last hidden trait was unlocked.
The item called [True Successor of Connect (EX)] was displayed in the status window.
-Raul-nim’s registration as a full Adjuster is complete.
-Raul-nim’s second Master Key has been automatically registered.
-Two Master Keys have been confirmed. Access to the ‘Core Control Room’ has been generated for Adjuster Raul-nim.
-Raul-nim will be transferred to the System Core Room for complete transfer of ownership of the Connect System.
Pivot.
Raul was enveloped in a magic circle and disappeared from the temporary control room.
“Core Room?”
“I heard that even the Lord couldn’t enter that place.”
While Black and Gray simply reacted with surprise.
‘By any chance…?’
White had a strange expression on his face.
The face of the creator who had come from Earth lingered in his mind.
(To be continued in the next episode)