## Chapter 2723 – 2723. Dragon Hunter

Originally, I should have already left to hunt the Overlord Sky Dragon, Gorgothis, around this time. However, due to the vice-chairmen’s meeting and Mir’s training, it was postponed.

And today, I was scheduled to hunt a high-level dragon with the Wolf Eye Clan. It was necessary to coordinate at least a little before facing Gorgothis, and it was also intended to test Mir’s skills and give her experience.

‘The real reason is to be bait. If I keep staying in Gigantia, it will be difficult for the vice-chairmen to move.’

The vice-chairmen had too much to lose to cause a ruckus in the city like me. Above all, this is Baek Jeong-soo’s city.

‘It’s easy to manipulate things if I die outside the city. Just like how I destroyed several clans and made it look like the dragon did it.’

I suppressed my presence and surveyed the atmosphere inside the city.

“Did you read yesterday’s newspaper? The Draconian Project. Are they still continuing the human experiments that some countries were doing during the Great War? Vice-Chairman Virgo… Now that I see it, he was a madman.”

“Implanting a dragon heart into a human body to evolve into a half-human, half-dragon. Is it true that if it succeeds, they’ll become immortal?”

“To be precise, they won’t die of old age. It’s also a characteristic of dragons above the high-level. The funny thing is that there hasn’t been a single successful case yet, right?”

“Weren’t most of the recent disappearances Virgo’s doing?”

“Virgo isn’t denying or confirming it. Surely, the City Lord won’t just let it slide, right?”

Ordinary people were chattering. But the atmosphere was generally subdued. If this were Korea, it would have been chaos. There would have been protests for sure. But this isn’t Korea. Most of the ordinary people were lethargic. It’s even more so because they are the generation that experienced the Great War.

“Still, the City Lord can’t just let it slide.”

“The reason Gwangroe can’t run wild in Gigantia or other cities is because of the City Lord, right? Virgo happens to be in Gigantia too.”

“I don’t really trust the City Lord either… But he has at least a minimum sense of justice compared to the other guys.”

“If you’re talking about a sense of justice, isn’t it Ort?”

“Ort. That bitch is crazy. Have you ever been to Ort’s city? You get whipped for every curse word you say.”

Some people cursed Virgo more than me. I’m already known as a madman, so they just accept it even if I do crazy things, but Virgo has built up a good image externally, so the shock is greater. Above all, the term “human experimentation” is provocative.

‘Alright, Baek Jeong-soo. People are expecting something. Are you going to be a hypocrite?’

One way is to shut your mouth and ignore it as if nothing happened.

But the City Lord, who has a desire for fame, wouldn’t do that.

And a few hours later, before I left Gigantia with the Wolf Eye Clan, Baek Jeong-soo announced in front of the association headquarters.

“Virgo Gartone secretly left Gigantia this morning. Our Dragon Hunter Association has expelled Virgo Gartone and designated a bounty of 30 billion. It’s all my fault that I missed Virgo. It took time to confirm the truth of the Draconian Project. I, the association, will never forgive Virgo Gartone for conducting human experiments.”

People buzzed. The atmosphere wasn’t bad. It was because of the 30 billion bounty on Virgo’s head. The association will uphold justice. Most people thought so.

‘He didn’t miss him, he let him go. He must have made a deal with Virgo behind the scenes. And the content of that deal is probably… to kill me.’

There was nothing more to see.

• • •

I looked out the window from inside the carriage.

The Wolf Eye Clan’s truck was running next to the moving carriage. Mir, Gina, and Hytera were in it. I wanted to bring Gina and Hytera into my carriage, but… that was too obvious.

Gina and Hytera were still reluctant to let Mir know about our relationship. It was kind of fun in its own way, so I decided to respect them.

Lightning Sky Style Electromagnetic Waves.

Electromagnetic waves spread out from me. The electromagnetic waves, cast with all my power, spread over 2km.

And I detected a group chasing me about 1.5km away. Their information entered my head, and an image was created. The man in the center of the group was someone I knew.

‘Virgo! He’s chasing me after all. The guys around him are his subordinates. They look a bit strange, so are they Draconians? And there are also individuals moving in other directions. Two people. They don’t seem to be together… Ort and Go Doo-mo! I thought Ort would chase me, but… Heh heh. Go Doo-mo, that bastard, is trying to backstab me right away? It’s so predictable that I can’t help but laugh. Heh heh.’

I chuckled.

Three vice-chairmen. If all three of them die, the vice-chairmen will lose power.

‘It would have been a bit difficult if all six vice-chairmen came to kill me… But they’re guys who can’t cooperate from the start, so that’s impossible. The fact that the three chasing me are moving separately shows the answer.’

Should I kill them one by one? No. I was confident I could win.

‘I’ll kill them all at once.’

The next day, I arrived at my destination in the afternoon.

Dragon Cutting Lake.

It was a huge lake, much larger than an average river. The Wolf Eye Clan and I stared at the lake for a moment. Perhaps because there was no wind, the huge lake was still without a single ripple.

The target is the Crystal Dragon, Bangarsis. A high-level dragon recently discovered in this lake.

I used electromagnetic waves to locate the Crystal Dragon sleeping inside the lake.

“Gwangroe. What’s the plan?”

Mir asked me.

“Plan? When he comes up to the lake, we kill him. Easy to understand, right? First, we need to wake this guy up.”

I moved my magic power and raised my hand. A large amount of magic power soared into the sky through my hand.

Pajijijik!

The magic power that soared into the sky became a blue electric shock and struck the lake. A thick lightning bolt struck the Crystal Dragon under the lake with a blinding flash of light.

Since the Crystal Dragon was at the bottom of the lake, the power of the lightning was bound to weaken. But the purpose of waking him up was achieved. The guy who was pissed off by the lightning while sleeping soared above the lake.

The Crystal Dragon wasn’t a fat lizard, but a long and slender dragon like a snake. There was a crystal horn on his forehead that sparkled in the sunlight, and his front and hind legs were long, with blue crystals sprouting out as if he were wearing armor.

The surprising thing was that the Crystal Dragon was flying in the sky without wings.

‘Flight using magic power instead of wings. Well, other dragons are similar.’

Even dragons with wings don’t fly through the sky with the power of their wings alone. The dragon’s body is too heavy for that. Therefore, the larger the dragon, the more it operates on the ground rather than in the sky, even if it has wings. That’s more efficient.

“Krrr…”

The Crystal Dragon growled at me. He realized that I had cast the lightning. And I was also the strongest among the group.

The Crystal Dragon gathers magic power and scans me. He doesn’t seem to have accurately grasped how strong I am yet. Even in the midst of his anger, I could feel him wondering whether to fight or not. He’s a more cunning guy than other high-level dragons.

I turned around, leaving him behind. Mir was shocked, and Hytera’s expression hardened. Gina had a puzzled expression.

“Wait! You’re taking your eyes off a high-level dragon? Are you crazy?!”

“…Mir. We have uninvited guests chasing us. And… they’re quite strong.”

“What, really?!”

They were close enough for Hytera to notice. The distance was about 300m. In the meantime, they held hands and gathered in one place.

“I’ll take care of those guys. You guys take care of the Crystal Dragon.”

“You want us to face the Crystal Dragon alone?”

“If you can’t even do that, give up on the Gorgothis subjugation.”

“…I’ll do it. We can do it.”

Mir’s eyes were blazing.

I held back a laugh. It’s not that I trust Mir and entrust her with the Crystal Dragon. It’s just that Hytera has received a lot of dragon hearts and dragon heart blood from me, so I judged that they wouldn’t be annihilated by a Crystal Dragon.

Lightning Sky Style Flying Thunder God.

I moved to where the vice-chairmen were, wearing lightning all over my body. I arrived in less than 5 seconds, flying through the sky over a distance of 300m.

“Heh heh heh. You noticed after all?”

Go Doo-mo, holding a black club, smiled unpleasantly at me.

“Fighting with you is to kill that giant evil. After eliminating that evil, it’s Virgo, your turn.”

Ort, a middle-aged woman like a bald-headed monk, blatantly exuded murderous intent. She aimed her huge spear at me.

“All my plans have been distorted because of you. I don’t know how you found out about the Draconian Project… But you’ll have to die here. For me, and for the project.”

Virgo pulled out twin swords from his waist. I laughed as I looked at the Draconians around him.

“They’re all half-baked. They have a crude appearance that mixes humans and lizards, and their intelligence has deteriorated when I look at their eyes… It seems there aren’t any successful works?”

It was different from the original. In the original, successful works come out around this time. A Draconian that is almost on par with S-class.

“It would have been successful if you hadn’t interfered.”

“Me?”

“It’s disgusting. Did you think I wouldn’t know that the reason you almost monopolized the dragon’s dragon heart and dragon heart blood was to interfere with me?”

Virgo’s eyes looking at me were full of hatred. Even if I said no here, he wouldn’t believe me. I chuckled and provoked his temper.

“You know it well?”

“…Kill him.”

More than 10 Draconians rushed at me all at once. Just looking at their physical specs, they were at the level of A-class dragon hunters.

‘But these are failures. They have no abilities and their intelligence is low. That means they have no skills.’

I summoned the Fire Lotus Flying Daggers, grabbed them in my right hand, held them out, and bent my knees. Pajijik, blue lightning flared from my whole body.

Lightning Sky Style Gale Thunder.

[Using Acceleration. Lasts for 10 minutes. Remaining stacks: 11]

[Using Instant. Remaining stacks: 10]

Lightning Sky Style Flying Thunder God.

I kicked off the ground and charged. I became a streak of light.

Lightning Sky Style Ultimate Technique Heavenly Light

Flash!

A short time of less than 1 second.

I cut down all 10 Draconians who were rushing at me and lowered Virgo’s neck. Virgo hurriedly raised his twin swords straight.

Kaaaaang!

Virgo frowned and barely blocked my sword with his trembling twin swords.

I heard the sound of the severed Draconian corpses falling behind me.

“You blocked this? It seems you didn’t get the vice-chairman position for free.”

“…This unbelievably fast charge attack. You can’t use it continuously. Go Doo-mo, Ort! Don’t just watch, move!!”

Virgo shouted. Go Doo-mo and Ort leaped at the same time and swung their clubs and spears.

[Using Lightning Leap.]

I returned to the place where I was. I used a streak of lightning left on the ground when I used Gale Thunder. Thanks to that, Go Doo-mo and Ort’s attacks only hit the empty air.

‘A quick-witted guy. He immediately grasped that my body was burdened by the aftermath of Heavenly Light. Should I have prioritized taking his neck rather than dealing with 10 Draconians?’

No.

Thinking about it again, it was a good thing. It was unlikely that I would have another chance to deal with 10 enemies at the level of A-class hunters at once. Those Draconians are things that would not hesitate to self-destruct according to orders. If I hadn’t dealt with them in advance, they would have definitely bothered me during the battle.

“Space movement…? This is true. You don’t just have the ability to handle lightning. Damn it. I was deceived by that video. Is this why Baek Jeong-soo couldn’t handle it right away?”

Go Doo-mo said, rolling his eyes. Anyone could see that he was calculating in his head. Whether to keep fighting, run away, or stick with me.

“Gwangroe. Isn’t 1v3 too much even for you? I can help you.”

“Old man. I understand living like a bat. You’re the weakest among the vice-chairmen. However, I don’t raise bats.”

“…I’m the weakest? Heh heh. It seems this young one is dying to be beaten to death!”

I laughed at Go Doo-mo and the three vice-chairmen.

The power that each of them possesses is more than an A-class hunter, but it was a little lacking to be called a complete S-class hunter. The size of the power was similar, but the way they used it lacked sophistication. It meant that the technology was simple.

‘If all the vice-chairmen attacked at once, I would have to be prepared to die too… But with three, the story is different. Above all, I know their abilities and combat skill levels because I saw the original. On the other hand, they don’t even know half of me properly.’

First, I kill the weakest Go Doo-mo. I was about to move with that in mind.

Ort pointed at me with her finger and shouted.

“You must face your evil!!”